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George Andrew Wanless

Male 1861 - 1932  (70 years)


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  • Name George Andrew Wanless 
    Born 11 Sep 1861  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Name G. A. Wanless 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Christadelphian 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Sewing Machine Agent 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    music dealer 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Piano Merchant, Store 
    From Waterlo Region Museum
    From Waterlo Region Museum
    An trade card or advertising card printed on white paper with a picture of a girl in a purple dress and white mobcap. She has a dish of milk and two kittens. The message is: Silk Edge Oil/ Compliments of the/ Alpha Chemical Co.,/ Berlin, Ontario. Printed on the back is a list of products and prices.
    From Waterloo Region Museum
    From Waterloo Region Museum
    An trade card or advertising card printed on white paper with a picture of a girl in a purple dress and white mobcap. She has a dish of milk and two kittens. The message is: Silk Edge Oil/ Compliments of the/ Alpha Chemical Co.,/ Berlin, Ontario. Printed on the back is a list of products and prices.
    From: Berlin Today 1806- 1906
    From: Berlin Today 1806- 1906
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-412384 
    Died 27 Mar 1932  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Person ID I412384  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Wanless,   b. 4 Apr 1830, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1899, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary Rothwell,   b. 1836, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Aug 1858  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F236928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice P. Philp,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1955, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married Jan 1887  [3
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F249850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WANLESS' MUSIC STORE.

      An Extensive Establishment .


      For a business to have been conducted under one name for over forty years means something. As a rule it means that the application of sound business principles, integrity and upright dealing have begot public confidence to such an extent that it was possible to carry on a successful business for so long a period. Mr. Geo. Wanless who conducts the well known music store in Berlin has been in business for over 25 years. His father, the late John Wanless, conducted the same business for 16 years previously, so that the name 'Wanless' has become a synonym for all that is reliable and worthy in musical instruments. Wanless' music store is filled with a surprisingly large stock of all knds of musical instruments. It is not too much to say that it is a credit, not only to Berlin but also to this part of the Province. First and foremost Mr. Wanless handles the leading pianos of the country including the renowned Nordheimer, Canada's best instrument. The famous Doherty and Thomas organs are also on sale here, and a splendid variety of phonographs, violins, accordeons and other smaller instruments. The dolceola, a new musical invention, finds a place in this store, together with a vast amount of the latest sheet music and the latest automatic instruments, such as piano players, etc. In addition to the musical lines indicated, Mr. Wanless deals in all grades of the New Home sewing machine.

      New Record. 1906 Berlin, Ontario, Berlin Today 1806-1906, Centennial Number in Celebration of the Old Boys' and Girls' Reunion August 6th, 7th, 8th, 1906.


      1901 Berlin Census - George is a boarder in the home of Phoebe and Curry Walper.

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-2 pg 8.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 13.

    3. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 55.

    4. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 33.

    5. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      In Memoriam/ George A. Wanless/ 1861-1932/ Peace Perfect Peace

    6. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: George Andrew Wanless
      Sex: Male
      Age: 70
      Death Date: 27 Mar 1932
      Death Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Death Age: 70 years 6 months 16 days
      Birth Date: 11 Sep 1861
      Birthplace: Waterloo, Ontario
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: Scotch
      Ethnicity: Scottish
      Father's Name: John Wanless
      Mother's Name: Mary Rothwell
      Res: 900 King St. W., Kitchener
      Occ: retired stock broker
      Buried Woodland Maus.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203251277.

    8. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 31 Aug 1858.
      On the 25th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, Waterloo Village, by the Rev. James Sim, Mr. John Wanless, School Teacher, Bridgeport, to Miss Mary Bothwell.

    9. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Wanless John, 24, Waterloo, England, married 25 Aug 1858 Mary Rothwell, 17, Waterloo, Canada, daughter of William

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Sep 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christadelphian - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sewing Machine Agent - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - music dealer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Piano Merchant, Store - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Mar 1932 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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