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Robert "Scotty" Ainslie

Male 1904 - 1948  (44 years)


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  • Name Robert "Scotty" Ainslie 
    Born 3 Aug 1904  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194554800 
    Military WW2  [2
    Immigration 1907  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1919  100 Victoria St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-209119P 
    Died 21 Dec 1948  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I209119  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Private Robert Ainslie,   b. 31 Mar 1882, Alloa, , Clackmannan, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1962  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Annie Bauchop,   b. 21 Jul 1884, Sauchie, , Clackmannan, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1931, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1904  Sauchie, , Clackmannan, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F189877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "Scotty" Ainslie Dies Suddenly

      Robert "Scotty" Ainslie well known former senior and intermediate baseball player dropped dead on North Water street at around 2 p.m. today.

      Mr. Ainslie, who was an employee of Scroggins Shoe Co. became ill at work early this afternoon. He was on his way to see a doctor, it was said, when death occurred. An employee at the plant had offered to drive him to the doctor's office but Mr. Ainslie said he preferred to walk.

      The late Mr. Ainslie was popular with local sport fans and those with whom he played baseball in former years. News of his sudden death came as a shock to all who knew him. Mr. Ainslie was a veteran of World War II and served overseas for several years.

      The late "Scotty" Ainslie was in his 45th year. He was born on August 31, 1904. He had been employed at the Scroggins Shoe Co. since 1935 with the exception of the period he served in the Canadian Army.

      He was one of the first to enlist in the H.L.I. of C. and held the rank of corporal when he went to England with the unit. Since the war he had been active in the H.L.I. Asociation. At the time of his death he was president of the Galt branch of the association.

      Mr. Ainslie was a son of Robert Ainslie, chief operator at the waterworks pumping station. He lived with his father at 100 Victoria Ave.

  • Sources 
    1. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 3.

    2. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      Ainslie/ Robert Ainslie/ 1882-1962/ Annie Bauchop his wife/ 1884-1931/ Robert (Scotty) Ainslie/ 1904-1948/ (Veteran's cross)/ [A] Father/ [B] Mother/ Annie Bauchop/ 1884-1931/ [C] Scotty /

    3. [S117] Vit - Scotland - Marriage Registration, Parish of Alloa in the County of Clackmannan, Registration District 465/A, Entry 19.
      5 Feb 1904 Marriage conducted at Sauchie, Alloa, After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland, by Geo. Murray, Minr. between Robert Ainslie, 21, bachelor, maltman, 16 Primrose Street, Alloa, and Annie Bauchop, 19, spinster, millworker, Fairfield, Sauchie, Alloa. Witnesses:- David Ainslie and Mary Bauchop. Marriage registered 8th. February 1904, at Alloa, And. Ross Grant, Registrar.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Aug 1904 - , Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1907 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1919 - 100 Victoria St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Dec 1948 - 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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