Person Page - 2734

     William T. Downer was born on 9 February 1866; per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Whitton, daughter of Leonard Whitton and Margaret Josephine Foucha, on 9 June 1897 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#.... : Groom: William Thorne Downer.... Bride: M. Elizabeth Whitton...; Date: Jun 9, 1897; Place: Brighton.... (Ontario Marriage Registration, #.... , ancestry.ca.)^1,2 William T. Downer died before 1900; Wife remarried 1902.²

     James Leonard Whitton was born on 26 March 1880 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#026955: Name: James Leonard Whitton; Date: Mar 26 1880; Parents: Leonard Whitton & Josephine Foshea; Inf.: Joseph Leaupe, Assessor, Belmont Twp; Reg'd.: Jun 30 1880; Reg'r.: Wm. Anderson, Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #026955-1880, ancestry.ca) Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Mar 26 1880 per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,5,6,7 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton.⁶ He died on 5 May 1899 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 19; Death Reg'n.#018282: Name: James Leonard Whitton; Date: May 11 1899; Age: 19y; Res.: Brighton; Status: single; Born: Peterborough Co; Cause: meningitis, 5d; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. R. J. Wade, Brighton; Rel.: Pres; Reg'd.: May 11 1899; Reg'r.: ?? , Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #018282-1899, ancestry.ca) Date May 5 1899 & location Brighton per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.^1,8 He was buried on 7 May 1899 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Leonard Whitton Died; Apr. 10, 1899, Aged 46 Years; James L. son of; Leonard & Josephine Whitton; Died May 11, 1899, Aged 19 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image from Susan Brose collection, #166.)²

     Elizabeth Simpson was born in 1829 at Scotland; Date 1829 & location Scotland per 1881 Census. Date 1829 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & location Scotland per 1851 Census. Date 1833 & location Scotland per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see John Simpson.⁴ She lived on 21 February 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Seymour per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 21 February 1871,her married name was Whitton.¹ She married James Whitton, son of Thomas Whitton and Jane Richardson, on 21 February 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: James Whitton; Age: 52; Res; Seymour; Born: England; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Thomas & Jane Whitton; Bride: Elizabeth Simpson; Age: 38; Res.: Seymour; Born: Scotland; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Isabella; Wit.: Thomas Hume & Alexander Simpson, Seymour; Date: Feb 21 1871; Place: Seymour; Rel; Pres; Performed by: Robert Neill (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com.)¹ Elizabeth Simpson appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.² She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton.³

     John Simpson was born in 1783 at Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Date 1783 & location Aberdeenshire, Scotland per Memorial - age 91y at death Aug 5 1874. Date 1783 per CemSearch - age 91 at death Aug 5 1874. Date 1781 & location Scotland per 1851 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton. Date 1783 & location Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Isabella Innes on 6 January 1814 at Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton. Date Jan 6 1814 & locaiton Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^1,2 John Simpson appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 70 at 1851 Census: Simpson, John Sr., 70, b. Scotland, Pres., farmer, married; Isabella, 62, b. Scotland, Pres., married; Elizabeth, 24, b. Scotland, Pres., single; Coch, James, 2, b. Cda., Pres. (1851 Census: Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 104 of 130, line 10 - ancestry.ca.)³ He died on 5 August 1874 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 5 1875 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Aug 5 1874 & location Seymour Twp. per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^2,4,5 He was buried on 7 August 1874 at Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Burnbrae, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) John Simpson; Died Aug. 5, 1874; Aged 91 Years; Also; Isabella; Wife of the above; Died Aug. 10, 1855; Aged 60 Years; Natives of Aberdeenshire; Scotland; Isabella; Died Nov. 30, 1878; Aged 18 Years (Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Aug 11 2006, by Dan)
CemSearch: Name: John Simpson; Born: - ; Died: Aug 5 1874; Age: 91; ID: BURNBR263; Other names: Simpson ( -1864), Simpson ( -1867), Simpson ( -1878), Simpson, Isabella ( -1855), Simpson, Isabella ( -1878); Cemetery: Burnbrae Cemetery, Conc 5, Lot 22, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Plot 263; Note: Buried Aug 5 1874 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=BURNBR263%5E0.)^4,5

     Isabella Innes was born in 1790 at Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Date 1795 & location Aberdeenshire, Scotland per Memorial - age 60 at death Aug 10 1855. Date 1795 per CemSearch - age 60 at death Aug 10 1855. Date 1789 & location Scotland per 1851 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton. Date c. 1790 & location Aberdeenshire, Scotland per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^1,2,3,4,5 She married John Simpson on 6 January 1814 at Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton. Date Jan 6 1814 & locaiton Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^1,2 As of 6 January 1814,her married name was Simpson.¹ Isabella Innes appeared on the census of 1852 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 62 at 1851 Census: see John Simpson.³ She died on 10 August 1855 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Aug 10 1855 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Aug 10 1855 & location Seymour Twp. per family tree of materick74 on ancestry.ca, Apr 25 201.^2,4,5 She was buried on 12 August 1855 at Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Burnbrae, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) John Simpson; Died Aug. 5, 1874; Aged 91 Years; Also; Isabella; Wife of the above; Died Aug. 10, 1855; Aged 60 Years; Natives of Aberdeenshire; Scotland; Isabella; Died Nov. 30, 1878; Aged 18 Years (Burnbrae Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Aug 11 2006, by Dan)
CemSearch: Name: Isabella Simpson; Born: - ; Died: Aug 10 1855; Age: 60; ID: BURNBR263; Other names: Simpson ( -1864), Simpson ( -1867), Simpson ( -1878), Simpson, Isabella ( -1878), Simpson, John ( -1874); Cemetery: Burnbrae Cemetery, Conc 5, Lot 22, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Plot 263; Note: Buried Aug 5 1874 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=BURNBR263%5E1.)^4,5

     Thomas Whitton was born circa 1790; per marriage reg'n. of son James Whitton - 2nd marriage - Elizabeth Simpson in 1871.¹ He married Jane Richardson before 1817 at England; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton.¹

     Jane Richardson was born circa 1790; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton.¹ She married Thomas Whitton before 1817 at England; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Elizabeth (Simpson) Whitton.¹ As of before 1817,her married name was Whitton.¹

     Elizabeth Whitton was born in 1853 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.²

     Thomas Whitton was born on 20 August 1857 at Seymour Twp., Burnbrae, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1856 & location Seymour Twp. per marr. reg'n. DAte Aug 20 1857 & location Burnbrae per family tree of martinpbudd on ancestry.com, Oct 27 2011.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.² He lived on 27 December 1878 at North Crosby Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., Ontario; Residence North Crosby per marr. reg'n.³ He married Eva Bridget Leonard, daughter of John Leonard and Elizabeth ?, on 27 December 1878 at Newboro, Leeds Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005351: Groom: Thomas Whitton; Age: 22; Res.: North Crosby Twp; Born: Seymour Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: James & Elizabeth Whitton; Bride: Bridget Leonard; Age: 21; Res.: Noth Crosby Twp; Born: Burgess; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Elizabeth Leonard; Wit.: Thomas ?Hedley?. North Crosby & Sarah J. Wright, North Crosby; Date: Dec 27 1878; Place: - ; Rel.: CE & R.C; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Wright; Reg'r.: George Bell, Newboro (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005351-1878, ancestry.com.)⁷ Thomas Whitton appeared on the census of April 1881 at Crosby North Twp., Leeds South Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: Whitton, Thomas, 24, b. Ont., Irish, CE, lab., married; Bridget, 29, b. Ont., RC, Irish, married; Elizabeth, 1, b. Ont., Irish, RC; Frances(f), 3/12 - Jan (1881 Census: Crsoby North Twp., Leeds South Co., dist. 110, div. 2, pg. 19, line 1 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Ward 1, Olean, Cattaraugus Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 41 at 1900 Census: Whitton, Thomas, 41, b. Cda. Aug 1858, p.b. Cda., 21 yrs married, immig. 1881, 19 yrs in US, Lumber Dealer, married; Eva B., 41, b. Cda. Dec 1858, p.b. Cda., 21 yrs married, immig. 1882, 18 yrs in US, 8 kids - 7 living, married; Blanche E., 20, b. Cda. Jun 1879, p.b. Cda., immig. 1882, 18 yrs in US, book keeper, daughter; Maud F., 19, b. Cda. Jan 1881, p.b. Ont., immig. 1882, 18 yrs. in US, stenographer, daughter; Oscar J., 16, b. Pennsylvania May 1884, p.b. Cda., son, at school; Thomas L., 13, b. Penn. Jul 1886, p.b. Cda., son, at school; Raymond W., 12, b. Penn. May 1888, p.b. Cda., son, at school; Gertrude M., 10, b. Penn. Sep 1889, p.b. Cda., daughter, at school; Ethel A., 7, b. Penn. Jul 1892, p.b. Cda., daughter, at school; Leonard, Elizabeth, 50, b. Cda. Oct 1849, p.b. Cda., sister-in-law, single (1900 Census: Olean City, Cattaraugus Co., New York, Ward 1, pg. 19 of 30, line 17 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He died in December 1904 at Olean, New York, U.S.A., at age 47; Date Dec 1904 & location Olean, NY per family tree of martinpbudd on ancestry.com, Oct 27 2011.⁵

     Robert Neill Whitton was born on 26 July 1859 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 per Memorial. Date Jul 26 1859 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date July 1859 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jul 28 1860 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1860 & location Seymour per marr. reg'n. - anet Donald.^{1,8,2,4,9,10,11,12,5,6,7} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.⁸ He married Mary Ann Hill, daughter of James Hill and Margaret ?, before April 1881 at Ontario; married per 1881 Census. per 1891 Census.^9,10 Robert Neill Whitton appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: Whitton, Robert, 24, b. Ont., Eng., Kirk, Butcher, married; Mary, 18, b. Ont., Eng., Kirk, married (1881 Census: Rawdon Twp., Hastings North Co., dist. 122, sub-dist. c-2, pg. 13, line 24 - ancestry.com.)¹⁰ He lived in 1884 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Resident 48 yrs. on death 1932 - Death Reg'n.² He lived in 1884 at Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Whitton, Robert N., butcher and cheese factory, Main" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1884, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 102 of 953, ancestry.ca.¹³ He lived in 1887 at 1 Mile North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Whitten, Robert N., cheese mnfr., 1 mile n." Canada, City and Area Directories, 1887, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 107 of 949, ancestry.ca.¹³ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1891 Census: Whitton, Robert, 31, b. Ont., p.b. England, Pres., Butcher, married; Mary, 27, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Scot., Pres., married; Frances(f), 7, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Pres; Fred. 2 (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 9, line 3 - ancestry.com.)⁹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1901 Census: Whitton, Robert N., 40, b. Ont. r. Jul 28 1860, Eng., Pres., Cattle Buyer, married; Mary A., 37, b. Ont. r. Jul 18 1863, Eng., Pres., married; Francis R.(m), b. Ont. u. Jan 5 1884, son; Freddie A., 11, b. Ont. u. May 12 1889, son; Lillis Pearl, 9, b. Ont. u. May 23 1891, daughter (1901 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 95, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 8, line 6 - ancestry.com)
Note: Obed Simpson is below; John Cornwall and Mary Morrow are above.¹¹ He lived on 14 January 1904 at Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7727) show that Wilmot J. Wells & wife sold 50 acres of the north quarter of lot 2, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert N. Whitton for $1,000. ITS Date: Jan 14 1904; Reg'n. Date: Dec 18 1905. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 34 of 217, page copied from OnLand.ca Apr 11 2020.)¹⁴ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1911 Census: Whitton, Robert, 52, b. Ont. July 1859, Eng., Pres., farmer & Cattle Buyer, married; Mary, 48, b. Ont. May 1863, Eng., Pres., married (1911 Census: Brighton, Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 30 (13-2), pg. 7, line 36 - ancestry.com)
Note: John Cornwall just above; D.. Freeman below.¹² He lived on 13 December 1915 at Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 9659) show that George Corby & wife sold "part sad lot, 66 acres & 38 6/10 perches" of lot 2, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert N. Whitton & Frank R. Whitton for $3,500. ITS Date: Dec 13 1915; Reg'n. Date: Dec 18 1915. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 34 of 217, page copied from OnLand.ca Apr 11 2020.)¹⁴ He lived on 3 September 1918 at Village Lots 5 & 6, Centre St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Convey Under Power of Sale 5316) show that a "Convey Under Power of Sale" was registered with Mary S. Bibby & William E. Bibby as the Grantors re "Village Lots 5 & 6, west of Centre Street & Village Lot No. 9 on north side of Chapel St., 3/5 acres", Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and Grantee Robert N. Whitton for $2,500. ITS Date: Sep 3 1918. Reg'n. Date: Sep 10 1918. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Book 014, pg. 119 of 210, Conc 1 Lot 2, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 6 2022.)¹⁴ He appeared on the census of 7 June 1921 at Ward 2, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1921 Census: Whitton, Robert, 62, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., Pres., drover, married; Maria, 59, b. Ont., p.b. England & Scotland, Eng., Pres., married (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 9, line 42 - ancestry.ca.)⁶ He lived on 15 October 1923 at Village Lot 10, Alice St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 5962) show that Eunice A. McMaster & Manley D. McMaster took a mortgage on "said lot", Lot 10, Alice St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. with Robert N. Whitton in the amount of $1,100. ITS Date: Oct 15 1923. Reg'n. Date: Oct 18 1923. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 001, pg. 079 of 339, OnLand.ca.)¹⁴ He lived on 15 October 1923 at Village Lot 10, Alice St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Conveyance Under Power of Sale 6916) show that a "Conveyance Under Power of Sale" was registered with Grantor Janet Whitton, Frank R. Whitton, Frederick A. Whitton, executors for the estate of Robert Neil Whitton re "said lot", Lot 10, Alice St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and Grantees Frank R. Whitton, Janet Whitton & Frederick A. Whitton (Executors) for $1,000. ITS Date: Sep 5 1933. Reg'n. Date: Aug 29 1938. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 001, pg. 079 of 339, OnLand.ca.)¹⁴ He lived in 1928 at Camper Lot 8, Water St. South, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "1928 - Robert N. Whitton" from page 369 of "Presqu'ile: What Becme of the Land" by Susan Brose, 2024.¹⁵ He lived on 15 February 1928 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.⁴ He married Janet Donald, daughter of James Donald and Janet Little, on 15 February 1928 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017830: Groom: Robert Neil Whitton; Age: 67; Status: widower; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour; Occ.: Drover; Rel.: United Church; Parents: James Whitton & Elizabeth Heseltine; Bride: Janet Donald; Age: 60; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour; Status: spinster; Occ.: housekeeper; Rel.: Pres; Parents: James Donald & Jane Little; Wit.: A. T. Donald, R.R. 3, Campbellford & Edna Graham, Campbellford; Date: Feb 15 1928; Place: Campbellford; Performed by: James Grier, Campbellford, Pres; Sworn: Campbellford, Feb 4 1928; Reg'r.: G. A. Hay, Campbellford (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017830-1928, ancestry.com.)¹⁶ Robert Neill Whitton Robert Whitton 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.¹⁷ He appeared on the census of 20 June 1931 at Chapel St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1931 Census: Whitton, Robert, 71, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., Pres., drover, married; Janet, 61, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Scot., Pres., homemaker, married (1931 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 133, su-dist. 58, pg. 21, line 22 - Chapel St. - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He died on 28 April 1932 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 72; Death Reg'n.#025320: Name: Robert Neil Whitton; Date: Apr 28 1932; Age: 72y 9m 2d; Res.: Brighton Village, 48 yrs; Born: Ont. July 26 1859; Status; married; Occ.: Drover, buy & sell livestock; Parents: James Whitton & Elizabeth Haseltine, b. England; Inf.: Mrs. Sarah Morton, Stirling, sister; Cause: mycoarditis & renal insufficiency, 1 yrs. (overwork, worry & indiscretion in diet); Phys.: F. M. Dure, Brighton; Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Apr 30 1932; Reg'd.: Apr 28 1932; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #025320-1932, ancestry.com) Date 1932 per Memorial.^18,7 He was buried on 30 April 1932 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) WHITTON; Robert Neill Whitton; 1859 - 1932; His Wife; Mary Ann Hill; 1862 - 1923; Their Daughter; Lillis Pearl; 1891 - 1970 (Mount Hope Cemetery,
Brighton, image from Susan Brose collection, #621) Per Death Reg'n.^2,7

     Elizabeth Whitton was born in 1870 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton.²

     Cyntha J. Whitton was born on 2 February 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 2 1871 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1871 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1872 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Feb 1871 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,3,2,4 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 months at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1891 Census: see James Whitton.³ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1901 Census: see James Whitton.² As of circa 1905,her married name was Tice.⁵ She married ? Tice circa 1905; per late Birth Reg'n. of brother George Richard Whitton.⁵ Cyntha J. Whitton lived on 15 February 1929 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Informant for Late Birth Reg'n. for her brother George Richard Whitton. Her name is Cyntha J. Tice.⁵

     Rachael Whitton was born in 1862 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.¹

     Ellen Whitton was born in 1865 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton.²

     Sarah Whitton was born on 3 November 1863 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 3 1863 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1863 & location Seymour per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1881 Census: see James Whitton.² She lived on 11 March 1884 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Seymour per marr. reg'n.⁵ As of 11 March 1884,her married name was Morton.⁵ She married William John Morton, son of John Morton and Emily ?, on 11 March 1884 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008236: Groom: Wm. John Morton; Age: 27; Res.: Seymour; Born: Rawdon; Status; bachelor; Occ.: Blacksmith; Parents: John & emily Morton; Bride: Sarah Whitten; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Seymour; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Elizabeth Whitten; Wit.: James Morrison & Chrstine Neil, Seymour; Date: Mar 11 1884; Place: Seymour East; Rel.: CM & Pres; Performed by: Robert Neil; Reg'r.: Wm. Morton, Seymour (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008236-1884, ancestry.com.)⁶ Sarah Whitton appeared on the census of April 1901 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1901 Census: see William John Morton.³ She lived on 28 April 1932 at Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her brother Robert Neil Whitton.⁷

     Thomas Whitton was born on 18 May 1817 at Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ He married Jane Heseltine, daughter of William Heseltine and Elizabeth Pickard, on 29 May 1839 at Askrigg, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ Thomas Whitton died on 5 April 1861 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 43; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹

     Jane Heseltine was born on 12 October 1817 at Askrigg, Yorkshhire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ As of 29 May 1839,her married name was Whitton.¹ She married Thomas Whitton, son of Thomas Whitton and Jane Richardson, on 29 May 1839 at Askrigg, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ Jane Heseltine died in April 1861 at Ontario at age 43; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹

     William Heseltine was born on 25 January 1781 at Thoralby, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ He married Elizabeth Pickard on 9 April 1806 at Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011. (also shows same on date May 15 1816??)¹ William Heseltine died on 10 May 1861 at Askrigg, Yorkshire, England, at age 80; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹

     Elizabeth Pickard was born in 1786 at Newbiggin, Yorkshire, England.¹ She married William Heseltine on 9 April 1806 at Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011. (also shows same on date May 15 1816??)¹ As of 9 April 1806,her married name was Heseltine.¹ Elizabeth Pickard died on 24 May 1860 at Askrigg, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Jane Whitton was born in 1840 at Hetton, Yorkshire, England; Date 1840 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1840 & location Hetton, Yorkshire, England per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.^1,2 As of 1869,her married name was Low.¹ She married John Low in 1869 at Ontario; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ Jane Whitton appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1871 Census: see John Low.²

     John Low was born in 1827 at Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland; Date 1828 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & location Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.^1,2 He married Jane Whitton, daughter of Thomas Whitton and Jane Heseltine, in 1869 at Ontario; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ John Low appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1871 Census: Low, John, 43, b. Scotland, Scot., C. Pres., farmer, married; Jane, 31, b. England, Eng., C. Pres., married; John, 3/12 - Dec., b. Ont., Scot., C. Pres; Whitton, Jane, 52, b. England, Eng., CE, widow (1871 Census: Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. G-1, pg. 56, line 12 - ancestry.com.)²

     William Heseltine was born on 29 November 1791 at West Burton, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ He married Margaret Horner on 15 May 1816 at Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ William Heseltine died on 10 August 1867 at West Burton, Yorkshire, England, at age 75; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹

     Margaret Horner was born on 16 February 1786 at Thornton Rust, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ She married William Heseltine on 15 May 1816 at Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹ As of 15 May 1816,her married name was Heseltine.¹ Margaret Horner died on 9 November 1955 at Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England, at age 169; per family of martinpbud on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2011.¹

     George Samuel Whitton was born on 18 February 1878 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Feb 18 1878 & location Peterborough per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Aug 1 2024.^1,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Belmont Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1881 Census: see Leonard Whitton.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1891 Census: see Leonard Whitton.³ He died in September 1963 at age 85; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Aug 1 2024.⁴

     William Rogers was born in 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1861 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n. - Mary Elizabeth (Downer, Whitton) Rogers.¹ He lived on 17 June 1902 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n. - Mary Elizabeth (Downer, Whitton) Rogers.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Whitton, daughter of Leonard Whitton and Margaret Josephine Foucha, on 17 June 1902 at Frontenac Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: William Rogers; Age: 41, Res. & Born: Murray Twp; Status: farmer; Parents: George Rogers & Caroline Ferguson; Bride: Mary Elizabeth Downes; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour Twp; Status: widowe; Parents: Leonard Whitton & Josepine "Foucher"?... no pg. 2!! ... Date: Jun 17 1902; Place: Frontenac Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #... , ancesry.com) per family tree of dmdflyer on ancestry.com Oct 23 2011.¹

     George Rogers was born circa 1830; per marriage reg'n. of son William Rogers.¹ He married Caroline Ferguson, daughter of Benjamin Ferguson and Hannah McIntyre, before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of son William Rogers.¹

     Caroline Ferguson was born circa 1833 at Upper Canada; per marriage reg'n. of son William Rogers. Date c. 1833 & location Cda. per family tree of Sharon Hopkins on ancestry.ca, Apr 4 2020.^1,2 She married George Rogers before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of son William Rogers.¹ As of before 1860,her married name was Rogers.¹ Caroline Ferguson died on 12 April 1913 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Sharon Hopkins on ancestry.ca, Apr 4 2020.²

     John Low was born in December 1870 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 months at 1871 Census: see John Low.¹

     Richard Conrad Hoffman Cotter was born on 1 November 1812 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per marriage register of daughter Matilda Jane (Cotter) Whitton. Date Nov 1 1812 & location Sophiasburgh Twp. per family tree of James Braun-Dusenbury on ancestry.ca, Feb 14 2023.^1,2 He married Cynthia Ann Garnsey on 25 January 1835 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per marriage register of daughter Matilda Jane (Cotter) Whitton. Date Jan 25 1835 & location Sophiasburgh Twp. per family tree of llsmeland on ancestry.ca, Feb 23 2023.^1,2 Richard Conrad Hoffman Cotter died on 4 April 1881 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 68; per family tree of James Braun-Dusenbury on ancestry.ca, Feb 14 2023.²

     Cynthia Ann Garnsey was born on 5 May 1817 at Flintshire, England; per marriage register of daughter Matilda Jane (Cotter) Whitton. Date May 5 1817 & location Flintshire, England per family tree of llsmeland on ancestry.ca, Feb 23 2023.^1,2 She married Richard Conrad Hoffman Cotter, son of James Cotter Jr. and Magdalena Huffman, on 25 January 1835 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per marriage register of daughter Matilda Jane (Cotter) Whitton. Date Jan 25 1835 & location Sophiasburgh Twp. per family tree of llsmeland on ancestry.ca, Feb 23 2023.^1,2 As of 25 January 1835,her married name was Cotter.¹ Cynthia Ann Garnsey died on 22 June 1877 at Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 60; per family tree of llsmeland on ancestry.ca, Feb 23 2023.²