John Lamb^[1]

1815 - 1880  (65 years)

• Name	John Lamb
  Born	1815	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	tailor
  Occupation	1859	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	merchant
  Business	1861	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Farmer's Inn
  	Farmer's Inn c1861 1635 Blair Rd., Historical Significance: High In 1861 John Lam purchased two small buildings, a house and Blair's first store, and joined them together to form the Farmer's Inn. This hostelry provided affordable accommodations for farmers traveling through Blair. The building later became multiple house know as "The Terrace. Architectural Significance: Medium This large and prominent 2-storey inn is now an apartment building. Formerly finished in plaster, it has been recently clad in light blue vinyl sideling with new, smaller vinyl windows install. Any decorative features that may have existed have been removed. Cambridge.ca
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Tailor
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Tailor
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	00016-1309.44
  Died	7 Aug 1880	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I18208	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Grace Henderson,   b. 18 May 1815, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 29 Dec 1875, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1840	Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland   [10]
  Children	1. Mary Bar Lamb,   b. 1839, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth "Betsy" Lamb,   b. 17 Oct 1842, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   3. Agnes Lamb,   b. 1844, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Lamb,   b. 6 Jan 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)   5. George Lamb,   b. 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Robert Lamb,   b. 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1895, Puslinch Lake, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 42 years)   7. Grace Lamb,   b. 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F3950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link. In memory of / John Lamb / who died / Aug. 7, 1880 / aged / 64 years / [verse unreadable] [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. John Lamb Death Date: Aug 1880 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1816 Birth Location: Edinburth,Sct [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 7. John LAMB tailor Birthplace: Scotland Age 42 United Secession Grace LAMB Birthplace: Scotland Age 33 United Secession Mary LAMB Birthplace: Scotland Age 11 United Secession Betsy LAMB Birthplace: Canada Age 9 United Secession Agnes LAMB Birthplace: Canada Age 6 United Secession John LAMB Birthplace: Canada Age 2 United Secession Michael GULIGAN Dom. Servant Birthplace: Ireland Age 17 Bartla GULIGAN Labourer Birthplace: Ireland Age 21 Joseph PORTER Labourer Birthplace: Ireland Age 18 Alfred RONAL tailor Birthplace: Canada Age 18 Cathrine WEAVER Dom. Servant Birthplace: Canada Age 19 Joseph BARNET Dom. Servant Birthplace: Canada Age 18 Mary HENDERSON Birthplace: Scotland Age 64 Free Church [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 16. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 31. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 1 Page 6. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 7. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 12 July 1859. 28 June 1859 In the village of Blair, on the 28th June, by the Rev. T. J. Hodgskin, of Doon, Mr. Lewis Beamer, of Blair, to Mary Bar, eldest daughter of Mr. John Lamb, Merchant, of the same place. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Jedburgh, 1639-1857 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Jedburgh (Roxburghshire) 1067945.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1815 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Married - 14 Feb 1840 - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland Occupation - tailor - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1859 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Farmer's Inn - 1861 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tailor - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tailor - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Aug 1880 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth