Thomas Waters (1852 - 1919)

Born 13 Sep 1852 in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Anderson (Walls) Waters — married 19 May 1884 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1919 at age 66 in Medora Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

George Waters emigrated to Canada with his daughter Ruth and granddaughter Ruie Webb from Portsmouth, England in 1875. They settled at Craigie Lea in 1879. After 1881, George divided his land on Lake Joseph at Craigie Lea between his son Tom and daughter Ruth, with the understanding that the grove of pine trees between the two lots was never to be cut.^[1]

Birth: Name: Thomas Waters Event Type: Birth Registration Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec; Registration Year: 1852 Event Place: Portsea Island, Hampshire, England ^[2]

Marriage: Name: Thomas Waters Event Date: 19 May 1884 Event Place: St James Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male; bachelor; resident of Humphrey Township Age: 30; Birth Year (Estimated): 1854; born Portsmouth, England Father's Name: George L Waters; Mother's Name: Elizabeth Waters Spouse's Name: Margaret Walls Spouse's Gender: Female; spinster; resident of Medora Township; Spouse's Age: 20; Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1864; born Liverpool, England; Spouse's Father's Name: Lawrence Walls; Spouse's Mother's Name: Clementina Walls ^[3]

Death: Name: Thomas Waters. Event Type: Death; Event Date: 12 Aug 1919. Event Place: Medora And Wood, Muskoka, Ontario. Gender: Male; Age: 66. Birthplace: Portsmouth, England; Birth Year (Estimated): 1853. Father's Name: George Waters; Mother's Name: Elizabeth Hyde. ^[4]

Residence: 1861 CENSUS: Portsea, Hampshire, England. Household: George F Waters Head M 45 Portsea, Hampshire; Elizabeth Waters Wife F 48 Porchester, Hampshire; George W Waters Son M 18 Portsea, Hampshire; Harry Waters Son M 16 Portsea, Hampshire; Ruth Waters Daughter F 10 Portsea, Hampshire; Thomas Waters Son M 8 Portsea, Hampshire; William Hyde Father In Law M 75 Porchester, Hampshire. ^[5]

1881 CENUS: Listed on the 1881 census for Medora and Wood in his father's household. His occupation is given as a railway clerk and he is a Baptist.^[6]

1891 CENSUS: Simcoe East, Medora and Wood, page 27; neighbour of father George Waters. Thomas (37), wife Margret (27) and their two children George (7), Thomas (2). THoams and Margret born in England, Thomas of English descent and Margret of Scottish ancestry; children both born in Ontario. Thomas was C of E and a millman; Margret was a Baptist (as were children). Both husband and wife could read and write.^[7]

1901 Census: Simcoe (east/est), Ontario, Canada Name: Thas Waters Gender: Male; Age: 49 Marital Status: Married; Nationality: Canadian Ethnicity: English; Religion: C of E Birth Year (Estimated): 1852; Birthplace: England Immigration Year: 1872 Household: Thas Waters Head Male 49 England; b 13 Sep 1852; Margaret Waters Wife Female 35 England; b 15 Aug 1865; James Waters Son Male 16 Ontario; b 23 Oct 1885; Thomas Waters Son Male 12 Ontario; b 10 April 1889; Harry Waters Son Male 7 Ontario; b 5 June 1893; Bessie Waters Daughter Female 6 Ontario; b 29 July 1894; Alexander Waters Son Male 2 Ontario; b 12 Mar 1899; Charlotte Wallis Boarder Female 25 Ontario; b 25 Oct 1876. ^[8]

1911 CENSUS: Medora Peninsula, Muskoka Sub-Districts 1-25, Ontario, Canada Name Thomas Waters Gender Male; Marital Status Married Birthplace England Household: Thomas Waters Head M England; Margrett Waters Wife F England; Thomas A Waters Son M Ontario; Harry N Waters Son M Ontario; Elisbeth N Waters Daughter F Ontario; Waters Son M Ontario; Robert S Waters Son M 7 Ontario; George J Waters Son M Ontario; Cristina W Waters Daughter-in-law F Scotland ^[9]

Sources

• England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 [1]
• Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 [2]
• Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947 [https:/familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1JKWS-6J9]
• England and Wales Census, 1861 [https:/familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMX-5JV]
• Canada Census, 1881 [3]
• Canada Census, 1891 [4]
• Canada Census, 1901 [5]
• Recensement du Canada de 1911 [6]

1. ↑ Molly Croucher Manuscript
2. ↑ England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
3. ↑ Ontario Marriages
4. ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947
5. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1881
7. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1891
8. ↑ Canada Census, 1901
9. ↑ Recensement du Canada de 1911