Waterloo Region Generations
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Thomas Peter "Tom" Wright

Thomas Peter "Tom" Wright

Male 1882 - 1960  (77 years)

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  • Name Thomas Peter "Tom" Wright 
    Born 18 Oct 1882  , Dundee, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187517318 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-80814 
    Died 3 May 1960  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I80814  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family Elizabeth Elliot "Bessie Ford,   b. 27 Sep 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1909  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Viola Elizabeth Wright,   b. 16 May 1923,   d. 16 Jun 2013, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F27826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Thomas Peter Wright
    Thomas Peter Wright
    thebondys originally shared this to Ancestry Public Member Tree 2014

  • Notes 
    • GALT - Thomas P. Wright, 77, of RR 7, Galt, died today at his home. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he lived in the Galt area most of his life and farmed at his present property for over 30 years. He was a member of Central Presbyterian Church, Galt. Surviving are his wife, the former Bessie Ford; one daughter, Mrs. Viola Schramm of RR 7, Galt, and two grandsons. The body is at the Coutts Funeral Home, Galt, where the funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mount View Cemetery, Galt.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 3 May 1960 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      WRIGHT/ in loving memory of/ Thomas P. WRIGHT/ 1882-1960/ his wife/ Elizabeth E. FORD/ 1882-1983/ at rest/

    2. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020400 (1909).
      Name:Bessie Ford Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1883 Marriage Date:8 Dec 1909 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Ford Mother:Elizabeth Miller Spouse:Thomas Wright

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Oct 1882 - , Dundee, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Dec 1909 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 May 1960 - Galt (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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