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

Frank E. Cromwell

Male 1889 - Abt 1960  (70 years)


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  • Name Frank E. Cromwell 
    Born 1 Oct 1889  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-64797 
    Died Abt 1960  Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I64797  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Charles Cromwell,   b. 17 Dec 1853, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth "Eliza" Johnson,   b. 3 Feb 1856, Effingham, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1872  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Family ID F16922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Frank like his father was a tight-wire walker. He and his wife formed an act called the Daring Cromwells and worked for the Ringling Bros. Circus and with the Barnum Circus. After an injury he remained as a clown in the Ringling Bros. circus, dying in Sarasota Florida in 1960.


      Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

  • 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 56.

    3. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 135.

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Feb 1872.
      Married 3 Feb 1872 By Rev. Wurster, Charles Cromwell of Paris was married to Elisabeth Johnston of Galt.

    5. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      Name:Charles Cromwell Age:20 Birth Year:abt 1852 Birth Place:Oakville Georgia US Marriage Date:3 Feb 1872 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Henry Cromwell Mother:Rosine Cromwell Spouse:Elizabeth Johnstone

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Oct 1889 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt 1960 - Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
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