Person Page - 1749

Mary Elizabeth Eakins^1,2,3

• Father*: Thomas Eakins³ b. c 1855
• Mother*: Elizabeth ?³ b. c 1855

• Birth*: 1882; South Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1882 & location S. Monaghan per marriage reg'n. per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.^2,3
• Marriage*: 5 October 1904; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n. #015718-1904: Groom: Richard Park Watt; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Peterborugh; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Accountant; Parents: John Watt & Sarah Dudgeon; Bride: Mary Elizabeth Eakins; Age: 23; Res.: Peterborough; Born: S. Monaghan; Status: spinster; Parents: Thomas Eakins & Elizabeth ?Laieg?; Wit.: John W. Watt, Peterborough & Susie Louise Boyce, Toronto; DatE; Oct 5 1905; PlacE: Peterborough; Rel.: Pres.; Performed by: E. F. Torrrence (Ontario Archives, MS932, Reel 115, #015718)
  
  per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.; Principal=Richard Park Watt^2,4

• Married Name: 5 October 1904; Watt²

Marion Watt¹

• Father*: Richard Park Watt¹ b. 8 Feb 1878
• Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Eakins¹ b. 1882

• Birth*: circa 1905; per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.¹

Edna Pearl Barlow¹

• Father*: Walter Barlow² b. 1 Nov 1867
• Mother*: Jennie King² b. 2 Aug 1867

• Birth*: 2 April 1889; Ontario; Date Apr 2 1889 per 1901 Census. Age was not copied from marriage reg'n. - need to get that or a Census record?? per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 15 September 1910; Tiny Twp., Penetanguishene, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n. #020088-1910: Groom: John McLelland Watt; Age: 30; Res.: Midland; Status: bachelor; Occ.: G.T.R. Freight Office; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: John Watt & Sarah Dudgeon; Bride: Edna Pearl Barlow; Age: ? ; Res.: Penetanguishene; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Walter Barlow (deceased) & Jennie King; Wit.: Euphemia Barton & Geo. King, both of Penetanguishene; Date: Sep 15 1910; Place: Penetanguishene; Performed by: Rev. F. W. Gilmour
  per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.; Principal=John McLelland Watt^1,4

• Census*: April 1901; 15 N. Robert St., Penetanguishene, Simcoe St., Ontario; Age 12 at 1901 Census: see Walter Barlow³
• Residence*: 15 September 1910; Tiny Twp., Penetanguishene, Simcoe Twp., Ontario; Residence per marriage reg'n.²
• Married Name: 15 September 1910; Watt¹

John Mulligan¹

• Birth*: circa 1825; per marriage to (Ann McLelland) Watt. per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1862; Peterborough, Peterborugh Co., Ontario; "NB Ann Hodson is the mother of John Watt - she had been a young widow with 3 small children, remarried twice, to John Mulligan who died then to grocer John Hodson who also died just a few years later." per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.; Principal=Ann McLelland¹
• Death*: circa 1865; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.¹

John Hodson¹

• Birth*: circa 1825; per marriage to Ann (McLelland, Watt) Mulligan. per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1867; Peterborugh, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "NB Ann Hodson is the mother of John Watt - she had been a young widow with 3 small children, remarried twice, to John Mulligan who died then to grocer John Hodson who also died just a few years later." per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.; Principal=Ann McLelland¹
• Death*: before 1870; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per email from Julie Watt, Jan 12, 2006.¹

Rev. Peter McLaren Duncan^1,2

• Father*: James Duncan b. 1805, d. 13 Aug 1881
• Mother*: Catherine McLaren b. 1801

• Birth*: 20 October 1836; Upper Canada; Date 1837 per Memorial. Date Oct 20 1836 per CemSearch. Date Oct 20 1836 per Death Reg'n. Date Oct 20 1836 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1835 & location UC per 1861 Census. per Death Notice of daughter, Kate E. (Duncan) Philp. Date 1836 & location Cda. per marriage register.^{3,4,2,5,6,7,8,9}
• Marriage*: 18 April 1861; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Peter Simeon; Age: 25; Res.: Colborne; Born: Cda.; Parents: James & Catherine; Bride: Leonarda Ellen Mead; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: Henry & Elizabeth; Date: Apr 18 1861; Place: Kington (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com)
  Note: The surname Simeon is obviously wrong here - probably bad transcription. per Death Notice of daughter, Kate E. (Duncan) Philp.; Principal=Leonora Helen Meade⁷
• Death*: 23 April 1913; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#024047: Name: Peter McLaren Duncan; Date: Apr 23 1913; Age: 76; Res.: Colborne; Born: Oct 20 1836; Occ.: Clergyman, retired; Parents: James Duncan & Catherine McLaren; Cause: septic; Phys.: W. A. Sergent, M.D.; Inf.: G. M. Peebles, Colborne; Reg'd.: Apr 25 1913; Reg'r.: Geo. Keyes, Colborne (Ontario Death Registration, $024047-1913, ancestry.com) Date 1913 per Memorial. Date Apr 23 1913 per CemSearch.^2,8,9
• Burial*: 25 April 1913; Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Rev. P. M.; Duncan; 1837 - 1913; His Wife; Leonora H.; Meade; 1844 - 1913 (Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., May 29 2012 by Dan)
  CemSearch: Name: Rev. Peter McLaren Duncan; Born: Oct 20 1836; Died: Apr 23 1913; ID: LAKEPT062; Other names: Duncan, Leonora Helen [Meade] (1844-1933), MacDonald, Alice McLaren [Duncan] (1879-1959), MacDonald, Ernest Duncan (1876-1966); Cemetery: Lakeport Cemetery, Conc B, Lot 1, Haldimand Twp., Village of Lakeport, Northumberland Co.; Note: Rev. Peter Duncan, husband of Lenora Helen ? (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=LAKEPT062%5E0)^8,9

• Note*: circa 1860; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "The first church was erected on Young Street, south of Dr. Dean's residence. It was used by all denominations although camp meetings were held in the summer. .... Later Presbyterians engaged Mr. Duncan to preach every Sunday afternoon in this building. He preache in Colborne in the morning." from page 153 of The Tobey Book.¹⁰
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age - at 1861 Census: Duncan, Peter, - , b. UC, F. C., Clergyman, other res. Colborne, single (1861 Census: Brighton Village, pg. 323 of 899, line 49 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Peter Duncan is shown under the family of A. C. Singleton. The person just above him is L. E.(f) Meade, age 17. What is the connection with Singleton - Eliza - Leonora Meade's mother????⁵
• Census: April 1861; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 26 at 1861 Census: Duncan, Rev. Peter, 26, b. UC, F. C. Scotland, Minister, single (1861 Census: Colborne Village, pg. 506 of 899, line 23 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Residence: 18 April 1861; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Colborne per marriage register.⁷
• Residence: 15 April 1863; Village Lot 2, North of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B79) show that Margaret Singleton sold Village Lot 2, north of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Rev. Peter Duncan. ITS Date: Apr 15 1863. Reg. Date: Sep 21 1869. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, North Side of Singleton, Lot 2, pg. 012 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Feb 4 2022 by Dan)¹¹
• Census: April 1871; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: Duncan, Rev. Peter, 35, b. Ont., Scot., C. Pres., Minister, married; Leonora Helen, 27, b. Ont., Irish, C. Pres., married; James Thenney, 9; Catherine E., 6; Helen Meade, 3; Peter W., 1; James, 66, b. Scotland, Scot., C. Pres., Blacksmith, widower; Margaret, 28, b. Ont., Scot., C. Pres., single; Black, Catherine, 49, b. Scotland, Scot., C. Pres., widow; James, 25, b. Scotland, Scot., C. Pres., blacksmith, single (1871 Census: Colborne, dist. 55, sub-dist. b, pg. 27, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence*: 16 September 1881; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father James Duncan.²
• Residence: 6 May 1886; Village Lot 2, North of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 2053) show that Rev. Peter Duncan & wife sold Village Lot 2, north of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Thomas Vansicklin for $350. ITS Date: May 6 1886. Reg. Date: May 6 1886. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, North Side of Singleton, Lot 2, pg. 012 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Feb 4 2022 by Dan)¹¹
• Residence: 14 February 1888; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Performed marriage in Brighton of Theresa Meade & Henry Ponton.¹²
• Census: April 1891; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1891 Census: Duncan, Peter, 54, b. Ont., p.b. Scotland, C. Pres., Minister, married; L. H.(f), 45, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & Ont., C. Pres., married; Helen, 73, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., C. Pres., widow; Wm., 21, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., C. Pres., Law Student, son; Alice, 12, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., C. Pres., daughter (1891 Census: Colborne, dist. 98, sub-dist. d, pg. 27, line 4 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Census*: April 1901; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1901 Census: Duncan, Peter, 64, b. Ont. u. Oct 20 1836, Scot., Pres., Minister, married; Leonora, 57, b. Ont. u. Apr 7 1844, Scot., Pres., married; Alice M., b. Ont. u. Dec 29 1879, Scot., Pres., daughter (1901 Census: Clolborne Village, dist. 95, sub-dist. d-2, pg. 5, line 5 - ancestry.com)¹³

Leonora Helen Meade^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Dr. Henry Meade⁴ b. c 1800, d. c 1858
• Mother*: Eliza Ann Singleton⁴ b. Nov 1811, d. 1897

• Birth*: 7 April 1844; Canada West; Date Apr 7 1844 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Dater Apr 7 1844 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1844 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1844 & location UC per 1861 Census. per Death Notice of daughter, Kate E. (Duncan) Philp. Date 1843 & location Cda. per marriage register.^2,5,3,4,6,7
• Marriage*: 18 April 1861; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Peter Simeon; Age: 25; Res.: Colborne; Born: Cda.; Parents: James & Catherine; Bride: Leonarda Ellen Mead; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: Henry & Elizabeth; Date: Apr 18 1861; Place: Kington (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com)
  Note: The surname Simeon is obviously wrong here - probably bad transcription. per Death Notice of daughter, Kate E. (Duncan) Philp.; Principal=Rev. Peter McLaren Duncan⁶
• Death*: 10 October 1933; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025228: Name: Leonora Helen Duncan; Date: Oct 10 1933; Age: 89y 6m 3d; Res.: Colborne, 72 yrs.; Born: Ont. Apr 7 1844; Status: widow; Occ.: housewife; Parents: Henry Meade, b. Ireland & Eliza Singleton, b. Ont.; Inf.: Miss Alice Duncan, Colborne, daughter; Burial: Lakeport Cemetery, Colborne, Oct 13 1933; Reg'd.: Oct 12 1933; Reg'r.: H. S. Keyes, Colborne (Ontario Death Registration, #025228-1933, ancestry.com) Date 1913 per Memorial. Date Oct 10 1933 per CemSearch.
  Note: Not sure why there is any confusion re Leonora Helen (Meade) Duncans date of death. The Death Registration is fully documented and very clear. The date is October 10 1933 - not 1913!! (Dan Buchanan, Oct 20 2021)^8,9,10
• Burial*: 13 October 1933; Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Rev. P. M.; Duncan; 1837 - 1913; His Wife; Leonora H.; Meade; 1844 - 1913 (Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., May 29 2012 by Dan)(Leonora death date sould be 1933)
  CemSearch: Name: Leonora Helen Duncan; Maiden: Meade; Born: Apr 7 1844; Died: Oct 10 1933; ID: LAKEPT062; Other names: Duncan, Peter McLaren (1836-1913), MacDonald, Alice McLaren [Duncan] (1879-1959), MacDonald, Ernest Duncan (1876-1966); Cemetery: Lakeport Cemetery, Conc B, Lot 1, Haldimand Twp., Village of Lakeport, Northumberland Co.; Note: Wife of Rev. Peter Duncan. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=LAKEPT062%5E1) Lakeport Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^4,9,10

• Note*: after May 1844; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Papers and magazines were brought in by stage. The earliest magazine recorded is the MOTHER'S MAGAZINE published in 1844 and was read by Hiram Buckley and family. Mrs. Duncan, born in 1844, who lived with her grandmother, Mrs. John Singleton, said: "a paper, the Montreal Witness, came once a week to Brighton, just two men being subscribers - A.C. Singleton and Alex. Martin - and when the paper arrived by the Stage, you can hardly imagine how everybody was anxious to know of what was going on in the world. In the evening after the paper arrived, the men assembled in A.C. Singleton's store, where the counter served as a platform. Mr. Alex. Martin perched upon the counter with a man on either side of him holding a candle that he might see to read. The war was talked over and there were great discussions before they parted for the night." page 154 & 155 of The Tobey Book.¹¹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1861 Census: see A. C. Singleton (uncle?)⁷
• Married Name: 18 April 1861; Duncan
• Residence*: 18 April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register.⁶
• Census: April 1871; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1871 Census: see Rev. Peter Duncan³
• Census: April 1891; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1891 Census: see Peter Duncan⁵
• Residence: 28 October 1897; Village Lot 15, West of Young Street, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant ?5003?) show that Lenora Helen Duncan & Peter M. L. Duncan sold Village Lot 15 to Walter N. Davidson for $275. ITS Date: Oct 28 1897. Reg'n. Date: Oct 29 1897. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 9, pg. 141 of 220, Village Lot 15, West side of Young Street, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Feb 4 2022)¹²
• Census*: April 1901; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1901 Census: see Peter Duncan²

Robert Mulligan¹

• Father*: John Mulligan¹ b. c 1825, d. c 1865
• Mother*: Ann McLelland¹ b. 1834

• Birth*: 1858; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Charlotte St., Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see Ann Hodson (mother)¹

Walter Barlow¹

• Birth*: 1 November 1867; Ontario; Date Nov 1 1867 & location Ont. rurual per 1901 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Edna Pearl Barlow.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1880; Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Edna Pearl Barlow.; Principal=Jennie King

• Census*: April 1901; 15 N. Robert St., Penetanguishene, Simcoe Twp., Ontario; Age 35 at 1901 Census: Barlow, Walter, 35, b. Ont. r Nov 1 1867, Eng., Meth., Barber, married; Jennie, 33, b. Ont. u. Aug 2 1867, Eng., Meth., married; Edna, 12, b. Ont. u. Apr 2 1889, daughter (1901 Census Online: Penetanguishene Town, Simcoe Co., dist. 113, sub-dist. k-1, pg. 10, line 12, T-6496 - 15 N. Robert St.)²

Jennie King¹

• Birth*: 2 August 1867; Ontario; Date Aug 2 1867 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Edna Pearl Barlow.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1880; Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Edna Pearl Barlow.; Principal=Walter Barlow

• Married Name: before 1880; Barlow¹
• Census*: April 1901; 15 N. Robert St., Penetanguishene, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1901 Census: see Walter Barlow²

Elizabeth Lemay¹

• Father*: Francis Lemay¹ b. c 1835
• Mother*: Elizabeth ?¹ b. c 1835

• Birth*: 1861; Canada; Date 1861 & location Cda. per marriage reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 3 March 1880; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n. #009305-1880: Groom: William Gibson Watt; AgE: 25; Res.: Peterborough; Born: Cda.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Richard & Ann Watt; Bride: Elizabeth ?Lemay?; Age: 19; Res.: Peterborough; Born: Cda.; Status: spinster; Parents: Francis & Elizabeth ?Lemay?; Wit.: Emma Harding & Joseph ?Bolton?, both of Peterborough; Date: Mar 3 1880; Place: Peterborough; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Rev. J. W. R. Reed (Ontario Archives, MS932, Reel 34, #009305); Principal=William Gibson Watt²

• Residence*: 3 March 1880; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence per marriage reg'n.¹
• Married Name: 3 March 1880; Watt¹

Francis Lemay¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth ?Lemay?.¹
• Marriage*: before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth ?Lemay?.; Principal=Elizabeth ?

Elizabeth ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth ?Lemay?.¹
• Marriage*: before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth ?Lemay?.; Principal=Francis Lemay

• Married Name: before 1860; Lemay¹

Rose Fanning¹

• Father*: Mark Fanning¹ b. c 1835
• Mother*: Agusta ?¹ b. c 1835

• Birth*: 1860; Canada; Date 1860 & location Cda. per marriage reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 20 April 1882; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n. #007991-1882: Groom: John Robert Watt; Age: 25; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Cda.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Teacher; Parents: Thomas & Martha Watt; Bride: Rose ?Fanning?; Age: 22; Res.: Hope Twp.; Conr: Cda.; Status: spinster; Parents: Mark & Agusta Fanning; Wit.: Anna Jeffery & Maria Wilson, both of Cobourg; Date: Apr 20 1882; Place: Cobourg; Rel: Meth & Bible Christian; Performed by: Rev. J. W. Jeffery (Ontario Archives, MS932, Reel 40); Principal=John Robert Watt²

• Residence*: 20 April 1882; Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Residence per marriage reg'n.¹
• Married Name: 20 April 1882; Watt¹

Mark Fanning¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Rose Fanning.¹
• Marriage*: before 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Rose Fanning.; Principal=Agusta ?

Agusta ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Rose Fanning.¹
• Marriage*: before 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Rose Fanning.; Principal=Mark Fanning

• Married Name: before 1855; Fanning¹

Robert Laing¹

• Birth*: circa 1840; per marriage reg'n. of son Arthur Stewart Laing.¹
• Marriage*: before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of son Arthur Stewart Laing.; Principal=Elizabeth Stewart

• Census*: April 1901; 502 Water St., Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario

Elizabeth Stewart¹

• Birth*: circa 1840; per marriage reg'n. of son Arthur Stewart Laing.¹
• Marriage*: before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of son Arthur Stewart Laing.; Principal=Robert Laing

• Married Name: before 1870; Laing¹

Robert Watt¹

• Father*: John Watt² b. c 1800
• Mother*: Mary ?² b. c 1800

• Birth*: 1824; Derrycorrey, Armagh Co., Ireland; "Thomas is a brother to Robert and Richard and a son of John and Mary Watt of Derrycorrey, County Armagh, Ireland." (per email from Julie Watt, June 9, 2008)
  Date 1824 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1824 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. Robert Watt is shown to be the father of John Wesley Watt per his marriage reg'n. Location Armagh Co. per CEMSearch Record. Date 1823 & location Co. Armagh per Death Reg'n.^1,3,4,2,5,6
• Marriage*: 30 April 1847; Parish Church, Moy, Tryone Co., Ireland; "Robert was married April 30 1847 in Parish Church of Moy, County Tyrone, Ireland. Robert Watt, farmer, full age, Derrycorrey, father, John, farmer, to Jane McLelland, full age, spinster, Derryscallop, father William McLelland, butcher, married by license by John Leach. Witnesses: George Gilpin & Abraham McLelland" (per email from Julie Watt, June 9, 2008)
  Date b. 1850 per 1861 Census. Robert Watt is shown to be the father of John Wesley Watt per his marriage reg'n.; Principal=Jane McLelland^3,2
• Death*: 15 June 1893; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#057023: Name: Robert Watt; Date: June 15 1893; Age: 70; Born: Co. Armagh, Ireland; Occ.: farmer; Cause: general debility; Phys.: Dr. O'Gormon; Inf.: Wesley Watt, Conc 3, Lot 23, Hamilton Twp.; Reg'd.: Jun 18 1893; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: J. S. Stewart (Ontario Death Registration, #057023-1893, ancestry.com) Date June 15 1893 & location Hamilton per Burial.^4,7
• Burial*: 17 June 1893; Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Robert Watt; Born: 1823; Died: 1893-06-15; Age: 70y; Notes: Born Armagh, Ireland. Died Hamilton Township. Buried June 7 1893. Husband of Jane McClelland.; Buried: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Sec C Row 5 Plot 13; Other names: J. Wesley Watt ( -1900), Jane Watt (McClelland) (1829-1869), Martha M. Watt ( -1889), Mary Josephine Watt (Philips)(1864-1913)⁴

• Census: 1852; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1851 Census: Watt, Robert, 28, b. Ireland, Meth., lab., married; Jane, 25, b. Ireland, Meth., married; Mary Jane, 2, b. Cda. (Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 84 of 162, line 26 - ancestry.com)
  Note: There are no other Watt's on this page. Mary Burnham and son Thomas are above; James Bates and mother Amelia are below.⁶
• Residence*: April 1861; Conc 3 Lot 21, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 3, Lot 21, Hamilton Twp., 90 acres.³
• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1861 Census: Watt, Robert, 37, b. Ireland, WM, farmer, marriedl Jane, 34, b. Ireland, WM, married; Marh J., 10, b. UC; Aurelia, 9; Margaret A., 5; Caroline C., 4; John W., 3; Martha M., 1
  Note: This John W. would be the John Wesley Watt who married Mary Josephine Philp.³
• Residence: April 1871; Conc 1 Lot 15, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 1, Lot 15, tenant, 24 acres⁸
• Census: April 1871; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: Watt, Robert, 47, b. Irel., Irish, WM, farmer, widower; Mary Jane, 20, b. Ont., Irish, WM; Amelia, 18; Margaret, 16; Caroline, 14; John Wesley, 12; Martha, 10; Emma, 8; Matilda, 6 (1871 Census: Hamilton, div. 2, pg. 50, line 13 - Conc 1, Lot 15, tenant, 24 acres)⁸
• Census: April 1881; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1881 Census: Watt, Robert, 56, b. Ireland, Irish, Cm, farmer, widower; Margaret, 25, b. Ont., Irish, CM, single; Wesley, 21, b. Ont., Irish, CM, labourer, single; Martha, 19; Emma, 17; Matilda, 15 (familysearch.org)⁹

Jane McLelland¹

• Birth*: 1829; Armagh Co., Ireland; Date 1827 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1827 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. Date 1829 per Burial - 40y at death in 1869. Robert Watt is shown to be the father of John Wesley Watt per his marriage reg'n. Location Armagh County per CEMsearch Record.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 30 April 1847; Parish Church, Moy, Tryone Co., Ireland; "Robert was married April 30 1847 in Parish Church of Moy, County Tyrone, Ireland. Robert Watt, farmer, full age, Derrycorrey, father, John, farmer, to Jane McLelland, full age, spinster, Derryscallop, father William McLelland, butcher, married by license by John Leach. Witnesses: George Gilpin & Abraham McLelland" (per email from Julie Watt, June 9, 2008)
  Date b. 1850 per 1861 Census. Robert Watt is shown to be the father of John Wesley Watt per his marriage reg'n.; Principal=Robert Watt^2,5
• Death*: 30 June 1869; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 30 1869 per 2nd CEMSearch Record - Hull's Corner. Date 1869 per Burial - Union Cemetery, Cobourg.³
• Burial*: 2 July 1869; Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Jane Watt; Maiden: McClelland; Born: 1829; Died: 1869; Age: 40y; Notes: Born County Armagh, Ireland. Buried 1869. Moved from Hull's Corner Oct. 1893. Wife of Robet Watt; Buried: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Sec C Row 5 Plot 13; Other names: J. Wesley Watt ( -1900), Martha M. Watt ( -1889), Mary Josephine Watt (Philip) (1864-1913), Robert Watt (1823-1893)
  CEMSearch: Name: Jane Watt; Born: - ; Died: 1869-06-30; Age: 40y; Notes: Wife of Robert Watt. Also two children buried.; Buried: Hull's Corners Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 16, Highway 45, Cobourg; No other names.
  Note: The note in the first CEMSearch record says "Moved from Hull's Corner Oct. 1893" would appear to mean that she was buried in the Hull's Corner Cemetery in 1869 and then moved to Union Cemetery in 1893.³

• Married Name: 30 April 1847; Watt¹
• Census: 1852; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1851 Census: see Robert Watt⁴
• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1861 Census: see Robert Watt²