Phoebe ?1

F, #79390, b. circa 1795
  • Birth*: circa 1795; per marriage register of son John Merrills.1
  • Marriage*: before 1825; per marriage register of son John Merrills.; Principal=Samuel Merrills1
  • Married Name: before 1825; Merrills1

Family: Samuel Merrills b. c 1795

Citations

  1. [S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.

Isabel ?1

F, #79391, b. 1843
  • Birth*: 1843; Ontario; Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.1
  • Marriage*: before 1862; Ontario; Principal=Thomas Merrills1
  • Married Name: before 1862; Merrills1
  • Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1871 Census: see Thomas Merrills1

Family: Thomas Merrills b. 1827

Citations

  1. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Weldon Merrills1

M, #79392, b. 1862
  • Birth*: 1862; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see Thomas Merrills1

Citations

  1. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Mary Merrills1

F, #79393, b. December 1870
  • Birth*: December 1870; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 months at 1871 Census: see Thomas Merrills1

Citations

  1. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

William Cragg1,2,3,4,5

M, #79394, b. 1814, d. 3 March 1891

  • Birth*: 1814; England; Date 1814 & location England per Death Reg'n. Date 1813 & location England per 1881 Census. Date 1814 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1814 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1814 & location England per 1871 Census. per Death Reg'n. of daughter Emily A. (Craig) Faul.2,6,7,8
  • Marriage*: circa 1840; per 1881 Census.; Principal=Fannie Rogers2
  • Death*: 3 March 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#010852: Name: William Craig; Date: Mar 3 1891; Age: 77; Occ.: farmer; Born: England; Cause: inflammation of lungs, 1 week; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. Sanford, Brighton Village; Reg'd.: Mar 4 1819; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Death Registration, #010852-1891, ancestry.com)9
  • Burial*: 5 March 1891; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; William Cragg; Died; Mar 4 1891; Aged; 77Yrs., 6 Mo. & 20 Dys (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jun 7 2009)
    Note: Went back and cleaned stones and tool new pictures to make sure of names and dates - May 23 2011. Able to confirm 1891 and age 77.
    Note: Stone is lying flat but in reasonable shape. Name and date and age are pretty clear. A stone for his Wife Fannie is close by.4
  • Note*: circa 1840; The surname is spelled "Cragg" in several places, most imporantly, on William Cragg and wife Fannie's grave stones. It appears as if this name morphed into Craig after they came to Canada. Does anyone have info re this?
  • Census: 1842; Canada West; NOT in Cramahe or Murray Census (Cramahe is clear so high confidence; Murray's is less clear but fairly high confidence)
  • Census: 1848; Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: William Craig; Conc 1, Lot 1, occ., non-prop.; lab. (NOT in Murray Twp.)
  • Census: 1850; Conc 1 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: William Craig; Conc 1, Lot 4, occ., non-prop.; Total 6 persons. (NOT in Murray Twp.)
  • Residence*: March 1852; Presqu'Ile Point, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1851 Census: Presqu'Ile Point, 59 acres.3
  • Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 38 at 1851 Census: Craggs, William, 38, b. England, WM, farmer, married; Tammy, 34, b. England, WM, married; Wm. H., 12, b. Cda.; George, 10; Robert F., 8; James A., 4; Mary J., 2; Gellett, Caroline, 13, b. Cda., WM (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 69 of 160, line 3 - ancestry.com) (Elias Chatterson is below)3
  • Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1861 Census: Craig, William, 47, b. England, WM, farmer, married; E., 42, b. England, WM, married; W. H.(m), 21, b. UC, WM, sailor, single; Geo., 19, b. UC, WM, lab., single; Robt., 17; A.(m), 14; M. J.(f), 11; Marg?(f), 9; Martha, 3 (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 370 of 899, line 31 - ancestry.com) (Just below Elias Chatterson)7
  • Residence: 6 December 1869; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Lot 10, Northumberland Co., Ontario; William Craggs is shown on the following property at Presqu'ile Point in 1869: (1) Lot 10, North Shore, 31 9/10 acres (2) Lot 10a, North Shore, 9/10 acres (3) Lot 10b, Centre, 10 4/10 acres (4) Lot 10c, Centre, 5/10 acre; Total: 43 7/10 acres (List of "Presqu'ile Land Owners" is on page 13 of "Presqu'ile, Brighton Ontario", by Susan Bergeron & Bonnie Browne, 1994)
    Note: See the Map on page 14 of same book for the lot numbers and locations on Presqu'ile Point.5
  • Residence: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Presqu'ile Point, 50 acres occ. & improved, owner
    Note: Presqu'ile Point occupants are on pages 12 through 19 of Division 1 of the 1871 Census. We can see this using the Agricultural list, which is by page and line number, at the end of each division of the census, for that division.6
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1871 Census: Craig, William, 57, b. England, Eng., EM, yeoman, married; Tammy, 52, b. England, Eng., EM, married; Albert, 23, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, single; Arthur, 13; Emily A., 10; Hariet ?, 7 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 55, div. 1, pg. 13, line 18 - ancestry.com)6
  • Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1881 Census: Craig, William, 68, b. England, Eng., CM, farmer, married; Tammy, 62, b. England, Eng., CM, married; Hariet, 16, b. Ont., Eng., CM; John, 22, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 21, b. Ont., Irish, CM, married (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 9, line 25 - ancestry.com) (George Craig is just below.)2

Family: Fannie Rogers b. Feb 1819, d. 14 Aug 1881

Citations

  1. William Cragg per Memorial. William Craggs per 1851 Census. William Craig per all others. Tammy Cragg per Death Reg'n. of his wife. William Craggs in list of Presqu'ile land owners Dec 6 1869.
  2. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  5. [S100] Unknown compiler, Presqu'ile.
  6. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  8. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #010852-1891.

Fannie Rogers1,2,3,4,5,6,7

F, #79395, b. February 1819, d. 14 August 1881

  • Birth*: February 1819; England; Date Feb 1819 & location England per Death Reg'n. - age 62y 6m at death Aug 14 1881. Date 1819 & location England per 1881 Census. Date 1819 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1819 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1817 & location England per 1851 Census. Name is Mary Best, b. England per Death Reg'n. of daughter Emily A. (Craig) Faul.2,3,8,4,6
  • Marriage*: circa 1840; per 1881 Census.; Principal=William Cragg2
  • Death*: 14 August 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#013199: Name: Tammy Cragg; Date: Aug 14 1881; Age: 62y 6m; Status: wife of William Cragg; Born: England; Cause: paralysis, 7 yrs.; Phys.: Dr. Howell; Inf.: Albert Cragg, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd.: Aug 19 1881; Re.: CM; Reg'r.: T. J. Wright (Ontario Death Registration, #013199-1881, ancestry.com)9
  • Burial*: 16 August 1881; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; FANNIE; Wife of; William Cragg; Died; .... 1881; Aged; ... (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jun 7 2009)
    Note: Went back and cleaned stones May 23 2011. Not much benefit re Fannie's - broken and very corroded in are of dates.
    Note: Old stone lying down, broken in middle, lower part unreadable. Top is better - the names FANNIE and William Cragg are very clear.7
  • Married Name: circa 1840; Cragg2
  • Census: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1851 Census: see William Craig8
  • Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1861 Census: see William Craig4
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1871 Census: see William Craig3
  • Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1881 Census: see William Craig2

Family: William Cragg b. 1814, d. 3 Mar 1891

Citations

  1. Fannie per Memorial. Tammy Rogers per Death Reg'n. of her son John Arthur Craig. E. per 1861 Census. Tammy per 1871 & 1881 Census. Fanny Rogers per Death Reg'n. of son James Albert Craig. Tammy per marr. reg'n. of son George Craig. Name is Mary Best per Death Reg'n. of daughter Emily A. (Craig) Faul.
  2. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  5. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  6. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  7. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  8. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #013199-1881.

Harriett Eliza Craig1,2,3,4

F, #79396, b. 24 May 1864, d. 2 January 1933

  • Birth*: 24 May 1864; Brighton Twp., Presqu'Ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1864 per Memorial. Location Presqu'Ile Point per Death Reg'n. Date May 24 1864 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1864 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.2,5,3,6,7,4
  • Marriage*: 12 November 1884; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007970: Name: Stiles H. Huff; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William H. Huff & Lucinda Cooper; Bride: Harriet Eliza Craig; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: William Craig & Fannie Rogers; Wit.: Isabella B. Taggert & S. G. Rorke, Brighton; Date: Nov 12 1884; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Charles Taggart; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007970-1884, ancestry.com) per Memorial.; Principal=Stiles Henry "Harry" Huff4,8
  • Death*: 2 January 1933; Ontario Hospital, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#015049: Name: Harriet Huff; Date: Jan 2 1933; Age: 68y 7m 9d; Place: Ontario Hospital; Res.: RR# 4, Brighton, 11m 5d; Born: Presqu'Ile Point; Status: married; Parents: William Craig, b. England & Tammy Robers, b. England; Inf.: Dr. T. D. Cunningham, Ontario Hospital, Kingston; Burial: Brighton, Jan 5 1933; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jan 3 1933 (Ontario Death Registration, #015049-1933, ancestry.com)9
  • Burial*: 5 January 1933; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) HUFF; Stiles Henry Huff; 1862 - 1956; His Wife; Harriett E. Craig; 1864 - 1933; Their son; Charles Edwin Huff; 1888 - 1964; His Wife; Aggie May Garbutt; 1887 - 1971 (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jun 7 2009) Per Death Reg'n.6,4
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1871 Census: see William Craig5
  • Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see William Craig2
  • Married Name: 12 November 1884; Huff4
  • Census: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1901 Census: see Stiles H. Huff7

Family: Stiles Henry "Harry" Huff b. 18 Feb 1862, d. 1956

  • Marriage*: 12 November 1884; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007970: Name: Stiles H. Huff; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William H. Huff & Lucinda Cooper; Bride: Harriet Eliza Craig; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: William Craig & Fannie Rogers; Wit.: Isabella B. Taggert & S. G. Rorke, Brighton; Date: Nov 12 1884; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Charles Taggart; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007970-1884, ancestry.com) per Memorial.; Principal=Stiles Henry "Harry" Huff4,8

Citations

  1. Harriett E. Craig per Memorial. Harriet Eliza Craig per marr. reg'n.
  2. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  4. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  5. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  7. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  8. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #007970-1884.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #015049-1933.

John Arthur Craig1,2,3,4,5

M, #79397, b. 4 May 1858, d. 2 February 1932
  • Birth*: 4 May 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 4 1858 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date May 1858 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 4 1859 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1857 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.2,3,6,4,5,7
  • Marriage*: 9 January 1879; Trenton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003839: Groom: J. Arthur Craig; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William & ?Tamer? Craig; Bride: Elizabeth Irvine; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Hillier Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Robert & Elizabeth Irvine; Wit.: Robert & Harriet E. Irvine, Hillier; Date: Jan 9 1879; Place: Trenton; Rel.: MC; Performed by: Rev. Peter Addison; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003839-1879, ancestry.com); Principal=Elizabeth Irwin2,8
  • Death*: 2 February 1932; Chapel St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025187: Name: John Arthur Craig; Date: Feb 2 1932; Age: 73y 8m 9d; Res.: Chapel St., Brighton, 18 yrs.; Born: Ont. May 4 1858; Status: married; Occ.: retired; Parents: William Craig & Tamy Rogers, b. England; Inf.: Mrs. Elizabeth Criag, wife, Brighton; Burial: Wood's Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Feb 4 1932; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Reg'd.: Feb 2 1932; Reg'r.: Oscar R. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #025187-1932, ancestry.com)9
  • Burial*: 4 February 1932; Wood's Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Reg'n.6
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see William Craig3
  • Residence*: 9 January 1879; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Village per marr. reg'n.4
  • Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see William Craig2
  • Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1901 Census: Craig, Arthur J., 42, b. Ont. r. May 4 1859, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 41, b. Ont. r. May 4 1859, Irish, Meth., married; Wilfred W., 19, b. Ont. r. Mar 1 1882, son; Clarence, 10, b. Ont. r. Dec 4 1890, son (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-1, pg. 8, line 9 - ancestry.com)5
  • Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1911 Census: Craig, Arthur, 53, b. Ont. May 1858, Scot., Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 52, b. Ont. May 1857, Scot., Meth., married; Clarence, 20, b. Ont. Dec 1881, son (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 101, sub-dist. 15-1, pg. 7, line 15 - ancestry.com)7
  • Residence: 24 April 1917; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Edgar Irwin & Sarah Ann Heslip.4

Family: Elizabeth Irwin b. 4 May 1859

  • Marriage*: 9 January 1879; Trenton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003839: Groom: J. Arthur Craig; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William & ?Tamer? Craig; Bride: Elizabeth Irvine; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Hillier Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Robert & Elizabeth Irvine; Wit.: Robert & Harriet E. Irvine, Hillier; Date: Jan 9 1879; Place: Trenton; Rel.: MC; Performed by: Rev. Peter Addison; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003839-1879, ancestry.com); Principal=Elizabeth Irwin2,8

Citations

  1. Arthur J. per 1901 Census. John per 1881 Census. Arthur per 1871 Census. J. Arthur Craig per marr. reg'n.
  2. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  5. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  7. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  8. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #003839-1879.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #025187-1932.

Elizabeth Irwin1,2,3

F, #79398, b. 4 May 1859
  • Birth*: 4 May 1859; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date May 1857 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 4 1859 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1859 & location Hillier Twp. per marr. reg'n.2,3,4,5,6
  • Marriage*: 9 January 1879; Trenton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003839: Groom: J. Arthur Craig; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William & ?Tamer? Craig; Bride: Elizabeth Irvine; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Hillier Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Robert & Elizabeth Irvine; Wit.: Robert & Harriet E. Irvine, Hillier; Date: Jan 9 1879; Place: Trenton; Rel.: MC; Performed by: Rev. Peter Addison; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003839-1879, ancestry.com); Principal=John Arthur Craig2,7
  • Census: April 1871; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see Robert Irwin4
  • Residence: 9 January 1879; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence Hillier Twp. per marr. reg'n.3
  • Married Name: 9 January 1879; Craig2
  • Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1881 Census: see William Craig (father-in-law)2
  • Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1901 Census: see Arthur J. Craig5
  • Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1911 Census: see Arthur Craig6
  • Residence: 24 April 1917; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Edgar Irwin & Sarah Ann Heslip.3
  • Residence*: 2 February 1932; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband John Arthur Craig.8

Family: John Arthur Craig b. 4 May 1858, d. 2 Feb 1932

  • Marriage*: 9 January 1879; Trenton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003839: Groom: J. Arthur Craig; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William & ?Tamer? Craig; Bride: Elizabeth Irvine; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Hillier Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Robert & Elizabeth Irvine; Wit.: Robert & Harriet E. Irvine, Hillier; Date: Jan 9 1879; Place: Trenton; Rel.: MC; Performed by: Rev. Peter Addison; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003839-1879, ancestry.com); Principal=John Arthur Craig2,7

Citations

  1. Elizabeth Irvine per marr. reg'n. Family surname is Irwin most other records - she Robert Irwin, he father.
  2. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  4. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  5. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #003839-1879.
  8. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.

