George Herbertson Risk

1891 - 1909  (18 years)

• Name	George Herbertson Risk
  Born	18 Feb 1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201569469
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer Son
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-79042
  Died	28 Apr 1909	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Bethel United Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I79042	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Risk,   b. 16 Jun 1864, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1957, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Diamond,   b. 21 Dec 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1953  (Age 90 years)
  Married	7 May 1890	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F20555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A lamentable death occurred in Wilmot on Wednesday, when George Herbertson Risk, eldest son Mr. and Mrs. George Risk, succumbed to an attack of appendicitis at the age of 18 years, after an illness of only a few days duration. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the community in their sad loss. The Berlin News Record, Kitchener, Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Mon, May 3, 1909 Page 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 16. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. George Risk (farmer of Blandford) b. Zorra Tp Age: 26 born abt 1864 father: George Risk mother: Margaret Risk married Sarah E Diamond (resident of Wilmot) Age:: 27 born abt 1863 b. Tp Wilmot father: William Diamond mother: Jane Diamond married 7 May 1890 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Wilmot, both Methodist

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Feb 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Apr 1909 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bethel United Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth