Waterloo Region Generations
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William Alexander Sizer

Male Cal 1890 - 1918  (~ 28 years)


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  • Name William Alexander Sizer 
    Born CALC 7 Sep 1890  Cherry Hinton, , Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Epidemic 1918 
    spanish influenza 
    Occupation 1918  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    munitions worker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-29798 
    Died 2 Nov 1918  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I29798  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Family Norine Elizabeth Goebel,   b. 18 Jan 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1917  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Violet Sizer,   d. 4 Jul 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Marjorie Ida Sizer,   d. 27 Apr 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F59387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WILLIAM SIZER.

      The death from Spanish influenza occurred at his home on Queen street on Saturday evening, of William Sizer. He was well known in Hespeler, having many friends here. Besides his sorrowing wife he leaves several young children.

      ELSIE BALL.

      Elsie Ball passed away at the Queen Mary Hospital at Weston. Deceased had been an invalid from consumption and was taken to the sanitarium. She contracted influenza, and this, together with her frail health, caused her death. She was only 12 years of age and leaves her father who now resides in Hespeler.

      The Chronicle Telegraph 14 Nov 1918, p. 10

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: William Alexander Sizer
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 03 Nov 1918
      Event Place: Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario
      Gender: Male
      Age: 28
      Marital Status: Married
      Occupation: Machinist
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
      Birthplace: Buckinghamshire, England
      Death Place: Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario
      Death Age: 28 years 1 month 26 days
      Burial Place: Hespeler, Ont.
      Father's Name: Charles F. Sizer

    2. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      SIZER/ The Lord is my shepherd/ [cemetery record shows William 1918/ Norine 1963]
      [A] Mother
      [B] Father
      [C] Violet

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: William Alexander Sizer
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 22 Dec 1917
      Event Place: Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 28
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 Cherryinton, Cambridgeshire, England
      Occ: munition worker
      Father's Name: Chas Frederick Sizer
      Spouse's Name: Norine Elizabeth Goebel
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 31
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Near Waterloo
      Res: Hespeler
      Spouse's Father's Name: George Goebel
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Gressina Johanna Koperman

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 7 Sep 1890 - Cherry Hinton, , Cambridgeshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Dec 1917 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - munitions worker - 1918 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Nov 1918 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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