William Harvey

1849 - 1904  (54 years)

• Name	William Harvey
  Born	5 Oct 1849	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Business	88 Queen St. W. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	William Harvey Baker
  Residence	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Free Church
  Residence	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Baker
  Residence	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1874	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	baker
  Occupation	1881	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baker
  Elected Office	1889	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Baker
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baker
  Residence	88 Queen St. W. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-83941
  Died	16 Mar 1904	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I83941	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	William Harvey,   b. 1817, , Scotland ,   d. Bef 1861  (Age < 43 years)
  Mother	Janet Elliott,   b. 1821, , Scotland ,   d. 4 Apr 1890  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F15146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Wilson,   b. 28 Oct 1854, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1943  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Aug 1874  [6]
  Children	1. Janet Laura Harvey,   b. 1874, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jessie Harvey,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. George W. Harvey,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Byron Stanley Harvey,   b. 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1887  (Age 8 years)   5. William Harvey,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Leonhard Harvey,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Milton L. Harvey,   b. 9 Apr 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Herschel W. Harvey,   b. 24 May 1888, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ada Irene "Irene" "Dean" Harvey,   b. 30 Jul 1890, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1974, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   10. Mary Leslie "Leslie" Harvey,   b. 4 Jul 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 47 years)   11. Reva A. Harvey,   b. 24 Feb 1897, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F21829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the death of William Harvey, which occurred in the Galt hospital, Wednesday morning. Hespeler loses a highly respected and true citizen. Mr. Harvey's death was due to appendicitis. He was taken to the hospital on Tuesday morning in a very critical condition and although seemingly rallied after the operation, he expired about 15 hours after. Deceased was born in Hespeler and for 33 years has been engaged in the bakery business. He was an enthusiastic angler and gunner. He leaves to mourn his loss 4 sons and 4 daughters and a sorrowing widow who have the heartfelt sympathy in their sad bereavement. The Hamilton Spectator, Fri, Mar 18, 1904 Page 6

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 12. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William Harvey (baker of Hespeler) b. Hespeler Ont Age: 24 born abt 1850 father: William Harvey mother: Janet Harvey married Mary Ann Wilson Age:: 18 born abt 1856 b. Hamilton Ontairo father: William Wilson mother: Haurd Wilson married 5 Aug 1874 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Ayr [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 1, Pg. 15. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 6. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 30. [S2771] aaaHespeler 1871, Sect. 1 Page 36.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Oct 1849 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - William Harvey Baker - - 88 Queen St. W. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baker - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - baker - 1874 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1881 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1889 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 88 Queen St. W. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Mar 1904 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth