Nellie Gertrude Steenburg1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #87377, b. 18 May 1884, d. 31 October 1907

  • Birth*: 18 May 1884; Ernestown Twp., Odessa, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#017156: Name: Nellie Gertrude Steenburg; Date: May 12 1884; Parents: George W. Steenburg & Alfreta Kemp; Inf.: G. W. Steenburg, Miller, Odessa; Reg'd.: Jun 23 1884; Phys.: Mrs. Shales; Reg'r.: P. A. Maher (Ontario Birth Registration, #017156-1884, ancestry.com) Date May 18 1884 per Memorial. Date May 11 1884 & location Odessa, Ont. per Death Reg'n. - age 23y 5m 20d at death Oct 31 1907. Date Sep 17 1884 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1884 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1884 & location Prince Edward Co. per marr. reg'n.
    Note: Date in Birth Reg'n. is confused, written over; the 2 was scratched out and 2 written above - but the 1 before is pretty clear so this must be 12. The calculation of birth date in the Death Reg'n. is the 11th - so close.2,3,4,7,8,6
  • Marriage*: 30 November 1904; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013413: Groom: Sylvester Wambold; Age: 27; Res.: Brighton; Born: Saugeen; Status: bachelor; Occ.: salesman; Parents: John W. Wambold & Susanna Bechtel; Bride: Nellie Gertrude Steenburg; Age: 20; Res.: Brighton; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Status: spinster; Parents: George Steenburg & Alfretta Kemp; Wit.: ... Date: Nov 30 1904; Place: Northumberland Co.; (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013413-1904, ancestry.com); Principal=Sylvester Wambold9
  • Death*: 31 October 1907; South River, Parry Sound Dist., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#023631: Name: Nellie Gertrude Wambold; Date: Oct 31 1907; Age: 23y 5m 20d; Res.: South River; Occ.: housewife; Status: married; Husband: Sylvester Wambold; Born: Odessa, Ont.; Cause: tuberculosis, 4 mo.; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. R. H. Dillane; Rel.: P.; Reg'd.: Nov 1 1907; Reg'r.: H. O'Bourne?, South River Village, Parry Sound Dist. (Ontario Death Registration, #023631-1907, ancestry.com) Date Oct 31 1907 per Memorial.3,10
  • Burial*: 3 November 1907; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Nellie Gertrude Steenburg; Wife of Sylvester Wambold; Born May 18, 1884 - Died Oct 31, 1907 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)3
  • Census*: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1891 Census: see George Steenburg8
  • Census: 9 April 1901; Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1901 Census: see Charles J. Steenburgh (an uncle)6
  • Residence*: 30 November 1904; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.2
  • Married Name: 30 November 1904; Wambold2

Family: Sylvester Wambold b. 1877

  • Marriage*: 30 November 1904; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013413: Groom: Sylvester Wambold; Age: 27; Res.: Brighton; Born: Saugeen; Status: bachelor; Occ.: salesman; Parents: John W. Wambold & Susanna Bechtel; Bride: Nellie Gertrude Steenburg; Age: 20; Res.: Brighton; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Status: spinster; Parents: George Steenburg & Alfretta Kemp; Wit.: ... Date: Nov 30 1904; Place: Northumberland Co.; (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013413-1904, ancestry.com); Principal=Sylvester Wambold9

Citations

  1. Nellie Gertrude Steenburg per Memorial & per Marriage Reg'. & per Birth Reg'n. Nellie G. Steenburg per 1901 Census - living with uncle Charles.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  3. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  4. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  5. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
  6. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth), #017156-1884.
  8. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  9. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #013413-1904.
  10. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #023631-1907.

Sylvester Wambold1

M, #87378, b. 1877
  • Birth*: 1877; Saugeen, Ontario; Date 1877 & location Saugeen per marr. reg'n.1
  • Marriage*: 30 November 1904; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013413: Groom: Sylvester Wambold; Age: 27; Res.: Brighton; Born: Saugeen; Status: bachelor; Occ.: salesman; Parents: John W. Wambold & Susanna Bechtel; Bride: Nellie Gertrude Steenburg; Age: 20; Res.: Brighton; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Status: spinster; Parents: George Steenburg & Alfretta Kemp; Wit.: ... Date: Nov 30 1904; Place: Northumberland Co.; (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013413-1904, ancestry.com); Principal=Nellie Gertrude Steenburg2
  • Residence*: 30 November 1904; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.1

Family: Nellie Gertrude Steenburg b. 18 May 1884, d. 31 Oct 1907

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #013413-1904.

John W. Wambold1

M, #87379, b. circa 1845
  • Birth*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son Sylvester Wambold.1
  • Marriage*: before 1875; per marriage reg'n. of son Sylvester Wambold.; Principal=Susanna Bechtel1

Family: Susanna Bechtel b. c 1845

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Susanna Bechtel1

F, #87380, b. circa 1845
  • Birth*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son Sylvester Wambold.1
  • Marriage*: before 1875; per marriage reg'n. of son Sylvester Wambold.; Principal=John W. Wambold1
  • Married Name: before 1875; Wambold1

Family: John W. Wambold b. c 1845

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

John Steenburg1

M, #87382, b. 1888
  • Birth*: 1888; Ontario; Date 1888 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1891 Census: see George Steenburg1

Citations

  1. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Agnes Gertrude Pettifer1

F, #87385, b. circa 1895
  • Birth*: circa 1895; per email from Peter Monk, Aug 16 2013.1
  • Marriage*: 1918; Cropnedy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; Date 1918 & location Banbury, England per email from Peter Monk, Aug 16 2013. Cropnedy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England per War Graves Register.; Principal=Gordon Clifford McCullough1,2
  • Married Name: 1918; McCullough1

Family: Gordon Clifford McCullough b. 27 Aug 1894, d. 2 Nov 1924

Citations

  1. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  2. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.

Trevanion Hugo1,2

M, #87386, b. 1848
  • Birth*: 1848; England; Date 1848 & location England per 1851 Census.2
  • Census*: 1851; Notre Dame, Quebec Co., Quebec; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Nicholas Hugo2

Citations

  1. ?Trevanion? per 1851 Census.
  2. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Kate Hugo1,2

F, #87387, b. 1849
  • Birth*: 1849; England; Date 1849 & location England per 1851 Census.2
  • Census*: 1851; Notre Dame, Quebec Co., Quebec; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see Nicholas Hugo2

Citations

  1. Kate per 1851 Census.
  2. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Harry Carter1

M, #87388, b. circa 1900
  • Birth*: circa 1900; per family tree of lornacole on ancestry.com, Aug 19 2013.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1930; per family tree of lornacole on ancestry.com, Aug 19 2013.; Principal=Hazel Irean McCullough1

Family: Hazel Irean McCullough b. 19 Sep 1902, d. 21 May 1975

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Bertha Dunham1,2,3

F, #87389, b. 10 May 1865
  • Birth*: 10 May 1865; Addington Co., Ontario; Date May 10 1865? & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1864 & location Addington Co. per marr. reg'n.2,3
  • Marriage*: 30 June 1897; Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.##015229: Groom: Andrew McCullough; Age: 28; Res.: Hespeler; Born: - ; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Carpenter; Parents: Wm. & Mary McCullough; Bride: Bertha Dunham; Age: 33; Res.: Hespeler; Born: Addington Co.; Status: spinster; Parents: Ephraim & Mary Dunham; Wit.: A. J. Whitfield & Alice Bannock, Hespeler; Date: Jun 30 1897; Place: Quelph; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: J. G. Scott; Reg'd.: Aug 2 1897; Reg'r.: Richard Mitchell (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015229-1897, ancestry.com) per 1901 Census.; Principal=Andrew McCullough2,4
  • Residence*: 30 June 1897; Hespeler, Wellington Co., Ontario; Residence Hespeler per marr. reg'n.3
  • Married Name: 30 June 1897; McCullough2
  • Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1901 Census: see Andrew McCullough2

Family: Andrew McCullough b. 14 Nov 1868

Citations

  1. Bertha Dunham per marr. reg'n.
  2. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  4. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #015229-1897.

Ephraim Dunham1

M, #87390, b. circa 1835
  • Birth*: circa 1835; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Bertha (Dunham) McCullough.1
  • Marriage*: before 1863; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Bertha (Dunham) McCullough.; Principal=Mary ?1

Family: Mary ? b. c 1835

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Mary ?1

F, #87391, b. circa 1835
  • Birth*: circa 1835; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Bertha (Dunham) McCullough.1
  • Marriage*: before 1863; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Bertha (Dunham) McCullough.; Principal=Ephraim Dunham1
  • Married Name: before 1863; Dunham1

Family: Ephraim Dunham b. c 1835

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Isalal Howard1

M, #87392, b. 1845
  • Birth*: 1845; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1845 & location Prince Edward Co. per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1861 Census: see Hannah Thompson (mother of his uncle Wilson Thompson)1

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

William Williams1

M, #87393, b. 19 April 1771
  • Birth*: 19 April 1771; Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 24 2013.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1793; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 24 2013.; Principal=Maria Schermerhorn1

Family: Maria Schermerhorn b. 1771

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Maria Schermerhorn1

F, #87394, b. 1771
  • Birth*: 1771; Rensellaerwyck, Green Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 24 2013.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1793; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 24 2013.; Principal=William Williams1
  • Married Name: circa 1793; Williams1

Family: William Williams b. 19 Apr 1771

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Dorthy Winnifred "Dora" Hart1,2,3,4,5

F, #87395, b. 19 December 1891
  • Birth*: 19 December 1891; Tyendinaga Twp., Shannonville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#012427: Name: Dorthy Winnifred Hart; Date: Dec 19 1891; Parents: Arthur Hart & Olive May Young; Occ.: Gentleman; Inf.: A. Hart, Shannonville; Reg'd.: Jun 23 1892; Phys.: A. D. Walker (Ontario Birth Registration, #012427-1891, ancestry.com) Date Dec 19 1891 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 19 1891 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.2,3,6
  • Marriage*: 23 July 1913; Tyendinaga Twp., Shannonville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006286: Groom: Percy Sutton; Age: 22; Res.: Belleville; Born: Yorkshire, England; Status: Bachelor; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Joseph & Elizabeth Sutton; Bride: Dora Winnifred Hart; Age: 21; Res.: Shannonville; Born: Ont.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Arthur Hart & Olive M. Young; Wit.: Clarissa Reid, Shannonville & Edith "Glynn?, Campbellford; Date: Jul 23 1913; Place: Res. of Bride; Performed by: Wm. Fleming, M. A., Ottawa Diocese; Sworn: Shannonville, Jul 21 1913; Reg'r.: William Jas. ?Rayall?, Shannonville (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006286-1913, ancestry.com); Principal=Percy Sutton7
  • Census*: April 1901; Tyendinaga Twp., East Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1901 Census: see Arthur Hart2
  • Census: 1911; Tyendinaga Twp., Shannonville, East Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1911 Census: see Arthur Hart3
  • Residence*: 23 July 1913; Tyendinaga Twp., Shannonville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Shannonville per marr. reg'n.4
  • Married Name: 23 July 1913; Sutton4

Family: Percy Sutton b. 1890

Citations

  1. Dorthy Winnifred Hart per Birth Reg'n. Dora W. per 1901 Census. Winnifred per 1911 Census. Dora Winnifred Hart per marr. reg'n.
  2. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  5. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
  6. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth), #012427-1891.
  7. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #006286-1913.

Sir Robert Hart1,2,3

M, #87396, b. 20 February 1835, d. 20 September 1911
  • Birth*: 20 February 1835; Dungannon St., Portadown, Armagh Co., Ulster, Ireland; Date 1835 & location Portadown, Ireland per 1911 Census. "Robert Hart was born into a devout Methodist family in Dungannon Street, Portadown, County Armagh, Ulster,[1] in 1835. His father, Henry Hart (1806–1875) worked in distilleries, and married a farmer’s daughter, Ann Edgar, in 1834. Robert Hart was educated at a Wesleyan school in Taunton, Somerset, then at Wesley Connexional School, Dublin, and at the age of 15 was sent to Queen’s University, Belfast, where he graduated in 1853. He would become, after his retirement, Pro-Chancellor of Queen’s University." per Wikipedia per Death Reg'n. of his son Arthur Hart.2,4,5
  • Marriage*: 1857; China; "Hart’s devotion to his work played havoc with his emotional life. As a young man, in spite of his Methodist conscience, he had bouts of promiscuity. In 1857 he took a Chinese concubine, Ayao, with whom he had three children and for whom he developed genuine affection and respect. On becoming Inspector-General in 1863, he realised he must put her away and find a respectable wife during his first leave in 1866. He gave her a generous settlement, provided for the children (Anna, Herbert and Arthur Hart), and found them a home in London. He then quickly courted and married Hester Bredon of Portadown, daughter of his aunt’s doctor [14] They too had three children, Evelyn, Robert and Mabel, but Hart did not see much of them, as Hester returned to Britain in 1876, and after a brief reunion in 1878–82, she and the children lived in London. Hart took an interest in the progress of his illegitimate children, but made no direct contact with them. In his last decade, he was obliged to acknowledge them by legal declarations.[15] He was disappointed in the adult lives of his three legitimate children, yet acknowledged that he had been a neglectful father. After 1882 he lived a celibate life, but had deep friendships with many girls and women, amongst whom were three generations of the Carrall family. Many of his male staff felt he was a supportive friend as well as a demanding superior.[16] He got to know all his promising young men while they were students learning Chinese under his eyes in Peking, for he insisted that the ability to speak and write Mandarin Chinese was essential for promotion to Commissioner in charge of a Chinese port." from Wikipedia
    "Illegitimate son" per email from Janet Hart Aug 23 2013.; Principal=Ayao ?6,4
  • Marriage*: circa 1868; England; "Hart’s devotion to his work played havoc with his emotional life. As a young man, in spite of his Methodist conscience, he had bouts of promiscuity. In 1857 he took a Chinese concubine, Ayao, with whom he had three children and for whom he developed genuine affection and respect. On becoming Inspector-General in 1863, he realised he must put her away and find a respectable wife during his first leave in 1866. He gave her a generous settlement, provided for the children (Anna, Herbert and Arthur Hart), and found them a home in London. He then quickly courted and married Hester Bredon of Portadown, daughter of his aunt’s doctor [14] They too had three children, Evelyn, Robert and Mabel, but Hart did not see much of them, as Hester returned to Britain in 1876, and after a brief reunion in 1878–82, she and the children lived in London. Hart took an interest in the progress of his illegitimate children, but made no direct contact with them. In his last decade, he was obliged to acknowledge them by legal declarations.[15] He was disappointed in the adult lives of his three legitimate children, yet acknowledged that he had been a neglectful father. After 1882 he lived a celibate life, but had deep friendships with many girls and women, amongst whom were three generations of the Carrall family. Many of his male staff felt he was a supportive friend as well as a demanding superior.[16] He got to know all his promising young men while they were students learning Chinese under his eyes in Peking, for he insisted that the ability to speak and write Mandarin Chinese was essential for promotion to Commissioner in charge of a Chinese port." from Wikipedia
    "Illegitimate son" per email from Janet Hart Aug 23 2013.; Principal=Hester Jane Bredon4
  • Death*: 20 September 1911; England; "Hart died on 20 September 1911 after a cardiac decline following a bout of pneumonia. He was buried on 25 September 1911 at Bisham, Berkshire, England." per Wikipedia.4
  • Burial*: 25 September 1911; Bisham, Berkshire, England; per Wikipedia.4
  • Residence*: 1908; England; "Hart held his post till his retirement in 1910, although he left China on leave in April 1908, and was succeeded temporarily by his brother-in-law, Sir Robert Bredon, and then formally by Sir Francis Aglen." per Wikipedia4
  • Census*: 1911; Chelsea North, London, Middlesex Co., England; Age 76 at 1911 Census: Hart, Robert, 76, b. Portadown, Ireland, 44y 7 m married, Chinese Customs Service, married; Hester Jane, 63, b. Portadown, Ireland, 44y 7m married, 3 children all living, married (4 servants listed) (1911 Census: Chelsea North, Chelsea, London, pg. 242 of 651, one page for Sir Robert Hart's 16-room residence at 38 Cadogan Place, London, S.W. (ancestry.com)5

Family 1: Ayao ? b. c 1837

  • Marriage*: 1857; China; "Hart’s devotion to his work played havoc with his emotional life. As a young man, in spite of his Methodist conscience, he had bouts of promiscuity. In 1857 he took a Chinese concubine, Ayao, with whom he had three children and for whom he developed genuine affection and respect. On becoming Inspector-General in 1863, he realised he must put her away and find a respectable wife during his first leave in 1866. He gave her a generous settlement, provided for the children (Anna, Herbert and Arthur Hart), and found them a home in London. He then quickly courted and married Hester Bredon of Portadown, daughter of his aunt’s doctor [14] They too had three children, Evelyn, Robert and Mabel, but Hart did not see much of them, as Hester returned to Britain in 1876, and after a brief reunion in 1878–82, she and the children lived in London. Hart took an interest in the progress of his illegitimate children, but made no direct contact with them. In his last decade, he was obliged to acknowledge them by legal declarations.[15] He was disappointed in the adult lives of his three legitimate children, yet acknowledged that he had been a neglectful father. After 1882 he lived a celibate life, but had deep friendships with many girls and women, amongst whom were three generations of the Carrall family. Many of his male staff felt he was a supportive friend as well as a demanding superior.[16] He got to know all his promising young men while they were students learning Chinese under his eyes in Peking, for he insisted that the ability to speak and write Mandarin Chinese was essential for promotion to Commissioner in charge of a Chinese port." from Wikipedia
    "Illegitimate son" per email from Janet Hart Aug 23 2013.; Principal=Ayao ?6,4

Family 2: Hester Jane Bredon b. 1848

  • Marriage*: circa 1868; England; "Hart’s devotion to his work played havoc with his emotional life. As a young man, in spite of his Methodist conscience, he had bouts of promiscuity. In 1857 he took a Chinese concubine, Ayao, with whom he had three children and for whom he developed genuine affection and respect. On becoming Inspector-General in 1863, he realised he must put her away and find a respectable wife during his first leave in 1866. He gave her a generous settlement, provided for the children (Anna, Herbert and Arthur Hart), and found them a home in London. He then quickly courted and married Hester Bredon of Portadown, daughter of his aunt’s doctor [14] They too had three children, Evelyn, Robert and Mabel, but Hart did not see much of them, as Hester returned to Britain in 1876, and after a brief reunion in 1878–82, she and the children lived in London. Hart took an interest in the progress of his illegitimate children, but made no direct contact with them. In his last decade, he was obliged to acknowledge them by legal declarations.[15] He was disappointed in the adult lives of his three legitimate children, yet acknowledged that he had been a neglectful father. After 1882 he lived a celibate life, but had deep friendships with many girls and women, amongst whom were three generations of the Carrall family. Many of his male staff felt he was a supportive friend as well as a demanding superior.[16] He got to know all his promising young men while they were students learning Chinese under his eyes in Peking, for he insisted that the ability to speak and write Mandarin Chinese was essential for promotion to Commissioner in charge of a Chinese port." from Wikipedia
    "Illegitimate son" per email from Janet Hart Aug 23 2013.; Principal=Hester Jane Bredon4

Citations

  1. A. Hart per marr. reg'n. of son Arthur Hart.
  2. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  3. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  4. [S116] Wikipedia, online unknown url.
  5. [S108] Unknown author, 1911 UK Census, Record Type: Online image of microfilm.
  6. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.

Ayao ?1,2,3

F, #87397, b. circa 1837
  • Birth*: circa 1837; China; per Wikipedia. per marriage reg'nl. of son Arthur Hart.3
  • Marriage*: 1857; China; "Hart’s devotion to his work played havoc with his emotional life. As a young man, in spite of his Methodist conscience, he had bouts of promiscuity. In 1857 he took a Chinese concubine, Ayao, with whom he had three children and for whom he developed genuine affection and respect. On becoming Inspector-General in 1863, he realised he must put her away and find a respectable wife during his first leave in 1866. He gave her a generous settlement, provided for the children (Anna, Herbert and Arthur Hart), and found them a home in London. He then quickly courted and married Hester Bredon of Portadown, daughter of his aunt’s doctor [14] They too had three children, Evelyn, Robert and Mabel, but Hart did not see much of them, as Hester returned to Britain in 1876, and after a brief reunion in 1878–82, she and the children lived in London. Hart took an interest in the progress of his illegitimate children, but made no direct contact with them. In his last decade, he was obliged to acknowledge them by legal declarations.[15] He was disappointed in the adult lives of his three legitimate children, yet acknowledged that he had been a neglectful father. After 1882 he lived a celibate life, but had deep friendships with many girls and women, amongst whom were three generations of the Carrall family. Many of his male staff felt he was a supportive friend as well as a demanding superior.[16] He got to know all his promising young men while they were students learning Chinese under his eyes in Peking, for he insisted that the ability to speak and write Mandarin Chinese was essential for promotion to Commissioner in charge of a Chinese port." from Wikipedia
    "Illegitimate son" per email from Janet Hart Aug 23 2013.; Principal=Sir Robert Hart4,3
  • Married Name: 1857; Hart4

Family: Sir Robert Hart b. 20 Feb 1835, d. 20 Sep 1911

Citations

  1. "Ayao" per Wikipedia. Anna per marr. reg'n. of son Arthur Hart.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  3. [S116] Wikipedia, online unknown url.
  4. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.

Anna Hart1

F, #87398, b. circa 1858
  • Birth*: circa 1858; China; "He gave her a generous settlement, provided for the children (Anna, Herbert and Arthur Hart), and found them a home in London." per Wikipedia.1
  • Residence*: 1866; London, England; "He gave her a generous settlement, provided for the children (Anna, Herbert and Arthur Hart), and found them a home in London." per Wikipedia.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Wikipedia, online unknown url.

Herbert Hart1

M, #87399, b. circa 1860
  • Birth*: circa 1860; China; "He gave her a generous settlement, provided for the children (Anna, Herbert and Arthur Hart), and found them a home in London." per Wikipedia.1
  • Residence*: 1866; London, England; "He gave her a generous settlement, provided for the children (Anna, Herbert and Arthur Hart), and found them a home in London." per Wikipedia.1

Citations

  1. [S116] Wikipedia, online unknown url.