Waterloo Region Generations
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John Gordon Hortop

Male 1889 - 1954  (64 years)


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  • Name John Gordon Hortop 
    Born 14 Jun 1889  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Name Gordon Hortop 
    Residence 1891  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Dyer, Woolen Mill 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1918  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    dyer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-81976 
    Died 1954 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I81976  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father William Hortop,   b. 21 Jan 1867, Holland Mills, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1932, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Alexandra Parks,   b. 17 May 1867, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1952, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1886  Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F21389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edna Cober,   b. Aug 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years) 
    Married 2 Sep 1918  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F31394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 23.

    2. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 6.

    3. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 59.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: John Gordon Hortop
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 02 Sep 1918
      Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 29
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 Hespeler
      Res: Hespeler - Dyer
      Father's Name: William Hortop
      Mother's Name: Alexandra Parks
      Spouse's Name: Edna Cober
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 30
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1888 Puslinch Twp.
      Res: Hespeler
      Spouse's Father's Name: Jerry Cober
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Rachael Strone

    5. [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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jun 1889 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Dyer, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - dyer - 1918 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Sep 1918 - Toronto, York Co., 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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