John Henry Walter Richards

1882 - 1965  (82 years)

• Name	John Henry Walter Richards
  Born	2 Apr 1882	Torquay, , Devonshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1937	296 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-388912
  Died	2 Feb 1965	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	5 Feb 1965	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I388912	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	William Robert Walter Richards,   b. 6 May 1839, , England ,   d. 17 Mar 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Susannah Osborne,   d. Bef 1937
  Family ID	F53857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Violet Thorpe,   b. 19 Mar 1898, , England ,   d. 24 Dec 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	30 May 1921	Port Credit, Toronto Twp., Peel Region, Ontario   [2]
  Children	1. Pearl S. Richards,   b. 3 Feb 1911,   d. 31 Jan 1983  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F262720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Henry Richards GALT - John Henry Walter Richards, 83, of 50 Grantham Ave., died Tuesday, at South Waterloo Hospital. A native of Torquay, Devonshire, England, he came to Galt, 22 years ago, after residing in Kitchener, for several years. A stationary engineer, he was employed by P. W. Gardiner and Son Limited, until his retirement, in 1960. Mr. Richards was a member of Trinity Anglican Church, Waterloo Lodge 107, Independent Order of Foresters and Ivey Rebekah Lodge, Galt. He is survived by his wife, the former Violet Thorpe, one son, Ernest John. Galt, and one daughter. Mrs_ Daniel F2 (Pearl) McIntosh, also of Galt: one grandson and one granddaughter. The body is at the Little Funeral Home, Galt, where the funeral service will be conducted Friday, at 2: 00 p.m. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery, Galt. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 3 Feb 1965 pg 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. RICHARDS/ In loving memory of/ John H. RICHARDS/ Apr. 2, 1882 - Feb. 2, 1965/ his wife/ Violet THORPE/ Mar. 19, 1898 - Dec. 24, 1986/ At rest/ [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 018074 (1921). Name:John Henry Richards Age:34 Birth Year:abt 1887 Birth Place:Turkey Devonshire England Marriage Date:30 May 1921 Marriage Place:Peel, Ontario, Canada Father:William Walter Richards Mother:Susan C Showe Richards Spouse:Violet Thorpe

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Apr 1882 - Torquay, , Devonshire, England Residence - 1937 - 296 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Feb 1965 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Feb 1965 - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth