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

Walter Ker Dryden[1]

Male 1827 - 1913  (85 years)


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  • Name Walter Ker Dryden 
    Born 10 Mar 1827  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Birth CALC 27 Mar 1827 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66571465 
    Immigration 1834  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Immigration 1834  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1857  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lumber Merchant 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Atheist 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Sawyer 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1891  North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 23, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Saw Miller 
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    From North Dumfries Historical Preservation Society
    Occupation 1911  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Saw Miller, Saw Mill 
    Residence 1911  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1913  North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 22, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-73199 
    Died 16 Feb 1913  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 10
    Cause: Heart Disease (several years) 
    Buried 18 Feb 1913  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8
    Person ID I73199  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Andrew Dryden,   b. 1775, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Janet Cairns,   b. 1783, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1864, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1803  Wilton, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Family ID F17806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte Green,   b. 19 Sep 1832, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1915, Paris Plains, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1857  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9
    Children 
     1. Margaret "Maggie" Dryden,   b. 9 Nov 1855, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1941, Camrose, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. Andrew K. Dryden,   b. CALC 16 Jan 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 25 years)
     3. John Green Dryden,   b. 17 Aug 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1930, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Walter C. Dryden,   b. 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jessie Dryden,   b. 1863, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age 88 years)
     6. Hannah Dryden,   b. 16 May 1866, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946  (Age 79 years)
     7. Mary Ann Dryden,   b. 23 Jun 1869, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1949, RR7, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     8. Eliza Jane Dryden,   b. 3 Jul 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1872, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     9. Robert Dryden,   b. 1872, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Thomas C. Dryden,   b. 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Lizzie Dryden,   b. 31 Mar 1876, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Lottie Dryden,   b. 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Agnes Rebecca Jane Dryden,   b. 4 Mar 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F19078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011782-86.
      John Kerr, 27, occ. Farmer, b. North Dumfries, res. Minto Twp., son of Robert and Margaret, Married Jessie Dryden, 22, b. North Dumfries, res. Same, daughter of Walter K. and Charlotte, Wittness(es) - Robert Kerr of Minto and Mary Ann Dryden of North Dumfries, 28 Dec 1885 at North Dumfries

    2. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 8.

    3. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 64.

    4. [S184] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County from 1851 to 1980.
      Died, In North Dumfries, on Sunday, February 16th, 1913, at 7.30 o'clock a.m. Walter K. Dryden, In his 86th year. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Lot No. 22, Concession 8, North Dumfries, on Tuesday afternoon, 18th inst., at 2.30 o'clock, to Mount View Cemetery. Service at house at 2.00. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

    5. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 13.

    6. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 3 Page 26.

    7. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 18.

    8. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      [E] Father/ Walter K DRYDEN/ 1827-1913

    9. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 7 Oct 1857.
      DRYDEN, Walter Ker married 30 Sep 1857 to Charlotte GREEN In Galt by Rev John James. Both of North Dumfries.

    10. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 033316 (1913).
      Name:Walter K Dryden Gender:Male Age:86 Birth Date:abt 1827 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:16 Feb 1913 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Heart Disease

    11. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Andrew Dryden and Janet Cairns, 21 Nov 1803; citing Wilton,Roxburgh,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,067,954.
      Andrew Dryden Spouse's Name Janet Cairns Event Date 21 Nov 1803 Event Place Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Mar 1827 - , Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1834 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1834 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1857 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Sep 1857 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lumber Merchant - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Atheist - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sawyer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 23, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Saw Miller - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Saw Miller, Saw Mill - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1913 - North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 22, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Heart Disease (several years) - 16 Feb 1913 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Feb 1913 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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