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John Wanless

Male 1830 - 1899  (69 years)


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  • Name John Wanless 
    Born 4 Apr 1830  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1858  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    teacher 
    Occupation 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Teacher 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Baptism 
    Business 1867  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Wanless Music Store 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Agent 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Christadelphian 
    Occupation 1881  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    agent 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Sewing Machine Agent 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Christadelphian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-293053 
    Died 27 Jul 1899  Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Walkerton Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I293053  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Mary Rothwell,   b. 1836, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Aug 1858  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Amana "Amana" Wanless,   b. 22 Jun 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1935, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. George Andrew Wanless,   b. 11 Sep 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Julia Margaret Wanless,   b. 25 Jan 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1937, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. Richard Wanless,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Sergeant William Alexander Wanless,   b. 29 Jun 1869, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1903, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     6. Benjamin Rothwell "Ben" Wanless,   b. 1872, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1905, Souris, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     7. John C. "Johnnie" Wanless,   b. 1873, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1885, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
     8. Miriam Eugenie Wanless,   b. 1 Aug 1875, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1911, Morden, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F236928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John died in hospital in Kingston of atheroma. He was survived by his widow (Mary), four sons (George b 1861, Richard b 1866, William Alexander b 1868 and Benjamin Rothwell b 1873 and three daughters ( Mary Amana b 1859, Julia b 1864, and Meriam Eugenie b ~1875).

      John probably emigrated to Canada with John and Margaret Wright and their family in 1843. He was most likely the orphan son of Margaret's brother Andrew Wanless. John was living with the Wright family in Edinburgh at the time of the 1841 Scotland census.

      John married Mary Rothwell on 25 Aug 1858. The family lived in Waterloo or Walkerton at various times. John's occupation was as a school teacher or sewing machine agent.

      Cemetery, Walkerton, North America, Bruce County, and Walkerton Cemetery. 1830. " John Wanless (1830-1899) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203224879/john-wanless.

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      WANLESS' MUSIC STORE.

      An Extensive Establishment .

      For a business to have been conducted under one name for over forty years means something. As a rule it means that the application of sound business principles, integrity and upright dealing have begot public confidence to such an extent that it was possible to carry on a successful business for so long a period. Mr. Geo. Wanless who conducts the well known music store in Berlin has been in business for over 25 years. His father, the late John Wanless, conducted the same business for 16 years previously, so that the name 'Wanless' has become a synonym for all that is reliable and worthy in musical instruments. Wanless' music store is filled with a surprisingly large stock of all knds of musical instruments. It is not too much to say that it is a credit, not only to Berlin but also to this part of the Province. First and foremost Mr. Wanless handles the leading pianos of the country including the renowned Nordheimer, Canada's best instrument. The famous Doherty and Thomas organs are also on sale here, and a splendid variety of phonographs, violins, accordeons and other smaller instruments. The dolceola, a new musical invention, finds a place in this store, together with a vast amount of the latest sheet music and the latest automatic instruments, such as piano players, etc. In addition to the musical lines indicated, Mr. Wanless deals in all grades of the New Home sewing machine.

      New Record. 1906 Berlin, Ontario, Berlin Today 1806-1906, Centennial Number in Celebration of the Old Boys' and Girls' Reunion August 6th, 7th, 8th, 1906.

  • Sources 
    1. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, District 13 Page 109.

    2. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 55.

    3. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 33.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203224879.

    5. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 31 Aug 1858.
      On the 25th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, Waterloo Village, by the Rev. James Sim, Mr. John Wanless, School Teacher, Bridgeport, to Miss Mary Bothwell.

    6. [S271] Census - ON, Bruce - 1881, FHL Film 1375911 NAC C-13275 Dist 176 SubDist I Page 8 Family 37.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Wanless John, 24, Waterloo, England, married 25 Aug 1858 Mary Rothwell, 17, Waterloo, Canada, daughter of William

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Apr 1830 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - teacher - 1858 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Aug 1858 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Teacher - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptism - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Wanless Music Store - 1867 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agent - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christadelphian - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - agent - 1881 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sewing Machine Agent - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christadelphian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jul 1899 - Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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