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

James S. Wilford

Male 1849 - 1903  (53 years)


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  • Name James S. Wilford 
    Born 26 May 1849  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1852  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Episcopalian 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1881  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Axe Maker 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Tool Maker 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Anglican 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Butcher 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-360491 
    Died 26 Jan 1903  [6, 7
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Person ID I360491  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Ernest Wilford,   b. 1805, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Eliza Ann Wilson,   b. 1818, , New York State, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1897, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F253597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Tait,   b. 25 Mar 1851, , Cork Co., Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1916, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wilford,   b. of, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sarah Frances Wilford,   b. 9 Apr 1870, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1937, Kenmore, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Minnie Wilford,   b. 1871, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mary Ann "Minnie Wilford,   b. 11 Nov 1871, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1939, Kenmore, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. William Earnest Wilford,   b. 11 Feb 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. James Smith Wilford,   b. 27 Dec 1875, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. George Wilford,   b. 18 Nov 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Helen Josephine "Ellen" Wilford,   b. 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1897, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     9. John Alexander Wilford,   b. 7 Jul 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Robert Chapman B. Wilford,   b. 12 Aug 1882, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954  (Age 71 years)
     11. Elizabeth Wilford,   b. 24 Jul 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Maude E. Wilford,   b. 25 Jan 1890, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     13. Margaret Wilford,   b. 24 Jun 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F253596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-1 Page 5.

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 12.

    3. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 22.

    4. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 11 Page 88.

    5. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 4.

    6. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      WILFORD/ James S. WILFORD/ 1849-1903/ his wife Catherine TAIT/ 1851-1916/ daughter/ Helen WILFORD/ 1878-1897

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1849). James Wilford (1849-1903) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 11 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193672181/james-wilford.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 May 1849 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Episcopalian - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Axe Maker - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tool Maker - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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