Private Thomas Gunning Getty

1889 - 1958  (69 years)

• Name	Thomas Gunning Getty
  Prefix	Private
  Born	12 Jun 1889	Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179746265
  Immigration	1908	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer, Electric Motors
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Service #730186
  Residence	, Scotland   [4]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	43 Chapman St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-209874
  Died	12 Dec 1958  [3]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I209874	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	James Getty,   b. CA 1850,   d. Bef 1911  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Jane Holmes,   b. Jul 1850, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F190072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Susan "Nellie" Renwick,   b. Jan 1901, , England ,   d. 1959  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1924	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Duncan Renwick Getty,   b. 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 2020  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F57598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Thomas Gunning Getty Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 23 Jun 1924 Event Place: Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 30 Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Scotland Father's Name: James Getty Mother's Name: Jane Holmes Spouse's Name: Ellen Susan Renwich Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 England Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Renwich Spouse's Mother's Name: Susan Wilkinson [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . GETTY/ Thomas G. GETTY/ 1889-1958/ his wife/ Ellen S. RENWICK/ 1901-1959/ grandson/ Thomas C. GETTY/ 1956-1984/ [Veteran's cross]/ [B] Thomas GETTY/ Private/ C.M.G.C. C.E.F/ 12 Dec. 1958 age 69/ [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jun 1889 - Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland Immigration - 1908 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Electric Motors - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , Scotland Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 43 Chapman St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Jun 1924 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth