George Alexander Cress

1886 - 1968  (82 years)

• Name	George Alexander Cress
  Born	3 May 1886	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Carpenter - shop
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1923	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-58390
  Died	9 Sep 1968	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Buried	Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I58390	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Hudson Cress,   b. 15 Jun 1864, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1923, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Hannah Wismer,   b. 4 Jan 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1930, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F247672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tessie Henderson,   b. 1 Nov 1887,   d. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F59112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Cress Passes A former Ayr resident, George Cress, passed away suddenly in Calgary on Saturday. He was in his 83rd year. Born in the former Cress house on Willison St., he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Cress. He received his education in Ayr, after which he worked in the village with his father, who was a carpenter. He then went West where he had resided for many years. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Tessie Henderson. Surviving are one brother, Clarence (Ted) Cress of Port Credit, and four sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Dennis, Kitchener; Mrs. Roy (Bessie) Luce, London; Mrs. Gordon (Lena) Kaufman, Perry's Corners, and Mrs. E. F. (Margaret) Robson, Toronto. Funeral service was held in Calgary on Wednesday. The Ayr News Sep 5 1968 pg 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 13. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 15. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 37.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 May 1886 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - shop - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1923 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Died - 9 Sep 1968 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Buried - - Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth