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

Nicholas Brock "Brock" Wilkins

Male 1866 - 1957  (90 years)


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  • Name Nicholas Brock "Brock" Wilkins 
    Born 22 Aug 1866  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Name Brock Wilkins 
    Name N. B. Wilkins 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    W. Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Jeweller - Optician 
    Main Street, Galt about 1897
    Main Street, Galt about 1897
    From City of Cambridge Archives
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-139532 
    Died 6 Jan 1957  [4
    Buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I139532  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Nicholas Wilkins,   b. 23 Feb 1842, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Betsy" Burrow,   b. 20 Aug 1843, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F16715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jessie Burr Campbell,   b. 3 Sep 1870, Leavanworth, Kansas, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1947, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1906  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F57397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • N.B. Wilkins

      Mr. N.B. Wilkins, jeweller and optician, conducts one of the most extensive businesses in his particular line west of Toronto. Though a young man his experience and practical knowledge give him a prominent place as a jeweller and optician. His store and office is in the Gore Block, Main Street.


      Jubilee Souvenir of Galt, 1897

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-7 Page 17.

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 25.

    3. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 20.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, T., & Cemetery, M. (1866). Nicholas Brock Wilkins (1866-1957) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 5 July 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120979445/nicholas-brock-wilkins.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      N. Brock Wilkins, 40 married 12 Sep 1906 Toronto, res. Galt Jeweller, b. Galt, s/o Nicholas Wilkins and Elizabeth Burrow, married Jessie B. McFarlane, 36, res. Galt, b. Leavenworth, Kansas, widow, d/o Alpheus Campbell and Frances Jelley,

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Aug 1866 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Jeweller - Optician - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Sep 1906 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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