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James Gillies

James Gillies

Male 1848 - 1931  (83 years)

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  • Name James Gillies 
    Born 11 Jan 1848  Vankleek Hill, Prescott and Russel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Business Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    James Gillies and Son Ltd. (lumber and coal) 
    Waterloo Region Museum
    Waterloo Region Museum
    An ink blotter made of white paper printed in black and yellow with a picture of a house, borders, and a message. The message reads: Your Home will be Warm - / Clean, Cheerful and Bright/ If You Burn/ D & H Anthracite/ Jas. Gillies & Son/ Opposite G.T.R. Sta/ Preston, Ont.
    15 x 8.5 cm
    Occupation 1889  Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lumber and coal merchant 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Manufacturer 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Manufacturer 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-90350 
    Died 9 Oct 1931  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Cause: Cause: Old Age with Hemiplegia (3 years) 
    Buried 11 Oct 1931  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I90350  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family 1 E. J. Cook 
    Children 
     1. Robert W. Gillies,   b. 27 Sep 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mable Martha Gillies,   b. 17 Dec 1879, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F22345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Agnes McDowell,   b. 6 Apr 1849, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Robert W. Gillies,   b. 1875, , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     2. Ethel Gillies,   b. Jan 1888, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mayor James McDowell Gillies,   b. 11 Mar 1889, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1935, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F23366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • VETERAN BUSINESS MAN PASSES AWAY

      James Gullies, Sr., Succumbs To Lengthy Illness; Came To Preston In 1894

      Citizens of Preston today mourned the death of another of its merchants in the person of James Gillies, Sr., for many years a prominent coal and lumber dealer here. His death came about nine o'clock this morning after an illness that caused his retirement from active interest in his business the latter part of 1928. He was in his 85th year. The late Mr. Gillies was born at Vankleek Hill, Ontario, and lived for a time prior to his coming to Preston in 1890 in London Ontario, Idaho and Wisconsin. Ten years before taking up business here, the late Mr. Gillies owned and operated a coal and wood business in Paris, but when he came to town he bought out an established concern which, in recent years, has grown considerably, in the firm of J. M. Gillies and Son of Preston, the deceased was associated with his son, the late Robert Gillies until the latter's death in 1907. James Gillies Jr., has been connected with the firm as a partner since 1912. Through the years of his residence in Preston, the late James Gillies, Sr., took a keen interest in the public life of the district. He served several years on the municipal council of Preston. In politics he was a staunch Conservative. His wife predeceased him in 1910. There survive one son, James Jr., and two daughters, Mrs. (Dr.) McKendrick of Galt and Mrs. Mabel McIntosh of Preston. Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow.

      Kitchener Daily Record 9 Oct 1931 pg 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 27.

    2. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 37.

    3. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Front] In/ loving memory of/ James GILLIES/ died Oct. 9, 1931, aged 84 years/ Agnes MCDOWELL/ beloved wife of James GILLIES/ died Sept. 4, 1910, aged 60 years/ Robert W. their son/ died July 14, 1907 aged 31 years/ James McDowell GILLIES/ died Dec. 31, 1935 aged 46 years/ husband of/ Verta (BECK) GILLIES/ died Jan. 23, 1980/ aged 90 years/ GILLIES./ [Flat markers] Father/ Mother/ Robert/ James McDowell GILLIES/ Verta BECK) GILLIES./ [Right side] Eliza HAMILTON/ RITCHIE/ died Jan. 6, 1926/ aged 83 years./ [Flat marker, right of monument] Eliza RITCHIE.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      James Gillies Born: 11 Mar 1889 County: Brant Father: James Gillies Mother: Agnes McDowell

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:James Gillies Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1847 Birth Place:Vankleek Hill, Canada Age at Death:84 Death Date:9 Oct 1931 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1848 - Vankleek Hill, Prescott and Russel, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - James Gillies and Son Ltd. (lumber and coal) - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Old Age with Hemiplegia (3 years) - 9 Oct 1931 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Oct 1931 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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