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

Robert Walter Walker

Male 1877 - 1950  (73 years)


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  • Name Robert Walter Walker 
    Born 25 May 1877  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Woolen Mill 
    Occupation 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Feed Store 
    Residence 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-84276 
    Died 26 Aug 1950  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 29 Aug 1950  New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I84276  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Gottlieb Christian Walker,   b. 7 Mar 1847, Canton Berne, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1925, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Hausworth,   b. 9 Feb 1847, Canton Berne, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1908, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F21892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Alice Kitching,   b. 5 Feb 1881, Shrigley, , Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Dec 1903  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Bertha May Walker,   b. 27 Nov 1904,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Howard Clinton Walker,   b. 12 Dec 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Robert Clifford Walker,   b. 11 Oct 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Victor Arnold Walker,   b. 11 Mar 1911, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Mary Elizabeth Walker,   b. 27 Aug 1913, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. George Franklin Walker,   b. 15 Jul 1917,   d. 7 May 1995  (Age 77 years)
     7. Eunice Ruth Walker,   b. 18 Apr 1919,   d. 2012  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F21937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Robert Walker - By Record Correspondent - Hespeler, Aug 28 - A native of New Hamburg, Robert Walker, 73, died at his residence, Patrick Place, here on Saturday. He was employed at the Clarence Habermahl grocery store and was a member of the United Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Bertha Alice Kitching; four sons, Howard, Robert and George, Toronto; Victor, Hespeler; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Seeley, Hespeler; Mrs. Ron Lawrence, Guelph; and one sister, Mrs. Louise Amacher, Kitchener. The body is resting at the Stager-Russ Funeral Home, Hespeler, where the funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 pm with interment in Hespeler Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 17.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Robert Walker Born: New Hamburg Age: 25 Father: Gottlieb Walker Mother: Mary Houseworth Born: abt 1878 Spouse: Bertha Kitching Age: 22 born: Shergley Father: Thomas Kitching Mother: Elizabeth A Stowe married 24 Dec 1903 married: York, Toronto

    3. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 5.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Robert Walker.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 May 1877 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Woolen Mill - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Dec 1903 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Feed Store - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Aug 1950 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 29 Aug 1950 - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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