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Sydney Gordon Bretz

Male 1887 - 1961  (73 years)


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  • Name Sydney Gordon Bretz 
    Born 14 Apr 1887  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • York
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Apr 1961  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
    Person ID I60  Our Family History
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 

    Father Abraham Bretz,   b. 25 Aug 1850, Fisher Mills, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1940, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Alice Davidson Hobson,   b. 03 Jul 1851, Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1911, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 25 Dec 1876  Bright, Blandford Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephine Alleta Wood,   b. 20 Jan 1887, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1979, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 18 May 1914  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Bretz,   b. Abt 1915, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1988, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)  [Natural]
     2. Elizabeth Josephine Bretz,   b. 04 Jan 1920, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 2006, Burlington, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Lived at Forest 1882-1885?
      Moved to Toronto with family in 1885
      Lived at 280 Queen St E 1886
      Lived at 31 Sword St 1887-1889
      Lived at 159 River 1889-1890
      Lived at 139 Simpson Ave 1891
      Lved at 25 Brooke Ave 1892-1899 (River?)
      Lived at 179 First Street around 1899-1911
      Lived at 17 Fairview 1911-1914+
      Lived at 1037 logan 1916-1930s

      Work
      1905 clk Nerlich and Co, 1 179 first
      1908 clk Nerlich and Co, 1 179 first
      1911 clk Nerlich and Co 17 fairview
      1913 clk Nerlich and Co 17 fairview
      1916 clk Nerlich and Co 1037 logan
      1920 slsmn Nerlich and Co, 1037 logan

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Alice Davidson Hobson