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     Mina Jane Ames was born on 15 January 1905 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#031480: Name: Mina Jane Ames; Date: Jan 15 1905; Parents: Wm. Richardson Ames & Ida Gainsforth; Occ.: farmer, Brighton Twp; Phys. & Inf.: N. D. Richards; reg'd.: Feb 10 1905 (Ontario Birth Registration, #031480-1905, ancestry.com)
Date 1905 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jan 1905 & location Ont. rural per 1911 Census.^2,3,1 She appeared on the census of 12 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1911 Census: see William Ames.² She appeared on the census of 6 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1921 Census: see William Richardson Ames.¹ She lived on 23 January 1959 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Funeral notice of her father William Richardson Ames shows Mina in Belleville. She lived on 20 January 1965 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Nortbumberland Co., Ontario; Lot 1 Conc 9: Land Registry Records show transfer of 80 acres from Bernice Ellis & Mina Ames to Arthur R. Ames.⁴ She lived on 10 April 1988 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; "At St. Joseph's Hospital, Peterborough on Sunday April 10, 1988, Arthur Ames, formerly of Codrington in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Olive Ames of Community Nursing Home, Warkworth. Dear brother of Miss Mina Ames and Mrs. Bernice Ellis, both of Belleville and the late Cecil Ames, uncle of Barbara of Kitchener and dear friend of Joe and Shirley Caume of Trenton. ... Wednesday, April 13 ... Interment McPhail's Cemetery." per Death Notice of Arthur Ames, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.⁵ She lived on 13 July 1988 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; "She was the sister-in-law of Mina Ames and Bernice Ellis." per Death Notice of Olive Ames, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.⁵ She died in 1993 at Ontario; Per burial. She was buried in 1993 at McPhail's Cemetery, Northumberland Co., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Cecil B. Ames; 1913 - 1970; Arthur R. Ames; 1910 - 1988; His Wife; Olive M. Bush; 1911 - 1988; Mina J. Ames; 1905 - 1993.⁶

     Arthur Richardson "Art" Ames was born on 21 April 1910 at Conc 8, Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#034265: Name: Arthur Richardson Ames; Date: Apr 21 1910; Place: Conc 8, Lot 7, Brighton Twp; Parents: William Richardson Ames, farmer, & Ida Gainforth; Parents Marr.: Frankford, Aug 10 1898; Phys.: Dr. N. D. Richards; Inf.: William R. Ames, Codrington; Reg'd.: Jul 18 1910; Reg'r; Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #034265-1910, ancestry.ca) Date 1910 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1910 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date April 1910 & location Ont. rural per 1911 Census. Date 1910 per Death Notice.^4,5,6,2,3 He appeared on the census of 12 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1911 Census: see William Ames.⁵ He lived on 12 June 1911 at Conc 8 Lot 6 & 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 9, Lot 6 & 7, Brighton Twp.⁵ He appeared on the census of 6 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1921 Census: see William Richardson Ames.² He appeared on the census of 9 June 1931 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1931 Census: see William Richardson Ames.³ He Arthur Ames appears in The Latimer Photos, taken at William Latimer's General Store at Orland, c. 1940 (Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1940 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁷ He married Olive Mable Bush, daughter of James Arthur Bush and Clara Beatrice Walt, on 22 October 1949 at Bayside United Church, Sidney Twp., Bayside, Hastings Co., Ontario; "Bayside Parsonage was the schene of a lovely wedding at noon on Satuday, October 22, 1949, when Olive Mabel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bush of Sidney Twp., was united in holy matrimony to Arthur Richardson Ames, son of Mr. and Mr.s Wm. Ames of Codrington, by Rev. A. c. McCallum." Brighton Ensign, Oct 27, 1949.⁸ Arthur Richardson "Art" Ames lived on 24 May 1955 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Lot 12, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (22287) show the Will of William R. Ames transfers the S. pt. of Lot 2, Conc9 "to wife Ida Ames for life after to son Arthur R. Ames". ITS Date May 24 1955. Reg'n. Date Feb 23 1959.
Note: William Richardson Ames died Jan 21 1959. This would appear to refer to Village Lot 12 although it is not mentioned as such. Art Ames lived in the old Sutherland house at Lot 12 which he inherited from his mother.⁹ He See William Ames re 60th Anniversary on 10 August 1958 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario. He lived on 17 February 1959 at Conc 9 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records ( ) show that Arthur R. Ames obtained Lot 1, Conc 9 from The Treasurer of Ontario. ITS Date Feb 17 1959.⁹ He lived on 20 January 1965 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 37614) show that the south 80 acres of Lot 2, Conc 9 was transferred from Bernice Ellis & Mina Ames to Arthur R. Ames. ITS Jan 20 1965.⁹ He lived on 20 January 1965 at Conc 9 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records show that 80 acres of Lot 1, Conc 9 was transferred from Bernice Ellis & Mina Ames to Arthur R. Ames. ITS Jan 20 1965.⁹ He lived on 24 August 1972 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 64995) show that Arthur R. Ames & Olive M. Ames sold part of the East Half of Lot 2, Conc 9 to John & Marleen M. Korim. ITS Date Aug 24 1972.
Note: Description is "Pt. E ½ - Nat. Love $2.00 – Com. S.E. angle of Lot 1 Wly 150 ft. to P. of C., Wly along S. limit of lots 1 & 2 to line dividing E ½ & W ½, Nly 3,208 ft., Ely 858 ft., Sly 2,819 ft., Wly 150 ft. & Sly 389 ft. to P. of C."⁹ He "Codrington - Arthur and Olive Ames celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary Oct 27 with over 260 guests, firends and relatives ... On arrival the guests were greeting by Mr. and Mrs. Ames, her sister, Mrs. Muriel McMaster, Mrs. Shirley Caume, and Mrs. R. McCann ... The Bayside parsonage of Wesleyan Church was the scene of the Oct. 22, 1949 wedding of Olive and Arthur Ames. ... Until her marriage, Mrs. Ames was an industrial nurse at Bata Shoe Co. for 18 years following several years on the staf at the Belleville General Hospital. ... Mrs. Ames is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bush, Glen Miller, and Arthur Ames is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ames, Codrington." (from newspaper clipping, copied from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007) on 27 October 1974 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁴ He died on 10 April 1988 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario, at age 77; "At St. Joseph's Hospital, Peterborough on Sunday April 10, 1988, Arthur Ames, formerly of Codrington in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Olive Ames of Community Nursing Home, Warkworth. Dear brother of Miss Mina Ames and Mrs. Bernice Ellis, both of Belleville and the late Cecil Ames, uncle of Barbara of Kitchener and dear friend of Joe and Shirley Caume of Trenton. ... Wednesday, April 13 ... Interment McPhail's Cemetery." per Death Notice of Arthur Ames, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.⁴ He was buried on 13 April 1988 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Cecil B. Ames; 1913 - 1970; Arthur R. Ames; 1910 - 1988; His Wife; Olive M. Bush; 1911 - 1988; Mina J. Ames; 1905 - 1993 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)
CEMSearch shows: Arthur Ames, Born: 1910, Died: 1988, McPhail's Cemetery (conc 5 Lot 30, Brighton Twsp.) Other names: Cecil B. Ames, Ida Gainforth, Olive M. Bush, William R. Ames.^10,11

     Emma "Bernice" Ames was born on 19 October 1912 at Conc 8 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#037508: Name: Emma Bernice Ames; Date: Oct 19 1912; Parents: William Richardson Ames & Ida Gainforth; Married: Frankford, aug 10 1898; Phys.: Dr. Black; Inf.: William R. Ames, farmer, Conc 8, Lot 6, Codrington; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #037508-1912, ancestry.com) (Change was made "14.4.71" changing day from 17th to 19th.) Date 1913 & location Ont. per 1921 Census.^3,2 She appeared on the census of 6 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1921 Census: see William Richardson Ames.² As of 1 February 1939,her married name was Ellis. She married Everett A. Ellis on 1 February 1939 at United Church Parsonage, Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The marriage of Miss Bernice Ames, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ames of Codrington to Mr. Everett Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ellis of Wooler took place Feburary 1, 1939 at the United Church Parsonage in Norham." Brighton Ensign, Feb 9, 1939.⁴ Emma "Bernice" Ames See William Ames re 60th Anniversary on 10 August 1958 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario. She The Tweedsmuir Histories for Wooler and area includes: "I, Bernice Ellis, was born in Codrington a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ames...", "... met and married Evertt Ellis of Wooler...". on 5 November 1981 at Tweedsmuir Histories, Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁵ She lived on 10 April 1988 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; "At St. Joseph's Hospital, Peterborough on Sunday April 10, 1988, Arthur Ames, formerly of Codrington in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Olive Ames of Community Nursing Home, Warkworth. Dear brother of Miss Mina Ames and Mrs. Bernice Ellis, both of Belleville and the late Cecil Ames, uncle of Barbara of Kitchener and dear friend of Joe and Shirley Caume of Trenton. ... Wednesday, April 13 ... Interment McPhail's Cemetery." per Death Notice of Arthur Ames, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.⁵ She lived on 13 July 1988 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; "She was the sister-in-law of Mina Ames and Bernice Ellis." per Death Notice of Olive Ames, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.⁵ She died in 1992.

     Cecil Borden Ames was born on 22 November 1913 at Conc 8, Lot 6 & 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#040976: Name: Cecil Borden Ames; Date: Nov 22 1913; Place: Conc 8, Lot 6 & 7, Brighton Twp; Parents: William Richardson Ames & Ida Gainforth; Married: Frankford, Aug 10 1899; Phys.: Dr. Black; Inf.: W.R. Ames, father, farmer, Codrington; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #040976-1913, ancestry.ca) Date 1913 per Memorial. Date 1914 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1914 & location Ont. per 1921 Census.^4,5,2,3 He appeared on the census of 6 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1921 Census: see William Richardson Ames.² He appeared on the census of 9 June 1931 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1931 Census: see William Richardson Ames.³ He "... Cecil Ames ..." included in list of those who had service in WWII, from pg. 66 of As The Crow Flies by Mrs. Leuna M. Austin, Mika Publishing, 1975 from 1939 to 1945 at WW II. He married Evelyn White in July 1944 at Cuckfield, Sussex, England; Marriage Index: Name: Ames, Cecil B. & White; District: Cuckfield; Vol.: 2 b; Page: 273 (England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, pg. 13, July, Aug. & Sept 1944, pg. 17 of 36, line 13 - ancestry.ca)
Date Jul 1944 & location Cuckfield, Sussex, United Kingdom per family tree of Tammy Kearley on ancestry.ca, Mar 29 2025.^6,7 Cecil Borden Ames lived on 10 April 1947 at Sidney Twp., Batawa, Hastings Co., Ontario; " .... of Batawa ... " Brighton Ensign, Apr 10, 1947.⁸ He lived on 10 August 1958 at CFB Petawawa, Renfrew Co., Ontario; The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington include a picture and article re the 60th Wedding Anniversary as follow: "Couple To Mark 60th Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. William Ames of Codrington will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary August 10. All members of the family will gather around their parents and grandparents for the occassion. Helping their parents celebrate will be: Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ames and Barbara of Petawawa, Mina of Belleville, Mr. and Mrs. Everett (Bernice) Ellis of Wooler, Mr.s and Mrs. Arthur Ames of Codrington." dated 10 Aug 1958, Brighton newspaper. He lived on 21 January 1959 at DFB Petawawa, Renfrew Co., Ontario; Death notice of William Richardson Ames shows Cecil Ames in Camp Petawawa. He died on 7 May 1970 at Ontario at age 56; "Cecil Ames; Died May 7, 1970; Age 56; May 8, 1970; Page 2; Brighton Ensign"
Per burial.^8,4 He was buried on 10 May 1970 at McPhail's Cemetery, Codrington, Ontario; See Exhibit. On Stone: Cecil B. Ames; 1913 - 1970; Arthur R. Ames; 1910 - 1988; His Wife; Olive M. Bush; 1911 - 1988; Mina J. Ames; 1905 - 1993
CEMSearch shows: Cecil B. Ames, Born: 1913, Died: 1970, McPhail's Cemetery, Other names: see Arthur Ames.

     Olive Mable Bush was born in 1911 at Sidney Twp., Glen Miller, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1911 per Burial. Location Glen Miller per Death Notice.¹ She Picture - Olive (Bush) Ames R.N., Graduate of Belleville General Hospital, 1933 (from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Reel 2, Toronto Metro Reference Library, Nov 2007) in 1933 at Belleville General Hospital, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario.² As of 22 October 1949,her married name was Ames. She married Arthur Richardson "Art" Ames, son of William "Will" Richardson Ames and Ida Gainforth, on 22 October 1949 at Bayside United Church, Sidney Twp., Bayside, Hastings Co., Ontario; "Bayside Parsonage was the schene of a lovely wedding at noon on Satuday, October 22, 1949, when Olive Mabel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bush of Sidney Twp., was united in holy matrimony to Arthur Richardson Ames, son of Mr. and Mr.s Wm. Ames of Codrington, by Rev. A. c. McCallum." Brighton Ensign, Oct 27, 1949.³ Olive Mable Bush "Codrington - Arthur and Olive Ames celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary Oct 27 with over 260 guests, firends and relatives ... On arrival the guests were greeting by Mr. and Mrs. Ames, her sister, Mrs. Muriel McMaster, Mrs. Shirley Caume, and Mrs. R. McCann ... The Bayside parsonage of Wesleyan Church was the scene of the Oct. 22, 1949 wedding of Olive and Arthur Ames. ... Until her marriage, Mrs. Ames was an industrial nurse at Bata Shoe Co. for 18 years following several years on the staf at the Belleville General Hospital. ... Mrs. Ames is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bush, Glen Miller, and Arthur Ames is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ames, Codrington." (from newspaper clipping, copied from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007) on 27 October 1974 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario.² She lived on 10 April 1988 at Community Nursing Home, Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Beloved husband of Olive Ames of Community Nursing Home, Warkworth" per Death Notice of Arthur Ames, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.² She died on 13 July 1988 at Campbellford Memorial Hospital, Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Olive Ames; Olive Mabel Ames, 77, formerly of Codrington, died Wednesday July 13, 1988 at the Campbellford Memorial Hospital. Born in Glen Miller in Sydney Twp., she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Clara Ames. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur R. Ames. She was a resident of Codrington for over 40 years. She was the sister-in-law of Mina Ames and Bernice Ellis. She was predeceased by sister Muriel McMaster and brother Ernest Bush. She was the friend of Shirley and Joe Caume, of Trenton. Mrs. Ames was a registered nurse, attending the Belleville General Hospital. She was also a nurse at Bata Ltd. for 18 years. She was United Church by faith. She was a member of the Women's Institute for over 40 years. .. Friday, July 15, 1988 ... Interment took place at McPhail's Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joey Caume, Gerry Caume, George McMaster, Reg McMaster, Arthur Walt and Bob Walt." per Death Notice of Olive Ames, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.² She was buried on 16 July 1988 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; See Exhibit. On Stone: Cecil B. Ames; 1913 - 1970; Arthur R. Ames; 1910 - 1988; His Wife; Olive M. Bush; 1911 - 1988; Mina J. Ames; 1905 - 1993
CEMSearch shows: Arthur Ames, Born: 1910, Died: 1988, McPhail's Cemetery (conc 5 Lot 30, Brighton Twsp.) Other names: Cecil B. Ames, Ida Gainforth, Olive M. Bush, William R. Ames.^1,4

     Everett A. Ellis was born in 1907. He married Emma "Bernice" Ames, daughter of William "Will" Richardson Ames and Ida Gainforth, on 1 February 1939 at United Church Parsonage, Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The marriage of Miss Bernice Ames, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ames of Codrington to Mr. Everett Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ellis of Wooler took place Feburary 1, 1939 at the United Church Parsonage in Norham." Brighton Ensign, Feb 9, 1939.¹ Everett A. Ellis died in 1987.

     M. "Emma" ? was born in 1869 at Ontario; Per 1891 Census: see Jospeh Ames. As of before April 1891,her married name was Ames. She married James Ernest Ingle "Ernie" Ames, son of Joseph Lacy Ames and Hester "Esther" Morella Striker, before April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Emma appears for the first time on the Brighton Twp. 1891 Census with Joseph and Esther. James Ernest is NOT with them. It could be that Ernest and Emma were married before 1891 and lived with Joseph. Then, before April 1891, Ernest left for the U.S. where Emma joined him later and, in 1984, had Joseph M., as shown on the 1901 Census in Manitoba. Emma is not with them in Manitoba. See Divorce. M. "Emma" ? appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; Age 22 at 1891 Census: see Joseph Ames
Note: Emma may not be their child? Wife of Ernest?¹ She and James Ernest Ingle "Ernie" Ames were divorced in 1900; "He was married twice. Divorced the first wife. They had one son Joseph (Killed World War I)" per letter from Elsie Dann Behrerdt, rec'd Feb 9, 2001. As of after 1900,her married name was Peterson. M. "Emma" ? married ? Peterson after 1900 at U.S.A; ? M. "Emma" ? Son Joseph Marian's Military Service Record shows the name of his mother as Mrs. Emma Peterson. This matches with the Emma Ames that was in the 1891 Census in Brighton Twp. - 1891 Census shows Emma living with Joseph Ames & family. She could be Ernest's wife. Anne is at home but is married so both men may be away working.
The name Mrs. Emma Peterson suggest that by 1916 she has remarried. What is her maiden name? Look at Brighton Twp. Census and Births??? On 24 February 1916 at Essex, Montana, U.S.A.. She lived on 24 February 1916 at Essex, Montana, U.S.A; Military Service Record of son Joseph Marian Ames shows address of Essex, Montana, U.S.A. She Emma's son Joseph Marion Ames was Killed in Action in France. See Joseph Marian Ames on 30 October 1917 at France.

     Joseph Marion Ames was born on 14 January 1894 at Boise, Idaho, U.S.A; Day and location per Military Service Record. Per 1901 Census: see Joseph Ames. He immigrated in 1900 to U.S.A to, Riding Mountain, Manitoba; 1901 Census shows that the young son of Ernest, Joseph M., came to Manitoba from the U.S. in 1900. His mother and father divorced in the U.S. and his father brought Joseph to Manitoba where the rest of the family was homesteading near Riding Mountain. He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Riding Mountain, Manitoba; Age 7 at 1901 Census: see Joseph Ames.¹ He appeared on the census of 24 July 1906 at Riding Mountain, Dauphin District, Manitoba; Age 12 at 1906 Census: see Joseph Ames (grandfather.)² He began military service on 24 February 1916 at Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada, Attestation Paper: No. 1000995; 226th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force; Questions: Surname: Ames; Christian Names: Joseph Marian; Address: Birnie, Manitoba; Place of Birth: Boise, Idaho; Name of next-of-kin: Mrs. M. E. Peterson; Address of next-of-kin: Essex, Montana, U.S.A; Relationship of next-of-kin: Mother; Date of birth: Jan 14, 1894; Trade: labourer.... Apparent Age: 22; Height: 5 ft., 10 3/4 in; Complexion: dark; Eyes: blue; Hair: brown; Religion: Church of Christ; (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001.) He Will: Joseph Marian Ames, Regimental Number 1000995 serving in 226 Batt of the Canadian Expeditionary Force... I bequeath all my real estate unto Mrs. J. L. Ames, Birnie, Man., Grandmother .... this Third day of October A.D. 1916, Joseph M. Ames ... Signature of First Witness: Nav Viner,Lieut., 174 Maryland St., Winnipeg, Man, soldier; Signature of Second Witness: J. W. Gillespie, Lieut., 431 Charles St., Winnipeg, Man., soldier .. " (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001) on 3 October 1916 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He "Embarked: Halifax, N. S., 15/12/16" from Casualty Form - Active Service (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001) on 15 December 1916 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He "Disembarked, Liverpool, 26/12/16" from Casualty Form - Active Service (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001) on 26 December 1916 at Liverpool, England. He "Surname: Ames; Christian Names: J. M; Reg. No.: 1000995; Rant: Pte; Unit: 14th Res., Man. Reg. 78; Hospital: Isolation Aldershot; Date of Admission: 9-2-17; Diagnosis: Mumps." (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001) on 9 February 1917 at Isolation, Aldershot, England. He " ... Payable to: Mrs. Hattie Ames, Birnie, Man., Relationship: Grandmother ... " from several pay-related sheets (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001) on 1 April 1917. He "O.C 226th S.O.S. on transfer to BAttalion 14th Reserve Battalion, Bramshott; Pt. 2 0.84.5" Casualty Form - Active Service (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001) on 7 April 1917 at Bramshott, England. He "O.C 14th S. O. S. on processing Rec. Batt. Overseas to 78th Batt." Casualty Form - Active Service (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001) on 30 June 1917 at Dibgate, England. He Joseph Ames is the first name on a list of "Those Who Fell" on the Birnie Memorial park 1914-1918 Memorial, "East of the Mountains: Eden-Birnie Story; Wards 2 and 5, rural Municipality of Rosedale, Manitoba, 1877-1984, seen at Winnipeg Public Library, Dec 20, 2000 before 30 October 1917 at Birnie, Manitoba. He "Supplementary: Ames, Joseph Marian, #1000995, Pte., 78th Battalion.. Grandmother: Mrs. J. L. Ames, Birnie, Man; Mother: Mrs. Emma Peterson, Kalispell, Montana, U.S.A." (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001) before 30 October 1917. He died on 30 October 1917 at France at age 23; "Killed in Action" per Military Service Record
" ... They came to Manitoba many years ago and lived at Birnie for many years with a nephew, Joe Ames, who was killed in the war. ..." from death notice of his grandmother Esther (Striker) Ames in Manitoba in 1926. ??? He was buried in November 1917 at Ypres "Menin Gate" Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium; Commonwealth War Graves: Name: J. M. Ames; Rank: Private; Service No.: 1000995: Date of Death: 30/10/1917; Age: 23; Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry; Service Country: Canadian; Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30; Cemetery: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial; Doc: 1) Index Record 2) Image of page Ba y30 Stone U Bottom Stone - list of names; J M Ames lower left bottom of list. (An email from Alma Draper of Cobourg gave the info of J M Ames in the Commonwealth War Graves records. I looked on the web site and found the two documents with the Index of his record and the image of the page showing his name. Thanks Alma. 2016 04 19.)³ He Mabel Tolley suggested that Joseph Marion Ames might have records in Ottawa regarding his service in the military and death overseas in 1918. That information might include his date and place of birth which might help to locate his father and his mother in the U.S. before they divorced and father and son came to Manitoba. in July 1918. He "Mr. H. Belford of Winnipeg is spending a week with old friends. He brought the news of the death "killed in action" of the eldest son of Mr. Ernest Ames of Man." from The Brighton Ensign, August 30, 1918, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, Feb 7, 2001 in July 1918 at Brighton, Ontario. He "Mem X ret'd. 3-8-22 ... Cross returned 17-3-20, insufficient address" (from Military Service Record, photocopies sent to me by The National Archives of Canada, May 8, 2001) on 3 August 1922.

     Dr. William Ernest "Ernie" Brown M.D. was born in 1862 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date & location per marriage record. He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see Robert Brown.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see Robert Brown.² He was Teacher, per Eldon R. Robinson in Tweedsmuir Histories - see note before 1885 at Codrington Public School, Codrington, Ontario. He "Mr. Eldon R. Robinson started in the old building, and the first teacher he remembers was Mr. Alexander, who later became a doctor. Then Mr. Thos. Furlong taught, then Ernie Brown, who later became a doctor and married Annie Ames. While Ernie was teaching the old school was torn down, and he taught in the hall while the new school was being built. Stephen Ames built the new school in 1885." from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, pg 151, Landmarks in the Village of Codrington, by Mr. Eldon R. Robinson. in 1885 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. He married Sarah Ann "Annie" Ames, daughter of Joseph Lacy Ames and Hester "Esther" Morella Striker, on 16 May 1889 at Brighton Twp, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Registration: W. E. Brown, M. D., 27; Residence & Born: Aylwick; Parents: Robert Brown & Ellen Turner; Bride: Annie Ames, 18; Residence & Born: Brighton Twp; parents: Joseph L. Ames & Hester M. Striker; Witnesses: H. O. Orser, Brighton Twp & Nettie Ames, Codrington; Date: May 16, 1889; Location: Brighton Twp; Religion: Methodist for both; performed by: Rev. Wm Buchanan.³ Dr. William Ernest "Ernie" Brown M.D. Ernie Brown was teaching at Codrington Public School around 1885 when a new brick school house was being built by Stephen Ames. He and Sarah Ann Ames were married in Brighton in May of 1889 and it appears as if they both continued to live with their parents for a while. Ernie is shown at home in Alnwick on the 1891 Census as a Medical Student and Annie is shown living at home her parents. Maybe the newlyweds were living apart until he was able to obtain his medical training. in 1890 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. He was Medical Student; per 1891 Census in April 1891 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1891 Census: see Robert Brown.⁴ He lived before 2 March 1915; 18 Dec 1926 - " ... Mrs. (Dr.) Borris, Spokane, Wash. ... ", from Death Notice of Sarah Ann's mother, Esther M. (Striker) Ames. The spelling is messed up but this can only refer to Dr. Brown. ??? See Burial. He lived before 2 March 1915; 31 Mar 1933 - " ... Mrs. Brown of Petersburgh, Florida ... " from death notice of her father Joseph Ames in Manitoba. He died on 2 March 1915 at Police Station, Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026135: Name: William Ernest Brown; Died: March 2, 1915; Age: 53 years; Location: Police Station, Peterborugh; Burial: Roseneath, Ont; Born: Alnwick Twp; Occ.: Physician; Status: Married; Parents: Robert Brown & Ellen Turner; Cause: strycnine poisoning, asphyxia, 1/2 minute; Phys.: Dr. T. Newton Greer, Coroner; Inf.: W. Comstock, 300 George St., Peterborough; Reg'd.: Mar 4, 1915
Note: The Death Reg'n. above was sent to my via email by Bill Smith, Feb 14, 2006. He mentioned of rather odd cause and location of death.
Per Burial. He must have passed away; per Execution of Will in Land Registry Records deals with " ... Will of William E. Brown ... " and " ... Annie Brown - Widow ... ". His brother Charles is Executor.⁵ He was buried on 5 March 1915 at Merrill's Cemetery, Conc 4 Lot 19, Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: William Ernest Brown; Born: - ; Died: 1915-03-02; Age: 53y; Notes: H/O Annie Ames; M. D., C. M; Buried: Merrill's Cemetery, Alnwick Twp., Conc 4 Lot 19; Other names: Annie Brown (Ames) ( -1939), Eliza Jane Brown ( -1943), Ellen Brown (Turner) ( -1894), Robert Brown ( -1907)
Burial in Roseneath per Death Reg'n.⁶

     William "Henry" Belford was born in 1872 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.

     Esther Enid Belford was born on 26 April 1898 at Rosedale, MacDonald Dist., Manitoba; Date 1898 & location Manitoba per 1916 Census. Date Apr (1898) & location Manitoba per 1911 Census. Date Apr 26 1898 & location Manitoba rural per 1901 Census.^2,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Rosedale, MacDonald Dist., Manitoba; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see Henry Belford.² She appeared on the census of April 1911 at Winnipeg, Manitoba; Age 13 at 1911 Census: see William Belford.³ She appeared on the census of 1916 at Springfield, East Kidonan, Manitoba; Age 18 at 1916 Census: see William Henry Belford.⁴ As of 24 April 1924,her married name was Scanlon.¹ She married Phelun Francis Scanlon on 24 April 1924 at Winnipeg, Manitoba; Marriage Index: Groom: Phelun Francis Scanlon... Bride: Esther Enid Belford.... Date: Apr 24 1924; Place: Winnipeg (search did not work)(ancestry.com.)¹

     Sarah B. "Sadie" Belford was born on 8 September 1900 at Rosedale, MacDonald Dist., Manitoba; Date 1901 & location Manitoba per 1916 Census. Date Sep 1901 & location Manitoba per 1911 Census. Date Sep 8 1900 & location Manitoba rural per 1901 Census.^2,1,3 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Rosedale, MacDonald Dist., Manitoba; Age 7 months at 1901 Census: see Henry Belford.¹ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Winnipeg, Manitoba; Age 10 at 1911 Census: see William Belford.² She appeared on the census of 1916 at Springfield, East Kildonan, Manitoba; Age 15 at 1916 Census: see William Henry Belford.³

     William Henry Russell was born on 26 May 1865 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 26 1865 per Memorial - age 64y 8m 18d at death Feb 13 1930. Date May 26 1865 per Cemetery Transcription. Date Date May 26 1865 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1866 & Location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1865 & location Seymour Twp. per marr. reg'n. Mar 1867 & location Ont. per 1911 Census.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1871 Census: see Peltiah C. Russell.⁵ He lived on 9 September 1884 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Ada Luella Ames, daughter of Thomas Richardson Ames and Nancy Fraleigh, on 9 September 1884 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008259: William Henry Russell; Age:19; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Seymour Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Peltiah C. Russell & Jane Little; Bride: Ada Luella Ames; Age: 16; Res.: Cramahe Twp; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Thomas R. Ames & Nancy Fralick; Wit.: Willet Youmans & Wm Little; Location: Cramahe Twp; Date: Sep 9, 1884; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: A. A. Campbell; Reg'r.: H. P. Gould (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008259-1884, ancestry.com.)⁷ William Henry Russell appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1891 Census: Russell, Henry, 25, b. Ontario, Parents b. U. S. & Ontario, Meth. farmer, married; Ada, 22, b. Ontario, Parents b. Ontario, married; Leroy, 5; Addie, 3.⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1901 Census: Russel, Henry, 35, b. Ont. 26 May 1865, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Ada, 32, b. Ont. r. Apr 23 1868, Eng., Meth., married; Roy, 15, b. Ont. r. 2 Mar 1886, son; Addie, 13, b. Ont. r. 14 Oct 1887, daughter; Bessie, 6, b. Ont.r. 21 June 1894, daughter; Maud, 4, b. Ont.r. 31 Oct 1896, daughter (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 9, line 39 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He was Postmaster - per Death Notice between 1907 and 1930 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario. He appeared on the census of 1911 at Addison St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1911 Census: Russell, Henry, 46, b. Ont. Mar 1867, Scott, Meth., Post Master, widower; Bessie, 16, b. Ont. Jun 1898, Scot., Meth., daughter; Maud, 14, b. Ont. Oct 1893, daughter; Helen, 10, b. Ont. Jun 1899, daughter (1911 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 101, sub-dist. 3, pg. 4, line 20, Addison St. - ancestry.com.)⁶ He lived on 1 May 1920 at Village Lot 14, Chapel St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5499) show that Minnie M.D. Macklam (widow) sold Village Lot 14 Chapel St. South Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William H. Russell for $2,800. ITS Date: May 1 1920. Reg'n. Date: May 29 1920. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Book 014, pg. 120 of 210, Conc 1 Lot 2, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 6 2022.)⁹ He lived on 15 June 1925 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of Samuel McColl, husband of Ethel Ames, sister of Ada Luella Ames.¹⁰ He died on 13 February 1930 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 64; "Died - Russell: At Brighton on Thursday, February 13th, 1930, Lt. Col. William Henry Russell, in his 65th year. The funeral, under Masonic auspices, will take place from his late residence, Chapel St., Brighton, on Saturday, February 15 at 2 p.m. Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton." from The Brighton Ensign, Feb. 14, 1930, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, Feb 22, 2001
"Late Lt. Col. Russell - In the death on Thursday, FEbruary 13th, 1930, of Lt. Col. W. H. Russell, postmaster of the Village for the past 23 years, Brighton laid to rest another of her prominent sons, one who will be sadly missed by a large circle of friends and mourned by his family and relatives. William Henry Russell first saw the light of day 64 years, 3 months and 3 days ago on the farm of his parents Jane Littel and P. C. Russell in Brighton Township. His early years were spent on the homestead with his parents and as he grew to boyhood he attended school at Hilton and later Brighton. In early life he was united in marriage to Ada L. Ames and seven children blessed their union, two died in incancy and five are still living. They are Mr. H. L. Russell and Mrs. Lloyd Herrington, Brighton Twp., Mrs. R. B. Scripture, Ottawa; Mrs. J. A. Hennessy and Mrs. H. A. Bullock, Brighton. Mrs. Russell predeceased him some years ago. The late Lt. Col Russell had always taken a keen interest in military affairs and for 46 years had been identified with the old 40th Northumberland Regiment, rising from the rank of Lieutenant to Commanding Officer. He was also second in command of the 139th Battalion, C. E. F., during the war period. Fraternally, he was a member of United Lodge No. 29 A.F. and A.M. and also the I.O.O.F. Order. In politics he was a lifelong liberal and in religion a member of the United Church. The funeral services, under Masonic auspices with military pall bearers, took place from his later residence, Chapel St., Brighton, on Saturday, FEb. 15, to Mount Hope Cemetery." from The Brighton Ensign, FEb. 21, 1930, seen on microfilm at The Ontario Archives, Feb. 22, 2001. He was buried on 15 February 1930 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Ontario; "Row 12: William Henry Russell; Died: February 13, 1930; Age: 64y 8m 18d; wife Ada L. Ames; Died: February 12, 1906; Age: 37y 10m." Trenton Public Library, Cemetery Transcription, Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton.

