Person Page - 1617

William Wellington Down^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Richard H. Down² b. 7 Jun 1814, d. 27 Sep 1892
• Mother*: Fidelia Maybee² b. 11 Oct 1828, d. 29 Mar 1909

• Birth*: 6 April 1866; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1865 per Memorial. Date Apr 1866 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Apr 6 1866 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1867 per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 17 October 1906; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010211: Groom: Wm. Wellington Down; Age: 40; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Richard Down & Fidelia Maybee; Rel.: CE; Bride: Hannah Clement; Age: 28; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Glasgow, Scotland; Status: spinster; Parents: John Clement & Elizabeth Hogg; Rel.: CE; Wit.: W. & E. Clement, Brighton Twp.; Date: Oct 17 1906; Place: Trenton; Performed by: Rev. J. W. Armstrong; Reg'd.: Dec 14 1906 (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com, #010211-1906); Principal=Hannah Clement^4,8
• Death*: 19 September 1935; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025705: Name: William Wellington Down; Date: Sep 19 1935; Age: 69y 5m 13d; Born: Ont., Apr 6 1866; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Richard Down, b. England & Fidelia Maybee, b. Ont.; Inf.: John Down, RR# 1, Hilton, son; Burial: McPhail's Cemetery, Sep 21 1935; Und.: McNair & Northay, Trenton; Reg'd.: Sep 20 1935; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #025705-1925, anestry.com) Date 1935 per Memorial.^4,9
• Burial*: 21 September 1935; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) William W. Down; 1865 - 1935; His Wife; Hannah Clement; 1876 - 1956 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Aug 25, 2006) per Death Reg'n.^4,10

• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Richard Down³
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see Richard Down²
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1901 Census: Down, William, 35, b. Ont. r. Apr 6 1866, Eng., Meth., Head, farmer, single; Fidelia, 72, b. Ont. r. Oct 11 1828, Ger., CE, mother, widow (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 4, line 6 - )⁶
• Residence*: April 1901; Conc 4 Lot 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 4, Lot 26, Brighton Twp.⁶
• Residence: 1911; Conc 4 Lot 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 4, pt. Lot 26, Brighton Twp. - Hilton⁷
• Census: April 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1911 Census: Down, William, 45, b. Ont. Apr 1866, Eng., Anglican, farmer, married; Hannah, 33, b. Scotland Nov 1878, immig. 1900, Scot., Anglican, married; Clement, Elizabeth, 28, b. Scotland Nov 1883, immig. 1907, Scot., Anglican, sister-in-law, single (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 17-3, pg. 11, line 1 - Conc 4, Lot 26 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Note*: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; William Down 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)¹¹

George H. Audleton^1,2

• Birth*: September 1873; Ontario; Date Sep 1873 & location Ontario per 1911 Census.²
• Marriage*: before 1905; Ontario; per 1911 Census.; Principal=Evalina "Lelia" Perry²

• Census*: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1911 Census: see Byron Perry (father-in-law)²

Hazel Audleton¹

• Father*: George H. Audleton¹ b. Sep 1873
• Mother*: Evalina "Lelia" Perry¹ b. 15 Jul 1882

• Birth*: April 1906; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 1906 per 1911 Census.¹

• Census*: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1911 Census: see Byron Perry (grandfather)¹

Charles P. Perry^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 21 December 1795; Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date Dec 21 1795 per Memorial - age 79y 8m 13d at death Sept 3 1875. Date 1796 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1796 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date 1796 & location USA per 1851 Census. Location Mass., USA per Death Reg'n. of son Oliver Byron Perry. Date 1795 & location USA per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005. per marriage reg'n. of son Oliver Byron Perry.^{2,5,4,3,6,7,8}
• Marriage*: before 1830; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005.; Principal=Marinda Rogers⁸
• Death*: 3 September 1875; Ontario; Date Sep 3 1875 per CemSearch. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005.^2,9
• Burial*: 5 September 1875; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Charles Perry; Who Died; Sept. 3, 1875; Aged; 79 Y'rs., 8 Mo. & 13 D. (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Susan Brose Photo 364, Oct 2012)
  Note: There are several photos of this very old and worn white stone, and one shows the numbers fairly clearly, but not so much the name. Matching, them together, we see they are the same stone, and we can get the full info.
  CemSearch: Name: Charles P. Perry; Born: - ; Died: Sep 3 1875; Age: 77; ID: MTHOPE193; No other names: Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sec 1 Row 10 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE193%5E0)^9,7

• Census: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 55 at 1851 Census: Perry, Charles, 55, b. USA, Free Church, farmer, married; Marinda, 44, b. Cda., Free Church, married; Mariah, 19, b. Cda., Free Church; Sarah J., 17; Atha E.(m), 14; Mary Ann, 11; Phebe, 8; Harriet, 7; Charles H., 4; Sophiah, 1 (1851 Census: Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 95 of 163, line 27 - ancestry.ca)⁸
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 65 at 1861 Census: Perry, Charles, 65, b. USA, Pres., farmer, married; Miranda, 53, b. UC, Pres., married; A. E.(f), 23; Mary A., 20; P. E.(f), 18; H. M.(f), 16; Charles, 12; S. A.(f), 10; O. B.(f), 6; (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 350 of 899, line 34 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1871 Census: Perry, C. F.?, 75, b. USA, Eng., Pres., farmer, married; Maranda, 62, b. Ont., Eng., Pres., married; Mary A., 27, b. Ont., Eng., EM, single; Charles H., 23, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, single; Harriet, 25, b. Ont., Eng., Pres., single; Sophia A., 18; Byron, 15 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. c-2, pg. 67, line 1 - ancestry.com)³

