Louis McBrine

1866 - 1937  (71 years)

• Name	Louis McBrine
  Born	26 Feb 1866	King Twp. York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Business	L. McBrine Company Ltd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	L. McBrine Co. Ltd.
  		Kitchener-McBrineLuggage-toyluggage-McCordMuseum.jpg Musée McCord Museum - Suitcase, toy. (2019). Collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca. Retrieved 20 October 2019, from https://collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca/scripts/large.php?Lang=1&accessnumber=M988.142.4&idImage=320368
  Club Membership	1893	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Master Masonic Lodge
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Valise Manufacturer
  		Busy Berlin 1901
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Manufacturer, Trunks
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Manufacturer, Trunks
  		Kitchener,L.McBrine-Postcard.jpg
  Residence	1921	87 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	It is reported that Louis had this house built.
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Residence	1937	32 Maynard Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-40292
  Died	16 Oct 1937	Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I40292	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline "Carrie" Robson,   b. 14 Feb 1870, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 26 years)
  Children	1. Frank Stanley McBrine,   b. 10 Apr 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   2. Laura McBrine,   b. 5 Jul 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   3. Louis Graham McBrine,   b. 10 Jun 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 26 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Walker,   b. 21 Dec 1864, Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario ,   d. 7 Sep 1936  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F10491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  W. G. Cleghorn was an important figure in early 20th century Berlin/Kitchener as an industrialist, politician, sportsman and civic-minded citizen. He and partner Louis McBrine founded McBrine Luggage that became one of the world's largest luggage manufacturing companies. The company employed thousands of people from 1905 until the 1960s. When the Four Wheel Drive Company came to Kitchener in the early 20th century, Cleghorn served as treasurer on its board of directors and he was prominent on the local Board of Trade. In civic life, Cleghorn served on the board of the Berlin-Waterloo Hospital for five terms. He was an alderman on city council during the rancorous era of the Berlin-to-Kitchener name change of which he was in favor and spoke eloquently about during the debate. It was on the sporting field that he also made a major mark. Scotty Cleghorn, as he was known in Ontario Lawn Bowling circles, helped the Berlin/Kitchener club capture several provincial championships and his team represented Canada at the British Commonwealth Games in 1934. He was also one of the first to introduce curling to the community. The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-12 Page 19. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div 35 Page 8. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 24 Page 18. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Louis McBrine Gender:Male Age:71 Birth Date:15 Feb 1866 Birth Place:York Twp, Ontario Death Date:16 Oct 1937 Death Place:32 Maynard, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:McBrine Louis Mother:Jean Graham Spouse: Martha Walker [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207381933/louis-mcbrine.

  
  

• Event Map

  Business - L. McBrine Co. Ltd. - - L. McBrine Company Ltd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Club Membership - Master Masonic Lodge - 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Valise Manufacturer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Trunks - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Trunks - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Oct 1937 - Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth