John Elford Brent^[1]

1846 - 1924  (78 years)

• Name	John Elford Brent
  Born	13 Jan 1846	Southampton, , Hampshire, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1878	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	telegraph operator
  Occupation	1878	York Township, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	telegraph operator
  Occupation	1880	Carleton West, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	station master
  Occupation	1887	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  	Grand Trunk Railroad Agent
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1897	Plympton, Lambton Co., Ontario   [7]
  	G. T. R. Agent
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-282196
  Died	6 Apr 1924	Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario   [4]
  Person ID	I282196	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Deniord,   b. 26 Aug 1852, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1938, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1877	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. John Elford Brent,   b. 5 Jul 1878, York Township, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles Frank Brent,   b. 14 Aug 1880, Toronto Junction, York Co., Ontario ,   d. 1948  (Age 67 years)   3. Clarence James "Clarry" Brent,   b. 25 Jun 1883, , York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1962, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   4. Violet Alice Brent,   b. 28 Dec 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Dora Nelly Brent,   b. 13 Apr 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Willie Arthur "William" Brent,   b. 3 May 1889, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Eliza Brent,   b. 16 Apr 1891, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Charlotte Frances Brent,   b. 1893, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F234794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Ezra Spiby Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 17 Jul 1926 Event Place: Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 40 Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Stony Stanton, Lanstershire, England Father's Name: James Spiby Mother's Name: Harriet Lander Spouse's Name: Charlotte Frances Brent Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 32 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Baden, Ontario Occ: filing clerk - Sarnia Spouse's Father's Name: John Elford Brent Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary De Noird Other information in the record of Ezra Spiby and Charlotte Frances Brent Name: Ezra Spiby Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 17 Jul 1926 Event Place: Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 40 Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Father's Name: James Spiby Mother's Name: Harriet Lander Spouse's Name: Charlotte Frances Brent Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 32 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Spouse's Father's Name: John Elford Brent Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary De Noird [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 48. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Elford Brent Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 29 Aug 1877 Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 31 Birth Year (Estimated): 1846 Southhampton, England Occ: telegraph operator - Toronto Father's Name: James Brent Mother's Name: Eliza Brent Spouse's Name: Mary Ann De Niord Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1852 - Toronto Res: Toronto Spouse's Father's Name: Richard Samuel De Niord Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Ann Knight De Niord [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, L., America, N., County, L., & Cemetery, L. (1846). John Elford Brent (1846-1924) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 19 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165894543. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: John Elford Brent Event Type: Birth Event Date: 05 Jul 1878 Event Place: York Twp, York, Ontario, Canada Registration Date: 1878 Gender: Male Father's Name: John Elford Brent - telegraph operator - York Townsip Mother's Name: Mary Ann Deniord Certificate Number: 037717 [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Dora Nelly Brent Event Type: Birth Event Date: 13 Apr 1887 Event Place: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Female Father's Name: Jno. E. Brent - G. T. R. Agent Mother's Name: Mary A. Deniord [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: George Edward Brent Event Type: Birth Event Date: 25 Feb 1897 Event Place: Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Father's Name: John E. Brent - G. T. R. Agent - Plympton Mother's Name: Mary Ann Deniord

  
  

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  Born - 13 Jan 1846 - Southampton, , Hampshire, England Married - 29 Aug 1877 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - telegraph operator - 1878 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - telegraph operator - 1878 - York Township, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - station master - 1880 - Carleton West, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grand Trunk Railroad Agent - 1887 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - G. T. R. Agent - 1897 - Plympton, Lambton Co., Ontario Died - 6 Apr 1924 - Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth