Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Irvin Rook

Male 1910 - 1977  (66 years)


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  • Name William Irvin Rook 
    Born 8 May 1910  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Name William Rooke 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1977  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-440530 
    Died 1 Mar 1977  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried 3 Mar 1977  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I440530  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father William Albert "Albert" Rook,   b. Jan 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1941  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Jane Self,   b. 15 Jun 1871, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1956  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1906  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F28957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Cardy Woods,   b. 5 Dec 1909, , County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1998, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Rook
     2. Robert Rook
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F278423  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ROOK, William Irvin

      At South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Cambridge on Tuesday, March 1, 1977. William I. Rook of 33 Bruce St., Cambridge, in his 67th year. Beloved husband of Mary Cardy Woods, dear father of Thomas, at home and Robert of Burlington; dear brother of George and Marion Rook, both of Cambridge. Resting at Little's Funeral Home, 39 Grand Ave. N., Cambridge. Funeral and committal service at the funeral home on Thursday, March 3, at 2: 30 p.m. Interment, Mount View cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Mar 1977 pg 35

  • Sources 
    1. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 15.

    2. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 049932 (1910).
      Name:William Irven Rook Date of Birth:8 May 1910 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Wm Albert Rook Mother's name:Eliza Self

    3. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      ROOK/ in loving memory of/ William Irvin ROOK/ May 8, 1910 - March 1, 1977/ His Beloved Wife/ Mary Ann WOODS/ Dec. 5, 1909 - Oct. 30, 1998/ [Veteran's cross]/

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210123654/william-irvin-rook.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      William Albert Rook (painter of Galt) Age: 26 born abt 1880 father: Wm Irvin Rook mother: Ida Russell married Eliza Self (res. Galt) Age:: 28 born abt 1878 father: George Self mother: Mary Roberts married 1 Jan 1906 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Galt

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 May 1910 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1977 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Mar 1977 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 3 Mar 1977 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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