Thomas Dennis

1811 - 1868  (57 years)

• Name	Thomas Dennis
  Born	1811	Holdsworthy, Devon, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Tregoney, , Cornwall, England   [3]
  Occupation	1851	Tregoney, , Cornwall, England   [2]
  	farm laborer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1867	North Dumfries Concession 11 Lot 07, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-249605
  Died	5 Jun 1868	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I249605	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Ann "Nancy" Miners,   b. 1827, Tregoney, , Cornwall, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	16 Feb 1850	Saint Cuby, Cornwall, England   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Noriah Dennis,   b. 1852, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Jane Dennis,   b. 14 Sep 1852, Tregoney, , Cornwall, England ,   d. 17 Oct 1938, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. William J. Dennis,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elisabeth Dennis,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Annie "Nancy" Dennis,   b. 14 Jun 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1930, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   6. Fanny Dennis,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Rosetta "Rose" Dennis,   b. CALC 14 Sep 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 15 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F44455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death from Sun-stroke. On Saturday forenoon last, Thos. Dennis, a man well-known in this locality, was working in a potato patch belonging to Mr. John Brown, but left his work abnout 10 o'clock, complaining of the heat. Shortly afterwards he was found on the road with his head on the sidewalk in a state of partial insensibility. He was removed to his own house, where he died shortly after eleven o'clock. Coroner Philips emplanelled a jury, who on hearing the evidence returned a verdic of "Died from the effects of sun-stroke". Dumfries Reformer 5 Jun 1868

  
  

• Sources

  [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 8 Page 63. [S2177] Census - England - 1851, Class: HO107; Piece: 1916; Folio: 664; Page: 50; GSU roll: 221070. Thomas Dennis 28, b. Holdsworth, Devon, England, farm laborer Ann 23 b. Tregoney, Cornwall, England Mary Jane 7 months b. Tregoney, Cornwall, England [S2975] England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010. Name: Thomas Dennis Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 10 Feb 1850 Event Place: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Residence Place: St James Tregony Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Ann Miners Spouse's Residence Place: St James Tregony Spouse's Gender: Female [S1668] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1867 - Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 16. [S2938] England Marriages, 1538–1973. Name: Thomas Dennis Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 16 Feb 1850 Event Place: St Cuby, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Cuby with Tregony, Cornwall, England Gender: Male Father's Name: Francis Dennis Spouse's Name: Ann Miners Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Father's Name: William Miners GS Film Number: 254237 Digital Folder Number: 008079137 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02227-2

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1850 - Tregoney, , Cornwall, England Occupation - farm laborer - 1851 - Tregoney, , Cornwall, England Residence - Laborer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Jun 1868 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth