George Andrew Wanless

1861 - 1932  (70 years)

• Name	George Andrew Wanless
  Born	11 Sep 1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	G. A. Wanless
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Christadelphian
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Sewing Machine Agent
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	music dealer
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Piano Merchant, Store
  		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 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
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Christian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-412384
  Died	27 Mar 1932	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I412384	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Alice P. Philp,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1955, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	Jan 1887  [3]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-2 pg 8. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 13. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 55. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 33. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . In Memoriam/ George A. Wanless/ 1861-1932/ Peace Perfect Peace [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. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203251277. [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 [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Sep 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christadelphian - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Sewing Machine Agent - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - music dealer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Piano Merchant, Store - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Mar 1932 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth