Robert William Meikleham

1890 - 1974  (83 years)

• Name	Robert William Meikleham
  Born	17 May 1890	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Christened	30 Jun 1892	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Captain, 29th Regiment / 71st Battalion
  Name	R. W. Meikleham
  Occupation	1922	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	druggist
  		Galt-Meilkeham-DrugStore-CityofCambridgeArchives.jpg City of Cambridge Archives
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-63507
  Died	1974  [5]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I63507	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert H. Meikleham,   b. 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1901  (Age < 50 years)
  Mother	Mary Fairgrieve,   b. 29 Nov 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1918  (Age 65 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1883	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F16583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lawson Irwin,   b. 27 Aug 1889, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1973  (Age 83 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1917	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Robert Meikleham,   b. 1919,   d. 1981  (Age 62 years)   2. Margaret Mary Meikleham,   b. 15 Mar 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1923, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Ian Alexander Meikleham,   b. 1929,   d. 3 Jan 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F52619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alcohol Killed Nurse At Galt - Spirits Were Given By Drug Store Without Doctor's Order Special to The Toronto World - Galt, April 15 1914 - At the adjourned inquest this evening into the mysterious death of Mrs. Charles F. Dempsey, a trained nurse, who died suddenly on Sunday night at the farm of Robert Jamieson, six miles from town, where she was engaged professionally, a verdict was returned stating the cause of death as "from an overdose of alcohol, taken as a heart stimulant." The woman, according to the testimony of two local druggists, had sent to Galt for alcohol, ostensibly for her patient, but in reality to imbibe. At Dickson's store the messenger was refused, there being no doctor's order. But Columbia spirits, a purified wood alcohol, was given, and the bottle labeled "For external use only." At Meikleham's, however, a bottle of wood alcohol was secured, the label being merely "Alcohol," and the understanding being that it was only for external application. The circumstances that this latter distillation was drunk by the nurse, accounted for her sudden death, as the post-mortem disclosed. Mrs. Dempsey had been living in town two years and pursuing her calling as a nurse. She was a middle-aged woman with two children. The husband has been employed in the states. She was well known. The Toronto Sunday World - 16 Apr 1914

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-7 Page 8. [S512] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Central Presbyterian. Robert William Meikleham Born 17 May 1892 New Hamburg Parents Robert Meikleham & Mary Fairgrieve baptized 30 Jun 1892 Occupation: Horse Dealer [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 034562 (1890). Name:Robert William Merkleham Date of Birth:17 May 1890 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Robt Merkleham Mother's name:Mary Fairgrieve [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. MEIKLEHAM/ Mary Lawson IRWIN/ 1889-1973/ wife of/ R. W. MEIKLEHAM/ 1890-1974/ their son/ Robert MEIKLEHAM/ 1919-1981/ Margaret Mary, infant daughter of/ R. W. and Mary MEIKLEHAM/ Mar. 15, 1923 - Aug. 30, 1923/ [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019944 (1917). Name:Mary Lawson Irwin Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1890 Birth Place:Galt Marriage Date:15 Aug 1917 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph M Irwin Mother:Nellie Cutter Irwin Spouse:Robert William Meikbham

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 May 1890 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 30 Jun 1892 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Aug 1917 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - druggist - 1922 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth