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Joseph Wayper, Sr.

Male 1824 - 1904  (80 years)


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  • Name Joseph Wayper 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 14 Feb 1824  Hamsterley, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 May 1904  Queen's Hotel, Hespeler, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I09905  All
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2008 

    Family Hannah Wilson,   b. 25 Dec 1824, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1909, Hespeler, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married Autumn of 1845  Weardale, Durham County, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Joseph "Josh" Wayper, Jr.,   b. 8 Oct 1858, Weardale, Durham County, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1915, Hespeler, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    +2. Mary Ann-Margaret "Maggie" Wayper,   b. Abt 1850, Durham County, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1898, Lot 1, Conc 13, West Luther Township, Wellington County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2008 
    Family ID F2932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Queen's Hotel, Hespeler, Ontario
    Queen's Hotel, Hespeler, Ontario
    Winfield Brewster wrote in 1954 "La Rue De Commerce-Hespeler" that Stephen Flynn kept Hotel there 1866-68; Michael Haller, 1868-71; John Fields, 1872-73; James Baker, 1874-86; then came the Waypers, father and son, and after them, Albert E. Thomson and then again by Joseph Wayper Jr. After “Josh” died the hotel was operated for a time by his widow and her second husband, Archie Smith. During the time of The Ontario Temperance Act, Mr. George D. Forbes bought the hotel and refurnished it and Henry Sachs managed it.
    After Mr. Forbes died, George Thorlby rented the hotel and then it was sold to James Sutherland Cornell, by him to Joseph Krempowich who in turn sold to Samuel Sturman, the present owner.

    Headstones
    WAYPER, Joseph and Hannah WILSON
    WAYPER, Joseph and Hannah WILSON

  • Notes 
    • Federal Census of 1871 (Ontario Index)
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      WAYPER , JOSEPH

      Sex: Male
      Age: 46
      Birthplace: ENGLAND
      Religion: Church of England, Anglican
      Origin: ENGLISH
      Occupation: HOTELKEEPER
      District: WELLINGTON CTRE. ( 034 )
      Sub-district: Garafraxa West ( G )
      Division: 1
      Page: 14
      Microfilm reel: C-9947
      Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

    Died:
    • Article printed in the Toronto Star on Tuesday May 3, 1904

      OLD HOTEL MAN DEAD

      Hespeler, May 3 -- A veteran hotel man of the Province passed away here at the Queen's Hotel in the person of Joseph Wayper, sr, in his 81st year. Deceased was a native of Durham, England and came to Canada in 1824. He kept a hotel at Elora, Palmerston, Arthur, Guelph and Hespeler. His wife. aged 79, and his son Joseph, the trapshooter, survive.

  • Sources 
    1. [S065467] Tombstone.




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