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John Aird 1855–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1855

Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1938

Death Location: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Father: Captain Aird

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Eleanor Johnston, Phoebe Johnston

Children(s): Hugh Aird, Phoebe Aird, John Aird, Wilhelmina Aird, William Aird, Margaret Aird

John Aird was born in 1855 in Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Captain Aird And Mary Ann Williams. In 1878, John Aird was employed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. John Aird married Eleanor Lawlor Johnston, Phoebe Jane Johnston, and had children including Hugh Reston Aird, John Kidd Wilson Aird, Margaret Helen Aird, Phoebe Ethelwynn Aird, Wilhelmina Eleanor Aird, William Archibald Aird. John Aird passed away in 1938 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Aird was born in 1855 in Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Captain Aird And Mary Ann Williams.
  • In 1878, John Aird was employed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • John Aird married Eleanor Lawlor Johnston, Phoebe Jane Johnston, and had children including Hugh Reston Aird, John Kidd Wilson Aird, Margaret Helen Aird, Phoebe Ethelwynn Aird, Wilhelmina Eleanor Aird, William Archibald Aird.
  • John Aird passed away in 1938 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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John Aird's Ancestors

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John Aird
1855–1938
Birth Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Captain Aird
–1858
Glasgow, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Williams
1840–
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Aird's Descendants

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John Aird (15 NOV 1855–1938) m. Eleanor (Lawlor) Johnston (2 NOV 1860–17 MAR 1954) m. Phoebe (Jane) Johnston (1855–1886)
  1. 1. Hugh (Reston) Aird 1892–1971 m. Margory (( May ) Victoria) Black 1897–1989
    1. 1. John (Black, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1980-1985)) Aird 1923–1995 m. Lucille (Jane) Housser 1924–2022
    2. 2. Elizabeth (May) Aird 1926–2008
  2. 2. Phoebe (Ethelwynn) Aird 1888–1960
  3. 3. John (Kidd Wilson) Aird 1890–1968
  4. 4. Wilhelmina (Eleanor) Aird 1898–1986
  5. 5. William (Archibald) Aird 1883–
  6. 6. Margaret (Helen) Aird 1885–

John Aird's Timeline

5 Records

1855
15 NOV 1855
Birth of John Aird in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
1855
9 DEC 1855
John Aird was christened in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
1878
FROM 18 NOV 1878 TO 12 JAN 1937
Age 23
John Aird was employed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1938
30 NOV 1938
Age 83
Death of John Aird in 39 Madison Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
39 Madison Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1938
1938
Age 83
Burial of John Aird in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1855
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 9 DEC 1855
    Event Place: Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1917
    Event Place: Buckingham Palace, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1938
    Event Place: 39 Madison Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 18 NOV 1878 TO 12 JAN 1937
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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