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

Thomas Sylvester "Sylvester" "Savvy" Orton

Male 1908 - 1963  (54 years)


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  • Name Thomas Sylvester "Sylvester" "Savvy" Orton 
    Born 24 Jun 1908  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 - Sapper 
    • Grace Russ Scrapbooks vol.3 served overseas; wife and four children lived at 18 Grantham Avenue; son of Mrs. W. Addison of Hamilton; born in Galt; attended Central School; employed at Galt Malleable Iron Co.; played baseball and hockey with the Terriers and softball with the Bartons and Strollers; religion - Anglican
    Residence 18 Grantham Ave, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-205528 
    Died 26 Jan 1963  Newcastle upon Tyne, , Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I205528  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Albert "Bert" Orton,   b. 17 Aug 1872, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1935, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Eleanor Mills,   b. 5 Jun 1884, Oldham, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1968, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1906  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Lavina Fraser,   b. 23 Mar 1911, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 15 Feb 1930  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Lynn Orton
     2. Frederick Harold Orton,   b. 13 Oct 1930, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1984, Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     3. Margaret Joan "Joan" Orton,   b. 16 Jun 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 2008, Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Thomas Albert "Tom" Orton,   b. 28 Dec 1942, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 2007, St. Hubert, , Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F51780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 35.

    2. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 50345 (1908), Thomas Sylvester Orton.
      Thomas Sylvester Orgon b. 24 Jun 1908 b. Galt, McNaughton Street, s/o Albert Orton (Porter) & Ellenor Mills

    3. [S2435] England & Wales, Death Index 1916-2007.
      Thomas S Orton Birth Date: abt 1908 Date of Registration: Dec 1964 Age at Death: 56 Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne Inferred County: Northumberland Volume: 1b Page: 100

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Thomas Sylvester Orton
      Gender:Male
      Age:21
      Birth Year:abt 1909
      Occ: Carmaker - Galt
      Birth Place:Galt, Ontario, Canada
      Marriage Date:15 Feb 1930
      Marriage Place:Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father:Albert Orton
      Mother:Elenor Mills
      Spouse:Catherine Lavina Fraser
      Gender:Female
      Age:18
      Birth Year:abt 1912
      Birth Place:Picton Nova Scotia
      Res: Galt
      Father:Henry Fraser
      Mother:Mary Agnes White

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jun 1908 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - 18 Grantham Ave, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Feb 1930 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jan 1963 - Newcastle upon Tyne, , Northumberland, England Link to Google Earth
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