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

Arthur Jabez Underwood

Male 1899 - 1971  (72 years)


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  • Name Arthur Jabez Underwood 
    Born 1899  Wollaston, , Northampton, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Name Arthur Jacob Underwood 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-38466 
    Died 1 Mar 1971  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 4 Mar 1971  Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I38466  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Jacob Underwood,   b. CALC 14 Jan 1869, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Lawson,   b. CALC 23 Jun 1869, Geddington, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1921, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Family ID F247497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adelaide Mary "Addie" White,   b. Nov 1899, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1922  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. William A. "Bill" Underwood,   b. 1924, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 2003, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Edward Gordon "Ted" Underwood,   b. 1926, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1981, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F50418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Arthur J. Underwood Passes - One of Ayr's better known citizens, Arthur J. Underwood, passed away Monday evening in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. He was in his 73rd year. Born in Northamptonshire, England, he came to Ayr with his parents, the late Jacob Underwood and Ann Lawson, at the age of 12. Shortly after arriving here, he secured employment with the John Watson Mfg. Co., Ayr, and for 57 years was in the painting and shipping department. The Underwood family consists of two boys, Bill and Ted, both outstanding athletes in their younger days. Art followed his sons sporting careers very closely. Art, along with the late Harold Cornford, was always in attendance at ball games and other sporting events at Victoria Park, Ayr, lending a helping hand, usually at the gates. Mr. Underwood was a member of Christ Anglican Church, Ayr. Surviving are his wife, the former Adelaide White; sons, William of Ayr and Edward of Kitchener: also three grandchildren. Resting at the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, Paris, where friends will be received this afternoon and evening (Wednesday). Private funeral service will be held at the funeral home Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. Rev. Robert Birtch will officiate. Interment in Ayr Cemetery.

      The Ayr News Mar 4 1971 pg 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      Underwood/ Arthur J./ 1899 - 1971/ Adelaide M./ 1899 - 1980/ In Loving memory

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Arthur Jalus Underwood Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1899 Birth Place: Wollaston England Marriage Date: 7 Jan 1922 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Jacob Underwood Mother: Mary Ann Lawson Underwood Spouse:Adelaide Mary White Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1900 Spouse Birth Place: London, England Spouse Father: Arthur White Spouse Mother: Sarah Eleanor Matthews White

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1899 - Wollaston, , Northampton, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Jan 1922 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Mar 1971 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 4 Mar 1971 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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