Captain James Fluke Mausoleum .... Mount Pleasant Cemetery .... Toronto, Ontario
.... James Fluke was born in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1824 and came to Canada with his family around 1829. People visiting the cemetery, are under the impression the title over his mausoleum means that James Fluke was a steamship captain. Fluke’s title comes from the fact that he was a militia captain in the 3rd Company, Cartwright Volunteers, 45th Battalion, West Durham Regiment. In his later life, James Fluke became a wealthy man and made his home in Toronto with his wife Charlotte. Fluke died on April 12, 1894 at the age of 70. Charlotte passed away on October 27, 1920 and was buried with her husband in the “Captain Fluke” mausoleum ....
Captain James Fluke Mausoleum .... Mount Pleasant Cemetery .... Toronto, Ontario
.... James Fluke was born in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1824 and came to Canada with his family around 1829. People visiting the cemetery, are under the impression the title over his mausoleum means that James Fluke was a steamship captain. Fluke’s title comes from the fact that he was a militia captain in the 3rd Company, Cartwright Volunteers, 45th Battalion, West Durham Regiment. In his later life, James Fluke became a wealthy man and made his home in Toronto with his wife Charlotte. Fluke died on April 12, 1894 at the age of 70. Charlotte passed away on October 27, 1920 and was buried with her husband in the “Captain Fluke” mausoleum ....