Emma Wilson1

F, #114871, b. 1871
  • Birth*: 1871; Ontario; Date 1871 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see Ephraim Wilson2

Citations

  1. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Elizabeth Wilson1

F, #114872, b. 1873
  • Birth*: 1873; Ontario; Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1881 Census: see Ephraim Wilson1

Citations

  1. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Alexander Paterson1

M, #114873, b. 1892, d. 3 May 1917
  • Birth*: 1892; Scotland; Date 1892 & location Scotland per 1911 Census - adopted.1,2
  • Death*: 3 May 1917; France; "Two More Brighton Boys Killed. One Missing, One Wounded (1917) Added to the Roll of Honor of those who have given their lives for Canada and the Empire, are two more Brighton boys, news being received here Thursday, by special messages from the officer in charge of records at Ottawa, also advice that another is missing and still another wounded. Pte. Edward Wilson, formerly reported missing; killed in action on April 13th; advice directed to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Wilson. His brother Frank gave his life on the battlefield a short time ago. PTE. William Rittwage, killed in action on May 4th; advice directed to his mother, Mrs. Arthur Rittwage. Pte. Alexander Paterson, officially reported missing between May 3rd and 4th; advice received by Matthew McDonald, with whom he made his home.
    Pte Joseph Bolderstone, officially reported as being admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds in knee; advice directed to his wife. All of these boys were formerly of the 139th Batt. The deepest sympathy is extended to the relatives by the entire community. This is a big record for one day for a town of this size. All honor to these boys who were each nobly doing their part in subduing the greatest oppressors known in modern history." from pg. 053 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.1
  • Adoption*: 1902; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Alexander Paterson immigrated from Scotland in 1902 and became the adopted child of Matthew and Ella McDonald of the Smithfield area in Brighton township. The 1911 Census provides much of this info and the newspaper report of his loss in France in 1917 shows that he "had made his home" with this family. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 11 2023); Principal=Matthew A. McDonald2,1

Citations

  1. [S215] Shawnee Spencer, Clippings SS.
  2. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Blanche Benham1

F, #114874, b. 30 November 1896, d. 6 June 1911
  • Birth*: 30 November 1896; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 30 1896 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Nov 1895 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1893 per marriage reg'n. - Edward Wilson.1,2,3
  • Marriage*: 17 April 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010809: Groom: Edward Wilson; Age: 23; Res.: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab.; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Ephraim Wilson & Adelaide Fenton; Bride: Blanche Benham; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Josseph Benham & Victroria Brooks; Wit.: Mrs. Len Wilson & Mrs. Albert Wilson, Brighton; Date: Apr 17 1911; Place: Brighton Village; Performed by: L. Phelps, Brighton; Sworn: Brighton, Apr 15 1914; Reg'r.: M.K. Lockwood, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010809-1911, ancestry.ca); Principal=Edward Wilson4
  • Death*: 6 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#022227: Name: Blanche Wilson; Date: Jun 6 1911; Age: 15; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Brighton Twp.; Occ.; housewife; Status; "neither"??; Parents: Joseph Benham & Victoria Brooks, both born Brighton Twp.; Cause: inflammaation, unknown, 24hr.; Phys.: R.J. Wade, Brighton; Inf.: Mrs. Jos. Benham, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jun 7 1911; Reg'r.: T.C. Lockwood, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #022227-1911, ancestry.ca)5
  • Residence*: 17 April 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Edward Wilson.1
  • Married Name: 17 April 1911; Wilson1
  • Census*: 3 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1911 Census: see Ephraim Wilson (father-in-law)2

Family: Edward Wilson b. 10 Apr 1888, d. 13 Apr 1917

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  2. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  4. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #010809-1911.
  5. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #022227-1911.

Dorothy Evelyn Wilson1,2

F, #114875, b. 17 May 1917
  • Birth*: 17 May 1917; Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 17 1917 & location Smithfield per family tree of conniecdreyer on ancestry.ca, Jan 11 2023.2

Citations

  1. Dorothy Evelyn Wilson per family tree of conniecdreyer on ancestry.ca, Jan 11 2023.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Gordon Wilson1

M, #114876, b. 8 July 1911
  • Birth*: 8 July 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#035337: Name: Gordon Wilson; Date: Jul 8 1911; Parents: Frank Wilson lab. & Minnie E. Brooks; Married: Dec 4 1909, Brighton; Inf.: Mrs. Adelaide Wilson, Brighton; Reg'd.: May 29 1917l; Note: Killed in Action Apr 8 1917 (Ontario Birth Registration, #035337-1917, ancestry.ca)2
  • Census*: 4 June 1921; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1921 Census: see Ephriam Wilson (grandfather)3

Citations

  1. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
  2. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth), #035337-1917.
  3. [S121] Unknown author, 1921 Census.

Alexander Conlkey Gillies1

M, #114877, b. 20 January 1863, d. 1948
  • Birth*: 20 January 1863; Galt, Waterloo Co., Canada West; per family tree of davercross1 on ancestry.ca, Jan 11 2023.1
  • Marriage*: 30 August 1893; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of davercross1 on ancestry.ca, Jan 11 2023.; Principal=Emma Frances Thorne1
  • Death*: 1948; per family tree of davercross1 on ancestry.ca, Jan 11 2023.1

Family: Emma Frances Thorne b. 4 Jul 1863, d. 1953

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

May Beatrice Colbourn1

F, #114878, b. September 1888, d. 24 May 1917
  • Birth*: September 1888; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Sep 1888 & location Trfenton per Death Reg'n. - age 28y 8m at death May 24 1917. Date 1888 per marriage reg'n. - Charles Walter Croft.1,2
  • Marriage*: 1 June 1910; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012405: Groom: Charles Walter Croft; Age: 26; Res.: Trenton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: tinsmith & plumber; Rel.: Pres.; Parente: Samuel Croft, mechanic & Amanda Wall; Bride: May Beatrice Colborn; Age: 22; Res.: Trenton; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Hugh Colborn, tinsmith & plumber & Margaret McQuire; Wit.: Wilfred B. Powers, Trenton & Bertha Polley, Trenton; Date: Jun 1 1910; Place: Trenton; Performed by: Rev. W.T. Wilkins; Reg'd.: Jun 2 1910; Reg'r.: G.W. Ostrom, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012405-1910, ancestry.ca); Principal=Charles Walter Croft3
  • Death*: 24 May 1917; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#015181: Name: Mary Beatrice Croft; Date: May 24 1917; Age: 27y 8m; Res. & Born: Trenton; Burial: Evergreen Cemetry; Status; married; Occ.: housewife; Parents: Hugh Colbourn & Margaret Lafferty; Cause: typhoid fever, ten weeks, heart failure, instant; Phys.: A.C. Driscoll; Inf.: Chas. Croft, Trenton; Reg'd.: May 24 1917; Reg'r.: J.W. Delaney, Trenton (Ontario Death Registration, #015181-1917, ancestry.ca)
    "Died. Croft: In Trenton, on Thursday May 24th, 1917, Mary Beatrice, beloved wife of Charles Croft, aged 28 yrs. 8 mos." from pg. 053 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
    4,5
  • Residence*: 1 June 1910; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Trenton per marriage reg'n. - Charles Walter Croft.1
  • Married Name: 1 June 1910; Croft1

Family: Charles Walter Croft b. 26 Oct 1883

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  2. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  3. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #012405-1910.
  4. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #015181-1917.
  5. [S215] Shawnee Spencer, Clippings SS.

Hugh Colbourn1

M, #114879, b. circa 1855
  • Birth*: circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of dau. May Beatrice Colbourn and Charles Walter Croft.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1883; per marriage reg'n. of dau. May Beatrice Colbourn and Charles Walter Croft.; Principal=Margaret McGuire1

Family: Margaret McGuire b. c 1855

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Margaret McGuire1

F, #114880, b. circa 1855
  • Birth*: circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of dau. May Beatrice Colbourn and Charles Walter Croft.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1883; per marriage reg'n. of dau. May Beatrice Colbourn and Charles Walter Croft.; Principal=Hugh Colbourn1
  • Married Name: circa 1883; Colbourn1

Family: Hugh Colbourn b. c 1855

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

William Young-Leslie1

M, #114881, b. 1847
  • Birth*: 1847; Canada West; Date 1847 & location UC per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1861 Census: see DAvid Young-Leslie1

Citations

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

George Young-Leslie1

M, #114882, b. 1850
  • Birth*: 1850; Canada West; Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see David Young-Leslie1

Citations

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

Jean Young-Leslie1

F, #114883, b. 1852
  • Birth*: 1852; Canada West; Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see David Young-Leslie1

Citations

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

Mary A. Young-Leslie1

F, #114884, b. 1855
  • Birth*: 1855; Canada West; Date 1855 & location UC per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1861 Census: see David Young-Leslie1

Citations

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

Donald Young-Leslie1

M, #114885, b. 1856
  • Birth*: 1856; Canada West; Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5? at 1861 Census: see David Young-Leslie1

Citations

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

David Young-Leslie1

M, #114886, b. 1858
  • Birth*: 1858; Canada West; Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see David Young-Leslie1

Citations

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

Rothesoy Young-Leslie1

M, #114887, b. 1860
  • Birth*: 1860; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see David Young-Leslie1

Citations

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

Renfrew Young-Leslie1

M, #114888, b. 25 August 1860, d. 15 February 1943
  • Birth*: 25 August 1860; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Aug 25 1860 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n. Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census.1,2
  • Marriage*: 18 August 1884; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of deanfamilytree1 on ancestry.ca, Jan 12 2023.; Principal=Margaret Martin3
  • Death*: 15 February 1943; Oliphant St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#028236: Name: Frenfrew Young-Leslie; Date: Feb 15 1943; Age: 82y 5m 21d; Res.: Oliphant St., Brighton, lifetime; Born: Brighton, Ont., Aug 25 1860; Nat.: Scot.; Status: widower; Occ.: store clerk; Parents: David Young-Leslie, b. Prince Edward Co. & Ada Young, b. Prince Edward Co.; Inf.: T. Clive Thompson, Brighton, his attorney; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Feb 17 1943; Cause: chronic nephritis; Phys.: H. Clarke, Brighton; Reg'd.: Feb 17 1943; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #028236-1943, ancestry.ca)4
  • Burial*: 17 February 1943; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 17 1943 & location Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton per Death Reg'n.2
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see David Young-Leslie1

Family: Margaret Martin b. 15 Oct 1861

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  3. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  4. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #028236-1943.

Margaret Martin1

F, #114889, b. 15 October 1861
  • Birth*: 15 October 1861; England; Date Oct 15 1861 & location England per family tree of deanfamilytree1 on ancestry.ca, Jan 12 2023.1
  • Marriage*: 18 August 1884; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of deanfamilytree1 on ancestry.ca, Jan 12 2023.; Principal=Renfrew Young-Leslie1
  • Married Name: 18 August 1884; Young-Leslie1

Family: Renfrew Young-Leslie b. 25 Aug 1860, d. 15 Feb 1943

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

David Reginald Young-Leslie1

M, #114890, b. 7 July 1885, d. 4 July 1975
  • Birth*: 7 July 1885; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of deanfamilytree1 on ancestry.ca, Jan 12 2023.1
  • Death*: 4 July 1975; Pittsfield, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of deanfamilytree1 on ancestry.ca, Jan 12 2023.1

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.