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

James Bigbie

Male 1816 - 1911  (95 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Bigbie was born 24 Feb 1816, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 18 Nov 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83553
    • Immigration: 1856
    • Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Retired: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    James married Elisabeth Nesbitt 28 Sep 1849, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Elisabeth was born 2 May 1828, , Scotland; died 6 Mar 1904, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Fanny Bigbie  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jan 1862, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1934, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Bigbie  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Sep 1863, Mosborough, Guelph Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 17 Sep 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Sep 1944, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Hugh Bigbie  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1867, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 1897, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Nellie Bigbie  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jan 1870, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1951, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Fanny Bigbie Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 20 Jan 1862, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1934, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Fanny Hodgson
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83556
    • Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Fanny — George Hodgson. George (son of Matthew Hodgson and Ann Hopper) was born 28 Oct 1864, Port Perry, Durham County, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jun 1940, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Bigbie Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 5 Sep 1863, Mosborough, Guelph Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 17 Sep 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Sep 1944, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Wingfield
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-225293
    • Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
    • Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

    Notes:

    MRS. ELIZABETH WINGFIELD

    Mrs. Elizabeth Wingfield. 75 Brock St. passed away yesterday at the K.W. Hospital at the age of 81, following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 5, 1863 at Mosboro, to the late Mr. and Mrs. James Bigbie. A former resident of Hespeler, she was an active worker in the Baptist Church, which was organized at the home of Mrs. Wingfield and her husband, the late William Wingfield, who died three years ago. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Earl V. (Florence) Gilders of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Nellie Currie of Guelph; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral service will be held from the Ratz-Bechtel funeral home Tuesday at two o'clock. Burial will be made at the Hespeler Cemetery. Rev. J. C. Williamson of Preston will be in charge of the service, assisted by Rev. G. L. Stover of Kitchener. The remains are resting at the funeral home.

    Kitchener Daily Record 18 Sep 1944 pg 13

    Elizabeth married William Wingfield 15 Apr 1885, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. William (son of John Wingfield and Violet Amos) was born 9 Dec 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Florence Mabel Wingfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jun 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Jan 1968, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 4.  Hugh Bigbie Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1867, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 1897, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83555


  4. 5.  Nellie Bigbie Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 21 Jan 1870, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1951, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ellen Bigbie
    • Name: Nellie Currie
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-224359
    • Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver

    Notes:

    CURRIE, NELLIE (Nee Bigbie)

    In hospital at London, on Tuesday evening, December 11, 1951, in her 82nd year. Widow of Donald Currie, who predeceased her some seventeen years ago. A resident of Hespeler and district most of her life, Mrs. Currie was born in Guelph Township. She attended the Baptist Church in Hespeler. No immediate family survive. Service at the Stager-Russ Funeral Home, Galt St. in Hespeler on Fri., Dec. 14 at 2. Interment Hespeler Cemetery.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    Nellie married Donald Currie 30 Jun 1920. Donald was born 16 Feb 1866, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 May 1935, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Florence Mabel Wingfield Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born 10 Jun 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Jan 1968, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Florence Mabel Gilders
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-225294
    • Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School
    • Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
    • Residence: 1968, 82 Onward Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Earl V. Gliders

    Mrs. Earl V. Gliders of 82 Onward Ave., died Thursday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. She was 76. The former Florence Wingfield, she was born June 10, 1891, in Hespeler, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Wingfield. Mrs. Gliders was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and the Women's Missionary Society of the church. She was predeceased by her husband to whom she was married on Sept. 8, 1915 in Hespeler, on March 17, 1965. Surviving are one son, Ross, Winterbourne; one daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Jean) Kropf, Kitchener; five grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Saturday until noon Monday. When removal will be made to Bethel Baptist Church for the service at 3 p.m. Rev. F. B. Davison will officiate. Burial will be in Hespeler cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Jan 1968 pg 21

    Florence married Earl Vincent Gilders 8 Sep 1915, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Earl was born 19 Jan 1890, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 17 Mar 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Mar 1965, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Ross Gilders  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Jean Gilders  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Ross Gilders Descendancy chart to this point (6.Florence3, 3.Elizabeth2, 1.James1)

  2. 8.  Jean Gilders Descendancy chart to this point (6.Florence3, 3.Elizabeth2, 1.James1)

    Jean — Clarence Kropf. (son of John R. Kropf and Mary Anne Lichti) [Group Sheet]