William Willson Cleghorn

1860 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	William Willson Cleghorn
  Born	3 Jun 1860	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Employer	Reiner Brothers & Co. Ltd., Wellesley, Ontario   [4]
  Interesting	business, sports
  Name	W. W. Cleghorn
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	W. Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Bookkeeper
  Occupation	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Salesman Bookkeeper Store
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1937	William St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-181923
  Died	26 Apr 1937	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I181923	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Cleghorn,   b. 1817, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1863  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Strickland,   b. 1822, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helena "Ellen" Meinzinger,   b. 28 Jul 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1940  (Age 80 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Reuben E. Cleghorn,   b. 18 Feb 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1956  (Age 73 years)   2. Ella Anna Cleghorn,   b. 30 Jan 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Victoria Cleghorn,   b. 6 Aug 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F162453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  W. W. Cleghorn W. W. Cleghorn, aged 77 years, a well-known and popular Elmira citizen, passed away suddenly at this home on William street, about 1.30 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Mr. Cleghorn was around town in the morning going home about noon and seemingly was feeling quite well. Shortly after his mid-day meal he was seized with a heart attack and passed away soon afterwards. Mr. Cleghorn was a retired merchant, and was well known in this community, having been actively engaged in business here for eleven years previous to his retirement in 1924. Before coming to Elmira he was associated in a general store business with Reiner Brothers & Co. Ltd. at Wellesley for some fifteen years. Mr. Cleghorn was born in New Hamburg and when a young man went to Wellesley, where he continued to reside after his marriage, being a resident there for about thirty-five years with an exception of a short time at Clifford. He was an active lawn bowler, being an honorary president of the Elmira Lawn Bowling Club and a former member of the Wellesley Bowling Club. He played on most of the greens of the district, and was well-known in bowling circles throughout this section of the province. A couple of years ago, he was a member of a rink here calling themselves "the four Bills"who were well over 70 years of age. They attended a number of out-of-town tournaments and were invariably were among the prize winners. The late Mr. Cleghorn is survived by his widow; one son, Rueben R. and one daughter, Miss Victoria, both of Elmira, the latter being public health nurse for the town. The funeral service was held at his late home yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, the service at the home and also at the graveside in the Elmira Cemetery were conducted by Rev. G. D. Little, of the Presbyterian church. The pall-bearers were Messrs. F. C. Ruppel, A. Seiling, L. Fischer, H. O. Weichel, E. S. Otto and A. Hartman. Elmira Signet 28 Apr 1937

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 page 20. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 12. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 2a, Pg 56. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of W. W. Cleghorn - 28 Apr 1937.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jun 1860 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Employer - - Reiner Brothers & Co. Ltd., Wellesley, Ontario Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Nov 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Salesman Bookkeeper Store - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1937 - William St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Apr 1937 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth