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     Abigail Dewey was born on 7 November 1849 at Ontario; Date Nov 7 1849 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per marr. reg'n. of daughter Susan (Carey) Bland.^1,2,3,4 She married Henry Corey before 1865; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Susan (Carey) Bland.¹ As of before 1865,her married name was Corey.¹ Abigail Dewey appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see Henry Corey.³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1881 Census: see Henry Corey.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1901 Census: see Henry Carey.²

     Laura Ann Wright was born in 1865 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1865 & location Prince Edward Co. per marr. reg'n.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1871 Census: see Peter Wright.² She lived on 27 November 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cramahe Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 27 November 1901,her married name was Bland.¹ She married Thomas Bland, son of John Bland and Agnes McNeill, on 27 November 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.##125590: Groom: Thomas Bland; Age: 39; Res.: Cramahe; Born: Cobourg; Status: widow; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: John Bland & Agnes McNeely; Bride: Laura Wright; Age: 37; Res.: Cramahe; Born: Prince Edward Co; Status: spinster; Parents: Peter Wright & Sarah Jones; Wit.: Geo Stimers, Cramahe & Lena Rutherford, Haldimand; Date: Nov 27 1901; Place: Edville; Rel.: Pres. & Meth; Performed by: F. B. Stratton; Reg'd.: Jan 3 1902; Reg'r.: C. A. Wilson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #125590-1902, ancestry.com.)³

     Peter Wright was born in 1820 at Berwickshire, Scotland; Date 1820 per Memorial. Date 1820 & "native of Berwickshire, Scotland" per CemSearch. Date 1820 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1820 & location Scotland per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Laura (Wright) Bland. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Florence N. (Wright) Hinman. Date 1828 & "of Brighton" per family tree of 1_janethughed10 on ancestry.ca, Aug 13 2018.^1,3,4,5,2,6 He married Sarah Jones in 1853 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Laura (Wright) Bland. Date 1853 per family tree of 1_janethughed10 on ancestry.ca, Aug 13 2018.^1,3 Peter Wright appeared on the census of April 1861 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 41 at 1861 Census: Wright, Peter, 41, b. Scotland, F.S., farmer, married; Sarah, 29, b. CW, FS, married; Thomas J., 9; Sarah, 7; Mary e., 7; Florence W., 5; George, 4; Listed?, Mary, 16, b. CW, servant, single; Wright, Thomas, 31, b. Scotland, FC, farmer, married; Elziabeth, 24, b. Scotland, FC, married; Thomas G., 2; Charles A., 1; Agness, 77, b. Scotland, FC, widow; Listed, Susan, 15, b. CW, servant (1861 Census: Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 472 of 605, line 41 - ancestry.ca.)² He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1871 Census: Wright, Peter, 51, b. Scotland, Scot., EM, farmer, married; Sarah, 38, b. Ont., Ger., EM, married; Thomas J., 18, b. Ont., Scot., EM, single; Mary E., 16; Florence N., 14; William G., 12; Laura Ann, 6 (1871 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. a-1, pg. 26, line 10 - ancestry.ca.)⁶ He died on 27 July 1879 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1879 per Memorial. Date Jul 27 1879 per CemSearch.^4,5 He was buried on 29 July 1879 at Waite Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Peter Wright; 1820 - 1879; His Wife; Sarah Jones; 1832-1913 (Waite's Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., image by Dan Buchanan, Jul 3 2004)
CemSearch: Name: Peter Wright; Born: 1820; Died: Jul 27 1879; Age; 59y 5m; ID: WAITESH02; Other names: Wright , Sarah [Jones] (1832-1913); Cemetery: Waite Cemetery, Conc 4, Lot 11, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Sec A-W Row 2 Plot 2; Note: also separate stone - old small slab
Husband of Sarah Jones. native of Berwickshire Scotland. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WAITESH02%5E0.)^4,5

     Sarah Jones was born in 1832 at Clarke Twp., Orono, Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 per Memorial. Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1832 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1832 & location Orono per CemSearch. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Laura (Wright) Bland. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Florence N. (Wright) Hinman. Date 1832 per family tree of 1_janethughed10 on ancestry.ca, Aug 13 2018.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She married Peter Wright, son of ? Wright and Agnes ?, in 1853 at Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Laura (Wright) Bland. Date 1853 per family tree of 1_janethughed10 on ancestry.ca, Aug 13 2018.^1,2 As of 1853,her married name was Wright.¹ Sarah Jones appeared on the census of April 1861 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1861 Census: see Peter Wright.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: see Peter Wright.⁶ She died on 7 February 1913 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1913 per Memorial. Date Feb 7 1913 & location Cramahe Twp. per CemSearch.^3,4 She was buried on 9 February 1913 at Waite Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Peter Wright; 1820 - 1879; His Wife; Sarah Jones; 1832-1913 (Waite's Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., image by Dan Buchanan, Jul 3 2004)
CemSearch: Name: Sarah Wright; Maiden: Jones; Born: 1832; Died: Feb 7 1913; Age; 80y 8m 10d; ID: WAITESH02; Other names: Wright , Peter (1820-1879); Cemetery: Waite Cemetery, Conc 4, Lot 11, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Sec A-W Row 2 Plot 2; Note: Widow - wife of Peter Wright. Daughter of George Jones. died of heart failure & softening of brain. born Orono, ON - died Cramahe Twp. L13 C4. Info from Cramahe Death Registers. Husband of Sarah Jones. native of Berwickshire Scotland. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WAITESH02%5E1.)^3,4

     John Gordon Bland was born on 13 February 1895 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#022282: Name: John Gordon Bland; Date: Feb 13 1895; Parents: Thomas Bland & Susan Carey; Inf.: Thomas Bland, farmer, Cramahe; Reg'd.: Feb 28 1895; Phys.: Dr. Willoughby; Reg'r.: H. P. Gould (Ontario Birth Registration, #022282-1895, ancestry.com) Date 1895 per Memorial. Date 1895 & location Cramahe Twp. per marr. reg'n.^4,2,3 He lived on 1 April 1917 at Oshawa, Ontario; WWI Attestation Paper: Name: John Gordon Bland; Born: Feb 13 1895, Cramahe Twp; Res.: Oshawa; Kin: Mrs. Gertie Wade, sister, Colborne; Occ.: farmer; Status: single (ancestry.com.)⁵ He lived on 1 October 1927 at Oshawa, Ontario; Residence Oshawa per marr. reg'n.² He married Dorothy Helen Tyler, daughter of Marshall Norman Tyler and Cynthia Miranda "Syntha" McGraw, on 1 October 1927 at Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#?016673?(6892): Groom: John Gordon Bland; Age: 32; Res.: Oshawa; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Rel.: United Church; Parents: Thos. Bland, b. Cramahe Twp. & Susan Corey; Bride: Dorothy Helen Tyler; Age: 15; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Free Met; Parents: Marshal Tyler, b. Brighton Twp. & Cynthia McGraw; Expected Res.: Warkworth; Wit.: Cynthia Tyler, Codrington & Mrs. Ethel Griffith, Warkworth; Date: Oct 1 1927; Place: Warkworth; Performed by: S. B. Griffith, Warkworth, Free Meth; Sworn: Trenton, Sep 24 1927; Reg;r.: P. J. O'Rourke, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016673?-1927, ancestry.com.)⁶ John Gordon Bland lived circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Gordon Bland appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer in the late 1920s and early 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library.)⁷ He and an unknown person were divorced on 12 June 1933 at Cobourg; Stamped over the Marriage Reg'n. - "Divorce granted 12 June 1933, Cobourg."² He "Hello, Just found the "Brighton Digital Archives" online site. Great work! Am writing from London, Ontario and would like to share with you some information re: Gordon Bland, one of the pictures of the Latimer Collection. This man is my Great Uncle. John Gordon Bland, b.13 Feb 1895, Cramahe Township - d.16 Jun 1968 in Colborne, Ont.
Parents: Thomas Bland & Susan L. (nee Corey). Siblings: Gertrude May Bland & Olive Alberta Bland. He served in WWl, Hastings and Prince Edward Regiments] & 6th Essex Regiment, saw service in Europe. Married: Dorothy Helen Tyler of Codrington, in 1927, Dora Isobel Pomeroy [not sure when, working on it!, after 1944]; Occupation: Local hired farm hand in & around Brighton Township and at General Motors in Oshawa & at Lewington Florists, in Oshawa, Ontario. Hope this is satisfactory, this will provide information to add to J. Gordon's picture. Love these kinds of sites. Kathryn Tanswell (nee Bellamy)" per email to Hilton Hall (Brighton Digital Archives, admin by Catherine Stutt) passed on to me 2016 12 22. circa 1940 at WWII, Europe.^8,9 He married Dora Isobel Pomeroy, daughter of Harry Pomeroy and Susan Pearl "Susie" Eddy, after 1944 at Ontario; Per Memorial. Date after 1944 per email from Kathryn (Bellamy) Transwell to Brighton Digital Arhive, 2016 12 22 - passed on to my by Catherine Stutt.^3,9 John Gordon Bland died on 16 June 1968 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 73; Date 1968 per Memorial. Date June 16 1968 & location Colborne per email from Kathryn Tanswell Mar 18 2015.^3,8 He was buried on 19 June 1968 at Union Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) BLAND; John Gordon Bland; 1895 - 1968; His Wife; Dora Isobel Pomeroy; 1911 - 1961 (Union Cemetery, Colborne, Jul 4 2009) Date of death Jun 16 1068 per email from Kathryn Tanswell Mar 18 2015.^3,8

     Gertrude May "Gertie" Bland was born on 14 May 1891 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#027915: Name: ?Gillie? May? Bland; Date: May 14 1891; Parents: Thomas & Susan Bland; Inf.: Thomas Bland, farmer, Colborne; Reg'd.: Jun 2 1891; Phys.: Dr. Mallory; Reg'r.: H. P. Gould (Ontario Birth Registration, #027915-1891, ancestry.com.)⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see Henry Carey (grandfather.)⁵ She lived on 3 May 1911 at Cramahe Twp., Dundonald, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Charles Bellamy & Olive Bland.³ She lived on 20 June 1915 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne per marr. reg'n.³ As of 20 June 1915,her married name was Wade.³ She married Charles William Wade, son of Charles Henry Wade and Susannah Tryphena Lock, on 20 June 1915 at The Rectory, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010872: Groom: Charles William Wade; Age: 26; Res.: Village of Colborne; Born: Burnley, South Australia; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Railway man; Rel.?: CE; Parents: Charles Henry Wade & Susannah Tryphena Lock; Bride: Gertrude May Bland; Age: 24; Res.: Colborne; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: CE; Parents: Thomas bland & Susan Carey; Wit.: John Lawrence Cockburn, Haldimand Twp. & Mary E. J. McTavish, Cramahe Twp; Date: Jun 20? 1915; Place: The Rectory, Colborne; Sworn: Colborne, Jun 8 1915; Reg'r.: H. J. Mayhew (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010872-1915, ancestry.com.)⁶ Gertrude May "Gertie" Bland lived on 1 April 1917 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Mrs. Gertie Wade", sister of John Gordon Bland, is Next of Kin per his WWI Attestation Paper.⁷

     Charles William Wade was born in 1889 at Burnley, Australia; Date 1889 & location Burnley, South Australia per marr. reg'n.¹ He lived on 20 June 1915 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Gertrude May "Gertie" Bland, daughter of Thomas Bland and Susan L. Corey, on 20 June 1915 at The Rectory, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010872: Groom: Charles William Wade; Age: 26; Res.: Village of Colborne; Born: Burnley, South Australia; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Railway man; Rel.?: CE; Parents: Charles Henry Wade & Susannah Tryphena Lock; Bride: Gertrude May Bland; Age: 24; Res.: Colborne; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: CE; Parents: Thomas bland & Susan Carey; Wit.: John Lawrence Cockburn, Haldimand Twp. & Mary E. J. McTavish, Cramahe Twp; Date: Jun 20? 1915; Place: The Rectory, Colborne; Sworn: Colborne, Jun 8 1915; Reg'r.: H. J. Mayhew (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010872-1915, ancestry.com.)²

     Charles Henry Wade was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles William Wade.¹ He married Susannah Tryphena Lock before 1885; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles William Wade.¹

     Susannah Tryphena Lock was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles William Wade.¹ She married Charles Henry Wade before 1885; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles William Wade.¹ As of before 1885,her married name was Wade.¹

     Margaret Corey was born in 1878 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹

     Joseph W. Cornwall was born in 1858 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1858 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1859 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.^1,3,4,5,2 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see John Cornwall.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see John Cornwall.⁴ He lived on 12 November 1879 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Francis Cornwall & Sarah Emeline Owen.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1881 Census: see John Cornwall.⁵ He lived on 12 March 1884 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Annie T. Becker, daughter of Frederick W. Becker and Sophia Simpson, on 12 March 1884 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007957: Groom: Joseph W. Cornwall; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John Cornwall & Mary Campbell; Bride: Annie B.? Becker; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Frederick Becker & Sophia Simpson; Date: Mar 11 1884; Place: Brighton; Wit.: Robert Wade & Leonna Becker, Brighton; Rel.: Epis. Meth; Performed by: T. Mayers; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007957-1884, ancestry.com.)⁶ Joseph W. Cornwall immigrated in 1889 to New York, U.S.A; Immigration 1889 per 1910 US Fed Census.² He lived in 1891 at 131 North Ave., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; "Cornwell ... Joseph W. driver, house 131 North avenue" US City Directories, Rochester, NY, 1891, pg. 74 of 549 - ancestry.ca.⁷ He lived in 1894 at 484 East Main, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; "Cornwall ... Joseph W. teamster, h. 484 East Main" US City Directories, Rochester, NY, 1894, pg. 91 of 588 - ancestry.ca.⁷ He lived in 1896 at 85 North, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; "Cornwall ... Joseph W. teamster, house 85 North" US City Directories, Rochester, NY, 1896, pg. 94 of 593 - ancestry.ca.⁷ He appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at 155 University Ave., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 52 at 1910 US Fed Census: Cornwall, Jos. W., 52, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., Eng., immig. 1889, 26y married, Teamster at Carting Co., married; Annie T., 45, b. Cda. Eng., p.b.Cda. Eng., immig. 1889, 26y marr. - 2 kids both living, married; Mabel E., 24, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1889, dau., Eng., printer at printing office, single; Consuelo S., 8, b. NY, p.b. Cda. Eng., dau. (1910 US Fed Census: Rochester, Monroe Co., NY, Ward 6, pg. 1 of 16 - 155 University Ave. - ancestry.ca.)²

     John Cornwall was born in 1815 at England; Date 1814 & location England per Death Reg'n. - age 73 at death May 2 1887. Date 1815 & location England per 1881 Census. Date 1813 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1815 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1815 & location England per 1851 Census. per marr. reg'n. of son Joseph W. Cornwall. Location England per Death Reg'n. of son John Cornwall.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He married Mary A. Campbell before 1840; per marr. reg'n. of son Joseph W. Cornwall.¹ John Cornwall appeared on the census of 1848 at Presqu'Ile Point Lot 4, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: John Cornwall; Presqu'Ile Point, Lot 4, Non-prop; Total Persons: 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁷ He appeared on the census of 1850 at Presqu'Ile Point Lot 4, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: John Cornwall; Presqu'Ile Point, Lot 4, Non-prop; Total Persons: 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁷ He Brighton Township was created January 1, 1852, taking the west side of Murray and the east side of Cramahe thownship, along with Presqu'ile Point, to make up the new township. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 30 2024) on 1 January 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. He lived in March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1851 Agr. Census: John Cornwall, PP, 13 acres (1851 Agricultural Census, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 73 of 160, line 2 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 36 at 1851 Census: Cornwall, John, 36, b. England, Episc., farmer, married; Mary A., 35, b. Cda., Episc., married; L. A.(f), 10, b. Cda; James, 7; John, 4; Laura, 1 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 71, of 160, line 9 - ancestry.com.)⁵ He "The names of the schooners owned locally serve to illustate the flights of fancy of the owners. Names such as Primrose and L. D. Bullock (Bullock Bros.), E. R. C. Proctor and Minnie Proctor, renamed Snowbird (John E. Proctor), Centurion (Captain Edward Geroge), The Mail (M. Ferris), Plowboy (Captain Quick), Suffel (Captain John Corson), Herbert Dudley (Captain John Cornwall), Nellie Sherwood (named after a Brighton girl) and Maize." from page 34 of "The Municipality of Brighton", published 2006. circa 1860 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁸ He lived in April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1861 Agr. Census: John Cornwall; PP, 25 acres (1861 Agricultural Census, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 71 of 160, ancestry.ca.)² He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 46 at 1861 Census: Cornwall, John, 46, b. England, WM, farmer, married; M. A.(f), 44, b. UC, WM, married; A.(f), 18, b. UC, WM; Jos., 15; John, 12; Laura, 10; F.(m), T. S.?(m), 3 (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. pg. 368 of 899, line 5 - ancestry.com.)² He lived on 6 December 1869 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Lot 7, Northumberland Co., Ontario; John Cornwall is shown with a total of 28 1/10 acres in Lot 7 North Shore, comprised of 26 6/10 in Lot 7, and 1 5/10 in Lot 7a, in the Presqu'le Point survey dated Dec 6 1869. (See page 13 & 14 of "Presqu'ile.")⁹ He lived on 21 April 1870 at Water Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Deed E94) show that Geroge B. Simpson sold Water Lot No. 4 to John Cornwall. ITS Date: Apr 21 1870. Reg'n. Date: Sep 12 1870 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland County, Brighton Twp., last page is Town of Newcastle, Northumberland County Archives, Cobourg, digital image taken May 15 2019
- or Book 13, pg. 117 of 198, pg. 1, OnLand.ca, copied by Dan Dec 10 2020.)¹⁰ He lived in April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: P.P (Presqu'ile Point, 20 acres, owner.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1871 Census: Cornwall, John, 58, b. England, Eng., WM, mason, married; Mary A., 56, b. UC, Dutch, WM, married; Ann, 27, b. Ont., Eng., WM, single; John, 22, b. Ont., Eng., WM, sailor, single; Laura, 19; Francis(m), 16; Joseph, 13; Huff, Mary A., 21, b. Ont., Eng., WM, married (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 1, pg. 14, line 18 - P.P., 20 acres, owner.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1881 Census: Cornwall, 66, b. England, Eng., CM, farmer, married; Mary, 63, b. Ont., Scot., CM, married; Joseph, 23, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, single (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 9, line 19 - ancestry.ca)
Note: This is Presqu'ile Point; William Mason is below, William Craig next, Archie Chatterson is above, with Henry Maitland.⁶ He died on 2 May 1887 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011953: Name: John Cornwall; Date: May 2 1887; Age: 73; Occ.: farmer; Born: England; Cause: congestion of lungs, 2m; Phys.: Dr. Sanford; Inf.: Frank Cornwall, Brighton Twp; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: A.A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #011953-1887, ancestry.ca.)¹¹

     Mary A. Campbell was born in 1814 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1818 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1815 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1814 & location Ont. per 1861 Census. Date 1816 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per marr. reg'n. of son Joseph W. Cornwall. Location Colborne, Ont. per Death Reg'n. of son John Cornwall.^1,2,5,3,6,7 She married John Cornwall before 1840; per marr. reg'n. of son Joseph W. Cornwall.¹ As of before 1840,her married name was Cornwall.¹ Mary A. Campbell appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 35 at 1851 Census: see John Cornwall.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1861 Census: see John Cornwall.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1871 Census: see John Cornwall.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1881 Census: see John Cornwall.⁷ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1891 Census: see Martin Jobes (son-in-law) (Is this right??)⁸

     Margaret "Maggie" Millar was born in December 1868 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 1868 & location Cda. Eng. per 1900 US Fed Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1867 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1871 Census: see John Miller (Note: This is strange. The name here is "Ida Clark" but everything matches for Maggie Miller born 1869. Hmmmm.....⁴ ) She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see John Miller.³ She lived on 17 November 1886 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 17 November 1886,her married name was Becker.¹ She married Leslie E. Becker, son of Frederick W. Becker and Sophia Simpson, on 17 November 1886 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marrige Reg'n.#008497: Groom: Leslie E. Becker; Age: 19; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Frederick W. & Sophia Becker; Bride: Margaret Miller; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Jeanett Miller; Wit.: John Womblels & Dolly Brooks, Brighton; Date: Nov 17 1886; Place: Brighton Twp; Rel.: Pres; Performed by: Rev. John J. Leach; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008497-1886, ancestry.com.)⁵ Margaret "Maggie" Millar appeared on the census of 12 June 1900 at Scio St., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 31 at 1900 US Fed Census: see Leslie E. Becker.²

     John Millar was born in 1836 at Stone House, South Lancashire, Scotland; Date 1836 & location Stonehouse (South Lancashire) Scotland per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1836 & location Scotland per 1881 Census. Date 1838 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1836 & location Stonehouse, Lanacashire, Scotland per 1841 Scotland Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret (Miller) Becker.^1,4,5,3,2,6 He appeared on the census of 1841 at Stonehouse, Lancashire, Scotland; Age 5 at 1841 Scotland Census: see John Millar.⁶ He married Janet Wimbles before 1865 at Canada West; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret (Miller) Becker.¹ John Millar appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1871 Census: Miller, John, 33, b. Scotland, Scot., Can Pres., farmer, married; Janet, 29, b. Scotland, Scot, C. Pres., married; Clark, Ida, 2,b. Ont., German, C. Pres. (1871 Census: Village of Brighton, Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. D, pg. 52, line 12 - ancestry.ca)
Note: This is strange. There is a child age 2 in this record, but the name is Ida Clark??? Is this the same as Margaret or Maggie, which we have from other records for this family? Or is it a different family??⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: Miller, John, 45, b. Scotland, Scot., Pres., farmer, married; Janetta, 39, b. Scotland, Scot., Pres., married; Maggie, 12, b. Ont., Scot., Pres; John, 8; Elizabeth, 6; Francis(m), 10/12-May (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 42, line 17 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died on 22 January 1916 at Ontario; "Miller-In Cramahe on Saturday, January 22nd, 1910, John Miller in his 80th year, Interment in Salem Cemetery." from pg. 017 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
Date Jan 22 1916 per Memorial & CemSearch.^3,2,7 He was buried on 24 January 1916 at Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) John; Millar; Born in; Stone Hosue; Scotland 1836; Died; Jan. 22, 1916; His Wife; Janet; Wimbles; Died; Dec. 31, 1909; Aged 68 Yrs. (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6 2009, by Dan Buchanan)
CemSearch: Name: John Millar; Born: 1836; Died: Jan 22 1916; Age: 80y; ID: SALEM0432; Other names: Bland, Elizabeth [Millar] (1875-1955), Bland, Robert B. (1888-1936), Millar, Frank (1880-1894), Millar, Janet [Wimbles] ( -1909), Millar, John Burns (1873-1881); Cemetery: Salem Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Village of Salem, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row 22 Plot 2; Note: Husband of Janet Wimbles, Father of John Burns, Frank Millar & Elizabeth, Born Stonehouse, Scotland. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=SALEM0432%5E0.)^3,2

     Janet Wimbles was born in 1842 at Scotland; Date 1842 & location Scotland per 1881 Census. Date 1842 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret (Miller) Becker.^1,2,3 She married John Millar, son of John Millar and Christiana Burns, before 1865 at Canada West; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret (Miller) Becker.¹ As of before 1865,her married name was Millar.¹ Janet Wimbles appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1871 Census: see John Miller.³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: see John Miller.² She died on 31 December 1909 at Ontario; "Mrs. Janet Miller, wife of Mr. John Miller passed away at the family residence, east of Colborne, on Friday last in the sixty-eighth year of her age. Mrs. Miller had been in poor health for some time but was feeling about as well as usual until the day before her death, when a change for the worse developed, and the end came peacefully on the following morning. The deceased had been a resident of this section for many years and was highly respected by all who knew her. She was a member of St. Andrew's, Presbyterian Church, and was deeply interested in the different branches of church work. Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. R. Bland." from pg. 017 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.



Date Dec 31 1909 per CemSearch.^4,5 She was buried on 2 January 1910 at Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) John; Millar; Born in; Stone Hosue; Scotland 1836; Died; Jan. 22, 1916; His Wife; Janet; Wimbles; Died; Dec. 31, 1909; Aged 68 Yrs. (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6 2009, by Dan Buchanan)
CemSearch: Name: Janet Millar; Maiden: Wimbles; Born: - ; Died: Dec 31 1909; Age: 68y; ID: SALEM0432; Other names: Bland, Elizabeth [Millar] (1875-1955), Bland, Robert B. (1888-1936), Millar, Frank (1880-1894), Millar, John (1836-1916), Millar, John Burns (1873-1881); Cemetery: Salem Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Village of Salem, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row 22 Plot 2; Note: Wife of John Millar, Mother of John Burns & Frank Millar
& Elizabeth. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=SALEM0432%5E1.)^4,6

     Frederick Thomas Bibby was born on 4 September 1865 at Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Date Sep 4 1865 & location Flint, Michigan per FindaGrave. Date 1866 & location US per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Michigan per 1871 Census. Date 1865 & location Michigan per 2nd marr. reg'n.^1,3,2,4 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Bertie Twp., Welland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Edwin Bibby.³ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1881 Census: see Edwin Bibby.¹ He lived on 31 March 1899 at Euphrasia Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; Residence Euphrasia Twp. per marr. reg'n.² He married Minnie Magdaline McKinley, daughter of William McKinley and Christina ?, on 31 March 1899 at Euphrasia Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006525: Groom: Frederick Thomas Bibby; Age: 33; Res.: Euphrasia Twp; Born: Michigan; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Physician; Parents: Edwin & Jane Bibby; Bride: Minnie Magdeline McKinley; Age: 22; Res.: Clarksburg; Born: Ontario; Status: spinster; Parents: William & Christina McKinley; Wit.: Mrs. A. W. Hall, Heathcote; Date: Mar 31 1899; Place: Euphrasia Twp., Grey Co; Rel.: EC, Performed by: Rev. J. Hale; Reg'd.: Apr 1 1899; Reg'r.: H. C. Curry (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006525-1899, ancestry.com.)⁵ Frederick Thomas Bibby lived on 1 October 1913 at Artemesia Twp., Flesherton, Grey Co., Ontario; Residence Flesherton per marr. reg'n.² He married May Jane Kirby, daughter of William S. Kirby and Sarah Jane Pickering, on 1 October 1913 at St. Anne's Church, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#024934: Groom: Frederick Thos. Bibby; Age: 48; Res.: Flesherton, Ont; Born: Michgian, US; Status: widower; Occ.: Physician; Rel.: CE; Parents: Edwin Bibby & Jane Morris; Bride: May Jane Kirby; Age: 32; Res.: Toronto; Born: Yorkshire, England; Status: spinster; Rel.: CE; Parents: William S. Kirby & Sarah Jane Pickering; Wit.: Annie Walters & Thomas P. Wood, Toronto; Date: Oct 1 1913; Place: St. Anne's Church, Toronto; Performed by: L. E. Key, 661 Dufferin St., Toronto, CE; Sworn: Toronto, Sep 29 1913; Reg'r.: R. G. Galbraith (Ontario Marriage Registration, #024934-1913, ancestry.com.)⁶ Frederick Thomas Bibby died on 17 May 1931 at Flesherton, Grey Co., Ontario, at age 65; Date May 17 1931 & location Flesherton, Ont. per FindaGrave.⁴ He was buried on 20 May 1931 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville, Dufferin Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Dr Frederick Thomas Bibby; BIRTH: 4 Sep 1865, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA; DEATH: 17 May 1931 (aged 65), Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 142565061; Note: Obituary, Flesherton Advance, May (20?) 1931: Dr. F.T. Bibby Died on Sunday. After residing in Flesherton for the past thirty-five years Dr. Frederick Thomas Bibby passed away at his home in town early Sunday morning at the age of 65 years. For the past year or so he has been in failing health, but continued his practise here until two weeks ago. Last week he spent a couple of days at the Owen Sound hospital, but returned home on Wednesday. He gradually grew worse and died early Sunday morning, the cause of his death being attributed to pernicious aenemia.
Dr. Bibby was born in Flint, Mich., and received his early education at Brighton, Ontario and attended Toronto University, graduating in medicine in the year 1887. He practiced in Heathcote and Kimberley coming to Flesherton about thirty years ago. For quite a number of years he had been a coroner of the County of Grey and was also Medical Officer of Health for Flesherton. In religion he was an Anglican and a staunch Liberal in politics. Besides his widow, he leaves one daughter, Marion, and one son, Hugh, both at home and attending Flesherton High School. He also leaves three brothers and one sister: W.W. Bibby and H.C. Bibby both of Brighton, E.M. Bibby of Grand Rapids, Mich. and Mrs. S.G. Nesbitt of Brighton. The funeral took place on Tuesday. Service was held at his late residence at 2:00 p.m. Refv. F.M. Oldham, Anglican minister of Dundalk, taking the service. Interment took place in Forest Lawn cemetery, Orangeville, Rev. H.M. McMaster, Anglican minister officiating. The pallbearers were: Messers E. A. Preston, G.B. Welton, F.W. Duncan, W.G. Kennedy, G. McTavish, and W.A. Hawken. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142565061/frederick-thomas-bibby.)⁴

     Rosemond Margaret Bibby was born on 23 August 1873 at Bertie Twp., Welland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023109: Name: Rosemond Margaret Bibby; Date: Aug 23 1873; Parents: Edwin Bibby & Jane Morris; Inf.: Edwin Bibby, Bertie Twp., Gentleman; Reg'd.: Sep 9 1874; Phys.: A. Brewster; Reg'r.: James E. Morrin (Ontario Birth Registration, #023109-1873, ancestry.com.)² She died in 1874 at Ontario; Date 1874 per family tree of edwardwilliams1231 on ancestry.ca, Jul 31 2025.³

     Minnie Magdaline McKinley was born in 1877 at Ontario; Date 1877 & location Ont. per marr. reg'n.¹ She lived on 31 March 1899 at Collingwood Twp., Clarksburg, Grey Co., Ontario; Residence Clarksburg per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 31 March 1899,her married name was Bibby.¹ She married Frederick Thomas Bibby, son of Edwin Bibby and Jane Morris, on 31 March 1899 at Euphrasia Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006525: Groom: Frederick Thomas Bibby; Age: 33; Res.: Euphrasia Twp; Born: Michigan; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Physician; Parents: Edwin & Jane Bibby; Bride: Minnie Magdeline McKinley; Age: 22; Res.: Clarksburg; Born: Ontario; Status: spinster; Parents: William & Christina McKinley; Wit.: Mrs. A. W. Hall, Heathcote; Date: Mar 31 1899; Place: Euphrasia Twp., Grey Co; Rel.: EC, Performed by: Rev. J. Hale; Reg'd.: Apr 1 1899; Reg'r.: H. C. Curry (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006525-1899, ancestry.com.)²

     William McKinley was born circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Minnie Magdeline (McKinley) Bibby.¹ He married Christina ? before 1875; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Minnie Magdeline (McKinley) Bibby.¹

     Christina ? was born circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Minnie Magdeline (McKinley) Bibby.¹ She married William McKinley before 1875; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Minnie Magdeline (McKinley) Bibby.¹ As of before 1875,her married name was McKinley.¹

     May Jane Kirby was born in 1881 at Yorkshire, England; Date 1881 & location Yorkshire, England per marr. reg'n.¹ She lived on 1 October 1913 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 1 October 1913,her married name was Bibby.¹ She married Frederick Thomas Bibby, son of Edwin Bibby and Jane Morris, on 1 October 1913 at St. Anne's Church, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#024934: Groom: Frederick Thos. Bibby; Age: 48; Res.: Flesherton, Ont; Born: Michgian, US; Status: widower; Occ.: Physician; Rel.: CE; Parents: Edwin Bibby & Jane Morris; Bride: May Jane Kirby; Age: 32; Res.: Toronto; Born: Yorkshire, England; Status: spinster; Rel.: CE; Parents: William S. Kirby & Sarah Jane Pickering; Wit.: Annie Walters & Thomas P. Wood, Toronto; Date: Oct 1 1913; Place: St. Anne's Church, Toronto; Performed by: L. E. Key, 661 Dufferin St., Toronto, CE; Sworn: Toronto, Sep 29 1913; Reg'r.: R. G. Galbraith (Ontario Marriage Registration, #024934-1913, ancestry.com.)²

     William S. Kirby was born circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter May Jane (Kirby) Bibby.¹ He married Sarah Jane Pickering before 1880; per marriage reg'n. of daughter May Jane (Kirby) Bibby.¹

     Sarah Jane Pickering was born circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter May Jane (Kirby) Bibby.¹ She married William S. Kirby before 1880; per marriage reg'n. of daughter May Jane (Kirby) Bibby.¹ As of before 1880,her married name was Kirby.¹

     John Booth was born circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of son John Henry Booth.¹ He married Elizabeth ? before 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son John Henry Booth.¹

     Elizabeth ? was born circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of son John Henry Booth.¹ She married John Booth before 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son John Henry Booth.¹ As of before 1865,her married name was Booth.¹

     Elizabeth Alma Stiles was born in 1859 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1858 & location Rawdon Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3 As of 1 December 1880,her married name was McComb.¹ She married William James McComb, son of Samuel McComb and Elizabeth McKeown, on 1 December 1880 at St. Paul's Church, Marmora, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004120: Groom: William James McComb; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Rawdon; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Samuel McComb & Elizabeth ?Brown?; Bride: Elizabeth Alma Stiles; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Rawdon; Status: spinster; Parents: ?Daniel? Stiles & Elizabeth ?Cash?; Wit.: Benjamin Stiles, Marmora & Matilda McComb, Rawdon; Date: Dec 1 1880?; Place: Marmora; Rel.: CE?; Performed by: Charles M. Harris (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004120-1880, ancestry.com) per 1891 Census. per 1881 Census.
Note: This marriage registration is very faint - very difficult to make out names etc. Blow it up large and you can make out most of it.^1,2,4 Elizabeth Alma Stiles appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see William Mccomb.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1891 Census: see William McComb.²

     Matilda McComb was born in 1882 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1882 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1891 Census: see William McComb.¹

     Emma McComb was born in 1884 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1884 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1891 Census: see William McComb.¹

     Arthur McComb was born in 1885 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1891 Census: see William McComb.¹