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

Edith McGregor

Female 1895 - 1958  (63 years)


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  • Name Edith McGregor 
    Born 1895  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Edith Yates 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-356417 
    Died 5 Feb 1958  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: Cause: Heart Attack 
    Buried 7 Feb 1958  Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I356417  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family Elzear Thomas Yates,   b. 8 Jan 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1968, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1923  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
     1. Helen Yates,   b. 14 Jan 1927, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1979, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F252824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. E. T. Yates

      PRESTON - Mrs. Elzear T. Yates, 63, 524 Hamilton St., died today in South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt. She had a heart attack Sunday in church and was in hospital two days. Well known here, she was the former Edith MacGregor. She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and came to Preston from there in 1922. She was a member of St Clement's RC Church. Survivors include her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Helen) Carney of Preston; Mrs Brian (Jean) O'Neill of Montreal, and Rita at home; a sister, Mrs. John Paterson of Preston and three grandchildren. The body will be at the H. K. Stager Funeral Home until the service at St. Clement's RC Church Friday at 10 a.m. Interment will be in the RC cemetery. Member of the Catholic Women's League and the Altar Society will recite the rosary at the funeral home Thursday at 3 p.m., and the Knights of Columbus will meet there at 6 p.m.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Feb 1958 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link.
      [These Two Stones Are Together, Not Side By Side]Yates/ In Loving Memory Of/ Elzear/ Died May 24, 1968/ Edith/ Died Feb. 5, 1958/ R.I.P./ In Loving Memory Of/ Carney/ Helen (Yates)/ Jan. 14, 1927/ Aug. 31, 1979/ R.I.P.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Edith Macgregor Age: 28 Birth Date: abt 1895 Birth Place: Edinburgh, Scotland Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1923 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Thomas Macgregor Mother: Thelen Fraser Spouse: Eilear Thomas Yates Spouse's Age: 31 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1892 Spouse Birth Place: Preston Spouse Father: Charles Yates Spouse Mother: Ida Andrich Registration district: Preston

    3. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 022151 (1923).
      Name:Elizear Thomas Yates Gender:Male Age:31 Birth Year:abt 1892 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:2 Jul 1923 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Charles Yates Mother:Ida Andrich Spouse:Edith Macgregor

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1895 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jul 1923 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Heart Attack - 5 Feb 1958 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 7 Feb 1958 - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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