Francis Henry Clifford "Harry" Edgar

1874 - 1939  (64 years)

• Name	Francis Henry Clifford "Harry" Edgar
  Born	25 Dec 1874	Brooke Township, Lambton Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	H. C. Edgar Insurance
  		Blotter at Waterloo Region Museum Blotter which is an advertising card for H.C. Edgar Insurance Service, Preston, Ont. Printed/illustrated side has an illustration of a firefighter's hat, a hatchet and cutting tool, over which is a panel on which is printed the insurance service's address, telephone number etc. Back of the blotter has some numbers listed in pencil, some blottings, and written in ink, a recipe for 'Sugar Cure for 300 lb. of meat'. Probably circa 1950. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239352680
  Name	H. C. Edgar
  Name	Harry Clifford Edgar
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Weslyan Methodist
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Banker
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Clerk, ???
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-347911
  Died	7 May 1939	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I347911	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Hill Edgar,   b. 1827, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Catherine Robinson,   b. 10 Feb 1831, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F22886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kate Sophie Schlueter,   b. 23 Dec 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1964  (Age 87 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1901	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Francis Schlueter "Frank" Edgar,   b. 15 Aug 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1974, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F31104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Harry Clifford Edgar was born near Watford, Lambton Co., was educated in Preston Public School and the Galt Collegiate Institute. He first worked for Clare Bros. Ltd. foundry and then became accountant for E. J. Checkley & Co. private bankers. from 1900 to 1908 served as assistant to C. R. Hanning (Preston's Town Clerk). He became clerk in 1908 and remained until 1919. He established the H. C. Edgar Insurance Agency in 1896 which continues as Edgar Insurance Brokers Ltd. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book] ________________________________ Preston Business Man Passes Away - Preston - Prominent in civic and sport activities of Preston for many years. Hary Clifford Edgar, 64, died suddenly Wednesday after a short illness of pneumonia. A Conservative party member, he was active in the organization work of the party. He attended the nominating convention for the riding of South Waterloo only last week. Surviving are his wife, the former Kate S. Schlueter, one son, Frank, Preston, three sisters, Mrs. J. Landreth, and the Misses Florence and Ida Edgar, all of Preston, and one brother, Charles, also of Preston. The Waterloo Chronicle May 19 1939 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 8. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 37. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 11. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 57. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Francis Henry Clifford Edgar Date of Birth:25 Dec 1874 Gender:Male Birth Place:Lambton, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Edgar Mother's name:Catharine Robinson [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Harry G. Edgar/ 1939 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Harry C Edgar Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1875 Birth Place:Beverly, Ontario Marriage Date:5 Sep 1901 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Minnie Place Mother:John Edgar Spouse:Kate S Schlueter

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Dec 1874 - Brooke Township, Lambton Co., Ontario Business - H. C. Edgar Insurance - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Banker - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Sep 1901 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk, ??? - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 May 1939 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth