Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John Downs[1]

Male 1832 - 1915  (82 years)


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  • Name John Downs 
    Born 14 Dec 1832  , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1873  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1881  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Carpenter 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Carpenter 
    Anatomy Study 1915 
    • Death registration indicates a burial in Toronto, which probable means sent to the Toronto School of Anatomy
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-61263 
    Died 11 Sep 1915  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cause: old age 
    Person ID I61263  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family Sarah,   b. 19 Nov 1832, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1904, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Downs,   b. 1861, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sarah Downs,   b. 1865, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     3. Elizabeth Downs,   b. 1866, South Norwood, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William Downs,   b. 1870, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F16018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12208-89.
      William E. Johnstone, 41, widower, occ. tailor, b. Draperstown, res. Galt, s/o Robert & Jane, married Elizabeth Down (Downs?), 22, b. South Norwood - England, res. Galt, d/o John & Sarah, witn: Daniel Wilson & James Sudden, both of Galt, 5 June 1889 at Galt

    2. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-5 Page 2.

    3. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 74.

    4. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg18 No. Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1884.
      John Downs Died: 11 Sep 1915 Aged 82 Cause: Old Age Comment and Remarks: J.K. Shinn Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Dec 1832 - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1873 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: old age - 11 Sep 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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