Person Page - 4360

Margaret ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1830; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Henrietta (Rosevear) Burnham.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Henrietta (Rosevear) Burnham.; Principal=William Rosevear¹

• Married Name: circa 1855; Rosevear¹

David William Burnham^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Clark Burnham² b. 7 Jan 1857, d. 6 Nov 1901
• Mother*: Henrietta Rosevear² b. 19 May 1858, d. 1929

• Birth*: 26 February 1889; Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1888 per Memorial - age 32 at death Dec 28 1920. Date Feb 26 1889 & location Cobourg per Death Reg'n. Date Feb 26 1889 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^2,5,3
• Death*: 28 December 1920; Isolation Hospital, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#008730: Name: David William Burnham; Date: Dec 28 1920; Age: 31y; Place: Inoculation Hospital, Toronto, 1 day; Born: Cobourg, Feb 26 1889; Status: single; Occ.: Electrical Engineer; Parents: John C. Burnham, b. Cda. & - b. Cda.; Inf.: George ? Hogg, Baltimore, uncle; Burial: Cobourg, Dec 29 1920; Und,.: Washington & Johnston, 717 Queen St., Toronto; Cause: scarlet fever, 8 days; Phys.: H. G. ?Skerinski?, Isolation Hospital; Reg'd.: Dec 29 1920 (Ontario Death Registration, #008730-1920, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 28 1920 per Memorial.^6,5
• Burial*: 29 December 1920; St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; John Clark Burnham; Died Nov. 6th, 1901; Aged 44 Years; His Beloved Wife; Henrietta; Rosevear; 1858 - 1929; David W. -- ; Died Dec. 28th, 1920; Aged 32 Years (St. Peter's Anglican Chucrh Cemetery, Cobourg, Aug 18 2016, by Dan)⁵

• Census*: 29 April 1891; Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1891 Census: see John C. Burnham⁴
• Census: April 1901; Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1901 Census: see John C. Burnham³

Lucinda C. Burnham^1,2,3

• Father*: John Clark Burnham² b. 7 Jan 1857, d. 6 Nov 1901
• Mother*: Henrietta Rosevear² b. 19 May 1858, d. 1929

• Birth*: 18 October 1885; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 18 1885 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: 12 June 1907; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Marv_Coulthard on ancestry.ca, June 16 2020.; Principal=John Murray Baptist⁴

• Census*: 29 April 1891; Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1891 Census: see John C. Burnham²
• Census: April 1901; Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1901 Census: see John C. Burnham³
• Married Name: 12 June 1907; Baptist⁴

John Murray Baptist¹

• Birth*: 1885; Hamilton, Ontario; per family tree of Marv_Coulthard on ancestry.ca, June 16 2020.¹
• Marriage*: 12 June 1907; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Marv_Coulthard on ancestry.ca, June 16 2020.; Principal=Lucinda C. Burnham¹
• Death*: 23 June 1944; Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia; per family tree of Marv_Coulthard on ancestry.ca, June 16 2020.¹

John W. Johnston¹

• Birth*: circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Constance Mary (Johnston) Way.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1880; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Constance Mary (Johnston) Way.; Principal=Mary Robertson¹

Mary Robertson¹

• Birth*: circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Constance Mary (Johnston) Way.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1880; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Constance Mary (Johnston) Way.; Principal=John W. Johnston¹

• Married Name: circa 1880; Johnston¹

William Henry Freeman¹

• Father*: James Henry Freeman¹ b. 3 Feb 1879, d. 16 May 1937
• Mother*: Lilly Vansicklen¹ b. 30 Dec 1881

• Birth*: 31 August 1911; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth REg'n.#035859: Name: William Henry Freeman; Date: Aug 31 1911; Place: Conc 9, Lot 5, Haldimand Twp.; Parents: James H. Freeman, Mason & Lillian Vansicklin; Parents: Married: Dec 11 1903, Castleton; Phys: Dr. Aylesworth; Inf.: Lillian Freeman, motgher; Reg'd.: Sep 27 1911; Reg'r.: Reuben Lawless, Haldimand Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #035859-1911, ancestry.ca)²

May B. Freeman^1,2

• Father*: James Henry Freeman b. 3 Feb 1879, d. 16 May 1937
• Mother*: Lilly Vansicklen b. 30 Dec 1881

• Birth*: 1897; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1897 & location Haldimand Twp. per marriage reg'n.²
• Marriage*: 7 January 1915; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010816: Groom: Isaac Finley Simpson; Age: 21; Res.: Craamhe Twp.; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Robert Nelson Simpson & Sarah Jane Sopha; Bride: May B. Freeman; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: James H. Freeman & Lillianm VanSicklen; Wit.: R. N. & Sarah Jane Simpson, Castleton; Date: Jan 7 1915; Place: Cramahe Twp.; Performed by: Wm. H. Sparow, Castleton, Meth.; Sworn: Warkworth, Jan 7 1914?; Reg'r.: Thos. A. Allen, Warkworth (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010816-1915, ancestry.ca); Principal=Isaac Finley Simpson³

• Residence*: 7 January 1915; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Haldimand Twp. per marriage reg'n.²
• Married Name: 7 January 1915; Simpson²

Margaret Beatrice Freeman¹

• Father*: James Henry Freeman¹ b. 3 Feb 1879, d. 16 May 1937
• Mother*: Lilly Vansicklen¹ b. 30 Dec 1881

• Birth*: 16 August 1907; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Late Birth Reg'n.#502515: Name: Margaret Beatrice Freeman; Date: August 16 1907; Place: Haldimand Twp.; Parents: James Henry Freeman & Lillian Artincy Vansicklen; Inf.: Margaret B. Hobbs; Reg'd.: Mar 7 1970; Reg'r.: A. J. Wilke, Toronto (Ontario Late Birth Registration, #502515-1970, ancestry.ca) Date 1908 & location Percy Twp. per marr. reg'n.²
• Marriage*: 20 April 1929; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#018708: Groom: Samuel Edward Hobbs; Age: 26; Res.: Fenellla; Born: Birmingham, England; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Cheese Maker, Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Samuel Edward Hobbs, b. England & Clara Briton; Bride: Margaret Beatrice Freeman; Age: 21; Res.: Fenella; Born: Percy Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Free Meth.; Parents: James Henry Freeman b. Burnley?, Ont. & Lillian Vansicklen; Expected Res.: Percy Twp.; Wit.: Ivan A. Caldwell, Foxboro & Katie Hobbs, Stirling; Date: Apr 20 1929; Place: Percy Twp.; Performed by: F. H. Howard, Warkworth, United Church; Sworn: Campbellford, Apr 15 1929; Reg'r.: G. A. Hay, Campbellford (Ontario Marriage Registration, #018708-1929, ancestry.ca); Principal=Samuel Edward Hobbs Jr.³
• Death*: 1993; Ontario; Date 1993 per Memorial.⁴
• Burial*: 1993; Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) HOBBS; Samuel E. Hobbs; 1902 - 1978; His Wife; Margaret B. Freeman; 1907 - 1993 (Burnbrae Cemetery, Aug 11 2006, by Dan)⁴

• Married Name: 20 April 1929; Hobbs¹
• Residence: 6 February 1932; Springbrook, Hastings Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Ivan A. Caldwell and Katie Hobbs.¹
• Note*: 3 July 1978; Cedar Creek Cheese Factory, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "However, the factory was still their home and they continued to live there through the years, until Sam's death in 1978, on July 3, his birthday." from newspaper article in Brighton Independent 1985, copy found in WI archives during digitizing by Dan Buchanan.
• Residence*: 14 May 1982; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (109527 Treasurer's Consent) re Estate of Samuel E. Hobbs; Part as in No. 12950 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 36, pg. 316 of 320, downloaded from OnLand)
  Note: 12950 is the record for the purchase of the property by Samuel Edward Hobbs, from Horace Way in 1942.⁵
• Note: 1985; Former Cedar Creek Cheese Factory, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Cedar Creek Cheese Factory article in WI Archives from Brighton Independent 1985; This under the picture of Mrs. Hobbs…..
  "Two small pails of anthracite daily keep the coal-stove and Mrs. Margaret Hobbs snug and warm." Article ...
  Short of doing a complete property search, it is not easy to pinpoint the date that Cedar Creek Cheese Factory was actually built. Structures built before the days of building permits are not recorded in the registry offices - only the land sales and changes are traceable. As with so much of our history, we are grateful for 'the human factor'.
  Previous to the ownership of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hobbs, the factory belonged to Mr. Horace Way, who according to Mrs. Edith Way (his daughter-in-law) bought the property stretching back to the Third Concession, in 1899; she believes that the building was in place at the time but was perhaps not a factory, and that it was remodeled for the purpose of cheesemaking. Mrs. Way visited her in-laws at Cedar Creek many times while living in Detroit, where her husband Lisle worked, but when his health failed the family returned to Cedar Creek. He and his mother died at Cedar Creek on the same day, and Edith stayed on at the factory to help look after things, during the years 1936 - 37. Although this was a sad and difficult time for their mother, daughters Rene, Dorothy and Yvonne remember many happy times. Rene, (now Mrs. Gerald Simpson) remembers the busy factory and being occasionally allowed to weigh out cheeses; she liked to help herself to the 'starter'; and take cores from the cheeses in the curing room at the north end of the building for taste-sampling. At that time, this all-important room was lined with shelves full of curing cheeses and cooled by huge blocks of ice cut from the nearby pond in winter, which were placed around the perimeter walls of the room. She has good memories of the skating parties on that same pond when friends and neighbors came and her grandfather would light the fire in the bunkhouse so that they had somewhere to go to get warm. In summer, she and her sisters would run up the hill to her uncle's farm to play - and once, she used a six-quart basket of fresh eggs to make mud pies. They were also allowed to use an old cheese vat for a swimming pool, and she particularly loved sleeping in her bedroom under the eaves to the sound of the rain on the roof, and the feeling of safety and security there.
  Mrs. Way remembers that the hydro was installed in 1930, and that after the new electric lights were installed, the first two new appliances were an electric cooking stove and the all-important washing machine. She also recalls that an Imperial Oil gas pump was installed about that time for the convenience of motorists, who were becoming more numerous as mass production brought cars onto the market which were cheap enough for the average man to afford - and just about everyone wanted one. Still, all recollections cannot be happy, and the death of her husband Lisle and his mother happening on the same day must have been a particularly traumatic time. They were laid out before the funeral in one of the upstairs bedrooms, a customary practice in days when home funerals were very much commoner than today.
  Cedar Creek Cheese Factory - a place of work and home, with many untold memories of days that will never return - a pity that those old walls can't talk. Happily, there are still some people who can, and I hope that some of them will leave a written record to share with generations not yet born, who will want to know about life in "The Good Old Days,'' at Cedar Creek.
  For Mrs. Margaret Hobbs, the rambling clapboard building on Highway 30 near Hilton is not just a retired cheese factory, it's also her home. Tucked snugly under the eaves of the old building are surprisingly spacious living quarters, consisting of a large living-room, kitchen-dining room, several bedrooms and any amount of smaller rooms for extra accommodation or storage. A coal-burning stove sits quietly at one end of the living-room radiating welcome heat into the room, while a large cookstove dominates the kitchen. Margaret Hobbs has the best of both worlds - the comfort of yesteryear and the convenience of today. On occasion, she has fed as many as twenty-four people at her table. "One Christmas", says Margaret, "the stoves and I sure were hopping, - it was the year when the highway went through and the McFarlands and their men were here as well as our own and the family". As a token of thanks, she was presented with a beautiful glass plate, which she still holds in high esteem and obviously cherishes.
  Cedar Creek Cheese Factory has been Margaret's home since 1941, when she and her husband Sam bought it from the estate of Horace Way, for whom Sam worked as a Cheesemaker, First Class. Sam and Margaret had eleven years of previous experience at Brae, about six miles east of Campbellford, and at Fenella before that, and the great attraction of Cedar Creek for them was summed up in one word - electricity. The factory at Brae didn't have it, and Cedar Creek did, since 1930, eliminating or at least easing, some of the more arduous chores. The Hobbs' operation boasted three large vats for making the cheeses, and electricity meant that the milk-and-starter mixture could be "paddled" mechanically instead of by hand, and the whey could be pumped upstairs for further processing. But even with electricity, cheesemaking was hard work, keeping two hired men and Sam Hobbs busy fulltime, from making the starter (using rennet, containing rennin, a milk-curdling enzyme necessary to form curds), right through to pressing the cheeses into 95 lb "hoops" from which they emerged wrapped in cheesecloths ready for maturing, and then shipment to domestic markets or overseas. As today, government inspectors were apt to arrive at any time, to ensure that health and cleanliness regulations were being kept, and to test the quality of the finished product by taking core samples of the maturing cheeses in the curing room. In addition to these 95 lb. round cheeses, others of varying sizes were made for the area farmers, usually in the fall, and fresh cheese curd was also produced.
  The two or three hired men usually lived in their own bunkhouse to the rear of the factory (it is still there) and cooking their meals, washing their clothes and bedlinens was part of Margaret's job, as well as working in the factory when needed. The washing was a big job and had to' be done every day, since the men wore white clothing and aprons while working and everything had to be kept meticulously clean. This included the three large vats, the starter vat, milk tanks, hoops, separator and milk paddles - everything that came into contact with milk. The enormous amount of water necessary for this was pumped from the nearby pond and heated in a huge cast-iron boiler encased with brick, which is still in evidence in an adjoining room. The cheeses' final resting place before shipment was the curing room, kept cool by an overhead refrigeration unit, a great improvement installed by Sam after he took over operations. With thick exterior walls and an enormous door nearly a foot thick, this must have been a pleasantly cool place to work on a hot summer day, and years later when it was unused Margaret and Sam enjoyed its cool comfort as a summer kitchen by the addition of some furniture and houseplants, of which Margaret is very fond.
  Unfortunately, Sam's health began to deteriorate and he even became allergic to the rennet starter, and so in 1955 he was forced by circumstances to cease operations. In later years he worked as a school custodian, as perhaps some of the pupils and teachers at E.N.S.S. will remember, and he also worked for the hydro company. However, the factory was still their home and they continued to live there through the years, until Sam's death in 1978, on July 3, his birthday. Margaret stayed on, but is not alone very much - she has many friends and neighbors who visit her often and keep 'an eye' on things. She is also a member of two senior citizens clubs, enjoys the social activities at the Codrington Community Hall, and enjoys taking trips around the community and farther afield. After many years of hard work, she fully appreciates having an easier life "We really did work hard in those days," she says, "sometimes we hardly took time to eat, and, as long as the milk came in, we had to make cheese. One time, when there was a strike on, we had so much milk come in that we only had about three hours' sleep a night, we ate sandwiches as we worked, and we did that until the strike was over - we were all worn out by that time." No wonder that she enjoys taking things easier these days.
  Small cheese factories such as Cedar Creek used to be an integral part of the local economy and a valued source of income for the area farmers, but things have changed quite drastically in the last decade or so and there are now only a few where there were once many. Whether this is of overall benefit is perhaps debatable, but it seems a pity to allow such an important industry to sink beneath the sands of time without a trace. It is a hopeful sign, therefore, that an attempt is being made to at least provide a written or filmed recognition of the industry in this area. Mr. Don Pollock of the Dairy Inspection Branch of the O.M.A.F., Stirling, is trying to pinpoint all of the old factories that were once in existence here, and it is the Central Ontario Cheesemakers' Association's intent to make a film with this in mind. It is hoped that they will have a filmed map with all the cheese plants marked in time for display at the International Ploughing Match to be held in Stirling in 1986. (Article transcribed and copied here by Dan Buchanan, June 17 2020.⁶

Samuel Edward Hobbs Jr.^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Samuel Edward Hobbs Sr.² b. 1 Feb 1875, d. 15 Dec 1940
• Mother*: Clara Brittain² b. 1873

• Birth*: 3 July 1902; St. Clement, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; England Baptisms, 1902: Date of Baptism: July 20 1902; Date of Birth: July 3 1902; Given Name: Samuel Edward; Parents: Samuel Edward & Clara; Surname: Hobbs; Adobe: 91 Railway Terrace; Occ.: Shoeing smith; Performed by: ?? (Birmingham, England Baptisms, 1902, page 25 of 101, ancestry.ca) Date 1902 per Memorial. Date 1902 per CemSearch. Date 1902 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date July 1902 & location England per 1911 Census. Date 1903 & location Birmingham, England per marr. reg'n.^2,6,3,7,5,4
• Marriage*: 20 April 1929; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#018708: Groom: Samuel Edward Hobbs; Age: 26; Res.: Fenellla; Born: Birmingham, England; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Cheese Maker, Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Samuel Edward Hobbs, b. England & Clara Briton; Bride: Margaret Beatrice Freeman; Age: 21; Res.: Fenella; Born: Percy Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Free Meth.; Parents: James Henry Freeman b. Burnley?, Ont. & Lillian Vansicklen; Expected Res.: Percy Twp.; Wit.: Ivan A. Caldwell, Foxboro & Katie Hobbs, Stirling; Date: Apr 20 1929; Place: Percy Twp.; Performed by: F. H. Howard, Warkworth, United Church; Sworn: Campbellford, Apr 15 1929; Reg'r.: G. A. Hay, Campbellford (Ontario Marriage Registration, #018708-1929, ancestry.ca); Principal=Margaret Beatrice Freeman⁸
• Death*: 3 July 1978; Cedar Creek Cheese Factory, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "However, the factory was still their home and they continued to live there through the years, until Sam's death in 1978, on July 3, his birthday." from newspaper article in Brighton Independent 1985, copy found in WI archives during digitizing by Dan Buchanan.
  Date 1978 per Memorial & CemSearch.^5,4
• Burial*: 5 July 1978; Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) HOBBS; Samuel E. Hobbs; 1902 - 1978; His Wife; Margaret B. Freeman; 1907 - 1993 (Burnbrae Cemetery, Aug 11 2006, by Dan)
  CemSearch: Name: Samuel E. Hobbs; Born: 1902; Died: 1978; ID: BURNBR436; Other names: Hobbs, Clara [Britton](1902-1978), Hobbs, Margaret B. [Freeman](1907- ), Hobbs, Samuel E. (1875-1940); Cemetery: Burnbrae Cemetery, Conc 5 , Lot 22, Seymour Twp., Plot 436 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=BURNBR436%5E2)^5,4

• Immigration: November 1904; Quebec, Quebec; Passenger List arriving Quebec, Nov 1904.⁶
• Immigration*: 1905; Ontario; Immigration 1905 per 1911 Census.³
• Census*: 1911; Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs, Sr.³
• Census: 8 June 1921; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1921 Census: Hobbs, Samuel, 19, b. Ont., p.b. Eng., lab., single (1921 Census: Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 45, pg. 4, line 48 - ancestry.ca)(Note: Samuel Hobbs is with the family of James Stewart.)⁷
• Residence*: 20 April 1929; Haldimand Twp., Fenella, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Fenella per marr. reg'n.²
• Note: circa 1930; Cedar Creek Cheese Factory, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Farmers drew milk to Cedar Creek Cheese factory in old Model T or 490 Chev. cars that they made into trucks. Frank Harden and Roscoe Morrow loved to race each other. One memorable morning, Frank slammed into the cement loading dock so hard he rammed the engine under the seat, ruining the truck. Roscoe laughed for days." from page 40 of Florence Chatten's book, "Brighton Township", published in 2009.⁹
• Note*: 1931; Cedar Creek Cheese Factory, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "On occasion, she has fed as many as twenty-four people at her table. "One Christmas", says Margaret, "the stoves and I sure were hopping, - it was the year when the highway went through and the McFarlands and their men were here as well as our own and the family". As a token of thanks, she was presented with a beautiful glass plate, which she still holds in high esteem and obviously cherishes." from article in Brighton Independent, 1985, found in WI Archives while digitizing by Dan Buchanan.
  Note: The phrase "when the highway went through" would mean when No. 30 was upgraded and straightened through Hilton which was 1930, 1931. This would be a time that Sam was the cheesemaker at the Cedar Creek Cheese Factory although the property was still owned by Horace Way. Samuel and Margaret Hobbs bought the place in 1942, according to land registry records. (Dan Buchanan, June 17 2020)¹⁰
• Residence: 6 February 1932; Rawdon Twp., Spring Brook, Hastings Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Ivan A. Caldwell and Katie Hobbs.²
• Note: 1941; Cedar Creek Cheese Factory, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Cedar Creek Cheese Factory has been Margaret's home since 1941, when she and her husband Sam bought it from the estate of Horace Way, for whom Sam worked as a Cheesemaker, First Class. Sam and Margaret had eleven years of previous experience at Brae, about six miles east of Campbellford, and at Fenella before that, and the great attraction of Cedar Creek for them was summed up in one word - electricity. The factory at Brae didn't have it, and Cedar Creek did, since 1930, eliminating or at least easing, some of the more arduous chores." from newspaper article in Brighton Independent 1985, copy found in WI archives during digitizing by Dan Buchanan.
• Residence: 15 April 1942; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 12950) show that Constance Way, admix for estate of Horace Foster Way, Constance Way (Widow), & Jane Elizabeth Moran (consent of J. N. Baird, Dep official guardian) sold "pts. - except part taken for Highway. See as to ?? of spring & well & creek & pond; subject to easement, together with all plant machinery desired in business of making cheese.", Conc 3, Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., to Samueil Edward Hobbs for $4,500. ITS Date: Feb 28 1942; Reg'n. Date: Apr 15 1942 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, pg. 311 of 320, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2020)
  Note: This was selling everything, including the cheese factory, its machinery, the creek, well and pond.¹⁰
• Residence: 1949; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "98 Hobbs, Sam, Cheesemaker, Brighton, R.R. 1" & "99 Hobbs, Mrs. Margaret - Brighton, R.R. 1" (Canada Voter Lists, 1949, Brighton Twp., pg. 53 of 156, ancestry.ca)⁶
• Note: 1955; Cedar Creek Cheese Factory, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Unfortunately, Sam's health began to deteriorate and he even became allergic to the rennet starter, and so in 1955 he was forced by circumstances to cease operations. In later years he worked as a school custodian, as perhaps some of the pupils and teachers at E.N.S.S. will remember, and he also worked for the hydro company." from newspaper article in Brighton Independent 1985, copy found in WI archives during digitizing by Dan Buchanan.
• Note: 1957; Cedar Creek Cheese Factory, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Cedar Creek Cheese Factory, now a home, closed in 1957" from page 47 of Florence Chatten's book, "Brighton Township", published in 2009.
  Note: The article featuring Margaret Hobbs says they "ceased operations" in 1955 when Sam's health deteriorated.⁹
• Residence: 1958; Conc 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "113 Hobbs, Sam, Caretaker - Brighton" & "114 Hobbs, Margaret - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1958, Brighton Township, conc 4 & 5, . and 3 & 4, formerly Murray, pg. 75 of 187, ancestry.ca)⁶

Samuel Edward Hobbs Sr.^1,2,3

• Father*: Samuel Edward Hobbs⁴ b. 1848
• Mother*: Harriet ?⁴ b. 1848

• Birth*: 1 February 1875; Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Date Feb 1 1875 & location Birmingham, Engalnd per Death Reg'n. Date 1875 & location Engand per 1921 Census. Date Feb 1875 & location England per 1911 Census. Date 1875 & location Birmingham, Warwickshire, England per 1901 England Census. Location England per marriage reg'n. of son Samuel Edward Hobbs, Jr.^2,3,4,5,6
• Baptism: 28 February 1875; 39 Nechells Park Rd., St. Clements, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Baptism: No. 18; Date: Feb 28 1875; Child's Given Names: Samuel Edward; Parents Given Names: George & Harriet; Surname: Hobbs; Abode: 39 Nechells Park; Occ.: edge tool maker; Performed by: C. W. Wood (Birmingham, England Church of England Baptisms, 1873-1877, Nechells, St. Clemant, pg. 24 of 51, ancestry.ca)⁷
• Marriage*: 1899; Aston, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Marriage Index: Groom: Samuel Edward Hobbs; Bride: Clara Brittain; Year: 1899; Quater: Apr-May-Jun; Dist.: Aston; County: Warwickshire; Vol.: 6d; Page: 630; Wit.: Alfred Price & Amu Alice Sabin (England & Wales, Civil Registraiton Marrige Index, 1837-1915, ancestry.ca) per marriage reg'n. of son Samuel Edward Hobbs.; Principal=Clara Brittain^2,7
• Death*: 15 December 1940; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'm.#019193: Name: Samuel Edward Hobbs; Date: Dec 15 1940; Age: 65y 10m; Res.: Seymour Twp.; Born: Birmingham, England, Feb 1 1875; Status: married; Occ.: Retired Blacksmith, until 1920, 32 yrs; Spouse: Mrs. Clare Hobbs; Parents: Samuel Edward Hobbs, b. England & ?? ; Inf.: Samuel Edward Hobbs, Jr., RR 3, Campbellford, son; Burial: Burnbrae Cemetery, Dec 18 1940; Und.?: A. D. Bennett, Campbellford; Cause: araemia, kidney stones; Phys.: Geo. A. Stobie, Belleville; Reg'd.: Dec 20 1940; Reg'r.: J. Wilfred Holmes, Belleville (Ontario Death Registration, #019193-1940, ancestry.ca)⁸
• Burial*: 18 December 1940; Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 18 1940 & location Burnbrae per Death Reg'n.⁴

• Residence*: 1881; Aston, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Age 6 at 1881 England Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs⁹
• Census: circa June 1901; District 53, Duddleston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Age 26 at 1901 England Census: Hobbs, Samuel Edward, 26, b. Birmingham. Warwickshire, England, shoeing smith - at home - employer, married; Clara, 28, b. Allesley, Coventry, married; Annie, 3 months, b. Birmingham; Brittain, 68, b. Kenilworth, laundress, sister-in-law, widow; Rose, 18, b. Allesley, Coventry, sister-in-law, single (1901 England Census: Warwickshire, Civil Parish of Aston, Duddleston, Dist. 53, pg. 1 (147 stamped)(2 of 51), line 1 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Immigration: November 1904; Quebec, Quebec; Canadian Passenger List: Passenger No.: 3888; Samuel Hobbs; Age: 29; Occ.: Blacksmith; Native Country: England; Came From: Birmingham; Desintation: Campbellford, Ont; Clara; Age: 30; Occ.: wife; Nat.: England; From: Birmingham; Annie; Age: 3; Child, Nat.: England; Sam'l, 2, b. Engl.; Clara, inft., b. Eng. (Canadian Passenger Lists, Quebec, Quebec, Nov. 1904, pg. 20 of 101, ancestry.ca)⁷
• Immigration*: 1905; Ontario; Immigration 1905 per 1911 Census.³
• Census*: 1911; Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1911 Census: Hobbs, Samuel E., 36, b. England Feb 1875, immig. 1905, Eng., Pres., Blacksmith, married; Clara, 38, b. England Feb 1873, immig. 1905, Eng. Pres., married; Samuel, 9, b. England July 1902, immig. 1905, Eng., Pres.; Annie, 9, b. England Jan 1903, Immig. 1905, Eng., Pres.; ?Lilian?(f), 7, b. England Jan 1904, immig. 1905, Eng., Pres.; Albert, 5, b. Ont. Mar 1906, Eng., Pres. (1911 Census: Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 35-4 (101-28), pg. 1, line 22 - ancestry.ca)³
• Census: 15 June 1921; Seymour Twp., Menie, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1921 Census: Hobbs, Samuel E., 46, b. England, p.b. England, immig. 1905, Eng., CE, blacksmith- own shop, married; Clara, 48, b. England, p.b. England, immig. 1905, Eng., CE, married; Annie, 20, b. England, p.b. England, Eng.. CE, daughter; Clara, 17, b. England, p.b. England, Eng.. CE, daughter; Kate, 13, b. Ont., p.b. Eng., Eng., CE, daughter (1921 Census: Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 45, pg. 8 (9 of 9), line 35 - Menie - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Menie is an intersection the 4th concession road, north and a bit west of Hoard'ds Station and south and a little east of Burnbrae. You can see it on the 1878 County Atlas Map for Seymour Twp.⁶

Clara Brittain^1,2,3,4

• Father*: ? Brittain⁴ b. c 1840
• Mother*: Ann ?⁴ b. 1833

• Birth*: 1873; Allesley, Coventry, England; Date 1873 & location England per 1921 Census. Date Feb 1873 & location England per 1911 Census. Date 1873 & location "Allesley, Coventry" per 1901 England Census. per marriage reg'n. of son Samuel Edward Hobbs.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 1899; Aston, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Marriage Index: Groom: Samuel Edward Hobbs; Bride: Clara Brittain; Year: 1899; Quater: Apr-May-Jun; Dist.: Aston; County: Warwickshire; Vol.: 6d; Page: 630; Wit.: Alfred Price & Amu Alice Sabin (England & Wales, Civil Registraiton Marrige Index, 1837-1915, ancestry.ca) per marriage reg'n. of son Samuel Edward Hobbs.; Principal=Samuel Edward Hobbs Sr.^2,6

• Married Name: 1899; Hobbs²
• Census: 1901; District 53, Duddleston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Age 28 at 1901 England Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs⁴
• Census*: 1911; Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1911 Census: see Samuel E. Hobbs, Sr.³
• Census: 15 June 1921; Seymour Twp., Menie, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1921 Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs⁵

Albert Hobbs¹

• Father*: Samuel Edward Hobbs Sr.¹ b. 1 Feb 1875, d. 15 Dec 1940
• Mother*: Clara Brittain¹ b. 1873

• Birth*: 18 March 1906; Havelock, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#036188: Name: Albert Hobbs; Date: Mar 18 1906; Parents: Samuel Hobbs & Clara Brittain; Occ.: Blacksmith; Res.: Havelock; Phys.: Dr. Crawford; Inf.: Samuel Hobbs; Reg'd.: May 2 1906 (Ontario Birth Registration, #036188-1906, ancestry.ca) Date Mar 1906 & location Ont. per 1911 Census.²

• Census*: 1911; Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs, Sr.¹

Clara Hobbs^1,2,3

• Father*: Samuel Edward Hobbs Sr.² b. 1 Feb 1875, d. 15 Dec 1940
• Mother*: Clara Brittain² b. 1873

• Birth*: January 1904; England; Date 1904 & location England per 1921 Cenbsus. Date Jan 1904 & location England per 1911 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: 6 May 1927; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#002545: Groom: James Gray Briggs; Age: 23; Res.: 446 McRoberts Ave., Toronto; Born: Scotland; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Timothy Briggs, .b Scotland & Jane Gray; Bride: Clara Hobbs; Age: 23; Res.: 446 McRoberts Ave., Toronto; Born: England; Status: spinster; Occ.: sales lady; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Samuel Edward Hobbs, b. England & Clara Briton; Expected Res.: Toronto; Wit.: Adam & Jeanie Brockie, 446 McRoberts Ave.; Date: May 6 1927; Place: Toronto; Performed by: E., T. Douglas, 53 James Ave., Toronto, United Church; Sworn: May 3 1927, Toronto; Reg'r.: William G. Gates (Ontario Marriage Registration, #002545-1927, ancestry.ca); Principal=James Gray Briggs⁴

• Census*: 1911; Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs, Sr.²
• Census: 15 June 1921; Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1921 Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs³
• Residence*: 6 May 1927; 446 McRoberts Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontaio; Residence 446 McRoberts Ave., Toronto per marriage reg'n.⁵
• Married Name: 6 May 1927; Briggs⁵

Katie Hobbs¹

• Father*: Samuel Edward Hobbs Sr.¹ b. 1 Feb 1875, d. 15 Dec 1940
• Mother*: Clara Brittain¹ b. 1873

• Birth*: 16 October 1907; Havelock, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#037545: Name: Katie Hobbs; Date: Oct 16 1907; Parents: Samuel Edward Hobbs & Clara Brittain; Occ.: Blacksmith; Res.: Havelock; Phys.: Dr. Holdcraft; Inf.: Mrs. Mr. Hobbs; Reg'd.: Dec 1 1907; Reg'r.: J. W. Bryans, Havelock (Ontario Birth Registration, #037545-1907, ancestry.ca) Date 1907 per FindaGrave. Date 1908 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Oct 1908 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1907 & location Havelock per marriage reg'n.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 6 February 1932; Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#011309: Groom: Ivan A. Caldwell; Age: 23; Res.: Stirling; Born: Springbrook; Status: bachelor; Occ.: mechanic; Rel.: United; Parents: John Caldwell & Francis Gordanier; Bride: Katie Hobbs; Age: 24; Res.: Stirling; Born: Havelock; Status: spinster; Occ.: - ; Rel.: United; Parents: Samuel Hobbs & Clara Briton; Expected Res.: Stirling; Wit.: Samuel & Mrs. Hobbs, Springbrook; Performed by: Rev. E. W. Rowland, Stirling, United; Sworn: Stirling, Feb 3 1932; Reg'r.: G. Henry?, Stirling (Ontario Marriage Registration, #011309-1932, ancestry.ca); Principal=Ivan A. Caldwell⁶
• Death*: 4 August 1995; Ontario; Date Aug 4 1995 per FindaGrave.⁵
• Burial*: 6 August 1995; Mount Nebo Cemetery, Spring Brook, Hastings Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Katie Hobbs Caldwell; Birth: 1907; Death: 4 Aug 1995 (aged 87–88); Burial: Mount Nebo Cemetery, Spring Brook, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 160606332 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160606332/katie-caldwell)⁵

• Census*: 1911; Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs, Sr.¹
• Census: 15 June 1921; Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1921 Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs²
• Residence*: 6 February 1932; Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Stirling per marr. reg'n.⁴
• Married Name: 6 February 1932; Caldwell⁴

Samuel Edward Hobbs^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1848; Aston, Warwickshire, England; Date 1848 & location Aston, Warwickshire, England. Location England per Death Reg'n. of son Samuel Edward Hobbs.^2,4
• Marriage*: circa 1870; per Death Reg'n. of son Samuel Edward Hobbs.; Principal=Harriet ?²

• Census*: 1881; Aston, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Age 33 at 1881 Census: Hibbs, Samuel, 33, b. Aston, Warwick; Occ.: Edge Tool Maker - earthware dealer, married; Harriet, 33, b. Wales, married; William, 8, b. Birmingham, Warwick, scholar, son; Samuel, 6, b. Birmingham, Warwick, scholar, son; Harriett, 4, b. Birmingham, Warwick, dau.; Lucy, 2, b. Birmingham, Warwick, dau. (1881 Census: Dist. 51, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire, England, pg. 15 of 55, line 69 - 39 Nechells Pk Rd. - ancestry.ca)⁴

Harriet ?^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1848; Wales; Date 1848 & location Wales per 1881 England Census. per Death Reg'n. of son Samuel Edward Hobbs.^2,4
• Marriage*: circa 1870; per Death Reg'n. of son Samuel Edward Hobbs.; Principal=Samuel Edward Hobbs²

• Married Name: circa 1870; Hobbs²
• Census*: 1881; Aston, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Age 33 at 1881 England Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs⁴

? Brittain¹

• Birth*: circa 1840; per 1901 Census - daughter Clara (Brittain) Hobbs.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1868; per 1901 England Census for dau. Clara (Brittain) Hobbs.; Principal=Ann ?¹

Ann ?^1,2

• Birth*: 1833; Kenilworth, England; Date 1833 & location Kenilworth per 1901 England Census for dau. Clara (Brittain) Hobbs.²
• Marriage*: circa 1868; per 1901 England Census for dau. Clara (Brittain) Hobbs.; Principal=? Brittain²

• Married Name: circa 1868; Brittain²
• Census*: 1901; District 53, Duddleston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Age 68 at 1901 England Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs (son-in-law)²

Annie Hobbs¹

• Father*: Samuel Edward Hobbs Sr.¹ b. 1 Feb 1875, d. 15 Dec 1940
• Mother*: Clara Brittain¹ b. 1873

• Birth*: circa March 1901; Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; Date 1901 & location England per 1921 Census. Date 1902 & location England per 1911 Census. Date ?? c Mar 1901 & location Birmingham per 1901 England Census. Says she is 3 months old at time of the 1901 Census.^1,2,3

• Census*: circa June 1901; District 53, Duddleston, Aston, Warwickshire, England; Age 3 months at 1901 England Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs.¹
• Census: 1911; Seymour Twp., Northimberland East Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs, Sr.³
• Census: 15 June 1921; Seymour Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1921 Census: see Samuel Edward Hobbs²