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     Clarissa Ann Delong was born on 3 October 1843 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Oct 1843 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Oct 3 1843 per 1901 Census. Date Oct 1843 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n. Date Oct 9 1843 & location Prince Edward Co. per Death Reg'n.^{2,3,1,4,5,6,7} She lived on 23 December 1874 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Reisdence Ameliasburgh per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 23 December 1874,her married name was Adams. She married Robert Scott Adams, son of Robert James Adams and Isabella Brooks, on 23 December 1874 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003212: Groom: Robert Scott Adams; Age: 28; Res.: Ameliasburgh Twp; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Robert & Isabella Adams; Bride: Clarissa Ann Delong; Age: 26; Res.: Ameliasburgh Twp; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Simon & Byancy DeLong; Wit.: M. S. Hanson, Belleville; Date: Dec 23 1874; Place: Belleville; Rel.: WM; Performed by: Chas. A. Hanson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003212-1874, ancestry.com.)⁸ Clarissa Ann Delong appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1881 Census: see Robert J. Adams.⁹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1891 Census: see R. J. Adams.¹⁰ She lived in April 1901 at Conc 7 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 7, Lot 31, Brighton Twp.² She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1901 Census: Adams, Clarissa, 57, b. Ont. 3 Oct 1843, Irish, widow; Edwin, 24, b. 11 Jun 1877, son; Edgar, 24, b. 11 Jan 1877, son, student; Blanche B., 21, b. 19 Feb 1880, daughter; Alphonse, 17, b. 8 Oct 1883, son; Reta A., 14, b. 25 May 1886, daughter Conc 7, Lot 31) (1901 Census on Archives Canada Web Site: dist 95, a-5, pg. 2, line 35.)¹¹ She lived on 7 March 1908 at Conc 7 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8254) show that Clarissa A. Adams, widow, Edwin Adams & wife, Edgar Adams & wife, Byanea B. Snider & Reta A. Milner granted the west half 100 acres of Lot 31, Conc 7 to Alfred F. Adams for $4,500. ITS Date: Mar 7 1908. Reg'n. Date: Apr 24 1908. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 7, pg. 196 of 239, Lot 31, pg. 2, page copied from Onland.ca, Feb 22 2021.)¹² She appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1911 Census: see Edwin Adams (son.)³ She appeared on the census of 1921 at Sidney Twp., Hastings West Co., Ontario; Age 76 at 1921 Census: see Edwin Adams (son.)⁷ She died on 31 May 1929 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 85; Death Reg'n.#030389: Name: Clarissa Ann Adams; Date: May 31 1929; Age: 85y 7m 22d; Res.: Ameliasburgh Twp; Born: Oct 9 1843, Prince Edward Co; Status: widowed; Parents: Simon Delong, b. Ont. & ?? ; Phys.: D. S. Cronk, Belleville; Inf.: Edwin Adams, R.R.#5, Trenton, son; Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp; Und.: Ben Buchanan, Warkworth; Reg'r.: F. C. File (Ontario Death Registration, #030389-1929, ancestry.com.)¹³ She was buried on 2 June 1929 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit )Clarissa; DeLong; Wife of; Robert Adams; 1842 - 1929 (Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 30 2008) Per Death Reg'n.^6,14

     Samuel McColl was born in 1840 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada. He died circa 1845 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Samuel died young" per The McColl Clan: Scotland to Canada by Leona M. Austin.

     John S. J. McColl was born on 12 September 1842 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1842 per Memorial. Date Sep 12 1843 & location Brighton per FindaGrave. Date Sep 12 1842 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Sep 12 1843 per 1901 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.
Note: Brighton Twp. did not exist yet so it would likely have been in the area of Murray Twp. that became Brighton Twp. in 1851.^{6,2,3,4,1,7,5} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1861 Census: see John S. McColl.⁸ He married Ellen Scott, daughter of Warren Scott and Samantha Comstock, on 13 February 1867 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Feb 13 1867 per family tree of ShelleyMoore36 on ancestry.com, June 13, 2011. per 1871 Census.^3,9 John S. J. McColl appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1871 Census: McColl, John S. J., 28, b. Ont., Scot., Pres., farmer, married; Ellen, 24, b. Ont., Scott., Pres., married; Wm. A., 3; Emma J., 2 (1871 Census: Murray Twp., dist. 55, div. 3, pg. 5, line 12 - ancestry.com.)³ He lived in 1878 at Conc 6 Lot 14 & 15, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas Map: Name: J. S. J. McColl; Nat.: Canada; Business: farmer; Year Settled: 1842; Post Office: Wooler; Township: Murray; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: VI, 15 - 100 acres & VI, 14 - 50 acres.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1881 Census: McColl, John S. J., 38, b. Ont., Scot., Pres., farmer, married; Ellen, 34, b. Ont., Scotl., Pres., married; Willie, 13; Emma, 12; Hattie, 6; Green, Abel, 27, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farm lab., single; Scott, Laura, 26, b. Ont., Scot., CE, single (1871 Census: Murray Twp., dist. 123, sub-dist. e, pg. 13, line 1 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 29 April 1891 at Murray Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1891 Census: McColl, J. S. J., 48, b. Ont., p.b. Scot. & Ont., Pres., farmer, married; Ellen, 44, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Pres., married; William, 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Pres., single; Hattie, 17 (1891 Census: Murray Twp., East Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. g-5, pg. 8, line 1 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1901 Census: McColl, John S. J., 58, b.Ont. Sep 12 1843, Scot., Pres., farmer, married; Ellen, 54, b. Jul 26 1847, Germ., married; Hattie, 26, b. 1875, Scot.¹¹ He died on 25 July 1931 at Belleville General Hospital, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 88; Death Reg'n.#018256: Name: John McColl; Date: Jul 25 1931; Age: 88y 10m 13d; Place: Belleville General Hospital, 2 days; Res.: Murray Twp; Born: Brighton Twp., Sep 12 1842; Status: widower; Occ.: retired farmer; Parents: John S. McColl, b. Scotland & Phoebe McPhail, b. Scotland; Inf.: Wm. A. Mccoll, Wooler, son; Burial: McPhail's Cemetery, Jul 28 1931; Cause: perforated bowel; Phys.: W. C. Morgan, Belleville; Reg'd.: Jul 28 1931; Reg'r.: P. J. O'Rourke, Trenton (Ontario Death Registration, #018256-1931, ancestry.com) Date 1931 per Memorial.^12,1 He was buried on 28 July 1931 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) 1842 J. S. J. McColl, 1931; 1846 Ellen, his wife 1930; 1875 Hattie J. McColl, 1915; 1867 W. A. McColl 1949; 1870 Beatrice, his wife 1962; McColl (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., by Dan)
FindaGrave: Name: John S J McColl; BIRTH: 12 Sep 1843, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 25 Jul 1931 (aged 87), Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: McPhails Cemetery
Brighton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 200614773 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200614773/john-s_j-mccoll) Per Death Reg'n.^2,1,7

     Sarah McColl was born in 1846 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see Samuel McColl
Note: There is a 16-year-old Hugh McColl living with Samuel and Sarah McColl in Murray - with Sarah and Mary, a bit too young to be children of the elderly couple.¹ As of after 1866,her married name was Barnum. She married Nelson Barnum after 1866.

     Catherine B. McColl was born on 25 August 1848 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 25 1848 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1849 & locaiton Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1847 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date & location per GEDCOM of Clint MacDonald, Sep 18, 2002.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1861 Census: see John S. McColl.⁷ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1871 Census: see John S. McColl.⁸ As of 19 November 1873,her married name was Dauncey. She married James Dauncey, son of William Dauncey and Catherine Coombs, on 19 November 1873 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date per GEDCOM of Clint MacDonald, Sep 18, 2002. Catherine B. McColl appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1881 Census: see James Dauncey.⁹ She appeared on the census of 8 April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1891 Census: see James Dauncey.⁵ She appeared on the census of 1 May 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1901 Census: see James Dauncey.⁶ She appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1911 Census: see James Dauncey (son.)¹ She died on 20 February 1918 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 69; per GEDCOM of Clint MacDonald, Sep 18, 2002. She was buried on 22 February 1918 at Anglican Church Yard, Trenton, Ontario; per GEDCOM of Clint MacDonald, Sep 18, 2002.

     Isabel McColl was born in 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West.

     Henry Belford Sr. was born in 1805 at Longford Co., Ireland; Date 1805 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1805 & location Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1804 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1804 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1803 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. Date 1805 per Toby Book, pg. 168, Early Settlers in Brighton Twp. with Birth Dates. Date was 1804? Location Langford Co., Ireland per The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} He married Isabella Beatty before 1826. Henry Belford Sr. lived on 31 December 1832 at Conc 2 Lot 69, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; "This Indenture made at Ameliasburgh in the Midland District and province of Upper Canada on the thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two Between Henry Belford of the Township of Ameliasburgh County of Prince Edward Midland district and Province of Upper Canada, yeoman, of the first, and Peter Moon of the aforesaid Township County district and province, of the second part, Witnesseth that the said Henry Belford for and in consideration of the sum of ten Pounds good and lawful money of the province of Upper Canada to him in hand paid by the said Peter Moon the receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged has granted Bargained, sold aliened transferred conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien transfer convey and confirm unto the said Peter Moon his heirs and assigns forever all and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and premises situated lying and being in the Township of Ameliasburgh county of Prince Edward Midland district and province aforesaid containing by admeasurement seven or eight acres of land or whatever quantity of land may be enclosed by the limits and boundaries herein after described be the same more of less being comprised of a part of the west half of Lot Number sixty nine in the second Concession of the Township of Ameliasburgh aforesaid which said parcel or tract of land and premises are butted and bounded or may be otherwise known as follows that is to say commencing in the centre of said Lot Number sixty nine and equidistant from Lots Number Seventy and sixty eight in the front of the said second Concession then south thirty one degrees thirty minutes east to the edge of a Marsh crossing the said lot then at right angles along the north side of the Marsh nine chains fifty links to the limit between sixty nine and seventy there at right angles to the front of the second concession then at right angles along the front nine chains fifty links to the place of beginning; to have and to hold occupy and possess to him the said Peter Moon his heirs and executors administrators and assigns forever all with all the advantages whatsoever of woods underwoods ways waters and water courses Interests profits emoluments thereon arising therefrom now or hereafter subject however to the reservations and conditions in the original Grant thereof from the Crown, with the hereditaments and appurtenances ?and? any wise appertaining thereto and the reversion and remainder and remainders -- issues and profits thereof and all the estate right title claim and demand of in and to the said premises of him the said Henry Belford his heirs and assigns unto the only benefit use and behoof of him the said Peter Moon his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever and for and in consideration of the aforesaid sum of ten pounds as aforesaid to him the said Henry Belford in hand paid and the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by the said Henry Belford to be fully paid and satisfied and the said Henry Belford doth quit all claim right and title of in and to the said premises and doth Warrant and forever defend the same to the said Peter Moon his heirs and executors administrators and assigns from this day forward forever. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands & seals the day and year herein above mentioned. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of; (signatures follow) Thomas R. Howard     William Cruickshank          Henry Belford" from scanned image of the Memorial sent to me via email by Jim Belford, Sep 29 2009.
Note: Location of this 7 or 8 acres in Concession 2, Lot 69 is shown in the County Atlas map as being directly north of Mountainview, on the north side of March that extends westerly into the township, leaving a small block of habitable land at the far north end of this lot.⁸ He lived on 11 March 1845 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 7047) show that William McMullen sold 100 acres of the east half of lot 35, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to Henry Belford. ITS Date: Mar 11 1845; Reg'n. Date: Sep 2 1845. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 8, pg. 178 of 192, Lot 35, pg. 1, page copied from OnLand.ca, Feb 20 2021.)⁸ He appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Henry Belford; Prop; Farmer; Conc 8, Lot 35. He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Henry Belford; Prop; Total Persons - 8; Conc 8, Lot 35. He appeared on the census of 1851 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1851 Census: Belford, Henry, 48, b. Ireland, WM, yeoman, married; Isabella, 46, b. Ireland, WM, married; John, 23, b. Cda., WM, lab., single; Frances(f), 21, b. Cda., WM, single; William James, 17, b. Cda., WM, lab., single; Sarah E., 16; Mary Jane, 14; Henry, 6 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 128 of 160, line 44 - ancestry.com)
Note: Pages are out of place; youngest child Henry is on pg 132, not 130??⁹ He "Henry Belford was the first witness called. He said – I have known the prisoner at the bar twelve or fourteen years. I am he Reeve of the township in which he lived. I would suppose the prison to be about twenty-five years of age. I the earlier part of his life, he was faming with his father. Subsequently, he taught school for about four months. After that, he went to Normal School in Toronto, and then taught in Hamilton. I have formed a very high opinion of the prisoner’s character. I have had frequent intercourse with him. He has always been an advocate of temperance and morality." from "Life and Trial of W H. King" by Reuben Decourcy on 5 April 1859 at Court House, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario. He lived in April 1861 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 8, Lot 35, E 1/2 & SW 1/4 - 150 acres.³ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1861 Census: Belford, Henry, 57, b. Ireland, farmer, married; ?, 55, married; John, 31, b. U.C; Francis, 29; W. J., 27; Sarah, 24; Jane, 22; Henry, 15.¹⁰ He lived in April 1871 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 8, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., 116 acres, owner.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1871 Census: Belford, Henry, 67, b. Ireland, Scot, WM, farmer, married; Isabella, 65, b. Ireland, Scot, WM, married; John, 41, b. Ont. Scot., WM, farmer, single; Sarah, 33, b. Ont., Scot., WM, single; Jane, 30, b. Ont., Scot., WM, single (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 3, pg. 40, line 8 - Conc 8, Lot 35, 116 acres, owner.)¹¹ He lived on 1 March 1876 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant H1398) show that Henry Belford, Sr. sold 100 acres of the east half of lot 35, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to Henry Belford, Jr. ITS Date: Mar 1 1876; Reg'n. Date: Mar 6 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 8, pg. 178 of 192, Lot 35, pg. 1, page copied from OnLand.ca, Feb 20 2021.)⁸ He lived in 1878 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: Henry Belford; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland Co; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: VIII, 35 - 150 acres.¹² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 76 at 1881 Census: Belford, Henry, 76, b. Ireland, C. Meth., Irish, farmer, married; Isabella, 74, married; John, 52, b. Ontario, farmer; Sarah E., 42; Margaret J., 39.¹³ He lived on 3 December 1883 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant M3684) show that Henry Belford, Sr. sold 50 acres of the west half of the east half of lot 35, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to William J. Belford for $2,500. ITS Date: Dec 3 1883; Reg'n. Date: Dec 21 1883. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 8, pg. 178 of 192, Lot 35, pg. 1, page copied from OnLand.ca, Feb 20 2021.)⁸ He lived on 28 November 1888 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4847) show that Henry Belford, Sr. sold 50 acres of the east quarter lot 35, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to Henry Belford, Jr. for $2,500. ITS Date: Nov 28 1888; Reg'n. Date: Dec 3 1888. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 8, pg. 179 of 192, Lot 35, pg. 2, page copied from OnLand.ca, Feb 20 2021.)⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 86 at 1891 Census: Belford, Henry, 86, b. Ireland, Parents b. Ireland, Meth, farmer, widower; John, 60, b. Ontario, parents b. Ontario, son; Sarah, 48, daughter; Margaret, 45, daughter.¹⁴ He died on 4 July 1897 at Brightom Twp., Mount Olivet, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 4 1897 per Burial.¹⁵ He was buried on 6 July 1897 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mount Olivet, Northumberland Co., Ontario; See Exhibit. On Stone: Henry Belford, Sr; Died; July 4 1897; Aged 92 years; Isabella; Wife of; Henry Belford Sr; Died may 25 1884; Aged 78 years.¹⁵

     Isabella Beatty was born in 1805 at Ireland; Date 1805 & location Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1806 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1806 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1805 & location Ireland per 1851 Census.^2,3,4,5 She immigrated in 1825 to Ontario; Immigration to Canada 1825 per Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington.⁶ As of before 1826,her married name was Belford. She married Henry Belford Sr., son of James Henry Belford and Sarah Elizabeth Percival, before 1826. Isabella Beatty appeared on the census of 1851 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1851 Census: see Henry Belford.⁷ She appeared on the census of 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1861 Census: see Henry Belford.⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1871 Census: see Henry Belford.⁹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 74 at 1881 Census: see Henry Belford.¹⁰ She died on 25 May 1884 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Burial.¹¹ She was buried on 27 May 1884 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mount Olivet, Ontario; See Exhibit. On Stone: Henry Belford, Sr; Died; July 4 1897; Aged 92 years; Isabella; Wife of; Henry Belford Sr; Died may 25 1884; Aged 78 years.

     John Belford was born in 1830 at Pakenham, Lanark Co., Upper Canada; Date 1828 per Memorial. Date 1828 & location Peckinham, Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1829 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1861 Census. Date 1828 & location Ont. per 1851 Census.
Note: There is a Packinham in Renfrew Co., Ontario although it does not come in the Ontario Finder. All census records show he was born in Ontario. There is, in fact, a Belford family in Peckinham, although I have no indication they are connected to the Sidney/Murray group.
Note: Jim Belford uses the spelling Packenham. There is a Pakenham in Lanark Co. which does come up in the Ontario Locator.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 23 at 1851 Census: see Henry Belford.⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 31 at 1861 Census: see Henry Belford.⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1871 Census: see Henry Belford.⁹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1881 Census: see Henry Belford.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1891 Census: see Henry Belford.¹¹ He died on 5 April 1898 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n: John Belford; Age: 70; Date: Apr 5 1898; Place: Lot 35 Conc 8, Brighton Twp; farmer; Born: Packenham, Ontario; Cause: Epilepticolitis, suddenly; Dr: C. M. Sanford; Methodist; Inf: C. M. Sanford; Reg'd: Apr 16, 1898.¹² He was buried on 7 April 1898 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) John Belford; 1828 - 1898; Sarah Belford; 1838 - 1927 (Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)²

     Frances Belford was born in 1832 at Upper Canada; Date 1832 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1830 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1851 Census: see Henry Belford.³ He appeared on the census of 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1861 Census: see Henry Belford.⁴

     William James Belford was born on 20 October 1833 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 33 1833 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1834 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Oct 20 1833 & location Prince Edward Co. per death notice & marriage register.
Note: Several other children at this time were born in Sidney so I expect William James was born there too. Death notice was quit far removed from recollection.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} He lived between 1834 and 1850 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canaa West; " ... at an early age went with his parents to Brighton Township, Northumberland County ... " per death notice. He appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Henry Belford.⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 27 at 1861 Census: see Henry Belford.⁹ He married Joanna Orser, daughter of Joseph Orser and Elizabeth MacDonald, on 27 February 1866 at Hastings Co., Canada West; County Marriage Registry of Ontario: Belford, William James, 32; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Prince Edward Co; son of Henry and Isabella; married 27 Feb. 1866; Joanna Orser, 27; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Prince Edward Co; daughter of Joseph and Eliza.⁷ William James Belford lived in April 1871 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 8, lot 35, Brighton Twp., 50 acres, tenant.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1871 Census: Belford, William, 37, b. Ont., Scot., WM, farmer, married; Joanne, 33, b. Ont., Scot., WM, married; James, 4, b. Ont; Margaret Jane, 2 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 3, pg. 40, line 15 - Conc 8, Lot 35, 50 acres, tenant.)¹⁰ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1881 Census: Belford, William, 47, b. Ontario, C. Meth., Irish, farmer, married; Joanna, 42, married; James F. B., 13; Margaret J., 11; William H., 9; Walter J., 9; Percival R., 5; Hulbert M., 3 (All but Hulbert are in school.)¹¹ He lived on 3 December 1883 at Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant M3684) show that Henry Belford, Sr. sold 50 acres of the west half of the east half of lot 35, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to William J. Belford for $2,500. ITS Date: Dec 3 1883; Reg'n. Date: Dec 21 1883. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 8, pg. 178 of 192, Lot 35, pg. 1, page copied from OnLand.ca, Feb 20 2021.)¹² He lived in 1889 at Manitoba; Came to Manitoba in 1889 - per death notice. He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Rosedale Sub-district, Marquette District, Manitoba; Age 57 at 1891 Census: Belford, William J., 57, b. Ontario, Parents: Ireland, Irish, farmer, married; Joanna, 52, b. Ontario, Parents: Ontario, married; Margaret, 21; Walter Joseph, 19; William H., 19; Percy R., 15; Hulbert, 13; James, 23.¹³ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Township 19, Range 14, Rosedale Sub-district, MacDonald District, Manitoba; Agricultural Census shows William J. Belford on the south-west quarter of Section 6 in the 19th Township, Range 14, Rosedale Sub-district, MacDonald District, Manitoba. (North York Public Library, Micorfilm T-6437, MacDonald, Rosedale, M-7, Page 1, Line 17 - from personal census on T-6433.)¹⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Rosedale Sub-district, MacDonald District, Manitoba; Age 67 at 1901 Census: Belford, William, 67, b. Ontario 30 Oct 1833, Irish, farmer, married; Joanna, 62, b. Ontario 22 oct 1838, Dutch, married; Percy, 25, b Ontario, 11 Jun 1876, son.¹⁵ He died on 18 January 1916 at Kelwood, Manitoba, at age 82; "The Late W. J. Belford: A pioneer settler of the Neepawa district died at Kelwood Wednesday, January 19, in the person of William J. Belford. He was 82 years of age in October 20, 1915. He leaves, besides his aged widow, five sons and one daughter, also many grandchildren.
The sons are Rev. James F. Belford, M.A., Rector, St. Anne's Anglican Church, Richmond, Quebec, W. harry Belford of the editorial department fo the Manitoba Free Press, Winnipeg; Joseph W. Belford of Kelwood; Percival R. Belford, of Kelwood, now of the 79th Battallion at Brandon; and Rev. H. O. N. Belford, B. A., Rector of the Anglican parish of elgin, Manitoba and who is soon to remove to Danville, Quebec. Mrs. Thos. McKone of Kelwood is the only surviving daughter of the deceased.
The funeral was held on Friday, january 21, in the church of St. John-the-Divine, Kelwood, Rev. R. C. Pitts, Neepawa, officiating. The pallbearers were old pioneers of the Kelwood district who had known the deceased for many years. They were A. P. Petersen, Wm. McNarland, W. Bristow, Robt. Smith, Wm. Tramaine and Joseph Jackson.
The casket was carried from the residence to the church by the four sons of the deceased, all of whom were present except Rev. James F. Belford, of Richmond, Quebec. The son-in-law of the deceased Thos. McKone and a grandson, Pte. ? McKone of the 79th Battallion, Brandon, helped to carry the casket.
Interment was made at Kelwood Cemetery. Among the large number who crowded the church were numerous soldiers. One son and two grandsons of the deceased were in khaki. Besides these, the three sons of Rev. Jas. F. Belford were wearing the King's uniform. Pte. F. G. H. Jenkins, of the 79th Battallion, Brandon, who is the husband of a granddaughter of the deceased, was present; also wearing khaki, Pte. J. Brown of the 79th Battallion, Brandon, acted as usher at the church.
The deceased was born in Prince Edward County, Ontario but at an early age went with his parents to Brighton Township, Northumberland County where he lived until he was 53 years old, coming to Neepawa district in 1889, settling at Acton. Six years later he moved to Kelwood district, then known as Glensmith.
Next month the deceased would have been fifty years married. He married Joanna Orser at Picton, Ontario, who survives him at the age of 77. One sister, Sarah Belford and one brother, Henry Belford, reside at Codrington, Ontario."
"District Doings: On Tuesday morning W. J. Belford, one of Kelwood's pioneer citizens, passed way into the great beyond at the advanced age of 82 years. The funeral was held from his late residence Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock." from The Neepawa Press, Tuesday, january 25, 1916, seen on microfilm at The Manitoba Legislative Library, winnipeg, Alberta, Dec 19, 2000
Per Burial. Per IGI REcord. He was buried on 21 January 1916 at Kelwood Cemetery, Manitoba; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; William J. Belford; 1833 - 1916; In Memory of; Joanna Orser; Wife of; Wm. J. Belford; 1833 - 1927 (Kelwood Cemetery, Manitoba - image sent to me by Jim Belford, Aug 13 2008)
Kelwood Cemetery Inscriptions: Belford, William J. 1833-1916; Belford, Joanna (Orser) 1938-1927; Belford, Percival 1875-1944 *PTE, 52 Batt'n. (from http://www.kenora.net/manitoba/cemetery.htm.)¹⁶

     Sarah Elizabeth Belford was born on 5 May 1832 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date May 5 1832 & location Sidney Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date May 1842 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 1 1840 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1837 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1835 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^{2,3,4,5,6,7,1} She appeared on the census of 1851 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see Henry Belford.⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see Henry Belford.⁹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1871 Census: see Henry Belford.¹⁰ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1881 Census: see Henry Belford.¹¹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1891 Census: see Henry Belford.¹² She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1901 Census: see Henry Belford (brother.)¹³ She appeared on the census of 6 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 69 at 1901 Census: see Henry Belford (brother.)⁷ She died on 28 April 1927 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 94; Death Reg'n.#024173: Name: Sarah Elizabeth Belford; Date: Apr 28 1927; Age: 95; Res.: Codrington; Born: Sidney Twp., May 5 1832; Status: single; Res. at place of Death: 89 yrs; Parents: Henry Belford, Sr. & Isabella Beatty, both born Longford Co., Ireland; Phys.: W. R. W. Haight, Warkworth; Inf.: Jas. F. Belford, Codrington, nephew; Burial: Mount Olivet, Apr 30 1927; Und.: Ben Buchanan, Warkworth; Reg'd.: Apr 30 1927; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #024173-1927, ancestry.com.)¹⁴ She was buried on 30 April 1927 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Reg'n.¹

     Emma R. Hodder was born on 19 October 1859 at Cayuga, Canada West; Date per 1901 Census Date 1859 & location Cayuga, Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Emma R. Hodder.¹ She lived on 24 August 1885 at Cayuga, Ontario; Residence Cayuga, Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Emma R. Hodder.¹ As of 24 August 1885,her married name was Bowles.² She married John Haslett Bowles, son of John Bowles and Margaret Cochrane, on 24 August 1885 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007977: Groom: John H. Bowles; Age: 35; Res.: Brighton; Born: Three Rivers, Quebec; Status: bachelor; Occ.: clerk; Parents: John and Margaret Bowles; Bride: Emma R. Hodder; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Cayuga, Ont; Status: spinster; Parents: Harold & Mary A. Hodder; Wit.: John & Margaret Bowles, Brighton; Date: 24 Aug, 1885; Location: Brighton; Rel.: Meth. & Episc; Performed by: John J. Leach; Reg'r.: M.K. Lockwood, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007977-1885, ancestry.ca.)³ Emma R. Hodder appeared on the census of 1901 at Brighton, Ontario; Age 61 at 1901 Census: Bowles, Emma, 41, head of household, b. 19 Oct 1859; Queen?, 6, b. 19 Apr 1895.⁴

     William McCullough Sr. was born in 1806 at Ireland; Per 1861 Census. He married Margaret Kingston before 1838. William McCullough Sr. lived in April 1861 at Lot 3 Conc 10, Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; Per 1861 Census. He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1861 Census: McCullough, william, 55, b. Ireland, C. E., farmer, married; Margaret, 43, b. Ireland, C. E., married; Sarah, 23, b. U. C; Margaret, 22; Robert, 20; William, 18; James, 17; ellen, 15; Jane, 13; Mary, 11; John, 9; Eliza, 7
Agricultural Census: Conc 10, Lot 3, 100 acres.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1871 Census: McCullough, William, 66, b. Ireland, C. E., Irish, farmer, married; Margaret, 60, b. Ireland, Catholic, Irish, married; Robert, 26, b. Ontario, C. E., Irish, farmer (actually above William); Sarah, 24, b. Ontario; John, 18; Elizabeth, 14.² He died before April 1881 at Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; Not on 1881 Census, wife is a widow.

     Margaret Kingston was born in 1818 at Ireland; Date 1818 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1818 per family tree of BBoales5 on ancestry.ca, May 8 2017.^2,1 As of before 1838,her married name was McCullouch. She married William McCullough Sr. before 1838. Margaret Kingston appeared on the census of April 1861 at Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1861 Census: see William McCullough.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1871 Census: see William McCullough.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1871 Census: see Robert McCullough (son.)⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1891 Census: see Robert McCulloch (son). ?? Name is spelled differently for the first time in documents. It is McCulloch from now on in most official documents.???⁶

     Schuyler A. Tompkins was born in October 1832 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1829 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1851 Census: Tompkins, Schyler, 22, b. Cda., EM, lab., single.¹ He married Cordelia Richardson, daughter of Abel Converse Richardson and Sarah Sophia "Sally" Scripture, on 25 March 1855 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marr. Reg.: Schuyler Tompkins to Cordelia Richardson, both of Cramahe, 24 March 1855, Cramahe, Rev. Wilson, Wit.: Isaiah Tompkins & Martha Jane Rixon (Marriage Registers of Upper Canada, Newcastle District, Part 2, 1848-1855, Ontario Archives)
Per GEDCOM of Rozanne Munns, Oct 16, 2002.^5,6 Schuyler A. Tompkins lived on 12 May 1868 at Conc 5 Lot 24, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Inst. 243, pg. 315, G.S.4734) show that Schuyler Tompkins arranged a mortgage of $2,600 with Charles Newson of Brighton Village re 75 acres of Conc 5, Lot 24. He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1871 Census: Tompkins, Schuyler, 40, b. Ont., EM, Ger., farmer, married; Cordelia, 33, b. Ont., EM, Eng., married; Mary, 9; Levi, 5; ? , 4 months - Nov (Conc 5, Lot 24, 175 acres, owner.)⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1881 Census: Tompkins, Schuyler, 50, b. Ont., EM, Eng., farmer, married; Cordelia, 43, b. Ont., Scot, married; Mary, 19, Eng; Levi, 15; William, 9; George, 7; Florrus?(m), 5.⁸ He married Amarilla Turney, daughter of David Turney and Elizabeth "Betsey" Winn, on 18 December 1889 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n. ... Groom: Scyyler Tompkins... Bride: Amarella Knapp... Date: Dec 18 1889; Place: Murray Twp..... (Ontario Marriage Registration, # ....⁹ ) Schuyler A. Tompkins was buried on 24 September 1890 at Union Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: S. A. Tompkins; Born: 1831; Died: 1890-09-22; Age: 59y; Notes: Wife Cordelia; Buried: Colborne Union Cemetery; Other names: Cordelia Tompkins ( -1889), Levi Tompkins ( -1907)
Per GEDCOM of Rozanne Munns, Oct 16, 2002.¹⁰ He died on 27 September 1890 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 57; Death Reg'n.#011977: Name: Schuyler Tompkins; Date: Sep 27 1890; Age: 57y 11m; Occ.: farmer; Born: Brighton Twp; Cause: softening of brain; Phys.: Dr. Willoughby; Inf.: J.P. Dunnett; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: H.P. Gould, Cramahe Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #011977-1890, ancestry.ca) Date Sep 22 1890 & location Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Rozanne Munns, Oct 16, 2002.^6,11

     Cordelia Richardson was born on 25 December 1838 at Ontario; Date per calc from CEMearch record is Dec 24 1827 (died 1889-05-14 aged 61y 4m 20D)???
Date Per GEDCOM of Rozanne Munns, Oct 16, 2002. Per 1881 Census.^1,2 As of 25 March 1855,her married name was Tompkins. She married Schuyler A. Tompkins on 25 March 1855 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marr. Reg.: Schuyler Tompkins to Cordelia Richardson, both of Cramahe, 24 March 1855, Cramahe, Rev. Wilson, Wit.: Isaiah Tompkins & Martha Jane Rixon (Marriage Registers of Upper Canada, Newcastle District, Part 2, 1848-1855, Ontario Archives)
Per GEDCOM of Rozanne Munns, Oct 16, 2002.^3,1 Cordelia Richardson appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1871 Census: see Schuyler Tompkins.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1881 Census: see Schuyler Tompkins.⁵ She died on 14 May 1889 at Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 50; Per GEDCOM of Rozanne Munns, Oct 16, 2002. She was buried on 16 May 1889 at Union Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Cordelia Tompkins; Born: - ; Died: 1889-05-14; Age: 61y 4m 20d; Notes: Wife of S. A. Tompkins; Buried: Colborne Union Cemetery, Sec 26 Plot 22; Other names: Levi Tompkins ( -1907), S. A. Tompkins (1831-1890)
Per GEDCOM of Rozanne Munns, Oct 16, 2002.²

     James Stark was born on 15 March 1827 at Scotland; Date Mar 15 1827 per Memorial. Date 1833 & location Scotland per 1881 Census. Date 1827 & location Scotland per 1871 Census.^1,2,3 He married Mary S. ? before 1857 at Ontario. James Stark appeared on the census of April 1861 at Tudor Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1861 Census: Starks, James, 38, b. Scotland, farmer, married; Mary, 24, b. Scotland, married; Mary, 4, b. U. C; Agnes, 2; Elizabeth, 1 (Tudor and Lake Twp., North Hastings Co.)⁴ He lived in April 1871 at Lot 18 & 19 Conc 5, Tudor Twp., North Hastings Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Tudor Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1871 Census: Stark, James, 43, b. Scotland, Pres., Scot., farmer, married; Mary S., 38, b. Scotland, Pres., Scot., married; Mary, 14, b. Ontario; Agnes, 12; Elizabeth, 11; Jane, 10; Andrew, 7; Alexander, 5; Lilly, 2 (Tudor, Cashel, Wollaston, Limerick Twp.'s, Hastings Co., Pg. 18, Line 7)
Agricultural Census shows James Stark on Conc 5, Lots 18 and 19, 200 acres.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Tudor Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1881 Census: Stark, James, 48, b. Scotland, Pres., Scot., farmer, married; Mary, 48, b. Scotland, Pres., Scot., married; Mary, 23, b. Ontario, single; Jane, 19, b. Ontario; Andrew, 15; alexander, 14; Lillie, 10; Annie, 8 (Tudor Twp., North Hastings Co., Pg. 22, Line 3.)⁶ He died on 8 January 1890 at Tudor Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 62; Date Jan 8 1890 per Memorial. Not on 1891 Census with widow Mary.¹ He was buried on 10 January 1890 at Eldorado Cemetery, Eldorado, Hastings Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James; Stark; Died; Jan. 8, 1890; Aged; 62 yrs 9 mos; 24 days (Eldorado Cemetery, June 23, 2006.)¹

     Mary S. ? was born in 1833 at Scotland; Per 1881 census. As of before 1857,her married name was Stark. She married James Stark before 1857 at Ontario. Mary S. ? appeared on the census of April 1861 at Tudor Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see James Stark.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Tudor Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: see James Stark.² She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Tudor Twp., Hasting Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1881 Census: see James Stark.³ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Tudor Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1891 Census: see Andrew Stark (son.)⁴

     John Minnis was born on 2 February 1818 at County Down, Ireland; Location County Down per emial from Helen, June 8, 2003. Per 1901 Census.¹ He married Esther Jane McCaw on 17 March 1840 at Regular Baptist Church, Gosfield Twp., Essex Co., Ontario; "Rev. Charles Stewart, Regular Baptist Church, Gosfield: John Minis and Esther Negare of Mersea, 17 March 1840; W: John Stewart, Alexander Wilkinson" Marriage Registers, Ontario Registry CD
Date per 1861 Census. John Minnis appeared on the census of 1851 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1851 Census: Minnis, John, 40, b. Cda., Meth., farmer, married; Ester, 34, b. Cda., Meth., married; Mary, 14; Sarah, 12; Chas., 10; Jas., 7; Hugh, 4; Melissa, 2
Agricutlural Census: John Minnis, Concession 5, Lot 5.² He lived in 1851 at Conc 5 Lot 5, Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Lot 5, Concession 5, Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., 200 acres, per 1851 Agricultural Census. He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1861 Census: Minis, John, 43, b. Ireland, w. Meth., farmer, married in 1840; Ester, 39, b. U. C., W. Meth., married 1840; Sarah, 19, b. U. C; Charles, 15; John J., 14; Hugh, 13; Melissa, 11; Alexandra, 8; Elizabeth C., 7; Lidia M., 5; Malinda, 3; Pricilla, 1.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1871 Census: Minis, John, 53, b. Ireland, W. Meth., Irish, farmer, married; Ester, 49, b. Ontario, W. Meth., Scot., married; Hugh, 21, b. Ontario, W. Meth., Irish, single; Malissa, 20, b. Ontario; Alexander, 18; Cloe, 16; Lidia, 14; Malinda, 12; Pricilla, 10; Huldah, 7; John, 23 (f-1, Pg. 2, Line 17)
Agricultural Census: John Minis, Concesion 5, Lot 5.⁴ He lived in April 1871 at Conc 5 Lot 5, Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Lot 5, Concession 5, Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., per 1871 Agricultural Census. He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; 1881 Census Missing!! He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1891 Census: Minnis, John, 73, b. Ireland, Parents b. Ireland, Meth., farmer, married; Ester J., 68, b. Ontario, Parents b. Ontario & U. S., married; Huldah A., 27, b. Ontario, Parents b. Ireland & Ontario, Meth., single, domestic.⁵ He lived in April 1901 at Elliot St. E., Leamington, Ontario; Location per 1901 Census. He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Leamington, Ontario; Age 83 at 1901 Census: see William W. Ames.⁶ He died on 22 June 1901 at Leamington, Ontario, at age 83; Death Reg'n: Name: John Minnis; Died: June 22, 1901; Age: 84; Location: Leamington; Occupation: farmer; Status: married; Born: Ireland; Cause: hearth disease & dropsy; Dr.: Dr. P. H. Hughes; Religion: Episcopal; Informant: P. H. Hughes; Reg'd: 22 June 1901.⁷ He was buried on 24 June 1901 at Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington, Essex Co., Ontario; Memorial Inscription: John Minnis; Feb 2 1818 - June 22 1901; Hester J. McGaw; Wife of Above; Mar 27 1822 - Apr 18 1901; At Rest (Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington, June 17, 2001.)

     Esther Jane McCaw was born on 27 March 1822 at Newmarket, Ontario; Per 1901 Census. As of 17 March 1840,her married name was Minnis. She married John Minnis, son of Hugh Minnis and ? ?, on 17 March 1840 at Regular Baptist Church, Gosfield Twp., Essex Co., Ontario; "Rev. Charles Stewart, Regular Baptist Church, Gosfield: John Minis and Esther Negare of Mersea, 17 March 1840; W: John Stewart, Alexander Wilkinson" Marriage Registers, Ontario Registry CD
Date per 1861 Census. Esther Jane McCaw appeared on the census of 1851 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1851 Census: see John Minnis.² She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1861 Census: see John Minnis.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1871 Census: see John Minnis.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; 1881 Census Missing!! She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Mersea Twp., South Essex Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1891 Census: see John Minnis.⁵ She lived in April 1901 at Elliot St. E., Leamington, Ontario; Location per 1901 Census. She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Leamington, Ontario; Age 79 at 1901 Census: see William W. Ames.⁶ She died on 18 April 1901 at Leamington, Ontario, at age 79; Death Reg'n: Name: Ester Jane Minnis; Died: 18 April 1901; Age: 80; Location: 3 Con. St., Leamington; Occupation: Housewife; Status: married; Born: Ontario; Cause: Bright's disease; Dr.: Dr. P. H. Hughes; Religion: Methodist; Informant: P. H.Hughes; Reg'd: May 18, 1901.⁷ She was buried on 20 April 1901 at Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington, Essex Co., Ontario; Memorial Inscription: John Minnis; Feb 2 1818 - June 22 1901; Hester J. McGaw; Wife of Above; Mar 27 1822 - Apr 18 1901; At Rest (Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington, June 17, 2001.)

     James William "Big Bill" McColl was born on 26 April 1854 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Nov 1856 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Apr 26 1854 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1854 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Ida Scott. Date 1854 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n. - Sarah Elizabeth (Easterly) Ruttan.^{5,4,1,8,9,6,2} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see John S. McColl.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see John S. McColl.¹¹ He lived on 3 June 1874 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. - Ida Scott.² He married Ida Scott, daughter of Warren Scott and Samantha Comstock, on 3 June 1874 at Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006989: Groom: William McCall; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John S. & Phebe McCall; Bride: Ida Scott; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Murray Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Warren & Samantha Scott; Wit.: Duncan McIntyre, Brighton Twp. & Amanda Scott, Murray Twp; Date: Jun 3 1874; Place: Norham, Percy Twp; Rel.: Meth. Episc; Performed by: F. M. Finn; Reg'r.: H. R. Hurlbut, Percy Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006989-1874, ancestry.com.)¹² James William "Big Bill" McColl lived in 1878 at Conc 6 Lot 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: McColl, J. W; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: VI, 26 - 100 acres.¹³ He lived circa 1880 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... the children of William McColl and Ida Scott were brought up in the first house east of Holland School ...There were three William McColls living in the Wooler area at the same time so they had nicknames, my grandfather's being Big Bill." per email from Karen McColl Duquette, Dec 26, 2005.
Note: The 1901 Census shows them at Conc 6, Lot 26, which is just east of Holland School.^7,5 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1881 Census: McCall, James W., 27, b. Ont., Scot., C. Pres., farmer, married; Ida, 27, b. Ont., Scot., C. Pres., married; John W., 6; Phoebe S., 4; Hugh C. 3; Hulda M., 11 months - May (familysearch.org.)¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: McColl, James W., 36, b. Ont., p.b. Scotland & Ont., C. Pres., farmer, married; Ida, 38, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., C. Pres., married; John, 15, b. Ont., p.b. Ont; Phoebe, 14; Carman, 13; Huldah, 10; William, 8; Ezra, 7; Eric, 7; Leaura(f), 5; Alice, 3; Arthur, 2; Arletta, 2; Geneva, 9/12 (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Nothumberland Co., dist. 97, sub-dist. a, pg. 2, line 7 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: McColl, William J., 46, b. Ont. Apr 26 1854, Scot., Pres., farmer, married; Ida, 48, b. May 30 1852, married; Hugh C., 23, b. Oct 11 1877; Ezra A. S., 17, b. Jan 5 1884; Eric A. S., 17, b. Jan 5 1884; Laurie C., 15, b. Dec 28 1885; Alice L., 13, b. Jul 2 1887; Arthur J., 12, b. Feb 9 1889; Arletta J., 12, b. Feb 9 1889; Hattie C., 10, b. Jun 20 1890; Ernest A., 9, b. Sep 22 1891; Nettie B., 7, b. Oct 20 1893.¹⁴ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 6 Lot 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 6, Lot ?? & 26, Brighton Twp.
Note: This matches with Karen McColl Duquette's information that they lived on the farm just east of the Holland School, which is on the north side of the Sixth Concession Road.^5,7 He lived on 23 May 1906 at Murray Twp., Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Wooler per marriage reg'n. - Sarah Elizabeth (Easterly) Ruttan.² He married Sarah Elizabeth Easterly, daughter of James Easterly and Mary Fraser, on 23 May 1906 at Murray Twp., Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014758: Groom: James Wm. McColl; Age: 52; Res.: Wooler; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer & Stage Driver; Rel.: Meth; Parents: John & Phoebe McColl; Bride: Sarah Elizabeth McColl; Age: 46; Res.: Wooler; Born: Tyendinaga; Status: widow; Rel.: Meth; Parents: James Easterly & Mary Fraser; Wit.: L. N. & Clara Easterly, Wooler; Date: May 23 1906; Performed by: Rev. S. F. Dixon; Reg'd.: June 1906 (note says license shows date of May 23 1909); Reg'r.: Wm. Little (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014758-1906, ancestry.com.)¹⁵ James William "Big Bill" McColl appeared on the census of 2 June 1911 at Sec 4 Twp 15 Range 10 W3, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; Age 54 at 1911 Census: see Arthur J. McColl (son.)⁶ He was "A qualified engineer, with papers, was required to operate the fog horn. The following were fog horn keepers: .... Hugh C. MCColl from February 18, 1914 to December 1, 1914; J. W. McColl from December 1, 1914 to April 1, 1925... " (from "Presqu'ile" by Susan Brose and Bonnie Browne, 1994, pg. 31)
Note: Karen (McColl) Duquette, great-granddaughter of James William "Big Bill" McColl confirms that he worked at Presqu'ile after his son Carman McColl died December 1 1914. Note in the quote that running the fog horn required engineer's papers. I wonder if J. W. McColl had such? He did it for a decade so he obviously knew what he was doing. between 1 December 1914 and 1 April 1925 at Presqui'ile Point Lighthouse Fog Station, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.^16,7 He "1916-1919 - William McColl" from page 244 of "Presqu'ile: What Became of the Land" by Susan Brose, 2024. between 1916 and 1919 at Water St. (Lot 11), Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹⁷ He "I have heard the story of my great-grandfather working at Presqu'ile lighthouse as long as I can remember! It
is only more recently that I knew he was employed at the fog horn and not the lighthouse." and also "The McColl you are wondering about is my great?grandfather – James William McColl - known in the community as “Big Bill”. The confusion is caused by the common use of a person’s middle name
which occurs often in this family. He is the father of Hugh Carman McColl, known as Carm (thus labelled on the back of old photos and referred to several times in Leona Austin’s books)" from email sent to me by Karen (McColl) Duquette, Feb 20 2013. circa 1920 at Presqu'ile Point Fog Station, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁷ He died on 28 March 1928 at age 73; Date Mar 28 1928 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 17 2013.¹⁸

     Ida Scott was born on 30 May 1852 at Murray Twp., Wooler, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date May 30 1852 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1854 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n. Location Murray per IGI Record.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see Warren Scott.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Warren Scott.⁵ She lived on 3 June 1874 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁷ As of 3 June 1874,her married name was McColl. She married James William "Big Bill" McColl, son of John S. McColl and Phoebe McPhail, on 3 June 1874 at Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006989: Groom: William McCall; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John S. & Phebe McCall; Bride: Ida Scott; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Murray Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Warren & Samantha Scott; Wit.: Duncan McIntyre, Brighton Twp. & Amanda Scott, Murray Twp; Date: Jun 3 1874; Place: Norham, Percy Twp; Rel.: Meth. Episc; Performed by: F. M. Finn; Reg'r.: H. R. Hurlbut, Percy Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006989-1874, ancestry.com.)⁸ Ida Scott appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1881 Census: see William James McColl.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Nothumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1891 Census: see James W. McColl.³ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1901 Census: see William James McColl.⁹ She died on 12 September 1904 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 52; Death Reg'n.#019398: Name: Ida McColl; Date: Sep 12 1904; Age: 52; Res.: Brighton Twp; Status: married; Occ.: housewife; Born: Murray Twp; Cause: sarcoma of Bowel, 7 mo; Phys. & Inf.: G. H. Wade; Rel.: Episc; Reg'd.: Sep 13 1904; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #019398-1904, ancestry.com) Date Sep 12 1904 per IGI Record.^1,10

     David Edward Maybee was born on 25 December 1846 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date per Burial. Date Dec 20 1846 Per Doug Maybee email, June 27, 2001. Year 1847 on 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1851 Census: see Solomon Maybee.² He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see Solomon Maybee.³ He married Mary Jarainy Way, daughter of James Way and Sarah Elizabeth Simpson, on 11 September 1870 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Doug Maybee email, June 27, 2001. David Edward Maybee appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: Maybee, David, 24, b. Ontario, Methodist, German, farmer, married; Jarainy, 19.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1881 Census: Maybee, D. E., 34, b. Ontario, farmer, married; Jarainy, 30, b. Ontario, English, married; Elva, 9; Anna, 8; Alta, 6; Emma, 2; Grace, 11 months - May.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1891 Census: Maybee, David, 41, b. Ontario, parents b. Ontario, farmer, married; Jarainy, 40, b. Ontario, parents b. Ontario,married; Elva, 19, tayloress; Annie, 18; Alta, 16; Emma, 12; Grace, 10; Clarence, 8; Hettie, 5; Ezra, 4; Manly, 2.⁶ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 3 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 3, Lot 32, Brighton Twp.⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1901 Census: Maybee, David E., 54, b. Ontario 20 Dec 1847, married; Jarainy, 49, b. 10 May 1851, married; Emora J., 22; b. 12 Sep 1878; Grace B., 20, b. 14 May 1880; Clarence, 18, 1 May 1882; Hattie, 15, b. 31 Aug 1885; Ezra A., 13, b. 22 Apr 1887; Manly M., 11, b. 13 Jun 1889; Jarainy, 9, b. 23 Mar 1892 (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 1, line 26, T-6485 - Conc 3, Lot 32.)⁷ He lived on 15 July 1901 at Conc 3 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6984) show that David E. Maybee & Mary J. Maybee sold "50 acres in the south-east quarter", lot 32, concession 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Clarence Maybee, Ezra A. Maybee & Manley M. Maybee (-), "subject to life of grantors". ITS Date: Jul 15 1901. Reg'n.: Date: Oct 21 1901. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, pg. 276 of 320, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2020.)⁸ He died on 28 September 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 54; Date per Burial. Date May 18 1901 Per Doug Maybee email, June 27, 2001. He was buried on 30 September 1901 at Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: See Exhibit: David E. Maybee; Died; Sept 28 1901; Aged 54 Yrs 9 Mo 3 dy; His Wife; Mary Jarainy Way; 1851 - 1936 (Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., July 25, 2002.)

     Mary Jarainy Way was born on 10 May 1851 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1851 per Memorial. Date May 10 1851 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 10 1851 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1850 & locaton CW per 1861 Census. Ontario per 1881 Census. ?U.S.A. Per Doug Maybee email, June 27, 2001? Date also.
Note: Brighton Township was create Jan 1 1852, so at the time of her birth in 1851,m it was till eighter Cramahe or Murray, depending on which side of the border they lived.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see James Way.⁶ As of 11 September 1870,her married name was Maybee. She married David Edward Maybee, son of Solomon Huff Maybee and Carolina Outendyke, on 11 September 1870 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Doug Maybee email, June 27, 2001. Mary Jarainy Way appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see David Maybee.⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1881 Census: see David E. Maybee.⁹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1891 Census: see DAvid E. Maybee.¹⁰ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1901 Census: see David E. Maybee.¹¹ She lived on 7 June 1903 at Conc 3 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7293) show that Abbott Way & wife sold "the south-west quarter", lot 32, concession 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Mary J. Maybee (widow) for $2,775. ITS Date: Jun 7 1903. Reg'n.: Date: Jun 19 1903. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, pg. 276 of 320, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2020.)¹² She lived in June 1911 at Conc 3 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 3, Lot 32, Brighton Twp.¹ She appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1911 Census: Maybee, Jerainy?(f), 60, b. Ont. May 1851, Irish, Meth., farmer, widow; Ezra, 24, b. Apr 1887, son; Manly, 22, b. March 1889, son; Jarainy, 19, b. March 1892, daughter (Conc 3, Lot 32) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada Web Site: Hilton, page 7, line 47.)¹ She lived on 13 April 1922 at Conc 3 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 10791) show that Mary J. Maybee (widow) and Manly M. Maybee & wife sold 100 acres in the south half of lot 32, concession 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Peter D. Stewart for $6,800. ITS Date: Apr 13 1922. Reg'n.: Date: Sep 7 1922. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, pg. 277 of 320, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2020.)¹² She lived on 6 June 1922 at Frankford, Hastings Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage reg'n. of William Ernest Albert Victor Cay & Ethel May Baker.¹³ She died on 8 June 1936 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 85; Death Reg'n.#026325: Name: Mary Jarainy Maybee; Date: June 8 1936; Age: 85y 29d; Res.: Conc 5 Lot 2, Murray Twp., 7 days; Born: Brighton Twp. May 10 1851; Status: widow; Parents: James Way & Sarah Simpson, b. Ont; Inf.: Manley M. Maybee, RR# 4, Frankford, son; Burial: Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 15 1936; Und.: ?F. A. W. Jones?, Frankkford; Cause: myocarditis, 3 yrs; Phys.: D. M. McMullen, Frankford; Reg'd.: June 10 1936; Reg'r.: Edward Nelson, Wooler (Ontario Death Registration, #026325-1936, ancestry.ca)
Year 1936 per Burial. Per Doug Maybee email, June 27, 2001.¹⁴ She was buried on 10 June 1936 at Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: See Exhibit: David E. Maybee; Died; Sept 28 1901; Aged 54 Yrs 9 Mo 3 dy; His Wife; Mary Jarainy Way; 1851 - 1936 (Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., July 25, 2002.)

     Stephen Gainforth was born on 5 June 1854 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jun 3 1854 per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, May 31, 2003. Date Jun 5 1854 per 1901 Census. Date per 1871 Census - James's son?? Date June 1855 per 1911 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see James Gainforth (brother.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see James Gainforth.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1881 Census: see James Gainforth.⁵ He married Charity Almina "Mina" Steenburgh, daughter of John Cass Steenburgh and Phoebe Jane Maybee, on 15 March 1882 at Frankford, Hastings Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, May 31, 2003.¹ Stephen Gainforth appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: Gainforth, Stephen, 36, farmer, married; Almira (Steenburg), 27, married; Ida, 8; Emma, 5 (1891 Census Transcriptions by Susan Bergeron, 1992.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: Gainsforth, Steven, 46, b. Ont., June 5 1854, Irish, Meth., farmer, married; Almina, 36, b. 1864, married; Emma, 15, b. Oct 1885; Steven E., 6, b. May 9 1894 (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 9, line 45, T-6485 - Conc 6, Lot 23, North Half.)⁷ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 6 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 6, Lot 23, NH, Brighton Twp.⁸ He appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1911 Census: Gainsforth, Stephen, 56, b. Ont. June 1855, Irish, Meth., farmer, married; Almina, 46, b. Ont. Aug 1864, Eng., Meth., married; Earl, 17, b. May 1893, son (Conc 6, Lot 23) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada Web Site: Orland, page 7, line 47.)³ He died on 25 February 1926 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 71; Death Reg'n.#024639: Name: Stephen Gainforth; Date: Feb 25 1926; Age: 71y 8m 22d; Born: June 3 1854, Wooler; Res. at place of death: 41 yrs; Status: married; Occ.: retired farmer; Parents: James Gainforth, b. Ireland & Silvy Wessels, b. Murray Twp; Phys.: Dr. McMullen, Frankford; Inf.: Earl Gainforth, Wooler, son; Burial: McPhail's Cemetery, Feb 28 1926; Reg'd.: Feb 28 1926; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #024639-1926, ancestry.com)
per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, May 31, 2003. Per Burial.^9,1,10 He was buried on 27 February 1926 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Stephen Gainforth 1854-1926; Almina Steenburgh 1863-1933; Their Son; Earl S. Gainforth 1894-1956; His Wife; Olive Gladys Teal 1895-1937 (McPhail's Cemetery, May 1, 2003.)⁹

     Charity Almina "Mina" Steenburgh was born on 31 August 1863 at Murray Twp., Stockdale, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 31 1863 per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, May 31, 2003. Date 1864 per 1901 Census. Date 1863 per Burial. Date Aug 31 1863 & location Stockdale per Death Reg'n.^4,5,6,7 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1881 Census: see John Steenburgh.⁸ As of 15 March 1882,her married name was Gainforth. She married Stephen Gainforth, son of James Gainforth and Sylvia Wessels, on 15 March 1882 at Frankford, Hastings Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, May 31, 2003.⁶ Charity Almina "Mina" Steenburgh appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1891 Census: see Stephen Gainforth.³ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1901 Census: see Stephen Gainforth.⁹ She appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1911 Census: see Stephen Gainforth.¹ As of 19 October 1932,her married name was Dorland.⁶ She married Willett Casey Dorland, son of Jonathan Ricketson Dorland and Julia Ann Cole, on 19 October 1932 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, May 31, 2003.⁶ Charity Almina "Mina" Steenburgh died on 3 September 1933 at Conc 5, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 70; Death Reg'n.#025199: Name: Almina Dorland; Date: Sep 3 1933; Age: 70; Res.: 5th Conc, Brighton Twp; Born: Stockdale, Aug 31 1863; Status: married; Res. at place of Death: 10 mos; Parents: John Steinberg & Phebey June Maybee, b. Ont; Inf.: Willet Dorland, Wooler, husband; Burial: McPhail's Sep 4 1933; Und.: N. J. McNair; Reg'd.: Sep 4 1933; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #025199-1933, ancestry.com)
per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, May 31, 2003. Per Burial.^4,6,10 She was buried on 5 September 1933 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Stephen Gainforth 1854-1926; Almina Steenburgh 1863-1933; Their Son; Earl S. Gainforth 1894-1956; His Wife; Olive Gladys Teal 1895-1937 (McPhail's Cemetery, May 1, 2003.)⁴

     William H. Todd was born in 1845 at Liverpool, Lancahsire, England; Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1826 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1845 & location Liverpool, Lancashire, England per 1851 England Census. Date 1846 & location England per family tree of bikerbob120 on ancestry.ca, April 29 2021.^1,2,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Poulton cum Seacombe, St. Paul's, Cheshire, England; Age 6 at 1851 England Census: see Charles Todd.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see Charles Todd.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1871 Census: see Charles Todd.¹ He married Elizabeth "Betsey" Meiklejohn, daughter of James Meiklejohn and Margaret Lindsay, on 24 December 1874 at Marmora Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of bikerbob120 on ancestry.ca, April 29 2021.³ William H. Todd lived on 4 July 1882 at Lot 33 Conc 9, Brighton Twp., Ontario; Land Registry Records show that William H. Todd purchased the west half 100 acres of Lot 33 Conc 9 from William W. Spafford & wife & George Spafford ( unmarried) for $3,500. He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Ontario; Age 46 at 1891 Census: Todd, W. H., 46, b. Ontario, Parents b. England, farmer, married; Eliza, 44, b. Ontario, Parents, b. Scotland, married; James, 15, b. Ontario, Parents, Ontario;, Andrew, 13; Elizabeth, 11.⁶ He died on 3 April 1895 at Northumberland Co., Ontaro; per family tree of bikerbob120 on ancestry.ca, April 29 2021.³