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

James Watson Ward

Male 1854 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name James Watson Ward 
    Born 1854  Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Protestant 
    Occupation 1880  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    painter 
    Occupation 1881  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Painter 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Shirt Manufacturer 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Anglican 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-70510 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I70510  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father George Ward,   b. 26 Dec 1829, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Abigail Watson,   b. 1833, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1861  (Age 28 years) 
    Family ID F15957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Scott,   b. 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 13 Oct 1880  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Children 
     1. Lieut. Jack Ward,   b. , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1915, , Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John George Ward,   b. 20 Feb 1882, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Alex Sidney Ward,   b. 24 Apr 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Raymond Ward,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Raymond Sylvester Ward,   b. 27 May 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F18895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 'Unprecedented' heritage project sees century-old slate roof replaced

      CAMBRIDGE Pieces missing, leaking and faded by more than a century of sun '96 that's how the slate roof of a 10-unit row housing structure on St. Andrew Street in Galt looked just a few months ago.

      Thanks to an "unprecedented" undertaking requiring collaboration between the various owners, and a helping hand from heritage funds, the roof has been reborn....

      Built in 1885 to house workers at a nearby mill, the 58 to 76 St. Andrew Street row house '96 known as St. Andrew's Terraces '96 was constructed at a cost of about $4,000. The money was put up by physician G.P. Sylvester and J.W. Ward, a local painter and real estate agent.

      It was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1989, in part due to its designed slate roof, as well as red and yellow brick....

      Cambridgetimes.ca. (2016). 'Unprecedented' heritage project sees century-old slate roof replaced. [online] Available at: https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/community-story/6740084--unprecedented-heritage-project-sees-century-old-slate-roof-replaced/ [Accessed 27 Jun. 2016].

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      James W Ward (painter of Galt) Born: Blair Age: 25 Father: George Ward Mother: Abigail Ward Born: abt 1855 Spouse: Alice Scott Age: 19 born: Galt Father: John Scott Mother: Sydin Scott married 13 Oct 1880 married: Waterloo, Galt

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 26.

    3. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 14.

    4. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 1 Page 1.

    5. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 43.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1854 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Protestant - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - painter - 1880 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Oct 1880 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, 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 - Shirt Manufacturer - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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