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Alexander Donald Bernard Whitelaw

Alexander Donald Bernard Whitelaw[1]

Male 1880 - 1959  (79 years)

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  • Name Alexander Donald Bernard Whitelaw 
    Born 30 Jan 1880  Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1904  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Livery Man 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Teamster, Fire Team 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-230995 
    Died 18 Aug 1959  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I230995  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George Whitelaw,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Isabella,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F279928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Kalp,   b. 1895,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Sep 1918  Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Allen "Art" Whitelaw,   b. 26 Apr 1921,   d. 1 Apr 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Norman Whitelaw,   b. 15 Dec 1927,   d. 14 Dec 1995  (Age 67 years)
     3. Gerald Daniel Whitelaw,   b. 1930,   d. 6 May 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F42095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ethel May Grobe,   b. 13 Sep 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 27 Apr 1904  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Ruth Isabel Whitelaw,   b. Aug 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1927, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 21 years)
     2. Mae Ethel Whitelaw,   b. 24 Apr 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     3. Charles Alexander Whitelaw,   b. 24 Nov 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. James Whitelaw,   b. 16 Sep 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F223361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Alexander Whitelaw with daughter  -
    Alexander Whitelaw with daughter -
    Cambridge Archives
    Alexander Whitelaw holding daughter from a collage on an electrial box
    Alexander Whitelaw holding daughter from a collage on an electrial box
    Whitelaw,AlexanderDonaldBernard-0003-OntheRight-CambridgeArchives.jpg
    Whitelaw,AlexanderDonaldBernard-0003-OntheRight-CambridgeArchives.jpg
    B/W PHOTO BY ESSON OF PRESTON PRESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT WATEROUS STEAM ENGINE CHIEF CONSTABLE TAYLOR AND TEAMSTER ALEX WHITELAW C1900 FROM GALT REPORTER OCTOBER 8, 1957

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018683-04.
      Alexander B. Whitelaw, 24, Occ. Livery Man, b. Wellington Co., Res. Guelph, son of George and Isabella Whitelaw, married Ethel M. Grobe, 20, b. Preston, Res. Same, daughter of C. Grobe and Eliz Eagle, Wtn: Leslie Jackson of Galt and Mamie Wildfong of Preston, On April 27, 1904, at Preston

    2. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 11.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Gardens, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Gardens, M. (1880). Alexander Donald Bernard Whitelaw (1880-1959) -... Retrieved 17 March 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174360913/alexander-donald_bernard-whitelaw.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jan 1880 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Livery Man - 1904 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Apr 1904 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Teamster, Fire Team - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Sep 1918 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Aug 1959 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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