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John Swan

Male 1836 - 1911  (75 years)


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  • Name John Swan 
    Born 10 Jul 1836  Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Honoured Swan St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Swan Street in Ayr, Ontario named for him 
    Occupation 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mason 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Free Church 
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Printer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Ayr 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1891  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Plasterer 
    Residence 1891  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Plasterer 
    Residence 1911  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-58354 
    Died 11 Jul 1911  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Cause: Apoplexy 
    Buried 13 Jul 1911  Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I58354  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father George Swan,   b. Abt 1811, Of, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1876, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Agnes Ness,   b. Abt 1811, Of, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F42664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane Cuthbertson,   b. 12 May 1843, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1904, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1870  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Annie Ruth Swan,   b. 27 May 1871, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1928, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. Martha Jane Swan,   b. 28 Jun 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Sarah Agnes Swan,   b. 17 Sep 1876, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1916, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     4. Thomas Swan,   b. 2 Feb 1879, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1882  (Age 2 years)
     5. Ellen Swan,   b. 22 Jul 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F15061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Colwell,   b. 1834, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. John Swan,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James Swan,   b. 4 Jul 1866, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1934, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F191545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • One by one the old residents are passing away. On Tuesday evening John Swan, a pioneer of this district, was added to the list. He had been ill for some time and on Saturday morning was stricken with apoplexy. Mr. Swan was born at Dundas, but lived practically all his life in Ayr or its vicinity. He had attained the good age of 75 years and up to a few years ago was quiet active. He was a plasterer by trade, but worked for some years as a melter with the late John Watson. The family was one of the original settlers on Swan St., which accounts for the origin of the name. In his boyhood the wolves used to howl around his father's little log cabin at night, and he knew something of the hardships of pioneer life. The deceased was twice married, his first wife being a Miss Colwell and the second a miss Cuthbertson. A family of two sons and three daughters survive. They are James, New Hamburg; John on the Pacific Coast; Mrs. Geo. Bundshoe, Milverton; Sarah at Galt and Martha at home. The funeral takes place to Ayr Cemetery at 4 pm today.

      Ayr News Jul 13 1911 pg 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 13.

    2. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 53.

    3. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 14.

    4. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 11.

    5. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 36.

    6. [S619] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News (1897- ), "Obituary of John Swan," Jul 13 1911 pg 8.

    7. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 24.

    8. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: John Swan Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1836 Birth Place: Ontario Age at Death: 75 Death Date: 11 Jul 1911 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jul 1836 - Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHonoured - Swan Street in Ayr, Ontario named for him - - Swan St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Jul 1870 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Printer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ayr - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Plasterer - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Plasterer - 1901 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Apoplexy - 11 Jul 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Jul 1911 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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