Person Page - 1475

     Annie Mary Vandervoort was born on 21 February 1867 at Ontario; Date Feb 21 1867 & location Ont. per 1901 Census. GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 13, 2005.^1,3 As of before 1887,her married name was Gainforth.¹ She married Charles Robert Gainforth, son of Thomas B. Gainforth and Eliza Ann Haskins, before 1887 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 13, 2005.¹ Annie Mary Vandervoort appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see Charles Gainforth.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1901 Census: see Charles Gainforth.³ She was buried in 1961 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (Exhibit) GAINFORTH; Charles Robert Gainforth; 1865 - 1929; His Beloved Wife; Annie Mary Vandervoort; 1867 - 1961 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)² She died in 1961 at Ontario; Date 1961 per Memorial. "In Memoriam... Wooler ... Annie M. Gainforth ... " per Church record, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.^5,2

     Bertha Gainforth was born on 1 April 1888 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 1 1888 per 1901 Census. Date Apr 1 1888 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 13, 2005.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1891 Census: see Charles Gainforth.³ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1901 Census: see Charles Gainforth.² As of 15 April 1908,her married name was Smith.⁴ She married Herbert Raymond Smith, son of Wheeler Smith and Almeda Phillips, on 15 April 1908 at Sidney Twp., Frankford, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010398: Groom: Herbert Raymond Smith; Age: 24; Res.: Sidney Twp; Born: Murray Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wheeler Smith & Meda Phillips; Bride: Bertha Gainforth; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Murray Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Chas. Gainforth & Anna Vandervoort; Wit.: Austin Smith & Elizabeth Gainforth, Murray; Date: Apr 15 1908; Place: Frankford; Performed by: J. S. McMullen; Reg'd.: Apr 15 1908; Reg'r.: A. M. Chapman (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010398-1908, ancestry.com.)⁵ Bertha Gainforth was buried in 1969 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) SMITH; Father; Herbert R; Smith; 1883 - 1971; Mother; Bertha; Gainforth; 1888 - 1969 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)⁶ She died in 1969 at Ontario; Date 1969 per Memorial.⁶

     Beatrice Gainforth was born on 20 September 1891 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 20 1891 per 1901 Census. Date Sep 20 1891 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 13, 2005.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see Charles Gainforth.² She lived on 15 March 1911 at Murray Twp., Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Wooler per marr. reg'n.³ As of 15 March 1911,her married name was Smith.⁴ She married Austin Clayton Smith, son of Wheeler Smith and Almeda Phillips, on 15 March 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005783: Groom: Austin Clayton Smith; Age: 22; Res.: Murray Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wheeler Smith, farmer & Meda Phillips; Bride: Beatrice Gainsforth; Age: 19; Res.: Wooler; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Charles Robert Gainsforth, Blacksmith & Annie Mary Vandervoort; Wit.: Mrs. J. S. McMullen, Frankford & Marion E. Caroen, Frankford; Date: Mar 15 1911; Place: Sidney Twp; Peformed by: J. S. McMullen, Meth. Minister, frankford; Sworn: Frankford, Mar 15 1911; Reg'r.: Solomon Hasley, Frankford (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005783-1911, ancestry.ca)

Date Mar 15 1911 per family tree of DoreenRichards on ancestry.ca, Jun 10 2017.^4,5 Beatrice Gainforth died in 1961 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of DoreenRichards on ancestry.ca, Jun 10 2017.⁴

     Charles C. Gainforth was born on 16 October 1896 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date oct 16 1896 per 1901 Census. Date Oct 16 1896 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 13, 2005.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1901 Census: see Charles Gainforth.²

     Reginald Arthur Curry was born in November 1903 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 1903 per 1911 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1911 Census: see Henry Curry.¹ He lived on 10 December 1975 at R.R. 1, Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "... He was the brother of ... Reginald, RR1, Codrington .. " (per Death Notice of George C. Curry from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.)²

     Edward James Curry was born in April 1909 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1909 per Memorial. Date Apr 1909 & location Ont. per 1911 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1911 Census: see Henry Curry.¹ He was buried in 1929 at Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CURRY; Henry B. Curry; 1874 - 1927; Gertrude, His Wife; 1880 - 1968; Mary, Their Dau'r; 1905 - 1906; Edward J. Curry; 1909 - 1929; George C. Curry; 1906 - 1975 (Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Jul 17 2009.)² He died in 1929 at Ontario; Date 1929 per Memorial. "He was predeceased by a brother Edward .. " per Death Notice of George C. Curry from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.^3,2

     Sandford Sharpe was born on 16 August 1864 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Aug 10 1864 & location Murray per Death Reg'n. Date Aug 16 1867 & location Ontario per 1901 Census. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1864 per Burial. Date 1864 & location Murray per marr. reg'n.^{1,2,3,5,4,6,7} He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1871 Census: see Jacob Sharpe.⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see Edgar Sharpe (brother.)⁷ He lived on 23 December 1885 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Mary Elizabeth Sharp - are they siblings??⁵ He married Catharine Louise "Cassie" Bell, daughter of William R. Bell and Catherine McMaster, on 14 December 1887 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008591: Groom: Sanford Sharpe; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Murray; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Jacob & Samantha Sharpe; Bride: Catharin Bell; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: William & Catherine Bell; Wit.: William & Elizabeth McMasters; Date: Dec 14 1887; Place: Brighton Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. S. A. Duprau; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008591-1887, ancestry.com)
per 1901 Census.⁸ Sandford Sharpe appeared on the census of April 1891 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1891 Census: Sharpe, Sanford, 26, b. Ont., p.b. ONt., Meth., lab., married; Cassie, 22, b. Ont., p.b. England & Ont., Meth., married; Cecil, 1, b. Ont., p.b. Ont; Jacob, 80, b. ONt., p.b. - & - ; Meth., widower (1891 Census: Murray Twp., dist. 98, sub-dist. g-5, pg. 15, line 14 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 6 Lot 21, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 6, Lot 21, Murray Twp.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1901 Census: Sharp, Sanford, 34, b. Ont. Aug 16 1867, Eng., Meth., farmer, Head, married; Cathrine, 32, b. Ont. Aug 11 1869, Eng., Meth., Wife, married; Ceacil, 11, b. June 21 1890, daughter; Manord, 7, b. Aug 13 1894, son; Mayble, 3, b. May 13 1898, daughter (Conc 6, Lot 21) (1901 Census on Archvies Canada Web Site: dist 95, g-3, page 6, line 11.)¹ He died on 27 March 1933 at Conc 5 Lot 21, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 68; Death Reg'n.#025069: Name: Sanford Sharpe; Date: Mar 27 1933; Age: 68y 7m 17d; Res.: Conc 5, Lot 21, Murray Twp; Born: Aug 10 1864, Murray Twp; Status: married; Res. at place of Death: 16 yrs; Parents: Jacob Sharpe & Samanthia White, both b. Rawdon Twp; Inf.: Mrs. S. Sharpe, Wooler, wife; Burial: Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Mar 30 1933; Und; Geo. H. Cobley; Reg'd.: Apr 1 1933; Reg'r.: P. J. O'Rourke (Ontario Death Registration, #025069-1933, ancestry.com)
Date 1933? per Burial.^2,9 He was buried on 30 March 1933 at Wooler Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Sandford; Sharpe; 1864 - 1933; His Wife; Catharine; L. Bell; 1868 - 1952 (Wooler Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Apr 2 2006.)^2,3

     Catharine Louise "Cassie" Bell was born on 11 August 1869 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 11 1869 & location Ontario per 1901 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1868 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,5,6,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1871 Census: see William Bell.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see William Bell.⁶ She married Sandford Sharpe, son of Jacob Sharp and Samantha White, on 14 December 1887 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008591: Groom: Sanford Sharpe; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Murray; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Jacob & Samantha Sharpe; Bride: Catharin Bell; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: William & Catherine Bell; Wit.: William & Elizabeth McMasters; Date: Dec 14 1887; Place: Brighton Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. S. A. Duprau; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008591-1887, ancestry.com)
per 1901 Census.⁷ As of 14 December 1887,her married name was Sharpe.¹ Catharine Louise "Cassie" Bell appeared on the census of April 1891 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1891 Census: see Sanford Sharpe.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: see Sanford Sharpe.¹ She died in 1957 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... Catherine Louise Sharpe ... " In Memorium, 1957, Wooler Pastoral Charge (Tweedsmuir Histories, Reel 1, I-204)
Date 1957 per Burial.^2,8 She was buried in 1957 at Wooler Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Sandford; Sharpe; 1864 - 1933; His Wife; Catharine; L. Bell; 1868 - 1957 (Wooler Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Apr 2 2006)
Note: Year of death for Catharine looked like 1952 but In Memorium is for 1957 - is this right?^2,8

     Alice ? was born in June 1861 at Ontario; Date Jun 1861 per 1911 Census.¹ She married Walter Fowler before 1900; per 1911 Census. As of before 1900,her married name was Fowler.¹ Alice ? appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1911 Census: see Walter Fowler.¹

     Edith Fowler was born in May 1901 at Ontario; Date May 1901 per 1911 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1911 Census: see Walter Fowler.¹

     William Wellington Down was born on 6 April 1866 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1865 per Memorial. Date Apr 1866 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Apr 6 1866 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1867 per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Richard Down.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see Richard Down.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1901 Census: Down, William, 35, b. Ont. r. Apr 6 1866, Eng., Meth., Head, farmer, single; Fidelia, 72, b. Ont. r. Oct 11 1828, Ger., CE, mother, widow (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 4, line 6 -.⁵ ) He lived in April 1901 at Conc 4 Lot 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 4, Lot 26, Brighton Twp.⁵ He married Hannah Clement, daughter of John Clement and Elizabeth Hogg, on 17 October 1906 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010211: Groom: Wm. Wellington Down; Age: 40; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Richard Down & Fidelia Maybee; Rel.: CE; Bride: Hannah Clement; Age: 28; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Glasgow, Scotland; Status: spinster; Parents: John Clement & Elizabeth Hogg; Rel.: CE; Wit.: W. & E. Clement, Brighton Twp; Date: Oct 17 1906; Place: Trenton; Performed by: Rev. J. W. Armstrong; Reg'd.: Dec 14 1906 (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com, #010211-1906.)^3,7 William Wellington Down lived in 1911 at Conc 4 Lot 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 4, pt. Lot 26, Brighton Twp. - Hilton.⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1911 Census: Down, William, 45, b. Ont. Apr 1866, Eng., Anglican, farmer, married; Hannah, 33, b. Scotland Nov 1878, immig. 1900, Scot., Anglican, married; Clement, Elizabeth, 28, b. Scotland Nov 1883, immig. 1907, Scot., Anglican, sister-in-law, single (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 17-3, pg. 11, line 1 - Conc 4, Lot 26 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He William Down appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the late 1920s and early 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁸ He died on 19 September 1935 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 69; Death Reg'n.#025705: Name: William Wellington Down; Date: Sep 19 1935; Age: 69y 5m 13d; Born: Ont., Apr 6 1866; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Richard Down, b. England & Fidelia Maybee, b. Ont; Inf.: John Down, RR# 1, Hilton, son; Burial: McPhail's Cemetery, Sep 21 1935; Und.: McNair & Northay, Trenton; Reg'd.: Sep 20 1935; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #025705-1925, anestry.com) Date 1935 per Memorial.^3,9 He was buried on 21 September 1935 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) William W. Down; 1865 - 1935; His Wife; Hannah Clement; 1876 - 1956 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Aug 25, 2006) per Death Reg'n.^3,10

     George H. Audleton was born in September 1873 at Ontario; Date Sep 1873 & location Ontario per 1911 Census.¹ He married Evalina "Lelia" Perry, daughter of Oliver "Byron" Perry and Ida Florence Griffis, before 1905 at Ontario; per 1911 Census.¹ George H. Audleton appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1911 Census: see Byron Perry (father-in-law.)¹

     Hazel Audleton was born in April 1906 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 1906 per 1911 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1911 Census: see Byron Perry (grandfather.)¹

     Charles P. Perry was born on 21 December 1795 at Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date Dec 21 1795 per Memorial - age 79y 8m 13d at death Sept 3 1875. Date 1796 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1796 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date 1796 & location USA per 1851 Census. Location Mass., USA per Death Reg'n. of son Oliver Byron Perry. Date 1795 & location USA per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005. per marriage reg'n. of son Oliver Byron Perry.^{1,4,3,2,5,6,7} He married Marinda Rogers before 1830 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005.⁷ Charles P. Perry appeared on the census of 1851 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 55 at 1851 Census: Perry, Charles, 55, b. USA, Free Church, farmer, married; Marinda, 44, b. Cda., Free Church, married; Mariah, 19, b. Cda., Free Church; Sarah J., 17; Atha E.(m), 14; Mary Ann, 11; Phebe, 8; Harriet, 7; Charles H., 4; Sophiah, 1 (1851 Census: Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 95 of 163, line 27 - ancestry.ca.)⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 65 at 1861 Census: Perry, Charles, 65, b. USA, Pres., farmer, married; Miranda, 53, b. UC, Pres., married; A. E.(f), 23; Mary A., 20; P. E.(f), 18; H. M.(f), 16; Charles, 12; S. A.(f), 10; O. B.(f), 6; (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 350 of 899, line 34 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1871 Census: Perry, C. F.?, 75, b. USA, Eng., Pres., farmer, married; Maranda, 62, b. Ont., Eng., Pres., married; Mary A., 27, b. Ont., Eng., EM, single; Charles H., 23, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, single; Harriet, 25, b. Ont., Eng., Pres., single; Sophia A., 18; Byron, 15 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. c-2, pg. 67, line 1 - ancestry.com.)² He died on 3 September 1875 at Ontario at age 79; Date Sep 3 1875 per CemSearch. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005.^1,8 He was buried on 5 September 1875 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Charles Perry; Who Died; Sept. 3, 1875; Aged; 79 Y'rs., 8 Mo. & 13 D. (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Susan Brose Photo 364, Oct 2012)
Note: There are several photos of this very old and worn white stone, and one shows the numbers fairly clearly, but not so much the name. Matching, them together, we see they are the same stone, and we can get the full info.
CemSearch: Name: Charles P. Perry; Born: - ; Died: Sep 3 1875; Age: 77; ID: MTHOPE193; No other names: Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sec 1 Row 10 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE193%5E0.)^8,6

     Marinda Rogers was born in 1809 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1809 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1809 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1808 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1807 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Location Cobourg per Date 1809 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005. per marriage reg'n. of son Oliver Byron Perry.^1,6,2,3,4,5 She married Charles P. Perry before 1830 at Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005.⁵ As of before 1837,her married name was Perry.¹ Marinda Rogers appeared on the census of 1851 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1851 Census: see Charles Perry.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1861 Census: see Charles Perry.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1871 Census: see Charles Perry.² She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 72 at 1881 Census: see O. B. Perry.⁴ She died after 1882 at Ontario.¹

     Robert Ryerson Couch was born on 10 April 1855 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Daet Apr 10 1855 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date Apr 10 1855 & location per 1901 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Dora Jeanette (Couch) Mutton. Date Apr 10 1855 & location Seymour Twp. per family tree of CCouch on ancestry.ca, Aug 18 2025.^1,2,5,4 He married Sarah Ellen Fritz, daughter of Johan Gittliev "John" Fritz and Hanna Maria "Mary" Rittwage, on 3 January 1884 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#... : Groom: Robert R. Couch; Bride: Sarah Ellen Fritz; Date: Jan 3 1884; Place: Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #..... , ancestry.ca)
per 1901 Census.² Robert Ryerson Couch lived in April 1901 at Conc A Lot 23, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: pt. Block 5 23 A?? - shows Smithfield just above.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: Couch, Robert, 46, b. Ont. Apr 10 1855, Eng., Head, Meth., farm lab., married; Sarah, 32, b. Apr 27 1868, Ger., Meth., Wife, married; Dora, 13, b. Oct 27 1887, daughter; Jessie, 11, b. Oct 28 1889, daughter; Elsie, 8, b. July 7 1892, daughter; Emma, 6, b. Oct 10 1894, daughter (pt. Block 5 on 23 a??? - Smithfield??) (1901 Census Index on Archives Canada Web Site: dist 95, a-2, pg. 11, line 2.)⁶ He died on 14 January 1940 at Seymour Twp., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 84; Death Reg'n.#026475: Name: Robert Couch; Date; Jan 14 1940; Age; 84y 9m; Place: Campbellford, 1m; Born: Ont., Apr 10 1855; Nat.: Eng; Status: widowed; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Daniel Couch, & Ann Simmons, both born England; Inf.: Geo. H. Couch, Campbellford, son; Burial: Smithfield, Jan 16 1940; Und.: A.D. Bennett, Campbellford; Cause: cerebral hemmorhage; Phys.: C.A. Bright, Campbellford; Reg'd.: Jan 16 1940; Reg'r.: J.G. McGregor, Campbellfor, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #026475-1940, ancestry.ca)


Date 1940 per CemSearch. Date Jan 14 1940 & location Campbellford per family tree of CCouch on ancestry.ca, Aug 18 2025.^7,5,8 He was buried on 16 January 1940 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Robert Couch; Born: 1855; Died: 1940; ID: BRENWD114; Other names: Couch, Jessie May (1890-1902), Couch, Sarah E. [Fritz] (1863-1933), Fritz, John (1826-1905), Radway, Mary ( - ); Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Smithfield Village, Northumberland Co; Note: With John Fritz, Mary Radway, Sarah E. Fritz and Jessie May Couch. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GRENWD114%5E2)
FindaGrave: Name: Robert Ryerson Couch; Birth: 10 Apr 1855, Seymour Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Death: 14 Jan 1940 (aged 84)
Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial: ID: 209843332. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209843332/robert_ryerson-couch)

Date Jan 16 1940 & location Smithfield per Death Reg'n.^7,4,3

     Sarah Ellen Fritz was born on 27 April 1868 at Ontario; Date Apr 27 1868 & location Ontario per 1901 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Dora Jeanette (Couch) Mutton.^1,2 She married Robert Ryerson Couch, son of Daniel Couch and Ann DeGroff, on 3 January 1884 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#... : Groom: Robert R. Couch; Bride: Sarah Ellen Fritz; Date: Jan 3 1884; Place: Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #..... , ancestry.ca)
per 1901 Census.² As of 3 January 1884,her married name was Couch.¹ Sarah Ellen Fritz appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: see Robert Couch.⁵ She died on 8 February 1933 at Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 64; Date 1933 per CemSearch. Daet Feb 8 1933 & location Smithfield per FindaGrave.^6,4 She was buried on 10 February 1933 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Sarah E. Couch; Maiden: Fritz; Born: 1863; Died: 1933; ID: BRENWD114; Other names: Couch, Jessie May (1890-1902), Couch, Robert (1855-1940), Fritz, John (1826-1905), Radway, Mary ( - ); Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Smithfield Village, Northumberland Co; Note: With Robert Couch, Jessie May Couch, John Fritz and Mary Radway. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GRENWD114%5E3.)⁶

     Jessie May Couch was born on 28 October 1889 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 28 1889 per 1901 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see Robert Couch.¹ She died on 11 March 1902 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 12; per family tree of CCouch on ancestry.ca, Aug 18 2025.²

     Elsie Couch was born on 7 July 1892 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 7 1892 per 1901 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1901 Census: see Robert Couch.¹ As of 28 March 1910,her married name was Sprentall.² She married Frank Adolphus Sprentall, son of Robert Sprentall and Eleanor Jane Kenney, on 28 March 1910 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; "MARRIED. Sprentall - Couch. In Trenton, on Monday, March 28th, 1910, by Rev. S. C. Moore, Miss Elsie Couch, of Smithfield, to Mr. Frank A. Sprentall, of Brighton." from pg. 028 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.² Elsie Couch died on 7 September 1921 at Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 29; Death Reg'n.#016045: Name: Elsie Sprentall; Date: Sep 7 1921; Age: 29y; Place: Stirling, 12y; Born: Smithfield; Status: married; Occ.: housewife; Parents: Robert Couch & Sarah ?Fairly?, b. Smithfield; Inf.: Courtland Sprentall, brother-in-law, Thorold; Burial: Smithfield, Sep 9 1921; Und.: James Ralph, Stirling; Cause: pernicious vomiting of pregnacy, 2m, surgical shock 12 hr - induction of labor; Phys.: Jas. Mc. Potts, Stirling; Reg'd.: Sep 9 1921; Reg'r.: G.M. Henry, Stirling (Ontario Death Registration, #016045-1921, ancestry.ca) Date Sep 7 1921 & location Stirling per FindaGrave.^3,4 She was buried on 9 September 1921 at Greenwood Cemetery, Murray Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Elsie Couch Sprentall; BIRTH: 7 Jul 1892
Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 7 Sep 1921 (aged 29), Stirling, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 209868794; Note: Elsie married Frank Adolphus Sprentall on March 28, 1910. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209868794/elsie-sprentall.)³

     Emma Couch was born on 10 October 1894 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date oct 10 1894 per 1901 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1901 Census: see Robert Couch.¹

     Minnie Ida Fennell was born on 3 June 1886 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jun 3 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Jun 3 1886 & location Hilton per family tree of bdunkerley on ancestry.ca, Aug 2 2024.^1,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell.¹ She married Henry Morris "Harry" Farrow, son of William Boone Farrow and Ella Franklin, on 14 February 1905 at Ontario; Date Feb 14 1905 per CemSearch. per burial.^2,5 As of 14 February 1905,her married name was Farrow. Minnie Ida Fennell appeared on the census of 1921 at 159 Fifth St., New Toronoto, West York Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1921 Census: see Harry Farrow.⁴ She was buried in 1948 at Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) FARROW; Henry Morris Farrow; 1882 - 1940; His Wife; Minnie Ida Fennell; 1886 - 1948 (Salem Cemetery, Sep 24 2004.)² She died in 1948 at Ontario; Date 1948 per Burial.²

     William H. Fennell was born on 27 November 1887 at Ontario; Date Nov 27 1887 per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell.¹

     Charles W. Fennell was born on 26 November 1889 at Ontario; Date Nov 26 1889 per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell.¹

     Jennie M. Fennell was born on 1 May 1895 at Ontario; Date May 1 1895 per 1901 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell.¹

     Arthur S. Fennell was born on 27 December 1898 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 27 1898 per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell.¹

     ? Atkinson was born circa 1880; per Ours To Remeber.¹ He married Rhea ? circa 1900; per Ours To Remeber.¹

     Gordon Hayword Thorne was born on 5 April 1885 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#024383; Name: Gordon Hayword Thorne; Date: Apr 5 1885; Parents: A. W. Thorne & Alice Wade; Inf.: Alice Thorne, Hilton; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Reg'd.: Jul 3 1885; Reg'r.: C. Richmond (Ontario Birth Registration, #024383-1885, ancestry.com) Date 1885 per CemSearch. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Apr 5 1885 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1885 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^{1,6,7,8,9,4,5} He appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1891 Census: see Alonzo Thorne.⁹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1901 Census: see Alonzo Thorne.¹ He lived on 31 July 1907 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁷ He married Edith Esther Little, daughter of William Little and Mary Johnston, on 31 July 1907 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015539: Groom: Gordon Hayword Thorne; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Alonzo W. Thorne & Alice E. Wade; Bride: Edith Esther Little; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: William Little & Mary Johnson; Wit.: George F. Little & Florence A. Thorne, Hilton; Date: Jul 31 1907; Place: Hilton; Performed by: William Coombes?; Reg'd.: Aug 3 1907; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015539-1907, ancestry.com) per 1911 Census.^10,11 Gordon Hayword Thorne appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1911 Census: Thorne, Gordon, 26, b. Ont. Apr 1885, Meth., farmer, married; Edith, 30, b. Nov 1881, Eng., Meth., married; Fred, 3, b. Apr 1908, son; Scriver, George, 18, b. Ont. Nov 1893, Meth., farm lab., hired man, single (Conc 3?, Lot 33) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada Web site: Hilton, page 6, line 13.)¹⁰ He lived in June 1911 at Conc 3 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 3?, Lot 35?, Brighton Twp.¹⁰ He lived on 18 November 1919 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁷ He married Mary R. "Maidie" Hamlin, daughter of William Hamlin and Mary Jane Burke, on 18 November 1919 at St. Clements Church, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007043: Groom: Gordon H. Thorne; Age: 34; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; rel.: Meth; Parents: A. W. Thorne & Alice E. Wade; Bride: Mary R. Hamlin; Age: 33; Res.: Toronto; Born: Osprey Twp; Status: spinster; Occ.: Druggist; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Wm. Hamlin & Mary Burke; Wit.: Eustace L. B. Hamlin, 80 Roehampton Ave., TO & E. Pearl West, 89 Broadway Ave., TO; Date: Nov 18 1919; Place: St. Clements Church, TO; Pefrmed by: Arthur J. Fidler, Church of England, 67 Briar Hill AVe., TO; Sworn: "My Residence", Nov 17 1919; Reg'r.: A. W. Thorne, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007043-1919, ancestry.com.)¹² Gordon Hayword Thorne appeared on the census of 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1921 Census: Thorne, Gordon, 36, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Maidie(f), 35, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Fred, 13; Anderson, William, 19, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Pres., lab., single (1921 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 4, pg. 6, line 34 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He Gordon Thorne appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹³ He appeared on the census of 13 June 1931 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1931 Census: Thorne, Gordon, 46, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Scot., UC, farmer, married; Mattie(f), 45, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., UC, married; Fred, 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Scot., UC, son, farmer, married; Ruth, 23, b. Ont., Eng., UC, married; Edith, 1; Lloyd, David, 19, b. England, p.b. England, immig. ?1925?, Eng., CE, farm lab., single (1931 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 133, sub-dist. 5, pg. 9, line 18 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He "In Spring of 1851, when the lake was at its height, the bank weakened due to spring overflow, with the resulting damage to the farms owned by the following families: Shortt, Thompson, Morrow, Edmond Thorne farm. The Thorne farm was owned by the grandfather of the present Gordon Thorne. At that time the elder Mr. Thorne was on his way to his family home returning from the Hilton Store. While riding horse-back he heard the roar of the waters and realizing the lake was flooding, took his family to the top of a hill on the home farm to watch the approach of the flood waters. The family saw the rushing lake taking trees etc. away and also in the course of the current a saw-mill below the lake damn was swept away and a Mr. Shearer was washed down with the mill, and was later found buried in the sand. At the present time, the cuts of the banks from the flood are still visible and one can see the widening of the path as it crosses the No. 30 highway, and for many miles beyond it.
Mr. Gordon Thorne recalls helping his father salvage pine logs which had been buried in the sands at this time, and remembered finding them unscathed as at time of cutting many years before. Mr. Thorne today, still owns 25 acres of the original farm which has belonged to his family since 1836." This is called The Thorne Paper, 1 page, type-written. Not sure by whom or when it was written, probably in the 1960s or so. circa 1935 at Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario. He lived in 1935 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "275 Thorne, Gordon, farmer, Hilton" & "276 Thorne, Mrs. Gordon (W) married woman, Hilton" & "277 Thorne, Fred, farmer, Hilton" & "278 Thorne, Mrs. Fred (W) married woman, Hilton" Canada Voters Lists, 1935, Northumberland Co., pg. 10 of 126, ancestry.ca.¹⁴ He lived on 6 January 1943 at R.R. No., 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Alonzo Wallace Thorne.¹⁵ He lived in 1945 at R. R. # 6, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "224 Thorne, Gordon, farmer, Brighton, R.R. 6" & "225 Thorne, Mrs. Gordon - Brighton, R.R. 6" & "226 Thorne, Fred, farmer, Brighton, R.R. 6" & "227 Thorne, Mrs. Fred - Brighton, R.R. 6" Canada Voters Lists, 1945, Northumberland Co., pg. 86 of 178, ancestry.ca.¹⁴ He was buried in 1980 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Gordon Thorne; Born: 1885; Died: 1980; ID: MTHOPE65; Other names: Hamlin, Mary (1886-1960), Thorne, Alice E. [Wade](1856-1951), Thorne, Alonzo W. (1858-1943), Thorne, Florence A. (1886-1970), Thorne, Lottie L. (1884-1922); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sec 1 Row 5 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=MTHOPE65%5E4.)⁸ He died in 1980 at Ontario; Date 1980 per CemSearch.⁸

