Peter Cunningham

1801 - 1870  (69 years)

• Name	Peter Cunningham
  Born	1801	, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Brewer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Free Church
  Business	1864	Ayr Brewery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Ayr Brewery
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-250953
  Died	16 Apr 1870	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 6]
  	Cause: Cause: Erysipelas (4 years)
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I250953	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Jane Malcolm,   b. 16 Dec 1826, Dunning, , Perth, Scotland ,   d. 16 Mar 1901, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F228227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Waterloo Region too has its own venerable brewing history where at one time the industry was a sizeable one of nearly 300 small, independent businesses: the Ayr Brewery operated between 1857 and 1964. https://www.explorewaterlooregion.com/eat/local-food/breweries-and-brew-pubs 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 11. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/West] Murray/ John Murray/ died June 5, 1902/ aged 90 years/ Jessie Malcolm/ his wife/ 1832 - 1908/ Mary Murray/ died Apr. 26/ 1941 [Back/East] Jeannie Murray Marsh/ died April 1945,/ aged 80 years./ Peter CunnIngham,/ died at Ayr, April 16, 1870,/ aged 70 years./ Jane Totten/ wife of the Above/ died Mar. 16, 1901,/ aged 75 years./ Alexander Murray,/ died August 1948,/ aged 89 years [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/West] Murray/ John Murray/ died June 5, 1902/ aged 90 years/ Jessie Malcolm/ his wife/ 1832 - 1908/ Mary Murray/ died Apr. 26/ 1941 [Back/East] Jeannie Murray Marsh/ died April 1945,/ aged 80 years./ Peter CunnIngham,/ died at Ayr, April 16, 1870,/ aged 70 years./ Jane Totten/ wife of the Above/ died Mar. 16, 1901,/ aged 75 years./ Alexander Murray,/ died August 1948,/ aged 89 years. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Apr 22 1870 pg 3. In Ayr, on Saturday evening, the 16th inst., at 6 o'clock, Peter Cunningham, aged 70 years. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Peter Cunningham Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1800 Birth Place: Scotland Age at Death: 70 Death Date: 16 Apr 1870 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1801 - , Scotland Occupation - Brewer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Ayr Brewery - 1864 - Ayr Brewery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Erysipelas (4 years) - 16 Apr 1870 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth