History of Homes: Waterloo Street
History of Homes: Waterloo Street
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37 Waterloo Street
Rear row – left to right
Peter McNab (1849-1927) Owned 37 Waterloo from c.1876-1927 -Stratford’s last volunteer Fire Chief 1895
3 John Augustus McCarthy (1945-1913) Police Chief – died helping at Knox Church fire
Janet McNab (1875-1951) daughter of Emma Izard (McNab) McCarthy
James Cardwell Makins (1871-abt 1944) spouse of Janet McNab-King Council -Justice of Supreme Court
2 Albert Edward McCarthy (1844 -1931) wife died in Missouri in 1905, he was home for family visit
1 Thomas Britiffe McCarthy (1841-1936) high county Perth Constable till his death.
Front row – left to right
Jean Makins (1903- ?) child in arms -daughter to Janet (McNab) Makins and James Cardwell Makins
4 Emma Izard (McCarthy) McNab (1852-1929) spouse of Peter McNab
5 Henrietta Mary Ann McCarthy (1855-1940) Spinster- last to live in family home till death
This home is located at 37 Waterloo Street South, Stratford. Photographed in 1907 it shows nine people all a part of a gathering of McCarthy family members. The home belonged to Peter and Emma McNab. Five of these adults are siblings and are the remaining of ten children born to John Augustus McCarthy – Skottowe (1811-1898) and Paulina Izard (1815-1882). This couple would be the first Pioneer settlers arriving in June of 1832 to make Stratford their home. They purchased a block of land north of the river and there they built a home to raise their family. John would become the Bailiff for Perth-Huron County, Crier of the Court and first village Chief Constable.
McCarthy Road was named for JOhn August McCarthy
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