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

Francis "Frank" Hollis[1]

Male Cal 1824 - 1883  (~ 58 years)


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  • Name Francis "Frank" Hollis 
    Born CALC 26 Aug 1824  , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Name Frank Hollis  [8
    Occupation 1871  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
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    Occupation 1881  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Plasterer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-78138P 
    Died 26 Jan 1883  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7
    Cause: Dropsy 5 weeks 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7
    Person ID I78138  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family Jenney Primrose Dumas,   b. 1821, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1902  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ellen Hollis,   b. Between 1846 and 1847, , Kerry Co., Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1927, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
     2. Annie Hollis,   b. 22 Mar 1850, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1909, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     3. Dr. Frank D. Hollis,   b. Between 1854 and 1855, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Herbert Hollis,   b. Between 1866 and 1867, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F34026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died, In Hespeler, on Friday afternoon, at 1 o'clock, Francis Hollis, Aged 58 years and 5 Months Funeral, On Sunday afternoon, 28th inst., at 2 o'clock, from his late residence, to Hespeler Cemetery. Hespeler, January 27th, 1883.


      City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection

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      Francis Hollis, born in Ireland, was a plasterer here from 1866 to 1882. His work principally inside walls.


      Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

  • Sources 
    1. [S2034] Michigan Death Certificates 1921-1952.
      Name: Ella Kittle
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 07 Jun 1927
      Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
      Gender: Female
      Age: 81
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Birthplace: Kerry, Ireland
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
      Father's Name: Francis Hollis
      Mother's Name: Jenny Dumas

    2. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 26.

    3. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 23.

    4. [S1024] Funeral Card - City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection, funeral card of Francis Hollis - 27 Jan 1883.

    5. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      Francis Hollis/ died 1883/ in his 59th year/ his wife/ Jenney Primrose Dumas/ died 1902/ in her 81st year/ Hollis

    6. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      Francis HOLLIS/ died 1883/ in his 59th year/ his wife/ Jenney Primrose DUMAS/ died 1902/ in her 81st year/ HOLLIS/

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215932107/francis-hollis.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012794-73.
      James Jardine, 24, occ. Machinist, b. Sirling (?) Scotland, res. Hespeler, son of Andrew Bell Jardine and Isabella Dawson married Anna Hollis, 22, b. Ireland, res. Hespeler, daughter of Frank Hollis and Jane Dumas, witnessed by: G.A. Taylor of Hamilton and V.R. Conway of Hespeler, 26 March 1873 in Hespeler

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 26 Aug 1824 - , Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - --- - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Plasterer - 1881 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Dropsy 5 weeks - 26 Jan 1883 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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