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Thomas Oliver

Male Cal 1817 - 1893  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Thomas Oliver 
    Born CALC 22 Nov 1817  , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-424076 
    Died 22 May 1893  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Cause: Cancer of Lungs 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I424076  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Family 1 Jane,   b. 1822, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Oliver,   b. Abt 1852, of, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Andrew Oliver,   b. 21 Feb 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1946, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F17133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Scott,   b. 1824, , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F271232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mr. Thomas Oliver's Death.

      Mr. Thomas Oliver, who has been suffering for some time with a cancer and had it removed at the hospital a short time ago, passed away at his home, on Bond street, on Monday morning, at 9: 30 o'clock. Deceased was a native of Roxboroughshire, Scotland, was born in 1817 and came to Canada in 1845, settling for a short time in Flamborough township, after which he lived in Dundas for a time and then moving to the township of North Dumfries, where he lived for a couple of years. In 1855 he bought a farm in Normandy Township, Grey County, where he resided until 1885, when he moved to Galt. He was a single man and has lived with his sister, Mrs. Oliver, who survives him, along with another sister, Mrs. Margaret Hislop of Normandy, township and two brothers, George in Manitoba and John in Clyde. The interment took place in, Mount View Cemetery, on Monday morning and was followed by a large number of friends and relatives.

      The Weekly Reformer May 26 1893 pg 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 79.

    2. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      [NE] In memory of/ Thomas OLIVER/ who died/ May 22' 1893/ aged/ 75 yrs. & 6 mos./ in fond remembrance/ of/ Jane OLIVER/ who died/ Feb. 27, 1901/ in her 79th year/ resting/

    3. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017729 (1893).
      Name:Thomas Oliver Gender:Male Age:76 Birth Date:abt 1817 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:22 May 1893 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Cancer of the Lungs

    4. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017729 (1893).
      Name:Thomas Oliver Gender:Male Age:76 Religion:Presbyterian Birth Date:abt 1817 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:22 May 1893 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Cancer of the Lungs

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 22 Nov 1817 - , Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cancer of Lungs - 22 May 1893 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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