William Robinson Edgar

1860 - 1936  (75 years)

• Name	William Robinson Edgar
  Born	29 Aug 1860	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Weslyan Methodist
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Factory Hand
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Wool Sorter, Woolen Mill
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-347907
  Died	25 Aug 1936	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  	Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Chronic Myocarditis
  Buried	27 Aug 1936	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I347907	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Hill Edgar,   b. 1827, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Catherine Robinson,   b. 10 Feb 1831, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F22886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie A. Wettlaufer,   b. 11 Mar 1872, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1946  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F252373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM R. EDGAR Preston, Aug. 25 - William Robinson Edgar, for the past 50 years, a resident of Preston, died at his home on Margaret street, early today. He had been ill for about a year. The late Mr. Edgar was well known in Preston for his keen interest in horticultural work. Besides his widow, who was Anna Wettlaufer before her marriage, there survive three sisters, Mrs. Jane Landreth and the Misses, Ida and Florence, all of Preston and two brothers, Mesers, Charles E. Edgar, of Chicago and Harry C. Edgar, of Preston. The funeral will take place from his late residence at 446 Margaret street on Thursday afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock. Interment will take place in Preston cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 25 Aug 1938 pg 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 8. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 37. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 8. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 57. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . William R. Edgar/ 1836. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:William Robinson Edgar Gender:Male Age:72 Birth Date:abt 1864 Birth Place:Brook Twp, Ontario Death Date:25 Aug 1936 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Hall Edgar Mother: Catherine Robinson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Aug 1860 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Factory Hand - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Wool Sorter, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Chronic Myocarditis - 25 Aug 1936 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 27 Aug 1936 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth