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Arthur Edward Midgley

Male 1880 - 1949  (69 years)


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  • Name Arthur Edward Midgley 
    Born 1880  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 - corporal in the Royal Air Force 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-350582 
    Died 11 Feb 1949  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I350582  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Midgley,   b. CA 1850,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F56570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Irene Barbara Greig Midgley,   b. 1905, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F251417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Arthur E. Midgley

      PRESTON, Feb. 11. Arthur Edward Midgley, well-known Preston resident for the past 25 years, died at the K-W Hospital, this morning, at the age of 69. Ailing for some time, Mr. Midgley had been confined to hospital for the past five weeks. Born in Scotland he came to Canada in 1924, living in Galt for one year and since that time in Preston. He conducted a private accounting business. A veteran of the First World War, Mr. Midgley served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force, serving in Salonika for three years. He was a member of Preston Legion. He was also a member of St. John's Anglican Church and was a staunch Conservative. Surviving are his widow in London, England; a son, Harold Midglev; two daughters, Miss Elaine and Miss Barbara Midgley, all of London, England; a daughter, Mrs. W. H. (Irene) Heise of Preston and a brother, Frank, in Galt. The body is resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Homeb where the funeral will take placeb Monday, with service at St. John's Anglican Church, at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Feb 1949 pg 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Arthur E. Midgley/ 1880 - 1949/ Father Of/ Irene Heise [Union Jack].

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1880 - , Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Feb 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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