     Harry Leroy "Roy" Russell was born on 2 March 1886 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1886 per Memorial. Date Mar 1886 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Mar 2 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Dat e1886 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,4,2,3,5 He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1891 Census: see Henry Russell.⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1901 Census: see Henry Russell.⁷ He lived on 20 November 1906 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of W. Lloyd Herrington & Addie Grace Russell.² He married Isa Bessie Smith, daughter of John Franklin "Frank" Smith and Jennie Almira Fennell, on 26 December 1906 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014472: Groom: Harry Leroy Russell; Age: 20; Res. & Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. H. Russell & Ada Luella Ames; Bride: Bessie Isa Smith; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: John Franklin Smith & Hennie Almira Fennell; Wit.: Harry Hodges & Aggie Smith, Brighton P.O; Date: Dec 26 1906; Place: Brightn Twp; Performed by: Wm. Crombe; Reg'd.: Dec 24 1906; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014472-1906, ancestry.com.)⁸ Harry Leroy "Roy" Russell appeared on the census of 1911 at Conc 4 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1911 Census: Russell, Roy, 25, b. Ont. Mar 1886, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Isa, 22, b. Ont. Jun 1889, Eng., Meth., married; Vera, 3, b. Ont. Dec 1908, daughter; Prince, George, 14, b. England, Eng., CE, hired hand, single (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 101, sub-dist. 4, pg. 4, line 9 - Conc 4, Lot 7 - ancestry.com.)³ He died on 7 February 1961 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 74; Date 1961 per Memorial.⁵ He was buried on 10 February 1961 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) H. Leroy; Russell; 1886 - 1961; His Wife; Isa B. Smith; 1888 - 1975 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton.)⁵

     Addah Grace "Addie" Russell was born on 14 October 1887 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023724: Name: Addah Grace Russell; Date: Oct 14 1887; Parents: William H. Russell & Adah Ames; Inf.: Mrs. W. H. Russell, farmer, Brighton Twp; Reg'd.: Dec 9 1887; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Birth Registration, #023724-1887, ancestry.com) Date 1888 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Oct 14 1887 & locaiton Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^3,4,5,6 She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1891 Census: see Henry Russell.⁷ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see Henry Russell.⁸ As of 20 November 1906,her married name was Herrington. She married W. "Lloyd" Herrington, son of Lewis Finlay Herrington and Elnora A. Tompkins, on 20 November 1906 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014470: Groom: W. Loyd Herrington; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Lewis F. Herrington & Elnora Tompkins; Bride: Addie Grace Russell; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. Henry Russell & Ada Luella Ames; Wit.: H. L. Russell & Isa B. Smith, Brighton; Date: Nov 20 1906; Place: Brighton Twp; Performed by: Wm. Crombie; Reg'd.: Nov 26 1906; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014470-1906, ancestry.com.)⁹ Addah Grace "Addie" Russell appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1911 Census: see Lloyd Herrington.⁴ She appeared on the census of 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1921 Census: see Lloyd Herrington.⁶ She lived on 21 February 1930 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Notice of father William Henry Russell. She died on 21 November 1981 at Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 94; "Herrington, Addie Grace (Russell); Died Nov 21/81, Age 94; p2 Nov 23/81 & p5 Nov 27/81 Issues - Index, The Trentonian, Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
Per Burial. She was buried on 24 November 1981 at Hilton Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: See Exhibit: Herrington; W. Lloyd - 1886 - 1968; His Beloved Wife; Addie Russell - 1887 - 1981; Their Son; Russell C. - 1913 - 1994; His Beloved Wife; Lois A. Stewart - 1911 - 1994 (Hilton Cemetery, Hilton, July 25, 2002.)¹⁰

     Anna Gertrude "Annie" Russell was born on 12 August 1889 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#025065: Name: Anna Gertrude Russell; Date: Aug 12 1889; Parents: W. H. Russell & Ada Ames; Inf.: W. H. Russell, farmer, Brighton Twp; Reg'd.: Oct 26 1889; Phys.: Dr. Sanford; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Birth Registration, #025065-1889, ancestry.com) Date Oct 10 1889 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 2m 15d at death Oct 25 1889.^1,3 She died on 25 October 1889 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012321: Name: Anna Gertrude Russell; Date: Oct 24 1889; Age: 2m 15d; Born: Brighton Twp., child of W. H. Russel; Cause: whooping cough, 3 weeks; Inf.: W. H. Russell, Brigton Twp; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Reg'd.: Oct 26 1889; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Death Registration, #012321-1889, ancestry.com) Not on 1891 Census.⁴

     Bessie Olivia Russell was born on 21 June 1894 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#021686: Name: Bessie Olivia Russell; Date: Jun 21 1894; Parents: W. H. Russell & Ada Ames; Inf.: W. H. Russell, farmer, Brighton Twp; Reg'd.: Jun 30 1894; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Birth Registration, #021686-1894, ancestry.com) Date Jun 1895 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1894 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date Jun 21 1894 per GEDCOM of Rozanne Munns' GEDCOM.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1901 Census: see Henry Russell.⁴ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Addison St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1911 Census: see William Henry Russell.¹ As of 15 June 1915,her married name was Scripture. She lived on 15 June 1915 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.³ She married Robert Brock Scripture, son of Hiram Jeremiah Scripture and Elizabeth Esther Steenburgh, on 15 June 1915 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010795: Groom: Robert Brock Scripture; Age: 32; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: fruit grower; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Hiram J. Scripture & Elizabeeth Steenburg; Bride: Bessie Olivia Russell; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: W. H. Russell & Ada Ames; Wit.: Ruth Snider & Maude Russell, Brighton; Date: Jun 15 1915; Place: Brighton; Sworn: Brighton, JUn 14 1915; Reg'r.: W. W. Porte, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010795-1915, ancestry.com.)⁵ Bessie Olivia Russell lived on 21 February 1930 at Ottawa, Ontario; Per Death Notice of father William Henry Russell. She died in 1978 at Ontario; Per Burial. She was buried in 1978 at Colborne Union Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Hiram J. 1846-1918; Elizabeth E. 1854-1935; P. Blake 1876-1880; Thomas W. 1880-1881; R. Brock 1883-1953; Bessie O. His Wife 1894-1978 (Colborne Union Cemetery, Sept 16, 2001.)⁶

     Maude Iva Russell was born on 31 October 1896 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#025847: Name: Iva Maud Russell; Parents: William Henry Russell, farmer & Ada Luella Ames; Inf. & Phys.: N. B. H. Dean, MD, Brighton; Reg'd.: Nov 25 1896; Reg'r.: D. Crouter (Ontario Birth Registration, #025847-1896, ancestry.com) Date 1897 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1896 per Memorial. Date Oct 1893 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Oct 31 1896 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1896 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^3,4,1,2,5,6 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1901 Census: see Henry Russell.⁷ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Addison St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1911 Census: see William Henry Russell.⁴ She lived on 15 June 1915 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.² As of 26 January 1916,her married name was Hennessy. She married John Lyon Hennessy, son of Daniel R. Hennessy and Ruth Watt Lyon, on 26 January 1916 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015847: Groom: John Lyon Hennessy; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: David N.? Hennessy & Ruth Lyon; Bride: Maude Iva Russell; Age: 19; Res.: Brighton; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. Henry Russell & Ada Ames; Wit.: Ruth B. S..?? & Lloyd Herrington, Brighton; Date: Jan 26 1916; Place: Brighton; Performed by: Wesley Elliott, Brighton, Meth; Sworn: Brighton, Jan 19 1916; Reg'r.: G. A. S. Thorne, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015847-1916, ancestry.com.)⁸ Maude Iva Russell appeared on the census of 11 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1921 Census: see John Hennessy.⁶ She lived on 21 February 1930 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Notice of father William Henry Russell. She was buried in 1976 at McPail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) HENNESSY; John Lyon Hennessy - 1896 - 1972; His Wife; Maude Iva Russell - 1896 - 1976; Their Infant Son; Gerald Russell - 1919 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Jun 4 2005.)⁵ She died in 1976 at Ontario; Date 1976 per Memorial.⁵

     Hellen Isabela Russell was born on 15 June 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.# : Name: Hellen Isabella Russell; Date: Jun 15 1901; Parents: W. Henry Russell & Ada Luella Ames... no 2nd page ... (Ontario Birth Registration, #... , ancestrty.com) Date June 15, 1901 per Memorial. Date Jun 1899 & location Ont. per 1911 Census.^3,4,2 She appeared on the census of 1911 at Addison St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1911 Census: see William Henry Russell.⁴ As of 23 June 1920,her married name was Bullock. She married Hubert Arthur Bullock, son of Arthur David Bullock and Eva Prindle Beach, on 23 June 1920 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#020444: Groom: Hubert Arthur Bullock; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Rel.: CE; Parents: Arthur David Bullock, b. Brighton & Eva Beech;; Bride: Helen Isabel Russell; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm Henry Russell, b. Brighton & Ada Ames; Expected Res.: Brighton; Wit.: Morley R. Simpson & Nora E. Snelgrove, Brighton; Date: Jun 23 1920; Place: Brighton; Performed by: W. R. Archer, Brighton, Meth; Sworn: Brighton, Jun 18 1920; Reg'r.: W. W. Porte, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #020444-1920, ancestry.com) "Hurbert Arthur Bullock, married June 23, 1920, Helen Isabel Russell; June 25, 1920 & July 2, 1920; Brighton Ensign."^5,6 Hellen Isabela Russell lived on 21 February 1930 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Notice of father William Henry Russell. She lived on 2 May 1957 at Lot 8a, 22 Bayshore Rd., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim Grant 22279) show that Dorothy B. Hall (formerly Denson) granted "part of Lot 8a, intended to be the land in 12295", Lot 8a, Bayshore Rd., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co. to Helen J. Bullock for $3,600), ITS Date: May 2 1957. Reg'n. Date: Feb 20 1959. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 013, pg. 139 of 198, OnLand.ca)
Note: The "a" after the lot number refers to the small part of that lot that was north of Bayshore Road, containing the cottages.⁷ She died on 28 July 1977 at Ontario at age 76; Date July 28 1977 per Memorial.³ She was buried on 31 July 1977 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Hubert A. Bullock; Feb 13, 1899 - Apr. 8, 1969; His Wife; Helen I. Russell; June 15, 1901 - July 28, 1977 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton.)³

     Mabel Russell died in 1885 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Mabel is not on 1891 Census. No records available for a Mabel Russell. She was born in 1885 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; No records available for a Mabel Russell.

     William Lyon Tompkins was born in November 1870 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 1870 per 1871 Census. Date per marriage reg'n. He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 months at 1871 Census: see Schuyler Tompkins.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Conc 5 Lot 24, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 months per 1871 Census: see Schuyler Tompkins.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1881 Census: see Schuyler Tompkins.² He lived on 15 March 1892 at Toronto, Ontario; Per Marriage Reg'n. He was Reporter - per marriage reg'n. on 15 March 1892 at Toronto, Ontario. He married Lillian Adele Ames, daughter of Thomas Richardson Ames and Nancy Fraleigh, on 15 March 1892 at Brighton Twp., Ontario; Marriage Registration: William Lyon Tompkins, 21; Residence: Toronto; Born: Cramahe Twp; Occupation: reporter; Parents: Schuyler A. & Cardelia; Bride: Lilian Adele Ames, 20; Residence & Born: Brighton Twp; Parents: Thomas & Nancy; Witnesses: Edward Farrow of Cramahe Twp & Clara Gould of Cramahe; Location: Brighton Twp; Date: Mar 15, 1892; Religion: Methodist; Performed by: Rev. R. Leitch.³

     Una Tompkins was born on 30 April 1894 at Toronto, Ontario; Date Apr 30 1894 per Burial.¹ She died on 25 September 1894 at Toronto, Ontario; Date Sep 25 1894 per Burial.¹ She was buried on 27 September 1894 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Lillian; Wife of; Wm Tompkins; Daug of; Thomas & Nancy Ames; Died July 14 1895; Aged 25 Yrs 4 Mos; Una daughter of; Wm. & Lillian Tompkins; Born April 30 1894; Died Sep 25 1894 (McPhail's Cemetery)
Cemetery Transcription: Lilian, Wife of William E. Tompkins & daughter of Thomas & Nancy Ames; Died July 4 1895, Aged 25 yrs. 7 mos. 11 dys; Daughter Una; Apr 30 1894 - Sep 25 1894 (Ontario Archives)
CEMSearch: name: Una Tompkins; Born: 1894-04-30; Died: 1894-09-25; Notes: Daughter of Lilian Tompkins; Buried: McPhail's Cemetery; Other names: Lillian Tompkins (Ames) ( -1895.)^2,1,3

     Samuel McColl was born on 18 October 1868 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1970 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Oct 18 1868 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Oct 1869 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Jan 1866 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1871 Census: see Hugh McColl.⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see Hugh McColl.⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1891 Census: see Hugh McColl.⁵ He married Ethel Maud Ames, daughter of Thomas Richardson Ames and Nancy Fraleigh, on 5 April 1899 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#011414: Groom: Samuel Mccoll; Age: 30; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hugh Mccoll & Iona Scott; Bride: Ethel Maud Ames; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Parents: Thomas Ames & Nancy Fraleigh; Wit.: Milton F. Ames & Nettie J McColl of Brighton; Date: Apr 5, 1899; Location: Brighton Twp; Religion: Methodist; Performed by: A. J. Courtice (Ontario Marriage Registration, #011414-1899.)⁹ Samuel McColl appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: Mccoll, Samuel, 32, b. Ont. Oct 18 1868, Scot., Meth., farmer, married; Ethel M., 26, b. Nov 16 1874, Eng., married; Hugh G., 1, b. Feb 4 1900.¹⁰ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 9 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 9, Lot 6. He appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1911 Census: McColl, Samuel, 41, b. Ont. Oct 1869, Scot., Meth., farmer, married; Ethel M., 36, b. Ont. Nov 1875?, Scot., Meth., married; Douglas, 11, b. Feb 1900, son; Harold, 8, b. June 1903, son; Jean, 7, b. Feb 1904, daughter; Reginald, 5, b. Aug 1906, son; Lorna G., 8 months, b. Sept 1910, daughter (Conc 4, Lot 8) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada Wen Site: Hilton, page 4, line 19.)² He "Codrington: M. Ames and S. McColl are spending the summer in Saskatoon .... building two houses ... " from The Brighton Ensign, May 10, 1912, seen on micrfilm at The Ontario Archives, Jan 4, 2001 on 10 May 1912 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He appeared on the census of 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1921 Census: McColl, 51, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Irish, Meth., farmer, married; Ethel, 46, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Irish, Meth., married; Jean, 17; Res, 15; Lorna, 10 (1921 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 4, pg. 9, lot 48 - ancestry.ca.)⁷ He died on 15 June 1925 at Conc 18 Lot 4, Tudor Twp., Madoc, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 56; Death Reg'n.#016137: Name: Samuel McColl; Date: Jun 15 1925; Age: 59 yrs. 5 mo; Res.: Conc 18, Lot 4, Tudor; Born: Jan 1866, Brighton Twp; Status: married; Parents: Hugh McColl & - Scott, both b. Murray; Cause: heart attach; Phys.: Dr. Eagleson, Madoc; Inf.: W. H. Russell, Brighton, brother-in-law; Burial: Brighton Twp; Reg'd.: June 17 1925 (Ontario Death Registration, #016137-1925, ancestry.com)
Date 1925 per Memorial.^11,12 He was buried on 17 June 1925 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McColl; John S. McColl 1818 - 1902; Pheobe His Wife; 1822 - 1891; Their Son; Hugh McColl 1844 - 1927; Iona Scott His Wife 1845 - 1902; Their Son; Samuel McColl 1868 - 1925; Ethel Ames His Wife 1874 - 1953 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)
Cemetery Transcription: John S. McColl 1818-1902; Phoebe McPhail 1822-1891; Hugh McColl 1844-1927; Iona Scott 1845-1902; Samuel McColl 1866-1925; Ethel Ames 1874-1953 (Ontario Archives.)^13,11

     Hugh "Douglas" McColl was born on 4 February 1900 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1900 per Memorial. Date Feb 4 1900 per 1901 Census. Per Troy Brown GEDCOM. Date Feb 1900 per 1911 Census.^2,3,1 He appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1901 Census: see Samuel McColl.⁴ He appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1911 Census: see Samuel McColl.³ He lived on 22 November 1924 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Harry Garnet Card and Mary Lucretia Corlett.⁵ He married Marjorie Olive Lillian Langdon, daughter of Goldwin "Smith" Langdon and Margaret Emma "Maggie" Smith, on 30 June 1926 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 30 1926 & location Brighton per family tree of DwaShaMac on ancestry.com, May 24 2016.⁶ Hugh "Douglas" McColl lived on 20 July 1934 at Village Lot 1, Young St. East (25), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Assignment 6683) show that an Assignment was registered with Grantors Harvey J. Davern & Frank L. Atkinson re "said lot see as to road way. See Agreement.", Village Lot 1, Young Street East Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. and Grantee H. Douglas McColl in the amount of $1133.56/100. ITS Date: Jul 20 1934. Reg'n. Date: Jul 21 1934. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, Village Lot 1, Young St. East, page 169 of 220, OnLand.ca)
Note: This is #25 Young St.⁷ He lived on 23 October 1935 at Village Lot 1, Young St. East (25), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Certificate of Order for Foreclosure 6906) show that H. Douglas McColl (Plaintiff) was granted "part, as see deed", Village Lot 1, Young Street East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and Frank L. Atkinson (Defendant) "it was ordered that the Defendants stand absolutely debarred and foreclosed from all right, title and equity of ??tion.. ". ITS Date: Oct 23 1935. Reg'n. Date: Jul 18 1938. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, Village Lot 1, Young St. East, page 168 of 220, OnLand.ca)
Note: This is #25 Young St.⁷ He was "She was a milliner, he was manager of Public Utilities in Brighton and operated a Shell service station." per The McColl Clan: Scotland to Canada, by Leona M. Austin. circa 1940 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario. He lived on 13 August 1946 at Village Lot 1, Young St. East (25), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 20283) show that H. Douglas McColl & wife granted "said lot", Village Lot 1, Young Street East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Albert A. Duffy and Dorothy Duffy (Joint Tenants) for $1. ITS Date: Aug 13 1946. Reg'n. Date: Mar 24 1958. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, Village Lot 1, Young St. East, page 169 of 220, OnLand.ca)
Note: This is #25 Young St.⁷ He lived on 4 January 1953 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per death notice of his mother, Ethel (Ames) Reyolds. He died on 24 May 1960 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 60; Date 1960 per Memorial.¹ He was buried on 27 May 1960 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McColl; Hugh Douglas McColl; 1900 - 1960; His Beloved Wife; Marjorie Olive Langdon; 1903 - 1976 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Jun 30 2009.)¹

     Francis "Harold" McColl was born on 4 June 1902 at Conc 9 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.##028276: Name: Francis Harold McColl; Date: Jun 4 1902; Parents: Samuel McColl & Ethel Maud Ames; Occ.: farming, Lot 6, Conc 9; Phys.: N. D. Richards; Inf.: Samuel McColl; Reg'd.: Jun 20 1902 (Ontario Birth Registration, #028276-1902, ancestry.ca) Date June 4, 1902 per Burial. Date Jun 1903 per 1911 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1911 Census; see Samuel McColl.² He lived on 14 July 1934 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of George Edwin Sprung & Jean Adair McColl.⁴ He married Margaret Frances Stokes on 24 October 1936 at Niagara Falls, Ontario. Francis "Harold" McColl lived in 1957 at Iona Ave., Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; "180 McColl, Francis Harold, electrical engineer ... 92" & 180 McColl, Mrs. Margaret .... 93" Canada Voter Lists, 1957, Carleton Co., City of Ottawa, pg. 259 of 443, ancestry.ca.⁵ He died on 1 October 1994 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 92; Date Oct 1 1994 per Burial.¹ He was buried on 4 October 1994 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McColl; F. Harold; McColl; June 4, 1902; Oct. 1, 1994; Margaret F; Stokes; Sept. 2, 1911; Nov. 14, 2000 (McPhail's Cemetery, June 4, 2005.)¹

     Jean Adair McColl was born on 10 February 1904 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 10 1904 per Burial. Date 1904 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Feb 1904 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1904 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - George Edwin Sprung.^2,3,1,4 She appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1911 Cecnsus: see Samuel McColl.³ She appeared on the census of 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1921 Census: see Samuel McColl.¹ She lived on 14 July 1934 at 197 Wellesley St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence 197 Wellesly St., TO per marriage reg'n. - George Edwin Sprung.⁴ As of 14 July 1934,her married name was Sprung. She married George Edwin Sprung, son of David "Best" Sprung and Ellen Maud "Nellie" Rowe, on 14 July 1934 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017060: Groom: George Edwin Sprung; Age: 30; Res.: 11 Dorvall Rd., Toronto; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: laundryman; Rel.: United Church; Parents: David Best Sprung & Ellen Maud Rowe; Bride: Jean Adair McColl; Age: 30; Res.: 197 Wellesly St., Toronto; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Occ.: stenographer; Rel.: United Church; Parents: Samuel McColl & Ethel Ames; Wit.: F.H. McColl, Toronto & Lorna McColl, Brighton; Date: Jul 14 1934; Place: Cramahe Twp; Performed by: Milton Lionel Hinton, Castleton, United Church, 3021; Sworn: Long Branch Village, Jul 7 1934; Reg'r.: C.B. Barker, Long Branch (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017060-1934, ancestry.ca.)⁵ Jean Adair McColl lived on 4 January 1953 at Toronto, Ontario; " ... at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Sprung, in Toronto ... " per death notice of her mother, Ethel (Ames) Reynolds. She lived in 1979 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "She lives in Colborne now." per The McColl Clan: Scotland to Canada, by Leona M. Austin. She died on 7 April 2003 at Ontario at age 99; Date Apr 7 2003 per Burial.² She was buried on 10 April 2003 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) SPRUNG; George E. Sprung; January 1, 1904 - June 8, 1973; His Beloved Wife; Jean A. McColl; February 10, 1904 - April 7, 2003 (McPhail's Cemetery, June 4, 2005.)²

     Reginald "Rex" Ames McColl was born on 24 August 1905 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.# .. : Name: Reginald Ames McColl; Date: Aug 24 1905; Parents: Samuel McColl & Ethel Ames... pg. 2 not available ... (Ontario Birth Registration, #... , ancestry.ca) Date 1906 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Aug 1906 & location Ont. per 1911 Census.^2,3,1 He appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1911 Census: see Samuel McColl.² He appeared on the census of 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1921 Census: see Samuel McColl.¹ He Rex McColl appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁴ He married Helen "Jean" Dulmage, daughter of Burton Dulmage and Mary Martin, on 5 December 1931 at Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 5 1931 & location Warkworth per family tree of shawnmcintyre on ancestry.com, Jul 20 2013.⁵ Reginald "Rex" Ames McColl lived on 4 January 1953 at Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per death notice of mother Ethel (Ames) Reynolds. He died on 26 January 2000 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 94; Date Jan 26 2000 & location Cobourg per family tree of shawnmcintyre on ancestry.com, Jul 20 2013.⁵

     Lorna Gertrude McColl was born on 23 September 1910 at Conc 4 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#034274: Name: Lorna Gertrude McColl; Date: Sep 23 1910; Place: Conc 7(4?), Lot 6, Brighton Twp; Parents: Samuel McColl, farmer, & Ethen Maud Ames; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. C. M. Sanford; Reg'd.: Sep - 1910; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #034274-1910, ancestry.ca) Date 1910 per Memorial. Date 1911 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Sep 1910 & location Ont. rural per 1911 Census.^2,3,4,5,6 She appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 months at 1911 Census: see Samuel McColl.² She appeared on the census of 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1921 Census: see Samuel McColl.⁶ She lived on 14 July 1934 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of George Edwin Sprung & Jean Adair McColl.⁷ As of 5 July 1941,her married name was Mountjoy. She married Laurence Harvey Mountjoy on 5 July 1941 at Ontario. Lorna Gertrude McColl lived on 4 January 1953 at Morganston, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per death notice of mother Ethel (Ames) Reynolds. She died in 2006 at Ontario; Date 2006 per Memorial.⁴ She was buried in 2006 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (Exhibit) MOUNTJOY; Laurence Mountjoy; 1909 - 1966; His Wife; Lorna McColl; 1910 - 2006 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Jun 7 2017.)⁴

     Herman Reynolds was born on 3 September 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1871 per Burial. Date Sep 3 1871 & location Cramahe Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Sep 3 1871 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1872 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1871 per 1881 Census. Date 1872 & location Norham per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see George Reynolds.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1891 Census: see George Reynolds.⁵ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 10 Lot 13, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 10, Lot 13, Cramahe Twp.³ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1901 Census: Reynolds, Herman, 29, b. Ont. r. Sep 3 1871, Eng., Meth., farmer, single; George G., 64, b. Ont. r. Oct 4 1837, Eng., Meth., married; Jane L., 58, b. Ont. r. Mar 21 1843, Eng., Meth., married; Carrie M., 21, b. Ont. r. Mar 3 1880, daughter; Clifford r., 16, b. Ont. r. Jan 6 1885, son (1901 Census Online: Cramahe Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. e-4, pg. 7, line 9, T-6485 - Conc 10, Lot 13.)³ He lived on 8 September 1904 at Wollaston Twp., Coe Hill, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Coe Hill per marr. reg'n.⁴ He married Ruth Beaumont, daughter of Hy Beaumont and Anne ?, on 8 September 1904 at Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009658: Groom: Herman Reynolds; Age: 32; Res.: Coe Hill; Born: Norham; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Geo. & Lydia Reynolds; Bride: Ruth Beaumont; Age: 29?; Res. & Born: Wollaston Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Hy & Annie Beaumont; Wit.: Chas Beaumont & Mary Soraine?, Wollaston Twp; Date: Sep 8 1904; Place: Wollaston Twp; rel.: Meth; Performed by: J. M. Clegg; reg'd.: Sep 25 1904; Reg'r.: W. H. Nugent (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009658-1904, ancestry.com)
Not married per 1901 Census.^2,3,7 Herman Reynolds lived on 2 November 1908 at Conc 10 Lot 13, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8194) show that Archibald ?M. L. Campbell, ?unreserved?, Maria L. ?Buckley?, ?Daniel McTavish, widower, Mary E. L. McTavish, spinster sold 100 acres of lot 13, conc 1, Cramahe Twp. to Herman Reynolds for $2,300. ITS Date: Nov 2 1908. Reg'n. Date: Nov 18 1908. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., Conc 10, Lot 13, pg. 015 of 196, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan, March 25 2021.)⁸ He appeared on the census of 31 July 1926 at Cramahe Twp., Morganston, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Lydia Jane (Oliver) Reynolds.⁶ He married Ethel Maud Ames, daughter of Thomas Richardson Ames and Nancy Fraleigh, on 3 November 1931 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date ?; see death notice of wife Ethel (Ames) Reynolds. Herman Reynolds "1942, for sale, cottage at Presqu'ile Point, fully furnished, electric lights. Will sell cheap or trade for house in town and pay difference. Apply H. Reynolds, Morganston, Ontario. The ad ran yearly until sold in 1945. " from page 234 on "Presqu'ile: What Became of the Land" by Susan Brose, 2024.
(Note: This was the old range light keeper's house and would later be 4 Langdon Ave. in 1935 at Lot 8, Range Light Keeper Reserve, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁹ He "Brighton Ensign 1941, for sale or for rent, seven room cottage at Presqu'ile Point, exclusive area; garage, electricity, fully furnished, screened verandah; will rent or sell reasonable. Apply H. Reynolds, Morganston, Ontario." from page 234 on "Presqu'ile: What Became of the Land" by Susan Brose, 2024.
(Note: This was the old range light keeper's house and would later be 4 Langdon Ave. in 1941 at Lot 8, Range Light Keeper Reserve, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁹ He "1942, for sale, cottage at Presqu'ile Point, fully furnished, electric lights. Will sell cheap or trade for house in town and pay difference. Apply H. Reynolds, Morganston, Ontario. The ad ran yearly until sold in 1945. " from page 234 on "Presqu'ile: What Became of the Land" by Susan Brose, 2024.
(Note: This was the old range light keeper's house and would later be 4 Langdon Ave. in 1942 at Lot 8, Range Light Keeper Reserve, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁹ He "1944, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parsons of Cobourg were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Scott at the Reynolds cottage, Presqu'ile. " from page 232 on "Presqu'ile: What Became of the Land" by Susan Brose, 2024.
(Note: This was the old range light keeper's house and would later be 4 Langdon Ave. in 1944 at Lot 8, Range Light Keeper Reserve, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁹ He "July 1945, Mr., and Mrs. Gar Smith have purchased the Reynolds cottage and have redecorated it in fine shape. See article of Cornwall at Property 105 main lightkeepers house." from page 232 on "Presqu'ile: What Became of the Land" by Susan Brose, 2024.
(Note: This was the old range light keeper's house and would later be 4 Langdon Ave. in 1944 at Lot 8, Range Light Keeper Reserve, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁹ He died on 20 October 1947 at Belleville General Hospital, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 76; Death Reg'n.#034136: Name: Herman Reynolds; Date: Oct 20 1947; Age: 76y 1m 17d; Place: Belleville General Hosptial, 5 hours; Res.: Morganston, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co; Born: Cramahe Twp., Sep 3 1871; Nat.: Eng; Status: married; Spouse: Ethel Maud Ames (McCall); Occ.: retired farmer, to Oct 1946; Parents: George Reynolds & Lydia ?, b. Cda; Inf.: Mrs. Keith Hadley, Henry St., Trenton, daughter; Burial: Christian Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Oct 23 1947; Und.: Ralph W. Weaver, Trenton; Cause: intestinal obstruction, 2 days; Phys.: Geo. Stobie, Belleville; Reg'd.: Oct 24 1947; Reg'r.: J. Wilfred Holmes, Belleville, Hastings Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #034136-1947, ancestry.ca)


Date 1947 per Burial.^2,10 He was buried on 23 October 1947 at Christian Church Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Morganston, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Reynolds; Mother; Ruth; Beaumont; 1873 - 1929; Father; Herman; Reynolds; 1871 - 1947 (Cramahe Hill Cemetery, Morganston, June 12, 2004)
CEMSearch: Name: Herman Reynolds; Born: 1871; Died: 1947; Notes: Husband of Ruth Beaumont; Buried: Christian Church Cemetery, Morganston; Other names: Ruth Reynolds (Beaumont) (1878-1929)
Date Oct 23 1947 & location Christian Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^2,11,6