Thomas Harvey "Tom" Despond

1881 - 1970  (88 years)

• Name	Thomas Harvey "Tom" Despond
  Born	31 Jul 1881	Erindale, Peel Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Despond's Fish Market
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Apprentice
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Dealer, Fish
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-61667
  Died	27 Apr 1970  [4]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I61667	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Despond,   b. 20 Aug 1835, , England ,   d. 11 Sep 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Bates,   b. 2 Nov 1843, , England ,   d. 3 Oct 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F16114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Amelia Bullock,   b. 9 Sep 1882, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1960  (Age 78 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1906	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Esther Mary Despond,   b. 28 Sep 1907, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F42167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas H. Despond was born in Erindale, Ontario the son of Thomas Despond and Mary Bates and came with his family about 1893 to Galt. he owned and operated Despond's Fish Store on Ainslie Street for more that 40 years. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-5 Page 9. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 26. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 23. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. DESPOND/ lin loving memory of/ Thomas H. DESPOND/ July 31, 1881 - Apr. 27, 1970/ his wife/ E. Amelia BULLOCK/ Sept. 9, 1882 - Nov. 27, 1960/ at rest/ [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019529 (1905). Name:Thomas Harvey Despond Age:25 Birth Year:abt 1881 Birth Place:Springfield, Ontario Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1906 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Thomas Despond Mother:Mary Bates Spouse:Amelia Eliza Bullock

  
  

• Event Map

  Business - Despond's Fish Market - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Apprentice - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Dec 1906 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dealer, Fish - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth