Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Elizabeth Wight[1, 2, 3]

Female 1821 - 1900  (79 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Wight 
    Born 1821  , Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195052439 
    Name Elizabeth Bruce 
    Residence 1852  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-339129 
    Died 18 Sep 1900  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Cause: Cause: Apoplexy (3 days) 
    Buried Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Person ID I339129  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family Robert Bruce,   b. CALC 12 Jul 1816, , Northumberland Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Bruce,   d. Bef 1862
     2. Bruce,   d. Bef 1862
     3. James Bruce,   b. CALC 2 Feb 1845, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1926, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     4. Andrew Bruce,   b. CALC 8 Jan 1850, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1862  (Age ~ 12 years)
     5. Mary Jane Bruce,   b. 7 Jan 1854, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. William Bruce,   b. 11 Jul 1857, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1929, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F247972  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died at Haysville, on Tuesday, Sept. 18th, 1900, Elizabeth Wright, relict of the late Robert Bruce, aged 79 years, The funeral will take place from the residence of her son-in-law John Lawrie, Lot 6, Con. Blenheim, on Thursday, 20th inst. at 2 o'clock, pm. m., to the Ayr Cemetery.

      Funral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link.
      Sacred/ To The Memory Of/ Andrew/ Son Of Robert &/ Elisabeth Bruce/ Who Died Oct. 8, 1862/ Aged 12 Y'rs 9 Mo/ Also Two Of Their Daughters/ Who Died In Infancy./ [Broken & Lying On Ground.]

    2. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 33849 (1926), James Bruce.
      James Bruce b. 2 Feb 1845 Blenheim twp., farmer, single, s/o Robert Bruce (b. Scotland) & Elizabeth Wight (b. Scotland) informant William Bruce of Ayr, (brother), d. 12 Feb 1920 Ayr, cause: intestinal obstruction (7 days) & pulmonary odemia (1 day)

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11783-85.
      Thomas Somerville, 35, occ. Merchant, b. Haysville, res. Same, son of Mary Somerville and Blank, Married Mary Jane Bruce, 31, b. Blenheim, res. North Dumfries, daughter of Robert Bruce and Elizabeth Uyglot?, Wittness(es) - James Bruce and Mary Little, both of Roseville, 13 April 1885 at North Dumfries

    4. [S820] Census - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - 1852, Div 2 pg 42.

    5. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      Robert Bruce/ 1817 - 1892/ Elizabeth Wight/ his wife/ 1821 - 1900/ James Bruce/ 1845 - 1926

    6. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 35747 (1929), William Bruce.
      William Bruce, b. 11 Jul 1857 Blenheim Twp., mail courier, s/o Robert Bruce (b. Northumberland, England) & Elizabeth Wight (Selkirkshire, Scotland) informant: Mary J. Sommerville of Ayr, (sister), d. 20 Jun 1929 Ayr, cause: chronic myocarditis (10 years) & Siltiral? Regurgatiation? (40 years)

    7. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      [Front/East] Bruce/ William Bruce/ born July 11, 1857/ died June 20, 1929/ his wife/ Ellen Elliott/ born Mar. 4, 1854/ died Jan. 5, 1930
      [Back/West] Robert Bruce/ 1817 - 1892/ Elizabeth Wight/ his wife/ 1821 - 1900./ James Bruce/ 1845 - 1926

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1821 - , Selkirkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Apoplexy (3 days) - 18 Sep 1900 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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