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

Robert Sydney Dunn[1, 2, 3]

Male 1890 - 1949  (58 years)


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  • Name Robert Sydney Dunn 
    Born 21 Aug 1890  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141621658 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Laborer Furniture Factory 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Turner, Furniture Factory 
    Residence 1921  54 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1923  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Labroer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-173466 
    Died 6 May 1949  [2, 3
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I173466  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Robert Dunn,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1897, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Eliza Evans,   b. 7 May 1849, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F169011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Eleanor Robertson,   b. 6 Oct 1902, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1974  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1923  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Gertrude Eleanor Dunn,   b. 1922,   d. 23 Oct 2021  (Age 99 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F291056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Robert Dunn died of a lightning strike while on a fishing trip with his sons. His sons survived.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 021961-23.
      Robert Sydney Dunn, 30, occ. Laborer, b. Puslinch Twp, res. Kitchener, son of Robert Dunn (born Canada) and Eliza Evans married Gertrude Eleanor Robertson, 21, occ. Rubber Worker, b. Mitchell, res. Stratford, daughter of George Robertson (born Canada) and Louisa Ronnenberg, Witnessed by: Elizabeth and Nora Langford both of Kitchener, 2 June 1923 in Kitchener.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141621658.

    3. [S3232] aaaaCemetery - ON, Waterloo - Woodland.
      Dunn/ Robert Sydney Dunn/ 1891-1949/ His Beloved Wife/ Gertrude E. Robertson/ 1902-1974/ At Rest [A] Father [B] Mother

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 13.

    5. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 20 Page 9.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Aug 1890 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer Furniture Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Turner, Furniture Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 54 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labroer - 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jun 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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