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     Elizabeth Ruth Shorey was born circa 1840; per marriage reg'n. of son Walter Burwash McFaul & Charlotte Christina (Duncan) Glover.¹ She married Spencer Powell McFaul circa 1860; per marriage reg'n. of son Walter Burwash McFaul & Charlotte Christina (Duncan) Glover.¹ As of circa 1860,her married name was McFaul.¹

     Thomas McCracken was born circa 1800; per marriage register of son Samuel McCraken & Susan Montgomery.¹ He married Mary ? circa 1828; per marriage register of son Samuel McCraken & Susan Montgomery.¹

     Mary ? was born circa 1800; per marriage register of son Samuel McCraken & Susan Montgomery.¹ She married Thomas McCracken circa 1828; per marriage register of son Samuel McCraken & Susan Montgomery.¹ As of circa 1828,her married name was McCracken.¹

     Henry O. McCracken was born in 1859 at Canada West; Date 1859 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Samuel McCracken.¹

     Mary E. McCracken was born in 1860 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Samuel McCracken.¹

     ? Bawden was born circa 1840; per marriage reg'n. of Robert McCracken & Sarah Jane McEwen) Bowden.¹ He married Sarah Jane McEwen, daughter of Samuel McEwen and Jane McGowan, circa 1862; per marriage reg'n. of Robert McCracken & Sarah Jane McEwen) Bowden.¹ ? Bawden died circa 1883; per marriage reg'n. of Robert McCracken & Sarah Jane McEwen) Bowden.¹

     Elizabeth Saylor was born in 1843 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Date 1843 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1836 & location Sidney Twp. per marriage register - Matthew John Mills.^1,2,4,5,3 She lived on 29 September 1864 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Residence Sidney Twp. per marriage register - Matthew John Mills.⁴ As of 29 September 1864,her married name was Mills.^6,4 She married Matthew John Mills Jr., son of Matthew Mills Sr. and Elizabeth Kemp, on 29 September 1864 at Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Mathew J. Mills; Age: 32; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Parents: N. & Elizabeth Mills; Bride: Elizabeth A. Saylor; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Sidney Twp; Parents: H.C. & Phebe Saylor; Date: Sep 29 1864; Place: Hastings Co; MF: 1030057 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) per 1871 Census - now Elizabeth.^6,4 Elizabeth Saylor appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1871 Census: see Matthew Mills Jr.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1881 Census: see Matthew J. Mills.⁵ She died in 1896 at Ontario; Date 1896 per Memorial & CemSearch.^2,3 She was buried in 1896 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) MILLS; Matthew J; Mills; 1833 - 1915; His Wife; Elizabeth Saylor; 1843 - 1896; Also His Wife; Esther E. Carson; 1859 - 19-- ; Bessie M; Daughter of J. & C. Mills; 1912 - 1919 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image from Susan Brose Collection, #1122)
CemSearch: Name: Elizabeth Mills; Maiden: Saylor; Born: 1843; Died: 1896; Age: - ; ID: MTHOPE183; Other names: Mills, Bessie M. (1912-1916), Mills, Ester E., [Carson] (1859- ), Mills Matthew J. (1833-1915); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 10; Note: Wife of Matthew J. Mills. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=MTHOPE183%5E1.)^2,3

     Harriet "Hattie" Mills was born in 1867 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see Matthew Mills Jr.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see Matthew J. Mills.²

     Charles Jones Mills was born on 13 December 1845 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1841 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1845 & location Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Elizabeth Amelia Quick. Date Dec 13 1845 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage register of son Thomas Coleworth & Phoebe Mills.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1851 Census: see Matthew Mills Sr.² He lived on 28 April 1871 at Mt. Bridges, Middlesex Co., Ontario; Residence Mt. Bridges, Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Elizabeth Amelia Quick.¹ He married Elizabeth Amelia Quick, daughter of John Quick and Mary Elizabeth Ketlin, on 28 April 1871 at Tecumseh Hotel, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: C.J. Mills; Age: 26; Res.: Mt. Bridges; Born: Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: merchant; Parents: Matthew & Elizabeth Mills; Bride: Elizabeth Amelia Quick; Age: 17; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: John & Mary Quick; Wit.: John Murdoch & Connie G. Wilson, London, Ont; Date: Apr 28 1817; Place: Tecumseh Hotel, London, Ont; Rel.: CE & Pres; Performed by: Rev. John Scott, by license, City of London, Middlesex Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.ca.)¹ Charles Jones Mills died on 25 September 1937 at 15 Albion St., Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, at age 91; Death Reg'n.#009485: Name: Charles Jones Mills; Date: Sep 25 1937; Age: 91y 9m 12y (93y?); Res.: 15 Albion St., Brantford, 7y; Born: Brighton, Ont., Dec 13 1845; Nat.: Eng., Status: widowed; Occ.: retired farmer; Parents: Matthew Mills, b. Wales & Mary Elizabeth Kemp, b. Pennsylvania; Inf.: Rev. A.L.G. Clarke, Brantford, son-in-law; Burial: Farrington Cemetery, Sep 28 1937; Und.: Beckett; Cause: "senility, hemorrhage from large bowel, probably a neoplasma"; Phys.: C.E. Carson; Reg'd.: Sep 27 1937; Reg'r.: E.J. Campbell, Brantford (Ontario Death Registration, #009485-1937, ancestry.ca.)⁵ He was buried on 28 September 1937 at Farrington Cemetery, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario; Date Sep 28 1937 & location Farrington per Death Reg'n.⁴

     Saphronia Mills was born in 1825 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1825 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1825 & location Brighton per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,3 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 26 at 1851 Census: see Matthew Mills Sr.¹ As of circa 1855,her married name was Hunt.³ She married Francis Hunt circa 1855 at Canada West; per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.³ Saphronia Mills died on 29 March 1918 at Welland, Ontario; per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 17 2023.³

     Sarah Mills was born in 1832 at Upper Canada; Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see Matthew Mills Sr.¹

     Margaret Sophia Mills was born on 7 September 1837 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1838 & location Brighton, Ont. per 1916 Western Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1835 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Sep 7 1837 & location Brighton per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,2,4,3,5,6 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see Matthew Mills Sr.¹ As of 1859,her married name was Cragg.⁷ She married Rev. Edward Allen Cragg, son of Robert Cragg and Esther Allen, in 1859 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In 1859 he married Margaret Mills, of Brighton, Ont." per OBIT in FindaGrave. per Birth Reg'n. of son Harry Gumprhies Cragg - mother is Margaret Sophia Mills.^7,8 Margaret Sophia Mills appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1881 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁴ She appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 at Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1891 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁶ She appeared on the census of 1916 at 321 13th Ave. W., Calgary, Calgary West, Alberta; Age 78 at 1916 Western Census: see Annie Elizabeth Stone (daughter.)³ She appeared on the census of 1921 at 321 13th Ave. W., Calgary, Calgary West, Alberta; Age 84 at 1921 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁵ She died on 16 September 1924 at Calgary, Alberta, at age 87; per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.²

     Phoebe Lavina Mills was born on 1 June 1840 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1838 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1840 & location Brighton per marriage register - Thomas Coleworth. Date Jun 1 1840 & location Brighton per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1851 Census: see Matthew Mills Sr.¹ She lived on 4 March 1862 at Mt. Bridges, Middlesex Co., Canada West; Residence Mt. Bridges per marriage register - Thomas Coleworth.³ As of 4 March 1862,her married name was Coleworth.³ She married Thomas Coleworth, son of Peter Coleworth and Ann ?, on 4 March 1862 at Middlesex Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Thomas Coleworth; Age: 34; Res.: Sandwich Twp; Born: England; Parents: Peter & Ann Coleworth; Bride: Phoebe Mills; Age: 21; Res.: Mt. Bridges; Born: Brighton; Parents: Matthew & Elizabeth Mills; Date: Mar 4 1862; Place: Middlesex Co., Ont. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca.)³ Phoebe Lavina Mills died on 16 January 1934 at Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, U.S.A., at age 93; per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.²

     Francis Hunt was born in 1812 at Ireland; per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹ He married Saphronia Mills, daughter of Matthew Mills Sr. and Elizabeth Kemp, circa 1855 at Canada West; per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹ Francis Hunt died in 1869 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of Marionella Boyle on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹

     Thomas Coleworth was born in 1828 at England; Date 1828 & location England per marriage register - Phoebe Mills.¹ He lived on 4 March 1862 at Sandwich Twp., Middlesex Co., Canada West; Residence Sandwich Twp. per marriage register - Phoebe Mills.¹ He married Phoebe Lavina Mills, daughter of Matthew Mills Sr. and Elizabeth Kemp, on 4 March 1862 at Middlesex Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Thomas Coleworth; Age: 34; Res.: Sandwich Twp; Born: England; Parents: Peter & Ann Coleworth; Bride: Phoebe Mills; Age: 21; Res.: Mt. Bridges; Born: Brighton; Parents: Matthew & Elizabeth Mills; Date: Mar 4 1862; Place: Middlesex Co., Ont. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca.)¹

     Peter Coleworth was born circa 1800; per marriage register of son Thomas Coleworth & Phoebe Mills.¹ He married Ann ? circa 1825; per marriage register of son Thomas Coleworth & Phoebe Mills.¹

     Ann ? was born circa 1800; per marriage register of son Thomas Coleworth & Phoebe Mills.¹ She married Peter Coleworth circa 1825; per marriage register of son Thomas Coleworth & Phoebe Mills.¹ As of circa 1825,her married name was Coleworth.¹

     Rev. Edward Allen Cragg was born on 8 June 1829 at Kendal, Westmoreland, England; Date Jun 8 1829 & location Kendall, Westmoreland, Brighton per FindaGrave. Date 1829 & location England per 1921 Census. Date 1829 & location Kendall, England per 1916 Western Census. Date 1830 & location England per 1891 Census. Date 1830 & location England per 1881 Census. per Birth Reg'n. of son Harry Gumprhies Cragg - mother is Margaret Sophia Mills. Date Jun 8 1829 & location Kendal, Westmoreland, England per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} He immigrated in 1842 to Canada West; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.² He "Was Received As Candidate for Wesleyan Ministry in 1853 ... " per OBIT in FindaGrave. in 1853 at England.³ He "He came to Canada in 1854 and he entered the Methodist ministry at Point Lev. In 1859 he married Margaret Mills, of Brighton, Ont. A year previous he was ordained at Montreal, along with 35 others, including E.B. Ryckman, A.E. Russ and W.R. Parker, none of whom are now living." per OBIT in FindaGrave. in 1858 at Montreal, Quebec.³ He married Margaret Sophia Mills, daughter of Matthew Mills Sr. and Elizabeth Kemp, in 1859 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In 1859 he married Margaret Mills, of Brighton, Ont." per OBIT in FindaGrave. per Birth Reg'n. of son Harry Gumprhies Cragg - mother is Margaret Sophia Mills.^1,3 Rev. Edward Allen Cragg lived on 26 October 1867 at Village Lot 3, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant A481) show that Matthew sold "1/3 acre, supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 3, Prince Edward West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Edward Cragg. ITS Date: Oct 26 1867. Reg'n. Date: Dec 26 1867. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 209 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8, 2022.)⁸ He lived on 2 April 1874 at Village Lot 2, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant C543) show that Elizabeth Mills (widow) sold "1 rood 13 1/3 percles", Village Lot 2, Prince Edward St., West Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Edward Cragg. ITS Date: Apr 22 1874. Reg'n. Date: Apr 23 1874. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 202 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8, 2022.)⁸ He lived on 17 August 1875 at Village Lot 1, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant C736) show that Matthew J. Mills & wife sold "the same", Village Lot 1, Prince Edward St., West Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Edward Cragg. ITS Date: Aug 17 1875. Reg'n. Date: Aug 26 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 197 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8, 2022.)⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1881 Census: Cragg, Edward, 51, b. England, Eng., EWM, Minister, married; Margaret S., 43, b. Ont., Welsh, EM, marred; Annie E., 21, b. Ont., Eng., EM, single; Oswald A., 17; Mary F., 14; Edward C., 10; William J., 7; Cecil C., 5; Harry H., 3; Harold C., 3 (1881 Census: Hope Twp., Durham East Co., dist. 127, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 22, line 20 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He lived on 4 February 1885 at Village Lot 2, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant C736) show that Edward Cragg & wife sold "said Vil. Lot", Village Lot 2, Prince Edward St., West Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Matthew J. Mills for $2,300. ITS Date: Feb 4, 1885. Reg'n. Date: Feb 25 1885. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 202 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8, 2022.)⁸ He lived on 4 February 1885 at Village Lot 3, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 1936) show that Edward Cragg & wife sold "said Vil. Lot", Village Lot 3, Prince Edward West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Matthew J. Mills for $2,300. ITS Date: Feb 4, 1885. Reg'n. Date: Feb 25 1885. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 209 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8, 2022.)⁸ He lived on 4 February 1885 at Village Lot 1, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant C736) show that Edward Cragg & wife sold "said Vil. Lot", Village Lot 1, Prince Edward St., West Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Matthew J. Mills for $3,300. ITS Date: Feb 4, 1885. Reg'n. Date: Feb 25 1885. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 197 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8, 2022.)⁸ He appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 at Otonabee Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1891 Census: Cragg, Edward, 61, b. England, p.b. Eng., Meth., Minister, married; Margaret, 54, b. Ont., p.b. Wales & Ont., Meth., married; Annie, 30, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Ont., Meth., dress maker, single; Oswald, 27, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Ont., Meth., Post Master, single; Mary,24, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Ont., Meth., single; Edward, 20, b. Ont., p.b. Eng., Ont., Meth., student, single; William, 17; Cecil, 14; Harry, 13 (1891 Census: Otonabee Twp., Peterborough East Co., dist. 109, sub-dist. 2, pg. 20, line 2 - ancestry.ca.)⁷ He lived in 1910 at Calgary, Alberta; "When Rev. Mr. Cragg with his wife and daughters came to Calgary in 1910, they were only following the call of the west, which brought three of his sons to Alberta a few years previous. The aged couple are the parents of five sons, Oswald A., Dr. Cecil C., Rev. Charles E., Harry H. and William J., and two daughters, Miss Frances Cragg and Mrs. E.B. Stone." per OBIT in FindaGrave.³ He appeared on the census of 1916 at 321 13th Ave. W., Calgary, Calgary West, Alberta; Age 87 at 1916 Western Census: see Annie Elizabeth Stone (daughter.)⁵ He "On February 16, 1919, Rev. and Mrs. Cragg celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in this city and it proved to be one of the brightest functions of their lives, attended by their children, grandchildren and many friends, who brought them heartiest congratulations and tokens of love. Mrs. Cragg will be 86 years old on October 16." per OBIT in FindaGrave. on 16 February 1919 at Calgary, Alberta.³ He appeared on the census of 1921 at 321 13th Ave. W., Calgary, Calgary West, Alberta; Age 92 at 1921 Census: Cragg, Edward, 92, b. England, p.b. England, immig. 1854, Minister, Eng., Meth., married; Mary Francis, 54, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Ont., Eng., Meth., housekeeper at home, single; Harry Humphries, 43, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Ont., Eng., Meth., life insurance agent, widower; Emily Margaret, 12, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., granddaughter; Arthur Richard, 10, b. Calgary, p.b. Ont., grandson; Lawrence, 8; Norman, 6, b. Calgary, p.b. Ont., grandson; Robert Edward, 4, grandson; Stone, Annie Elizabeth, 61, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Ont., Eng., Meth., on income, daughter, widow; Gerald, 25, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., "Eng., Meth., retail - music store, single (1921 Census: Calgary West, Alberta, Calgary West dist. 4, sub-dist. 33, part of the City of Calgary, page 1, line 22 - 321 13th Ave. W., Calgary - Polling 36 - ancestry.ca.)⁶ He died on 10 October 1923 at Calgary, Alberta, at age 94; Date Oct 10 1923 & location Calgary per FindaGrave. Date Oct 10 1923 & location Calgary per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^2,3 He was buried on 12 October 1923 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta; FindaGrave: Name: Rev Edward Allen Cragg; BIRTH: 8 Jun 1829, Kendal, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England; DEATH: 10 Oct 1923 (aged 94), Calgary, Alberta, Canada; BURIAL: Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; PLOT: Section G, Block 23, Plot 4; MEMORIAL ID: 133776347 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133776347/edward-allen-cragg)
Note: There is a detailed OBIT with this record.³

     Harry Humphries Cragg was born on 5 April 1878 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#020206: Name: Harry Humprhies Cragg; Date: Apr 5 1878; Parents: Edward Cragg & Margaret Sophia Mills; Inf.: Rev. Edward Cragg, Minisister MC of Canada, Percy Twp; Reg'd.: May 16 1878; Phys.: P.D. Goldsmith; Reg'r.: R.P. Hurlbutt, Percy Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #020206-1878, ancestry.ca)
Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.
Note: This is one of two sons of Edward Cragg on this page - see 020209.^2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1881 Census: see Edward Cragg.³ He appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 at Otonabee Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1891 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁵ He lived on 5 June 1903 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage reg'n. of William Jay Mills Cragg & Florence Estelle Jones.⁶ He married ? ? circa 1905 at Ontario.⁴ Harry Humphries Cragg appeared on the census of 1921 at 321 13th Ave. W., Calgary, Calgary West, Alberta; Age 43 at 1921 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁴

     Harold Goldwmith Cragg was born on 5 April 1878 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#020209: Name: Harold Goldsmith Cragg; Date: Apr 5 1878; Parents: Edward Cragg & Margaret Sophia Mills; Inf.: Rev. Edward Cragg, Miniister MC of Canada, Percy Twp; Reg'd.: May 16 1878; Phys.: P.D. Goldsmith; Reg'r.: R.P. Hurlbutt, Percy Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #020209-1878, ancestry.ca) Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.
Note: This is one of two sons of Edward Cragg on this page - see 020206.^2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1881 Census: see Edward Cragg.³

     Annie Elizabeth Cragg was born in 1861 at Canada West; Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1881 Census: see Edward Cragg.² As of circa 1885,her married name was Stone.³ She married ? Stone circa 1885; per 1916 Western Census - Annie Elizabeth (Cragg) Stone.³ Annie Elizabeth Cragg appeared on the census of 1916 at 321 13th Ave. West, Calgary, Calgary West, Alberta; Age 53 at 1916 Western Census: Stone, Annie Elizabeth, 53, b. Wallaceburg, Ont., Eng., Meth., retired widow; Gerald, 19, b. Peterborough, Ont., Eng., Meth., son; Cragg, Edward, 87, b. Kendall, England, Eng., Meth., immig. 1854, Minister, married; Margaret Sophia, 78, b. Brighton, Ont., Eng., Meth., married; Mary Francis, 48, b. Howich, Eng.. Meth., retired on income, single (below are 5 lodgers) (1916 Western Census: Calgary West, Alberta, dist. 35, sub-dist. 3, part of the City of Calgary, page 17, line 36 - 321 13th Ave. W., Calgary - ancestry.ca.)³

     Oswald Allen Cragg was born on 2 January 1864 at Howick Twp., Huron Co., Canada West; Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Jan 2 1864 & location Howick Twp., Huron Co. per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1881 Census: see Edward Cragg.² He appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 at Otonabee Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1891 Census: see Edward Cragg.³ He lived on 2 January 1895 at Hiawatha, Peterborough, Ontario; Residence Hiawatha per marriage reg'n. - Margaret Ann Mahood. (Note: Hiawatha is on the north side of Rice Lake, east of the mouth of the Ottonabee River. Today it is Hiawatha First Nation, formerly Mississauga of Rice Lake.)⁴ He married Margaret Ann Mahood, daughter of Robert Mahood and Mary Jane Campbell, on 2 January 1895 at South Monaghan Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008587: Groom: Oswald Allen Cragg; Age: 31; Res.: Hiawatha; Born: Howick; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Rev. Edward Cragg & Margaret Sophia Mills; Bride: Margaret Ann Mahood; Age: 24; Res.: South Monaghan; Born: Smith Twp; Status: spinseter; Parents: Robert Mahood & Mary Jane Campbell; Wit.: Charles Edward Cragg, Blairton & Mary Jane Mahood, Peterboro; Date: Jan 2 1895; Place: South Monaghan Twp; Rel.: Meth. & Pres; Performed by: Rev. James Cattanach; Reg'r.: Alfred Maycorn, South Monaghan Twp., NBorthumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008587-1895, ancestry.ca)
Date Jan 2 1895 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,5 Oswald Allen Cragg died on 4 April 1957 at Calgary, Alberta, at age 93; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹

     Margaret Ann Mahood was born on 8 March 1870 at Smith Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹ As of 2 January 1895,her married name was Cragg.¹ She married Oswald Allen Cragg, son of Rev. Edward Allen Cragg and Margaret Sophia Mills, on 2 January 1895 at South Monaghan Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008587: Groom: Oswald Allen Cragg; Age: 31; Res.: Hiawatha; Born: Howick; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Rev. Edward Cragg & Margaret Sophia Mills; Bride: Margaret Ann Mahood; Age: 24; Res.: South Monaghan; Born: Smith Twp; Status: spinseter; Parents: Robert Mahood & Mary Jane Campbell; Wit.: Charles Edward Cragg, Blairton & Mary Jane Mahood, Peterboro; Date: Jan 2 1895; Place: South Monaghan Twp; Rel.: Meth. & Pres; Performed by: Rev. James Cattanach; Reg'r.: Alfred Maycorn, South Monaghan Twp., NBorthumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008587-1895, ancestry.ca)
Date Jan 2 1895 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,2 Margaret Ann Mahood died on 11 September 1959 at Calgary, Alberta, at age 89; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹

     Robert Mahood was born on 12 May 1838 at Down Co., Ireland; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹ He married Mary Jane Campbell on 26 November 1867 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹ Robert Mahood died on 28 October 1926 at Peterborough Co., Ontario, at age 88; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹

     Mary Jane Campbell was born in 1846 at Down Co., Ireland; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹ She married Robert Mahood on 26 November 1867 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹ As of 26 November 1867,her married name was Mahood.¹ Mary Jane Campbell died on 29 March 1898 at Smith Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.¹

     Mary Francis Cragg was born in 1868 at Howich Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1868 & location Howich per 1916 Western Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,3,4,5,6 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see Edward Cragg.³ She appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 at Otonabee Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁶ She lived on 15 June 1904 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage reg'n. of Cecil Claude Cragg & Florence E. Midford.² She appeared on the census of 1916 at 321 13th Ave. W., Calgary, Calgary West, Alberta; Age 48 at 1916 Western Census: see Annie Elizabeth Stone (sister.)⁴ She appeared on the census of 1921 at 321 13th Ave. W., Calgary, Calgary West, Alberta; Age 54 at 1921 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁵

     Rev. Charles Edward Cragg was born on 10 March 1871 at Bayfield, Huron Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#021415: Name: Charles Edward Cragg; Date: Mar 10 1871; Parente: Edward Cragg & Margaret Sophia Mills; Inf.: Edward Cragg, Minister,Village of Bayfield; Reg'd.: Apr 24 1871; Phys.: Dr. Stanbury; Reg'r.: William Plunkett, Stanley, Huron Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #021415-1871, ancestry.ca) Date 1871 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1871 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,4,5,3 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see Edward Cragg.³ He appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 at Otonabee Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1891 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁵ He lived on 3 June 1902 at Clarke Twp., Orono, Durham Co., Ontario; Residence Orono per marriage reg'n. - Bertha M. Might.⁴ He married Bertha M. Might on 3 June 1902 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014547: Groom: Charles E. Cragg; Age: 31; Res.: Orono; Born: Baifield; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Minister; Parents: Edward Cragg & Margaret Mills; Bride: Bertha M. Might; Age: 26; Res.: Peterboro; Born: Millbrook; Status: spinster; Parents: William Might & Eunice Hetherington; Wit.: Emma Wright, Peterborough & Cecil C. Cragg, Toronto; Date: Jun 3 1902; Place: Peterborough; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Edward Cragg; Reg'd.: June 4 1902; Reg'r.: S.R. Armstrong, Peterborough (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014547-1902, ancestry.ca.)⁶

     Rev. Dr. Cecil Claude Cragg was born on 13 August 1875 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Late Birth Reg'n.#901149: Name: Cecil Claude Cragg; Date: Aug 13 1875; Place: Smithfield, Northumberland Co; Parents: Edward Cragg, 39, MInister, Smithfield & Margaret Sophia Mills; Inf.: Mary Frances Cragg, sister, Calgary, Alberta; Reg'd.: Mar 18 1941; Reg'r.: Clinton Ford, Calgary (Ontario Late Birth Registration, #901149-1875, ancestry.ca) Date 1877 & location Ont. pe r1891 Census. Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Aug 13 1875 & location Smithfield per family tree of telman1203 on ancestry.ca, Jul 16 2023.^1,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁴ He appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 at Otonabee Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1891 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁵ He lived on 3 June 1902 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Charles Edward Cragg & Bertha M. Might.² He lived on 15 June 1904 at Calgary, Alberta; Residence Calgary per marriage reg'n.- Florence E. Midford.² He married Florence E. Midford, daughter of William Midford and Clara Knowles, on 15 June 1904 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#002050: Groom: Cecil Claude Cragg; Age: 28; Res.: Calgary; Born: Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Rev. Dr; Parents: Edward Cragg & Margaret S. Mills; Bride: Florence E. Midford; Age: 22; Res.: Toronto; Born: Teeswater; Status: spinster; Parents: William Midford & Clara Knowles; Wit.: Bertram Midford, Toronto & Mary F. Cragg, Toronto; Date: Jun 15 1904; Place: Toronto; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: C.E. Cragg; Reg'd.: Jun 18 1904 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #002050-1904, ancestry.ca.)⁶

     Rev. William Jay Mills Cragg was born on 14 October 1873 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 14 1873 & location Smithfield per Death Reg'n. Date 1874 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1874 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1874 & location Smithfield per marriage reg'n. - Florence Estelle Jones.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hope Twp., Durham East Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1881 Census: see Edwad Cragg.³ He appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 at Otonabee Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1891 Census: see Edward Cragg.⁴ He lived on 5 June 1903 at Norland, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario; "Norland is a small rural community located within the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in a scenic spot on the Gull River at the north end of Shadow Lake, the northernmost Kawartha lake in the Trent River chain. Here, a series of three waterfalls reflect the change in elevation of the land leading north to the Haliburton Highlands. Norland was named in 1862 by Reverend Bayard Taylor after an African village he'd worked in, named Nordland. The name was representative of the village's location at the northern limits of civilization in Victoria County. Norland had been known as McLauchlin Mills for two prior years, after Alexander McLauchlin, who built numerous mills along the Gull River." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norland,_Ontario.)⁵ He married Florence Estelle Jones, daughter of Charles W. Jones and Mary Elizabeth Paxton, on 5 June 1903 at Port Perry, Ontario Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014318: Groom: William Jay Mills Cragg; Age: 29; Res.: Norland; Born: Smithfield; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Clergyman; Parents: Edward Cragg & Margaret Mills; Bride: Florence Estelle Jones; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Port Perry; Status: spinster; Parents: Charles W. Jones & Mary Elizabeth Paxton; Wit.: Harry N. Cragg, Brighton & Emily McBride, Port Perry; Date: Jun 5 1903; Place: Port Perry; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. J.G. McLaughlin, by license; Reg'd.: Jun 5 1903; Reg'r.: Mrs. H. Harris, Port Perry (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014318-1903, ancestry.ca.)¹ Rev. William Jay Mills Cragg died on 29 August 1940 at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 66; Death Reg'n.#005721: Name: Rev. William Jay Mills Cragg; Date: Aug 29 1940; Age: 66y 10m 15d; Place of Death: Toronto General Hospital, 14m; Res.: 164 Morningside Ave., Toronto; Born: Smithfield, Oct 14 1873; Nat.: Eng; Status: married; Spouse: Florence Estelle Jones; Occ.: Clergyman, to Jun 1940; Parents: Edward Cragg, b. Kendal, England & Margaret Mills, b. Brighton, Ont; Inf.: Mrs. Florence E. Cragg, 164 Morningside Ave., Toronto, wife; Burial: Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Aug 31 1940; Und.: M.S. Bedford, 159 Eglinton Ave., TO; Cause: bronchial pnuemonia, prostate hypertrophy; Phys.: Dr. Lask, Toronto General Hospital; Reg'r.: F.W. Goodyer, TO (Ontario Death Registration, #005721-1940, ancestry.ca.)⁶

     Florence Estelle Jones was born in 1878 at Port Perry, Ontario Co., Ontario; Date 1878 & location Port Perry per marriage reg'n. - William Jay Mills Cragg.¹ She lived on 5 June 1903 at Port Perry, Ontario Co., Ontario; Residence Port Perry per marriage reg'n. - William Jay Mills Cragg.¹ As of 5 June 1903,her married name was Cragg.¹ She married Rev. William Jay Mills Cragg, son of Rev. Edward Allen Cragg and Margaret Sophia Mills, on 5 June 1903 at Port Perry, Ontario Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014318: Groom: William Jay Mills Cragg; Age: 29; Res.: Norland; Born: Smithfield; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Clergyman; Parents: Edward Cragg & Margaret Mills; Bride: Florence Estelle Jones; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Port Perry; Status: spinster; Parents: Charles W. Jones & Mary Elizabeth Paxton; Wit.: Harry N. Cragg, Brighton & Emily McBride, Port Perry; Date: Jun 5 1903; Place: Port Perry; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. J.G. McLaughlin, by license; Reg'd.: Jun 5 1903; Reg'r.: Mrs. H. Harris, Port Perry (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014318-1903, ancestry.ca.)¹ Florence Estelle Jones lived on 29 August 1940 at 164 Morningside Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband Rev. William Jay Mills Cragg.²