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Gordon Stanley Rouse

Male 1904 - 1973  (68 years)


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  • Name Gordon Stanley Rouse 
    Born 27 Jun 1904  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Elected Office Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mayor of Galt 
    • Rouse also sought to become the first mayor of Cambridge. He won the most votes in the Galt area, but placed second overall to Claudette Millar, the mayor of Preston. Millar would go on to serve four terms as Cambridge mayor (not in succession) and today is a Region of Waterloo councillor representing the city.

      When his term as mayor ended, Galt councillors gave Rouse a vacation trip to Hawaii. But before he and his wife, Morva, could go, he became seriously ill. He died on Jan. 10, 1973, just 10 days after Cambridge came into being.1a

      1aFlash from the Past: Rouse's store in Galt closed in 1970, The Waterloo Region Record 30 Nov 2012
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-206005 
    Died 10 Jan 1973  [3
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I206005  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father George Rouse,   b. Aug 1870, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1942  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Mother Helen Ramsay McNab,   b. Dec 1876, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1961  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 5 Jul 1898  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F42430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Morva Jannette Symmonds,   b. 1910, , Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1971, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1933  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F45676  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 8.

    2. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 046543 (1905).
      Name:Gordon Stanley Rouse Date of Birth:27 Jun 1905 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:George Rouse Mother's name:Helen R McNab

    3. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Flash from the Past: Rouse's store in Galt closed in 1970 - 30 Nov 2012.

    4. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 014686 (1898).
      Name:George Rouse Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1872 Birth Place:London, England Marriage Date:5 Jul 1898 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Rouse Mother:Rouse Spouse:Nellie Byers McNab

    5. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020011 (1933).
      Name:Morfa Jannette Symonds Gender:Female Age:25 Birth Year:abt 1908 Birth Place:Wales Residence:Galt, Ontario Marriage Date:14 Oct 1933 Marriage Place:Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:James Symmonds Mother:Mary Symmonds Spouse:Gordon Stanley Rouse

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jun 1904 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Mayor of Galt - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Oct 1933 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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