1867 - 1952 (85 years)
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Name |
Alexandra Parks |
Born |
17 May 1867 |
Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
Gender |
Female |
Name |
Alexandra Hortop |
Residence |
1886 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Residence |
1891 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Methodist |
Residence |
1911 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Methodist |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-81974 |
Died |
25 Aug 1952 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Buried |
New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Person ID |
I81974 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
9 Sep 2024 |
Father |
Alexander Parks, b. 1819, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Feb 1880, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years) |
Mother |
Mary Ann Eagle, b. 24 Sep 1827, , Norfolk, England , d. 4 Feb 1908, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years) |
Married |
8 Dec 1842 |
Family ID |
F21390 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
William Hortop, b. 21 Jan 1867, Holland Mills, Waterloo County, Ontario , d. 15 Aug 1932, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years) |
Married |
15 Jun 1886 |
Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada [3] |
Children |
| 1. Hazel May Hortop, b. 26 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. John Gordon Hortop, b. 14 Jun 1889, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1954 (Age 64 years) |
| 3. Martha Alice Hortop, b. 1890, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Maude Hortop, b. Sep 1890, , Ontario, Canada , d. 1981 (Age ~ 90 years) |
| 5. A?ice M. Hortop, b. 14 Sep 1890, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Mary Hortop, b. 10 Feb 1893, , Ontario, Canada , d. 1960 (Age 66 years) |
| 7. Gladys R. Hortop, b. 26 Feb 1895, , Ontario, Canada , d. 1980 (Age 84 years) |
| 8. Anna Margareet Hortop, b. 15 Mar 1898, , Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Nov 1983 (Age 85 years) |
| 9. Elizabeth Marshall "Bessie" Hortop, b. 17 Jan 1902, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1985 (Age 82 years) |
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Last Modified |
11 Sep 2024 |
Family ID |
F21389 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- HORTOP, ALEXANDRA (Nee Parks)
Largely attended funeral services were held on Thursday, August 28 at 2: 30 for Mrs. William Hortop, aged 85 years, from her residence at Queen St. West in Hespeler. She passed away on Monday, August 25, 1952 at her residence. A resident of Hespeler for the past seventy-one years, she was born in Puslinch Township on the old Park's farm, which is now Barber's Beach. She was the last surviving member of the Alexander Parks family. She attended the United Church and in her younger days, took an active part in the women's organizations of the town. She formed a wide circle of friends in Hespeler, was an enthusiastic gardener and lover of nature. Her husband predeceased her in Aug. 1932. Surviving are seven children, Hazel (Mrs. Sam Fenton) of Chesley; Maude (Mrs. Ernest Eltherington); Mary (Mrs. Clarence Dopfer); Gladys (Mrs. Peter Lindhorst); Annie (Mrs. Harvey Gingrich); Elizabeth (Mrs. Jack Cooper); and John Gordon Hortop, all of Hespeler. Also survived by five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Rev. M. G. McFarlane, minister of the United Church, officiated. Pallbearers: Peter Lindhorst, Jack Cooper, Harvey Gingrich, Ernest Eltherington, Jack Hortop and Robert Dopfer. Interment Hespeler Cemetery.
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Sources |
- [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 23.
- [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 24.
- [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 13062 (1886), William Hortop-Alexandra Parks.
William Hortop, cloth finisher in woolen factory, Birth Place: Holland Mills Age: 19 Estimated birth year: abt 1867 Father Name: John Hortop Mother Name: Rebecca Hortop Spouse Name: Alexander Parks, residence Hespeler, Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Birth Place: Puslinch Township Spouse Father Name: Alex Parks Spouse Mother Name: Mary Parks Marriage Date: 15 Jul 1886 Marriage Location: Wellington, Elora
- [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 6.
- [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 58.
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| Born - 17 May 1867 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - 1886 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 15 Jun 1886 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 25 Aug 1952 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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