Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Home Search  
Print Bookmark

William Arthur Nuttall

Male 1873 - 1938  (65 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name William Arthur Nuttall 
    Born 1873  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 3 Jul 1874 
    • From Death Record
    Immigration 1907  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Electrician, Power House 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Baptist 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    WW1, Sergeant, Territoriala / 34th Battalion 
    Residence , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-352134 
    Died 5 Jun 1938  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Cause: Cause: Automobile Accident - Haemorrhage from Broken Ribs 
    Buried 8 Jun 1938  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I352134  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Family Ethel Shaw,   b. Aug 1882, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Elsie May Nuttall,   b. 1900, Eastwood, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1922, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F252097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WILLIAM ARTHUR NUTTALL

      PRESTON, June 6 - William Arthur Nuttal, wellknown manufacturer of cement products and a leading Oddfellow of this district, died in Galt General Hospital Sunday afternoon from injuries sustained in an accident at Pinebush, near Hespeler, Saturday afternoon. He was 64. The late Mr. Nuttall was an ardent worker in the Oddfellow cause in Preston and district, He was presented with his 25-year jewel by Cambridge lodge a month ago. At the time of his death he was secretary of Encampment District 13 and had been a past grand of the Cambridge lodge, a past chief Patriach of Victory Encampment 111 and had frequently represented the local lodge at the sessions of the Grand Lodge. His memorials in the district are many. He played a prominent part in the construction of the cairn on the Oddfellows plot at the Preston Cemetery and on various occasions comepleted contracts for sidewalk construction in Preston, for the town. He served as a member of the council on two occasions, 1910 and 1928. William Nuttall came to Canada from London, Eng., 47 years ago. He stayed in Ontario for two years, going to the west for a harvest season and then later he farmed as a youth at Kintore. After a short stay in England he returned and located in Preston where he served as a stationary engineer for Geo. Pattinson and Co. and the Stahlschmidt Furniture Co. and later for the Dominion Tire Co., Kitchener and the Preston Light and Water Commission and the local substation of the provincial Hydro. He established his manufacturing business in1923. Under Oddfellow auspices the funeral will take place from the Gordon Pass Funeral Home, 536 King St. Preston, Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Oddfellows plot at Preston cemetery, close to the cairn he helped erect .

      Kitchener Daily Record 6 Jun 1938 pg 15

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 34.

    2. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Wm. A. NUTTALL/ 1873-1938.

    3. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:William Arthur Nuttall Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1875 Birth Place:London, England Age at Death:63 Death Date:5 Jun 1938 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Nuttall

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1873 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1907 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Electrician, Power House - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Automobile Accident - Haemorrhage from Broken Ribs - 5 Jun 1938 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Jun 1938 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 


This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, v. 12.0.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2024.