Matthew Tales

1843 - 1914  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Matthew Tales
  Born	Feb 1843	Bourn Fen, Lincolnshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228428122
  Immigration	1910	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Hostler, Hotel
  Residence	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-199371
  Died	Jun 1914	St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada
  Person ID	I199371	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary,   b. CA 1843,   d. Bef 1911, , England  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Children	1. James Tales,   b. 1869, Thurlby, , Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 4 May 1956, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Mary Jane Tales,   b. 1876,   d. 1969  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F187837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  New Hamburg Man Victim of Ill-fated Steamer Matthew Tales, who had been living in New Hamburg for the past three years, was a passenger of the Empress of Ireland, when she sank in the St. Lawrenoe last Friday with such an appaling loss of life and is numbered among the drowned. Mr, Tales left here a few weeks ago to visit his daughter in Haysville and his son William near Chatham, and booked with Toronto friends for a six weeks' trip to the Old Country, where six of his children reside. Mr. Tales intended to come back to New Hamburg upon his return from England. While here be was employed as stableman at the Imperial Hotel and was very obliging and well known to the people of the neighborhood. He had been in this country for about ten years previous to coming to New Hamburg, when he resided in New Dundee. He was 74 years of age and still hale and hearty, and was a devout member of the R. C. Church. His unfortunate end is regretted by his many friends here. Another victim of the tragedy was Samuel Simpson, a young Englishman, who formerly was a farm hand for Mr. Ed. Sanderson near this town. He took passage with friends from Guelph. One man from Stratford, Mr. A Treherne, and five Galt people are also among the lost. New Hamburg Independent 5 Jun 1914

  
  

• Sources

  [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 6.

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - 1910 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hostler, Hotel - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Jun 1914 - St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada  = Link to Google Earth