Person Page - 1915

     Bethany Pollard was born circa 1869 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹ As of 15 November 1886,her married name was Heaton.¹ She married George Nelson Heaton, son of Lyman Heaton and Caroline Bellfoure Brown, on 15 November 1886 at Dunnville, Haldimand Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004333: Groom: George Nelson Heaton; Age: 30; Res.: Cayuga Village; Born: Prince Edward Island; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Sawyer; Parents: Lyman & Caroline Heaton; Bride: Bethany Pollard; Age: 18; Res.: Cayuga Village; Born: Stoney Creek; Status: spinster; Parents: Henry & Mary Pollard; Wit.: Maria Smith & Elizabeth Bronson, Dunnville; Date: Nov 15 1886; Place: Dunnville; Rel.: Meth; Peformed by: John W. Cooley; Reg'd.: July 1 1887 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004333-1887, ancestry.com) per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.^1,2

     Amu Idrus Heaton was born on 8 December 1887 at Cayuga, Haldimand Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹

     Edith May Heaton was born on 24 March 1889 at Cayuga, Haldimand Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹ As of circa 1910,her married name was Ecker.¹ She married Lester M. Ecker circa 1910 at Wahsington, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹ Edith May Heaton died in September 1988 at Honolou, Hawaii, U.S.A., at age 99; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹

     Lester M. Ecker was born on 27 December 1888 at North Dakota, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹ He married Edith May Heaton, daughter of George Nelson Heaton and Bethany Pollard, circa 1910 at Wahsington, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹ Lester M. Ecker died in December 1980 at Honolou, Hawaii, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹

     Nelson Ogle Arthur Heaton was born on 19 April 1899 at Georgetown Mills, British Columbia; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹ He died in September 1982 at Bellingham, Wahsington, U.S.A., at age 83; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹

     Henry Lyman Heaton was born on 2 August 1897 at Union, British Columbia; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹ He died in November 1969 at Sun City, Arizona, U.S.A., at age 72; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹

     Lorene Heaton was born circa 1902; per GEDCOM of Wayne Messecar, July 20, 2007.¹

     James Heaton was born in 1777 at Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date 1777 & location Mass. per 1851 Census.¹ He married Lucinda ? circa 1820 at Ontario; per 1851 Census.¹ James Heaton appeared on the census of 1851 at Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 77 at 1851 Census: Heaton, Lyman, 77, b. Massachusetts, Pres., lab., married; Lucinda, 53, b. Massachusetts, WM, married; Lyman, b. Cda., WM, lab., single; Sophrona, 24; Elizabeth, 13; Jane, 9 (1851 Census: Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 49 of 77 - ancestry.com.)¹

     Lucinda ? was born in 1798 at Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date 1798 & location Mass. per 1851 Census.¹ She married James Heaton circa 1820 at Ontario; per 1851 Census.¹ As of circa 1820,her married name was Heaton.¹ Lucinda ? appeared on the census of 1851 at Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1851 Census: see James Heaton.¹

     Sophrona Heaton was born in 1827 at Ontario; Date 1827 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see James Heaton.¹

     Elizabeth Heaton was born in 1838 at Ontario; Date 1838 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1851 Census: see James Heaton.¹

     Jane Heaton was born in 1842 at Ontario; Date 1842 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see James Heaton.¹

     David Peebles was born in 1850 at Kitley Twp., Leeds Co., Ontario; Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. per Birth Reg'n. of son James Lawrence Peebles. Locaiton Kitley Twp., Leeds Co. per marr. reg'n. of son Sidney Cockburn Peebles.^1,2,3 He married Agnes Cockburn, daughter of George Cockburn and Agnes Scougale, before 1873 at Ontario; per 1891 Census. per Birth Reg'n. of son James Lawrence Peebles.¹ David Peebles appeared on the census of April 1891 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1891 Census: Peebles, David, 41, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, C. Pres., farmer, married; Agnes, 37, b. Ont., p.b. Scotland, C. Pres., married; George, 17, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., C. Pres., farmer, single; A. M.(f), 14; W. D.(m), 12; Isabella, 8; S. C.(m), 6; J. L., 4 (1891 Census: Colborne Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. d, pg. 7, line 13 - ancestry.com.)²

     Agnes Cockburn was born in 1854 at Canada West; Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. per Birth Reg'n. of son James Lawrence Peebles.^1,2 She married David Peebles before 1873 at Ontario; per 1891 Census. per Birth Reg'n. of son James Lawrence Peebles.¹ As of before 1873,her married name was Peebles.¹ Agnes Cockburn appeared on the census of April 1891 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1891 Census: see David Peebles.²

     Agnes M. Peebles was born on 13 June 1876 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date jun 13 1876 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1877 & location Cramahe per marr. reg'n.^1,3,2 She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1891 Census: see David Peebles.² As of 14 May 1900,her married name was Rose.¹ She married William Wallace Rose, son of Robert Rose and Maggie McQuoid, on 14 May 1900 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: Wm. Wallace Rose; Age: 26; Res.: Cramahe; Born: Codrington; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Robert Rose & Maggie McQuoid; Bride: Agnes M. Peebles; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Cramahe; Wit.: L. B. Gould, Morganston & Bella Peebles, Cramahe; Date: Apr 17 1900; Place: Cramahe; Rel.: Pres; Performed by: Peter M. Duncan; Reg'd.: May 14 1900 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #011700-1900, ancestry.com.)⁴ Agnes M. Peebles appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1901 Census: see William Wallace Rose.³

     William Wallace Rose was born on 1 December 1872 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 1 1872 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1874 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1874 & location Codrington per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1881 Census: see Maggie Rose (sister.)² He lived on 14 May 1900 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cramahe per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Agnes M. Peebles, daughter of David Peebles and Agnes Cockburn, on 14 May 1900 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: Wm. Wallace Rose; Age: 26; Res.: Cramahe; Born: Codrington; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Robert Rose & Maggie McQuoid; Bride: Agnes M. Peebles; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Cramahe; Wit.: L. B. Gould, Morganston & Bella Peebles, Cramahe; Date: Apr 17 1900; Place: Cramahe; Rel.: Pres; Performed by: Peter M. Duncan; Reg'd.: May 14 1900 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #011700-1900, ancestry.com.)⁴ William Wallace Rose lived in April 1901 at Conc 9 Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 9(8?), Lot 21, Cramahe, NE.³ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1901 Census: Rose, William W., 28, b. Ont. r. Dec 1 1872, Eng., Pres., farmer, married; Agnes M., 24, b. Ont. r. Jun 13 1876, Eng., Pres., married; Babcock, Eliza J., 64, b. Ont. r. Sep 6 1836, Eng., Pres., widow, mother (1901 Census Online: Cramahe Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. e-4, pg. 9, line 33, T-6485 - Conc 9, Lot 21, NE.)³

     Robert Rose was born in 1844 at Ontario; Date 1844 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per marriage reg'n. of son William Wallace Rose.^1,2 He married Maggie McQuoid before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of son William Wallace Rose.¹ Robert Rose appeared on the census of April 1871 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 8, Lot 3, Brighton Twp., 1 acres, tenant.² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1871 Census: Rose, Robert, 27, b. Ont., Eng., CE, Blacksmith, married; Maggie, 20?, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Maggie, 5/12, Nov. (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 3, pg. 11, line 20 - Conc 8 Lot 3, 1 acres, tenant.)² He lived on 18 November 1871 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Lot 8, Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant E435) show that Lyman Heaton & wife sold 1/2 acres of Codrington Village Lot 8, Block B. to Robert Rose. ITS Date Nov 18 1871.³ He lived on 30 October 1872 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant F821) show that William A. Richards sold 1/2 acres, part of Block B to Robert Rose. ITS Date Oct 30 1872.³ He lived on 31 October 1874 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortg G1054) show that Robert Rose & wife took a mortgage for $500 from John Curtis on the NE 1/2 acre in Village Lot 8, Block B. ITS Date Oct 31 1874.³ He Land Registry Records (Grant under Power of Sale L2725) show that John Curtis sold 1/2 acre of Village Lot 8, Block B to Ransome Curtis. ITS Date Jul 16 1880.
Note: It appears by this that Robert Rose has either died or moved away and the holder of the mortgage for this land was able to sell it. We see that the two Rose children are not with their parents in the 1881 Census but are living with Eliza Babcock in Cramahe Twp. on 16 July 1880 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario.^3,4

     Maggie McQuoid was born in 1861 at Ontario; Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per marriage reg'n. of son William Wallace Rose.^1,2 She married Robert Rose before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of son William Wallace Rose.¹ As of before 1870,her married name was Rose.¹ Maggie McQuoid appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20? at 1871 Census: see Robert Rose.²

     Maggie Rose was born in November 1870 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 months at 1871 Census: see Robert Rose.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: Rose, Maggie, 10, b. Ont., Eng., Pres; William, 7 (familysearch.org)
Note: These two children are with Eliza Babcock, age 44, widow and William Babcock, 21. Have the parents died?²

     Ada Florence Lapp was born on 28 June 1869 at Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jun 28 869 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1869 & location Castleton per marr. reg'n. per Birth Reg'n. of son Arthur Clayton Newman.^1,4,2,3 She lived on 18 January 1892 at Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Castleton per marr. reg'n.² As of 18 January 1892,her married name was Newman.¹ She married William Samuel Newman, son of William John Newman and Maria Mahala Cole, on 18 January 1892 at Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008705: Groom: William S. Newman; Age: 24; Res.: Toronto; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: clerk; Parents: W. J. & Maria M. Newman; Bride: Ada F. Lapp; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Castleton; Status: spinster; Parents: Robert J. & Elyda D. Lapp; Wit.: Richard S. Newman & Candace M. Lapp, Castleton; Date: Jan 18 1892; Place: Castleton; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: L. C. Steele, Cramahe Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008705-1892, ancestry.com) per 1901 Census.^1,4,5 Ada Florence Lapp appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1901 Census: see William S. Newman.⁴ She appeared on the census of 7 June 1921 at 23 Appleton Ave., York Twp., Yourk South Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1921 Census: see William S. Newman.³

     Arthur Clayton Newman was born on 6 March 1897 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#027518: Name: Arthur Clayton Newman; Date: Mar 6 1897; Parents: W. S. Newman & Ada F. Lapp; Inf.: W. S. Newman, Merchant, Cramahe; Phys.: Dr. Knight & Young; Reg'd.: Apr 1 1897 (Ontario Birth Registration, #027518-1898, ancestry.com.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1901 Census: see William S. Newman.⁵ He lived on 20 June 1916 at 844 Yonge St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; WWI Attestation Paper: Name: Arthur Clayton Newman; Address: 844 Yonge St., Toronto; Born: mar 6 1895, Castleton; Kin: William Samuel Newman, father, 844 Yonge St., TO; Status: single (ancestry.com.)⁶ He lived on 7 June 1921 at 23 Appleton Ave., York Twp., York South Co., Ontario; Afe 25 at 1921 Census: see William S. Newman.³ He lived on 17 September 1923 at Port Elgin, Ontario; Residence Port Elgin per marr. reg'n.² He married Ruth Davis, daughter of Arthur James Davis and Eliza Ann Holmes, on 17 September 1923 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005564: Groom: Arthur Clayton Newman; Age: 26; Res.: Port Elgin, Ont; Born: Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Barrister-at-Law; Rel.: Meth; Parents: William Samuel Newman & Ada Florence Lapp; Bride: Bride: Ruth Davis; Age: 26; Res.: 64 Hazleton Ave., Toronto; Born: Ont; Status: spinster; Rel.: CE; Parents: Arthur James Davis & Eliza Ann Holmes; Wit.: John Edward Davis, 6 Withrow Ave., Toronto & ?Horace Alpheda Willard? Newman, 23 Appleton Ave., Toronto; Date: Sep 17 1923; Place: Toronto; Performed by: L. R. Sherman, 10 Trintiy Sq., Toronto, Anglican; Sworn: Toronto, Sep 12 1923; Reg'r.: Frederick Williamson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005564-1923, ancestry.com.)⁷ Arthur Clayton Newman died on 18 July 1948 at age 51; per family tree of 1_dnewman57 on ancestry.ca, Sep 9 2025.⁸

     Dr. William Robert Newman was born on 5 December 1892 at Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 5 1892 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1901 Census: see William S. Newman.¹ He lived on 17 February 1915 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marr. reg'n.² He married Sarah Almeda Brown, daughter of Nicholas Brown and Mary ?, on 17 February 1915 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#019489: Groom: William Robert Newman; Age: 22; Res.: Toronto; Born: Castleton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Student; Rel.: Meth; Parents: William S. Newman & Ada F. Lapp; Bride: Sarah Almeda Brown; Age: 25; Res.: Gormley; Born: Utica; Status: spinster; Rel.: Episc; Parents: Nicholas & Mary Brown; Wit.: Susie & Millie H. Wilson, Toronto; Date: Feb 17 1915; Place: Toronto; Peformed by: F. H. Wilson, Toronto, Meth; Sworn: Toronto, Feb 16 1915 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #019489-1915, ancestry.com.)⁴ Dr. William Robert Newman lived on 23 March 1926 at 160 Oakwood Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father William Samuel Newman.⁵ He died on 18 February 1945 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 52; Date Feb 18 1945 & location Toronto per family tree of 1_dnewman57 on ancestry.ca, Sep 9 2025.³

     Sarah Almeda Brown was born in 1890 at Utica; Date 1890 & location Utica per marr. reg'n.¹ She lived on 17 February 1915 at Gormley, Ontario; Residence Gormley per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 17 February 1915,her married name was Newman.¹ She married Dr. William Robert Newman, son of William Samuel Newman and Ada Florence Lapp, on 17 February 1915 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#019489: Groom: William Robert Newman; Age: 22; Res.: Toronto; Born: Castleton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Student; Rel.: Meth; Parents: William S. Newman & Ada F. Lapp; Bride: Sarah Almeda Brown; Age: 25; Res.: Gormley; Born: Utica; Status: spinster; Rel.: Episc; Parents: Nicholas & Mary Brown; Wit.: Susie & Millie H. Wilson, Toronto; Date: Feb 17 1915; Place: Toronto; Peformed by: F. H. Wilson, Toronto, Meth; Sworn: Toronto, Feb 16 1915 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #019489-1915, ancestry.com.)²

     Nicholas Brown was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah Almeda (Brown) Newman.¹ He married Mary ? before 1888; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah Almeda (Brown) Newman.¹

     Mary ? was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah Almeda (Brown) Newman.¹ She married Nicholas Brown before 1888; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah Almeda (Brown) Newman.¹ As of before 1888,her married name was Brown.¹

     Nina Blanche Shortt was born on 19 December 1874 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#014034: Name: Nina Blanche Shortt; Date: Dec 19 1874; Parents: James H. Shortt & Mary Jane Roddy; Inf.: John H. Shortt, yoeman, Hilton; Reg'd.: Apr 30 1875; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Birth Registration, #014034-1875, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 19 1872 per FindaGrave. Date Dec 19 1875 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,2,5,4 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1881 Census: see James H. Shortt.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1891 Census: see James Shortt.¹ As of 18 January 1899,her married name was Sprung.⁷ She married Wesley Thomas "West" Sprung, son of Manly Roblin Sprung and Melissa Adelaide Johnson, on 18 January 1899 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#011409: Groom: West Sprung; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: ? ; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Manly Sprung & Melissa Johnson; Bride: Nina Blanche Shortt; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Occ.: Teacher; Parents: James A. Shortt & Mary J. Rody; Wit.: Best Sprung & Cora Shortt, Brighton Twp; Date: Jan 18 1899; Place: Brighton Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: R. T. Courtice; Reg'd.: Jan 21 1899; Reg'r.: Darius Crouter (Ontario Marriage Registration, #011409-1899, ancestry.com.)⁷ Nina Blanche Shortt died on 28 January 1911 at Conc 4 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 36; Death Reg'n.#022243: Name: Nina Blanche Sprung; Date: Jan 28 1911; Age: 31y 1m 8d; Res.: Conc 4, Lot 4, Brighton Twp; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: married; Parents: James H. Shortt & Jennie Rodie, b. Brighton Twp; Casue: consumption; Phys.: C. M. Sanford, Brighton; Inf.: West F. Sprung, Hilton; Reg'd.: Feb 18 1911; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #022243-1911, ancestry.com.)⁸ She was buried on 30 January 1911 at Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave. Name: Nina Blanche Shortt Sprung; BIRTH: 19 Dec 1872; DEATH: 11 Jan 1911 (aged 38); BURIAL: Hilton United Church Memorial Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 95109575 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95109575/nina-blanche-sprung.)⁴

     Mirzie Dufferin Shortt was born on 2 October 1876 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#019707: Name: Mirzie Dufferin Shortt; Date: Oct 2 1876; Parents: Jas. H. Shortt & Mary Jane Roddy; Inf.: Jas. H. Shortt, farmer, Hilton; Reg'd.: Jan 11 1877; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Reg;r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Birth Registration, #019707-1877, ancestry.ca) Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,3 He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1891 Census: see James Shortt.¹