James Bruce

Cal 1845 - 1926  (~ 80 years)

• Name	James Bruce
  Born	CALC 2 Feb 1845	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	2 Feb 1845	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Elected Office	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor - North Dumfries
  Interesting	polictics, sports, story
  Residence	1852	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian Canada
  Occupation	1901	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339130
  Died	12 Feb 1926	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Cause: Intestinal Obstruction (7 days) & Pulmonary Edema (1 day)
  Buried	14 Feb 1926	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I339130	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Bruce,   b. CALC 12 Jul 1816, , Northumberland Co., England ,   d. 29 Jan 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wight,   b. 1821, , Selkirkshire, Scotland ,   d. 18 Sep 1900, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F247972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Bruce Passes - Was Former Councillor of N. Dumfries Township - The death occurred at the home of his sister, Mrs. Somerville, Ayr, on Friday at 1.30 a. m., of James Bruce, Black Horse Corners, aged 81 years. Deceased had been ailing for a number of days, and was removed to the home of his sister on Thursday evening where he passed away suddenly a few hours later. He was born on the 10th Concession of Blenheim, and farmed east of Roseville for a number of years. He later lived in Roseville for 6 or 7 years, and for the past 3 years had resided at the Black Horse Corners. He was a man of sterling character and was much respected by the whole community. About 15 years ago he was elected to the North Dumfries Council and was subsequently re-elected for two additional terms. In his boyhood days he was a well-known athlete, and was considered one of the best mile runners in this section, winning many races in Ayr, Galt and other places. In the annual race around Jedburgh, be was returned the winner for 4 or 5 years in succession. He was a noted student of the bible, and a devout member of Knox United Church. He is survived by one brother, William, of Ayr, and two sisters, Mrs. Somerville, Ayr, and Mrs. Crumback, Badaxe, Mich. There was a large attendance at the funeral which was held on Sunday to the Ayr Cemetery. Rev. J. W. Currie had charge of the services and the pallbearers were as follows: Messrs. William Detweiler, James Hope, Eph. Stager, Austin Schweitzer, John Myers and Alex Thomson. The Ayr News Feb 18 1926 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 1. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 26. [S820] Census - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - 1852, Div 2 pg 42. [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) [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 2 Feb 1845 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Birth - 2 Feb 1845 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - North Dumfries - - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1852 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Intestinal Obstruction (7 days) & Pulmonary Edema (1 day) - 12 Feb 1926 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 14 Feb 1926 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth