Albert Ezra Branscombe1,2

M, #118444, b. 1928, d. August 1978
  • Birth*: 1928; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1928 & location Ont. per 1931 Census.2
  • Death*: August 1978; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Sherlyn Tero on ancestry.ca, Aug 16 2024.3
  • Census*: 4 June 1931; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1931 Census: see Milton Charles Branscombe2
  • Residence*: 1949; R. R. No. 4, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "26 Branscombe, Miltonm, farmer, R.R. No. 4, Brighton" & "27 Branscombe, Mrs. Milton - R.R. No. 4, Brighton" & "28 Branscombe, Ross, farmer, R.R. No. 4, Brighton" & "29 Branscombe, Earl, farmer, R.R. No. 4, Brighton" & "30 Branscombe, Albert, student, R.R. No. 4, Brighton" & "31 Branscombe, Miss Marjorie, teacher, R.R. No. 4, Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1949, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 80 of 156, ancestry.ca.4

Citations

  1. Albert Ezra Branscombe per 1931 Census.
  2. [S222] Unknown author, 1931 Census.
  3. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  4. [S223] Unknown author, Voter Lists.

Susan Branscombe1

F, #118446, b. 1952, d. 1952
  • Birth*: 1952; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1952 & location Brighton per FindaGrave.1
  • Death*: 1952; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1952 & location Brighton per FindaGrave.1
  • Burial*: 1952; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Susan Branscombe; BIRTH: 1952, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 1952 (aged less–than 1 year), Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 261122652 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261122652/susan-branscombe)1

Citations

  1. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.

Ezra Issah Ventress1

M, #118447, b. 1861
  • Birth*: 1861; Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of rubberduckysnest on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1

Citations

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

Curtis E. Ventress1,2

M, #118448, b. 14 February 1892
  • Birth*: 14 February 1892; Summit Co., Ohio, U.S.A.; Date Feb 14 1892 & location USA per 1901 Census.2
  • Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see Isaiah E. Ventress2

Citations

  1. Curtis E. Ventress per 1901 Census.
  2. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Robert Purdon Harper1,2

M, #118453, b. 26 March 1880, d. 10 February 1955
  • Birth*: 26 March 1880; Ontario; Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1931 Census.. Date Mar 26 1880 & location Ont. per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.2,3
  • Marriage*: 25 April 1906; Lanark Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.; Principal=Elizabeth Ellen "Tote" Geddes2
  • Marriage*: 7 June 1914; Lanark Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.; Principal=Caroline "Carrie" Watt2
  • Death*: 10 February 1955; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.2
  • Census*: 20 June 1931; Chapel St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1931 Census: Harper, Robert P., 51, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & Ont., Irish, UC, hardware merchant, married; Carrie, 43, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Scot., UC, married; Clifton, 15, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Irish, UC, son; Clarence, 13; Lois, 8; Shirley, 3 (1931 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 133, sub-dist. 58, pg. 21, line 26 - Chapel St. - ancestry.ca)3

Family 1: Elizabeth Ellen "Tote" Geddes b. 21 Mar 1875, d. 16 Mar 1910

Family 2: Caroline "Carrie" Watt b. 31 Oct 1887, d. 2 Dec 1979

Citations

  1. Per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  3. [S222] Unknown author, 1931 Census.

Caroline "Carrie" Watt1

F, #118454, b. 31 October 1887, d. 2 December 1979
  • Birth*: 31 October 1887; Frontenac Co., Ontario; Date 1888 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date Oct 31 1887 & location Frontenac Co. per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1,2
  • Marriage*: 7 June 1914; Lanark Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.; Principal=Robert Purdon Harper1
  • Death*: 2 December 1979; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Married Name: 7 June 1914; Harper1
  • Census*: 20 June 1931; Chapel St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1931 Census: see Robert P. Harper2

Family: Robert Purdon Harper b. 26 Mar 1880, d. 10 Feb 1955

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  2. [S222] Unknown author, 1931 Census.

Elizabeth Ellen "Tote" Geddes1

F, #118455, b. 21 March 1875, d. 16 March 1910
  • Birth*: 21 March 1875; Dalhousie Lake, Lanark Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Marriage*: 25 April 1906; Lanark Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.; Principal=Robert Purdon Harper1
  • Death*: 16 March 1910; Dalhousie Lake, Lanark Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Married Name: 25 April 1906; Harper1

Family: Robert Purdon Harper b. 26 Mar 1880, d. 10 Feb 1955

Citations

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

Robert Geddes Harper1

M, #118456, b. circa 1909, d. 1994
  • Birth*: circa 1909; Dalhousie Lake, Lanark Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Marriage*: 17 August 1931; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.; Principal=Jane Martha McGregor1
  • Death*: 1994; Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1

Family: Jane Martha McGregor b. 27 May 1906, d. 1994

Citations

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

Jane Martha McGregor1

F, #118457, b. 27 May 1906, d. 1994
  • Birth*: 27 May 1906; Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Marriage*: 17 August 1931; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.; Principal=Robert Geddes Harper1
  • Death*: 1994; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Married Name: 17 August 1931; Harper1

Family: Robert Geddes Harper b. c 1909, d. 1994

Citations

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

Clifton Watt Harper1

M, #118458, b. circa 1915, d. 18 June 1942
  • Birth*: circa 1915; Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Death*: 18 June 1942; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1

Citations

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

Clarence Hugh "Cal" Harper1

M, #118459, b. 1 May 1918, d. 7 February 2010
  • Birth*: 1 May 1918; Snow Road, Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Marriage*: 26 January 1947; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.; Principal=Jean Eleanor Wilson1
  • Death*: 7 February 2010; Richmond Hill, Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1

Family: Jean Eleanor Wilson b. 16 Sep 1925, d. 12 Feb 2006

Citations

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

Jean Eleanor Wilson1

F, #118460, b. 16 September 1925, d. 12 February 2006
  • Birth*: 16 September 1925; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Marriage*: 26 January 1947; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.; Principal=Clarence Hugh "Cal" Harper1
  • Death*: 12 February 2006; Richmond Hill, Ontario; per family tree of lauriedalessandro1 on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.1
  • Married Name: 26 January 1947; Harper1

Family: Clarence Hugh "Cal" Harper b. 1 May 1918, d. 7 Feb 2010

Citations

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

Edith Anna Locklin1,2,3

F, #118462, b. 9 January 1927, d. 26 October 2006
  • Birth*: 9 January 1927; Sidney Twp., Frankford, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1927 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date Jan 9 1927 & location Frankford per family tree of Gerry Locklin on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.2,3
  • Death*: 26 October 2006; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of Gerry Locklin on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.3
  • Census*: 8 June 1931; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1931 Census: see Ralph Locklin2
  • Married Name: 1 July 1950; Scott3

Citations

  1. Edith Anna Locklin per family tree of Gerry Locklin on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2024.
  2. [S222] Unknown author, 1931 Census.
  3. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Audrey Mildred Snelgrove1

F, #118464, b. 12 April 1907
  • Birth*: 12 April 1907; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#032181: Name: Audrey Mildred Snelgrove; Date: Apr 12 1907; Parents: Walter Abel Snelgrove, Dealer, Brighton & Vida Isabelle White; Phys. & Inf.: R. J. Wade, MD, Brighton; Reg'd.: Apr 12 1907; Reg'r.: T. C. Lockwood, Brighton (Ontario Birth Registration, #032181-1907, ancestry.ca)2

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), #032181-1907.

Pearl Edith Welsh1

F, #118465, b. 1889
  • Birth*: 1889; Ontario; Date Jul 1888 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1889 per marriage reg'n. - Clarence Ray Snelgrove.1,2
  • Marriage*: 15 February 1911; Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012672: Groom: Rae Clarence Snelgrove; Age: 23; Res.: Swift Current, Saskatchewan; Status: bachelor; Occ.: switchman; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Thomas A. Snelgrove & Elizabeth Vincent; Bride: Edith Pearl Welsh; Age: 22; Res.: Picton; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres.; Occ.: teacher; Parents: Thomas Welsh & Mary McKinsick?; Wit.: Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Shaw, Picton; Date: Feb 15 1911; Place: Picton; Performed by: Rev. J. A. Shaver, Picton; Sworn: Brighton, Feb 8 1911; Reg'r.: Wm. M. Ketchum, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012672-1911, ancestry.ca); Principal=Clarence Ray Snelgrove3
  • Census*: 15 February 1911; Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence Picton per marriage reg'n. - Clarence Ray Snelgrove.1
  • Married Name: 15 February 1911; Snelgrove1
  • Census: 13 June 1911; Twp. 32 Range 16 Sec 11 3M, Rush Lake, Moose Jaw Dist., Saskatchewan; Age 22 at 1911 Census: see Clarence R. Snelgrove2

Family: Clarence Ray Snelgrove b. 17 Aug 1889

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  2. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #012672-1911.
  4. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Thomas Welsh1

M, #118466, b. circa 1860
  • Birth*: circa 1860; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Pearl Edith Welse & Clarence Ray Snelgrove.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1885; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Pearl Edith Welse & Clarence Ray Snelgrove.; Principal=Mary McKinsock1

Family: Mary McKinsock b. c 1860

Citations

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

Mary McKinsock1

F, #118467, b. circa 1860
  • Birth*: circa 1860; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Pearl Edith Welse & Clarence Ray Snelgrove.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1885; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Pearl Edith Welse & Clarence Ray Snelgrove.; Principal=Thomas Welsh1
  • Married Name: circa 1885; Welsh1

Family: Thomas Welsh b. c 1860

Citations

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

Jack McLean Snelgrove1

M, #118468, b. 27 August 1919, d. 12 April 2010
  • Birth*: 27 August 1919; Regina, Saskatcehwan; per family tree of Abigail Vance on ancestry.ca, Feb 6 2024.1
  • Death*: 12 April 2010; Bremerton, Kitsap Co., Washington, U.S.A.; per family tree of Abigail Vance on ancestry.ca, Feb 6 2024.1

Citations

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

Harold Jarvis Abel Snelgrove1

M, #118469, b. 22 November 1899
  • Birth*: 22 November 1899; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#027038: Name: Harold Jarvis Abel Snelgrove; Date: Nov 22 1899; Parents: Francis Finlay Snelgrove, farmer, Brighton & Birdie Beulah Cavers; Phys. & Inf.: N.B. H. Dean, MD, Brighton; Reg'd.: Nov 23 1899; Reg'r.: J.H. Morrow, Brighton Village (Ontario Birth Registration, #027038-1899, ancestry.ca) Date 1900 & location Ont. per 1911 Census.2,3
  • Census*: 1911; 320 Maitland St., Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1911 Census: see Finlay Snelgrove3

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), #027038-1899.
  3. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Margaret H. ?1,2,3

F, #118470, b. July 1873
  • Birth*: July 1873; Ontario; Date Jul 1873 & location Ont. per 1911 Census.2,3
  • Marriage*: circa 1903; This second wife of Abel Snelgrove is speculation at this point. I see no records for it, but it is implied very strongly by several land registry records which have him selling to her and then doing a mortgage together, several times. This clearly indicates a husband and wife team. He may have gone to Saskatchewan to get a homestead, then came back to Brighton for a time, with a new wife. Hope to find more about this, but, for now, I am recording the land transactions that fit this scenario. If/when better info comes along, we can change it. (Dan Buchanan, Feb 6 2024); Principal=Thomas "Abel" Snelgrove2
  • Married Name: circa 1903; Snelgrove2
  • Residence: 24 April 1907; Vilalge Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4103) show that Abel Snelgrove sold "Said Lot, as see deed", Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and to Margaret H. Snelgrove for $1. ITS Date: Apr 24 1907. Reg'n. Date: Nov 7 1907. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 160 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)2
  • Residence: 19 March 1908; Vilalge Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 4179) show that Abel & Margaret H. Snelgrove took a mortgage on "Said Lot", Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. from Robert J. Wade in the amount of $800. ITS Date: Mar 19 1908. Reg'n. Date: Mar 21 1908. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 160 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)2
  • Residence: 9 May 1908; Vilalge Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 4200) show that Abel & Margaret H. Snelgrove took a mortgage on "Said Lot", Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. from Robert J. Wade in the amount of $1,000. ITS Date: May 9 1908. Reg'n. Date: Jun 3 1908. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 160 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)2
  • Residence*: 29 November 1908; Vilalge Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 4254) show that Abel Snelgrove & wife took a mortgage on "Said Lot, subject to mortgage", Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. from Robert J. Wade in the amount of $150. ITS Date: Nov 29 1908. Reg'n. Date: Dec 17 1908. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 161 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)2
  • Residence: 30 March 1909; Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4286) show that Abel Snelgrove & Margaret H. Snelgrove sold "part said Lot", Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Margaret McKenzie for $1,226. ITS Date: Mar 30 1909. Reg'n. Date: Mar 31 1909. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 161 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)2
  • Residence: 26 May 1909; Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4321) show that Abel Snelgrove granted "said Lot, except part owned by Birdie B. Snelgrove", Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Margaret H. Snelgrove & Margaret McKenzie for $1 & "other valuable considerations". ITS Date: May 26 1909. Reg'n. Date: Jun 15 1909. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 161 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)2
  • Residence: 4 June 1909; Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4322) show that Margaret H. Snelgrove sold "same", Village Lot 23, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Sheldon J. Phillips for $500. ITS Date: Jun 4 1909. Reg'n. Date: Jun 15 1909. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 161 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)2
  • Residence: 25 November 1909; Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim Grant 4770) show that Harry W. Snelgrove and Clarence R. Snelgrove registered a Quit Claim on "said lot", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Margaret H. Snelgrove for $1,575. ITS Date: Nov 25 1909. Reg'n. Date: Nov 23 1912. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 153 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)2
  • Census*: 13 June 1911; Twp. 32 Range 16 Sec 11, M3, Rush Lake, Moose Jaw Dist., Saskatchewan; Age 37 at 1911 Census: see Abel Snelgrove3
  • Residence: 23 January 1913; Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4795) show that Margaret H. Snelgrove sold "said lot", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Frank R. Whitton for $1,800. ITS Date: Nov 30 1912. Reg'n. Date: Jan 23 1913. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 154 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)2

Family: Thomas "Abel" Snelgrove b. 4 Mar 1854, d. c 1925

  • Marriage*: circa 1903; This second wife of Abel Snelgrove is speculation at this point. I see no records for it, but it is implied very strongly by several land registry records which have him selling to her and then doing a mortgage together, several times. This clearly indicates a husband and wife team. He may have gone to Saskatchewan to get a homestead, then came back to Brighton for a time, with a new wife. Hope to find more about this, but, for now, I am recording the land transactions that fit this scenario. If/when better info comes along, we can change it. (Dan Buchanan, Feb 6 2024); Principal=Thomas "Abel" Snelgrove2

Citations

  1. Margaret H. Snelgrove per 1911 Census.
  2. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
  3. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.