Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Harvey Percy "Harry" Ellis[1, 2]

Male 1864 - 1939  (75 years)


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  • Name Harvey Percy "Harry" Ellis 
    Born 1864  Greenwich, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1885  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Name Harry P. Ellis 
    Occupation 1886  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    miller 
    Residence 1886  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    button maker 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Bookkeeper 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Anglican 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Rubber Worker, Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Church of England 
    Residence 1939  25 Cedar St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Eby ID Number 00098-5501.1 
    Died 27 May 1939  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Person ID I1148  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Edwin Ellis,   b. Abt 1834, of, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Louisa,   b. Abt 1834, of, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F22048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Saltzberger,   b. 26 May 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1939  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 7 Aug 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 8, 9
    Children 
     1. Florence Louisa Ellis,   b. 12 Jun 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1976, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Alice Elizabeth Ellis,   b. 13 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Charles Edwin Ellis,   b. 15 Jul 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Esther Ethelreda "Ethel" Ellis,   b. 18 Aug 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Grace Fern Ellis,   b. 5 Dec 1895, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Katherine Clara Ellis,   b. 30 Dec 1897, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     7. Cora Nanette Ellis,   b. 21 Nov 1900, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Della May Ellis,   b. 5 Mar 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984  (Age 79 years)
     9. Catherine C. Ellis,   b. Mar 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F373  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "Ellis, Harry P., 25 Cedar Street south, May 27, 74 years. Harry P. Ellis, age 74, died at 25 Cedar Street south, on Sat. afternoon. A s/o Edwin Ellis and Louise Oakley,deceased was born at Greenwich, England on Jan. 28, 1865. He was married to Mary Saltzberry in Kitchener, Aug. 7, 1886. Mr. Ellis was employed asa messenger at the B.F. Goodrich Company. He was a member of St. John'sAnglican church and the Sons of England. Surviving are his widow, one son, Charles of United States, sixdaughters, Mrs. Walter Eager, Mrs. John Head, Mrs. Ray Gillespie, Mrs. S.E. Rickert and Mrs. Louis Hofstetter, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Gordon Daub of St. Agatha; three brothers, Charles, Fred and George, all of Kitchener, one sister, Miss Florence, 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild....Mount Hope Cemetery..."

      Kitchener Daily Record 29 May 1939

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      Harry P. Ellis


      The death took place on Saturday of Harry P. Ellis, age 74. A son of Edwin Ellis and Louise Oakey, deceased was born at Greenwich, England, on Jan. 28, 1865. He was married to Mary Saltzberry in Kitchener, Aug. 7, 1886. Mr. Ellis was employed as a messenger at the B. F. Goodrich Company. He was a member of St. John's Anglican church and the Sons of England.

      Surviving are his widow, one son, Charles of United States, six daughters, Mrs. Walter Eager, Mrs. John Head, Mrs. Ray Gillespie, Mrs. S. E. Rickert and Mrs. Louis Hofstetter, all of Kitchener and Mrs. Gordon Daub of St. Agatha; three brothers, Charles, Fred and George, all of England, one sister, Miss Florence, 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

      Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home to Mount Hope Cemetery for interment. Rev. J. N. H. Mills officiated.

      The Waterloo Chronicle Jun 2 1939 pg 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 215.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Katherine Ellis - Rickert.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Harry P Ellis Born: England Age: 21 Born: abt 1865 Father: Edwin Ellis Mother: Louisa Ellis Spouse: Mary Salzberry Age: 22 Born: abt 1864 born: Canada Father: Jacob Salzberry Mother: Esther Salzberry married 7 Aug 1886 married: Waterloo, Berlin

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 3.

    5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 38.

    6. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Harry P. Ellis - 29 May 1939.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154910005.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Harry P. Ellis, 21, Miller, b. England, res. Bridgeport, son of Edwin and Louisa, married Mary Salzberry, 22, b. Canada, res. Bridgeport, daughter of Jacob and Esther, Witness: William Sly of Breslau and Esther Salzberry of Washington, 7 Aug 1886 at Berlin

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 18 Feb 1886.
      February 9, 1886 Reuben Eby & Barbara Kesselring, both of Waterloo T'p., were married by Preacher J. B. Baumann, Berlin.

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Alice Elizabeth Ellis Born: 13 Sep 1889 County: Waterloo Father: Harry Ellis Mother: Mary Saltzberry

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1864 - Greenwich, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1885 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - miller - 1886 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1886 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Aug 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - button maker - 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Bookkeeper - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Rubber Worker, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1939 - 25 Cedar St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 May 1939 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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