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     George Esley Mutton was born on 14 May 1887 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'.#023700: Name: George Esley Mutton; Date: May 14 1887; Parents: William Mutton & Martha Hubbs; Inf.: William Mutton, Brighton Twp., farmer; Reg'd.: May 26 1887; Phys.: Dr. McDonald; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #023700-1887, ancestry.com) Date May 14 1887 per 1901 Census. Date 1887 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Mabel Thompson. Date May 14 1887 from page 10 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004. Date May 1887 per 1911 Census.^1,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see William Mutton.³ He lived on 15 December 1909 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n.⁶ He married Dora Jeanette Couch, daughter of Robert Ryerson Couch and Sarah Ellen Fritz, on 15 December 1909 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016733: Groom: George E. Mutton; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: William Mutton, farmer & Elizagbeth Hubbs; Bride: Dora J. Couch; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Robert Couch, lab. & Sarah Fritz; Wit.: Percy Rankin, Toronto & Alice Mutton, Hilton; Date: Dec 15 1909?; Place: Smithfield; Performed by: Rev. E. Farnsworth, Smithfield; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016733-1909, ancestry.com)(Year is smudged but looks like 1919; next one is more clearly 1919.)
Date Dec 15 1909 from page 10 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,7 George Esley Mutton lived in June 1911 at Conc 5 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 5, Lot 7, Brighton Twp.⁴ He appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1911 Census: Mutton, George, 24, b. Ont. May 1887, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Dora, 23, b. Ont. Oct 1888, Eng., Meth., married; S. Claudia, 7 months, b. Nov 1910, daughter (Conc 5, Lot 7) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada Web site: Hilton,page 5, line 10.)⁴ He lived before 24 March 1920 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "George farmed at Hilton until his second marriage ( to Mabel Thompson) ... " from page 21 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ He lived on 24 March 1920 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Mabel Thompson.⁶ He married Mabel Edna Thompson, daughter of William Albert Thompson and Sarah Ann "Annie" Robins, on 24 March 1920 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#002247: Groom: George Esley Mutton; Age: 32; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. Mutton & Elziabeth Hubbs; Bride: Mabel Thompson; Age: 33; Res.: Toronto; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. Thompson & Annie Robinson; Expected Res.: Toronto; Wit.: E. E. Mallory, Colborne & Laura Warner, Toronto; Date: Mar 24 1920; Place: Toronto; Performed by: S. G. ??, 127 Westminster Ave., Toronto, Meth; Sworn: Brighton, Mar 23 1920; Reg'r.: W. W. Port, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #002247-1920, ancestry.com) Mar 24 1920 from page 10 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,8 George Esley Mutton lived after 24 March 1920 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... when he moved to a farm west of Brighton near the lakeshore. This farm was sold and they lived at Brighton for a while." from page 21 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ He lived in 1947 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... In 1947 he retired and built a home in Smithfield." from page 21 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ He died on 22 November 1974 at Ontario at age 87; Date Nov 22 1974 from page 6 of "Supplement" by Marion Mutton, 1978, update to "Ours to Remember" by Mary Ann (Mutton) Down, 1959, both given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird Sept. 3, 2004.¹ He was buried on 25 November 1974 at Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) George E. Mutton; 1887 - 1974; His wife; Dora J. Couch; 1887 - 1916; Alos His Wife; Mable E. Thompson; 1886 - 1968; Gerald T. Mutton; W/O 1st R97058; 1922 - 1943; Buried in Germany (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, June 5, 2005)
CEMSearch: Name: George E. Mutton; Born: 1887; Died: 1974; Notes: Husband of Dora J. Couch and Mabel E. Thompson, father of Gerald Mutton; Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield; Other names: Dora J. Mutton (Couch) (1887-1916), Gerald T. Mutton (1922-1943), Mabel E. Mutton (Thompson) (1886-1968)
from page 6 of "Supplement" by Marion Mutton, 1978, update to "Ours to Remember" by Mary Ann (Mutton) Down, 1959, both given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird Sept. 3, 2004.^1,9,10

     Dora Jeanette Couch was born on 26 October 1887 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 26 1887 & locaiton Smithfield per Death Reg'n. - age 28y 11m 20d at death Oct 16 1916. Date Oct 27 1887 per 1901 Census. Date Oct 1888 & location Ontario per 1911 Census. Date 1888 per marriage reg'n. Date 1888 from page 10 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,6,5,4,7 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see Robert Couch.⁶ She lived on 15 December 1909 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brigton Twp. per marriage reg'n.⁴ As of 15 December 1909,her married name was Mutton.¹ She married George Esley Mutton, son of William Mutton and Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hubbs, on 15 December 1909 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016733: Groom: George E. Mutton; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: William Mutton, farmer & Elizagbeth Hubbs; Bride: Dora J. Couch; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Robert Couch, lab. & Sarah Fritz; Wit.: Percy Rankin, Toronto & Alice Mutton, Hilton; Date: Dec 15 1909?; Place: Smithfield; Performed by: Rev. E. Farnsworth, Smithfield; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016733-1909, ancestry.com)(Year is smudged but looks like 1919; next one is more clearly 1919.)
Date Dec 15 1909 from page 10 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,8 Dora Jeanette Couch appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1911 Census: see George Mutton.⁶ She died on 16 October 1916 at Conc 5 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 28; Death Reg'n.#024002: Name: Dora Nettie Mutton; Date: Oct 16 1916; Age: 28y 11m 20d; Res.: Conc 5, Lot 7, Brighton Twp; Born: Smithfield; Status: married; Occ.: housewife; Parents: Robert Couch & Sarah E. Fritz; Cause: placenta previe?; Phys.: Dr. Rundle, McQuade, Dure; Inf.: Geo. E. Mutton, Hilton; Reg'd.: Oct 17 1916; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #024002-1916, ancestry.ca)
"Mutton: In Brighton Tp., on Monday, Oct. 16th, 1916, Dora J. Couch, beloved wife of George Esley Mutton, in her 29th year. The funeral service was held at Hilton on Wednesday afternoon, 18th inst., and interment took place at Greenwood cemetery, Smithfield." from pg. 037 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
Date Oct 16 1916 from page 10 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,9,10 She was buried on 18 October 1916 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) George E. Mutton; 1887 - 1974; His wife; Dora J. Couch; 1887 - 1916; Alos His Wife; Mable E. Thompson; 1886 - 1968; Gerald T. Mutton; W/O 1st R97058; 1922 - 1943; Buried in Germany (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, June 5, 2005)
CEMSearch: Name: Dora J. Mutton; Maiden: Couch; Born: 1887; Died: 1916; Notes: Wif eof George E. Mutton; Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield; Other names: George E. Mutton (1887-1974), Gerald T. Mutton (1922-1943), Mabel E. Mutton (Thompson) (1886-1968.)^2,11