James Twomey^[1]

1846 - 1879  (33 years)

• Name	James Twomey
  Born	1846	, Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1879	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	killed in saw mill accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99676
  Died	27 Feb 1879	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Cause: accident - saw mill
  Person ID	I99676	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Twomey,   b. Abt 1820, , Ireland ,   d. Bef 1901  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Mary,   b. 1820, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F15668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Nagle,   b. 1850, , Ireland ,   d. 19 Apr 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Ellen Twomey,   b. 1871, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Thomas Twomey,   b. 20 Feb 1873, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Maria Twomey,   b. 6 Mar 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. James Twomey,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F25684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Deplorable Accident in Galt - An accident attended with almost immediately fatal results, occurred at Messrs. Gilholm & Hogg's Saw Mill, in Galt, yesterday, (Thursday), a little before two o'clock. It appears that James Twomey, who runs the strip saw in the mill, was attending on the large circular saw, which was sawing some very long stuff. While sawing such lumber, it is necessary to have someone just in front of the saw to guide the stuff as it strikes the saw, and it appears that poor Twomey was engaged at this work and while so engaged his feet appear to have slipped from under him, causing him to fall on the stick immediately in front of the saw. Before he could recover himself the saw caught his head cutting deeply into the back of it and also partly into the neck. As soon as possible he was lifted away, but the work was done, and after a gasp or two, he was dead. Medical aid was at once sought for but of course was of no avail. The deceased leaves a wife and family to mourn his untimely end. Galt Reporter Feb 28 1979 pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S2046] Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881, Thomas Twomey, 20 Feb 1873; citing Ireland, reference v 5-1 p 755; FHL microfilm 255,873. Thomas Twomey b. 20 Feb 1873 Ireland [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of James Twomey - 28 Feb 1879, pg 2. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Deplorable Accident in Galt - Feb 28 1979 pg 2.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1846 - , Ireland Misfortune - killed in saw mill accident - 1879 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: accident - saw mill - 27 Feb 1879 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth