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

James McAuslan

Male 1849 - 1918  (68 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name James McAuslan 
    Born 9 Sep 1849  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110523408 
    Occupation 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Painter 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1881  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Painter 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Painter 
    Occupation 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Painting, Machine Shop 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-64757 
    Died 14 Jul 1918  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I64757  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Elizabeth Kilgour,   b. 27 Mar 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1931, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1872  , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John McAuslan,   b. 14 Nov 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. William Richard "Dick" McAuslan,   b. 26 Aug 1875, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1946, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Agnes Jane "Aggie" McAuslan,   b. 22 Apr 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     4. Ethel Maude McAuslan,   b. 20 May 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1958  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-8 Page 11.

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 96.

    3. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 13.

    4. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 7.

    5. [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

    6. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Sep 1849 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jun 1872 - , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painting, Machine Shop - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Jul 1918 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth