James Douglas Ramsay

1861 - 1947  (86 years)

• Name	James Douglas Ramsay
  Born	16 Aug 1861	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	1899	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Elected Office	1900	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  		Hespeler Town Council 1900
  Name	J. D. Ramsay
  Name	James D. Ramsey
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	School Teacher
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Principle, Public School
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-225296
  Died	18 Oct 1947	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I225296	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ogilvie Scott,   b. 3 Sep 1865, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1942, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Alexander Ramsay,   b. 11 Oct 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Florence Ogilvie Ramsey,   b. Jun 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Florence Ramsay,   b. 26 Jun 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Scott Ramsey,   b. Feb 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F222068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  James D. Ramsay in 1901 image from Hespeler Souvenir

  
  

• Notes

  Without attempting to mention all the more recent sketches of Hespeler history, the very interesting Illustrated Souvenir issued in 1901 by Mr. O. S. Eby (now Registrar of Waterloo County) then editor of the Hespeler Herald, should be mentioned. In the same year January 1st, 1901, the Galt Reporter devoted an eight page Souvenir Supplement to the newly incorporated town of Hespeler, which was edited by the local reporter, the late Thomas Arntfield. In this Reporter Supplement, Mr. R. H. Knowles, (now of Toronto) then Public School Principal, contributed an interesting article, headed "Old School Days" and Mr. J. D. Ramsay, the present Principal, outlined the municipal development of the place in an article headed "Hespeler As It Is." Mr. Ramsay is the only member of the council of 1900 now residing in Hespeler, and that council, of which he was "acting reeve" during the last quarter of the year, was distinguished by having passed more progressive measures than any previous local municipal body had done. Some of these may be mentioned as outstanding features of the progressive spirit which characterized the then "budding town." Mr. Alex W. Brodie had been elected reeve for 1900 but removed from Hespeler before the close of the year. Tenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1922, pages 213 - 224. _____________ School Principal Makes Shells J. D. Ramsay, principal of Hespeler public school, has started work in the A. B. Jardine Company's munition factory. He is working an a lathe, doing his bit, making shells to kill the Germans. "I cannot go and fight, but I can help to make shells.," he stated. Mr. Ramsay has been principal of Hespeler public school for over 15 years. He heard that men were scarce and offered his services for the summer months. The Berlin News Record 25 Jul 1916, Tue ·Page 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 15. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 14. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219738500.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Aug 1861 - , Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Oct 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1899 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1900 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - School Teacher - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Principle, Public School - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Oct 1947 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth