James Hortop

1842 - 1928  (85 years)

• Name	James Hortop
  Born	14 Aug 1842	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Eden Mills, Wellington Co., Ontario
  	Eden Mills
  Business	Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Elora Mills
  Interesting	miller, business
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-209264
  Died	1 Apr 1928	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I209264	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Hortop,   b. 1814, North Petherwin, , Devonshire, England ,   d. 22 May 1879, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Weir,   b. 1815, , Ireland ,   d. 5 Mar 1896, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  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, P., America, N., Municipality, T., & Cemetery, P. (1842). James Hortop (1842-1928) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113312604.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Aug 1842 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Elora Mills - - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Apr 1928 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth