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Helen Lang "Nellie" Shaw

Female 1851 - 1920  (68 years)


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  • Name Helen Lang "Nellie" Shaw 
    Born 6 Oct 1851  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194699089 
    Name Helen Lang "Nellie" Ferguson 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    C. Presbyterian 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-92871 
    Died 15 Aug 1920  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I92871  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father James Shaw,   b. 14 Mar 1809, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Margaret Cowan,   b. CALC 24 Jul 1819, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Married 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F25472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Duncan Sylvester Ferguson,   b. 11 Apr 1855, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1924  (Age 69 years) 
    Married Jan 1881  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Archie Deans Ferguson,   b. 9 Oct 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F24134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In Waterloo Township on Sunday, August 15th., 1920, at 10. 50 p. m. Helen L. Shaw beloved wife of Duncan S. Ferguson, in her 69th year. The Funeral Will be held from her late residence on Wednesday, August 18th at 2. 30 p. m. (standard time. ) Interment in Hespeler cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 4.

    2. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 15.

    3. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 7.

    4. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 38.

    5. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 67.

    6. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 57.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, N., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, N. (1851). Helen Lang “Nellie” Shaw Ferguson (1851-1920) -... Retrieved 23 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194699089/helen-lang-ferguson.

    8. [S26] Lower Canada Marriage Bonds (1779-1858), C-6790.
      Name of Future Husband: SHAW, James Res: Puslinch Township, Halton County Name of Future Wife: COWAN, Margaret Res: Waterloo Township, Halton County Reference: RG 5 B9 Volume: 42 Bond Number: 8174 Date: 1840-03-02

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Oct 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Aug 1920 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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