Person Page - 3825

     Mary Ann Barrigan was born on 17 April 1859 at Canada West; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Apr 17 1859 & locatiion Ont. per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.^1,2 As of 11 May 1881,her married name was Tate.¹ She married Joseph Hodson Tate, son of Enoch Tate and Mary Hodson, on 11 May 1881 at Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹ Mary Ann Barrigan appeared on the census of 21 April 1891 at St. Patrick's Ward, Toronto West, York Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see Jos. H. Tate.² She died on 2 May 1897 at Muskoka Dist., Ontario, at age 38; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹

     Ernest Milton Tate was born on 22 February 1890 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1890 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1890 & location "City of Tinnte" per marriage reg'n. - Sarah Elizabeth Campbell. Date Feb 22 1890 & location Toronto per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 21 April 1891 at St. Patrick's Ward, Toronto West, York Co., Ontario; Age 1y 3m at 1891 Census: see Jos. H. Tate.³ He lived on 14 June 1916 at Hastings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Village of Hastings per marriage reg'n. - Sarah Elizabeth Campbell.² He married Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of William David Campbell and Emma Jane Oliver, on 14 June 1916 at Cramahe Twp., Mount Pleasant, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016051: Groom: Earnest Millton Tate; Age: 26; Res.: Hastings Village; Born: ?Toronto?; Status: bachelor; Occ.: merchant; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Joseph H. Tate & Mary Barrigan; Bride: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell; Age: 21; Res.: Cramahe Twp; Born: Percy Twp; Status; spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. Campbell & Emma Oliver; Intended Place of Marr.: Cramahe Twp; Wit.: ?Ella May Latimer?, ?Brighton? & ?Daniel Winter Runnells, Hastings; Date: Jun 14 1916; Place: Cramahe Twp; Performed by: Rev. ? Lamb, Brighton, Baptist; Sworn: Village of Hastings, Northumberland Co., Jun 12 1916; Reg'r.: ?A.W. Lein?, Hastings Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016051-1916, ancestry.ca) Date Jun 14 1916 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.
"Married. Tate - Campbell. At high-noon, June 14th, 1916, at Locust Grove Farm, Mt. Pleasant, Cramahe Tp., by Rev. S. H. Lamb, Miss Bessie Campbell and Ernest Milton Tate, of Hastings." from pg. 038 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.^1,4,5 Ernest Milton Tate died on 7 September 1958 at Lucas Co., Ohio, U.S.A., at age 68; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹

     Sarah Elizabeth Campbell was born on 26 January 1895 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1895 & location Percy Twp. per marriage reg'n.- Ernest Milton Tate. Date Jan 26 1895 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.^1,2 She lived on 14 June 1916 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cramahe Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Ernest Milton Tate.² As of 14 June 1916,her married name was Tate.¹ She married Ernest Milton Tate, son of Joseph Hodson Tate and Mary Ann Barrigan, on 14 June 1916 at Cramahe Twp., Mount Pleasant, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016051: Groom: Earnest Millton Tate; Age: 26; Res.: Hastings Village; Born: ?Toronto?; Status: bachelor; Occ.: merchant; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Joseph H. Tate & Mary Barrigan; Bride: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell; Age: 21; Res.: Cramahe Twp; Born: Percy Twp; Status; spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. Campbell & Emma Oliver; Intended Place of Marr.: Cramahe Twp; Wit.: ?Ella May Latimer?, ?Brighton? & ?Daniel Winter Runnells, Hastings; Date: Jun 14 1916; Place: Cramahe Twp; Performed by: Rev. ? Lamb, Brighton, Baptist; Sworn: Village of Hastings, Northumberland Co., Jun 12 1916; Reg'r.: ?A.W. Lein?, Hastings Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016051-1916, ancestry.ca) Date Jun 14 1916 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.
"Married. Tate - Campbell. At high-noon, June 14th, 1916, at Locust Grove Farm, Mt. Pleasant, Cramahe Tp., by Rev. S. H. Lamb, Miss Bessie Campbell and Ernest Milton Tate, of Hastings." from pg. 038 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.^1,3,4 Sarah Elizabeth Campbell died on 2 September 1975 at Toleda, Lucas Co., Ohio, U.S.A., at age 80; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹

     William David Campbell was born on 21 February 1867 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹ He married Emma Jane Oliver on 16 March 1892 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹ William David Campbell died in 1951 at Percy Twp., Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹

     Emma Jane Oliver was born in 1866 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹ She married William David Campbell on 16 March 1892 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹ As of 16 March 1892,her married name was Campbell.¹ Emma Jane Oliver died in 1897 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹

     Ella Tate was born on 8 October 1887 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1888 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Oct 8 1887 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 21 April 1891 at St. Patrick's Ward, Toronto West, York Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1891 Census: see Jos. H. Tate.¹ She died on 24 November 1968 at Toleda, Lucas Co., Ohio, U.S.A., at age 81; per family tree of cep5132 on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.²

     James Walt was born on 2 August 1825 at Hillier Twp., Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 19 1825 & location Consecon per Death Reg'n. - age 90y 10m 4d at death Jun 23 1916. Date 1827 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Aug 2 1825 & location Consecon per family tree of Charles_Willford on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.^1,2,3 He married Maria Frances Welton, daughter of Isaac Welton and Nancy Ann Hubble, circa 1865 at Canada West; per family tree of Charles_Willford on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.¹ James Walt appeared on the census of 14 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1891 Census: Walt, James, 64, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., Butcher, married; Maria, 53, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., Meth., married; James, 24, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., Butcher, single; George, 22, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., butcher, single; David, 14 (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 10, line 22 - ancestry.ca.)² He died on 23 June 1916 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 90; Death Reg'n.#023063: Name: James Walt; Date: Jun 23 1916; Age: 90y 10m 4d; Res.: Brighton Village; Born: Conceson; Status: married; Occ.: gentleman; Parents: Amos Walt & Phebe Wannamaker; Burial: Woods Cemetery; Cause: strangulated hernia; Phys.: H.C. Rundle; Inf.: D. Walt, Brigton; Reg'd.: Jun 24 1916; Reg'r.: A. Mark, Brighton Village (Ontario Death Registration, #023063-1916, ancestry.ca) Date Jun 23 1916 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of Charles_Willford on ancestry.ca, Jan 3 2023.
"Walt: In Brighton, on Friday, June 23rd, 1916, James Walt, in his 91st year. [The funeral service was held at the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. George Walt, Napier St., on Sunday, 25th inst., and interment took place at Wood's cemetery]." from pg. 038 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.^1,4,5 He was buried on 25 June 1916 at Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date of Death Jun 23 1916 & location Woods Cemetery per Death Reg'n.³

     James Walt was born in 1866 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 14 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see James Walt.¹

     David Walt was born in 1877 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 14 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1891 Census: see James Walt.²

     Morley Doig was born on 1 January 1917 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1914 per CemSearch. Date Jan 1 1917 & location Smithfield per Death Reg'n. - age 3 days at death Jan 4 1917. Death of a son Jan 3 1917 per newspaper clipping.^1,3,2 He died on 3 January 1917 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#022599: Name: Morley Donald Doige; Date: Jan 4 1917; Age: 3 days; Res. & Born: Smithfield, Brigton Twp; Parents: Joseph Doige & Florence White; Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield; Cause: convulsions; Phys. & Inf.: F.M. Dure, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jan 5 1917 (Ontario Death Registration, #022599-1917, ancestry.ca)
"Died. Doige: In Smithfield, Brighton Tp., on Jan. 3rd, 1917, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Doige." from pg. 038 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
Note: No Death or Birth registrations appear for children of Joseph Doig. This is the only reference to a death. Cemeery records say 1914.??? (Dan Buchanan, Jan 4 2023.)
Date 1914 per CemSearch.^1,3,4 He was buried on 5 January 1917 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Morley Doig; Born: - ; Died:1914; Age: 4 days; ID: GRENWD19; Other names: Doig, Florence [White] (1890-1958), Doig, Joseph (1885-1930); Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Village of Smithfield, Northumberland Co; Note: Son of Joseph and Florence (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=GRENWD19%5E2.)¹

     Walter Charles Firman was born on 21 December 1850 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Dec 21 1850 per FindaGrave. Date Dec 21 1850 & locaiton Brighton per Baptism Record. Date Dec 21 1850 & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,3,4,5,1,6 He was baptized on 23 November 1853 at Brighton, Newcastle Dist., Canada West; Baptism Record: Name: Walter C. Firman; Birth Date: Dec 21 1850; Birth Place: Brighton; Baptism: Date: Nov 23 1853; Baptism Place: Brighton, Newcastle Dist; Res. Date: Nov 23 1853; Parents: Charles Firman & Phoebe Firman (Canada Wesleyan Methodist Baptism Register 1828-1910, ancestry.ca) Note: Sister Mary T. baptism same time.⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see Charles Firman.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see Charles Firman.¹ He married Sarah Maria Stephens, daughter of Daniel Turner Stephens and Lisette E. Colby, circa 1875 at Ontario; per 1901 Census.³ Walter Charles Firman appeared on the census of 13 April 1891 at Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1891 Census: Firman, Walter C., 40, b. Ont., p.b. England & US, Meth., farmer, married; Sarah, 34, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; Charles, 13, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., son; Emma, 10; Leasette(f), 1 (1891 Census: Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., dist. 47, sub-dist. f, pg. 11, line 15 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 24 April 1901 at Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1901 Census: Firman, Walter C., 50, b. Ont. Dec 21 1850, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Sarah M., 47, b. Ont. Oct 31 1853, Eng., Meth., married; Chas. F., 23, b. Ont. Oct 19 1877, Eng.,Meth., farmer's son, single; Evelyn F., 19, b. Ont. ?Jan? 12 1881, dau; Eliza E., 11, b. Ont. Oct 31 1889, dau. (1901 Census: Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., dist. 45, sub-dist. 5, pg. 8, line 39 - ancestry.ca.)³ He died on 24 December 1916 at Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, at age 66; "Firman: In Sarnia, on Sunday, Dec. 24, 1916, Walter C. Firman, aged 66 years." from pg. 038 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
Date Dec 24 1916 & location Sarnia per FindaGrave.² He was buried on 26 December 1916 at Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Walter Charles Firman; BIRTH: 21 Dec 1850; DEATH: 24 Dec 1916 (aged 66); BURIAL: Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Sect I, Plot 208, SE 1/4; MEMORIAL ID: 238636624; Note: Son of Charles & Phoebe Firman. Surname spelled Firmin in cemetery records. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238636624/walter-charles-firman?_gl=1*17ipln4*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY3Mjg0NTkyNi4zNjYuMS4xNjcyODU5MTQwLjU5LjAuMA..)²

     Charles Firman Jr. was born in 1828 at England; Date 1828 per CemSearch - age 76y at death Jan 29 1904. Date 1829 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1830 & location England per 1891 Census. Date 1831 & location England per 1881 Census. Date 1829 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1828 & location England per 1861 Census. per FindaGrave for Walter Charles Firman.^{1,3,2,4,5,6,7} He married Phoebe Charlotte Freeman circa 1849 at Canada West; per FindaGrave for Walter Charles Firman.¹ Charles Firman Jr. was "Charles Firman Jr. - Carpenter & Joiner - 1859 - 1888 - Division" & "Charles Firman Sr. - Wood Turner & Carpenter - 1853 - 1869 - Division" from page 229 of History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose. in 1859 at Division St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 33 at 11861 Census: Firman, C. Jr.(m), 33, b. England, WM, carpenter, married; P.S.(f), 33, b. US, WM, married; W.C.(m), 11, b. UC, WM, son; M. F.(f), 8; W.S.(m), 6; H.A.(f), 2; C.(m), 61, b. England, CE, lab., widowed (1861 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., pg. 315 of 899, line 7 - ancestry.ca.)³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1871 Census: Firman, Charles, 42, b. England, Eng., WM, carpenter, married; Phoebe C., 41, b. US, WM, married; Charles, 69, b. England, CE, lab., widower; Walter, 20, b. Ont., Eng., WM, carpenter, son, single; Mary T., 18; William S., 15; Florence A., 4 (1871 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. D, pg. 29, line 13 - ancestry.ca.)⁷ He lived on 2 November 1871 at Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Bond B307) show that a Bond was registered by David J. Purdy & Samuel L. Purdy & Lewis A. Purdy re "the same", Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. with Grantee Charles Firman Jr. ITS Date: Nov 2 1871. Reg'n. Date: Jan 30 1873. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 163 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)⁹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1881 Census: Firman, Charles, 50, b. England, Eng., CM, farmer, married; Charlotte, 50, b. US, Eng., CM, married; Mary, 24, b. Ont., Eng., CM, single; William, 22, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, single; Florence, 13, b. Ont., Eng., CM, dau. (1881 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. d, pg. 30, line 7 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He was "Firman, Charles, carpenter, Division" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1885, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 101 of 953, ancestry.ca. in 1885 at Division St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontaio.¹⁰ He was "Firman, Charles, Brighton" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1889, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 721 of 919, ancestry.ca. in 1889 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontaio.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 16 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1891 Census: Firman, Charles, 61, b. England, p.b. England, Meth., farmer, married; Charlotte, 61, b. US, p.b. US, Meth., married; William F., 29, b. Ont., p.b. England & US, Meth., son, telegraph operator, single; Mary T., 33, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & US, Meth., dau., single; Florence A., 22, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & US, Meth., single (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 18, line 4 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He lived on 26 June 1899 at Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3177) show that Charles Firman & wife sold "said lot", Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William Firman "lane" for $10. ITS Date: Jun 26 1899. Reg'n. Date: Jul 19 1899. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 163 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)⁹ He died on 24 January 1904 at Conc 1, Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#019371: Name: Charles Firman; Date: Jan 24 1904; Age: 75y; Res.: Conc 1, Lot 34, Brighton Twp; Status: married: Occ.: farmer; Born: Brighton Twp; Cause: old age; Phys. & Inf.: N.B.H. Dean; Rel.: Meth; Reg'd.: Feb 1 1904; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #019371-1904, ancestry.ca) Date Jan 29 1904 per CemSearch.^2,11 He was buried on 31 January 1904 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Charles Firman, Jr; Born: - ; Died:Jan 29 1904; Age: 76y; ID: MTHOPE112; Other names: Firman, Charles (1908- ), Firman, Charles Sr ( -1880), Firman, Hannah Anberta ( -1872), Firman, Marion M. ( -1922), Firman, Mary T. ( -1909), Firman, Phoebe Charlotte [Freeman] ( -1908), Firman, William ( -1922); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co; Sec 1 Row 7; Note: Husband of Phoebe Charlotte Freeman. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=MTHOPE112%5E0.)²

     Phoebe Charlotte Freeman was born in 1828 at U.S.A; Date 1828 per CemSearch - age 80y at death Jul 21 1908. Date 1830 & location US per 1891 Census. Date 1831 & location US per 1881 Census. Date 1830 & location US per 1871 Census. Date 1828 & location US per 1861 Census. per FindaGrave for Walter Charles Firman.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She married Charles Firman Jr., son of Charles Firman Sr. and ? ?, circa 1849 at Canada West; per FindaGrave for Walter Charles Firman.¹ As of circa 1849,her married name was Firman.¹ Phoebe Charlotte Freeman appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 33 at 1861 Census: see Charles Firman, Jr.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1871 Census: see Charles Firman.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1881 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.⁴ She appeared on the census of 16 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1891 Census: see Charles Firman.⁵ She died on 21 July 1908 at Ontario; Date Jul 21 1908 per CemSearch.³ She was buried on 23 July 1908 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Phoebe Charlotte Firman; Maiden: Freeman; Born: - ; Died:Jul 21 1908; Age: 80y; ID: MTHOPE112; Other names: Firman, Charles (1908- ), Firman, Charles Jr. ( -1904), Firman, Charles Sr ( -1880), Firman, Hannah Anberta ( -1872), Firman, Marion M. ( -1922), Firman, Mary T. ( -1909), Firman, William ( -1922); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co; Sec 1 Row 7; Note: Wife of Charles Firman Jr. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=MTHOPE112%5E1.)³

     Charles Franklin Firman was born on 19 October 1877 at Dawn Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#012777: Name: Charles Franklin Firman; Date: Oct 19 1877; Parents: Walter C. Firman & Sarah Maria Stevens; Inf.: Walter C. Firman, farmer, Dawn Twp; Reg'd.: Nov 16 1877; Phys.: Dr. Davison; Reg'r.: H. N. Roberts, Dawn Twp., Lambton Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #012777-1877, ancestry.ca)
Date Oct 19 1877 & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,3,4 He appeared on the census of 13 April 1891 at Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1891 Census: see Walter C. Firman.³ He appeared on the census of 24 April 1901 at Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1901 Census: see Walter C. Firman.¹

     Emma Floretta Firman was born on 12 July 1881 at Dawn Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#014877: Name: Emma Floretta Firman; Date: Jul 12 1881; Parents: Walter Charles Firman & Sarah Mariah Stevens; Inf.: Walter C. Firman, farmer, Dawn Twp; Reg'd.: Aug 10 1881; Phys.: M. Davison, MD; Reg'r.: N.W. Roberts, Dawn Twp., Lambton Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #014877-1881, ancestry.ca)
Date ?Jan? 12 1881 & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1881 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,2,4 She appeared on the census of 13 April 1891 at Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1891 Census: see Walter C. Firman.² She appeared on the census of 24 April 1901 at Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1901 Census: see Walter C. Firman.¹

     Lisette Elizabeth Firman was born on 31 October 1889 at Conc 14 Lot 20, Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#018189: Name: Lisette Elizabeth Firman; Date: Oct 31 1889; Parents: Walter Charles Firman & Sarah Stephens; Inf.: Walter C. Firman, farmer, Conc 14 Lot 20, Sombra Twp; Reg'd.: Nov 29 1889; Phys.: Mrs. Eyre; Reg'r.: Orra Bishop, Sombra Twp., Lambton Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #018189-1889, ancestry.ca)
Date Oct 31 1889 & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1890 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,3,4 She appeared on the census of 13 April 1891 at Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1891 Census: see Walter C. Firman.³ She appeared on the census of 24 April 1901 at Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see Walter C. Firman.¹

     Mary Temperance Firman was born on 18 March 1853 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1853 per CemSearch - age 56y at death Jul 6 1909. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Mar 18 1853 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of craiger395 on ancestry.ca, Jun 5 2024.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She was baptized on 23 November 1853 at Brighton, Newcastle Dist, Canada West; Baptism Record: Name: Mary T. Firman; Birth Date: Mar 18 1853; Birth Place: Brighton; Baptism: Date: Nov 23 1853; Baptism Place: Brighton, Newcastle Dist; Res. Date: Nov 23 1853; Parents: Charles Firman & Phoebe Firman (Canada Wesleyan Methodist Baptism Register 1828-1910, ancestry.ca.)⁷ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see Charles Firman.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.² She appeared on the census of 18 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1891 Census: see Charles Firman.³ She died on 7 July 1909 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 56; Date Jul 7 1909 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of craiger395 on ancestry.ca, Jun 5 2024.⁵ She was buried on 9 July 1909 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Mary T. Firman; Born: - ; Died Jul 6 1909; Age: 56y; ID: MTHOPE112; Other names: Firman, Charles (1908- ), Firman, Charles Jr. ( -1904), Firman, Charles Sr. ( -1880), Firman, Hannah Anberta ( -1872), Firman, Marion M. ( -1922), Firman, Phoebe Charlotte [Freeman] ( -1908), Firman, Willam ( -1922); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 7 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=MTHOPE112%5E7.)⁶

     William Frederick Firman was born on 28 February 1855 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jan 1857 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Feb 28 1859 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1855 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1857 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Annie E. Jackson.^{1,2,5,3,6,7,8,9} He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1861 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.⁵ He appeared on the census of 18 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1891 Census: see Charles Firman.³ He lived on 26 June 1899 at Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3177) show that Charles Firman & wife sold "said lot", Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William Firman "lane" for $10. ITS Date: Jun 26 1899. Reg'n. Date: Jul 19 1899. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 163 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 4 April 1901 at Trenton, Hastings West Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1901 Census: Firman, Wm., 41, b. Ont. u. Feb 28 1859, Eng., Meth., Clerk, single (1901 Census: Trenton, Hastings West Co., dist. 72, sub-dist. C-5, pg. 3, line 13 - ancestry.ca)
Note: William Firman, age 41, is with the family of James B. Christie.⁸ He lived on 6 March 1905 at Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3798) show that William Firman (single) sold "All un-surveyed part as see deed", Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Finley Snelgrove for $395. ITS Date: Mar 6 1905. Reg'n. Date: Apr 12 1905. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 163 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)¹⁰ He lived on 15 June 1905 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Annie E. Jackson.² He married Annie E. Jackson, daughter of William Jackson and Mary Smithson, on 15 June 1905 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014261: Groom: William Firman; Age: 48; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Post Office Clerk; Parents: Charles Firman & Phoebe C. Freeman; Bride: Ennie E. Jackson; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: William Jackson & Mary Smithson; Wit.: Jennie W. Edmison & Florence A. Firman, Brighton; Date: Jun 15 1905; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: T.J. Edmison; Reg'd.: Jun 16 1905; Reg'd.: Tom C. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014261-1905, ancestry.ca.)¹¹ William Frederick Firman lived on 17 October 1905 at Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3870) show that William Firman & wife sold "2/5 acres more or less, except all unsurveyed part ?? (or lot 24 north of Richardson St.)", Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Mary Letitia Wallace for $300. ITS Date: Oct 17 1905. Reg'n. Date: Dec 11 1906. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 163 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 2 June 1911 at Conc 1, Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1911 Census: Firman, William, 54, b. Ont. Jan 1857, Eng., Meth., Orchardist, married; Annie, 32, b. Ont. Aug 1878, Eng., Meth., married; Pickering, Alice, 12, b. England May 1899, Eng., Meth., servant (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 16 - 2 (101-5), pg. 2, line 6 - Conc 1, Lot 34, south west 1/4 - ancestry.ca.)⁹ He appeared on the census of 18 June 1921 at Ward 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1921 Census: Firman, William, 65, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Anna, 43, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & England, Eng., Meth., married; Paul, 10; Mary, 2 (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 28m line 20 - Ward 1 - ancestry.ca.⁷ ) He died on 25 December 1922 at Ontario at age 67; Date Dec 25 1922 per CemSearch.¹² He was buried on 27 December 1922 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: William Firman; Born: - ; Died: Dec 25 1922; Age: 67y; ID: MTHOPE112; Other names: Firman, Charles (1908- ), Firman, Charles Jr. ( -1904), Firman, Charles Sr ( -1880), Firman, Hannah Anberta ( -1872), Firman, Marion M. ( -1922), Firman, Mary T. ( -1909), Firman, Phoebe Charlotte [Freeman] ( -1908); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co; Sec 1 Row 7 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=MTHOPE112%5E2.)¹²

     Florence A. Firman was born in 1859 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1859 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,3,2,4 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1881 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.² She appeared on the census of 18 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1891 Census: see Charles Firman.³

     Charles Firman Sr. was born in 1800 at England; Date 1800 per CemSearch - age 80 at death Aug 20 1880. Date 1802 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1800 & location England per 1861 Census.^1,2,3 He married ? ? circa 1826; per 1861 Census.¹ Charles Firman Sr. lived in 1853 at Division St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Charles Firman Jr. - Carpenter & Joiner - 1859 - 1888 - Division" & "Charles Firman Sr. - Wood Turner & Carpenter - 1853 - 1869 - Division" from page 229 of History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose.⁴ He lived on 12 December 1864 at Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant C664) show that David J. Purdy & wife sold "said lot", Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Charles Firman. ITS Date: Dec 12 1864. Reg'n. Date: Jan 27 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 163 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)
Note: Placing this record with Charles Firman Sr. because it fits. Charles Jr. is explicitly mentioned in the Bond transaction. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 5 2024.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 69 at 1871 Census: see Charles Firman Jr.³ He died on 20 August 1880 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 20 1880 per CemSearch.² He was buried on 22 August 1880 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Charles Firman, Sr; Born: - ; Died: Aug 20 1880; Age: 80y; ID: MTHOPE112; Other names: Firman, Charles (1908- ), Firman, Charles Jr ( -1904), Firman, Hannah Anberta ( -1872), Firman, Marion M. ( -1922), Firman, Mary T. ( -1909), Firman, Phoebe Charlotte [Freeman] ( -1908), Firman, William ( -1922); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co; Sec 1 Row 7 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=MTHOPE112%5E6.)²

     ? ? was born circa 1800 at England; per 1861 Census.¹ She married Charles Firman Sr. circa 1826; per 1861 Census.¹ As of circa 1826,her married name was Firman.¹

     Annie E. Jackson was born in August 1878 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Aug 1878 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1878 & location Haldimand Twp. per marriage reg'n. - William Firman.^1,3,2 She lived on 15 June 1905 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Haldimand Twp. per marriage reg'n. - William Firman.¹ As of 15 June 1905,her married name was Firman.¹ She married William Frederick Firman, son of Charles Firman Jr. and Phoebe Charlotte Freeman, on 15 June 1905 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014261: Groom: William Firman; Age: 48; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Post Office Clerk; Parents: Charles Firman & Phoebe C. Freeman; Bride: Ennie E. Jackson; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: William Jackson & Mary Smithson; Wit.: Jennie W. Edmison & Florence A. Firman, Brighton; Date: Jun 15 1905; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: T.J. Edmison; Reg'd.: Jun 16 1905; Reg'd.: Tom C. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014261-1905, ancestry.ca.)⁴ Annie E. Jackson appeared on the census of 2 June 1911 at Conc 1 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1911 Census: see William Firman.² She appeared on the census of 18 June 1921 at Ward 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1921 Census: see William Firman.³

     Biastia Wicks was born on 28 November 1883 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 28 1883 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 15 April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1901 Census: see John Wicks.¹

     Lewie Wicks was born on 11 March 1880 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 11 1880 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 15 April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1901 Census: see John Wicks.¹

     Asa C. Lee was born circa 1805; per Death Reg'n. of dau. Lydia (Lee) Wicks.¹ He married Philo Amelia Young circa 1835; per Death Reg'n. of dau. Lydia (Lee) Wicks.¹

     Philo Amelia Young was born circa 1805; per Death Reg'n. of dau. Lydia (Lee) Wicks.¹ She married Asa C. Lee circa 1835; per Death Reg'n. of dau. Lydia (Lee) Wicks.¹ As of circa 1835,her married name was Lee.¹

     Isaac Thomas Carling was born on 9 November 1887 at Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario; Date 1888 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1887 & location Exeter per marriage reg'n. - Gladys Mae Essery. Date Nov 9 1887 & location Exeter per family tree of Baikwill49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 5 2023.^1,3,2 He lived on 9 April 1914 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Gladys Mae Essery.³ He married Gladys Mae Essery, daughter of George G. Essery and Mary Ann Parsons, on 9 April 1914 at Stephen Twp., Centralia, Huron Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012729: Groom: Isaac Thomas Carling; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Exeter; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.L: Meth; Parents: Wm. John Carling & Anne Fitton; Bride: Gladys Mae Essery; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Stephen Twp., Huron Co; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meht; Parents: George G. Essery & Mary Ann Parsons; Wit.: Minnie Essery, London & J. Harold Duplan, London; Date: Apr 9 1914; Place: Centralia, Stephen Twp., Huron Co; Performed by: T.w. Blatchford, Centralia, Meth; Sworn: Exeter, Apr 7 1914; Reg'r.: S. Fitton, Exeter (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012729-1914, ancestry.ca) Date Apr 9 1914 & location Huron Co. per family tree of Baikwill49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 5 2023.⁴ Isaac Thomas Carling appeared on the census of 1921 at Conc 1 Lot 24, Stephen Twp., Centralia, Huron South Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1921 Census: Carling, Thomas, 33, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Eng., Eng., Meth., Chauffeur, married; Gladys, 28, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married; Harold, 6, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., son; John, 4; Ruth, 4/12 (1921 Census: Stephen Two., Huron South Co., dist. 92m, sub-dist. 31, pg. 4, line 38 - Centralia Village, Conc 1, lot 24, west half - ancestry.ca.)² He died on 7 March 1968 at Ontario at age 80; per family tree of Baikwill49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 5 2023.¹

     Gladys Mae Essery was born in 1892 at Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; Date 1893 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1893 & location Stephen Twp., Huron Co. per marriage reg'n. - Isaac Thomas Carling. Date 1892 per family tree of Baikwill49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 5 2023.^1,2 She lived on 9 April 1914 at Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; Residence Stephen Twp., Huron Co. per marriage reg'n. - Isaac Thomas Carling.¹ As of 9 April 1914,her married name was Carling.¹ She married Isaac Thomas Carling, son of William John Carling and Anne Fitton, on 9 April 1914 at Stephen Twp., Centralia, Huron Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012729: Groom: Isaac Thomas Carling; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Exeter; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.L: Meth; Parents: Wm. John Carling & Anne Fitton; Bride: Gladys Mae Essery; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Stephen Twp., Huron Co; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meht; Parents: George G. Essery & Mary Ann Parsons; Wit.: Minnie Essery, London & J. Harold Duplan, London; Date: Apr 9 1914; Place: Centralia, Stephen Twp., Huron Co; Performed by: T.w. Blatchford, Centralia, Meth; Sworn: Exeter, Apr 7 1914; Reg'r.: S. Fitton, Exeter (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012729-1914, ancestry.ca) Date Apr 9 1914 & location Huron Co. per family tree of Baikwill49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 5 2023.³ Gladys Mae Essery appeared on the census of 1921 at Stephens Twp., Huron South Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1921 Census: see Thomas Carling.² She died on 30 July 1959 at Ontario; per family tree of Baikwill49 on ancestry.ca, Jan 5 2023.¹

     George G. Essery was born circa 1860; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Gladys Mae Essery & Isaac Thomas Carling.¹ He married Mary Ann Parsons circa 1888; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Gladys Mae Essery & Isaac Thomas Carling.¹

     Mary Ann Parsons was born circa 1860; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Gladys Mae Essery & Isaac Thomas Carling.¹ She married George G. Essery circa 1888; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Gladys Mae Essery & Isaac Thomas Carling.¹ As of circa 1888,her married name was Essery.¹