Albert "Bert" Walton

1895 - 1949  (54 years)

• Name	Albert "Bert" Walton
  Born	11 May 1895	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1949	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-194888
  Died	15 May 1949	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I194888	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Norman Thomas Walton,   b. 3 Feb 1868, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1928, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Caroline "Carrie" Holdaway,   b. 17 Jan 1869, Houghton, Kings Somborne, , Hampshire, England ,   d. 13 Aug 1937, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1890	Glen Morris, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F186695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean McAuley,   b. 1895, , Scotland ,   d. 6 Mar 1966, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1913	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Dorothy Walton
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F47889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WALTON, Albert Suddenly, at his home 10 Yeo St., Paris, Sunday, May 15, 1949, in his 55th year, Albert Walton, beloved husband of Jane McAulay and dear father of Mrs. Orval (Margaret) Stewart and Norman J. Walter of London, Ont. and Mrs. Max (Dorothy) Madter, New Hamburg. Resting at at Cumming's Funeral Home, 13 Danfleld St., Paris, where service will be held Tuesday, May 17, at 2 p.m. Interment in Ayr Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 May 1949 pg 5 _______________________ Boy Drowned in River With Nine-Year Old Earl Garbutt The Victim - Between ten and eleven o'clock last Friday forenoon the community was startled by the announcement that Earl, the nine-year-old son of Albert Garbutt, Church St., had been drowned while bathing in the Nith, opposite the new park. It appears that several Garbutt brothers, accompanied by Bert Walton, a boy of about twelve years, went down the river for the purpose of bathing. At the spot where they decided to go in the water was about four feet deep. Two of the Garbutt boys (both older than deceased) remained on shore while Earl and young Walton undressed and plunged in. One report says they took cramps, but this has not been verified. At all events Earl Garbutt sank, and the boys on shore, not being able to swim themselves, gave the alarm. In response to the cry for help, some bigger boys responded, among them Irvine, son of Mr. John Ennis, Swan street. He pluckily sprang to the rescue of Walton, who was then going down for the third time, and succeeded in getting him ashore. The other lad, unfortunately, was at the bottom of the river, and the water being rily the body was not discovered for some time - possibly half an hour. In the meantime Dr. Woolner was summoned, and was accompanied by Dr. Wilson of Plattsville, who happened to be in the village. Both doctors worked for a good half hour in a vain effort to bring about resuscitation. The spark of life had fled its casket of clay and could not be wooed back. All that mortal hands could do was to convey the little body back to the home left but an hour or two, previously full of life and activity and the Joy and hope of a vigorous boyhood. Mr. Garbutt, who is employed on the C.P.R. as a section man was working at Galt that day, but was sent home by means of the lorry as soon as word reached him. The mother, of course, was grief stricken under the trying circumstances, but bore up well. Interment took place on Sunday forenoon, and a fresh mound in the beautiful Ayr cemetery now marks the resting place of a loved one thus suddenly removed by the inscrutable hand of divine providence. Of young Ennis' heroic to conduct it is impossible to speak to strongly. This lad's promptness and fearlessness undoubtedly saved Bert Walton's life. In that case he is entitled to a Humane Society medal, and The News suggests that the facts be brought to the attention of the proper authorities. The Ayr News Jul 4 1907 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 3. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Albert Wallon Walton Date of Birth: 11 May 1895 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Norman Walton Mother's name: Carrie Holdaway [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Walton/ In loving memory of/ Albert Walton/ died May 15, 1939 in his 55th year/ his beloved wife/ Jean McAuley/ died Mar. 6, 1966 in her 70th year/ Perfect Peace [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Albert Walton Age: 18 Birth Date: abt 1895 Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1913 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Norman Walton Mother: Caroline Holdaway Spouse: Jean McAnley Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1893 Spouse Father: James McAnley Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Barrie

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 May 1895 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Dec 1913 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth