John Smith Beckett

1875 - 1954  (78 years)

• Name	John Smith Beckett
  Born	25 Dec 1875	Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1902	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	shoe hand
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Shoe Maker, Shoe Factory
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-205866
  Died	18 Jun 1954	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I205866	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Beckett,   b. Abt 1845, of, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Smith,   b. Abt 1845, of, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F48323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Minerva Rudell,   b. Mar 1886, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1965, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1904	Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Frank S. Beckett   2. John E. Beckett   3. Frederick J. Beckett,   b. Oct 1905, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Kathleen Mary Beckett,   b. 9 May 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F42398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BECKETT, JOHN SMITH On Friday, June 18, 1954, at Galt, of R. R. #2, Puslinch, in his 79th year. Mr. Beckett was born in Sheffield, England on December 25, 1875, the son of the late Catherine Smith and John Beckett. He lived in Sheffield for twenty-five years, went to Eramosa in 1902, then to Galt and had lived on the farm since that time. He retired from farming ten years ago. He was married in Eramosa on Nov. 16, 1904 to Mary Minerva Rudell who survives him, as well as three sons, Fred Beckett of Halifax; Frank Beckett of Hespeler; John Beckett; one daughter, Kathleen (Mrs. Joseph Anthony) of Limehouse, ON; one brother, Fred Beckett of R. R. #2, Puslinch; two sisters in England and one in South Africa; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Beckett was an adherent of the Anglican Church. Service at the Stager Funeral Home, Galt St., Hespeler on Monday at 2: 30. Rev. M. G. McFarlane of Hespeler United Church officiated. Pallbearers: Robert Scott, Gordon Bridgeman, Dan Cudney, Angus McMillan, and Scott Fixter of R. R. #2, Hespeler; Clarence Bartels of Hespeler. Interment Hespeler Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 5. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Kathleen Mary Beckett Event Type: Birth Event Date: 09 May 1911 Event Place: Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Registration Date: 1911 Gender: Female Father's Name: John Smith Beckett - Stove? hand Mother's Name: Mary Minerva Ruddell Married: Eramosa Tp., Ont 16 Nov 1904 Certificate Number: 051267

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Dec 1875 - Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England Immigration - 1902 - , Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Nov 1904 - Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - shoe hand - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoe Maker, Shoe Factory - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jun 1954 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth