James Crombie^[1]

1818 - 1876  (~ 59 years)

• Name	James Crombie
  Born	Between 1817 and 1818	, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Business	1850	64 Grand Ave. S. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	James Crombie & Co.
  	Southworks Outlet Mall is named after the South Works of Babcock & Wilcox. With two major facilities in town, B&W distinguished between their North Works and their South Works. The Southworks name stuck. Dumfries Foundry, is the forerunner of B&W, and was founded in 1844 by James Andrews and James Crombie. The foundry was located on a site which is commonly thought to be where the Cambridge Bus Depot is now located. In 1847 Dumfries Foundry moved to the Grand Avenue site. In 1850 Andrews experienced personal financial difficulties and Crombie, at the age of 32, took over the business. The Dumfries Foundry was renamed James Crombie & Co. It was gaining an excellent reputation for building engines. When Great Britain became embroiled in the Crimean War in 1854 it was a great stimulant to Crombie's business because with Britain manufacturing war materials Canada had to satisfy its own needs from its own resources.
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Founderer
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1859	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Business	1871	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	James Crombie and Company - mill
  		Preston-PattinsonMill-0001-ThomasWatsonPainting-HomeWatsonHouse.jpg Image: Homer Watson, "Pattinson's Mill, Preston," c. 1875, oil on board. - Homer Watson House and Gallery. The woollen mill of James Crombie and Company which shortly after was taken over by Robinson-Howell and Company. Later the company passed into new hands becoming the Ferguson-Pattinson Company, of which Mr. Pattinson was the moving spirit. The business finally came under his name and has, since its incorporation, Sept. 1st, 1920, been known as the George Pattinson Company, Limited. The present company is one of the foremost in the country in the woollen industry. Since his father's passing, Mr. Frank H. Pattinson is head of the business.
  Elected Office	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Galt council
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Manufacturer
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Independent
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-87164P
  Died	8 Jul 1876	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Shock (6 hours)
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I87164	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Barbara,   b. 1818, , Scotland ,   d. 8 Apr 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Children	1. Mary Ann Crombie,   b. Jul 1841, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1923, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA  (Age ~ 81 years)   2. Isabella Crombie,   b. 1844, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Emma Florence Elizabeth "Lizzie" Crombie,   b. 1848, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Charles Crombie,   b. CALC 1 Mar 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F22647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Crombie was born in Roxboroughshire, Scotland in 1818 and came to Canada in 1833. First arrived in Dundas where he worked in the foundry of Mr. Gartshore. He came to Galt in 1843 and in 1844 partnered with James Kimball Andrews to make Jas. Crombie & Co which was also known as the Dumfries Foundry. Due to financial problems James Kimball Andrew sold his part in the foundry about 1850 selling out to James Crombie. in 1859 he sold out to John Goldie and Hugh McCulloch and involved himself in flour mills in Stratford, Baden, Clinton and Seaforth. In 1870 he had a large woollen mill in Preston. He was captain in the 1st Battalion the Waterloo Militia and commanded the 1st company. Served as one of the first three vice-presidents of the Galt Mechanics Institute in 1853, later served as a director of the Gore Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Also member of the Galt council. Died apparently of heart failure following a near drowning. Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012857-73. James Pearce, 35, occ. Druggist, b. Plymouth England, res. Montreal, son of John and Mary married Emma Florence Elizabeth Crombie, 24, b. Galt, res. Galt daughter of James and Barbara, witnessed by: (Blank) Guett (Guest?) and (Blank) Taylor both of Montreal, Miss Waters (Blurry) of Brantford and Miss W. Brown of Galt, 18 June 1873 in Galt [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 13. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.31. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In/ memory/ of/ Barbara Crombie/ who died Apr. 9, 1859 at 39 years/ John George Crombie/ died Apr. 6, 1840 at 3 months/ Charles Crombie/ died June 7, 1850/ at 3 years & 6 m./ James Crombie/ died July 8, 1876/ at 58 years/ "Gone but not forgotten" [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate. James Crombie Gender: Male Age: 60 Birth Date: abt 1816 Birth Place: Scotland Death Date: 8 Jul 1876 Death Place: Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Shock From Sabinorsion #012402 [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 19 Apr 1859. 08 Apr 1859 In Galt, on Saturday morning, the 8th instant, after severe suffering, Barbara, wife of James Crombie, of the Galt Foundry, aged 39

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Between 1817 and 1818 - , Scotland Business - James Crombie & Co. - 1850 - 64 Grand Ave. S. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Founderer - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1859 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - James Crombie and Company - mill - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Galt council - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Independent - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Shock (6 hours) - 8 Jul 1876 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth