Waterloo Region Generations
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John Thomas Wilford

Male 1842 - 1928  (86 years)


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  • Name John Thomas Wilford 
    Born 14 Mar 1842  Tugby, , Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Tugby, , Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Episcopal 
    Occupation 1878  Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    agent 
    Occupation 1901  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-262060 
    Died 13 May 1928  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I262060  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father Thomas Wilford,   b. 20 Jul 1817, Weston by Welland, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Ann Wadkin,   b. 1816, Tugby, , Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1841  [6
    Family ID F12195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Oakley,   b. 24 May 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 21 Jan 1878  Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F20735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-4 Page 14.

    2. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, p 59.

    3. [S2177] Census - England - 1851, Tugby, Leicester, England, Class: HO107; Piece: 2080; Folio: 50; Page: 16; GSU roll: 87706.
      Thomas Wilford 32 b. Weston by Wella??, Northamptonshire, England - cordwainer master employer of 2 men
      Ann 35 b. Tugby, Leicestershire, England
      John Thos 9
      Robert 5
      Mary Jane 3
      Henry Pitts 18 b. Sutton Bassett - servant
      Edmund Hoult 14 b. Hoton, Leicestershire, - servant

    4. [S241] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Rushes CC#4536 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.
      John Thomas/ Wilford/ 1842-1928

    5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11093 (1878), John Thomas Wilford-Elizabeth Oakley.
      John Thomas Wilford, 35, Agent, res. Crosshill, b. Wellesley, son of Thomas Wilford and Ann Watkins Married Elizabeth Oakley, 21, res. Crosshill, b. Wellesley, daughter of George Oakley and Elizabeth Sales, Witn Robert Oakley of Crosshill Wellesley Twp and Margret Fairbairn of New Hamburg Wilmot Twp, 21 January 1878 in Crosshill.

    6. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 95.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Mar 1842 - Tugby, , Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Tugby, , Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Episcopal - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - agent - 1878 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Jan 1878 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 May 1928 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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