Person Page - 1243

     Samuel E. Darke was born on 17 July 1860 at Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario; Date 1859 per Burial. Date Jul 17 1860 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Jul 17 1860 & location Sarnia from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rockwood, Lisgar, Manitoba; Age 21 at 1881 Census: see Robert Darke (uncle??)
Note: Assuming from the census info that Samuel is living with his uncle, Robert, rather than his father, James. James is shown in the same place but Samuel is not listed with him - ie. not in his household at the time.⁴ He married Emma Matilda Darke, daughter of James Darke and Margaret Fines, on 21 December 1881 at Stonewall, Manitoba; "Samuel Darke was born in Sarnia. His father was a farmer. Mrs. Samuel Darke, before her marriage was Emma Matilda Darke. She was born in London, Ont. Her father was a carpenter and mason. The two fathers were first cousins. Samuel's people moved west to Stonewall, Manitoba. Later Emma's people moved there also. Some time later Samuel and Emma were married and took up farming about a mile and a half south of Stonewall." from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.
Date Dec 21 1881 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ Samuel E. Darke lived in April 1899 at Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The Darke family arrived in Colborne by train on Friday, April, 1899, from off a farm about a mile south of Stonewall, Manitoba. The family consisted of Samuel Darke, his wife Emma, their children: Olive, aged 16, Margaret (Maggie), myself, 13, Blanche 11, Maude, aged 9, in July, Wesley 3 years, and baby Robert 6 months. Grandma Darke and cousin Stanley McCullough also came with us." from page 102 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.
"They exchanged their property with the Stratton family and came east in 1899 to live in Shiloh." from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1901 Census: Dark, Samuel, 40, b. Ont. r. Jul 17 1860, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Emma, 40, b. Ont. r. Aug 5? 1860, Eng., Meth., married; Olive, 18, b. Manitoba r. Nov 21 1882, Eng., Meth., daughter; Maggie, 15, b. Man. r. Nov 4 1885, daughter; Blanch, 13, b. Man. r. Mar 31 1880, daughter; Maud, 10, b. Man. r. Jul 30 1890, daughter; Wesley, 6?, b. Man. r. Jun 5 1895?, son; Robert, 2, b. Man. r. Sep 20 1898, son; Margaret, 73, b. Ireland May 12 1827, imig. 1827, Irish, Meth., mother-in-law, widow (1901 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. e-3, pg. 8, line 13 - ancestry.com.)³ He lived on 2 December 1913 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Margaret (Finnes) Darke.⁵ He died on 17 January 1922 at Ontario at age 61; Date Jan 17 1922 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ He was buried on 19 January 1922 at Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) DARKE; Samuel E. Darke; 1859 - 1922; His Wife; Emma; 1858 - 1929; Margaret Fines; Wife of; James Darke; 1834 - 1913 (Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Sept. 4, 2004)
from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,2

     Emma Matilda Darke was born on 8 August 1859 at London, Middlesex Co., Ontario; Date Aug 8 1859 & location Cda. per Death Reg'n. Parents are James Darke & Margaret Phinis per Death Reg'n. Date Aug 8 1860 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1858 & locaiton Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. "The two fathers were first cousins." from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.
Note: Based in the info her that Emma's father and Samuel's father were brothers, we can place her with Robert Darke who is shown in the 1881 Census with a large family in Rockwood. Maybe the girl named Martha E. could be Emma????
Date Aug 8 1859 & location London, Ont. from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,2,3,4,5 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at London Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see James Darke.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rockwood, Lisgar Dist., Manitoba; Age 23 at 1881 Census: see James Darke.³ She married Samuel E. Darke, son of James Darke and Margaret Fines, on 21 December 1881 at Stonewall, Manitoba; "Samuel Darke was born in Sarnia. His father was a farmer. Mrs. Samuel Darke, before her marriage was Emma Matilda Darke. She was born in London, Ont. Her father was a carpenter and mason. The two fathers were first cousins. Samuel's people moved west to Stonewall, Manitoba. Later Emma's people moved there also. Some time later Samuel and Emma were married and took up farming about a mile and a half south of Stonewall." from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.
Date Dec 21 1881 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ Emma Matilda Darke lived in April 1899 at Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "They exchanged their property with the Stratton family and came east in 1899 to live in Shiloh." from page 101 & 102 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1901 Census: see Samuel Darke.⁵ She died on 9 January 1929 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 69; Death reg'n.#025880: Name: Emma Darke; Date: Jan 9 1929; Age: 70y 5m; Res.: Cramahe, 30 yrs.' Born: Can. Aug 8 1858; Status: widow; Nat.: Eng; Parents: James Darke, b. England & Margaret Phinis, b. Ireland; Cause: influenza, 11 days; Phys.: F. M. Dure, Brighton; Inf.: Robert Darke, Colborne, son; Burial: Shiloh, Jan 11 1929; Und.: e. Quinn, Colborne; Reg'd.: Jan 10 1929 (Ontario Death Registration, #025880-1929, ancestry.com) Date jan 9 1929 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,6 She was buried on 11 January 1929 at Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) DARKE; Samuel Darke; 1859 - 1922; His Wife; Emma; 1858 - 1929; Margaret Fines; Wife of; James Darke; 1834 - 1913 (Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Sept. 4, 2004)
from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,7

     Ruth Alma Hurren was born on 8 February 1908 at Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 8 1908 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ As of 8 February 1928,her married name was Darke.¹ She married Robert James Darke, son of Samuel E. Darke and Emma Matilda Darke, on 8 February 1928 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 8 1928 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹

     Samuel Wesley Darke was born on 5 June 1895 at Stonewall, Manitoba; Date Jun 5 1895 & location Manitoba rural per 1901 Census. Date Jun 5 1895 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,3 He lived in April 1899 at Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 from page 102 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.
"They exchanged their property with the Stratton family and came east in 1899 to live in Shiloh." from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6? at 1901 Census: see Samuel Darke.³ He married Laura J. Newcombe on 26 October 1921 at Ontario; Date Oct 26 1921 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ Samuel Wesley Darke lived in 1958 at Port Hope, Ontario; "Wesley married Naura Newcomb. For a time they farmed at Shiloh where Jack Purdy now lives. They adopted a son, Earl. They now live in Port Hope." from page 102 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ He was buried in 1982 at Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) DARKE; Samuel Welsey; 1895 - 1982; His Wife; Laura Newcombe; 1900 - 1984 (Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Sept. 4, 2004.)² He died in 1982 at Ontario; Date 1982 per Burial.²

     Laura J. Newcombe was born on 10 September 1900; Date Sep 10 1900 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ As of 26 October 1921,her married name was Darke.¹ She married Samuel Wesley Darke, son of Samuel E. Darke and Emma Matilda Darke, on 26 October 1921 at Ontario; Date Oct 26 1921 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ Laura J. Newcombe was buried in 1984 at Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) DARKE; Samuel Welsey; 1895 - 1982; His Wife; Laura Newcombe; 1900 - 1984 (Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Sept. 4, 2004.)² She died in 1984 at Ontario; Date 1984 per Burial.²

     Maud Amelia Darke was born on 31 July 1890 at Stonewall, Manitoba; Date Jul 30 1890 & location Manitoba rural per 1901 Census. Date 1889 & location Stonewall, Man. per marr. reg'n. Date Jul 31 1890 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,2,3 She lived in April 1899 at Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 from page 102 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.
"They exchanged their property with the Stratton family and came east in 1899 to live in Shiloh." from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1901 Census: See Samuel Darke.² She lived on 10 June 1914 at Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Shiloh per marr. reg'n.³ As of 10 June 1914,her married name was Shier.¹ She married Samuel Bernard Shier, son of Edwin Shier and Ann St. John, on 10 June 1914 at Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016400: Groom: Samuel Bernard Shier; Age: 32; Res.: Sunderland, Brock Twp., Ontario Co; Born: Sunderland; Status: bachelor; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Edwin Shier & Ann St. John; Bride: Maud Amelia Darke; Age: 24; Res.: Shiloh; Born: Stonewall, Manitoba; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Samuel Edwin Darke & Emma Darke; Date: Jun 10 1914; Place: Res. of Bride, Northumberland Co; Wit.: Jessie Wilce & Harold Mutton?, RR 2, Colborne; Performed by: John ?Isaac?, Hilton; Sworn: Sunderland, Ont., Jun 6 1914; Reg'r.: Percival H. Flagler, Sunderland (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016400-1914, ancestry.com) Date Jun 10 1914 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,4 Maud Amelia Darke lived in 1958 at Uxbridge, Ontario; "Maude married Bernard Shier and they have two children Howard and Pauline. She and her husband have now retired from their farm at Sunderland and live in Uxbridge." from page 102 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹

     Samuel Bernard Shier was born on 13 April 1882 at Brock Twp., Sunderland, Ontario Co., Ontario; Date 1882 & location Sunderland per marr. reg'n. Date Apr 13 1882 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,2 He lived on 10 June 1914 at Brock Twp., Sunderland, Ontario Co., Ontario; Residence Sunderland per marr. reg'n.² He married Maud Amelia Darke, daughter of Samuel E. Darke and Emma Matilda Darke, on 10 June 1914 at Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016400: Groom: Samuel Bernard Shier; Age: 32; Res.: Sunderland, Brock Twp., Ontario Co; Born: Sunderland; Status: bachelor; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Edwin Shier & Ann St. John; Bride: Maud Amelia Darke; Age: 24; Res.: Shiloh; Born: Stonewall, Manitoba; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Samuel Edwin Darke & Emma Darke; Date: Jun 10 1914; Place: Res. of Bride, Northumberland Co; Wit.: Jessie Wilce & Harold Mutton?, RR 2, Colborne; Performed by: John ?Isaac?, Hilton; Sworn: Sunderland, Ont., Jun 6 1914; Reg'r.: Percival H. Flagler, Sunderland (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016400-1914, ancestry.com) Date Jun 10 1914 from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,3

     James Darke was born in 1822 at England; Date 1823 & location Wales per 1891 Census. Date 1829 & location England per 1881 Census. Date 1823 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1821 & location England per 1851 Census. from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004. Location England per Death Reg'n. of daughter Emma Matilda (Darke) Darke.^1,3,4,5,2,6 He married Margaret Fines, daughter of Joseph Fines and Mary Hare, before 1847 at Ontario; per 1851 Census. from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,2 James Darke appeared on the census of 1852 at Westminster Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1851 Census: Dark, James, 30, b. England, Bapt., farmer, married; Margaret, 24, b. Ireland, CE, married; William H., 3, b. CW, CE; Fynes, Joseph, 22, b. Ireland, CE, other res. Toronto, farmer, single (1851 Census: Westminster Twp., Middlesex Co., pg. 212 of 242, line 24 - ancestry.com.)² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at London Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1871 Census: Dark, James, 48, b. England, Eng., CM, Plasterer, married; Margaret, 45, b. Ont., Eng., CM, married; Henry W., 22, b. Ont., Eng., CM, blacksmith, single; emma, 15, b. Ont., Eng., CM; George, 8 (1871 Census: London, Middlesex Co., dist. 9, sub-dist. C, pg. 76, line 5 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rockwood, Lisgar, Manitoba; Age 52 at 1881 Census: Dark, James, 52, b. Engl., Eng., WM, Mason, married; Margaret, 46, b. Ont., Irish, WM, married; Emma, 46, b. Ont., Eng., WM, single; George, 18, b. Ont., Eng., WM, grocer (1881 Census: Rockwood, Lisgar Dist., Manitoba, dist. 165, sub-dist. D-1, pg. 9, line 8 - ancestry.com.)³ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Rockwood South, Lisgar, Manitoba; Age 68 at 1891 Census: Dark, James, 68, b. Wales, p.b. England & England, meth., Builder, married; Margaret, 60, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland 7 Ireland, Meth., married (1891 Census; Rockwood South, Lisgar Dist., Manitoba, dist. 6, sub-dist. 2, pg. 7, line 7 - ancestry.com.)⁵

     Margaret Fines was born on 12 May 1827 at Dublin, Ireland; Date 1834 per Burial. Date 1827 & location Cramahe per Death Reg'n. Date May 12 1827 & location Ireland per 1901 Census. Date 1831 & location Ireland per 1891 Census. Date 1835 & location Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1826 & locaiton Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004. Location Ireland per Death Reg'n. of her daughter Emma Matilda (Darke) Darke.^{1,4,2,5,6,3,7,8} She immigrated in 1828 to Canada; Immigratin 1827 per 1901 Census.⁸ She lived circa 1838 at Dublin, Ireland; "(Margaret Fines came very young with her family from Dublin, Ireland, to Canada)" from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ She married James Darke, son of ? Darke and ? ?, before 1847 at Ontario; per 1851 Census. from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.^1,3 As of before 1847,her married name was Darke.¹ Margaret Fines appeared on the census of 1852 at Westminster Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see James Darke.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at London Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1871 Census: see James Darke.⁷ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rockwood, Lisgar Dist., Manitoba; Age 46 at 1881 Census: see James Darke.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Rockwood South, Lisgar, Manitoba; Age 60 at 1891 Census: see James Darke.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1901 Census: see Samuel Darke (son.)⁸ She died on 29 November 1913 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 86; Death Reg'n.#024067: Name: Margaret Dark; Date: Nov 29 1913; Age: 86; Res.: Cramahe Twp; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: widow; Parents: Jos. Finnes & Mary Hare; Cause: dropsy; Phys.: c. M. Sanford, Brighton; Inf.: Samuel Dark, Colborne; Regèd.: Dec 2 1913 (Ontario Death Registration, #024067-1913, ancestry.com) Date 1913 per Burial.^4,9 She was buried on 2 December 1913 at Shiloh Cemetery Cramahe Twp., Shiloh, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) DARKE; Samuel Darke; 1859 - 1922; His Wife; Emma; 1858 - 1929; Margaret Fines; Wife of; James Darke; 1834 - 1913 (Shiloh Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Sept. 4, 2004) per Death Regèn.^4,2

     ? Darke was born circa 1800; from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ He married ? ? before 1820; from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹

     ? ? was born circa 1800; from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ She married ? Darke before 1820; from page 101 of "Ours To Remember" by Mary Ann Down, given to me by Shirley (Goodfellow) Bird, Sep. 3, 2004.¹ As of before 1820,her married name was Darke.¹

     Emma Darke was born in 1835 at Ontario; Date 1835 & location Ontario per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rockwood, Lisgar, Manitoba; Age 46 at 1881 Census: see James Darke (brother?)¹

     George Darke was born in 1863 at Ontario; Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1863 & location Ontario per 1881 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at London Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1871 Census: see James Darke.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rockwood, Lisgar, Manitoba; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see James Darke.¹