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Cornelius Montgomery¹

• Father*: Hugh Montgomery¹ b. 29 Jan 1785, d. 7 Jul 1867
• Mother*: Rebecca Van Wicklen¹ b. 19 Mar 1786, d. 6 Nov 1860

• Birth*: 26 June 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jun 1826 per Memorial - age 75y 10m at death Apr 27 1902. Date Jun 26 1827 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1859 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1826 per 1851 Census. Date 1830 & location Murray Twp. per marriage register.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
• Marriage*: 15 March 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Cornelius Montgomery; Age: 28; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Murray; Parents: Hugh & Rebecca Montgomery; Bride: Elizabeth Lawson; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Parents: William & Sarah Lawson; Date: Mar 15 1858; Place: Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com); Principal=Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Lawson^6,3
• Death*: 27 April 1902; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#017763: Name: Cornelius Montgomery; Date: Apr 27 1902; Age: 75y 10m; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Born: Brighton Twp.; Cause: malnutrition; Cert. & Phys.: N.B.H. Dean, MD; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'd.: Apr 29 1902; Reg'r.: J. H. Morrow (Ontario Death Registration, #017763-1902, ancestry.com)⁸

• Census: 1850; Conc 3 Lot 31, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Conc 3, Lot 31, Murray Twp., occ., non-prop.; Total Persons - 1
• Residence: 12 November 1850; Conc 4 Lot 30, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A169) show that David Vermilyea & wife sold 75 acres in the south part of lot 30, conc 4, Murray Twp. to Cornelius Montgomery. ITS Date: Nov 12 1850. Reg'n. Date: Nov 18 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 30, pg 224 of 346, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Aug 29 2021.)
  Note: Stone School was in the south-west corner of this lot, on the road that went along the south side of this property. Cornelius Montgomery would purchase the part of the lot south of the road in the 1860s.⁹
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1851 Census: see Henry Montgomery
  Note: Guessing that this is a brother of Henry??¹
• Residence*: 15 March 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register.³
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 32 at 1861 Census: Montgomery, Cornelius. 32. b. UC, EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 25, b. UC, EM, married; Ambrose, 3⁶
• Residence: 18 November 1869; Conc 4 Lot 30, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S D453) show that John J. Fogarty & wife sold 103 acres in the north half and south half of lot 30, conc 4, Murray Twp. to Cornelius Montgomery. ITS Date: Nov 18 1869. Reg'n. Date: Nov 24 1869. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 30, pg 224 of 346, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Aug 29 2021.)
  Note: Stone School was in the south-west corner of this lot, on the road that went along the south side of this property. Cornelius Montgomery would purchase the part of the lot south of the road in the 1860s.⁹
• Residence: 1878; Conc 4 Lot 30 & 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas Map: Name: Cornelius Montgomery; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: IV, 30 - 100 acres & IV, 31 - 50 acres¹⁰
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1881 Census: Montegomery, Corenlius, 52, b. Ont., Irish, EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, Ger., EM, married; Wesley, 22, b. Ont., Irish, EM, single; Keith, 20, b. Ont., Irish, EM, farmer, single; Thressa, 18; McLavy, Michael, 25, b. Ont., Irish, EM, farm lab., single (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 36, line 6 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1891 Census: Montgomery, Cornelius, 62, b. Ont., p.b. US, Meth., farmer; Elizabeth, 55, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; Wesley, 30, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., single; Keath, 28, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., single (1891 Census: Brighotn Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 7, line 16 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Residence: 4 November 1896; Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 7115) show that the Will of Cornelius Montgomery granted the north part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to his wife Elizabeth Montgomery "during her life" and then to Wesley Montgomery and Cornelius K. Montgomery. ITS Date: Nov 4 1896. Reg'n. Date: May 16 1902. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 225 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)⁹
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1901 Census: Montgomery, Conrelius, 73, b. Ont. r. Jun 26 1827, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Lzzie, 63, b. Ont. r. May 19 1837, Irish, Meth., married; Kieth, 38, b. Ont. r. Jan 26 1863, Eng., son; McLean, Manda, 68, b. Ont. r. Aug 29 1832, Eng., lodger, married (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dsit. a-3, pg. 5, line 26, T-6485 - Conc 4, Lot 30)²

Eliza Ann Valentine¹

• Father*: George Valentine Sr.¹ b. 25 Jan 1809, d. 17 Jul 1886
• Mother*: Caroline Phelps¹ b. 1816, d. 14 Mar 1883

• Birth*: 17 March 1843; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date March 17 1843 per Quaker Meeting Records, Murray Twp., pg. 1 of 47 - ancestry.ca. Date 1843 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2
• Marriage*: 10 September 1874; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Wiliam James Yourex & Henrietta P. Valentine.; Principal=Jeremiah Clark³

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1851 Census: see George Valentine¹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see George Valentine⁴
• Married Name: 10 September 1874; Clark³

Samuel Robert Weller^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Johnson Weller² b. 2 May 1791, d. 22 Aug 1860
• Mother*: Mary Ann Heath² b. Jun 1800, d. 10 Dec 1876

• Birth*: 20 January 1821; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 20 1821 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg`n. Date 1821 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1821 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1821 & location Northumberland per 1861 Census. Date 1819 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1820 per GEDCOM of Jackie Drybread, July 18, 2004.<sup>2,6,7,5,8,9</sup>
• Marriage*: before 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1851 Census.; Principal=Sarah Ann Vansicklen<sup>8</sup>
• Death*: 4 November 1902; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg`n.: 017833: Name: Robert Samuel Weller; Date: Nov 4 1902; Age: 81y 9m 15d; Res.: Conc 3, Lot 6, Brighton Twp.; Born: Murray Twp.; Status: married; Cause: bronchial pneumonia, 3 wks.; Phys. & Inf.: C. M. Sanford; Rel.: Meth.; Reg`d.: Nov 8 1902 (Ontatio Death Registration, 017833-1902, ancestry.com)¹⁰

• Census: 1848; Conc B Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Samuel Weller; Conc B, Lot 28, occ., non-prop.; Shoemaker (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 32 at 1851 Census: Weller, Samuel, 32, b. Cda., CE, Shoemaker, married; Sarah Ann, 25, b. Cda., Baptist, married; Benjamin, 15, b. Cda., CE, Shoemaker; Wesley, 4; Melissa, 2⁸
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 40 at 1861 Census: Weller, Samuel, 40, b. Northumberland, PM, farmer, married; Sarah A., 34, b. Northumberland, PM, married; Wesley, 13; Louisa, 10; Alvin, 8; William, 3; Allis V., 1⁶
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1871 Census: Weller, Samuel, 50, b. Ont., Eng., EC, farmer, married; Sarah A., 44, b. Ont., Eng., EC, married; Wesley, 23, b. Ont., Eng., EC, farmer, single; Melissa L., 22; Alvin, 18; William S., 13; Alice P., 10; Milton, 9; Thomas, 6; D'Arcy, 3 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 1, line 19 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1881 Census: Weller, Samuel, 60, b. Ont., Eng., CE, farmer, married; Sarah, 53, b. Ont., Ger., Ce, married; Surick, 23, b. Ont., Eng., CE, farmer, single; Alice, 20; Milton, 18; Thomas, 16; dorcy(m), 13 (familysearch.org)⁹
• Residence*: 7 January 1886; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Stephen R. Thorne & Florence Weller.⁴

John B. Weller¹

• Father*: Johnson Weller¹ b. 2 May 1791, d. 22 Aug 1860
• Mother*: Mary Ann Heath¹ b. Jun 1800, d. 10 Dec 1876

• Birth*: 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Jackie Drybread, July 18, 2004.¹

Richard Weller¹

• Father*: Johnson Weller¹ b. 2 May 1791, d. 22 Aug 1860
• Mother*: Mary Ann Heath¹ b. Jun 1800, d. 10 Dec 1876

• Birth*: 1830; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Jackie Drybread, July 18, 2004.¹

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1851 Census: see Johnson Weller²

Benjamin Weller¹

• Father*: Johnson Weller¹ b. 2 May 1791, d. 22 Aug 1860
• Mother*: Mary Ann Heath¹ b. Jun 1800, d. 10 Dec 1876

• Birth*: 1836; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1836 per GEDCOM of Jackie Drybread, July 18, 2004.¹

• Census: March 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see Johnson Weller²
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Weller (brother)²

Nancy J. Weller^1,2,3

• Father*: Johnson Weller² b. 2 May 1791, d. 22 Aug 1860
• Mother*: Mary Ann Heath² b. Jun 1800, d. 10 Dec 1876

• Birth*: 1849; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1844 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1843 per GEDCOM of Jackie Drybread, July 18, 2004.^2,4,3

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see Johnson Weller⁴
• Census: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1861 Census: see Mary Ann Weller (mother)³

Lydia Ann "Liddy" Allard^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: Henry Sanford Allard b. 16 Oct 1807, d. c 1893
• Mother*: Catherine Smith "Katie" Lawson b. 15 Apr 1810

• Birth*: 14 October 1831; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1832 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1830 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1832 & parents Henry Sanford Allard and Catherine Lawson per family tree of keepingbusy2902 on ancestry.ca, Feb 7 2022. Date oct 14 1831 per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 18, 2004. Date 1831 per GEDCOM of Jackie Drybread, July 18, 2004.^{2,3,7,4,5,8,6}
• Marriage*: before 1847; Canada West; per GEDCOM of Jackie Drybread, July 18, 2004.; Principal=Asa Weller²
• Death*: 1920; Date 1920 per family tree of keepingbusy2902 on ancestry.ca, Feb 7 2022.⁷

• Married Name: before 1847; Weller²
• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1851 Census: see Asa Weller⁹
• Census: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 31 at 1861 Census: see Asa Weller, Jr.⁴
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1871 Census: see Asa Weller⁵
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1881 Census: see Asa Weller⁸
• Census: 20 April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1891 Census: see Asa Weller⁶

Lorenzo Weller^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Asa Weller² b. 1819, d. 10 May 1897
• Mother*: Lydia Ann "Liddy" Allard² b. 14 Oct 1831, d. 1920

• Birth*: 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1849 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1848 per GEDCOM of Jackie Drybread, July 18, 2004.^2,3,4,5

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Asa Weller³
• Census: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1861 Census: see Asa Weller Jr.⁴
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1881 Census: see Asa Weller⁵
• Census: 7 June 1921; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1921 Census: Weller, Lorenzo, 58, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., farm lab., single; Henry, 54, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., farm lab., brother, single (1921 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 3, pg. 5, line 45 - Smithfield - ancestry.ca)⁶

Catherine Victoria Weller^1,2,3

• Father*: Asa Weller² b. 1819, d. 10 May 1897
• Mother*: Lydia Ann "Liddy" Allard² b. 14 Oct 1831, d. 1920

• Birth*: 1849; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Jackie Drybread, July 18, 2004.^2,4,3

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see Asa Weller⁴
• Census: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see Asa Weller Jr.³

Sarah Ann Vansicklen^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Ferdinand Vansicklen³ b. 26 Jun 1798, d. 13 Jun 1881
• Mother*: Diadema Lawson³ b. 1802

• Birth*: 4 October 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 4 1826 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg`n. Date 1828 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1827 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & location Northumberland per 1861 Census. Date 1826 per 1851 Census.<sup>2,5,6,7,4</sup>
• Marriage*: before 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1851 Census.; Principal=Samuel Robert Weller<sup>2</sup>
• Death*: 11 September 1900; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg`n.: Name: Sarah Ann Weller; Date: Sep 11 1900; Age: 73y 11m 7d; Res.: Conc 4, Lot 6, Brighton Twp.; Status: married; Born: Brightn Twp.; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. Dean; Rel.: Meth.; Reg`d.: Sep 15 1900 (Ontario Death Registration, 018449-1900, ancestry.com)
  per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 18, 2004.^8,9
• Burial*: 11 September 1900; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Sarah A. Vansiclin; Wife of Samuel R. Weller; Died; Sept 11, 1900; Aged; 72 Yr's & 11 Mo's (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004)
  per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 18, 2004.^3,10

• Married Name: before 1848; Weller²
• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Weller²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1861 Census: see Samuel Weller⁵
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1871 Census: see Samuel Weller⁴
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1881 Census: see Samuel Weller⁷

Wesley Weller¹

• Father*: Samuel Robert Weller¹ b. 20 Jan 1821, d. 4 Nov 1902
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Vansicklen¹ b. 4 Oct 1826, d. 11 Sep 1900

• Birth*: 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1848 & location Northumberland per 1861 Census. Date 1847 per 1851 Census.^1,2,3

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Weller¹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 186 1Census: see Samuel Weller²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1871 Census: see Samuel Weller³

Melissa Louisa Weller^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Samuel Robert Weller² b. 20 Jan 1821, d. 4 Nov 1902
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Vansicklen² b. 4 Oct 1826, d. 11 Sep 1900

• Birth*: November 1850; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Nov 1850 per Memorial - age 33y 8m at death July 15 1884. Date 1847 per CemSearch - age 37 at death July 15 1884. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1852 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,3,4,5,7,6
• Marriage*: 11 February 1874; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007350: Groom: Stephen Thorne; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Edmond & Amelia Thorne; Bride: Malissa Weller; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Samuel & Sarah Weller; Wit.: Thomas Thorne, Brighton & Carry Way, Hungerford; Date: Feb 11 1874; Place: Brighton; Rel.: ME & CE; Performed by: A. Campbell, by license; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Township (Ontarion Marriage Registration, #007350-1874, ancestry.ca); Principal=Stephen Richard Thorne⁸
• Death*: 15 July 1884; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 15 1884 per Memorial & CemSearch.^6,7
• Burial*: 17 July 1884; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Melissa L. Thorne; Wife of; Stephen R. Thorne; Died; July 15, 1884; Aged; 37 Y'rs & 9 Mo's (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 5 2009), by Dan)
  CemSearch: Name: Malissa L. Thorne; Maiden: Weller; Born: - ; Died: Jul 15 1884; Age: 37; ID: MTHOPE449; No other names: Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sec 1 Row 22 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE449%5E0)^6,7

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Weller²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see Samuel Weller⁴
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1871 Census: see Samuel Weller³
• Residence*: 11 February 1874; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁵
• Married Name: 11 February 1874; Thorne⁸

Lyman Terrill¹

• Father*: Samuel Terrill¹ b. 1824
• Mother*: Julianna Outwater¹ b. 1828

• Birth*: 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & locaton Cda. per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Terrill¹

Hiram George Lawson^1,2,3

• Father*: Peter Lawson b. 16 Jul 1794
• Mother*: Mary "Polly" Draper b. c 1800

• Birth*: 28 November 1817; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Nov 28 1817 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Nov 28 1817 per IGI Record. Date 1818 per 1881 Census. Date 1819 per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, July 18, 2004.^2,4,5,3,6
• Marriage*: before 1841; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, July 18, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth Myers⁴
• Death*: 12 April 1913; Date Apr 12 1913 per IGI Record.³

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 32 at 1851 Census: Lawson, Hiram G., 32, b. Cda., Batpist, lab., married; Elizabeth, 28, b. Cda., Batpist, married; Henrietta, 11; Philip H., 7; Mary E., 1; Isaac? W., 1²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 40 at 1861 census: Lawson, Hiram, 40, b. UC, WM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 36, b. UC, WM, married; H. C., 18; Phillip, 16; Mary, 14; Isaac, 11; George, 5; John, 3; Ellen, 2⁷
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1871 Census: Lawson, H. G., 52, b. Ont., Ger., Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 45, b. Ont., Ger., M., married; Isaac W., 19; Ellen, 17; George, 14; John, 10; William, 7; Charles, 5 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 2, pg. 41, line 1 - too dark??)⁸
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1881 Census: Lawson, Hiram, 63, b. Ont., German, CM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 57, b. Ont., CM, married; George, 24, b. Ont., CM, farmer, single; James, 17; Charles, 13;⁵
• Residence*: 22 March 1883; Conc C Lot 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3533) show that John and Pheobe Locklin sold 100 acres of lot 26, conc c, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Hiram F. Lawson for $1,750. ITS Date: Mar 22 1883. Reg'r. Date: Mar 24 1883. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc c, Lot 26, pg. 140 of 355, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Nov 21 2020.)⁹
• Residence: 31 May 1883; Conc C Lot 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3569) show that Hiram G. Lawson & wife sold 97/100 of an acre of lot 26, conc c, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Her Majesty the Queen for $10. ITS Date: May 31 1883. Reg'r. Date: Jun 4 1883. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc c, Lot 26, pg. 140 of 355, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Nov 21 2020.)
  Note: This transaction is related to expropriation of land for the Murray Canal.⁹
• Census: 3 April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 83 at 1901 Census: see Phillip Lawson (son)⁶
• Census: 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 91 at 1911 Census: see Charles A. Lawson (son)¹⁰

Elizabeth Myers^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1824; Ontario; Date 1824 per 1881 Census. Date 1823 per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, July 18, 2004. Date 1826 per 1871 Census.^2,4,5
• Marriage*: before 1841; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Doug Norman, July 18, 2004.; Principal=Hiram George Lawson²

• Married Name: before 1841; Lawson²
• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1851 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson⁴
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson⁶
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1871 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson⁷
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1881 Census: see Hiram Lawson⁵

Isaac W. Lawson¹

• Father*: Hiram George Lawson¹ b. 28 Nov 1817, d. 12 Apr 1913
• Mother*: Elizabeth Myers¹ b. 1824

• Birth*: 6 November 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Nov 6 1851 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1850 per 1851 Census. Date 1852 per 1881 Census. Date 1852 per 1871 Census.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1878; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per IGI Record.; Principal=Armintha "Jane" Sharp⁷

• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson¹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson³
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson⁴
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1881 Census: Lawson, I. W., 29, b. Ont., Ger., E.M., farmer, married; Jane, 27, b. Ont., Ger., EM, married; Alice, 1, b. Ont., Ger., EM (familysearch.org)²
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1901 Census: Lawson, Isaac, 49, b. Ont. Nov 6 1851, Head, married; Jane, 47, b. Dec 28 1853, Wife, married; Alice, 21, b. Jun 14 1879, daughter; Lewis, 11, b. Sep 3 1889, son (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 4, line 43, T-6485 - )⁵
• Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1911 Census: Lawson, Isaac, 59, b. Ont. Nov 1851, Ger. Meth., farmer, married; Armintha Jane, 57, b. Ont. Jul 1853, Ger. Meth., married (1911 Census Online: Brighton Twp., Orland, pg. 6, line 2 - Conc 6, Lot 3)⁸
• Census: 4 June 1921; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 69 at 1921 Census: see Lewis Lawson (son)⁶

Mary E. Lawson¹

• Father*: Hiram George Lawson¹ b. 28 Nov 1817, d. 12 Apr 1913
• Mother*: Elizabeth Myers¹ b. 1824

• Birth*: 1850; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1850 per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson¹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson²

George Jacob Lawson^1,2,3

• Father*: Hiram George Lawson² b. 28 Nov 1817, d. 12 Apr 1913
• Mother*: Elizabeth Myers² b. 1824

• Birth*: 1855; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1855 per Memorial. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1855 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,4,3,5,6
• Marriage*: 21 October 1885; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008097: Groom: George T. Lawson; Age: 30; Res: Brighton Twp.; Born: Murray Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram G. & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Nellie Dickson; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Andrew B. & Amanda Dickson; Wit.: Laura Disckon & Thos. E. Palky, Brighton; Date: Oct 21 1885; Place: Colborne; rel.: Meth. & Pres.; Performed by: Rev. P. M. Duncan (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008097-1885, ancestry.com); Principal=Ellen "Nellie" Dickson⁷
• Marriage*: 23 August 1906; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014466: Groom: George Jacob Lawson; Age: 47; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Hiram Lawson & Elizabeth Myer; Bride: Rose E. McGorman; Age: 48; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: widow; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Henry Gould & Emeine Bly; Wit.: Robert Smith & Mrs. A. H. Foster, Smithfield; Date: Aug 23 1906; Place: Smithfield; Performed by: A. H. Foster; Reg'd.: Aug 26 1906 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014466-1906, ancestry.com); Principal=Rose E. Gould⁸
• Death*: 20 January 1943; Ontario; Date 1943 per Memorial. Date Jan 20 1943 per Latimer Photos.^9,6
• Burial*: 22 January 1943; Mount Carmel Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) George J.; Lawson; 1855 - 1943; Nellie Dickson; Wife of; G. J. Lawson; Died; Jan 24, 1902; Aged 36 Yrs; 7 M's 13 D's (Mount Carmel Cemetery, Murrray Twp., Jul 10 2004)⁶

• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson¹⁰
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson⁴
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: see Hiram Lawson²
• Residence*: 21 October 1885; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.³
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: Lawson, George, 36, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Ellen, 26, b. Ont., p.b. Quebec & Ont., Meth., married; Muriel, 5. b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth.; Carrie, 3; Clara, 3; Percival, 1 (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 20 , line 1 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Note*: 24 January 1902; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; His wife Nellie Dickson died Jan 24 1902 - per Memorial.⁶
• Residence: 23 August 1906; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n. - Rose E. McGorman (Gould)³
• Note: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; George Lawson appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the late 1920s and early 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)⁹

James A. Lawson^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Hiram George Lawson² b. 28 Nov 1817, d. 12 Apr 1913
• Mother*: Elizabeth Myers² b. 1824

• Birth*: 18 October 1865; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1865 per CemSearch. Date Oct 18 - age 55y 27d at death Nov 13 1920. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1871 & 1881 Census.^2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 14 October 1885; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008298: Groom: James A. Lawson; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Stauts; bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram & Mary Elizazbeth Lawson; Bride: Ellie White; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Brigton Village; Status: spinster; Parents: Gideon & Selome White; Wit: Mrs. Alma Drupeau, Hilton; Date: Oct 14 1885; Place: Hilton; Performed by: S. A. Drupeau (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008298-1885, ancestry.ca) per CemSearch.; Principal=Ella White^4,7
• Death*: 13 November 1920; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#031682: Name: James Lawson; Date: Nov 13 1920; Age: 55y, 27d; Place: Ameliasburgh Twp.; Born: Brightn Twp., Oct 18 - ; Nat.: English; Status: married; Occ.: Thrasher; Parents: Hiram Lawson, b. Brighton Twp. & Kathleen Elizabeth Myers, b. Shannonville; Inf.: Vernon Coulter, Smithfield, cousin; Burial: Mr. Carmel, Nov 16 1920; Und.: Brintnell, Trenton; Cause: killed by train; Phys.: S. G. Whitman, Picton, coroner; Reg'd.: Nov 13 1920; Reg'r.: F.C. File, Ameliasbugh Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #031682-1920, ancestry.ca) Date Nov 13 1920 per CemSearch.
  Note: I wonder which railway this happened on? In Ameliasburgh it must be what was left of the Central Ontario Railway which had been rolled into the Canadian Northern which was defunt after the War.^4,8
• Burial*: 15 November 1920; Mount Carmel Cemetery, Muray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: James A. Lawson; Born: 1865; Died: Nov 13 1920; Age: 55y; ID: MTCRML054; Other names: Lawson, Ella [White] (1865-1924), Lawson, Flossie P. (1896-1899), Lawson, Salome E. (1899-1899), Lawson, William Wallace (1887-1900); Cemetery: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Conc B Lot 21, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. Row 5; Note: Son of Hiram Lawson and Henrietta Myers; Husband of Ella White. James Was Killed When His Buggy Was Hit By A. Train. Brother of George. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTCRML054%5E0)⁴

• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1871 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson³
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1881 Census: see Hiram Lawson²
• Residence*: 14 October 1885; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n.- Ellie White.⁹
• Census: 16 April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1891 Census: Lawson, James, 26, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., lab., married; Ellen, 26, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., marrried; Wallace, 4 (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 16, line 6 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Gideon White is next.⁶
• Census: 9 June 1911; Canal Reserve, Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1911 Census: Lawson, James, 44, b. Ont. Nov 1866, Eng., Meth., clerk/salesman, married; Ella, 47, b. Ont. Feb 186?, Eng., Meth., married; Clewson, Douglas, 43, b. Ont. Nov 1867, Eng., Meth., lab., servant, single (1911 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 22-1, pg. 6, line 28 - Canal Reserve - ancestry.ca)¹⁰