John Thomas Clayfield

1884 - 1964  (~ 79 years)

• Name	John Thomas Clayfield
  Born	Aug 1884	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1910	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	labourer
  Occupation	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-167568
  Died	30 Apr 1964	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I167568	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Thomas "Thomas" Clayfield,   b. 8 Dec 1864, Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England ,   d. 8 May 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Caroline Struck,   b. 3 Aug 1865, , Germany ,   d. 1 May 1913, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F14014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frieda Paulina Lorenz,   b. Jun 1887, , Germany ,   d. 10 Nov 1938  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1910	Sullivan Twp, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Thomas Charles Clayfield,   b. 7 Jul 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1915, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   2. Elizabeth Frieda Clayfield,   b. 27 Aug 1912, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. William John Clayfield,   b. 12 Apr 1914, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1977  (Age 62 years)   4. Victor Clarence Clayfield,   b. 26 Feb 1917, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   5. Edna Ada Clayfield,   b. 1919,   d. 17 Sep 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   6. Lillian Violet Clayfield,   b. 22 Mar 1919,   d. 1999, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 79 years)   7. Dorothy Ruth "Dot" Clayfield,   b. 13 Oct 1922, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   8. Glady Pearl Clayfield,   b. Abt 1925   9. Richard Frederick Clayfield   10. Alfred Douglas Clayfield,   b. 1929, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F165530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John T. Clayfield, 78, of 247 Franklin Ave. Kitchener, died in London, Ont., today after a lengthy illness. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clayfield, he was born in Conestogo and lived in Waterloo, most of his life. He was employed at Waterloo Manufacturing Company Limited for more then 40 years, retiring several years ago. Predeceased in 1938 by his wife, the former Frieda Lorentz, he is survived by four sons, William and Alfred of Waterloo, Richard of RR 3, Kitchener, and Victor of Kitchener; five daughters, Mrs. Edward (Elizabeth) George, Mrs. Grant (Dorothy) Heimbach and Mrs. John (Gladys) Olender, all of Kitchener, Mrs. Hilton (Lillian) Indoe of Southhampton and Mrs. Norman (Edna) Frey of Bridgeport; three brothers, Benjamin, Clarence and Arthur, all of Waterloo; one sister, Mrs. Edgar ( Elizabeth) Parker of Kitchener; 35 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. One son and two brothers predeceased him. The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo where service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday by Rev. R. H. McColl of First United Church. Burial will be in Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 30 Apr 1964

  
  

• Sources

  [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 10. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of John Thomas Clayfield - 30 Apr 1964. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11678 (1910), Clayfield-Lorenz. John Thomas Clayfield, labourer of Conestogo, Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1885 Father Name: Thomas Clayfield Mother Name: Caroline Struck Spouse Name: Freda Pauline Lorenz, residence Sulivan Tp. Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Father Name: Charles Lorenz Spouse Mother Name: Thersia Hammer Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1910 Marriage Location: Grey, Sullivan [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 28. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Thomas Clayfield Born: Birmingham Eng Age: 21 Father: Benjamin Clayfield Mother: Julia Clayfield Born: abt 1864 Spouse: Caroline Struck Age: 18 born: Germany Father: John Struck Mother: Annie Struck married 5 Jan 1885 married: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Aug 1884 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - labourer - 1910 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Oct 1910 - Sullivan Twp, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Apr 1964 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth