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Olive Ellen McKendry¹

• Birth*: 1872; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Marriage*: before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lilian Pearl (Poste) Whitton. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Kenneth Alonso Poste¹

• Married Name: before 1895; Poste¹

Mary Genevieve Therrien¹

• Father*: Alexander Therrien² b. c 1870
• Mother*: Octavia Houle² b. c 1870

• Birth*: 1899; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1899 & location Deseronto per marr. reg'n. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2
• Marriage*: 18 December 1922; Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014018: Groom: Frank Whitton; Age: 33; Status: widower; Res.: Deseronto; Born: Havelock; Occ.: Butcher; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: George Whitton, b. Campbellford & Margaret Buchanan; Bride: Mary Genevieve Therrien; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Deseronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Alexander Therrien & Octavia Houle; Expected Res.: Napanee; Wit.: J. M. Thompson & E. J. Cahill, Napanee; Date: Dec 18 1922; Performed by: A. J. Wilson, Napanee, Pres.; Sworn: Napanee, Dec 18 1922; Reg'r.: W. A. Yonge, Napanee (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014018-1922, ancestry.com) Date Dec 18 1922 & location Lennox & Addington Co. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Francis G. "Frank" Whitton^1,3

• Residence*: 18 December 1922; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Deseronto per marr. reg'n.²
• Married Name: 18 December 1922; Whitton¹

N. K. Whitton¹

• Father*: George Henry Whitton¹ b. 2 Nov 1855, d. 15 Nov 1906
• Mother*: Margaret Buchanan¹ b. 13 Mar 1853, d. 9 Jan 1934

• Birth*: circa 1879; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Death*: 1879; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

Hector McLean¹

• Birth*: circa 1840; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Marriage*: 6 November 1856; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Jane Whitton¹

Robert Little¹

• Birth*: 17 September 1829; Priorhill, Canonbie, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland; Date Sep 17 1828 & location Priorhill, Canonbie, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1865; Ontario; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Margaret Whitton¹
• Death: 1881; Ontario; Date 1881 per Memorial. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,1
• Burial*: 1881; Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Burnbrae, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Robert Little 1829 -1881; His Wife; Margaret Whitton 1844 - 1929; Elizabeth H. 1871 - 1871; Margaret W. 1871 - 1894 (Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Aug 11 2006)²

Matilda Jane Cotter^1,2,3

• Father*: Richard Conrad Hoffman Cotter³ b. 1 Nov 1812, d. 4 Apr 1881
• Mother*: Cynthia Ann Garnsey³ b. 5 May 1817, d. 22 Jun 1877

• Birth*: 27 October 1846; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1847 & location Rawdon Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1846 & location Seymour Twp. per marriage register. Date Oct 27 1846 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: 25 December 1867; Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: James Whitton; Age: 21; Res.: Seymour Twp.; Born: Pittsburgh Twp.; Parents: James & Elizabeth Whitton; Bride: Matilda J. Cotter; Age: 21; Res.: Rawdon Twp.; Born: Seymour Twp.; Parents: Richard & Cynthia Cotter; Date: Dec 25 1867; PlacE: Hastings (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Dec 25 1867 & location Hastings per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=James Whitton Jr.^2,3
• Death*: 7 January 1879; Seymour Twp., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#010339: Name: Matilda Whitton; Date: Jan 7 1879; Age: 32; Born: Rawdon Twp.; Cause: inflammation of bowels; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. J. W. Byam; Reg'd.: Jan 7 1879; Rel.: Pres; Reg'r.: Daniel Kennedy, Campbellford (Ontario Death Registration, #010339-1879, ancestry.com) Note: This Death Reg'n. is Campbellford; Dr. is Campbellford. Looks like she died in Campbellford althought they lived at Wellman's Corners, Rawdon Twp.
  Death Reg'n.#009772: Name: Matilda Jane Whitton; Date: Jan 2? 1879; Age: 31; Status: cheese maker's wife; Born: Seymour Twp.; Cause: inflammation 1 wk.; Phys.: Dr. Falkner; Inf.: James Whitton, Seymour; Reg'd.: Jan 11 1879; Rel.: WM; Reg'r.: John Rutherford, Seymour Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #009772-1879, ancestry.com) Note: Two Death Reg'n.s - different Dr., This one is Seymour & James Whitton of Seymour is informant. Day looks like 2?? - not clear. Other one says 7th and is very clear???
  Date Jan 7 1879 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,6

• Residence*: 25 December 1867; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Rawdon Twp. per marriage register.³
• Married Name: 25 December 1867; Whitton²
• Census*: April 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton⁴

Emily Jane Tompkins^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George Tompkins b. c 1810
• Mother*: Charlotte Rosebush b. c 1810

• Birth*: 4 July 1851; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jul 4 1851 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1851 & location Rawdon per marr. reg'n. - James Whitton. Date Jul 4 1851 & location Hastings per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,3,5,4,6
• Marriage*: circa 1868; Ontario; per 1891 Census.; Principal=? Potts³
• Marriage*: 1 October 1879; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003931: Groom: James Witton; Age: 33; Res.: Rawdon; Born: Pittsburg, Cda.; Status: widower; Occ.: cheese manufacturer; Parents: James & Elizabeth Witton; Bride: Emily Jane Potts; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Rawdon; Status: widow; Parents: George & Charlott Tompkins; Wit.: Charles Butter, Rawdon; Date: Oct 1 1879; Place; Rawdon; Rel.: Pres. & C.M.; Peformed by: T. Gordn; Reg'r.: Joseph Hogle, Rawdon Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003931-1879, ancestry.com) Date 1879 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=James Whitton Jr.^2,7
• Death*: 10 November 1940; Ontario²

• Married Name: circa 1868; Potts³
• Married Name: 1 October 1879; Whitton²
• Residence*: 1 October 1879; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Rawdon per marr. reg'n. - James Whitton.⁶
• Census: April 1881; Rawdon Twp., Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton⁴
• Census*: April 1891; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1891 Census: see James Whitton³
• Census: April 1901; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1901 Census: see James Whitton⁵

Leonard Whitton¹

• Father*: James Whitton¹ b. 12 Apr 1819, d. 19 Nov 1887
• Mother*: Elizabeth Heseltine¹ b. 1 Sep 1822, d. 5 Aug 1868

• Birth*: 7 June 1852; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1852 & location Seymour Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date Jun 7 1852 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 18 February 1875; Belmont Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007842: Groom: Leonard Whitton; Age: 23; Res.: Blairton; Born: Seymour Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James & Ellen Whitton; Bride: Josephine Foucha; Age: 17; Res.: Blairton; Born: Quebec; Status: spinster; Parents: Samuel & Louisa Foucha; Wit.: Frank Whtton & Mary Wilson; Date: Feb 18 1875; Place: Blairton; Rel.: Pres. & Meth.; Peformed by: John A. Jewell; Reg'r.: Wm Anderson, Belmont & Metheun (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007842-1875, ancestry.com) per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Margaret Josephine Foucha^1,6
• Death*: 11 April 1899; Macclessfield, Cheshire, England; The fattest man in the world, Leo Whitton weighed 52 stone or 728 lbs, he lodged at the Orange Tree Inn on Mill Lane Macclesfield, he died aged 43; Death: 1899 in England of Heart Failure
  Note: At the time of his death in 1899 Leonard Whitton weighed 550 lb. and was considered the fattest man in the world at that time. His coffin was made of 11/2 in oak boardsand was 6ft 3in in length, 3ft 6in wide and 2ft 6in in death. Leonard travelled with the circus up to the time of his death. Joseph Lowe, a funeral director and coffin maker, became famous for being the undertaker who was responsible for burying the town’s legendary sideshow attraction Leo Whitton – a 51 stone giant who was so huge that when he died he had to be hoisted out through a bedroom window and onto a dray below. (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/193917/person/-709776001/story/dda66fb5-3100-45a4-834f-7f936da8eabb?src=search)
  per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Burial*: 15 April 1899; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Leonard Whitton Died; Apr. 10, 1899, Aged 46 Years; James L. son of; Leonard & Josephine Whitton; Died May 11, 1899, Aged 19 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image from Susan Brose collection, #166)⁷

• Census*: April 1861; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton²
• Residence*: 18 February 1875; Belmont Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Blairton per marr. reg'n. (Blairton P.O. is in the south east part of Belmont Twp., due east of Havelock. (c. Conc 1, Lot 6, Belmont, per County Atlas Map)^4,8
• Census: April 1881; Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1881 Census: Whitton, Leonard, 27, b. Ont., Eng., CE, lab., married; Josephine, 22, b. Quebec, French, R.C., married; Minnie, 4, b. Ont., Eng., CE; George, 3; james, 1 (1881 Census: Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., dist. 125, sub-dist. f-1, pg. 11, line 16 - ancestry.com)³
• Residence: between 1883 and 1884; Rawdon Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Business Directory: Whitton, Leonard, Conc 1, Lot bk 1 Lot 5, Tenant, Blairton (ancestry.com)⁹
• Occupation: 1886; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Ontario Business Directory 1886 - 1887: .. Butchers ..... Whitton Leonard, Brighton .. (ancestry.com)⁹
• Occupation*: 1889; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Ontario Business Directory 1888 - 1889: .. Butchers ..... Whitton Leonard, Brighton .. (ancestry.com)⁹
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1891 Census: Whitton, Leonard, 38, b. Ont., p.b. Eng., C. Pres., Butcher, married; Josephine, 32, b. Quebec, p.b. Quebec, C. Pres., married; Minnie, 15, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Que., C. Pres.; George, 13; James, 11; Francis(m), 9; Burt, 6 (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 3, line 4 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Note*: 1896; "1896; Weighs 715 Pounds; "The fattest man in America" is the way in which Leo Whitton announces himself. Up to a year ago Leo had been growing broader, rounder and more uncomfortable for the past thirty-seven years. He weighs 715 pounds. Daniel Lambert, the Norfolk giant, tipped the beam at 729 pounds, scoring the world's record. Whitton's tremendous girth is not so apparent when he stands, but when he sits he is startling. His measurements are: height, 5 feet 10 inches; neck, 26 inches; biceps, 28 inches; chest, 6 feet; waist, 7 feet; thigh, 49 inches; calf, 26 inches. He comes of stock noted for fleshiness. He was born in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, of English parents. Up till the age of twenty-one years he worked on the farm at home. Then he went into the butcher business at Brighton, Ont., which he attended to up to three years ago, when his extraordinary girth rendered it impossible for him to handle the chopper. When asked if he had endeavored to avoid growing so fat Mr. Whitton replied that he had tried all remedies. He has never tasted alcoholic drinks in his life. He loses from ten to fifteen pounds during the summer, but does not feel much relief from the loss. In winter he regains the amount that was missing. He is married to an average-sized woman, and has five children, the eldest of whom is seventeen years old. None of them shows any signs of abnormal stoutness. — New York Recorder.⁹

Margaret Josephine Foucha^1,2,3

• Father*: Samuel Foucha³ b. c 1825
• Mother*: Louisa ?³ b. c 1825

• Birth*: 1859; Quebec; Date 1859 & location Quebec per marr. reg'n. Date 1859 & location Quebec per 1881 Census. Date 1861 & location Seymour Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Peter D. Milton. Date 1858 & location Quebec per marr. reg'n. per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: 18 February 1875; Belmont Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007842: Groom: Leonard Whitton; Age: 23; Res.: Blairton; Born: Seymour Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James & Ellen Whitton; Bride: Josephine Foucha; Age: 17; Res.: Blairton; Born: Quebec; Status: spinster; Parents: Samuel & Louisa Foucha; Wit.: Frank Whtton & Mary Wilson; Date: Feb 18 1875; Place: Blairton; Rel.: Pres. & Meth.; Peformed by: John A. Jewell; Reg'r.: Wm Anderson, Belmont & Metheun (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007842-1875, ancestry.com) per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=Leonard Whitton^2,6
• Marriage*: 24 January 1905; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014253: Groom: Peter D. Milton; Age: 48; Res.: Seymour Twp.; Born: Quebec; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: George Milton & Margaret Donald; Bride: Margaret Josephine Whitten; Age: 44; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour Twp.; Status: widow; Parents: Samuel Fouch & Laura Beaudi; Wit.: Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Robson, Brighton; Date: Jan 24 1905; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Pres.; Performed by: A.R. McLeod; Reg'd.: Jan 28 1905; Reg'r.: Tom. C. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014253-1905, ancestry.ca); Principal=Peter D. Milton⁷

• Married Name: 18 February 1875; Whitton²
• Residence*: 18 February 1875; Belmont Twp., Blairton, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Blairton per marr. reg'n.³
• Census*: April 1881; Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁴
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁵
• Residence: 24 January 1905; Brighton, Nothumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Peter D. Milton.³
• Married Name: 24 January 1905; Milton³

Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Whitton^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Leonard Whitton² b. 7 Jun 1852, d. 11 Apr 1899
• Mother*: Margaret Josephine Foucha² b. 1859

• Birth*: 28 May 1876; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1876 & location Seymour Twp. per marr. reg'n. - William Rogers. Date May 28 1876 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 9 June 1897; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#.... : Groom: William Thorne Downer; .... Bride: M. Elizabeth Whitton; .... ; Date: Jun 9, 1897; Place: Brighton; .... (Ontario Marriage Registration, #.... , ancestry.ca); Principal=William T. Downer^2,4
• Marriage*: 17 June 1902; Frontenac Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: William Rogers; Age: 41, Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: farmer; Parents: George Rogers & Caroline Ferguson; Bride: Mary Elizabeth Downes; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour Twp.; Status: widowe; Parents: Leonard Whitton & Josepine "Foucher"?; ... no pg. 2!! ... Date: Jun 17 1902; Place: Frontenac Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #... , ancesry.com) per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.; Principal=William Rogers⁴

• Census*: April 1881; Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton³
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁵
• Married Name: 9 June 1897; Downer²
• Married Name: 17 June 1902; Rogers⁴
• Residence*: 17 June 1902; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per marriage reg'n. - 2nd marriage - William Rogers.⁴

William T. Downer¹

• Birth*: 9 February 1866; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹
• Marriage*: 9 June 1897; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#.... : Groom: William Thorne Downer; .... Bride: M. Elizabeth Whitton; .... ; Date: Jun 9, 1897; Place: Brighton; .... (Ontario Marriage Registration, #.... , ancestry.ca); Principal=Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Whitton^1,2
• Death*: before 1900; Wife remarried 1902.²

James Leonard Whitton^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Leonard Whitton² b. 7 Jun 1852, d. 11 Apr 1899
• Mother*: Margaret Josephine Foucha² b. 1859

• Birth*: 26 March 1880; Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#026955: Name: James Leonard Whitton; Date: Mar 26 1880; Parents: Leonard Whitton & Josephine Foshea; Inf.: Joseph Leaupe, Assessor, Belmont Twp.; Reg'd.: Jun 30 1880; Reg'r.: Wm. Anderson, Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #026955-1880, ancestry.ca) Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Mar 26 1880 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,6,7,8
• Death*: 5 May 1899; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#018282: Name: James Leonard Whitton; Date: May 11 1899; Age: 19y; Res.: Brighton; Status: single; Born: Peterborough Co.; Cause: meningitis, 5d; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. R. J. Wade, Brighton; Rel.: Pres.; Reg'd.: May 11 1899; Reg'r.: ?? , Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #018282-1899, ancestry.ca) Date May 5 1899 & location Brighton per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^2,9
• Burial*: 7 May 1899; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Leonard Whitton Died; Apr. 10, 1899, Aged 46 Years; James L. son of; Leonard & Josephine Whitton; Died May 11, 1899, Aged 19 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image from Susan Brose collection, #166)³

• Census*: April 1881; Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁶
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton⁷

Elizabeth Simpson¹

• Father*: John Simpson¹ b. 1783, d. 5 Aug 1874
• Mother*: Isabella Innes¹ b. 1790, d. 10 Aug 1855

• Birth*: 1829; Scotland; Date 1829 & location Scotland per 1881 Census. Date 1829 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & location Scotland per 1851 Census. Date 1833 & location Scotland per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 21 February 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: James Whitton; Age: 52; Res.; Seymour; Born: England; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Thomas & Jane Whitton; Bride: Elizabeth Simpson; Age: 38; Res.: Seymour; Born: Scotland; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Isabella; Wit.: Thomas Hume & Alexander Simpson, Seymour; Date: Feb 21 1871; Place: Seymour; Rel.; Pres.; Performed by: Robert Neill (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com); Principal=James Whitton¹

• Census: 1852; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see John Simpson⁴
• Residence*: 21 February 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Seymour per marr. reg'n.¹
• Married Name: 21 February 1871; Whitton¹
• Census*: April 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton²
• Census: April 1881; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton³

John Simpson¹

• Birth*: 1783; Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Date 1783 & location Aberdeenshire, Scotland per Memorial - age 91y at death Aug 5 1874. Date 1783 per CemSearch - age 91 at death Aug 5 1874. Date 1781 & location Scotland per 1851 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton. Date 1783 & location Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 6 January 1814; Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton. Date Jan 6 1814 & locaiton Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.; Principal=Isabella Innes^1,2
• Death*: 5 August 1874; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 5 1875 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Aug 5 1874 & location Seymour Twp. per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^2,4,5
• Burial*: 7 August 1874; Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Burnbrae, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) John Simpson; Died Aug. 5, 1874; Aged 91 Years; Also; Isabella; Wife of the above; Died Aug. 10, 1855; Aged 60 Years; Natives of Aberdeenshire; Scotland; Isabella; Died Nov. 30, 1878; Aged 18 Years (Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Aug 11 2006, by Dan)
  CemSearch: Name: John Simpson; Born: - ; Died: Aug 5 1874; Age: 91; ID: BURNBR263; Other names: Simpson ( -1864), Simpson ( -1867), Simpson ( -1878), Simpson, Isabella ( -1855), Simpson, Isabella ( -1878); Cemetery: Burnbrae Cemetery, Conc 5, Lot 22, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Plot 263; Note: Buried Aug 5 1874 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=BURNBR263%5E0)^4,5

• Census*: 1852; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 70 at 1851 Census: Simpson, John Sr., 70, b. Scotland, Pres., farmer, married; Isabella, 62, b. Scotland, Pres., married; Elizabeth, 24, b. Scotland, Pres., single; Coch, James, 2, b. Cda., Pres. (1851 Census: Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 104 of 130, line 10 - ancestry.ca)³

Isabella Innes^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1790; Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Date 1795 & location Aberdeenshire, Scotland per Memorial - age 60 at death Aug 10 1855. Date 1795 per CemSearch - age 60 at death Aug 10 1855. Date 1789 & location Scotland per 1851 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton. Date c. 1790 & location Aberdeenshire, Scotland per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 6 January 1814; Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton. Date Jan 6 1814 & locaiton Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.; Principal=John Simpson^2,3
• Death*: 10 August 1855; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Aug 10 1855 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Aug 10 1855 & location Seymour Twp. per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^3,5,6
• Burial*: 12 August 1855; Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Burnbrae, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) John Simpson; Died Aug. 5, 1874; Aged 91 Years; Also; Isabella; Wife of the above; Died Aug. 10, 1855; Aged 60 Years; Natives of Aberdeenshire; Scotland; Isabella; Died Nov. 30, 1878; Aged 18 Years (Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Aug 11 2006, by Dan)
  CemSearch: Name: Isabella Simpson; Born: - ; Died: Aug 10 1855; Age: 60; ID: BURNBR263; Other names: Simpson ( -1864), Simpson ( -1867), Simpson ( -1878), Simpson, Isabella ( -1878), Simpson, John ( -1874); Cemetery: Burnbrae Cemetery, Conc 5, Lot 22, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Plot 263; Note: Buried Aug 5 1874 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=BURNBR263%5E1)^5,6

• Married Name: 6 January 1814; Simpson²
• Census*: 1852; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 62 at 1851 Census: see John Simpson⁴

Thomas Whitton¹

• Birth*: circa 1790; per marriage reg'n. of son James Whitton - 2nd marriage - Elizabeth Simpson in 1871.¹
• Marriage*: before 1817; England; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton.; Principal=Jane Richardson¹

Jane Richardson^1,2,3

• Birth*: circa 1790; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton.²
• Marriage*: before 1817; England; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton.; Principal=Thomas Whitton²

• Married Name: before 1817; Whitton²

Elizabeth Whitton¹

• Father*: James Whitton¹ b. 12 Apr 1819, d. 19 Nov 1887
• Mother*: Elizabeth Heseltine¹ b. 1 Sep 1822, d. 5 Aug 1868

• Birth*: 1853; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2

• Census*: April 1861; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton¹
• Census: April 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton²

Thomas Whitton¹

• Father*: James Whitton¹ b. 12 Apr 1819, d. 19 Nov 1887
• Mother*: Elizabeth Heseltine¹ b. 1 Sep 1822, d. 5 Aug 1868

• Birth*: 20 August 1857; Seymour Twp., Burnbrae, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1856 & location Seymour Twp. per marr. reg'n. DAte Aug 20 1857 & location Burnbrae per family tree of martinpbudd on ancestry.com, Oct 27 2011.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 27 December 1878; Newboro, Leeds Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005351: Groom: Thomas Whitton; Age: 22; Res.: North Crosby Twp.; Born: Seymour Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab.; Parents: James & Elizabeth Whitton; Bride: Bridget Leonard; Age: 21; Res.: Noth Crosby Twp.; Born: Burgess; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Elizabeth Leonard; Wit.: Thomas ?Hedley?. North Crosby & Sarah J. Wright, North Crosby; Date: Dec 27 1878; Place: - ; Rel.: CE & R.C.; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Wright; Reg'r.: George Bell, Newboro (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005351-1878, ancestry.com); Principal=Eva Bridget Leonard⁷
• Death*: December 1904; Olean, New York, U.S.A.; Date Dec 1904 & location Olean, NY per family tree of martinpbudd on ancestry.com, Oct 27 2011.⁵

• Census*: April 1861; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton¹
• Census: April 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton²
• Residence*: 27 December 1878; North Crosby Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., Ontario; Residence North Crosby per marr. reg'n.³
• Census: April 1881; Crosby North Twp., Leeds South Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: Whitton, Thomas, 24, b. Ont., Irish, CE, lab., married; Bridget, 29, b. Ont., RC, Irish, married; Elizabeth, 1, b. Ont., Irish, RC; Frances(f), 3/12 - Jan (1881 Census: Crsoby North Twp., Leeds South Co., dist. 110, div. 2, pg. 19, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: 8 June 1900; Ward 1, Olean, Cattaraugus Co., New York, U.S.A.; Age 41 at 1900 Census: Whitton, Thomas, 41, b. Cda. Aug 1858, p.b. Cda., 21 yrs married, immig. 1881, 19 yrs in US, Lumber Dealer, married; Eva B., 41, b. Cda. Dec 1858, p.b. Cda., 21 yrs married, immig. 1882, 18 yrs in US, 8 kids - 7 living, married; Blanche E., 20, b. Cda. Jun 1879, p.b. Cda., immig. 1882, 18 yrs in US, book keeper, daughter; Maud F., 19, b. Cda. Jan 1881, p.b. Ont., immig. 1882, 18 yrs. in US, stenographer, daughter; Oscar J., 16, b. Pennsylvania May 1884, p.b. Cda., son, at school; Thomas L., 13, b. Penn. Jul 1886, p.b. Cda., son, at school; Raymond W., 12, b. Penn. May 1888, p.b. Cda., son, at school; Gertrude M., 10, b. Penn. Sep 1889, p.b. Cda., daughter, at school; Ethel A., 7, b. Penn. Jul 1892, p.b. Cda., daughter, at school; Leonard, Elizabeth, 50, b. Cda. Oct 1849, p.b. Cda., sister-in-law, single (1900 Census: Olean City, Cattaraugus Co., New York, Ward 1, pg. 19 of 30, line 17 - ancestry.com)⁶

Robert Neill Whitton^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

• Father*: James Whitton² b. 12 Apr 1819, d. 19 Nov 1887
• Mother*: Elizabeth Heseltine² b. 1 Sep 1822, d. 5 Aug 1868

• Birth*: 26 July 1859; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 per Memorial. Date Jul 26 1859 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date July 1859 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jul 28 1860 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1860 & location Seymour per marr. reg'n. - anet Donald.^{2,9,3,5,10,11,12,13,6,7,8}
• Marriage*: before April 1881; Ontario; married per 1881 Census. per 1891 Census.; Principal=Mary Ann Hill^10,11
• Marriage*: 15 February 1928; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017830: Groom: Robert Neil Whitton; Age: 67; Status: widower; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour; Occ.: Drover; Rel.: United Church; Parents: James Whitton & Elizabeth Heseltine; Bride: Janet Donald; Age: 60; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour; Status: spinster; Occ.: housekeeper; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: James Donald & Jane Little; Wit.: A. T. Donald, R.R. 3, Campbellford & Edna Graham, Campbellford; Date: Feb 15 1928; Place: Campbellford; Performed by: James Grier, Campbellford, Pres.; Sworn: Campbellford, Feb 4 1928; Reg'r.: G. A. Hay, Campbellford (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017830-1928, ancestry.com); Principal=Janet Donald¹⁴
• Death*: 28 April 1932; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025320: Name: Robert Neil Whitton; Date: Apr 28 1932; Age: 72y 9m 2d; Res.: Brighton Village, 48 yrs.; Born: Ont. July 26 1859; Status; married; Occ.: Drover, buy & sell livestock; Parents: James Whitton & Elizabeth Haseltine, b. England; Inf.: Mrs. Sarah Morton, Stirling, sister; Cause: mycoarditis & renal insufficiency, 1 yrs. (overwork, worry & indiscretion in diet); Phys.: F. M. Dure, Brighton; Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Apr 30 1932; Reg'd.: Apr 28 1932; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #025320-1932, ancestry.com) Date 1932 per Memorial.^15,8
• Burial*: 30 April 1932; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) WHITTON; Robert Neill Whitton; 1859 - 1932; His Wife; Mary Ann Hill; 1862 - 1923; Their Daughter; Lillis Pearl; 1891 - 1970 (Mount Hope Cemetery,
  Brighton, image from Susan Brose collection, #621) Per Death Reg'n.^3,8

• Census*: April 1861; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton²
• Census: April 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton⁹
• Census: April 1881; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: Whitton, Robert, 24, b. Ont., Eng., Kirk, Butcher, married; Mary, 18, b. Ont., Eng., Kirk, married (1881 Census: Rawdon Twp., Hastings North Co., dist. 122, sub-dist. c-2, pg. 13, line 24 - ancestry.com)¹¹
• Residence: 1884; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Whitton, Robert N., butcher and cheese factory, Main" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1884, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 102 of 953, ancestry.ca.¹⁶
• Residence*: 1884; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Resident 48 yrs. on death 1932 - Death Reg'n.³
• Residence: 1887; 1 Mile North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Whitten, Robert N., cheese mnfr., 1 mile n." Canada, City and Area Directories, 1887, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 107 of 949, ancestry.ca.¹⁶
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1891 Census: Whitton, Robert, 31, b. Ont., p.b. England, Pres., Butcher, married; Mary, 27, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Scot., Pres., married; Frances(f), 7, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Pres.; Fred. 2 (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 9, line 3 - ancestry.com)¹⁰
• Census: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1901 Census: Whitton, Robert N., 40, b. Ont. r. Jul 28 1860, Eng., Pres., Cattle Buyer, married; Mary A., 37, b. Ont. r. Jul 18 1863, Eng., Pres., married; Francis R.(m), b. Ont. u. Jan 5 1884, son; Freddie A., 11, b. Ont. u. May 12 1889, son; Lillis Pearl, 9, b. Ont. u. May 23 1891, daughter (1901 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 95, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 8, line 6 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Obed Simpson is below; John Cornwall and Mary Morrow are above.¹²
• Residence: 14 January 1904; Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7727) show that Wilmot J. Wells & wife sold 50 acres of the north quarter of lot 2, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert N. Whitton for $1,000. ITS Date: Jan 14 1904; Reg'n. Date: Dec 18 1905. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 34 of 217, page copied from OnLand.ca Apr 11 2020)¹⁷
• Census: 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1911 Census: Whitton, Robert, 52, b. Ont. July 1859, Eng., Pres., farmer & Cattle Buyer, married; Mary, 48, b. Ont. May 1863, Eng., Pres., married (1911 Census: Brighton, Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 30 (13-2), pg. 7, line 36 - ancestry.com)
  Note: John Cornwall just above; D.. Freeman below.¹³
• Residence: 13 December 1915; Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 9659) show that George Corby & wife sold "part sad lot, 66 acres & 38 6/10 perches" of lot 2, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert N. Whitton & Frank R. Whitton for $3,500. ITS Date: Dec 13 1915; Reg'n. Date: Dec 18 1915. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 34 of 217, page copied from OnLand.ca Apr 11 2020)¹⁷
• Residence: 3 September 1918; Village Lots 5 & 6, Centre St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Convey Under Power of Sale 5316) show that a "Convey Under Power of Sale" was registered with Mary S. Bibby & William E. Bibby as the Grantors re "Village Lots 5 & 6, west of Centre Street & Village Lot No. 9 on north side of Chapel St., 3/5 acres", Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and Grantee Robert N. Whitton for $2,500. ITS Date: Sep 3 1918. Reg'n. Date: Sep 10 1918. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Book 014, pg. 119 of 210, Conc 1 Lot 2, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 6 2022.)¹⁷
• Census: 7 June 1921; Ward 2, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1921 Census: Whitton, Robert, 62, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., Pres., drover, married; Maria, 59, b. Ont., p.b. England & Scotland, Eng., Pres., married (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 9, line 42 - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Residence: 15 February 1928; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.⁵
• Note*: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Robert Whitton appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)¹⁸
• Census: 20 June 1931; Chapel St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1931 Census: Whitton, Robert, 71, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., Pres., drover, married; Janet, 61, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Scot., Pres., homemaker, married (1931 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 133, su-dist. 58, pg. 21, line 22 - Chapel St. - ancestry.ca)⁶