Person Page - 4727

Peter Brillinger¹

• Father*: Peter Brillinger¹ b. 1752, d. 27 Feb 1812
• Mother*: Catherine Hicks¹ b. c 1764, d. 11 Oct 1824

• Birth*: 1788; Somerset Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1815; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Sarah "Sadie" Fockler¹
• Death*: 9 September 1866; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Canada West; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

Sarah "Sadie" Fockler¹

• Birth*: 17 October 1791; Dauphin, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1815; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Peter Brillinger¹
• Death*: 26 August 1844; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Canada West; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

• Married Name: 1815; Brillinger¹

Peter Brillinger¹

• Birth*: 1752; Somerset Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1787; U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Catherine Hicks¹
• Death*: 27 February 1812; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

Catherine Hicks¹

• Birth*: circa 1764; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1787; U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Peter Brillinger¹
• Death*: 11 October 1824; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

• Married Name: circa 1787; Brillinger¹

Andrew Brillinger¹

• Father*: Peter Brillinger¹ b. 1752, d. 27 Feb 1812
• Mother*: Catherine Hicks¹ b. c 1764, d. 11 Oct 1824

• Birth*: 1798; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1830; Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Lydia Baker¹
• Death*: 1873; Ontario; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

Lydia Baker¹

• Father*: Benjamin Baker¹ b. 7 Dec 1765, d. 10 Jul 1851
• Mother*: Sarah Sally Morningstar¹ b. 28 Feb 1777, d. 24 May 1872

• Birth*: 1810; Welland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1830; Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Andrew Brillinger¹
• Death*: April 1871; York Co., Ontario; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

• Married Name: 1830; Brillinger¹

Benjamin Baker¹

• Birth*: 7 December 1765; Heidelberg, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1790; Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Sarah Sally Morningstar¹
• Death*: 10 July 1851; York Co., Canada West; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

Sarah Sally Morningstar¹

• Birth*: 28 February 1777; Milford Glades, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1790; Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Benjamin Baker¹
• Death*: 24 May 1872; Humberstone Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

• Married Name: 1790; Baker¹

Benjamin Brillinger¹

• Father*: Andrew Brillinger¹ b. 1798, d. 1873
• Mother*: Lydia Baker¹ b. 1810, d. Apr 1871

• Birth*: 13 April 1833; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 1833 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Apr 13 1833 & location Whitchurch Twp. per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1859; Canada West; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Eve Baker¹
• Death*: 22 April 1919; York Co., Ontario; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

• Census*: June 1911; Conc 1 Lot 33, Markham Twp., York Centre Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1911 Census: Brillinger, Benjamin, 78, b. Ont. Apr 1833, Ger., farmer, widower; Hattie, 47, b. Ont. May 1864, Ger., Meth., daughter, single (1911 Census: Markham Twp., York Centre Co., dist. 136, sub-dist. 2-1, pg. 9, line 13 - Conc 1 Lot 33 - ancestry.ca) (Note: The household of Benjamin Brillinger and wife includes Robert Thompson and wife,
  Lynda (Melinda) who is a daughter of Benjamin Brillinger. The Brillinger coouple are shown in Conc 1, Lot 33 and Robert Thompson on Conc 1, Lot 34.)²

Eve Baker¹

• Father*: Michael Baker¹ b. 16 May 1804, d. 16 Jul 1880
• Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Cober¹ b. 29 Apr 1804, d. 3 Dec 1875

• Birth*: 3 September 1828; York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1859; Canada West; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Benjamin Brillinger¹
• Death*: 29 August 1895; Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

• Married Name: circa 1859; Brillinger¹

Michael Baker¹

• Birth*: 16 May 1804; Markham Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1824; Richmond Hill, York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Mary Elizabeth Cober¹
• Death*: 16 July 1880; York Co., Ontario; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

Mary Elizabeth Cober¹

• Birth*: 29 April 1804; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1824; Richmond Hill, York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Michael Baker¹
• Death*: 3 December 1875; Maple, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹

• Married Name: 1824; Baker¹

Mary Melinda Brillinger^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Benjamin Brillinger² b. 13 Apr 1833, d. 22 Apr 1919
• Mother*: Eve Baker² b. 3 Sep 1828, d. 29 Aug 1895

• Birth*: 31 August 1866; Aurora, York Co., Canada West; Date 1860 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date Aug 1866 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 31 1866? & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1864 & location Aurora per marriage reg'n. - Robert S. Thompson. Date Aug 31 1860 & location Aurora per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^2,8,3,5,7,6
• Marriage*: 11 July 1894; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015152: Groom: Robert S. Thompson; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Thornhill; Status: bachelor; Occ.: merchant; Parents: John & Emma Thompson; Bride: Malinda Brillinger; Age: 30; Res.: Richmond Hill; Born: Aurora; Status: spinster; Parents: Benjamin & Emma Brillinger; Wit.: Fred Allward & Mary Bennett, Toronto; Date: July 11 1894; Place: Toronto; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: W.F. Wilson, Toronto (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015152-1894, ancestry.ca) Date Jul 11 1894 & location Toronto per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Robert S. Thompson^2,9
• Death*: 1953; Markham, York Co., Ontario; Date 1953 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date 1953 & location Markham per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^2,6,7
• Burial*: 1953; Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Roberts S. Thompson; 1866 - 1932; And His Wife; Melinda; Brillinger; 1860 - 1953 (Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, image from FindaGrave, 2022 03 25)
  FindaGrave: Name: Mary Melinda Brillinger Thompson; BIRTH: 1860; DEATH: 1953 (aged 92–93); BURIAL: Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 76970537 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76970537/mary-melinda-thompson)^6,7

• Residence: 11 July 1894; Richmond Hill, York Co., Ontario; Residence Richmond Hill per marriage reg'n. - Robert S. Thompson.⁵
• Married Name: 11 July 1894; Thompson²
• Census*: 12 April 1901; Markham Twp., York East Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1901 Census: see John Thompson (father-in-law)⁸
• Census: June 1911; Conc 1 Lot 34, Markham Twp., York Centre Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1911 Census: see Robert Thompson³
• Census: 1921; Conc 1 Lot 33, Markham Twp., York South Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1921 Census: see Robert Thompson.⁴
• Residence*: 6 January 1932; Langstaff, York Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband, Robert S. Thompson.¹⁰

Robert S. Thompson^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

• Father*: John Thompson² b. 27 Nov 1839, d. 16 Mar 1920
• Mother*: Emma Baker² b. 5 May 1843, d. 17 Mar 1889

• Birth*: 5 November 1866; Markham Twp., York Co., Canada West; Date 1866 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Nov 1866 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Nov 5 186? & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1865 & location Thornhill per marriage reg'n. - Malinda Brillinger. Date Nov 5 1866 & location Markham Twp. per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^{2,3,9,6,4,5,10,8,11,12}
• Marriage*: 11 July 1894; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015152: Groom: Robert S. Thompson; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Thornhill; Status: bachelor; Occ.: merchant; Parents: John & Emma Thompson; Bride: Malinda Brillinger; Age: 30; Res.: Richmond Hill; Born: Aurora; Status: spinster; Parents: Benjamin & Emma Brillinger; Wit.: Fred Allward & Mary Bennett, Toronto; Date: July 11 1894; Place: Toronto; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: W.F. Wilson, Toronto (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015152-1894, ancestry.ca) Date Jul 11 1894 & location Toronto per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Mary Melinda Brillinger^2,13
• Death*: 5 January 1932; Vaughan Twp., Langstaff, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#038285: Name: Robert S. Thompson; Date: Jan 5 1932; Age: 65y 2m; Res.: Langstaff, Markham Twp., 60y; Born: ONt. Nov 5 1866; Nat.: Eng.; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John Thompson & Emma Baker, b. Ont.; Inf.: Mrs. Robert Thompson, wife, Langstaff; Burial: Thornill, Jan 7 1932; Und.: Wright & Taylor, Richmond Hill; Cause: cerevral haemorrghage, chronic myocarditis, 12y; Reg'd.: Jan 6 1932; Reg'r.: J.D. Francis, Thornhill (Ontario Death Registration, #038285-1932, ancestry.ca) Date 1932 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date Jan 5 1932 & location Langstaff per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^2,14,11,12
• Burial*: 7 January 1932; Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Roberts S. Thompson; 1866 - 1932; And His Wife; Melinda; Brillinger; 1860 - 1953 (Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, image from FindaGrave, 2022 03 25)
  FindaGrave: Name: Robert S. Thompson; BIRTH: 1866; DEATH: 1932 (aged 65–66); BURIAL: Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 76970517 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76970517/tho) Date Jan 7 1932 & location Thornhill per Death Reg'n.^7,11,12

• Census*: April 1871; Markham Twp., York East Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see John Thompson³
• Residence: 1872; Langstaff, York Co., Ontario; Resident 60 years at Langstaff per Death Reg'n.⁷
• Census: April 1881; Markham Twp., York East Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see John Thompson⁹
• Census: 12 April 1891; Vaughan Twp., York West Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see John Thompson⁴
• Occupation*: 12 April 1891; Vaughan Twp., York West Co., Ontario; Occupation: stage driver per 1891 Census - same as his father John Thompson.⁴
• Residence: 11 July 1894; Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Residence Thornhill per marriage reg'n. - Malinda Brillinger.⁸
• Note*: 4 February 1897; Richmond Hill, York Co., Ontario; "A small item in The Liberal of February 4, 1897 underlined the demise of the Thompson bus line. "The citizens of this village, [Richmond Hill] and all along Yonge Street will be glad to know that the Metropolitan Railway Company have employed Mr. R. Thompson, late of Thompson's bus line, to look after their parcels and all kinds of freight to or from the city. There has been considerable trouble and annoyance during the past few weeks over parcel delivery. ..." Thompson, it was assumed, would soon make delivery prompt." from page 60 of "Opportunity Road" by F.R. Berchem.
• Census: 12 April 1901; Markham Twp., York East Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1901 Census: see John Thompson⁶
• Residence*: 27 September 1904; Conc 1 Lot 34, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 10506) show that David James & Francis M. his wife sold 95 acres of the south half of lot 34, conc 1, Markham Twp. to Robert Thompson & John A. Thompson for $10,750. ITS Date: Sep 27 1904. Reg'n. Date: Sep 29 1904. (Ontario Land Registry Records, York Co., Markham Twp., Book 091, pg. 565 of 609, Conc 1, Lot 34, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, March 24 2022)¹⁵
• Census: June 1911; Conc 1 Lot 34, Markham Twp., York Centre Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1911 Census: Thompson, Robert, 44, b. Ont. Nov 1867, b. Ont., Cdn., farmer, married; Linda, 45, b. Ont. Aug 1866, Cdn., Meth., married; John, 72, b. Ont. Nov 1829, Eng., Meth., retired farmer & inc., father, widower; Wesley, 9, b. Ont. Jan 1912, son; Arthur, 32, b. Ont. Mar 1879, Cdn., Meth., farmer, brother, single; Spafford, Arthur, 25, b. Ont. 1886, Cdn., Meth., lab., single (1911 Census: Markham Twp., York Centre Co., dist. 136, sub-dist. 2-1, pg. 9, line 15 - ancestry.ca) (Note: This family is under the household of Benjamin Brillinger and wife, who are Melinda's parents. The Brillinger coouple are shown in Conc 1, Lot 33 and Robert Thompson on Conc 1, Lot 34.)⁵
• Census: 1921; Conc 1 Lot 33, Markham Twp., York South Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1921 Census: Thompson, Robert, 54., b. Ont.. p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Mary M., 56, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married; Wesley, 19, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., son; ?Trenier?, May, 7, adopted, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., Meth. (1921 Census: Markham Twp., York South Co., dist. 144, sub-dist. 1, pg. 6, line 6 - conc 1 Lot 33 - ancestry.ca)(Note: Lot 33 belonged to Melinda's father Benjamin Brillinger.)¹⁰
• Residence: 16 October 1922; Conc 1 Lot 34, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 16403) show that Robt. S. Thompson & Mary M. his wife and John A. Thompson and Mabel E. his wife sold the south half of lot 34, conc 1, Markham Twp. to William Milne for $32,000. ITS Date: Oct 16 1922. Reg'n. Date: Oct 19 1922. (Ontario Land Registry Records, York Co., Markham Twp., Book 091, pg. 566 of 609, Conc 1, Lot 34, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, March 24 2022)¹⁵

John Thompson¹

• Father*: Samuel William Thompson¹ b. 8 Mar 1811, d. 25 Mar 1891
• Mother*: Mary Grundy¹ b. 1816, d. 9 Apr 1891

• Birth*: 27 November 1839; Markham Twp., Victoria Square, York Co., Upper Canada; Date Nov 27 1839 per Memorial - age 80y 3m 18d at death Mar 16 1920. Date 1839 & location "Victoria Square" (Markham Twp.) per Death Reg'n. Date Nov 1839? & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Nov 27 1840 & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1838 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1838 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1839 & location Cda. per marriage register - Emma Baker. Date Nov 27 1840 & location "Victoria Square" Vaughan Twp. per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.
  Note: Victoria Square is a small village at Conc 3, Lot 26, Markham Twp., towards the north-west corner of Markham Twp., south of Gormley and north of Buttonville. See the Markham Twp. Belden County Atlas Map.
  "In 1812, Samuel Thompson accompanied his parents to Upper Canada from their native Yorkshire, in England. As a young man, he started a family and established himself as a blacksmith in Markham Township. Among his 11 children was a son, Jonathan, born in 1839." from the article by Andrew Hind "Samuel Thompson pride of Thornhill" sent to me via email by Brian Weller, March 23 2022.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}
• Marriage*: 7 December 1861; King Twp., York Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: John Thompson; Age: 22; Res.: Vaughan Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: Samuel & Mary Thompson; Bride: Emma Baker; Age: - ; Res.: Vaughan Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: Goerge & Lucy Baker; Date: Dec 7 1861; Place: York Co.; MF: 1030068 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 7 1861 & location King Twp. per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Emma Baker^1,4
• Death*: 16 March 1920; Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#043133: Name: John Thompson; Date: Mar 16 1920; Age: 81y; Res.: Markham Twp., 25y; Born: "Victoria Square", 1839; Nat.: English; Status: widower; Last Occ.: farming; Previous Occ.: Stage Driver, 1869 to 1895; Parents: Samuel Thompson, b. England & Mary Grundy, b. Markham Twp.; Inf.: Robert Thompson, Langstaff, son; Burial: Thonrhill, Mar 19 1920; ; Und.: W.A. Wright, Richmond Hill; Cause: arterio schlerosis, several years; Phys.: C.P. Johns, Thornhill; Reg'd.: Mar 17 1900; Reg'r.: G.A.M. Davison, Unionville (Ontario Death Registration, #043133-1920, ancestry.ca) Date Mar 16 1920 per Memorial. Date Mar 16 1920 & location Markham Twp. per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^1,13,11
• Burial*: 19 March 1920; Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Emma Baker; Wife of; John Thompson; Died March 17, 1889; Aged 45 Y'rs, 10 Mo's.; 12 Days; John Thompson; Died March 16, 1920; Agegd 80 Y'rs 3 Mo's; 18 Days (Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., image from FindaGrave, 2022 03 25)
  Date Mar 19 1920 & location Thornhill per Death Reg'n.^5,11

• Census*: 1851; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Thompson²
• Occupation*: 1858; York Co., Canada West; "As a young man of 20, John took a job as coach driver for the stage line between Toronto and Richmond Hill." from the article "Samuel Thompson pride of Thornhill" by Andrew Hind, sent to me via email by Brian Weller, March 23 2022.¹⁰
• Census: April 1861; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 23 at 1861 Census: see Samuel Thompson⁶
• Residence*: 7 December 1861; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Residence Vaughan Twp. per marriage register - Emma Baker.⁴
• Census: April 1871; Markham Twp., York East Co., Canada West; Age 30 at 1871 Census: Thompson, John, 30, b. Ont., Eng., WM, Stage Proprietor, married; Emma, 29, b. Ont., Eng., WM, married; George, 7; Robert, 4; Abby, 3; Long, George, 47, b. England, Eng.. CE, married (1871 Census: Markham Twp., York East Co., dist. 45, sub-dist. d-1, pg. 20, line 18 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Occupation: 1880; York Co., Ontario; "That changed in 1880, when Mr. Thompson’s boss put the coach line up for sale. Knowing the business inside and out and, therefore, confident he could run it, Mr. Thompson purchased the operation and went from driver to ... (owner)." from the article by Andrew Hind "Samuel Thompson pride of Thornhill" sent to me via email by Brian Weller, March 23 2022.¹⁰
• Census: April 1881; Markham Twp., York East Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1881 Census: Thompson, John, 42, b. Ont., Eng., Can. Meth., Stage Proprietor, married; Emma, 39, b. Ont., Eng.. Can. Meth., married; George, 17, b. Ont., Eng., Can. Meth., single; Robert, 14; Abbie, 11; Fannie, 7; John, 2 (1881 Census: Markham Twp., York East Co., dist. 135, sub-dist. P, pg. 41, line 2 - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Residence: 1 December 1883; Conc 1 Lot 32, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (G. 3884) show that Quebec Bank sold part of lot 32, conc 1, Vaughan Twp. to John Thompson for $1,200. ITS Date: Dec 1 1883. Reg'n. Date: Dec 11 1883. (Ontario Land Registry Records, York Co., Vaughan Twp., Book 180, pg. 066 of 159, Conc 1, Lot 32, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, March 24 2022)¹⁴
• Residence: 1884; Lot 32, West Side of Yonge St., Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; "The first to go for temperance in Thornhill was the Royal Hotel run by Sheppard and Featherstone until some time in the early ’seventies when it became Mrs. Christian’s Temperance Hotel. It stood on lot 32 west side of Yonge Street where it had been built about 1827 for David Soules and was first known as the Soules or Thornhill Mansion House. It was a rather grand building that was purchased by John Thompson for a private home after its fling with temperance. Thompson was involved with the omnibus line and kept his 'bus horses in the ex-hotel’s large stables. It ended its days as a nursing home." page 112 & 113 of "Opportunity Road" by F.R. Berchem.
  Note: Location was Lot 32, west side of Yonge St., which means in Vaughan Twp.
  Note: The caption under the image showing "The old Thornhill Manion Hoouse - 1970" says "1884 - Bought by John Thompson." Nex it says "1907 bought by Frank Simpson."
• Residence: 5 May 1884; Conc 1 Lot 32, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (G. 3991) show that Joihn Rankin etux sold part of lot 32, conc 1, Vaughan Twp. to John Thompson for $135. ITS Date: May 5 1884. Reg'n. Date: May 13 1884. (Ontario Land Registry Records, York Co., Vaughan Twp., Book 180, pg. 066 of 159, Conc 1, Lot 32, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, March 24 2022)¹⁴
• Note: 17 March 1889; York Co., Ontario; "Mr. Thompson’s idyllic life was shattered by the death of Emma on March 17,1889. She was only 45. Some say the grieving husband never recovered; certainly he never forgot her." from the article "Samuel Thompson pride of Thornhill" by Andrew Hind, sent to me via email by Brian Weller, March 23 2022.¹⁰
• Residence: 12 November 1889; Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his wife Emma (Baker) Thompson. Says "John Thompson, Stage Proprietor, Thornhill".⁵
• Residence: circa 1890; 8038 Yonge Street, Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; "Success allowed him to purchase the old Temperance Hotel, a large and impressive building in the heart of Thornhill, (still standing at 8038 YongeSt., and the adjoining 140 acres of farm land. Thompson hired a prominent local builder to renovate the ciica-1? building, transforming it from a we? ered hotel into a grand residence. When the work was complete, the home was said to be “without compare along Yonge Street”, an exaggeration perhaps, but indicative of how magnificent the home had become." from the article "Samuel Thompson pride of Thornhill" by Andrew Hind, sent to me via email by Brian Weller, March 23 2022.
• Census: 14 April 1891; Vaughan Twp., York West Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1891 Census: Thompson, John, 52, b. Ont., p.b. England, Meth., Stage Driver, widower; George, 27, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., teamster, single; Robert, 24, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., stage driver, single; Abbie V., 22, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., single; Authur, 12; Newton, Louisa, 16, b. England, p.b. England, Meth., Conorr, Mary E., 19, b. USA, p.b. Ireland & Ont., Meth., lodger; Thompson, Mary, 75, b. England, p.b. England, Meth., widow (1891 Census: Vaughan Twp., York West Co., dist. 132, sub-dist. E-1, pg. 12, line 22 - ancestry.ca)⁹
• Note: circa 1895; Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; "In Thornhill, Bill and Tom Cook of the Yorkshire House had run the omnibus line that carried the mail from Toronto as far as the village, then they sold the business to John Thompson at the end of the 'seventies. John Thompson's Yonge Street Omnibus Service became perhaps one of the best-known outfits with a two-horse vehicle between Richmond Hill and Thornhill and a larger, four-horse stagecoach between Thornhill and Toronto. They ran until the last gasp of the stage route in 1896, when the radial street railway put it out of business." from page 60 of "Opportunity Road" by F.R. Merchem.
• Note*: 1896; York Co., Ontario; "A second blow came in 1896, when the Metropolitan Radial Railway, an electric streetcar line that ran north from Toronto along Yonge, reached Thornhill and Richmond Hill." from the article by Andrew Hind "Samuel Thompson pride of Thornhill" sent to me via email by Brian Weller, March 23 2022.¹⁰
• Note: 1 February 1897; Metropolitan Radial Railway, Richmond Hill, York Co, Ontario; "In 1895, the province granted the railway the right to build lines in York and Simcoe counties, to use any gauge and motive power of its choice, and to make agreements with other railways (steam or electric) for connections, running rights and the interchange of cars.[4] The railway would choose standard gauge.
  On February 1, 1897, the Metropolitan line was opened to Richmond Hill ending at a station located on Yonge Street at Lorne Avenue. Each one-way trip between the Toronto terminal (at the CPR crosstown line) to Richmond Hill took 45 minutes (versus 3 hours for the stagecoach), and there were 4 round trips per day.[4] (In 2016, Triplix, a regional trip planner, shows that the same trip from Summerhill subway station to Lorne Avenue in Richmond Hill using the subway and Viva would take a little over an hour.)
  In 1897, the company's name changed again from the Metropolitan Street Railway Company to the Metropolitan Railway Company.[9] With the extension to Richmond Hill, the line was now more a radial line than a street railway.[4]"
  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Street_Railway_(Toronto))¹⁵
• Census: 12 April 1901; Markham Twp., York East Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1901 Census: Thompson, John, 60, b. Ont. Nov 27 1840, Eng., Meth., farmer, widowed; Robert S., 34, b. Ont. Nov 5 1866, Eng., Meth., farmer, son, married; Melinda, 34, b. Ont. Aug 31 1866, Ger., Meth., daughter-in-law, married; John F., 22, b. Ont. Mar 31 1879, Eng., Meth., farmer, single; Brillinger, Harriet A., 32, b. Ont. Sep 4 1868, Ger., Bapt., lodger, single; Thompson, John A.(H.?), 18, b. Ont. Jul 1882, Eng., Meth., farm lab., lodger, son, single (1901 Census: Markham Twp., York East Co., dist. 129, sub-dist. 1, family 57, pg 6 of 145, ancestry.ca)
  Note: This page is very faint, so used the text detail attached.⁸
• Residence: 1907; Lot 32, West Side of Yonge St., Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; "1907 - Bought by Frank Simpson" from page 113 of "Opportunity Road" by F.R. Berchem.
• Residence: 1 April 1907; Conc 1 Lot 32, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (G. 8259) show that John Thompson sold one and one half acres of lot 32, conc 1, Vaughan Twp. to Frank Simpson for $2,400. ITS Date: Apr 1 1907. Reg'n. Date: Apr 2 1907. (Ontario Land Registry Records, York Co., Vaughan Twp., Book 180, pg. 066 of 159, Conc 1, Lot 32, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, March 24 2022)¹⁴
• Census: June 1911; Conc 1 Lot 34, Markham Twp., York Centre Co., Ontario; Age 72 at 1911 Census: see Robert Thompson (son)¹²

Emma Baker^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: George Baker² b. c 1796
• Mother*: Lucy Aldous² b. 8 Jan 1804

• Birth*: 5 May 1843; Vaughan Twp., Thornhill, York Co., Canada West; Date May 5 1843 per Memorial - age 45t 10m 12d at death Mar 17 1889. Date 1844 per FindaGrave. Date May 5 1842 & location Thornhill per Death Reg'n. - age 46y 10m 12d at death Mar 17 1889. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Location Cda. per marriage register - John Thompson. per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.
  Note: We have different birth dates calculated in the Death Registration and on the memorial. Was she 45 or 46 at death? The age 45 is commonly used in family history. (Dan Buchanan, March 25 2022)^{2,3,7,8,4,6,5}
• Marriage*: 7 December 1861; King Twp., York Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: John Thompson; Age: 22; Res.: Vaughan Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: Samuel & Mary Thompson; Bride: Emma Baker; Age: - ; Res.: Vaughan Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: Goerge & Lucy Baker; Date: Dec 7 1861; Place: York Co.; MF: 1030068 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 7 1861 & location King Twp. per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=John Thompson^2,7
• Death*: 17 March 1889; Vaughan Twp., Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#014630: Name: Emma Thompson; Date: March 17 1889; Age: 46y 10m 12d; Status: wife of stage proprietor;
  Born: Thornhill; Cause: apoplexy, 4d; Phys.: Dr. Geo. A. & James Langstaff; Inf.: John Thompson, stage proprietor, Thornhill; Reg'd.: Noc 12 1889; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: Jas. M. Lawrence, Thornhill, Vaughan Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #014630-1889, ancestry.ca) Date Mar 17 1889 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date Mar 17 1889 & location Vaughan Twp. per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^2,9,6,5
• Burial*: 19 March 1889; Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Emma Baker; Wife of; John Thompson; Died March 17, 1889; Aged 45 Y'rs, 10 Mo's.; 12 Days; John Thompson; Died March 16, 1920; Agegd 80 Y'rs 3 Mo's; 18 Days (Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., image from FindaGrave., 2022 03 25)
  FindaGrave: Name: Emma Baker Thompson; BIRTH: 1844; DEATH: 17 Mar 1889 (aged 44–45); BURIAL: Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., Ontario, Canada;
  MEMORIAL ID: 76970586 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76970586/emma-thompson)^6,5

• Residence*: 7 December 1861; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Residence Vaughan Twp. per marriage register - John Thompson.⁷
• Married Name: 7 December 1861; Thompson²
• Census*: April 1871; Markham Twp., York East Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1871 Census: see John Thompson³
• Census: April 1881; Markham Twp., York East Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: see John Thompson⁸

George Baker¹

• Birth*: circa 1796; Aldeby, Norfolk, England; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 11 October 1826; Aldeby, Norfolk, England; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=Lucy Aldous¹

Lucy Aldous¹

• Birth*: 8 January 1804; England; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 11 October 1826; Aldeby, Norfolk, England; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.; Principal=George Baker¹

• Married Name: 11 October 1826; Baker¹

Samuel William Thompson^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: John Thompson² b. c 1782, d. c 1815
• Mother*: Mary Westran² b. c 1782, d. 16 May 1855

• Birth*: 8 March 1811; Doncaster, Yorkshire, England; Date 1811 per Memorial - in 80th year at death Mar 25 1891. Date 1812 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1811 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1811 & location England per 1851 Census. Date Mar 8 1811 & location Doncaster, Yorkshire, England per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^2,3,5,6,7
• Marriage*: circa 1833; Markham Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.
  "In 1812, Samuel Thompson accompanied his parents to Upper Canada from their native Yorkshire, in England. As a young man, he started a family and established himself as a blacksmith in Markham Township." from the article by Andrew Hind "Samuel Thompson pride of Thornhill" sent to me via email by Brian Weller, March 23 2022.; Principal=Mary Grundy^2,8
• Death*: 25 March 1891; Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Date Mar 25 1891 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date Mar 25 1891 & location Thornhill per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^2,4,5
• Burial*: 27 March 1891; Thornhill Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Samuel Thompson; Died; March 25, 1891; In His 80th Year; Also His Wife; Mary Grundy; Died April 9, 1891; In Her 75th Year (Thornhill Cemetery, Thornhill, Ont., image from FindaGrave, March 23 2002)
  FindaGrave: Name: Samuel Thompson; BIRTH: unknown; DEATH: 25 Mar 1891; BURIAL: Thornhill Community Cemetery
  Thornhill, York Co., Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 76970455 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76970455/samuel-thompson)^4,5

• Immigration*: 1812; Upper Canada; "In 1812, Samuel Thompson accompanied his parents to Upper Canada from their native Yorkshire, in England." from article by Andrew Hind "Samuel Thompson pride of Thornhill" sent to me by Brian Weller, Mar 23 2022.⁸
• Residence: 29 December 1840; Conc 2 Lot 35, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 21848) show that Samuel Street sold 50 acres in the east part of the north half of lot 35, conc 2, Vaughan Twp., York Co. to Samuel Thompson, for 70 pounds. ITS Date: Dec 29 1840. Reg'n. Date: Dec 8 1843. (Ontario Land Registry Records, York Co., Vaughan Twp., Book 184, pg 121 of 129, conc 2, lot 35, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, March 24 2022)⁹
• Census*: 1851; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 40 at 1851 Census: Thompson, Samuel, 40, b. England, Meth., farmer, married; Mary, 35, b. England, Meth., married; Sarah, 16, b. Cda., Meth., single; Ann, 14; John, 13; Isabella, 11; Thomas, 10; Jane, 7; Cathrane, 5; Robert, 2; Jamima, 1 (1851 Census: Vaughan Twp., York Co., pg. 113 of 363, line 48 - ancestry.ca)³
• Census: April 1861; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 50 at 1861 Census: Thomson, Samuel, 50, b. England, Prim. Meth., married; Mary, 45, b. England, Prim. Meth., married; Sarah, 26, b. UC, Prim. Meth., single; John, 23, b. UC, Prim. Meth., single; Isabella, 21; Thomas, 19; Robert, 12; Maria, 9; Charles, 7; Mary H., 4 (1861 Census: Vaughan Twp., York Co., pg. 7980 pf 9549, line 5 - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Census: April 1871; Vaughan Twp., York West Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1871 Census: Thompson, Samuel, 59, b. England, Eng., Prim. Meth., farmer, married; Mary, 54, b. England, Eng., Prim. Meth., married; Robert, 21, b. Ont., Eng., Prim. Meth., farmer, single; Charles, 16, b. Ont., Eng., Prim. Meth., farmer, single; Anna, 13, b. Ont., Eng., Prim. Meth., single (1871 Census: Vaughan Twp., York West Co., dist. 44, sub-dist. B-2, pg. 54, line 18 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Residence*: 1878; Conc 2 Lot 35, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; Belden County Atlas Map: Name: Samuel Thompson; County: York; Township: Vaughan; Year: 1878; Land: II, 35 - 100 (Belden County Atlas, Vaughan Twp., (https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/showrecord.php?PersonID=56152)¹⁰
• Will*: 21 March 1891; Conc 2 Lot 35, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 5376) show that the Will of Samuel Thompson granted his wife, Mary Thompson, "front part and other parts" of 50 acres in the east part of the north half of lot 35, conc 2, Vaughan Twp., York Co. ITS Date: Mar 21 1891. Reg'n. Date: Apr 22 1891. (Ontario Land Registry Records, York Co., Vaughan Twp., Book 184, pg 121 of 129, conc 2, lot 35, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, March 24 2022)⁹

Mary Grundy^1,2,3,4,5

• Birth*: 1816; England; Date 1816 per Memorial - in her 75th year at death Apr 9 1891. Date 1816 & location England per 1891 Census. Date 1817 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1816 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1816 & location England per 1851 Census. Date c. 1816 & location England per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^2,4,6,5,7,8
• Marriage*: circa 1833; Markham Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.
  "In 1812, Samuel Thompson accompanied his parents to Upper Canada from their native Yorkshire, in England. As a young man, he started a family and established himself as a blacksmith in Markham Township." from the article by Andrew Hind "Samuel Thompson pride of Thornhill" sent to me via email by Brian Weller, March 23 2022.; Principal=Samuel William Thompson^2,9
• Death*: 9 April 1891; Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Date Apr 9 1891 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date Apr 9 1891 & location Thornhill per family tree of john181766 on ancestry.ca, March 23 2022.^2,4,3
• Burial*: 11 April 1891; Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Samuel Thompson; Died; March 25, 1891; In His 80th Year; Also His Wife; Mary Grundy; Died April 9, 1891; In Her 75th Year (Thornhill Cemetery, Thornhill, Ont., image from FindaGrave, March 23 2002)
  FindaGrave: Name: Mary Grundy Thompson; BIRTH: unknown; DEATH: 9 Apr 1891; BURIAL: Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Co., Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 76970475 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76970475/mary-thompson)^6,3

• Married Name: circa 1833; Thompson²
• Census*: 1851; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 35 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Thompson⁴
• Census: April 1861; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 45 at 1861 Census: see Samuel Thompson⁷
• Census: April 1871; Vaughan Twp., York West Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1871 Census: see Samuel Thompson⁵
• Census: 8 April 1891; Vaughan Twp., York West Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1891 Census: see John Thompson (son)⁸