Dr. Thomas Swan^[1]

1843 - 1887  (44 years)

• Name	Thomas Swan
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	25 Mar 1843	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70933746
  Historic Building	152 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	2 story large stone house
  	Large 2 story stone house built by Jacob Hespeler. Sold to his daughter Lissie Bowlby in 1870 for $1. Sold to Andrew Simpson post master in 1877. Sold to Robert and Henry Swan merchants in 1877 who sold in 1888.
  Occupation	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Physician - Doctor - Dr. and Surgeon
  Occupation	1873	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	doctor
  Residence	1873	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-29367
  Died	6 Jul 1887	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I29367	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Swan,   b. Abt 1815, Of, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1815, Of, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Devitt,   b. 15 Jun 1846, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1924, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1873	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F7721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1871 Dr. Thomas Swan started practise in a house that then stood immediately back of the Dominion Bank Building. Later he built a white frame house on the site of the present Post Office and there he lived and had his office until he died in 1886 at an early age Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954 _____________ SWAN, THOMAS was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1843. He came with his parents to Canada in 1853, and they settled on a farm near Scarborough. On December 12, 1873 he married Mary Ann Devitt, of Hespeler. He died on July 6, 1887 at Hespeler, and was survived by his widow. He attended Upper Canada College, Toronto, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He taught school for several years at Glenmorris and then studies medicine, graduating probably in 1869. One account says he graduated from Edinburgh University, but his card on October 28, 1869 says it was the University of Toronto. His card in the Dumfries Reformer of that date was accompanied by comment by the paper: Our readers in Preston and neighborhood will notice that Dr. Swan has located in that village, where he will in future practice Medicine, Surgery, &c. Dr. Swan is well and favorably known in this locality, having occupied the position of Teacher at Glenmorris for several years, and from what we know of his studious habits and desire to excel in his profession, we have every confidence that the people of that section of Waterloo will be supplied with the services of a very efficient medical adviser. His office is at the Klotz. Hotel where he can be consulted from 8 to l0 a. m. and from 2 to 4 p. m. The same newspaper remarked on his move to Hespeler in the issue of February 2, 1870. The people of Hespeler are fortunate in securing the services of Dr. Swan who has lately moved to their village and opened an office. Dr. Swan has since his settlement in the County been a very successful practitioner, and as Hespeler and neighborhood will afford a wider field and better opportunities, we look to his future career with confidence. Winfield Brewster in LaRue de Commerce reports that he started practice in a house that stood immediately back of the Dominion Bank building, and that he later built a white frame house on the site of the present Post Office for his residence and office. He was appointed coroner for Waterloo County. He served many years as a school trustee. He was a supporter of the Reform party and campaigned for their candidates. The Dumfries Reformer's Hespeler correspondent said of him on July 14, 1887: As a physician he stood preeminent at the top of his profession. As a citizen he was public spirited; as a friend he was true as steel. He possessed all the advantages that education could give him, being a most accomplished linguist as well as a musician. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 18 Dec 1873. 12 Dec 1873 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Thomas Swan, D.M., was married to Mary Ann Devitt, both of Hespeler. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012798-73 Mary Ann Devitt and Thomas Swan. Thomas SWAN, 30, doctor, Edinburgh Scotland, Hespeler Village, s/o Thomas & Elizabeth married Mary Ann DEVITT, 26, New Hamburg, Hespeler Village, d/o James & Salome, witn: Christian & Caroline WURSTER both of Preston, 12 December 1873 in Presto [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Jul 1887 Death Notice Dr. Thomas Swan. 06 Jul 1887 Dr. Thomas Swan died in Hespeler at age of 44 years. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 39.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Mar 1843 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Historic Building - 2 story large stone house - - 152 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Physician - Doctor - Dr. and Surgeon - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - doctor - 1873 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1873 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Dec 1873 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jul 1887 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth