James McAuslan

1849 - 1918  (68 years)

• Name	James McAuslan
  Born	9 Sep 1849	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110523408
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Painter
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Painter
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Painter
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Painting, Machine Shop
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-64757
  Died	14 Jul 1918	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I64757	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John McAuslan,   b. 1808, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 7 Sep 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Agnes Connell,   b. 1808, , Scotland ,   d. 8 Dec 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1830	Govan, , Lanark, Scotland   [6]
  Family ID	F40671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Kilgour,   b. 27 Mar 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1931, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1872	, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. John McAuslan,   b. 14 Nov 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. William Richard "Dick" McAuslan,   b. 26 Aug 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1946, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   3. Agnes Jane "Aggie" McAuslan,   b. 22 Apr 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)   4. Ethel Maude McAuslan,   b. 20 May 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1958  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F16911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Fatal Railway Accident - A Boy Meets His Death At The Bruce Street Crossing A very sad and fatal accident happened on Wednesday forenoon, at the crossing of the G.T.R. on Bruce street, near the Stockwell mills, by which Ellery J. Dykeman, a boy aged about 16 years, eldest son of Mrs. A. Dykeman, St. Andrew's St., lost his life. The youth was driving Mr. George Laird's delivery wagon, and in crossing the track, (going from Hawthorne St.,) at the place mentioned, was struck by the 11:09 express going south. The horse having just cleared the track escaped without injury, the wagon was carried along by the train for about 20 yards and thrown up against a freight car standing on the mill siding, the contents of the vehicle being strewed promiscuously along the track. The driver (Dykeman) was thrown about 15 years, lighting upon his head on the east side of the track. Assistance was promptly at hand and he was carried into the house of Mr. James McAuslan, nearby, medical aid summoned, and everything possible done to restore him to consciousness, but all to no purpose, as he succumbed to his injuries about half an hour after the accident. The boy, we think, must have been struck by the engine, as the mere fact of him being thrown that distance to the ground, could hardly account for the nature and extent of all his injuries. They were mainly on the left side of body and consisted of fracture of the skull and jaw, ribs staved in and piercing left lung, compound fracture of the thigh, and the left ear nearly torn out. Young Dykeman was a trustworthy boy, had been in his late position for over two years, and was the chief support of his widowed mother, who was well-nigh distracted on receiving intelligence of the fatality. The crossing where the accident occurred is a very dangerous one, as people going from Hawthorne street, east along Bruce, cannot, on account of the Stockwell mill building, see a train coming from the north, and the noise of the mill running prevents them hearing it. Galt Reporter Oct 25 1889 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-8 Page 11. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 96. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 13. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 7. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In loving memory of/ James McAUSLAN/ died July 14, 1918/ in his 71st year/ his wife/ Elizabeth KILGOUR/ died Jan. 21, 1931/ in her 75th year/ Ethel dau/ died July 28, 1958/ in her 78th year [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910. Name: John McAuslan Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Agnes Connel Spouse's Sex: Female Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 2 Jan 1830 Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Sep 1849 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Painter - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Jun 1872 - , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Painter - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Painter - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Painting, Machine Shop - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Jul 1918 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth