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

Clara Jane Elvin

Female 1897 - 1978  (81 years)


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  • Name Clara Jane Elvin 
    Born 14 Mar 1897  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Clara Jane Ashton 
    Residence 1965  67 Stanley St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-74010 
    Died 10 May 1978  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I74010  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Frederick George "George" Elvin,   b. 17 Aug 1863, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1937, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Agnes Cochrane Dickieson,   b. 11 Jul 1866, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1933  (Age 66 years) 
    Married Aug 1887  [2
    Family ID F19251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Private George Harold Ashton,   b. 19 Apr 1892, Beverly, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1965, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1922  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John R. Ashton,   b. 19 Apr 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1984  (Age 61 years)
     2. Audrey Ashton,   b. 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 2015, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Harold George "Harry" Ashton,   b. 1927,   d. 3 Dec 1986, Grand Centre, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F50945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Clara Jane Ashton formerly of 62 Stanley St. in Cambridge (Galt), at Hilltop Manor, on Wednesday, May 10, 1978, in her 82nd year. Mrs. Ashton was an active member of Central Presbyterian Church in Cambridge and a former member of the first Galt Scout Mothers Association. Predeceased by her husband, George Ashton (1965). Survived by a daughter, Audrey (Mrs. Tom Mercer) of Cambridge; two sons, John of Cambridge; Harold of Medley, AB; a brother, Robert Elvin of Alberta; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Predeceased by four brothers and three sisters. Service at the Coutts and Son Funeral Home on Saturday at 2: 30. Interment Mount View Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-2 Page 1.

    2. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 9.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Mar 1897 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Jun 1922 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 May 1978 - 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
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