James Grills^[1]

1815 - 1880  (~ 64 years)

• Name	James Grills
  Born	Mar 1815	, Devonshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115164670
  Occupation	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	labourer
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	N. C.
  Land - Directory	1864	North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 15, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	N. C. Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-40458
  Died	23 Jan 1880	Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I40458	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Grills,   b. Abt 1788, Of, Kilkhampton, , Cornwall, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F14356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna French,   b. 18 Nov 1817, , Cornwall, England ,   d. 9 Dec 1897, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1841	Kilkhampton, , Cornwall, England   [9]
  Children	1. William Grills,   b. 8 Jul 1841, , England ,   d. 16 May 1918  (Age 76 years)   2. Thomas Grills,   b. 4 Dec 1842, , England ,   d. 13 Jan 1927, Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   3. Mary Grills,   b. 2 Sep 1844, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth Grills,   b. 22 Mar 1847, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   5. Samuel Grills,   b. 1848, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sarah Grills,   b. 14 May 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jane Grills,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Margaret Grills,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. James Grills,   b. 16 May 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1922, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   10. Richard Grills,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F14341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Thomas Grills Death Date: Jan 1927 Death Location: Wellington, Harriston b. 4 Dec 1842 England, retired farmer, son of James Grills (b. England) & Johanna French (b. England) cause: intestinal obstruction (4 days), senility [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Church of England. Parish Church of Kilkhampton (Cornwall) 0254464. Husband aged 26 wife aged 24 [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 11. James GRILLS Labourer England Methodist 36 Joannah GRILLS England Methodist 34 William GRILLS England Methodist 11 Thomas GRILLS England Methodist 9 Elisabeth GRILLS Upper Canada Methodist 5 Samuel GRILLS Upper Canada Methodist 3 Sarah GRILLS Upper Canada Methodist 1 [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 54. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 6 Page 47. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115164670. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 11. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Church of England. Parish Church of Kilkhampton (Cornwall) 0254464.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Mar 1815 - , Devonshire, England Married - 25 Mar 1841 - Kilkhampton, , Cornwall, England Occupation - labourer - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - N. C. - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - Directory - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 15, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - N. C. Methodist - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Jan 1880 - Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth