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John Robert Uttley

Male 1860 - 1950  (90 years)


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  • Name John Robert Uttley 
    Born 18 May 1860  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Christened 14 Sep 1862  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Robert Uttley 
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Fire Man 
    Occupation 1882  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    engineer 
    Occupation 1882  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    engineer 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Stationary Engineer 
    Residence Copper Cliff, Sudbury, District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-44609 
    Died 7 Nov 1950  Fesserton, , Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Person ID I44609  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Nathan Uttley,   b. 25 Nov 1832, Drayton, , Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1903, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Lucinda "Lucy" Randall,   b. 13 Sep 1840, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1872, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F27816  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Elizabeth Birmingham,   b. CALC 7 Aug 1860, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1899, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1882  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Children 
     1. John Uttley,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Wellington "Wally" Uttley,   b. 20 Mar 1882, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1955, Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. William Uttley,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William J. Uttley,   b. 22 Jun 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Robert Uttley,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Robert Gordon "Gordon" Uttley,   b. 26 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     7. Russell Uttley,   b. 1887, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Russell Robert Uttley,   b. 22 Dec 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     9. Hariet Uttley,   b. 22 Nov 1891, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Mary E. Uttley,   b. 11 Mar 1894, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Hilda M. Uttley,   b. 29 Dec 1896, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F11599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Catherine Birmingham,   b. 1850, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Birmingham,   b. 15 Jan 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. John Robert Birmingham,   b. 15 Jan 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1939, Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F31520  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Worked at 90, John Uttley Taken by Death

      One of Sudbury's grand old men, John Robert Uttley, died Tuesday , at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. R. H. Tucker, of Fesserton, Ont., in his 91st year.

      Mr. Uttley worked at his regular employment as stationary engineer at the Sudbury Brewing & Malting Company until shortly before his death.

      Born in Elmira, Ont., Mr. Uttley was educated and qualified as a steam engineer there. He moved to Waterloo in 1887, and came to Copper Cliff in 1914. He had been employed with the brewing company continuously for the past 30 years.

      Husband of the late Catherine Birmingham, he was also the father of two daughters, Mrs. Henry Bassett, of Coniston, and Mrs. Cecile Bone, of Port Hope, and three sons, William, of Copper Cliff, and Gordon and Russell, of Kitchener.

      Funeral services will be held in the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral home, Kitchener, on Friday at 2 p.m. internment will be in Waterloo Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Nov 1950 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 11.

    2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 21.

    3. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 28.

    4. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11656 (1882), Uttley -Birmingham.
      John Uttley, 22, engineer of Elmira, b. Elmira, s/o Nathan Uttley (mother dead) to Catharine Birmingham, 21, residence Elmira, b. Wellesley twp., d/o Wm. Birmingham & Caroline Sanborn. married 20 Apr 1882 Elmira,

    5. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Town of Waterloo 1891 Sect. 4 Page 17.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1860). John Robert Uttley (1860-1950) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 18 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103819919/john-robert-uttley.

    7. [S24] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - St. John the Evangelist Church of England, Pg. 8 Entry 87.
      Attley, John Robert c/o Walker, Nathan & Walker, Lucy b.14 May 1860 chr. 14 Sept. 1862 sponsor(s) "Wm. Linder, U. Attley (Uttley?), Charlotte Linder" wit. E.R. Stimson Comments: "The father is a farmer and place of abode is Elmira, Township Woolwich

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11656-1882.
      John Uttley (engineer of Elmira) b. Elmira Ont Age: 22 born abt 1860 father: Nathan Uttley mother: Mother Dead married Catharine Birmingham (resident of Elmira) Age:: 21 born abt 1861 b. Wellesley Township father: Wm Birmingham mother: Caroline Sanburn married 20 Apr 1882 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Elmira

    9. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Death notice of John R. Uttley 8 Nov 1950 pg 5.
      UTTLEY, John R., Copper Cliff, Ont., at Fesserton, Ont., Nov. 7, 90 years.


      John R. Uttley

      John R. Uttley, 90, Copper Cliff, Ont., died at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. R. N. Tucker at Fesserton, Ont., yesterday following a three-month illness. He was born in Waterloo Township May 18, 1860, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Uttley. He married Catherine Birmingham, who predeceased him 51 years ago. He is survived by four sons, Wellington, Flint, Mich.; William, Copper Cliff; Gordon and Russell, Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Henry (Mary) Bassett, Coniston, Ont.; Mrs. Cecil (Hilda) Bone, Port Hope; two brothers, A. S. and Jonathan, Kitchener, and two sisters, Miss Dianne Uttley, Kitchener, and Mrs. Isabella Hohner, Stratford. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home. Rev. Derwyn Jones will conduct the services. Interment will take place at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Waterloo. The body is resting at the funeral home.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Nathan Utley, soyer of Woolwich married 25 Nov 1857 Waterloo Twp by banns to Lucie Randal of Woolwich, wit: Samuel Utley of Woolwich & Mary Flaut of Woolwich

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 May 1860 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 14 Sep 1862 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Fire Man - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - engineer - 1882 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - engineer - 1882 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Apr 1882 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 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 - Stationary Engineer - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Copper Cliff, Sudbury, District, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Nov 1950 - Fesserton, , Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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