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Louisa Elmhirst¹

• Father*: Joseph Henry Elmhirst¹ b. 1816, d. 21 Nov 1874
• Mother*: Jane Steele¹ b. 4 Oct 1823, d. 2 Oct 1884

• Birth*: 12 September 1858; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Sep 12 1854 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1858 & location Otonabee per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 10 March 1880; Otonabee Twp., Keene, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009395: Groom: John Hope; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Otonabee Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William & Janet Hope; Bride: Louisa Elmhirst; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Otonabee Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Joseph & Jane Elmhirst; Wit.: Henry Elmhirst, Otonabee; Date: Mar 10 1880; Place: Keene; Rel.: Pres.; Performed by: Rev. F. Andrews; Reg'r.: Geo. Read (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009395-1880, ancestry.com); Principal=John R. Hope⁴

• Residence*: 20 March 1878; Peterborough Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Henry Elmhirst & Rachel McConnell.¹
• Married Name: 10 March 1880; Hope¹
• Census: 25 April 1891; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: see William Hope (father-in-law)³
• Census*: April 1901; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: see John R. Hope²

John R. Hope^1,2,3

• Father*: William Hope² b. 12 Apr 1822
• Mother*: Janet Meikle² b. c 1825

• Birth*: 17 August 1858; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Aug 17 1857 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1858 & location Otonabee Twp. per marriage reg'n.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 10 March 1880; Otonabee Twp., Keene, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009395: Groom: John Hope; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Otonabee Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William & Janet Hope; Bride: Louisa Elmhirst; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Otonabee Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Joseph & Jane Elmhirst; Wit.: Henry Elmhirst, Otonabee; Date: Mar 10 1880; Place: Keene; Rel.: Pres.; Performed by: Rev. F. Andrews; Reg'r.: Geo. Read (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009395-1880, ancestry.com); Principal=Louisa Elmhirst⁵

• Residence*: 1880; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; "John Hope, son of the above, was born on the old farm in 1857, where he has always lived. In 1880 our subject married Louisa Elmhirst, daughter of Joseph Elmhirst, a pioneer in Otonabee Township." from pg. 635 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.⁶
• Census: 25 April 1891; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1891 Census: William Hope (father)⁴
• Residence: April 1901; Conc 3 Lot 20, Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 3, Lot 20, Otonabee Twp.³
• Census*: April 1901; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1901 Census: Hope, John R., 44, b. Ont. r. Aug 17 1857, Eng., Pres., married; Louisa, 46, b. Ont. r. Sep 12 1854, Eng., Pres., married; William, 78, b. Ont. r. Apr 12 1822, Eng., Pres., retired farmer, Father, widower; James T., 35, b. Ont. r. Oct 14 1865, Eng., Pres., farmer, brother, single; Elmhirst, Aggie, 33, b. Ont. r. Dec 31 1867, Eng., Pres., sister-in-law, single (1901 Census Online: Otonabee Twp., dist. 106, sub-dist. u-1, pg. 4, line 11, T-6491 - Conc 3 Lot 20)³

William Hope¹

• Father*: John Hope² b. c 1790, d. 1865
• Mother*: Jane Caines² b. c 1790, d. 1855

• Birth*: 12 April 1822; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Apr 12 1822 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1822 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. "William Hope, of Otonabee Township, son of the late John Hope, was born in the township in 1822, and he has always resided upon as well as owning the family homestead which consists of 200 acres. He married Jenette Meikle, daughter of James Meikle, an early settler in Asphodel Township, by whom he had a family of two sons and three daughters." from pg. 635 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”. per marriage reg'n. of son John Hope.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: before 1855; per marriage reg'n. of son John Hope.; Principal=Janet Meikle¹

• Census: 25 April 1891; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 69 at 1891 Census: Hope, William, 69, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Scotland, C. Pres., farmer, widower; John, 33, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., C. Pres., farmer, married; Louisa, 36, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Scotland, C. Pres., married; James, 25, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., C. Pres., single; Elmhirst, Agness, 23, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Scotland, C. Pres., sister, single (1891 Census Online: Dist. 109, sub-dist. y, pg. 24 of 77, line 18)⁴
• Census*: April 1901; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1901 Census: see John R. Hope (son)³

Janet Meikle^1,2,3

• Father*: James Meikle³ b. c 1800

• Birth*: circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of son John Hope.²
• Marriage*: before 1855; per marriage reg'n. of son John Hope.; Principal=William Hope²

• Married Name: before 1855; Hope²

James Meikle¹

• Birth*: circa 1800; "William Hope, of Otonabee Township, son of the late John Hope, was born in the township in 1822, and he has always resided upon as well as owning the family homestead which consists of 200 acres. He married Jenette Meikle, daughter of James Meikle, an early settler in Asphodel Township, by whom he had a family of two sons and three daughters." from pg. 635 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.¹

John Hope¹

• Birth*: circa 1790; Wendrum, England; Location Wendrum, England from pg. 634 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.¹
• Marriage*: before 1810; Scotland; from pg. 634 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.; Principal=Jane Caines¹
• Death*: 1865; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; from pg. 635 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.¹

• Immigration*: 1821; Conc 3 Lot 20, Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; "John Hope, sen'r, deceased, was born in Wendrum, England and emigrated to America in 1815, landing in the United States, where he resided for about five years; coming to Canada in 1821, and settling the same year on lot 20, concession 3, of Otonabee, where he resided the remainder of his life. His wife was Miss Jane Caines, a native of Scotland; ... from pg. 635 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.

Jane Caines¹

• Birth*: circa 1790; Scotland; from pg. 634 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.¹
• Marriage*: before 1810; Scotland; from pg. 634 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.; Principal=John Hope¹
• Death*: 1855; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; "John Hope, sen'r, deceased, was born in Wendrum, England and emigrated to America in 1815, landing in the United States, where he resided for about five years; coming to Canada in 1821, and settling the same year on lot 20, concession 3, of Otonabee, where he resided the remainder of his life. His wife was Miss Jane Caines, a native of Scotland; ... from pg. 635 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.¹

• Married Name: before 1820; Hope¹
• Residence*: 1821; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; "John Hope, sen'r, deceased, was born in Wendrum, England and emigrated to America in 1815, landing in the United States, where he resided for about five years; coming to Canada in 1821, and settling the same year on lot 20, concession 3, of Otonabee, where he resided the remainder of his life. His wife was Miss Jane Caines, a native of Scotland; ... from pg. 635 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.¹

Thomas Hope¹

• Father*: John Hope¹ b. c 1790, d. 1865
• Mother*: Jane Caines¹ b. c 1790, d. 1855

• Birth*: 1811; Scotland; "... the eldest of whom, Mr. Thomas Hope, is now seventy-three years of age, ... " from pg. 635 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.¹

Robert Hope¹

• Father*: John Hope¹ b. c 1790, d. 1865
• Mother*: Jane Caines¹ b. c 1790, d. 1855

• Birth*: 1812; Northumberland, England; "Robert Hope, the son of the above, was born in Northumberland, England in 1812; and came to America with his people in 1815. .." from pg. 635 of “History of the County of Peterborough, Ontario”, published in Toronto in 1884 – in the section “Otonabee Township”.¹

Gavin Shearer¹

• Father*: Gavin Shearer¹ b. 15 Sep 1811, d. 15 Feb 1898
• Mother*: Janet Gilchrist¹ b. 17 Dec 1811, d. 17 Dec 1871

• Birth*: 16 February 1854; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Feb 16 1854 per IGI Record.^1,2,3,4

• Census: April 1861; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see Gavin Shearer³
• Census: April 1871; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see Gavin Shearer⁴
• Census*: April 1881; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1881 Census: see Gavin Shearer²

Thomas Shearer¹

• Father*: Gavin Shearer¹ b. 15 Sep 1811, d. 15 Feb 1898
• Mother*: Janet Gilchrist¹ b. 17 Dec 1811, d. 17 Dec 1871

• Birth*: 1849; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1849 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1849 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: circa 1879; Peterborough Co., Ontario; per 1881 Census.; Principal=Jane Hope¹

• Census: April 1861; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1861 Census: see Gavin Shearer³
• Census: April 1871; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1871 Census: see Gavin Shearer⁴
• Census*: April 1881; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1881 Census: see Gavin Shearer¹
• Census: April 1891; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1891 Census: see Gavin Shearer²

Jane Hope^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1855; Ontario; Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^2,4
• Marriage*: circa 1879; Peterborough Co., Ontario; per 1881 Census.; Principal=Thomas Shearer²

• Married Name: circa 1879; Shearer²
• Census*: April 1881; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1881 Census: see Gavin Shearer (father-in-law)²
• Census: April 1891; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: see Gavin Shearer (father-in-law)⁴

Marion Shearer^1,2,3

• Father*: Thomas Shearer² b. 1849
• Mother*: Jane Hope² b. 1855

• Birth*: 1880; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^2,3

• Census*: April 1881; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1881 Census: see Gavin Shearer²
• Census: April 1891; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1891 Census: see Gavin Shearer (grandfather)³

John Louis Elmhirst^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Modest Robert Elmhirst² b. 11 Jan 1849, d. 12 Sep 1927
• Mother*: Eleanor "Helen" Leeper² b. 23 Apr 1851, d. 24 Dec 1935

• Birth*: 13 September 1878; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Sep 13 1878 per CEMSearch. Date Sep 13 1879 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1880 & location Asphodel Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 23 September 1913; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012409: Groom: John Louis Elmhirst; Age: 33; Res. & Born: Asphodel Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: CE; Parents: M. R. Elmhirst & Ellen Leeper; Bride: Mabel Edith Scott; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Aspodel Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Samuel Scott & Anne McGee; Wit.: Flora P. Scott, Norwood & Walter D. Humphries, Hastings; Date: Sep 23 1913; Place: Asphodel Twp.; Performed by: T. H. Copeland, Norwood, Meth.; Sworn: Hastings, Sep 18 1913; Reg'r.: A. Wilson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012409-1913, ancestry.com); Principal=Mabel Edith Scott⁵
• Death*: 20 December 1975; Ontario; Date Dec 20 1975 per CEMSearch.⁴
• Burial*: 23 December 1975; Westwood Community Cemetery, Asphodel Twp., Westwood, Peterborough Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Lewis Elmhirst; Born: 1878-09-13; Died: 1975-12-20; Notes: Husband of Mabel Scott; Buried: Westwood Community Cemetery, Asphodel Twp.; Other names: Eleanor Elmhirst (Leeper)( -1935), Mabel Elmhirst (Scott) (1886-1979), Maudie Elmhirst ( -1903), Modest R. Elmhirst ( -1927)⁴

• Census*: April 1901; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1901 Census: see Modest Elmhirst³

Mabel Edith Scott¹

• Father*: Samuel Scott¹ b. c 1855
• Mother*: Anne McGee¹ b. c 1855

• Birth*: 15 February 1886; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Feb 15 1886 per CEMSearch. Date 1886 & location Asphodel Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,2
• Marriage*: 23 September 1913; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012409: Groom: John Louis Elmhirst; Age: 33; Res. & Born: Asphodel Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: CE; Parents: M. R. Elmhirst & Ellen Leeper; Bride: Mabel Edith Scott; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Aspodel Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Samuel Scott & Anne McGee; Wit.: Flora P. Scott, Norwood & Walter D. Humphries, Hastings; Date: Sep 23 1913; Place: Asphodel Twp.; Performed by: T. H. Copeland, Norwood, Meth.; Sworn: Hastings, Sep 18 1913; Reg'r.: A. Wilson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012409-1913, ancestry.com); Principal=John Louis Elmhirst³
• Death*: 5 November 1979; Ontario; Death Nov 5 1979 per CEMSearch.²
• Burial*: 8 November 1979; Westwood Community Cemetery, Asphodel Twp., Westwood, Peterborough Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Mabel Elmhirst; Maiden: Scott; Born: 1886-02-15; Died: 1979-11-05; Notes: Wife of Lewis Elmhirst; Buried: Westwood Community Cemetery, Asphodel Twp.; Other names: Eleanor Elmhirst (Leeper) ( -1935), Lewis Elmhirst (1878-1975), Maudie Elmhirst ( -1903), Modest R. Elmhirst ( -1927)²

• Married Name: 23 September 1913; Elmhirst¹

Samuel Scott¹

• Birth*: circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Mabel Edith (Scott) Elmhirst.¹
• Marriage*: before 1885; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Mabel Edith (Scott) Elmhirst.; Principal=Anne McGee¹

Anne McGee¹

• Birth*: circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Mabel Edith (Scott) Elmhirst.¹
• Marriage*: before 1885; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Mabel Edith (Scott) Elmhirst.; Principal=Samuel Scott¹

• Married Name: before 1885; Scott¹

John Elmhirst¹

• Father*: William "John" Elmhirst¹ b. 25 Jul 1851, d. 1920
• Mother*: Dorinda "Dolly" Leeper¹ b. 10 Jun 1845, d. 1924

• Birth*: 12 June 1891; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#032674: Name: John Elmhirst; Date: Jun 12 1891; Parents: John Elmhirst & Dorinda Leeper; Inf.: John Elmhirst, farmer, Asphodel; Reg'd.: Dec 26 1891; Phys.: Dr. Coughlin; Reg'r.: John Brackenridge (Ontario Birth Registration, #032674-1891, ancestry.com)²

Jane Stewart Hope^1,2,3

• Father*: Richard Hope² b. c 1830
• Mother*: Jane ?² b. c 1830

• Birth*: 24 October 1860; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Oct 24 1860 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1860 & location Otonabee Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,4
• Marriage*: 22 February 1882; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010215: Groom: James Elmhirst; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Otonabee Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Richard & Margaret Elmhirst; Bride: Jane Hope; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Otonabee Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Richard & Jane Hope; Wit.: John Elmhirst, Otonabee; Date: Feb 22 1882; Place: Otonabee Twp.; Rel.: Pres.; Performed by: Rev. Francis Andrews; Reg'r.: Geo. Read (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010215-1882, ancestry.com); Principal=James Steele Elmhirst⁵

• Married Name: 22 February 1882; Elmhirst²
• Census*: April 1901; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1901 Census: see James Elmhirst⁴

Richard Hope¹

• Birth*: circa 1830; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jane (Hope) Elmhirst.¹
• Marriage*: before 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jane (Hope) Elmhirst.; Principal=Jane ?¹