John Frederick Charles "Frederick" Brandon

1886 - 1945  (59 years)

• Name	John Frederick Charles "Frederick" Brandon
  Born	1886	, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339554
  Died	24 Feb 1945	Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	28 Feb 1945	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I339554	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederick C. "Fred" Brandon,   b. 10 Feb 1864, , England ,   d. 1 Dec 1954, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Laura Nash,   b. 7 Sep 1870,   d. 25 Aug 1963  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F248135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Kempthorne,   b. 1885, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Nov 1955, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1928	, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F248136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death Of J. F. C. Brandon The death occurred at his home in Washington on Saturday morning of John Frederick Charles Brandon after an illness of one week. Mr. Brandon was born in England and came to this country at the age of 15 years. He later took up residence in Washington, where he had since resided. He leaves to mourn his loss, his sorrowing widow (the former Jennie Kempthorne); also his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Brandon of Washington, and one sister, Mrs. Charles (Kate) Holmes of England. The funeral took place this (Wednesday) afternoon to Ayr Cemetery. Rev. Gordon Kaiser of Plattsville had charge of the services. The Ayr News Mar 1 1945 pg 8 __________________ Fred Brandon Passes The death occurred early today (Wednesday) at his home in Washington of Frederick C. Brandon, aged 90, one of the community's oldest and most respected residents. His passing came only a few months after Mr. Brandon and his wife, the former Laura Nash, had celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. He was born in England on February 10, 1864, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brandon, and came to Canada in 1913. He was employed on the farm of Thomas Guthrie, near Ayr, until 1921 when he moved to Washington. Mr. Brandon was a regular attendant of Washington United Church until recently, when ill health prevented his presence. Surviving, besides his wife, a native of England, is one daughter, Mrs. J. K. Holmes (Kate) of London, England; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three children. Funeral service will be held at Washington United Church on Friday at 2:00 p.m. The Ayr News Dec 2 1954 pg 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Brandon/ In memory of/ Frederick Brandon/ died Feb. 24, 1945/ his wife/ Jean Kempthorne/ died Nov. 28, 1955 [Back/West] Frederick C. Brandon/ Feb. 10, 1864 - Dec. 1, 1954/ his wife/ Laura Nash/ Sept. 7, 1870 - Aug. 25, 1963/ at Rest. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Fred Brandon Age: 42 Birth Date: abt 1886 Birth Place: Banor Bridge Aberdean Scotland Marriage Date: 18 Jan 1928 Marriage County or District: Brant Father: Frederick Brandon Mother: Laura Wash Spouse: Jean Kempthorne Spouse's Age: 43 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1885 Spouse Birth Place: Ayr, Ontario Spouse Father: William Kempthorn Spouse Mother: Isabel Battesson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1886 - , England Married - 18 Jan 1928 - , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Feb 1945 - Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 28 Feb 1945 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth