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     Elizabeth Mills was born in 1866 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Mary Ann Mills (mother.)¹

     Christina Jane Mills was born on 22 January 1871 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023616: Name: Christina Jane Mills; Date: Jan 22 1871; Parents: Christopher Mills & Jane Moore; Inf.: Christopher Mills, farmer, Lot 46, Conc WDR; Reg'd.: May 17 1871; Reg'r.: Duncan Campbell, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #023616-1871, ancestry.com) Date 1871 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1870 & location Bentinck Twp. per marr. reg'n.^3,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 1 month at 1871 Census: see May Ann Mills (mother.)⁴ She lived on 19 December 1894 at Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; Residence Bentinck Twp. per marr. reg'n.² As of 19 December 1894,her married name was Muir.² She married Henry Muir, son of John Muir and Elizabeth Whiteford, on 19 December 1894 at Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004524: Groom: Henry Muir; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Bentinck Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Elizabeth Muir; Bride: Christina Mills; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Bentinck Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Christopher & Mary Mills; Wit.: Thos. Livingston & Elizabeth Muir, Bentinck Twp; Date: Dec 19 1894; Place: Bentinck Twp; Rel.: Pres. & Meth; Performed by: Rev. E. L. Flagg, Durham (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004524-1894, ancestry.com.)⁵ Christina Jane Mills died on 9 July 1955 at Manvers Twp., Manvers Station, Victoria Co., Ontario, at age 84; Date Jul 9 1955 & location Manvers Station per family tree of Randall MacLeod on ancestry.com, Mar 16 2014.⁶

     ? ? was born before 1814. As of before 1835,her married name was Mills. She married William Mills before 1835.

     William Mills was born in 1836 at Ontario; Per 1871 Census. He married Christina ? before 1862 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario. William Mills lived on 5 January 1864 at Conc 2 Lot 46, Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (9486) show that Christopher Mills sold 50 acres of Conc 2, Lot 46 to William Mills for $600. He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: Mills, William, 45, b. Ontario, pres., England, farmer, married; Christina, 35, b. Scotland, pres., Scot., married; Mary, 15, b. Ontario; Alexander, 10; Ralph, 18; William, 9; Jannet, 5; Maud, 3; Eugene, 1.¹

     Christina ? was born in 1846 at Scotland; Per 1871 Census. As of before 1862,her married name was Mills. She married William Mills, son of William Mills and ? ?, before 1862 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario. Christina ? appeared on the census of April 1881 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1881 Census: see William Mills.¹

     Mary Mills was born in 1866 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1881 Census: see William Mills.¹

     Alexander Mills was born in 1871 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see William Mills.¹

     Ralph Mills was born in 1863 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see William Mills.¹

     William Mills was born in 1872 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1881 Census: see William Mills.¹

     Jannet Mills was born in 1876 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see William Mills.¹

     Maud Mills was born in 1878 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1881 Census: see William Mills.¹

     Eugene Mills was born in 1880 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Bentinck Twp., South Grey Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1881 Census: see William Mills.¹

     Beatrice Maud Ames was born on 12 July 1905 at Birnie, Manitoba; Date Jul 12 1905 per Burial. Date per Mabel Tolley, April 2001. "His second wife was Maude Prautt. They had seven children: Beatrice, Steven, Frederick, Merle, Thelma, Bruce, Mabel (3 boys 4 girls)" per letter from Elsie Dann Behreadt, rec'd Feb 9, 2001.¹ She appeared on the census of 24 July 1906 at Birnie, Dauphin District, Manitoba; Age 1 at 1906 Census: see Ernest Ames.² She died on 10 April 1923 at Birnie, Manitoba, at age 17; Date Apr 10 1923 per Burial. Date per Mabel Tolley, April 2001. "Beatrice (died apendicitis)" per letter from Elsie Dann Behreadt, rec'd Feb 9, 2001.¹ She was buried on 12 April 1923 at Birnie Cemetery, Birnie, Manitoba; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Loving Memory of; Bernice Maud; Ames; Born July 12 1905; Died April 10 1923 (Birnie Cemetery, Birnie, Manitoba, July 14, 2005.)¹

     Stephen Ernest Ames was born on 29 December 1902 at Birnie, Manitoba; Per Obit. Per Mabel Tolley, April 2001 "His second wife was Maude Prautt. They had seven children: Beatrice, Steven, Frederick, Merle, Thelma, Bruce, Mabel (3 boys 4 girls)" per letter from Elsie Dann Behreadt, rec'd Feb 9, 2001. He appeared on the census of 24 July 1906 at Birnie, Dauphin District, Manitoba; Age 5 at 1906 Census: see Ernest Ames.¹ He "Steven - no children" per letter from Elsie Dann Behreadt, rec'd Feb 9, 2001 after 1920 at Manitoba. He Steve Ames is one of the men pictured on page 20 of "East of the Mountains: Eden-Birnie Sotry" as one who served in World War II between 1939 and 1945 at Birnie, Manitoba. He " ... no children ... ", per Mabel Tolley, April 2001 before 1950 at Kenora, Ontario. He married Mary Elizabeth "May" ? on 29 December 1950 at Fort Frances, Ontario; "She was married in Fort Frances Ontario December 29th, 1950 to Stephen Ames." Per Obituary of Mary Elizabeth "May" Ames. Stephen Ernest Ames was "He owned a Taxi business in Kenora, Ontario", per Mabel Tolley, April 2001 before 1980 at Kenora, Ontario. He died on 23 February 1981 at Lake of the Woods District Hospital, Kenora, Ontario, at age 78; "Stephen Ames: Stephen Ames, Kenora resident, died at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital, Monday, Feb 23, 1981. Born at Birnie, Manitoba, DEc 29, 1902, he was 78 years of age. He was predeceased by his late wife Mary Elizabeth on Nov 25, 1968. Surviving are three sisters: Mrs. Merle Kipling, Kenora; Mrs. Mable Geladhil, Vancouver; Mrs. Thelma Henry, Riding Mountain, Man; one brother Bruce Ames, Vancouver. He was predeceased by one sister Beatrice and also one brother Fred. The late Mr. Ames was self employed in the taxi buisiness for many years in Kenora and served in the Second World War overseas with the Royal Canadian Army. He will also be missed by a very dear friend, Mrs. Annie Anderson. Resting in the chapel of the Brown Funeral Home unit Thursday, FEb 26, 1981 at 10:30 am thence to the St. Alban's Catherdral for funeral services at 11 am with Capt. David Lajeunesse officiating. Interment will follow in Lake of the Woods Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Allan Luby, Patrick Kipling, Delbert Ames, Vic Davis, Tom Saunders and Ron Morgan." from the Kenora newspaper, sent to me by City of Kenora, Aug 23, 2002
Per Obit. Date per Mabel Tolley, April 2001 "Mrs. W. Henry has received word of the death of her brother, Steve Ames, in Kenora. Steve was a former resident of Birnie and Riding Mountain." from The Neepawa Press, Thurs., March 12, 1981, seen on microfilm at the Manitoba Legislative Libray, Winnipge, Dec. 20, 2000. He was buried on 26 February 1981 at Lake of the Woods Cemetery, Kenora, Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) AMES; Mary E.1907 - 1968 (Lake of the Woods Cemetery, Kenora, July 16, 2005)
Note: The name of Stephen is not in the stone with Mary E. Ames but there is space for it. Assuming he is buried here.
"We have a number of "Ames" in our Cemetery: Annie Ames - Mar. 1976; Delbert Ames - Aug. 1988; Ethel Ames - Jul. 1935; Gladys Ames - Aug. 1997 James Ames - Jul. 1994; Mary Ames - Nov. 1968; Rose (Bourgouin) Ames - Jan. 2002; Steve Ames - Feb. 1981; Wellington Ames - Dec. 1969" per email from Barb Manson, April 23, 2002.²

     Frederick Striker Ames was born on 6 May 1904 at Birnie, Manitoba; Date May 6, 1904 per Mabel Tolley, April 2001. "His second wife was Maude Prautt. They had seven children: Beatrice, Steven, Frederick, Merle, Thelma, Bruce, Mabel (3 boys 4 girls)" per letter from Elsie Dann Behreadt, rec'd Feb 9, 2001
Per Crown Land Records - transfer to him of quarter owned by his father. He appeared on the census of 24 July 1906 at Birnie, Dauphin District, Manitoba; Age 3 at 1906 Census: see Ernest Ames.¹ He married Ethel Mae Birnie, daughter of James Birnie and Georgina Lindsay, before September 1924 at Birnie, Manitoba; " ... Ethel, who married Fred Ames of Birnie. Both have passed on. A son, George, who married Vera Olstead, a teacher of Tobarmore S. D. George passed away May 5, 1979. A daughter, Olive, who married Cecil Chapman and is now living in Neepawa. ... I, George's wife Vera, still live on the family farm." from an article by Vera (Olstead) Ames re the James Birnie family, page 128 & 129, East of the Mountains: Eden-Birnie Storie, Winnipeg Public Library. Frederick Striker Ames lived on 24 July 1948 at NW 31 17 15 W, Birnie, Manitoba; Date of Entry: "Ames, Frederick Striker; NW 31 017 15 W; 31700000386; 162.00 acres; MNL (Mines & Minerals); Crown; DOE (Date of Entry); 3672; 19480724" Land Ownership Report, Crown Lands Registry, seen on microfilm at Manitoba Archives, Dec 17, 2000. He lived on 27 March 1953 at NW 1/2 31 17 15 W, Birnie, Manitoba; Transfer to Frederick Striker Ames, 162 acres, #77414. Land Ownership Report, Crown Lands Registry System. He lived on 1 March 1954 at NW & SW 35 17 16 W, Manitoba; Date of Sale: "Ames, Frederick Striker; NW 35 017 16 W; 31700001158; 169.00 acres; Sale; Crown; 3951; 19540301" Land Ownership Report, Crown Lands Registry System
Same for SW - 3951. He lived on 3 May 1961 at NW & SW 35 17 15 W, Manitoba; Transfer to Frederick Striker Ames: 8241 - see DOS. He was buried in 1971 at Birnie Cemetery, Birnie, Manitoba; Memorial: (See Exhibit) AMES; Ethel; Mae; 1907 - 1974; Frederick; Striker; 1904 - 1971 (Birnie Cemetery, Birnie, Manitoba, July 14, 2005.)² He died in 1971 at Manitoba; Date May 6 1967 per Mabel Tolley, April 2001. Date 1971 per Burial???.²

     Thelma Muiraleen Ames was born on 18 June 1911 at Birnie, Manitoba; Date per Melvin Ames, Manitoba, info reply, March 23, 2001
"His second wife was Maude Prautt. They had seven children: Beatrice, Steven, Frederick, Merle, Thelma, Bruce, Mabel (3 boys 4 girls)" per letter from Elsie Dann Behreadt, rec'd Feb 9, 2001. As of 27 April 1929,her married name was Henry. She married William John Henry on 27 April 1929 at Birnie, Manitoba; Date per Mabel Tolley, April 2001. "Bill and Thelma Henry: by Thelma (Ames) Henry" from East of the Mountains: Eden-Birnie Story, pg 210. Thelma Muiraleen Ames lived on 23 February 1981 at Riding Mountain, Manitoba; Per Obituary of Stephen Ames. She "Mrs. W. Henry has received word of the death of her brother, Steve Ames, in Kenora. Steve was a former resident of Birnie and Riding Mountain." from The Neepawa Press, Thurs., March 12, 1981, seen on microfilm at the Manitoba Legislative Libray, Winnipge, Dec. 20, 2000 on 12 March 1981 at Kenora, Ontario. She died on 9 December 1995 at Riding Mountain, Manitoba, at age 84; Date Dec 9 1995 per Mabel Tolley, April 2001. Date 1995 pe rBurial.¹ She was buried on 12 December 1995 at Riding Mountain Cemetery, Riding Mountain, Manitoba; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Mother; Thelma M. Henry; 1911 - 1995 (Riding Mountain Cemetery, Riding Mountain, Manitoba, July 14, 2005.)¹

     Bruce Clarence Ames was born on 21 September 1913 at Birnie, Manitoba; Date per Mabel Tolley, April 2001 "His second wife was Maude Prautt. They had seven children: Beatrice, Steven, Frederick, Merle, Thelma, Bruce, Mabel (3 boys 4 girls)" per letter from Elsie Dann Behreadt, rec'd Feb 9, 2001. He "Bruce - don't know" per Elsie Dann Behreadt's letter of Feb 9, 2001 after 1920. He "He fought in the Spanish war in 1937, I think; a bunch of guys left from Vancouver." per Mabel Tolley, April 2001 in 1937 at Spain. He lived on 23 February 1981 at Vancouver, British Columbia; Per Obituary of Stephen Ames. He was "He worked in Shawnessy, a veteran's hospital in Vancouver as a nurse.", per Mabel Tolley, April 2001 before 1990 at Shawnessy Veterans Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia. He died in 1997; Year per Mabel Tolley, April 2001.

     William Prout was born on 22 August 1848 at Darlington Twp., Bowmanville, Durham Co., Ontario; Date Aug 22 1848 per 1901 Census. Date 1848 per 1906 Census. Date 1848 per 1881 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1848 & location CW per 1861 Census. Location Bowanville per email from Esther Meerschaut, Nov 6, 2003. Date Aug 22 1848 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Craig (candc20@gmail.com), Aug 13 2011.^2,1,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Bowmanville, Durham West Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1861 Census: see Mark Prout (brother)(notice that William appears with parents and older brother.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cartwright Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see Mathias Prout.⁵ He married Ellen Thompson before April 1871 at Ontario; Name Emma in 1871 - William Prout is married with no children. "My grandfather, William Prout married Ellen Thompson. They came from England and were early settlers in the Niagara Falls, Ontario district. They had 4 children: Florence, Maude (my mother), John and Mabel. when my grandmother passed away an aunt took Florence and Mabel, but grandfather kept Mabel and John." from "East of the Mountains: Eden-Birnie Story", pg. 210.⁷ William Prout appeared on the census of April 1871 at Bowmanville, Durham West Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1871 Census: Prout, William, 25, b. Ont., Eng., Bible Christian, Sailor, married; Emma, 23, b. Eng., CE, Eng., married; Margaret, 56, b. Ont., Bible Chr., Eng., widow; Mary, 17, b. Ont. (Town of Bowmanville, tenant on 1/2 acre) (Div 2, Page 47, C-9977-9978.)⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Medonte Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1881 Census: Prowt, William, 33, b. Ont., Eng., CE, farmer, married; Ellen, 34, b. Ont., Engl., Meth., married; Flance, 7, b. Ont., scholar, Meth; Maud, 5, b. Ont., Scholar, Meth; John K., 1, b. Ont., CE; Cann, Thomas, 20, b. Ont., Eng., Servant, CE (familysearch.org.)² He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Minnedosa, Manitoba; Age 44 at 1891 Census: Prout, William, 44, b. Ont., CE .. (1891 Census: Minnedosa, Manitoba, Reel T-6293, div. 1, pg. 5, Entry 2, Family 22 - ancestry.com.)⁸ He married Agnes Lucretia Robinson on 2 September 1892 at Minnedosa, Manitoba; Marriage Reg'n.#1892-002396: Groom: Wm. Proutt; Bride: Lucretia Peters; Date: 09/02/1892; Place: Minnedosa (Province of Manitoba, Vital Statistics Web site)
"When Flossie (b. 1890) marrried, her reg stated that her parents were John Peters and Agnes L. (Lucretia?) Robinson. From a grandson of Flossie I found that John Peters had died age 38 (no year). I then found a marriage for Lucretia Peters to William Proutt in 1892 in Minnedosa." per email from Carol Quirk, Nov 16 2008.
"So what I have is that William (B 1848) married 3 times: 1.Ellen Thompson..4 children, Florence, Maude, Vivian Mabel May and John Kendall; 2. Agnes Lucretia Robinson .. 3 children, William, Ida Regina and Arthur plus Flossie from her marriage to John Peters; 3. Mary Theresa Thompson" per email from Carol Quirk, Nov 16 2008.¹ William Prout lived on 4 December 1892 at SE 28-17-15, Manitoba; Daughter Florence is shown to be born in Ontario Feb 28 1890, daughter Ida in Manitoba Dec 4 1892 "Then grandfather moved west and north of Minnedosa, where he homesteaded S.E. 28-17-15." from East of the Mountains: Eden-Birnie Story, pg 210.⁴ He appeared on the census of 29 April 1901 at Rosedale Sub-district, Birnie, MacDonald District, Manitoba; Age 52 at 1901 Census: Prout, William, 52, b. Ont., Aug 22 1848, Eng., farmer, CE, widower; Maude, 26, b. Ont. Aug 31 1874, daughter, daughter, single; John K., 21, b. Ont. Oct 5 1879, Oct 5 1879, son; Mabel, 15, b. Ont. Dec 16 1882, daughter; Flossie, 11, b. Ont. Feb 28 1890, daughter; Ida, 8, b. Manitoba Dec 4 1892, daughter; William, 5, b. Manitoba Apr 25 1895, son; Arthur, 3, b. Manitoba Nov 5 1897, son (1901 Census Online National Archives, Manitoba, MacDonald District, Rosedale Sub-district (#8, M-5, Page 12, Line 23, Apr 29, 1901.)⁴ He married Mary Theresa Thompson on 5 April 1905 at Neepawa, Manitoba; Marriage Reg'n.: #1905-002042: Groom: William Prout; Bride: Mary Theresa Thompson; Date: 04/05/1905; Place: Neepawa (Manitoba Marriage Registraiton, #1905-002042, Province of Manitoba, Vital Statistics Web site - per email from Carol Quirk, Nov 16 2008) William Prout is shown to be a widower in the 1901 Census but married to Theresa in the 1906 Census.
"So what I have is that William (B 1848) married 3 times: 1.Ellen Thompson..4 children, Florence, Maude, Vivian Mabel May and John Kendall; 2. Agnes Lucretia Robinson .. 3 children, William, Ida Regina and Arthur plus Flossie from her marriage to John Peters; 3. Mary Theresa Thompson" per email from Carol Quirk, Nov 16 2008.^3,4,1 William Prout appeared on the census of 10 July 1906 at Sub-district 9a, Dauphin District, Manitoba; Age 58 at 1906 Census: Prout, Wm., 58, b. Ont., married; Theresa, 40, b. Ont., married; John, 26, b. Ont; May, 22, b. Ont; Ida, 13, b. Manitoba; William, 11; Arthur, 9 (Birnie, 28 17 15 W; 1906 Census Image Online.)³ He lived on 24 July 1906 at 28 17 15 W, Sub-district #9, Birnie, Dauphin District, Manitoba; Residence per 1906 Census: Dauphin District, Sub-district #9, Section 28, Range 17, Township 15, W Meridian, Manitoba
Note: This was very hard to find due to the basic nature of the western census organization and the fact that this place and these people were in MacDonald District for the 1901 Census. Obviously the boundaries were reorganized as the population grew and new areas opened up.³ He lived circa 1915 at Denmark, West Australia, Australia; " ... the WWI attestation paper of William Prout, (son of William b. 1848), lists his next of kin as his father William who was living in Denmark, West Australia." per email from Carol Quirk, Nov 16 2008.¹ He died in 1919 at Plantagenet Dist., Western Australia, Australia; Death Index: Name: William Prout; Reg'n. District: Plantagenet; Reg'n#: 71; Reg'n. Year: 1919 (Dept. of Attorney General, Government of Western Australia - www.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx - referenced in eamil sent to me by Carol Quirk, Nov 16 2008.)¹