Ellen Maria Grant

1875 - 1952  (77 years)

• Name	Ellen Maria Grant
  Born	20 Aug 1875	Erin, Wellington Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Ellen Maria Gillies
  Name	Ellen Maria Taylor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-338823
  Died	12 Nov 1952	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	15 Nov 1952	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I338823	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Charles William Taylor,   b. 1857, Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Oct 1894	Georgetown, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. William Arthur Taylor,   b. 2 May 1897, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F56151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John W. Gillies,   b. 1870, Little's Corners, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1943, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1910	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F247846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. John Gillies (nee Ellen Grant) of Walter Street, Ayr, died 12th November, 1952, at Galt General Hospital following an illness of 16 days. She was born 20th August, 1875, at Erin, Ontario, a daughter of William Grant whose birth during 1826 in eastern Ontario was of United Empire Loyalist parents. She was married on the 18th October, 1884, at St. Mary's to Charles W. Taylor, who died as the result of an accident in 1898. She was re-married 25th March, 1910, to John Gillies of South Dumfries who lived in that township until his death nine years ago. Since 1943 Mrs. Gillies had resided on Walter Street, Ayr. She is survived by one son, William A. Taylor, of London; one sister, Martha A. Wheeler, of Toronto, and the following stepdaughters and stepson: Mrs. Florence Walker, Arden, Manitoba; Mrs. S. B. Chapple, Teeswater, Ont., and J. Stanley Taylor, of Hillside Beach, Manitoba. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. W. D. Goodger at Knox United Church, Ayr, on Saturday afternoon. Interment was made in the Ayr Cemetery. The pallbearers were: Marshall Gillies, R.R. 3, Ayr; Wm. G. Hall, Ayr; Grant Ritchie, Ayr; Lawrence E. Gillies, Paris; Dennis Rodrigues and Croft Taylor, London. The Ayr News Nov 20 1952 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Thomas A. Gillies/ 1863 - 1937/ Mary Marshall/ wife of Thos. A. Gillies/ 1867 - 1933/ John Marshall Gillies/ 1901 - 1970 [Back/West] In memory of/ John Gillies/ died March 2nd 1907/ In his 76th year/ his wife/ Martha Jane Bell/ died June 24th 1915/ In Her 78th year/ Gillies [Right/North] John Gillies/ 1870 - 1943/ his wife/ Ellen M. Taylor/ (Nee Grant)/ 1875 - 1952 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Gillies Age: 38 Birth Date: abt 1872 Marriage Date: 24 Mar 1910 Marriage County or District: York Father: John Gillies Mother: Martha J Bell Gillies Spouse: Helen M Taylor Spouse's Age: 34 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1876 Spouse Father: Wm Grant Elizabeth Grant Ryder Taylor Spouse Mother: Taylor

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 19 Oct 1894 - Georgetown, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Mar 1910 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Nov 1952 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 15 Nov 1952 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth