Sybella Nichol Gillies
ID # 9752, (1869-1946)
| Father | Peter Gillies (1836-1901) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Hogg (1837-1915) |
| Baptism | Sybella Nichol Gillies was baptized on 17 April 1869 at Galt, Waterloo Co., Ontario. |
| Marriage | She married John Henry McGregor, son of John McGregor and Margaret Miller, on 18 April 1905 at Galt, Waterloo Co.. Mrge reg. 019133-06 Galt, Waterloo Co. John Henry McGregor, 47, bachelor, droughtsman, Presbyterian. Born and residing Galt. Parents John McGregor and Margaret Miller. Sybella Nichol Gillies, 35, spinster, Presbyterian. Born and residing Galt. Parents Peter Gillies and Elizabeth Hogg. Witnesses Margaret J. Brownlee and Charles Blake, both of Galt. On April 18, 1905, at Galt, by Rev. R. E. Knowles. The occupation of John Henry McGregor is nearly illiegible on the form, but appears to be 'droughtsman'. The 1910 Vernon's directory for Galt shows him as a draughtsman at Goldie & McCulloch. Goldie & McCulloch, among other things, made safes - small and large - such as walk-in safes for banks such as might hold safety deposit boxes. The handwriting for John's mother's maiden name has the appearance of being Milley. The transcription of the family plot in Mountview Cemetery shows her maiden name to be Miller. Rev. Knowles was minister at Knox Presbyterian Church. |
| Death | She died on 21 December 1946 at Galt, Waterloo Co., at age 77. |
| Burial | She was buried on 24 December 1946 at Sec. 3, Mountview Cemetery, Galt, Ontario. |
| Note | Death reg. 038763-46 Galt, Waterloo Co. Sybella Nicol McGregor died at the Galt General Hospital on Dec. 21, 1946, age 77 yrs., 8 mos., 3 dys. Residence 145 Grand Ave. S., Galt. Widowed. Born Ontario on April 17, 1869. Husband was John H. McGregor. Parents Peter Gillies and Elizabeth Hogg. Father born Scotland, mother born Ontario. Physician Dr. J. R. Beaven. Informant Mrs. Morley Barber, 157 Grand Ave. S., neice. Burial December 24, 1946, at Mountview Cemetery, Galt. |
| Last Edited | 11 Jul 2023 |