Alvin Dryden

1879 - 1961  (81 years)

• Name	Alvin Dryden
  Born	9 Dec 1879	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Elvin Dryden
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian Canada
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1961	Willison St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-198972
  Died	20 Jan 1961	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I198972	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Reeve Andrew Atchison Dryden,   b. 23 Sep 1843, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1906, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Anna "Annie" Cress,   b. 14 Aug 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jun 1940  (Age 91 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1869	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F19058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alvin Dryden Passes One of Ayr's most respected senior citizens, Alvin Dryden, 81, passed away suddenly at his Willison St. residence on Friday. A son of the late Andrew Dryden and the former Anna Gress, he was born in North Dumfries, where he was a successful farmer until retiring to Ayr in 1944. He was an adherent of Knox's Presbyterian Church, Galt. Surviving are one brother, Clarence of Toronto, and three sisters, Mrs. Merle Rogers (Alice) of Ayr, Mrs. R. Connolly (Eliza) of Toronto and Miss Edith Dryden, also of Ayr. He was predeceased by four brothers and four sisters. The Funeral Funeral service was held Monday at the W. R. Coutts Funeral Home, Galt, with interment in Mount View Cemetery. Rev. R. A. Jackson of Knox's Presbyterian Church officiated. Pallbearers were: John Taylor, August Lisso, Robert G. Ford, Roy Marshall, Hugh Poll and Eric Currie. The Ayr News Jan 26 1961 pg 12

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 8. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 8. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 12. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 20. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Dryden Andrew A, 25, N Dumfries, N Dumfries, d/o Andrew & Elizabeth (Kennedy), married 8 Jan 1869 Annie Kress, 20, Waterloo, N Dumfries, d/o George & Caroline [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 13 Jan 1869. Kress, Annie married 8 Jan 1869 to Andrew A. Dryden At Preston, by Rev. Mr. Mackenzie. Groom, of North Dumfries; bride, of Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Dec 1879 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1961 - Willison St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Jan 1961 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth