Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Rev. Arthur Welburn "Welburn" Jones

Male 1910 - 1983  (72 years)


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  • Name Arthur Welburn "Welburn" Jones 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 1 Dec 1910  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150342061 
    Name Wilburn Jones 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Baptist 
    Residence 1949  Willowdale, North York Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-231234 
    Died 23 Jul 1983  Baysville, Muskoka District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Westminster Memorial Park, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I231234  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father George Welburn Jones,   b. Mar 1884, Parkhill, McGillivary Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Violet Jane Doughty,   b. 14 Sep 1884, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1957, Willowdale, North York Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1906  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F252580  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Welburn Jones was minister of Willowdale United Church

      Memorial services will be held this week in Toronto and Beamsville for Rev. A. Welburn Jones, former minister of Willowdale United Church and College St. United Church, who died Saturday. He was 72.

      Jones died at his cottage near Bracebridge. Born in what is now Cambridge, he attended the University of Waterloo, then took his ministerial training at Emmanuel College, today part of the University of Toronto. After his ordination, he served congregations at Morgan's Point on Lake Erie, at Tobermorey on Lake Huron and in Port Dalhousie, near St. Catharines. In 1943, he was asked to become chaplain of an industrial centre that had been set up east of Toronto to produce shells for World War II.

      The Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mon, Jul 25, 1983 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 15.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Violet Jane Doughty Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1884 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:2 Jul 1906 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:James Doughty Mother:Louisa Pflugradt Spouse:George Welburn Jones

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Dec 1910 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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