Ralph J. Elston

1888 - 1963  (~ 74 years)

• Name	Ralph J. Elston
  Born	Aug 1888	, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1911	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Church of England
  Residence	1963	49 Landsdowne Ave, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-204509
  Died	8 Feb 1963	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I204509	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Annie Cober,   b. 1885, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1954, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1913
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F60104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ELSTON, RALPH Of 49 Landsdowne Ave. in Hespeler, suddenly, at his residence, on Friday morning, February 8, 1963, in his 75th year. Born in England, Mr. Elston had been a resident of this district for fifty-five years. Having farmed in Puslinch Township for a number of years, he was later employed by Dominion Woollens and Worsteds Ltd. He retired in 1957. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Elston. Mr. Elston was a Presbyterian and attended Duff's Church in Puslinch and St. Andrew's Church in Hespeler. His wife, Annie Cober, predeceased him in 1954. Surviving are four daughters, Emily (Mrs. Jack Thornbourne (?) of Waterdown; Alice (Mrs. Henry Broeckel) of Guelph; Hilda (Mrs. Ivan Tweedle of Dundas; Helen (Mrs. William Farraway) of Hamilton; and eleven grandchildren. Service at the Stager-Nelson Funeral Home, 23 Galt St. in Hespeler on Mon., Feb. 11 at 2. Rev. S. W. Gentle of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church officiated. Pallbearers: Murray McPherson of Puslinch; Lindsay McFarlane of Brampton; Ralph Tweedle of Dundas; Edward Broeckel of Guelph; Jack Connell and Murray Matthews of Hespeler. Interment was in Hespeler Cemetery. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86694428/ralph-j.-elston.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Aug 1888 - , England Immigration - 1911 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Feb 1963 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth