Henry Hortop

1814 - 1879  (65 years)

• Name	Henry Hortop
  Born	1814	North Petherwin, , Devonshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	miller, business
  Residence	1842	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1848	Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-209262
  Died	22 May 1879	Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I209262	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Weir,   b. 1815, , Ireland ,   d. 5 Mar 1896, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. James Hortop,   b. 14 Aug 1842, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1928, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. William Hortop,   b. 1844,   d. 6 Oct 1901, El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 57 years)   3. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hortop,   b. 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 1881, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)   4. Henry Hortop,   b. 25 Jul 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 May 1927, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   5. Mary Hortop,   b. 18 Mar 1854, Eden Mills, Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 2 Mar 1935, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F57933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JAMES HORTOP PASSES WAS PIONEER MILLER Founder of Hortop Milling co. at home of son James hortop, son of the first superintendent of the Old Mill on the Humber and one all the long line of flour Millers. Passed away Sunday in his 86 year after a short illness at the home of his only son, Frank or Hortop 127 Tyndall Avenue. His father, Henry Hortop came from Devonshire, England, to Whitby, Ont., about a century ago. The family in Devonshire had been millers for seven generations. The owner of the Humber Mill, a Mr. Gamble, sent for Henry Hortop who had given up milling to take charge of the mill. The call of his trade was too strong for him, so he sold his farm and went to the Humber as superintendent of the mill. After a few years the stagnant water of the Humber which was much deeper than now, gave Mr. Hortop the ague and was forced to move to Preston where his son James was born. The latter grew up in the milling trade and was educated at Rockwood Academy where he attended school with Donald Mann, later sir Donald, and James J. Hill, the railroad builders. After the death of his father at Preston, James bought the Eden Mills at Eden and the Elora Mills at Elora. He sold these in 1900 and came to Toronto where he built a mill which still stands on Dufferin Street. This was the foundation of the Hortop Milling Company which carried on business until 5 years ago when the deceased retired. His wife, who died many years ago, was soprano soloist in the old Metropolitan Methodist Church before her marriage when attending college in Toronto. A daughter at two brothers died some years ago and he leaves his son, Frank, with whom he made his home. Obituary newspaper unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., County, W., & Cemetery, E. (1815). Henry Hortop (1815-1879) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118631847. [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library. Henry Hortup b. 25 Jul 1848 Dumfries Baptised 08 Oct 1848 Dumfries Child Of Henry Hortup & Elizabeth Hortup Residence: Dumfries Volume 1 Page 297 Minister Rev. M. Whiting

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1814 - North Petherwin, , Devonshire, England Residence - 1842 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1848 - Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Died - 22 May 1879 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth