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Robert Eagleson¹

• Father*: James Eagleson¹ b. c 1780, d. b 1848
• Mother*: Susannah Johnston¹ b. 1801, d. Feb 1869

• Birth*: 1831; Ireland; Date 1831 & location Ireland per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: 1851; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see James Eagleson (brother)¹

James Eagleson¹

• Father*: David Eagleson¹ b. 1821
• Mother*: Rebecca Davidson¹ b. 1825, d. 1863

• Birth*: 1846; Ontario; Date 1848 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see David Eagleson¹

Catherine Eagleson¹

• Father*: David Eagleson¹ b. 1821
• Mother*: Rebecca Davidson¹ b. 1825, d. 1863

• Birth*: 1848; Ontario; Date 1848 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see David Eagleson¹

Mary C. Eagleson¹

• Father*: David Eagleson¹ b. 1821
• Mother*: Rebecca Davidson¹ b. 1825, d. 1863

• Birth*: 1850; Ontario; Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see David Eagleson¹

Robert Eagleson¹

• Father*: David Eagleson¹ b. 1821
• Mother*: Rebecca Davidson¹ b. 1825, d. 1863

• Birth*: 1852; Ontario; Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see David Eagleson¹

Susanna Eagleson¹

• Father*: David Eagleson¹ b. 1821
• Mother*: Rebecca Davidson¹ b. 1825, d. 1863

• Birth*: 1854; Ontario; Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see David Eagleson¹

Isabella Eagleson¹

• Father*: David Eagleson¹ b. 1821
• Mother*: Rebecca Davidson¹ b. 1825, d. 1863

• Birth*: 1856; Ontario; Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see David Eagleson¹

Margaret Eagleson¹

• Father*: David Eagleson¹ b. 1821
• Mother*: Rebecca Davidson¹ b. 1825, d. 1863

• Birth*: 1859; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see David Eagleson¹

James Eagleson^1,2

• Birth*: 1818; Ireland; Date 1818 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. per Death Reg'n. of son John A. M. Eagleson.^3,2,4
• Marriage*: before 1855; Ontario; per 1871 Census. per Death Reg'n. of son John A. M. Eagleson.; Principal=Margaret ?^2,4

• Census*: April 1871; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1871 Census: Eagleson, James, 53, b. Ireland, Irish, C. Pres., farmer, married; Margaret, 38, b. Scotland, Scot., C. Pres., married; David, 14, b. Ont., Irish, C. Pres.; Robert A., 12; Jane, 11; William, 8; Margaret, 5; John A., 2 (1871 Census: Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 54, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 49, line 8 - ancestry.com)⁴

Margaret ?^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1833; Scotland; Date 1833 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. per Death Reg'n. of son John A. M. Eagleson.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1855; Ontario; per 1871 Census. per Death Reg'n. of son John A. M. Eagleson.; Principal=James Eagleson^2,3

• Married Name: before 1855; Eagleson²
• Census*: April 1871; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: see James Eagleson³

Margaret E. Eagleson¹

• Father*: James Eagleson¹ b. 1818
• Mother*: Margaret ?¹ b. 1833

• Birth*: 4 July 1866; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 4 1866 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: before 1890; Ontario; per 1901 Census.; Principal=Robert H. Free⁴

• Census: April 1871; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see James Eagleson³
• Married Name: before 1890; Free⁴
• Census: April 1891; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see Robert H. Free²
• Census*: April 1901; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1901 Census: see Robert H. Free⁵

Robert H. Free¹

• Birth*: 2 February 1863; Ontario; Date Feb 2 1863 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1890; Ontario; per 1901 Census.; Principal=Margaret E. Eagleson¹

• Census: April 1891; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1891 Census: Free, Robert H., 28, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Eng., C. Pres., Cheese Maker, married; Margaret, 24, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, C. Pres., married; ?Ditcheson?, Margaret, 59, b. Scotland, p.b. Scotland, C. Pres., ?? L in-law?, widow; Eagleson, John, 22, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & Scotland, C. Pres., servant, single (1891 Census: Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 99, sub-dist. D-5, pg. 12, line 25 - ancestry.com)²
• Census*: April 1901; Hamilton Twp., Coldsprings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1901 Census: Free, Robert H., 38, b. Ont. r. Feb 2 1863, Irish, Pres., Cheese Maker, married; Margaret E., 34, b. Ont. r. Jul 4 1866, Irish, Pres., married; Marion J., 9, b. Ont. r. Sep 26 1891, daughter; Duglass R., 7, b. Ont. r. Jun 27 1893, son; Eagleson, John A. McI., 32, b. Ont. r. Oct 22 1869, Irish, Pres., Cheese Maker, brother-in-law, single (1901 Census: Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 96, sub-dist. D?-6?, pg. 3, line 15 - Coldsprings - ancestry.com)¹

Marion J. Free¹

• Father*: Robert H. Free¹ b. 2 Feb 1863
• Mother*: Margaret E. Eagleson¹ b. 4 Jul 1866

• Birth*: 26 September 1891; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 26 1891 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Hamilton Twp., Coldsprings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see Robert H. Free¹

Douglas R. Free¹

• Father*: Robert H. Free¹ b. 2 Feb 1863
• Mother*: Margaret E. Eagleson¹ b. 4 Jul 1866

• Birth*: 27 June 1893; Hamilton Twp., Coldsprings, Northumberland Co., Ontario¹

• Census*: April 1901; Hamilton Twp., Coldsprings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1901 Census: see Robert H. Free¹

David Eagleson¹

• Father*: James Eagleson¹ b. 1818
• Mother*: Margaret ?¹ b. 1833

• Birth*: 1857; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see James Eagleson¹

Robert A. Eagleson¹

• Father*: James Eagleson¹ b. 1818
• Mother*: Margaret ?¹ b. 1833

• Birth*: 1859; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see James Eagleson¹

Jane Eagleson¹

• Father*: James Eagleson¹ b. 1818
• Mother*: Margaret ?¹ b. 1833

• Birth*: 1860; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see James Eagleson¹

William Eagleson¹

• Father*: James Eagleson¹ b. 1818
• Mother*: Margaret ?¹ b. 1833

• Birth*: 1863; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1871 Census: see James Eagleson¹

Lester Howard Denson^1,2,3,4

• Father*: William Frederick Denson³ b. 8 Feb 1858, d. 3 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Louise Ryman³ b. 18 Jan 1861, d. 27 Sep 1943

• Birth*: 5 December 1895; Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date 1896 & location Conn. per 1940 US Fed Census. Date 1896 & location Conn. per 1930 US Fed Census. Date 1894 & location Conn. per 1920 US Fed Census. Date Dec 5 1895 & location Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Conn. per family tree of Shields_ on ancestry.ca, Dec 9 2021. per pg. 62 in "Brighton Memories", 2006^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 27 October 1919; Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Oct 27 1919 & location Greenwich, Conn. per family tree of Shields_ on ancestry.ca, Dec 9 2021. per pg. 62 in "Brighton Memories", 2006; Principal=Gladys Beatrice Atkins^2,3
• Marriage*: 17 January 1961; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date Jan 17 1961 & location Toronto per family tree of BetsyButts on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022. per pg. 62 in "Brighton Memories", 2006; Principal=Sarah Kathleen "Kay" Liddle^2,3
• Death*: 22 December 1966; Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Connecticut Death Index: Name: Lester H. Denson; Born: c. 1895, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Conn.; Res.: Greenwich, Conn.; Died: Dec 22 1966; Place: Greenwich, Conn.; Age: 71y; Spouse: Kath; Ref.: 24025 (Connecticut State Death Index, ancestry.ca)
  Date Dec 22 1966 & location Greenwich, Conn. per family tree of Shields_ on ancestry.ca, Dec 9 2021.^3,5

• Census*: 7 January 1920; 341 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Age 26 at 1920 US Fed Census: Denson, Lester, 26, b. Conn., p.b. England, Eng., jewelry shop - own account, married; Gladys B., 23, b. NY, p.b. NY, married (1920 US Fed Census: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, pg. 8 of 59, line 85 - 341 Greenwich Avenue - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Census: 9 April 1930; River Side Terrace, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Age 34 at 1930 US Fed Census: Denson, Lester H., 34, b. Connc., p.b. England, age 23 1st marr., operator of jewelry business, married; Gladys B., 31, b. NY, p.b. England, age 23 1st marr., married; Dorothy B., 9, b. Conn., p.b. Conn. & NY, dau. (1930 US Fed Census: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, pg. 12 of 29, line 54 - River Side Terrace - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Census: 20 April 1940; Oval Ave., Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Age 44 at 1940 US Fed Census: Denson, Lester H., 44, b. Conn., Jeweler - retail, married; Gladys B., 41, b. NY, married; Dorothy B., 19, b. Conn., dau., single (1940 US Fed Census: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, pg. 29 of 58, line 45 - Oval Ave. - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Residence: 1958; 333 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; "Denson ... Lester H. (Gladys B.) jeweler 33 Greenwich Ave. h do" US City & Area Directories, 1958, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Conn., pg. 139 of 458, ancestry.ca)⁵
• Residence: 1959; Denson Cottage, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Gladys married Lester Denson, a jewelery storeowner in Greenwich, Connecticut. They had a cottage. Mayfair, on Presqu’ile and used it most summers. Gladys died in 1959, and Lester later married a Presqu'ile widow, Kay Clarke. They lived in Greenwich but always summered on Presqu’ile on the lakeshore. The Denson cottage is one of the few left on that shore." from page 62 of "Presqu'ile" by Susan Brose and Bonnie Brown.⁶
• Residence*: 1961; Camper Lot 15a, Rossmore Lodge, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Property # 111, 112, H, camper lot 13a, 14a, L.S.D. 4, map # 3 - Rossmore Lodge; 1933 - Dr. Harold and Kathleen Clarke 1958 to be taken over changed date; 1985 - Provincial Park.
  In 1933 Dr. H. Clarke's cottage was broken into and ransacked Monday night. Had another cottage built? Camper lot # 14a was purchased in 1948.
  The three cottages all had hardwood floors and a stone fireplace. The living room had an open ceiling. Double doors led into the glassed porch.
  Lester Denson widower, and Kay Clarke widow of Brighton married in 1961 and continued to use this cottage.
  When properties were expropriated by the park in 1956, Kay was given a life lease. When Kay Denson died in 1985 the cottage was taken over by the park." from research by Susn Brose on Presqu'ile cottages and cottagers, Jan 2022.

Sarah Kathleen "Kay" Liddle^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Thomas Liddle⁶ b. c 1860
• Mother*: Phebe Gibson⁶ b. c 1860

• Birth*: 19 August 1897; Turtle Mountain, Manitoba; Manitoba Birth Index: Name: Sarah Kathleen Liddle ; Birth Date: Aug 19 1897; Birth Place: R.M. of Turtle Mountain, Manitoba, Canada; Mother: Phoebe Jane Gibson (Manitoba Birth Index, ancestry.ca) Date 1897 per CemSearch. Date 1898 & location Alberta per 1931 Census. Date 1898 & location ?Kilarney, Mass.? per marriage reg'n. - Capt. Harold Clarke. per pg. 62 in "Brighton Memories", 2006^2,6,7,8,5
• Marriage*: 30 January 1918; Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012371: Groom: Capt. Harold Clarke; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Toronto; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Physician; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Isaac & Mary Clarke; Bride: Sarah Kathlen Liddle; Age: 20; Res.: Grimsby; Born: ?ilarney, Mass.?; Status: spinster; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Thomas Liddle & Phoebe Gibson; Intended Place of Marr.: Grimsby; Wit.: Capt. T. G. Simpson, Toronto & Kathleen A.G. Rice, Grimsby; Date: Jan 30 1918; Place: Grimsby; Performed by: T. Allan Ballard, Grimsby, CE; Sworn: Toronto, Jan 26 1918; Reg'r.: H.J. Geiger, Toronto (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012371-1918, ancestry.ca) Date Jan 30 1918 per family tree of BetsyButts on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022. per pg. 62 in "Brighton Memories", 2006; Principal=Dr. Capt. Harold Clarke^2,3,9
• Marriage*: 17 January 1961; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date Jan 17 1961 & location Toronto per family tree of BetsyButts on ancestry.ca, Jan 28 2022. per pg. 62 in "Brighton Memories", 2006; Principal=Lester Howard Denson^2,3
• Death*: 1985; Camper Lot 15a, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Dat e1985 per CemSearch. "When Kay Denson died in 1985 the cottage was taken over by the park." from research by Susn Brose on Presqu'ile cottages and cottagers, Jan 2022.⁸
• Burial*: 1985; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: S. Kathleen Liddle; Born: 1897; Died: 1985; ID: MTHOPE810; Other names: Clarke, Harold (1891-1953); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 3 Row 9; Note: Also widow of Lester H. Denson. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE810%5E1)⁸

• Residence*: 30 January 1918; Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario; Residence Grimsby per marriage reg'n. - Capt. Harold Clarke.⁶
• Married Name: 30 January 1918; Clarke²
• Census: 13 June 1921; Ward 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1921 Census: see Harold Clarke⁴
• Census*: 1931; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1931 Census: see Harold Clarke⁵
• Note: 1933; Cottage Lot 13a, Lakeshore, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Property # 111, 112, H, camper lot 13a, 14a, L.S.D. 4, map # 3 - Rossmore Lodge; 1933 - Dr. Harold and Kathleen Clarke 1958 to be take over changed date; 1985 - Provincial Park.
  In 1933 Dr. H. Clarke's cottage was broken into and ransacked Monday night. Had another cottage built? Camper lot # 14a was purchased in 1948.
  The three cottages all had hardwood floors and a stone fireplace. The living room had an open ceiling. Double doors led into the glassed porch.
  Lester Denson widower, and Kay Clarke widow of Brighton married in 1961 and continued to use this cottage. When properties were expropriated by the park in 1956, Kay was given a life lease. When Kay Denson died in 1985 the cottage was taken over by the park." from research by Susan Brose on Presqu'ile cottages and cottagers, Jan 2022.
• Note*: 1958; Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Mrs. K. Denson, Col. K.C.B. Corbett, Mrs. W.C. Webber, Jr., and Presqu'ile Provincial Park. In 1958 the Ministry of Lands & Forests expropriated private cottage properties at Presqu'ile, to make way for the establishment of Presqu'ile Provincial Park. These included three summer cottages of log construction, built in 1934 and located adjacent to each other near what is now the Presqu'ile Park Museum. The cottages were owned by Mrs. K. Denson, Brighton, Mrs. Sadie Corbett, Toronto, and the J.J. Brook Estate, Toronto, on behalf of Mrs. Blanche Brook. After expropriation, these individuals were permitted to retain the use of the cottages during their lifetime, subject to payment of rent which was to be on an annual basis. Mrs. Blanche Brook was deceased in 1967 and Mrs. Sadie Corbett in 1970. However, the heirs to Mrs. Brook and Mrs. Corbett, namely Mrs. W.G. Webber Jr., of Toronto and Col. K.C.B. Corbett, Toronto were permitted to continue use of the respective properties by the Ministry. It is understood that some time during 1973, following the annual payment of rent by Messrs. Webber and Corbett, their cheques were returned by the Ministry without comment. No furth word was received from the Ministry with respect to the disposition of rent or the future use of cottages. Col. Corbett contacted the Minister of Natural Resources, requesting clarification, who then suggested they need not take any particular action with respect to their new position. In June 1975, the Napanee office of the Ministry advised the Corbett and Webber families that they were required to vacate the properties by July 1st. It was further stated that they had deflated on rents for the previous two years. They were subsequently given an extension by the Napanee office to September 1, 1975, by which time they had taken steps to vacate the premises. Mrs. K. Denson, 78, is permitted continued use of her cottage until her death. However, it is understood that Mrs. Denson, a widow, lives alone and with the removal of her neighbours will be left almost entirely on her own in a remote section of the park. Naturally, she is concerned for her safety and security and, as a result, will be forced to give up her own summer home and be denied the quality of life in which she had looked forward to spending her final years. It is proposed that to provide a solution to Mrs. Denson's dilemma which is humane, just, and equitable, Mrs. W.G. Webber Jr., and Col. K.C.B. Corbett be permitted continued occupancy of their cottages until such time as Mrs. Denson may be deceased and that they continue to pay annual rent at the same rate as Mrs. Denson." per research by Susan Brose on Presqu'ile cottages and cottagers, Jan 2022.
• Married Name: 17 January 1961; Denson²
• Note: circa 1962; Denson Cottage, Prequ'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Gladys married Lester Denson, a jewellery storeowner in Greenwich, Connecticut. They had a cottage. Mayfair, on Presqu’ile and used it most summers. Gladys died in 1959, and Lester later married a Presqu'ile widow, Kay Clarke. They lived in Greenwich but always summered on Presqu’ile on the lakeshore. The Denson cottage is one of the few left on that shore." from page 62 of "Presqu'ile" by Susan Brose and Bonnie Brown.
  Note: Sarah Kathleen Liddle had married Dr. Harold Clarke who was a doctor in Brighton for many years, living at 82 Main St. After he died, she married widower Lester H., Denson of Greenwich, Conn., also a Presqu'ile cottager. (Dan Buchanan, Apr 28 2024)¹⁰