     Edith Esther Little was born on 23 November 1879 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 23 1879 per Burial. Date Nov 1881 per 1911 Census. Date Nov 23 1878 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1879 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,4,3 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1901 Census: William Little.⁴ She lived on 31 July 1907 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.³ As of 31 July 1907,her married name was Thorne.¹ She married Gordon Hayword Thorne, son of Alonzo Wallace "Lon" Thorne and Alice Elizabeth Wade, on 31 July 1907 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015539: Groom: Gordon Hayword Thorne; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Alonzo W. Thorne & Alice E. Wade; Bride: Edith Esther Little; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: William Little & Mary Johnson; Wit.: George F. Little & Florence A. Thorne, Hilton; Date: Jul 31 1907; Place: Hilton; Performed by: William Coombes?; Reg'd.: Aug 3 1907; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015539-1907, ancestry.com) per 1911 Census.^1,5 Edith Esther Little appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1911 Census: see Gordon Thorne.¹ She died on 19 September 1918 at Ontario at age 38; Date Sep 19 1918 per Burial.² She was buried on 21 September 1918 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) LITTLE; William Little; July 6 1849 - Dec 5 1921; His wife Mary Johnston; Jan 10 1850 - Arp 5 1919; Gordon H. Thorne; His Wife Edith E. Little; Nov 23 1879 - Sept 19 1918; George F. Little; May 1 1877 - Dec 14 1971; His Wife Ida L. Lawson; Nov 8 1877 - Jun 9 1947 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Apr 2 2006, by Dan.)²