George William Elsley^[1]

1856 - 1894  (37 years)

• Name	George William Elsley
  Born	13 Dec 1856	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	W. Methodist
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Directory	1884	Woolwich Township Crook's Tract Broken Front Concession Lot 5EGR, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1894	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	merchant
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-48646
  Died	29 Oct 1894	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 6, 7]
  	Cause: consumption (5 years)
  Buried	Winterbourne Pioneer Methodist Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I48646	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Elsley,   b. 30 Sep 1827, London, England ,   d. 4 Oct 1919, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Ann Barkwell,   b. 15 Apr 1833, , Devonshire, England ,   d. 16 Jan 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F12681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura M. Wells,   b. 3 Jul 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1941, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1884	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Laura May Elsley,   b. 8 May 1888, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Oct 1888  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F12677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Winterbourne Mr. George Elsley of Mosboro, well known here died at an early hour this morning. He has been suffering from that dread disease consumption for several years. His sorrowing relatives have the sympathy of the entire neighborhood in their hour of trail. Funeral to-morrow at 1 o'clock. P.M. Elmira Advertiser, November 1, 1894

  
  

• Sources

  [S429] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Winterbourne Pioneer Methodist CC#4587 Internet Link. In Memory of/ Laura May/ Dau of/ George & Laura/ Elsley/ who died Oct. 7, 1888/ Aged 4 Mo's. & 29 Dy's. We weep for the loss of this tender bud, We hoped to see it bloom/ (Stone broken) [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. William George Elsley Death Date: 29 Oct 1894 Death Location: Wellington Born: abt 1856 Birth Location: Woolwich Township [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. George Elsley Born: Woolwich Age: 26 Father: William Elsley Mother: Ann Elsley Born: abt 1858 Spouse: Laura Wells Age: 19 born: Waterloo Ont Father: James Wells Mother: Margaret Wells married 10 Sep 1884 married: Waterloo [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 10. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177316317/george-w-elsley. [S429] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Winterbourne Pioneer Methodist CC#4587 Internet Link. Front -- Our Only Darling/ In memory of/ Laura May/ Only daughter of/ Geo. & Laura/ Elsley/ who died/ Oct. 7, 1888/ aged 4 M's & 29 d's/ O weep for the loss of this/ tender bud we hoped to see it/ bloom, But God took it with tendr/ care. To bloom in heaven with/ out decay./ Left Side: -- In memory of/ Geo. W. Elsley/ died/ Oct. 29 1894/ Aged 37 Y's 10 M's 16 D's./ verse

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Dec 1856 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Directory - 1884 - Woolwich Township Crook's Tract Broken Front Concession Lot 5EGR, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Sep 1884 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1894 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: consumption (5 years) - 29 Oct 1894 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Winterbourne Pioneer Methodist Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth