Mayor Thomas Vair

1850 - 1927  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas Vair
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	29 Jan 1850	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Galt Knife Co., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Business started by Thomas Vair and son Ward Vair July 1914
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Machinist
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	C. Presb.
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Finisher
  Occupation	1889	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	mechanic
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Bookkeeper
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Bookkeeper
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	?, ?
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-63753
  Died	2 Dec 1927	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I63753	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Vair,   b. 1816, , Scotland ,   d. 25 Jun 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Isabella Robson,   b. 1818, , Scotland ,   d. 2 May 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1849	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F224262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Scott,   b. 9 Feb 1851, , Scotland ,   d. 2 Jul 1914  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Wardlaw Vair,   b. 12 Sep 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Apr 1964  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F16650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Vair,Thomas-atfamilyfarmatDickieSettlement-Thomasstandingonleft-Facebook2017.jpg Vair family farm at Dickie Settlement, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Thomas Vair mayor of Galt for 1900-1901 Standing on left. Viewed at antique store 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-7 Page 12. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 18. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 38. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 19. [S815] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek Cemetery Burial Register. Thomas Vair, 1850 - 1927, 77 Years. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 75. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 131. [S512] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Central Presbyterian. Wardlaw Vair Born 12 Sep 1879 Galt Parents Thos. Vair & Annie Scott baptized 28 Mar 1889 Occupation: Mechanic [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries. NameThomas Veir GenderMale of Blenheim Marriage Date12 Jan 1849 Marriage PlaceGore, Ontario, Canada SpouseIsabella Robson of Blenheim

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jan 1850 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - - Galt Knife Co., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Finisher - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - mechanic - 1889 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ?, ? - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Dec 1927 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth