Thomas Rolph Vardon

1857 - 1910  (53 years)

• Name	Thomas Rolph Vardon
  Born	15 Jun 1857	, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1901	North Norfolk Twp, MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-290663
  Died	30 Jul 1910	MacGregor, , Manitoba, Canada
  Buried	MacGregor Cemetery, MacGregor, , Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I290663	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. William Hawkins Vardon,   b. 1833, , New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1886, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ann Spiers,   b. CALC 14 Aug 1837, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1866, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Family ID	F7845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Vardon-ThomasRolph-001-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg Thomas Rolph Vardon - LisaMooreTrimble originally shared this on 10 Mar 2011 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH SUMMONS PIONEER OF MACGREGOR Thomas R. Vardon, a Resident of 27 Years, Prominent Merchant, Dead. Macgregor, Man., Aug. 1. There passed away at Macgregor on Saturday night a pioneer of this town in the person of Thomas Ralph Vardon, son of the late Dr. Vardon, of Galt, Ont. He was a famlliur figure on the streets of this town for 27 years. For 26 years of that time he served the municipality of North Norfolk as secretary-treasurer. He was postmaster for 12 years and always took an active part in public affairs. On coming here 27 years ago he opened a store and post-office and before the C. P. R. placed an agent here he served as express agent. Twenty-six years ago he married Jemima T. Menzie, daughter of the late James Menzie, of Beaver, who survives him, along with one sister, Mrs. J. Huber, of this town. Mr. Vardon was born in Galt, Ont, 54 years ago and came west in 1882. He was a successful land dealer in Portage la Prairie for a time when the boom was at its height. The funeral will take place on Monday from his late residence at 230 o'clock to Macgregor cemetery and will be conducted by the Masonic order. Manitoba Morning Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Tue, Aug 2, 1910 Page 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 13 Page 81.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Jun 1857 - , USA Residence - Baptist - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Jul 1910 - Macgregor, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth