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

Margaret Jane "Maggie" Bruce

Female 1895 - 1974  (79 years)


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  • Name Margaret Jane "Maggie" Bruce 
    Born 12 May 1895  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Maggie Bruce 
    Name Margaret Jane "Maggie" Ford 
    Residence 1911  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-73242 
    Died 1 Dec 1974  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I73242  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Bruce,   b. 7 Aug 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1951  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Effie Jane Hussey,   b. CALC 6 Jan 1867,   d. 14 Apr 1922, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married 20 Dec 1893  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Miller Ford,   b. 10 Jun 1887, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1954, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1918  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Ruth Ford
     2. Ernest Ford
     3. Bruce Ford
     4. Mary Elizabeth Ford,   b. 20 Sep 1919, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1919, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. John Russell "Russell" Ford,   b. 1921, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     6. Ford,   b. 20 Apr 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     7. Elizabeth J. "Betty" Ford,   b. 1934,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F14309  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • FORD, Mrs. Margaret Jane

      At the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 1974, Margaret J. Bruce, in her 80th year. Beloved wife of the late Robert Miller Ford; dearly loved mother of Mrs. Howard (Ruth) Heath, Brockville, Mrs. Hugh (Betty) Boland, Route 1, Ayr, Russell and Ernest, both of Cambridge (Galt) and Bruce of Ayr; dear sister of Mrs. Mamie Boyd, Cambridge (Galt), also surviving are 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Resting at the Coutts and Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrew St., Cambridge, where the funeral and committal service will be held in the funeral home chapel, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. Interment Ayr cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Dec 1974 pg 29

  • Sources 
    1. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 9.

    2. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 9.

    3. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      Ford/ Robert M. Ford/ 1887 - 1954/ his wife/ Margaret Bruce/ 1895 - 1974/ at Rest.
      [A] Father [B] Mother [C] F [4 corner lot markers]

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Maggie Jane Bruce
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 12 May 1895
      Event Place: North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Female
      Father's Name: John Bruce - farmer
      Mother's Name: Effie Unssey
      Certificate Number: 33218

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Margaret Jean Bruce Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1895 Birth Place: Galt Marriage Date: 25 Sep 1918 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: John Bruce Mother: Effie Hussy Spouse: Robert Miller Ford Spouse's Age: 31 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1887 Spouse Birth Place: Galt Spouse Father: John Ford Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Miller

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 May 1895 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Sep 1918 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Dec 1974 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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