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Edward Smyth

Edward Smyth[1, 2]

Male 1848 - 1926  (78 years)

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  • Name Edward Smyth 
    Born 4 May 1848  , Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Smyth Brothers 
    • Smyth Brothers

      Edward and Robert Smyth founded the dry-goods firm of Smyth Bros. in 1877. The brothers imported merchandise from Europe and introduced the cash system. For nineteen years they were lessees of the Ernst block, built by Hugo Kranz. Afterward they leased the Janzen block at 39 East King street from H. L. Janzen. East of the block, on the lower side of the Telegraph lane, stood a two-story frame building. Joseph Gorman, grocer, occupied the lower floor, and J. P. Starnaman & Son, makers of picture frames, etc., the upper floor. Smyth Bros. bought the property from Mr. Janzen and in 1909 erected a big block. Edward Smyth retired about 1925 and Robert Smyth in 1928. Both brothers were town-builders.

      A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937
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    Smyth Brothers - image from Pat O'Reilly - Facebook 2024
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157866804 
    Nationality , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Immigration 1872  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Immigration 1875  , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Immigration 1875  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Merchant 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1883  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Merchant 
    Residence 1883  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Merchant 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    general merchant 
    Public Service 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Council of the Baord of Trade 
    From: Berlin Today 1806-1906    		 From: Berlin Today 1806-1906
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Merchant, Dry Goods 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Retail Man, ? 
    Residence 31 Young St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1921  77 Duke St W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-92367 
    Died 23 Nov 1926  [6] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I92367  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father William Smyth,   b. Abt 1815, Of, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Isabella McPhillimy,   b. Abt 1815, Of, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F34038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father William Smyth,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Estella,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F281694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Matilda "Maggie" Potter,   b. 13 Nov 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1903  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1883  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Children 
     1. Florence Isabel Smyth,   b. of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Nora Flemming Smyth,   b. 9 Jul 1884, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964  (Age 79 years)
     3. Marjorie B. Smyth,   b. 8 Aug 1887, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Edward S. Smyth,   b. 7 Jul 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1963  (Age 71 years)
     5. James Harold Smyth,   b. 12 Feb 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1976  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F24008  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The 1901 Berlin Census transcriber lists the birth month for Edward as Mar. I see it as May.

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 18 Oct 1883.
      Oct. 10, 1883 Maggie Potter & Edward Smyth, both of Berlin, were married in Berlin by Rev. Tait

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12199-83.
      Edward Smyth, 34, occ. Merchant, b. Ireland, res. Berlin, son of William and Estella, married Maggie Potter, 23, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of James and Isabella, Witnessed by Adolph Miller and Kate Potter, both of Berlin, 10 Oct 1883 at Berlin

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-2 pg 3.

    4. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 59.

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 13.

    6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Maggie Potter/ beloved wife of/ Edward Smyth/ died Jan. 27, 1903/ in loving memory/ Edward Smyth/ born in County Tyrone, Ireland/ May 4, 1848/ died November 23, 1926/ Smyth

    7. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 26.

    8. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 11.

    9. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-2 pg 3.

    10. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 May 1848 - , Tyrone, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Smyth Brothers - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNationality - - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1872 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1875 - , Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1875 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1883 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1883 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Oct 1883 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - general merchant - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - Council of the Baord of Trade - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant, Dry Goods - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Retail Man, ? - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - 31 Young St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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