Private Cornelius Thomas "Tom" Harvey

1882 - 1969  (87 years)

• Name	Cornelius Thomas "Tom" Harvey
  Prefix	Private
  Born	28 May 1882	Norwich, , Norfolk, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-381830
  Died	22 Aug 1969	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	25 Aug 1969	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I381830	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Violet May Wurr,   b. 1894, Norwich, , Norfolk, England ,   d. 2 Jun 1972, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1916	Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Robert Harvey   2. Alice Rosina Harvey,   b. 1932,   d. 16 Jul 2008, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F259716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cornelius Harvey PRESTON, Cornelius Thomas Harvey, 826 Duke St., died Friday, at South Waterloo Hospital, Galt. He was 87. Born in England, May 28, 1882, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey. He came to Canada in 1911, spent nine years in Kincardine and in 1920 moved to Preston, where he lived ever since. He was a furniture finish engineer employed with Canadian Office and School Furniture Co., for 28 years before retiring in 1966. A veteran of the First World War, he was a member of the Salvation Army and an honorary member of the Preston legion branch. Surviving are his wife, the former Violet May Wurr; two sons, Thomas and Robert John, both of Preston; five daughters, Mrs. Violet May White and Mrs. Andrew (Alice) Nelson, both of Preston, Mrs. Maxwell (Mary) Strong of Cobourg, Out., Hilda of Saint John, N.B. and Mrs. Donald (Olga) Robinson of Guelph; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Aldrich of England; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body is at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Preston, where a memorial service will be held Sunday, at 8 p.m,. under the auspices of the Preston branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. The funeral service wall be held at the funeral home Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Parklawn cemetery, Preston. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 23 Aug 1969 pg 27

  
  

• Sources

  [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Harvey/ Cornelius Thomas/ 1882 - 1969/ Violet May Wurr/ 1894 - 1972/ Until The Day Break./ [Legion Plaque] [A] Cornelius T. Harvey/ Private/ 110 Battn. C.E.F./ 22 Aug. 1969, Age 87. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 007618 (1916). Name:Violet May Wurr Age:21 Birth Year:abt 1895 Birth Place:City of Norwich England Marriage Date:18 Jun 1916 Marriage Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father:Rob Wurr Mother:Rosina Grint Spouse:Corneluis Thos Harvy

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 May 1882 - Norwich, , Norfolk, England Married - 18 Jun 1916 - Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Aug 1969 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 25 Aug 1969 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth