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Christina Rudd

Female 1843 - 1903  (59 years)


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  • Name Christina Rudd 
    Born 25 Dec 1843  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Christina Wilkins 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    W. Methodist 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lady 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Anglican 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-61156 
    Died 28 Jan 1903  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Cause: Peritonitis (1 week) 
    Buried Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I61156  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family 1 Stephen Wilkins,   b. CALC 20 Jan 1840, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Children 
     1. Richard H. Wilkins,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Thomas W. Wilkins,   b. 1 Nov 1863, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1916, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     3. Robert A. Wilkins,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1903  (Age 37 years)
     4. Stephen R. Wilkins,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Edgar Wilkins,   b. 1869, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Blanche Evelyn Wilkins,   b. 9 Aug 1872, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1913, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     7. George Clifford Wilkins,   b. 22 Apr 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1946  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F15993  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Wilkins,   b. CA 1834,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Children 
     1. Stephen Wilkins,   b. 1768, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Martha Wilkins,   b. 1869, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Blanche Wilkins,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. George Wilkins,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F254138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bank Burglary

      The old Gore Bank had a local branch in Galt, in the sixties. The office adjoined Miss Echlin's hat store, on South Water Street.

      The bank door was reached by an open verandah extending from the street to the river wall along the south wall of the building. Upon entering this door there was found a capacious room for the transaction of business and a door leading to a small office for the manager, who, at that time, was John Davidson, one of Galt's early settlers.

      There was a bold attempt to rob this bank in the early days of the eighteen sixties, while the first families of Galt were holding a ball in the Town Hall, with guests from Guelph, Berlin, Brantford, Paris and Woodstock; an event in those days that was looked forward to with much interest, as it was a swell affair in every particular. The ladies arranged the supper, which was a feast that would open the eyes of the present generation. The tables fairly groaned with everything good, including claret cup and punches, and everybody did full justice to the spread. The music was rendered by the 13th Battalion Corps, of Hamilton; the hall was decorated from floor to ceiling with flags, bunting of all colors, and with beautiful pictures loaned by the citizens. The stage was carpeted and furnished like a pretty drawing room to be used by those who did not dance, to play whist and to gaze upon the merry throng of dancers below.

      The ball was again in full swing, after supper had been served, when across the waxed floor, a figure clad in overcoat and muffler was seen rushing through the maze of dancers to the manager of the bank. He whispered into the banker's ear the disconcerting news that burglars were in the bank. After a hurried apology to his fair partner, the manager, Mr. Davidson, took the arm of the strange guest and left the hall, whispering to several men to follow him quietly and quickly, and when they reached the dressing room they learned the object of the mission and the work they were to perform. Accompanied by the only constable in the town they lost no time in reaching the bank, where, however, the two burglars, who had been seen there, had taken alarm and escaped, before having had time to secure much booty. Both robbers were captured some weeks later, near Hamilton, and duly tried and convicted at the spring assizes in Berlin. One of them was the then notorious Bristol Bill; the other was a man named Clews. Quite a number of Galt citizens and their wives attended the trial.

      The person who first discovered the burglars was Mrs. Steve Wilkins, who, from across the street, it being a bright moonlight night, saw strangers on the verandah adjoining the bank, and promptly sent a messenger to the Town Hall, where her husband was at the dance.

      Annual Volume 1925 Waterloo Historical Society

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-5 Page 1.

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 103.

    3. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 11.

    4. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 95.

    5. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link.
      [East] In memory of/ Stephen WILKINS/ who died/ May 17, 1879/ aged 39 y'rs/ 3 mo. 27 d'ys/ Christina RUDD/ his wife/ died Jan. 28, 1903/ in her 60th year/ WILKINS/ [South] Robert A./ their son/ died Dec. 13 1903/ in his 37th year/ interred in Ladner B. C./ Blanche E./ wife of William SHAW/ Aug. 9th 1872/ Aug 16th 1913/ [West] George C./ their son/ born Apr. 22 1874/ died Apr. 18, 1946/ his wife/ Catherine LUNN/ born Apr. 27, 1878/ died Nov. 23, 1952/ [North] In memory of/ Harry WILKINS/ July 31, 1954/ Aged 55 years/ His wife/ Anne CAITHNESS/ Jan 21, 1990/ Aged 94 years/ [A] George [B] Catherine [C] Mother [D] Father

    6. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 027095 (1903).
      Name:Mrs Stephen Wilkins Gender:Female Age:60 Birth Date:abt 1843 Death Date:28 Jan 1903 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Dec 1843 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lady - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Peritonitis (1 week) - 28 Jan 1903 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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