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

Mary Rothwell

Female 1836 - Yes, date unknown


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  1. 1.  Mary Rothwell was born 1836, , Ireland; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Mary Wanless
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-293054
    • Residence: 1858, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptism
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
    • Residence: 1881, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian

    Mary married John Wanless 25 Aug 1858, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John was born 4 Apr 1830, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died 27 Jul 1899, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Walkerton Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Amana "Amana" Wanless  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jun 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1935, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.
    2. 3. George Andrew Wanless  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Sep 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Julia Margaret Wanless  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Jan 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1937, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada.
    4. 5. Richard Wanless  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Sergeant William Alexander Wanless  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jun 1869, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1903, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.
    6. 7. Benjamin Rothwell "Ben" Wanless  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1872, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1905, Souris, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Souris Glenwood Cemetery, Souris, , Manitoba, Canada.
    7. 8. John C. "Johnnie" Wanless  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1873, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1885, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Walkerton Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario.
    8. 9. Miriam Eugenie Wanless  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Aug 1875, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1911, Morden, Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Souris Glenwood Cemetery, Souris, , Manitoba, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Amana "Amana" Wanless Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 22 Jun 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1935, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.

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    • Name: Amana Wanless
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-293055
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Babtism


  2. 3.  George Andrew Wanless Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 11 Sep 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: G. A. Wanless
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-412384
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sewing Machine Agent
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; music dealer
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Piano Merchant, Store
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian

    Notes:

    WANLESS' MUSIC STORE.

    An Extensive Establishment .


    For a business to have been conducted under one name for over forty years means something. As a rule it means that the application of sound business principles, integrity and upright dealing have begot public confidence to such an extent that it was possible to carry on a successful business for so long a period. Mr. Geo. Wanless who conducts the well known music store in Berlin has been in business for over 25 years. His father, the late John Wanless, conducted the same business for 16 years previously, so that the name 'Wanless' has become a synonym for all that is reliable and worthy in musical instruments. Wanless' music store is filled with a surprisingly large stock of all knds of musical instruments. It is not too much to say that it is a credit, not only to Berlin but also to this part of the Province. First and foremost Mr. Wanless handles the leading pianos of the country including the renowned Nordheimer, Canada's best instrument. The famous Doherty and Thomas organs are also on sale here, and a splendid variety of phonographs, violins, accordeons and other smaller instruments. The dolceola, a new musical invention, finds a place in this store, together with a vast amount of the latest sheet music and the latest automatic instruments, such as piano players, etc. In addition to the musical lines indicated, Mr. Wanless deals in all grades of the New Home sewing machine.

    New Record. 1906 Berlin, Ontario, Berlin Today 1806-1906, Centennial Number in Celebration of the Old Boys' and Girls' Reunion August 6th, 7th, 8th, 1906.


    1901 Berlin Census - George is a boarder in the home of Phoebe and Curry Walper.

    George married Alice P. Philp Jan 1887. Alice was born 1861, , Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1955, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Julia Margaret Wanless Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 25 Jan 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1937, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-345352
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dress Maker
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian

    Notes:

    NATION--Passed on Feb. 10, 1937, at the residence, 5200 Maple St., Julia M., loving wife of Mr. J. Nation, aged 74 years. Survived by her husband, four daughters and two sons. Funeral on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 1:30 p.m., from the T. Edwards Co.'s Memorial Chapel, 10th Ave. and Granville St. Interment in family plot, Ocean View Burial Park.

    The Vancouver Sun, February 10, 1937, page 13


  4. 5.  Richard Wanless Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-345351
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian


  5. 6.  Sergeant William Alexander Wanless Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 29 Jun 1869, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1903, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-345353
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Illelible
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian

    Notes:

    William was listed a Sergeant in the military at the time of his death. William graduated from the Royal Infantry School at London Ontario on 6 July 1889. His Certificate of Military Instruction indicated he was a member of the 29th Battalion. This was likely the 29th Waterloo Battalion of Infantry which would become 29th Regiment (Highland Light Infantry of Canada) during the First World War, and in more recent times, The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada. The 29th Battalion originated in Berlin, Ont (now known as Waterloo, Ont) on 14 September 1866. William later lived in Kingston, Ontario where he married in 1894. The Canadian Military College was located in Kingston but William's relationship to the College requires more research.

    William married Aggie Stokes in Kingston on 7 August 1894. Their two sons were subsequently born there. William's father, John, died in a Kingston Hospital in 1899. By the time of the 1901 Canada Census, the family had moved back to London Ont. They were living at 514 Quebec St when William sr and William jr died in 1903. William's widow remarried in 1909, and his surviving son, George Andrew, would go on to serve in the Canadian military during the First and Second World Wars.

    Cemetery, Woodland, North America, Middlesex County, and Woodland Cemetery. 1869. " William Alexander Wanless (1869-1903) - Find A...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205064033/william-alexander-wanless.


  6. 7.  Benjamin Rothwell "Ben" Wanless Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 1872, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1905, Souris, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Souris Glenwood Cemetery, Souris, , Manitoba, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-345354
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Illelible
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian


  7. 8.  John C. "Johnnie" WanlessJohn C. "Johnnie" Wanless Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 1873, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1885, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Walkerton Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94966


  8. 9.  Miriam Eugenie Wanless Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 1 Aug 1875, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1911, Morden, Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Souris Glenwood Cemetery, Souris, , Manitoba, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-345355
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian