Arthur Russel Goudie^{[1, 2, 3]}

1884 - 1960  (76 years)

• Name	Arthur Russel Goudie
  Born	12 Apr 1884	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Goudies Department Store, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada
  		Goudie's Profit Sharing Bond
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Clerk
  Occupation	1909	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Traveller
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Merchant, Dry Goods
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Manager, Dry Goods
  Residence	1921	46 Brubacher St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Elected Office	1931	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor - Kitchener
  	Years Served: 1931
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163787151
  Residence	1941	33 Margaret St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Died	18 May 1960  [8]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  		Goudie,ArthurR,-0001-KWMutualAidAssociation-TimeCertificate.jpg
  		Goudie,ArthurR,-0002-KWMutualAidAssociation-TimeCertificate.jpg
  Interesting	business, story
  Name	A. R. Goudie
  Eby ID Number	00135-8318.2
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I3640	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac Goudie,   b. 26 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1941, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Susannah "Susan" Witmer,   b. 15 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	16 May 1883	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Family ID	F1183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Olive Nora Knowles,   b. 24 Nov 1905, Wapella, , Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F34590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Alice M. Weseloh,   b. 17 Nov 1884, Dashwood, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 15 Dec 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1909	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Hope Millicent Goudie,   b. 3 May 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. Stuart R. Goudie,   b. 1911, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F184974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Goudie, Arthur Russel 1884-1960.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  A.R. Goudie was founder of one of western Ontario's largest family-owned department stores, Goudies, Ltd. He was among the first in Canada to encourage employees to be shareholders. A charter member of the Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation, he donated the Dry Goods and Grocery Store to Doon Pioneer Village. A native of Hespeler, he began his career as an apprentice to the Forbes woollen mills. He later travelled for the Ontario Button Company. In 1909, he became manager and vice-president of Weseloh-Goudies, Ltd. When the store was destroyed by fire in 1918, Mr. Goudie rebuilt it as Goudies, Ltd. He served as Ontario and national president of the Ontario Retail Merchants Association. An active supporter of many community organizations, Goudie's generosity made possible the building of the A.R. Goudie Eventide Home in Kitchener. Waterloo Region Hall of Fame ___________________ May 18. Arthur Goudie, 76, was the founder of one of Ontario's largest family-owned department stores. In his native Hespeler he was employed by R. Forbes Ltd. before travelling for the Ontario Button Co. Later he became manager and vice-president of Weseloh-Goudies Ltd. When this store was destroyed by fire in 1918, he rebuilt it as Goudies Ltd. and this firm was one of the first in Canada to encourage employees to be shareholders. Mr. Goudie was national president of the Retail Merchants Association from 1936 to 1941. His participation in community service included the Salvation Army, Kiwanis Club, Children's Aid Society and Kitchener Council as alderman in 1931. A charter member of the Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation, he donated the old-fashioned Delaware store for the village near Doon. Forty-Eighth Annual Volume of the Waterloo Historical Society Mar 1961

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 680. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 716. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020198-09. Arthur R. Goudie, 25, occ. Traveller, res. of Berlin, son of Isaac Goudie and Susan Witmer Married Alice M. Weseloh, 24, res. of Berlin, daughter of August H. Weseloh and Catherine Cook, Witn: Elizabeth Weseloh and Robert J. Goudie Both of Berlin, 12 April 1909 in Berlin [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 16. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 36 Page 12. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 3. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 21. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Arthur R. Goudie/ Apr. 12, 1884-May 18, 1960/ As The Sun Rises-/ So Shall His Memory [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12311-83. Isaac GOUDY (s/b Goudie), 29, builder, Waterloo twp., same, s/o David & Mary, married Susanna WITMER, 27, Waterloo twp., same, d/o Joseph & Catherine, witn: John & Ellen SANDER of Waterloo twp., 16 May 1883 at Waterloo twp

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Apr 1884 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - - Goudies Department Store, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Traveller - 1909 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Apr 1909 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant, Dry Goods - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manager, Dry Goods - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 46 Brubacher St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - Kitchener - 1931 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth