John Meldrum^[1]

Cal 1815 - 1889  (~ 74 years)

• Name	John Meldrum
  Born	CALC 14 Feb 1815	, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1845	, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presb.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-232304
  Died	1 Nov 1889	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I232304	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elspet Smith,   b. 1817, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 Apr 1845	Rothiemay, Banff, Scotland   [7]
  Children	1. Elspet "Elsie" Meldrum,   b. 14 Apr 1844, , Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 2 Feb 1887  (Age 42 years)   2. John Meldrum,   b. CALC 16 Jan 1846, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1887, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 41 years)   3. James Meldrum,   b. 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alexander Meldrum, I,   b. CALC 14 Sep 1847,   d. 14 Aug 1848  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. William Hewitt Meldrum,   b. 28 Jul 1850, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1935, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   6. Alexander Meldrum,   b. 28 Feb 1852, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   7. George Mackie Meldrum,   b. 23 Sep 1854, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1946, Cupar, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 91 years)   8. Peter Meldrum,   b. CALC 23 Jun 1857, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1860  (Age ~ 3 years)   9. Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Meldrum,   b. 12 Apr 1865, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1919  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F223677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  TATTON- Nov 1st. - Mr. John Meldrum, who lived on the 2nd Con. of Peel, after seven days' illness passed beyond the bourne whence there is no returning. The deceased was born on the estate of the Earl of Life? in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the year 1815. He with his wife immigrated to Canada in 1845 and with others of his countrymen settled in the County of Waterloo thereby aiding for many years to form a prominent and thrifty settlement. About 1876 he with his wife and family removed to the township of Peel and there acquired a comfortable home for himself and family. Mr. Meldrum was of a reserved and retiring disposition in later years and possessed of intelligence above the average. His fondness for everything British and especially the land of his nativity was marked. He was a lifelong Reformer and a consistent member of the Presbyterian church and to know him well was to like him more. He was highly esteemed in the community, and leaves a wife, four sons and several grandchildren to lament their sad bereavement. The Elmira Adverstizer 7 Nov 1889

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10826-77. George Meldrum, 22, occ. Yeoman, b. Canada, res. Peel Twp, S/O John & Elspet (?) Married Margret Astel, 22, b. Canada, res. Peel Twp, D/O John & Ellen, Witn Mary Edmund & Susan Walker Of Hawksville, 2 July 1877 In Hawksville. [S1581] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851 Agricutural, Div. 2, Pg. 33. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 8. [S417] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Winterbourne Presbyterian CC#4597 Internet Link. In Memory of John Meldrum/ who died/ Nov. 1 Nov 1889/ aged 74 years, 8 mos., 18 d's./ The Pains of Death Are Past/ Labor and Sorrow Cease./ And Life's Long Warfare Closed at Last, / His Soul is Found In Peace [stone broken] [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 1 Page 11. [S956] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Advertiser, "death notice of John Meldrum," 7 Nov 1889. STEFFLER. - On the 21st inst. , in Woolwich, Emanuel, son of George Steffler, aged 4 weeks [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. Name:John Meldrum Gender:Male Marriage Date:7 Apr 1845 Marriage Place:Rothiemay, Banff, Scotland Spouse: Elspet Smith

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 14 Feb 1815 - , Aberdeenshire, Scotland Immigration - 1845 - , Canada Married - 7 Apr 1845 - Rothiemay, Banff, Scotland Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Nov 1889 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth