Arthur Lishman

1884 - 1954  (69 years)

• Name	Arthur Lishman
  Born	23 Dec 1884	New Shildon, , Durham, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Lishman Coach Lines, Elmira, Ontario
  Immigration	1888	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  	bus line owner
  Occupation	1916	Cayuga, North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario   [3]
  	electrician
  Residence	Anglican  [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-33145
  Died	16 Sep 1954	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I33145	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Martha Lulu Quinsey,   b. 1892, Seneca Township, Haldimand Co., Ontario ,   d. 1973  (Age 81 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1916	York Township, Haldimand Co., Ontario   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Nelles Robert Lishman,   b. 1917,   d. 28 Mar 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F30572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Arthur Lishman Following a lengthy illness, Arthur Lishman, 69, of 33 Homewood Ave., died Thursday at K-W Hospital. He is the retired owner of the Lishman Bus Lines, which he operated for 30 years. Born in New Shildon, County of Durham, England, on Dec. 23, 1884, he came to Canada in 1888. He was an adherent of the Trinity United Church. His marriage to Martha Lulu Quinsey, who survives him, took place in 1916 in York, Ont. Also surviving are five sons, Nelles, Harold, Ross and Richard of Kitchener and Jack of Rochester, N.Y.; two daughters, Audrey and Violet of Toronto; three brothers, Will of Hamilton, Fred of Weston and Richard of Hamilton, one sister, Mrs. Anna Morley of Portland, Oregon and nine grandchildren. One brother Tom predeceased him. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Keffer Funeral Home and interment will be in Memory Gardens. Rev. O. P. Hossie will officiate. The body is at the funeral home. K-W Record, September 16, 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), September 16, 1954 - Obituary of Arthur Lishman. [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link. Arthur LISHMAN/ 1884 \endash 1954. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 18401 (1916), Arthur Lishman-Martha Lulu Quomseu. Arthur Lishman, electrician of Cayuga, Birth Place: Shildon In Durham England Age: 31 Estimated birth year: abt 1885 Father Name: George Lishman Mother Name: Jane Ruth Spouse Name: Martha Lulu Quinsey, residence Seneca Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893 Spouse Birth Place: Seneca Township Spouse Father Name: William Quinsey Spouse Mother Name: Agnes Nelles Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1916 Marriage Place: Haldimand, York Township [S951] Book - Lishman Coach Lines 1916 - 1980: Elmira, Kitchener and Beyond. [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link. Arthur LISHMAN/ 1884 \endash 1954.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Dec 1884 - New Shildon, , Durham, England Business - - Lishman Coach Lines, Elmira, Ontario Immigration - 1888 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - bus line owner - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Sep 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth