Henry Drinkwater

1852 - 1909  (57 years)

• Name	Henry Drinkwater
  Born	17 Apr 1852	, Lincolnshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1882	, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shirt Maker
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Knitter
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-64110
  Died	2 Jun 1909  [3]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I64110	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Wilson,   b. 24 Feb 1862, , Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Bessie W. Drinkwater,   b. 28 Sep 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1969  (Age 84 years)   2. Matilda Burton "Tillie" Drinkwater,   b. 27 Oct 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1975  (Age 89 years)   3. Emily Drinkwater,   b. 16 May 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   4. William James Drinkwater,   b. 28 Jun 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1948  (Age 55 years)   5. Henry "Harry" Drinkwater,   b. 18 Feb 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1917, , Belgium  (Age 22 years)   6. Andrew Thompson Drinkwater,   b. 26 Sep 1896, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 1947  (Age 50 years)   7. Fannie Louise Drinkwater,   b. 15 Apr 1899, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Lorne Scott Drinkwater,   b. 7 Jun 1903, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1961, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F16743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Wilson,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Mar 1884  [2]
  Children	1. Bessie Drinkwater,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Tilly Drinkwater,   b. 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Emily Drinkwater,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Drinkwater,   b. 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F246332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Wilson,   d. 18 Mar 1942
  Children	1. William James Drinkwater,   b. 28 Jun 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1948  (Age 55 years)   2. Private Harry Drinkwater,   b. 18 Feb 1895,   d. 25 Apr 1916, Belguim  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F275943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-8 Page 1. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 50. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . [new stone] DRINKWATER/ Henry/ 1852-1909/ Mary/ 1981-1942/ Baby June/ 1946 [previous stone] [E] In memory of/ Henry DRINKWATER/ died June 2, 1909/ aged 57 years/ Mary WILSON/ his wife/ died Mar. 18, 1942/ in her 81st year/ DRINKWATER

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Apr 1852 - , Lincolnshire, England Immigration - 1882 - , Canada Occupation - Shirt Maker - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Knitter - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth