John Waugh

1809 - 1886  (77 years)

• Name	John Waugh
  Born	22 Oct 1809	Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Dec 1886	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I1061	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	ROBERT WAUGH,   b. Abt 1786, Lochmaben, Scotland ,   d. 8 Sep 1850, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isobel Bell,   b. of Lochmaben ,   d. 14 Sep 1860, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  Relationship	natural
  Married	20 Mar 1807	Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Hastie,   b. 1802, Scotland ,   d. 18 Apr 1889, Hamilton, Ontario  (Age 87 years)
  Married	25 May 1832	Moffat, Dumfrieshire
  Children	1. Robert W. Waugh,   b. 15 Feb 1835, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1912, Los Angeles, CA  (Age 77 years)  [natural]   2. Thomas J. Waugh,   b. 1838, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1900  (Age 62 years)  [natural]   3. George James Waugh,   b. 30 Aug 1839, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  [natural]   4. Charles Waugh,   b. Jun 1842, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1923, Los Angeles, CA  (Age ~ 81 years)  [natural]   5. Mary Waugh,   b. 1847, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1921, Hamilton, Ontario  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Oct 1809 - Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire Married - 25 May 1832 - Moffat, Dumfrieshire Died - 29 Dec 1886 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		John Waugh & Mary Hastie Photo from Marion Family Tree, Ancestry.com. Robert's son John Waugh married Mary Hastie on May 25, 1832, in Moffat, Dumfriesshire. John Waugh and Mary emigrated to Canada in 1834 (from Obit). They had at least five children: Robert (born Feb 1, 1835); Thomas (1837-1910); George (born Sept 30, 1839, died Dec 3, 1926); Charles (born Jun 5, 1842); and Mary (born May 18, 1848). All were born in Canada.
  		St. Andrew's later became known as St. Paul's Presbyterian Church It was designed by architect William Thomas and built by Peter Balfour and John Waugh. Courtesy of the Hamilton Public Library.

  
  

  Documents		Passenger List for the Tarolinta Robert Waugh, Joiner, his wife Isobel and their daughters Jane and Jesse (Jannet) arrived in New York City from Liverpool aboard the Tarolinta on Sept 5, 1844, with stated destination "Upper Canada" . Upper Canada existed from December 26, 1791 to February 10, 1841 and generally comprised present-day Southern Ontario. The prefix "upper" in its name reflects its geographic position higher up the river basin or closer to the headwaters of the Saint Lawrence River than that of Lower Canada or present-day Quebec to the northeast. - Wikipedia
  		1851 Canada Census - St. Mary, Hamilton, Ontario John Waugh, Carpenter (42), Mary Waugh (46), Rob Waugh, Carpenter (17), Thos Waugh, Clerk (14), George Waugh (12), Chas Waugh (10), and Mary Waugh (4)

  
  

• Notes

  Birth source: 1067967 1886 obituary, Hamilton, Ontario: OBITUARY John Waugh Mr. John Waugh died at his home, No. 78 Bay street north, last evening.  Four years ago he suffered a paralytic stroke, and for the past two years he was a confirmed invalid.  His death was peaceful and painless.  Mr. Waugh was a native of Lochmachen [sic—Lochmaben?], Dumfrieshire, Scotland, where he was born 77 years ago.  He came to Canada with his young wife in 1834, and lived in Montreal for three years.  Then the little family came up the country and arrived in Hamilton.  The rebellion was then in progress, and Mr. Waugh enlisted as a volunteer in the militia, and did his share towards putting down the rebellion.  Ever since that time Mr. Waugh lived in Hamilton —that is for nearly half a century.  He was a contractor and builder, and many of the fine substantial buildings which adorn Hamilton to-day were erected by him many years ago.  He was always very strongly interested in church matters, and he and about a dozen others used to worship God together in the Presbyterisn style, in a little log school-house that stood where the Central Presbyterian church stands.  There are only two persons living now, who formed part of this little band which was the nucleus of one of the largest congregations in the city: these two are Mr. James Henderson and Mrs. Lees.  The present Central Presbyterian church was built by Mr. Waugh.  For many years he was a member and one of the managers of the church; but when Rev. Mr. Laidlaw came here, Mr. Waugh became a member of St. Paul’s.  Mr. Waugh’s wife survives him, and there are also living four sons and one daughter.  His two sisters, Mrs. Peter Balfour and Mrs. Alex Campbell, live in Hamilton.  Mr. Waugh was a Reformer in politics, and a consistent one.  He was small in stature, but had a big heart, and in all business affairs was the soul of honor.  His memory will be tenderly cherished by many old friends.