Mary Ann Horrocks

1835 - 1926  (~ 91 years)

• Name	Mary Ann Horrocks
  Born	Nov 1835	Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary Ann Gilfillan
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-219622
  Died	30 Nov 1926	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Duff's Cemetery, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I219622	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	William Gilfillan,   b. 18 Dec 1819, Old Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 30 Oct 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Isabell Gilfillan,   b. 6 Feb 1853, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1938, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. Jeannet Gilfillan,   b. 1860, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1934, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   3. Margaret Gilfillan,   b. 3 Dec 1862,   d. 2 Jun 1948  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F40625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GILFILLAN, MARY ANN (Nee Horrocks) For many years a resident of Puslinch Township, early Tuesday morning, November 30, 1926, Mrs. William Gilfillan, one of Puslinch Township's oldest and most highly respected residents who, despite her advanced age of 91 years, kept her health until a fortnight ago. At the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Tucker of Sheffield, ON. She was born in Ancaster but came to Guelph at an early age, later moving to Puslinch Township, where she spent the greater part of her life. Seventy-six years ago, when she was 15 years old, she married William Gilfillan, who was a millwright and who assisted in the construction of the County Court House. He predeceased her thirty-eight years ago in 1888. She was a life-long devout Presbyterian. Her loss is mourned by three brothers, Duncan, Samuel and George; one sister, Mrs. Semmie of Vancouver; eight daughters, Mrs. C. Tilk of Preston; Mrs. Lot Singular of Guelph; Mrs. Keene of California; Mrs. J. Tilk of Guelph; Mrs. Tucker of Sheffield; Mrs. J. Reeves of SK; Mrs. Abbott of Toronto; Mrs. Fred Loth of Barrie; and one son, William of Blenheim. Also survived by twenty-six grandchildren and twenty-nine great-grandchildren. Funeral on Thurs., Dec. 2nd at 2 from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. Tilk of 119 Neeve St. in Guelph. Interment Crown Cemetery, Puslinch. Pallbearers: L. Singular, Fred Steep and Victor Tilk of Guelph; William Tucker of Sheffield; Gordon Tilk of Preston; and Bert Tucker of Sheffield. Relatives were present from Preston, Toronto and Galt. -Information from the death certificate: Born in Ancaster on June 29, 1835, daughter of John Horrocks and Isabelle Taylor. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.44. [S2508] Ancestry Public Member Trees.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Nov 1835 - Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Nov 1926 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth