Catherine Soper Wilce1

F, #37173, b. 20 August 1812, d. 12 August 1877
  • Birth*: 20 August 1812; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Christening: 20 October 1812; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Marriage*: 1 January 1850; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.; Principal=Richard Lean1
  • Death*: 12 August 1877; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Married Name: 1 January 1850; Lean1

Family: Richard Lean b. 7 Oct 1806, d. 10 Apr 1881

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Richard Lean1

M, #37174, b. 7 October 1806, d. 10 April 1881
  • Birth*: 7 October 1806; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Marriage*: 1 January 1850; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.; Principal=Catherine Soper Wilce1
  • Death*: 10 April 1881; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1

Family: Catherine Soper Wilce b. 20 Aug 1812, d. 12 Aug 1877

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

George Wilce1

M, #37175, b. 1814, d. 7 October 1894
  • Birth*: 1814; Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Marriage*: 1850; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.; Principal=Mary Ann Mably1
  • Death*: 7 October 1894; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1

Family: Mary Ann Mably b. 1825

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Mary Ann Mably1

F, #37176, b. 1825
  • Birth*: 1825; St. Minver, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Marriage*: 1850; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.; Principal=George Wilce1
  • Married Name: 1850; Wilce1

Family: George Wilce b. 1814, d. 7 Oct 1894

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Hannah Wilce1

F, #37177, b. 1816, d. 19 June 1816
  • Birth*: 1816; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Death*: 19 June 1816; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

William Wilce1

M, #37178, b. 1817
  • Birth*: 1817; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Marriage*: 28 April 1842; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.; Principal=Alice Wilce Lean1

Family: Alice Wilce Lean b. 1820

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Alice Wilce Lean1

F, #37179, b. 1820
  • Birth*: 1820; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Marriage*: 28 April 1842; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.; Principal=William Wilce1
  • Married Name: 28 April 1842; Wilce1

Family: William Wilce b. 1817

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Johanna Wilce1

F, #37180, b. 1819
  • Birth*: 1819; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Marriage*: 11 April 1846; St. Andrews Parish Church, Plymouth, Devon, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.; Principal=Ambrose Worden1
  • Married Name: 11 April 1846; Worden1

Family: Ambrose Worden b. c 1819

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Ambrose Worden1

M, #37181, b. circa 1819
  • Birth*: circa 1819; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1
  • Marriage*: 11 April 1846; St. Andrews Parish Church, Plymouth, Devon, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.; Principal=Johanna Wilce1

Family: Johanna Wilce b. 1819

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Frances Wilce1

F, #37182, b. 1821
  • Birth*: 1821; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Jane Wilce1

F, #37183, b. 1826
  • Birth*: 1826; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Ann Wilce1

F, #37184, b. 1830
  • Birth*: 1830; St. Kew, Cornwall, England; per GEDCOM of Rebekah, Oct. 15, 2004.1

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Bernard Harry Herman Watkins1,2,3,4,5

M, #37185, b. circa September 1911, d. 1988

  • Birth*: circa September 1911; Germany; Date 1911 per Memorial. Date c. Sep 1911 per Immigration Record - he is age 16 on arrival in Canada May 6 1928. from page 91 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.2,4,5
  • Marriage*: 1946; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "About two years after Harry's death, his widow married Bernard Watkins. They worked the Wilce farm for a few years, and three sons were born; Paul Dana, b. Sept. 4, 1946; Bernard Bruce, b. May 4, 1948; Clarke Arnold, b. Dec 25, 1949." from page 91 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth Burdetta "Bessie" Sharp2
  • Death*: 1988; Ontario; Date 1988 per Memorial.4
  • Burial*: 1988; Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) WATKINS; Bernard H. Watkins 1911 - 1988; His Wife; Bessie B. Watkins 1906 - 1994; Their Son; B. Bruce Watkins 1948 - 1978 (Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6 2015)4
  • Note: 28 April 1928; Greenock, England; Departure from Greenock Apr 28 1928 per Immigration Record.5
  • Immigration: 5 May 1928; Quebec, Quebec, Canada; Canadian Passenger List: Ship: S. S. Montcalm; Sailing From: Liverpool, April 27th; Port of Arrival: Quebec, Canada, May 5 1928; (Item No. 26) Name: Watkins, Bernard; Relationship: none; Age: 16; Sex: Male; Country of Birth: ?Becchir?, Germany; Nationality: British; Race: English; Intend to Remain in Canada: Yes; Language: English; By Whom Passage Paid: Assisted; Occupation in Old Country: Page Boy; Occupation in Intended: farming; Destination: B.I.C.A. 87, Osborne St., Montreal; Nearest Relative in Old Country: Father, Mr. Watkins, 145, Hazlebury Rd., Fulham S.W.6; Money in Possession: $21; Travelling On: CPR; Action Taken: Landed Immigrant (Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, pg. 27 of 61, Item No. 26 - ancestry.com)5
  • Immigration*: 6 May 1928; Quebec, Quebec; Home Children Immigration Records: Name: Bernard Watkins; Age: 16; Gender: M; Ship: Montcalm; Port of Departure: Greenock; Date of Departure: 1928-04-28; Port of Arrival: Quebec; Date of Arrival: 1928-05-06; Year of Arrival: 1928; Party: British Immigration and Colonization Association; Destination: Various Locations; Comments: 50 boys; Type of Records: Passenger Lists; Microfilm Reel Number: T-14741; Remarks: Vol. 3, p. 147; Children travelling together: Q28AT; Source: Library and Archives of Canada; Reference: RG 76 C1a; Item Number: 122264 (Home Children Immigration Records, Search for Bernard Watkins - Library and Archives Canada web site - July 6 2014)5
  • Residence*: 1949; R. R. # 2, Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "195 Watkins, Bernard, farmer, RR No. 2, Castleton" and "196 Watkins, Mrs. Bernard, RR. No 2, Castleton" from Canada Voters Lists, 1949 - Northumberland County, pg. 85 of 156 - ancestry.com)
    Note: George Wilce is just before them.5
  • Note*: May 1959; Norwood, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "His grandfather, Wolfram Rossius, was well-known as a sculptor in Germany in the 19th century. His German mother, Louisa Drecksler, was an art and drama critic. His English father, Harry A. Watkins, was on of the foremost set and costume designers in the theatres in England and Germany, and his mother, who escaped to England, was interned in England. The children became wards of the Children's Aid. Eventually, Bernard came to Canada, and, as chance would have it, he came, in time, to Hilton and Shiloh districts. Throughout the years his natural artistic temperament surmounted countless difficulties. He managed to attend College of Art in Toronto. He has many commissions from art patrons in this country as well as in Britain and the United States. (Condensed from the Peterborough Examiner, May, 1959)." from page 91 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.2
  • Residence: 1968; Norwood, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "107 Watkins, Bernard, artist, Norwood" and 108 Watkins, Mrs. Bernard, Norwood" from Canada Voters List, 1968, Peterborough Dist., pg. 381 of 523 - ancestry.com)5
  • Residence: 1972; Norwood, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "199 Watkins, Bernard, artist" and "200 Watkins, Mrs. Bernard" from Canada Voters List, 1972, Norwood, Peterborough Co. - pg. 475 of 497 - ancestry.com)5
  • Residence: 1974; R.R. # 1, Norwood, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "221 Watkins, Bernard, artist" and "222 Watkins, Mrs. Bernard" from Canada Voters List, R. R. # 1, Norwood, Peterborough Co., 1974, pg. 453 of 477 - ancestry.com)5

Family: Elizabeth Burdetta "Bessie" Sharp b. 10 Oct 1906, d. 13 Jan 1994

  • Marriage*: 1946; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "About two years after Harry's death, his widow married Bernard Watkins. They worked the Wilce farm for a few years, and three sons were born; Paul Dana, b. Sept. 4, 1946; Bernard Bruce, b. May 4, 1948; Clarke Arnold, b. Dec 25, 1949." from page 91 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth Burdetta "Bessie" Sharp2

Citations

  1. Bernard H. Watkins per Memorial. Bernard Watkins per Immigration Record. Bernard Harry Herman Watkins per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, Jul 4 2014.
  2. [S56] Mary Ann Down, Ours To Remember.
  3. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  4. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  5. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.

Bernard Bruce Watkins1,2,3

M, #37187, b. 4 May 1948, d. 1978

  • Birth*: 4 May 1948; Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 4 1948 from page 91 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.2
  • Death*: 1978; Date 1978 per Memorial.3
  • Burial*: 1978; Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) WATKINS; Bernard H. Watkins 1911 - 1988; His Wife; Bessie B. Watkins 1906 - 1994; Their Son; B. Bruce Watkins 1948 - 1978 (Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6 2015)3

Citations

  1. B. Bruce Watkins per Memorial. Bernard Bruce Watkins per "Ours to Remeber".
  2. [S56] Mary Ann Down, Ours To Remember.
  3. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.

Catherine Stratton1

F, #37189, b. 18 January 1848, d. 14 January 1877
  • Birth*: 18 January 1848; Richmond Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Dater Jan 18 1848 & location Richmond per IGI Record.1
  • Marriage*: after 1868; Ontario; "I can remember the Howells very well. They had one daughter, Orpha, about my age, and several boys." from page 96 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.; Principal=Johnnie Howell2
  • Death*: 14 January 1877; Ontario; Date Jan 14 1877 per IGI Record.
    Note: Same date as death of her mother, Catherine.1
  • Married Name: after 1868; Howell2
  • Residence*: circa 1870; Michigan, U.S.A.; "The Howells move to Michigan ... " from page 96 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.2

Family: Johnnie Howell b. c 1848

Citations

  1. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
  2. [S56] Mary Ann Down, Ours To Remember.

Nancy Stratton1

F, #37190, b. 21 February 1836, d. February 1858
  • Birth*: 21 February 1836; Richmond Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date Feb 12 1836 & location Richmond per IGI Record.1
  • Death*: February 1858; Ontario; Date Feb 1858 per IGI Record.1

Citations

  1. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.

Welthyan Stratton1

F, #37191, b. February 1827, d. 1868
  • Birth*: February 1827; Richmond Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date Feb 1827 & location Richmond per IGI Record.1
  • Marriage*: after 1857; Ontario; per IGI Record.; Principal=Abraham Warner1
  • Death*: 1868; Ontario; Date 1868 per IGI Record.1
  • Married Name: after 1857; Warner1

Family: Abraham Warner b. 1827

Citations

  1. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.

Abraham Warner1

M, #37192, b. 1827
  • Birth*: 1827; Ontario; Date 1827 per GEDCOM of James A. Mckane, June 23, 2005. Date c. 1823 per IGI Record.1,2
  • Marriage*: after 1857; Ontario; per IGI Record.; Principal=Welthyan Stratton1

Family: Welthyan Stratton b. Feb 1827, d. 1868

Citations

  1. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
  2. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Elizabeth Stratton1

F, #37193, b. 8 March 1840, d. April 1890
  • Birth*: 8 March 1840; Richmond Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date mar 8 1840 per IGI Record.1
  • Marriage*: 8 December 1860; Ontario; Date Dec 8 1860 per IGI Record.; Principal=Henry Ashton1
  • Marriage*: circa 1870; per IGI Record.; Principal=Enoch Ledsworth1
  • Death*: April 1890; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 1890 & location Cramahe per IGI Record.1
  • Married Name: 8 December 1860; Ashton1
  • Married Name: circa 1870; Ledsworth1
  • Census*: circa 1880; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "She first married a Mr. Aston and had four children; one girl and three boys. After her husband died, she kept two, Robert and Albert, and the other two were adopted by strangers. She married a widower, Mr. Ledsworth, who had been married twice before. Some of his children were nearly as old as his last wife. The last family were Fred, Nettie, Carrie, Joe, Dan, and Aaron." from page 95 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.2
  • Census: April 1881; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: Ledsworth, Elizabeth, 39, b. Ont., Eng., CM, widow; Robert, 16; Albert H., 15; Nettie, 10; Frederick B., 8; Catherine, 7; Daniel, 5; Aron, 3 (familysearch.org)3

Family 1: Henry Ashton b. c 1838, d. 5 Sep 1865

  • Marriage*: 8 December 1860; Ontario; Date Dec 8 1860 per IGI Record.; Principal=Henry Ashton1

Family 2: Enoch Ledsworth b. 1826, d. c 1879

Citations

  1. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
  2. [S56] Mary Ann Down, Ours To Remember.
  3. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Henry Ashton1

M, #37194, b. circa 1838, d. 5 September 1865
  • Birth*: circa 1838; England; Date c. 1838 & location England per IGI Record.1
  • Marriage*: 8 December 1860; Ontario; Date Dec 8 1860 per IGI Record.; Principal=Elizabeth Stratton1
  • Death*: 5 September 1865; New York, U.S.A.; Date Sep 5 1865 & location NY per IGI Record.1

Family: Elizabeth Stratton b. 8 Mar 1840, d. Apr 1890

Citations

  1. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.