James Albert Craig1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #79399, b. March 1848, d. 19 July 1915

  • Birth*: March 1848; Murray Twp., Presqu'Ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 per Memorial. Date March 28 1848 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n. - age 67y 3m 21d at death Jul 19 1915. Location Presqu'Ile Point per Death Reg'n. of son Elmer Blake Craig. Date Mar 1849 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1847 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1847 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.
    Note: Presqu'Ile Point was part of Murray Township before Brighton Township was created January 1 1852. William Craig was in Cramahe Twp. per 1848 & 1850 Census - south side of Brighton Village, not at Presqu'Ile, per se.2,4,3,5,7,6,8
  • Marriage*: before 1880; Ontario; per 1881 Census.; Principal=Martha B. Irwin5,7
  • Death*: 19 July 1915; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#022857: Name: Jas. Albert Craig; Date: Jul 19 1915; Age: 67y 3m 21d; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Brighton; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: William Craig & Fanny Rogers; Cause: cystitis; Phys.: C. M. Sanford; Inf.: Earl Craig, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jul 19 1915; Reg'r.: A. Mack?, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #022857-1915, ancestry.com)9
  • Burial*: 21 July 1915; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James Albert; Craig; 1848 - 1915; His Wife; Martha Irwin; 1856 - 1926 (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jun 7 2009)8
  • Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1851 Census: see William Craig3
  • Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1861 Census: see William Craig4
  • Residence: circa 1870; Conc 2 Lot 10, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The Craig family of the Union Neighbourhood serve as an example of the gradually changing character of the dairy farmer. (In the 1780s) (wrong, should say 1870s) James Albert Craig purchased 50 acres, the southeast quarter of Lot 10, Concession 2, in Brighton Township and moved there from Presqu'ile. Four generations of the family have farmed here: J. Albert Craig, Elmore B. Craig, Albert N. Craig and Robert A. Craig. Land has gradually been acquired, until the farm now consists of 124 acres in Brighton Township and 170 acres in Cramahe Township." That's Just The Way We Were, pg. 129.10
  • Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1871 Census: see William Craig2
  • Residence: 13 April 1877; Conc 2 Lot 10, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant J1795) show that Hiram Rouse & wife sold the south-east quarter of lot 10, concession 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to James A. Cragg. ITS Date: Apr 13 1877. Reg'n.: Date: Apr 18 1877. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 02, pg. 141 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2020)11
  • Residence: 1878; Conc 2 Lot 10, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas Map: Name: A. Craig; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: II, 10 - 50 acres12
  • Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1881 Census: Craig, Albert, 31, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, married; Martha, 26, b. Ont., Irish, CM, married; Williams, William, 12, b. Ont. (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 15, line 17 - ancestry.com)7
  • Residence*: 19 August 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Tammy (Rogers) Craig.6
  • Residence: 1911; Conc 2 Lot 10, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 2, Lot 10, Brighton Twp., SE pt.5
  • Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1911 Census: Craig, Albert, 63, b. Ont. Mar 1849, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Martha B., 54, b. Ont. Jan 1856, Eng., Meth., married; Elmer? J.?(m), 22, b. Ont. Jul 1888, Eng., Meth., farmer, son, single; Earl R., 12?, b. Ont. Sep 1899, son (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 101, sub-dist. 15-1, pg. 2, line 8, Conc 2, SE pt. Lot 10 - ancestry.com)5

Family: Martha B. Irwin b. 6 Jan 1856, d. 28 Dec 1926

Citations

  1. Jas. Albert Craig per Death Reg'n. Albert Craig per 1911 Census. James A. per 1851 Census. Albert per 1871 Census. A. per 1861 Census.
  2. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  5. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  7. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  8. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #022857-1915.
  10. [S68] Brighton Council, Brighton Memories 2006.
  11. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
  12. [S40] Unknown agency, Ontario County Atlas.

Joseph Lee1

M, #79401, b. 1812, d. 21 June 1860

  • Birth*: 1812; Upper Canada; Date 1812 per FindaGrave. Date 1811 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Charlotte (Lee) Craig.1,2,3
  • Marriage*: circa 1834; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per 1851 Census. per family tree of Laura Bedal on ancestry.ca, May 1 2022.; Principal=Emma Nichols Flindall4,2
  • Death*: 21 June 1860; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jun 21 1860 per FindaGrave.3
  • Burial*: 23 June 1860; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Joseph Lee; Died; June 21, 1860; AE 48 Y's 2 M. (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., image from Findagrave - mine from 2004 were no so clear.)
    FindaGrave: Name: Joseph Lee; BIRTH: 1812; DEATH: 21 Jun 1860 (aged 47–48); BURIAL: Carrying Place Cemetery, Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 182366524 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182366524/joseph-lee?_gl=1*x71xwl*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTQ1MjU1MS4xMS4xLjE2NTE0NTM3ODMuMA..)3
  • Residence: 27 March 1849; Conc C Lot 19, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B504) show that Stephen Flindall sold 50 acres of the north half of lot 19, conc C, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Josph Lee. ITS Date: Mar 27 1849. Reg'n. Date: June 25 1857. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Conc C, Lot 19, Book 002, pg. 200 of 293, pg. 1, page copied by Dan Nov 21 2020)5
  • Residence: 1852; Conc C Lot 17, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1851 Agr. Census: Joseph Lee, Conc C, Lot 17, 50 acres (1851 Agricultural Census, Murray Twp., pg. 95 of 172, line 16 - ancestry.ca)
    Note: J. Wilson is just above, on C, 17 as well, with 1 acre.2
  • Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 40 at 1851 Census: Lee, Joseph, 40, b. Cda., WM, carpenter, married; Emma, 37, b. Cda., WM, married; Sarah Ann, 16; Charles, 13; George J., 9; Eliza M., 7; Emma L., 5; Sharlott M., 3 (1851 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 67 of 172, line 38 - ancestry.ca)2
  • Residence: 25 May 1852; Conc C Lot 20, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B33) show that Hon. Robtert C. Wilkins sold 100 acres of lot 20, conc C, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Josph Lee. ITS Date: May 25 1852. Reg'n. Date: Sep 13 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Conc C, Lot 20, Book 002, pg. 215 of 293, pg. 1, page copied by Dan Nov 21 2020)5
  • Residence*: 19 May 1860; Conc C Lot 20, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 839) show that Joseph Lee & wife sold 100 acres of said lot 20, conc C, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Andrew Lee. ITS Date: May 19 1860. Reg'n. Date: Oct 15 1860. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Conc C, Lot 20, Book 002, pg. 215 of 293, pg. 1, page copied by Dan Nov 21 2020)5
  • Will*: 26 May 1860; Conc C Lot 16, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will A15) show that the Will of Joseph Lee granted land in the north half lot 16, conc C, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Emma Lee "during life after to George J. Lee". ITS Date: May 26 1860. Reg'n. Date: Oct 15 1860. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Conc C, Lot 16, Book 002, pg. 146 of 293, pg. 1, page copied by Dan Nov 21 2020)5

Family: Emma Nichols Flindall b. 15 Sep 1815, d. 3 May 1867

  • Marriage*: circa 1834; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per 1851 Census. per family tree of Laura Bedal on ancestry.ca, May 1 2022.; Principal=Emma Nichols Flindall4,2

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  2. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.
  4. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  5. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.

William H. Craig1,2,3

M, #79403, b. 1840
  • Birth*: 1840; Upper Canada; Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1840 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1840 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1839 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.2,3,4,5,6
  • Marriage*: 1868; Ontario; per 1881 Census.; Principal=Alzina Cumming4
  • Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see William Craig3
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1861 Census: see William Craig2
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1871 Census: Craig, W. H., 31, b. Ont., Eng., WM, farmer, married; Alvina, 27, b. Ont., Scot., Bapt., married; Gertrude, 2, b. Ont., Eng., WM (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 55, div. 1, pg. 12, line 19 - ancestry.com)5
  • Residence: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Presqu'ile Point, 50 acres, tenant5
  • Residence*: 1878; Conc 2 Lot 9, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas Map: Name: W. H. Craig; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: II, 9 - 50 acres7
  • Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1881 Census: Craig, William, 40, b. Ont., Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Alsina, 37, b. Ont., Scot., Meth., married; Gertrude, 12, b. Ont., Eng. (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 15, lie 3 - ancestry.com)4
  • Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1891 Census: Craig, William H., 50, b. Ont., p.b. England, Bapt., farmer, married; Alzina, 47, b. Ont., p.b. Scotland & Ont., Bapt., married; Gordon, 8, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt. (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-1, pg. 8, line 18 - ancestry.ca)6

Family: Alzina Cumming b. 5 Dec 1844, d. 20 Feb 1924

Citations

  1. William H. per 1851 Census. W. H. per 1861 Census.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  5. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S40] Unknown agency, Ontario County Atlas.
  8. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Robert Frances Craig1,2,3,4,5

M, #79404, b. 25 August 1844, d. 26 June 1914
  • Birth*: 25 August 1844; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Aug 1844 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date Aug 25 1844 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 25 1844 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1844 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1843 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1844 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n.2,3,6,7,4,8,9,10,11
  • Marriage*: 8 October 1867; Hope Twp., Perrytown, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Robeert Francis Craig; Age: 23; Res.: Manvers Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: William & Fanny Craig; Bride: S. A. Marshall; Age: 20; Res.?: Clarke Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: James & Rebecca Marshall; Date: Oct 8 1867; Place: Perry, Nothumberland & Durham Co.; Archive: MS248-11 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.com) per 1891 Census.
    Note: Closest thing to "Perry" is Perrytown, Hope Twp., Northumberland Co.. Is this right??; Principal=Sarah Ann Marshall6,10
  • Death*: 26 June 1914; 181 Havelock St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#004213: Name: Robert Frances Craig; Date: Jun 26 1914; Age: 69y 10m; Res.: 181 Havelock St., Toronto; Born: Ont.; Occ.: Carpenter; Status: married; Parents: Wm Craig & ? ; Phys.: J. W. Smuck; Inf.: R. A. Craig, 125 Queen St.; Reg'd.: Jun 26 1914 (Ontario Death Registrarion, #004213-1914, ancestry.com)12
  • Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1851 Census: see William Craig3
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1861 Census: see William Craig2
  • Residence*: 8 October 1867; Manvers Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario; Residence Manvers Twp. per marr. reg'n.5
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1871 Census: Craig, Robert, 26, b. Ont., Eng., WM, Well Digger, married; Sarah A., 23, b. Ont., Irish, WM, married; Emma Edith, 1, b. Ont., Eng. (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 1, pg. 41, line 16 - Conc B, Lot 23, tenant, 1 acre - ancestry.com)11
  • Census: April 1881; Penetanguishene, Simcoe North Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1881 Census: Craig, Robert, 35, b. Ont., Eng., CM, Carpenter, married; Sarah Ann, 32, b. Irish, CM, married; Emma Edith, 11; Marshall, ?(8?) ; Rebecca Alberta, 7 (1881 Census: Penetanguishene, Simcoe North Co., dist. 139, sub-dist. i, pg. 25, line 4 - ancestry.com) (Very faint)9
  • Census: April 1891; St. James Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1891 Census: Craig, Robert, 45, b. Ont., p.b. England, Meth., Carpenter, married; Sarah, 42, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, Meth., married; Edith, 21, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., tailoress, single; Marshall, 19, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., Plumber, single; Alberta, 16, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., sales lady, single (1891 Census: St. James Ward, Toronto, dist. 119, sub-dist. 13, pg. 39, line 5 - ancestry.com)6
  • Census: April 1901; Ward 6, West Toronto, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1901 Census: Craig, Robert F., 56, b. Ont. r. Aug 25 1844, Eng., Meth., Carpenter, married; Sarah A., 53, b. Ont. r. Mar 9 1847, Irish, Meth., married; Alberta R., 23, b. Ont. r. Aug 13 1875, Eng., Meth., book keeper, single; Stella N.?, 11, b. US Mar 19 1896, Eng., Ward (1901 Census: Ward 6, West Toronto, Dist. 106, sub-dist. D18?, pg. 5, line 9 - ancestry.com)7
  • Census: 1911; Ward 6, West Toronto, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1911 Census: Craig, Robert Frances, 66, b. Ont. Aug 25 - , Eng., Meth., ?Retired? ?Inc.?, married; Sarah Ann, 63, b. Ont. Mar 2 1847, Irish, Pres., married; Schweitzer?, Andrew?, 38, b. Ont. Mar 4 1873?, German, Pres., ? finisher?, married; Alberta, 33, b. Ont. Aug 3? 1877, Eng., Pres., married (1911 Census: Toronto, Ward 6, West Toronto, dist. 128, sub-dist. 2, pg. 5, line 45 - ancestry.com)4

Family: Sarah Ann Marshall b. 9 Mar 1847

  • Marriage*: 8 October 1867; Hope Twp., Perrytown, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Robeert Francis Craig; Age: 23; Res.: Manvers Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: William & Fanny Craig; Bride: S. A. Marshall; Age: 20; Res.?: Clarke Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: James & Rebecca Marshall; Date: Oct 8 1867; Place: Perry, Nothumberland & Durham Co.; Archive: MS248-11 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.com) per 1891 Census.
    Note: Closest thing to "Perry" is Perrytown, Hope Twp., Northumberland Co.. Is this right??; Principal=Sarah Ann Marshall6,10

Citations

  1. Robert Francis Craig per marr. reg'n. Robert Frances Craig per 1911 Census. Robert F. per 1851 Census.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  5. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  6. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  8. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  9. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  10. [S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  11. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  12. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #004213-1914.

Mary Jane Craig1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #79405, b. 26 April 1849, d. 10 September 1904
  • Birth*: 26 April 1849; Murray Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1870 Census. Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1850 & location Cda. per marriage register.
    Note: Presqu'Ile Point was part of Murray Township before Brighton Township was created Jan 1 1852. William Craig is in Cramahe Twp. per 1848 & 1850 Census. Date Apr 26 1849 & locaiton Brighton Twp. per family tree of craiger395 on ancestry.ca, Feb 1 2022.2,3,7,5,8
  • Marriage*: 12 August 1868; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: David A. Potter; Age: 21; Born: Cda.; Parents: Horace & Mary Potter; Bride: Mary Jane Craig; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: William & Fanny Craig; Date: Aug 12 1868; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registrers, ancestry.com) Date Aug 12 1868 & location Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Robert Watts Handy, April 29 2011.; Principal=David A. Potter4,7
  • Death*: 10 September 1904; Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of craiger395 on ancestry.ca, Feb 1 2022.8
  • Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see William Craig3
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see William Craig2
  • Residence*: 12 August 1868; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.7
  • Married Name: 12 August 1868; Potter4
  • Census: 25 June 1870; Ward One, Saginaw City, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 20 at 1870 Census: see David Potter5
  • Census: 2 June 1900; Ward 11, Saginaw City, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 50 at 1900 Census: see David Potter5

Family: David A. Potter b. 13 Apr 1842, d. c 1920

  • Marriage*: 12 August 1868; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: David A. Potter; Age: 21; Born: Cda.; Parents: Horace & Mary Potter; Bride: Mary Jane Craig; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: William & Fanny Craig; Date: Aug 12 1868; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registrers, ancestry.com) Date Aug 12 1868 & location Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Robert Watts Handy, April 29 2011.; Principal=David A. Potter4,7

Citations

  1. Mary per 1870 Census. M. J. per 1861 Census. Mary J. per 1851 & 1900 Census. Mary J. Craig per marriage record of son George V. Potte.r Mary Jane Craig per GEDCOM of Robert Watts Handy, April 29 2011.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  5. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.
  6. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.
  7. [S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  8. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Margaret Craig1

F, #79406, b. 1852
  • Birth*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see William Craig1

Citations

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

Martha Craig1

F, #79407, b. 1858
  • Birth*: 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see William Craig1

Citations

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

David A. Potter1,2,3,4

M, #79408, b. 13 April 1842, d. circa 1920
  • Birth*: 13 April 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Apr 1847 & location Michigan??? per 1900 Census. Date 1842 & location Cda. per 1870 Census. Date 1847 & location Cda. per marriage register. Date Apr 13 1842 & location Brighton per GEDCOM of Robert Watts Handy, April 29 2011.2,3,4
  • Marriage*: 12 August 1868; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: David A. Potter; Age: 21; Born: Cda.; Parents: Horace & Mary Potter; Bride: Mary Jane Craig; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: William & Fanny Craig; Date: Aug 12 1868; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registrers, ancestry.com) Date Aug 12 1868 & location Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Robert Watts Handy, April 29 2011.; Principal=Mary Jane Craig2,3
  • Death*: circa 1920; Michigan, U.S.A.; Michigan Death Index: Name: David Potter; Birth Place: Canada; Spouse: Mary Craig; Child: William H. Potter (Michigan Death Index, ancestry.ca)5
  • Census*: 25 June 1870; Ward One, Saginaw City, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 28 at 1870 Census: Potter, David, 28, b. Cda., Labourer on River, married; Mary, 20, b. Cda., house keeper, married; Maggie, 1, b. Michigan; Joseph, 20, b. Cda., lab., single (1870 Census: Saginaw City, Saginaw Co., Michigan, Ward One, pg. 12 of 32, line 40 - ancestry.ca)4
  • Residence: 1890; Saginaw City, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Saginaw, Michigan Directory,1890: Name: David A. Potter; City: Saginaw, MI; Occ.: Sailor; Year: 1890; Location: 611 N> Asndre, w s (ancestry.ca)5
  • Residence*: 1900; 821 W. Bristol, Saginaw City, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Saginaw, Michigan Directory,1900: Name: David A. Potter; City: Saginaw, MI; Occ.: lab.; Year: 1890; Location: 821 W. Bristol (ancestry.ca)5
  • Census: 2 June 1900; Ward 11, Saginaw City, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 53 at 1900 Census: Potter, David, 53, b. Michigan Apr 1847, p.b ??; common labourer, 32 yrs. married; Mary J., 50, b. Cda., p.b. England, 32 yrs married, 4 children - 3 living, married; William, 31, b. Michgian Mar 1869, p.b. Mi & Cda., sailor on lakes, single; George, 17, b. Michigan Dec 1882, p.b. Mi & Cda., common lab., single; Charles, 13, b. Michigan Mar 1887, p.b. MI & Cda., at school (1900 Census: Saginaw City, Saginaw Co., Michigan, Ward 11, pg. 4 of 26, line 85 - ancestry.ca)4
  • Residence: 1912; 812 Almira, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Saginaw Directory (1912): "Potter David A. painter, res. 812 Almira." US City Directories 1822-1995, Saginaw 1912 - ancestry.ca)5

Family: Mary Jane Craig b. 26 Apr 1849, d. 10 Sep 1904

  • Marriage*: 12 August 1868; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: David A. Potter; Age: 21; Born: Cda.; Parents: Horace & Mary Potter; Bride: Mary Jane Craig; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: William & Fanny Craig; Date: Aug 12 1868; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registrers, ancestry.com) Date Aug 12 1868 & location Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Robert Watts Handy, April 29 2011.; Principal=Mary Jane Craig2,3

Citations

  1. David A. Potter per marriage register. David Potter per 1870 Census. David Potter per 1900 Census.
  2. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  3. [S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  4. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.
  5. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.

Horace Potter1

M, #79409, b. 2 March 1818, d. November 1852
  • Birth*: 2 March 1818; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1816 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per marriage register of son David A. Potter. Date Mar 2 1818 & location Brighton per family tree of Luther Jones on anccestry.ca, Apr 25 2018.1,2,3
  • Marriage*: before 1840; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Onatario Marriage Register: Name: Horace Potter; Spouse: Mary Potter; Child: David A. Potter (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.ca) per marriage register of son David A. Potter.; Principal=Mary ?1
  • Death*: November 1852; Indiana, U.S.A.; Date Nov 1852 & location Indiana, USA per family tree of Luther Jones on ancestry.ca, April 27 2018.3
  • Census: 1850; Conc 6 Lot 16, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Horace Potter; Conc 6, Lot 16, non-prop., Total 8 Persons, 1 non-family
  • Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 35 at 1851 Census: see Cyrus Potter2
  • Immigration*: circa October 1852; U.S.A.; Immigration is shown as 1851 per Allen Potter's 1900 Census. The family is in the 1852 Census in Brighton Township which we know have been taken in the summer of 1852. So, immigration for this family appears to be the summer of 1852.2,4

Family: Mary ? b. 1822

Citations

  1. [S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  2. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  4. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.

Mary ?1

F, #79410, b. 1822
  • Birth*: 1822; U.S.A.; Date 1825 & location US per 1861 Census. Date 1822 & location USA per 1851 Census. per marriage register of son David A. Potter. Mary Sherwood, date 1825 & location Brighton per family tree of Luther Jones on anccestry.ca, Apr 25 2018.2,3,4,5
  • Marriage*: before 1840; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Onatario Marriage Register: Name: Horace Potter; Spouse: Mary Potter; Child: David A. Potter (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.ca) per marriage register of son David A. Potter.; Principal=Horace Potter2
  • Married Name: before 1840; Potter2
  • Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1851 Census: see Cyrus Potter (father-in-law)3
  • Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 36 at 1861 Census: Potter, Mary, 36, b. US, CE, widow; Albert, 19, b. UC, CE, lab.; Isaac, 15, b. UC, CE (1861 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., pg. 323 of 899, line 10 - ancestry.ca)
    Note: Sheldon Potter is above.5

Family: Horace Potter b. 2 Mar 1818, d. Nov 1852

Citations

  1. The wife of Horace's brother, Almond Potter, was Mary Sherwood with lots of documentation. I have not seen any document that shows a surname for Horace's wife. It looks like the two Marr's have been mixed up. Need a surname for Horace's wife.
  2. [S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  3. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  5. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Robert Irwin1,2,3,4,5

M, #79411, b. 1824, d. 28 July 1897
  • Birth*: 1824; Ireland; Date 1823 per CEMSearch - age 74 at death Jul 28 1897. Date 1823 & location Ireland per Death Reg'n. Date 1824 & location Ireland per 1891 Census. Dat e1824 & location Scotland per 1881 Census. Date 1824 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1823 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Irvine) Craig.2,3,4,6,5,7,8
  • Marriage*: before 1843; Ontario; per 1851 Census. per 1871 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Irvine) Craig.; Principal=Elizabeth Gorman2,3,4
  • Death*: 28 July 1897; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011975: Name: Robert Irwin; Date: Jul 28 1897; Age: 74; Res.: Hillier Twp.; Occ.: farmerl Born: Ireland; Cause: gangrene; Phys.: Dr. Ruttan; Rel.: Anglican; Inf.: Rev. A. H. Lord; Reg'd.: Nov 12 1897; Reg'r.: Stephen Nease (Ontario Death Registration, #011975-1897, ancestry.com)9
  • Burial*: 30 July 1897; Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Robert Irwin; Born: - ; Died: July 28 1897; Age: 74; ID: PEHR01!763; Other names: Irwin, Effie ( - 1901), Irwin, Elizabeth ( - 1899); Cemetery: Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Conc 3 Lot 17, Hillier Twp., Row 22 (http://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?action=sameStoneGroup&selSameStoneChoice=PEHR01%21763)8
  • Census: 1852; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1851 Census: Irwin, Robert, 28, b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 24, b. Ireland, CE, married; Thomas, 7; Mary E., 4; Samuel J., 2 (1851 Census: Hillier Twp., pg. 43 of 122, line 8 - ancestry.com)4
  • Census*: April 1871; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: Irwin, Robert, 47, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 44, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, married; Mary, 21, b. Ont., Irish, CE, single; Samuel James, 20, b. Ont., Irish, CE, farmer, single; Margaret, 18; Robert, 16; Martha, 15; Harriet, 13; Elizabeth, 11; Henry, 9; William, 7; Edward, 5; John, 3 (1871 Census: Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 59, sub-dist. a-1, pg. 31, line 15 - ancestry.com)3
  • Census: April 1881; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1881 Census: Irwin, Robert, 57, b. Scotland, Scot., CE, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 54, b. Scotland, Scot., CE, married; Samuel J., 29, b. Ont., Scot., CE, farmer, single; Robert, 26, b. Ont., Scot., CE, farmer, single; George, 20, b. Ont., Scot., CE, farmer, single; William, 17, b. Ont.; Edgar, 13 (1881 Census: Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 119, sub-dist. E, pg. 9, line 11 - ancestry.ca)7
  • Census: April 1891; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1891 Census: Irwin?, Robert, 67, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 65, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, married; Edgar, 24, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, CE, farmer, son, single; Eddie(m), 17; ?Harbuck?(-), 15 - dom??? (1891 Census: Hillier Twp., dist. 112, sub-dist. 18, pg. 12, line 23 - ancestry.com)
    Note: Surname most likely written as Irwin but it is very unclear.6

Family: Elizabeth Gorman b. 1827, d. 25 Jun 1899

  • Marriage*: before 1843; Ontario; per 1851 Census. per 1871 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Irvine) Craig.; Principal=Elizabeth Gorman2,3,4

Citations

  1. Robert Irwin per 1851 Census. Robert Irvine per 1871 Census. Robert Irwin per Death Reg'n. of daughter Martha (Irwin) Craig. Robert Irvine per marr. reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Irvine) Craig.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  3. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  5. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  6. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  8. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #011975-1897.