James Clulow

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195064

James — Rachael Campbell. Rachael was born CA 1825, of, Portadown, Armagh Co., Northern Ireland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Woolsey
• Residence: Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195098
• Immigration: 1871, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Demise of Mrs. Woolsey, Sr. - In her 76th Year, 42 of Which Were Spent in Ayr - In Ayr's Centennial year and on the eve as it were of the date set for public recognition of the event, there passed away in the person of Mrs. Joseph Woolsey, Sr., a resident who had spent 42 years in the community, where she reared a large family, was well known and highly esteemed. The deceased, who closed this life at 4.45 on Monday morning, had been ill for some time and had suffered two strokes, one on Nov. 8 and the other on July 4. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Clulow. She was born in Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland, and was in her 76th year. Deceased was united in marriage with Joseph Woolsey in 1867, and came to Canada six years later, settling in Mitchell, Ont. In 1882 the family came to Ayr, where Mrs. Woolsey had resided ever since, her husband predeceasing her 18 years. The family comprises six children, between whom and their mother there was a bond of affection that rendered separation most trying. The personnel of the family is as follows: Mrs. Chislolm Scott, Jas. Benj., Wm. J., Mrs. Thompson Kilgour, all of Ayr, Joseph, Jr., of Brantford, and Mrs. John Taylor of Pittsburg, Pa. Two sisters and a brother also survive. They are: Mrs. W. D. Cuthbertson and Miss Rachel Clulow of London and John Clulow of Stratford. All the children were present at the bedside when deceased calmly and peacefully passed on before. Mrs. Woolsey was a Methodist, and was of a sweet tempered, jovial disposition, a woman whose friendship was sincere and lasting. The funeral took place from her late residence, Stanley Street, to the Ayr cemetery yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, the service being conducted by Rev. ? The pallbearers were Messrs. John Anderson, R. S. Armstrong, G. W. Dawson, H. Roy Graham, H. Harding and J. W. Hunt.

The Ayr News Jul 17 1924 pg 1

Elizabeth married Joseph Woolsey 1867, , Armagh Co., Ireland. Joseph was born 5 Jun 1850, Kilmararty, Armagh, Ireland; died 18 Mar 1906, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Mar 1906, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Hannah Cuthbertson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126055
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist Canada
• Residence: 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Mrs. Wm. D. Cuthbertson - The death occurred on Jan. 20th, at her home in London, Ont., of Mrs. William Dale Cuthbertson after an illness of only two days. She was born near Portodown, Ireland, on Dec. 25. 1856, coming to Canada when a young girl. She lived in Ayr for some time, but for the past 34 years had resided in London. Her maiden name was Hannah Clulow. The late Mrs. Joseph Woolsey of Ayr was her sister. She was the last member of a family of eleven. She married William Dale Cuthbertson of Ayr on Jan. 1, 1880, celebrating with him their golden wedding anniversary two years ago. Many of the older residents of this village will remember her, and her sudden passing will come as a shock to them. Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughters, Misses Myrtle and Maud, at home. The funeral took place to the Ayr Cemetery, upon the arrival of the noon train from London, on Friday, Jan. 22nd, when many of her old friends gathered to pay their last respects to the deceased. Rev. E. W. Young of Dundas Centre United Church, London. and Rev. J. W. Currie of Ayr conducted the services at the graveside. The pallbearers were: John W Mint, William Woolsey, Benjamin Woolsey, Chisholm Scott, Albett Melvin and Robert Morton.

The Ayr News Jan 28 1932 pg 1

Hannah married William Dale Cuthbertson 1 Jan 1880, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. William (son of Hugh P. Cuthbertson and Agnes Dale) was born CALC 28 Feb 1857, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1938, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Nov 1938, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Rachel Jane Scott
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195100
• Immigration: 1871, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1876, , Canada
• Residence: 1901, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Mrs. Chisholm Scott Dies at 86 - One of Ayr's oldest residents, Mrs. Chisholm Scott, died at Galt General Hospital on Friday, Feb. 20th, aged 86 years. the former Rachel Woolsey, she was born in Belfast, Ireland, coming to this country as an infant with her parents. The family lived in Mitchell for a few years before coming to Ayr, where she had resided for three-quarters of a century. She was a member of Knox Untied Church. During her long life in this village Mrs. Scott was always noted and respected for her quiet manner which bespoke gentility. Besides the immediate family, her loss will be keenly felt by neighbors and friends who could always count on her for a kind work and a helping hand. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Thompson Kilgour (Sarah) of New Hamburg, and a brother, Joseph H. Woolsey of Brantford. Her husband predeceased her a number of years ago. - The Funeral - The funeral was held from the W. O Ball Funeral Parlor on Tuesday, with Rev. W. D. Goodger officiating. Burial took place in Ayr Cemetery. Pallbearers were: John Armstrong, George Keachie, Wm. G. Hall, Gordon S. Dalrymple, Clulow (Bud) Kilgour, New Hamburg, and George Bowman, Acton.

The Ayr News Feb 25 1953 pg 15

Rachel married Andrew Chisholm "Chisholm" Scott 31 Oct 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Andrew (son of Andrew Scott and Elizabeth "Eliza" Patterson) was born Dec 1869, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1939, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Mar 1939, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Benjamin J. Woolsey
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-58563
• Immigration: 1871, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1875, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
• Occupation: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist - Plow works
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

James married Dorothy Ellen "Dolly" Colby 7 Jul 1894, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. Dorothy (daughter of James Colby and Catharine) was born 24 Jul 1872, Highgate, Orford Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; died 10 Jan 1951, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Jan 1951, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: John Watson Company, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; works - John Watson Co.
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-339212
• Residence: 1946, Stanley St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Died In Ayr, on Wednesday, September 18 1946 William John Woolsey In his 74th year. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Stanley Street, on Friday, Sept. 20, at 3.00 p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation

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William Woolsey Passes
Was Employed as Blacksmith With Watson Co. for Past 50 Years
Ill Only Short Time

His many friends were deeply shocked this (Wednesday) morning to learn of the sudden passing from the effects of a heart attack, at his home on Stanley Street, of William John Woolsey, in his 74th year. Mr. Woolsey had been in ill health for about two weeks. He was employed in the blacksmith shop of the John Watson Mfg. Co. for the past 50 years and was a faithful and efficient mechanic. Mr. Woolsey was born in the County of Armagh, Ireland, a son of the late Joseph Woolsey and Elizabeth Clulow, and came to Canada as a lad. The family lived at Mitchell for a short time before coming to Ayr. He was a member of the former Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir for many years. Mr. Woolsey was a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters and was also a former chief of the Ayr Fire Brigade. He was well and favorably known to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances for his genial and kindly manner, and he will be greatly missed by the citizens generally. Surviving are his wife, the former Clara May Ross; two sisters, Mrs. Chisholm Scott, Ayr, and Mrs. Thompson Kilgour, New Hamburg, and two brothers, Benjamin Woolsey, Ayr, and Joseph Woolsey, Brantford. The funeral will take place Friday at 3.00 p.m. from his late residence, Stanley Street, to the Ayr Cemetery.

The Ayr News Sep 19 1946 pg 3

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Bygone Days

40 YEARS AGO (1926)

A fire in Ayr destroyed the residences of William Woolsey and Mrs. John Pickett. At one time a considerable part of the main street was threatened.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record Sat, Jun 04, 1966 Page 4

William married Clara May Ross 9 Sep 1926, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Clara was born 1893, Vankleek Hill, Prescott and Russel, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah Hannah Kilgour
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-194871
• Residence: 1910, Swan St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1929, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1962, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada

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Mrs. Sarah Kilgour

Mrs. Sarah Kilgour, 86, former New Hamburg resident, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Bowman, of Acton.

Born in Mitchell, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Woolsey. She lived in Ayr and here most of her life and moved to Acton five years ago. She was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church here, the church choir, and the Women's Society of World Service.

Her husband, Thompson, died in 1929.

Surviving are three sons, Bud and Lloyd, both of New Hamburg, and Foster of Kitchener; one daughter, Mrs. George (Evelyn) Bowman of Acton; one brother, Joseph Woolsey of Brantford, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
One son, Charles, died five years ago. Two brothers and two sisters also predeceased her.

The body is at the Futher-Omand Funeral Home until noon Friday when removal will be made to Zion EUB Church for a service at two p.m. Burial will follow in Ayr cemetery.

New Hamburg Independent, December 6, 1962

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Mrs. Thompson Kilgour Passes

The death occurred in Acton on Monday of a former well-known Ayr resident, Mrs. Thompson Kilgour, aged 86 years. The former Sarah Woolsey, she was a native of Ayr. Her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Woolsey were among the early residents of the village. Following her marriage, they farmed in the immediate vicinity for many years. Her husband at one time had a prosperous milk route in Ayr which he operated from the "Pinnacle Farm," where Harold Ghent now resides. Their family was born here and received their education at the local school. Mrs. Kilgour was a valued member of the former Methodist Church in Ayr, where she sang in the choir. She moved to New Hamburg many years ago, and more recently to Acton. Surviving are three sons, Bud and Lloyd, New Hamburg, and Foster of Kitchener; one daughter, Mrs. George (Evelyn) Bowman of Acton, and a brother, Joseph Woolsey of Brantford. Funeral service will be held on Friday at Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church, New Hamburg, at 2 p.m. Interment will be made in Ayr Cemetery. Futher-Omand Funeral Home, New Hamburg, is in charge of arrangements.

The Ayr News Dec 6 1962 pg 2

Sarah married Thomas Henry Kilgour 21 Nov 1900, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. Thomas was born Jun 1876, Wolverton, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1929, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Elizabeth Taylor
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195099
• Occupation: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Typesetter - Printing office
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mthodist

Mary married John Taylor [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-153805

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• Name: Myrtle Cuthbertson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-289566
• Residence: 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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MYRTLE CUTHBERTSON The death occurred in London today (Wednesday) of Myrtle Cuthbertson, daughter of the late Wm. D. Cuthbertson. The funeral will take place Friday, with service at the Needham Funeral Home, Dundas St., at 1.30 p.m. Interment in the Ayr Cemetery at 3 p.m.

The Ayr News May 15 1952 pg 14

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-289567
• Residence: 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Agnes Maud Cuthbertson

The death occurred in London on Friday of Miss Agnes Maud Cuthbertson, 419 Piccadilly St., in her 73rd year. She was born in Ayr, a daughter of tilt late William D. Cuthbertson and Hannah Clulow. Early in life she moved to London with her parents, where she taught public school for many years. She was predeceased by a sister, Myrtle, some years ago. Surviving are cousins in Ayr, Toronto, Galt, Oshawa, Acton, Brantford, and various sections of the United States. Funeral service was held at the W. O. Ball Funeral Parlor, Ayr, on Monday afternoon with interment in the Ayr Cemetery. Rev. W. J. V. Buchanan conducted the service. Pallbearers were: Filshie Cuthbertson, Hugh Melvin, Edward Holdaway, Alex Gourlay, James C. Swan and G. S. Dalrymple.


The Ayr News Nov 19 1959 pg 3

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• Military: WW1
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-58566
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

James married Verna Leona Clark 8 Jul 1924, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. Verna (daughter of George Wallace "Wallace" Clark and Mary Elizabeth Erb) was born 16 Aug 1893, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1988, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-194872
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1929, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-194873
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1929, Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

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Foster Kilgour Passes

Foster Kilgour of 209 Herbert St., Waterloo, died Friday at his home after a brief illness. He was 67. Born in Ayr, he was associated with Waterloo Grocery, now Cook's Superette, Herbert and Union Sts., for 23 years. He was affiliated with First Baptist Church, Waterloo. During the 1920's, he was a violinist at silent movies and founded and conducted the Simcoe concert orchestra. He was a member of the highland Light Infantry Band of Galt. He was predeceased by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Kilgour, and a brother, Charles. Surviving are his wife, the former Grace Elizabeth Williams; a son, Keith of Mount Forest; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Eleanor. Beckett of Port Colbourne; two brothers, Bud and Lloyd, both of New Hamburg; a sister, Mrs. George (Evelyn) Bowman of Acton, and five grandchildren. Predeceased by a brother, Lloyd. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. R. E. Robinson from the R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, on Monday. Burial in Ayr Cemetery.

The Ayr News Jun 18 1970 pg 9

Foster married Lillian Mary Myers 24 Nov 1923, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lillian (daughter of John J. Myers and Margaret Jane "Jane" Rodger) was born 8 May 1902, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1990, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Mar 1990, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Foster — Grace E.. Grace was born 1905; died 1975; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-194874
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1929, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: Evelyn Elizabeth Bowman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-340192

Evelyn — George William Bowman. George was born 7 May 1910, Walpole, Haldimand Co., Ontario; died 10 Jul 2000; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149954
• Residence: 1929, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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KILGOUR, Lloyd

Formerly of New Hamburg, died Saturday, Nov 4 at Victoria Hospital, London, born at Ayr, age 58, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Kilgour, member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, New Hamburg and branch 532 Canadian Legion, survived by one brother; Bud of New Hamburg, one sister; Mrs. George (Evelyn Bowman) of Acton, predeceased by two brothers. Resting at the Bruce J. Ornand Funeral Home, New Hamburg. Services at St Peter's Lutheran Church on Tuesday, at 2 p.m. Interment in Ayr cemetery. Canadian Legion services will be held at the funeral home at 8 p.m., Monday.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Nov 1972 pg 23

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175960
• Residence: 1929, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-340191