Marinda Rogers^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Birth*: 1809; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1809 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1809 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1808 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1807 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Location Cobourg per Date 1809 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005. per marriage reg'n. of son Oliver Byron Perry.^2,7,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1830; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 14, 2005.; Principal=Charles P. Perry⁶
• Death*: after 1882; Ontario²

• Married Name: before 1837; Perry²
• Census: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1851 Census: see Charles Perry⁶
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1861 Census: see Charles Perry⁴
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1871 Census: see Charles Perry³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 72 at 1881 Census: see O. B. Perry⁵

Robert Couch^1,2,3

• Birth*: 10 April 1855; Ontario; Date Apr 10 1855 & location per 1901 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Dora Jeanette (Couch) Mutton.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1886; Ontario; per 1901 Census.; Principal=Sarah Fritz

• Residence*: April 1901; Conc A Lot 23, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: pt. Block 5 23 A?? - shows Smithfield just above.²
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: Couch, Robert, 46, b. Ont. Apr 10 1855, Eng., Head, Mmeth., farm lab., married; Sarah, 32, b. Apr 27 1868, Ger., Meth., Wife, married; Dora, 13, b. Oct 27 1887, daughter; Jessie, 11, b. Oct 28 1889, daughter; Elsie, 8, b. July 7 1892, daughter; Emma, 6, b. Oct 10 1894, daughter (pt. Block 5 on 23 a??? - Smithfield??) (1901 Census Index on Archives Canada Web Site: dist 95, a-2, pg. 11, line 2)⁴

Sarah Fritz^1,2,3

• Birth*: 27 April 1868; Ontario; Date Apr 27 1868 & location Ontario per 1901 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Dora Jeanette (Couch) Mutton.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1886; Ontario; per 1901 Census.; Principal=Robert Couch

• Married Name: before 1886; Couch²
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: see Robert Couch⁴

Jessie Couch¹

• Father*: Robert Couch¹ b. 10 Apr 1855
• Mother*: Sarah Fritz¹ b. 27 Apr 1868

• Birth*: 28 October 1889; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 28 1889 per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see Robert Couch¹

Elsie Couch¹

• Father*: Robert Couch¹ b. 10 Apr 1855
• Mother*: Sarah Fritz¹ b. 27 Apr 1868

• Birth*: 7 July 1892; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 7 1892 per 1901 Census.¹
• Marriage*: 28 March 1910; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; "MARRIED. Sprentall - Couch. In Trenton, on Monday, March 28th, 1910, by Rev. S. C. Moore, Miss Elsie Couch, of Smithfield, to Mr. Frank A. Sprentall, of Brighton." from pg. 028 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.; Principal=Frank Adolphus Sprentall²
• Death*: 7 September 1921; Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#016045: Name: Elsie Sprentall; Date: Sep 7 1921; Age: 29y; Place: Stirling, 12y; Born: Smithfield; Status: married; Occ.: housewife; Parents: Robert Couch & Sarah ?Fairly?, b. Smithfield; Inf.: Courtland Sprentall, brother-in-law, Thorold; Burial: Smithfield, Sep 9 1921; Und.: James Ralph, Stirling; Cause: pernicious vomiting of pregnacy, 2m, surgical shock 12 hr - induction of labor; Phys.: Jas. Mc. Potts, Stirling; Reg'd.: Sep 9 1921; Reg'r.: G.M. Henry, Stirling (Ontario Death Registration, #016045-1921, ancestry.ca) Date Sep 7 1921 & location Stirling per FindaGrave.^3,4
• Burial*: 9 September 1921; Greenwood Cemetery, Murray Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Elsie Couch Sprentall; BIRTH: 7 Jul 1892
  Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 7 Sep 1921 (aged 29), Stirling, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 209868794; Note: Elsie married Frank Adolphus Sprentall on March 28, 1910. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209868794/elsie-sprentall)³

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1901 Census: see Robert Couch¹
• Married Name: 28 March 1910; Sprentall²

Emma Couch¹

• Father*: Robert Couch¹ b. 10 Apr 1855
• Mother*: Sarah Fritz¹ b. 27 Apr 1868

• Birth*: 10 October 1894; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date oct 10 1894 per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1901 Census: see Robert Couch¹

Minnie Ida Fennell^1,2,3

• Father*: Thomas Rixon Fennell² b. 26 Sep 1858, d. 7 Sep 1913
• Mother*: Josephine Smith² b. 25 Jul 1867

• Birth*: 3 June 1886; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jun 3 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Jun 3 1886 & location Hilton per family tree of bdunkerley on ancestry.ca, Aug 2 2024.^2,4,5
• Marriage*: 14 February 1905; Ontario; Date Feb 14 1905 per CemSearch. per burial.; Principal=Henry Morris "Harry" Farrow^3,6
• Death*: 1948; Ontario; Date 1948 per Burial.³
• Burial*: 1948; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) FARROW; Henry Morris Farrow; 1882 - 1940; His Wife; Minnie Ida Fennell; 1886 - 1948 (Salem Cemetery, Sep 24 2004)³

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell²
• Married Name: 14 February 1905; Farrow
• Census: 1921; 159 Fifth St., New Toronoto, West York Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1921 Census: see Harry Farrow⁵

William H. Fennell¹

• Father*: Thomas Rixon Fennell¹ b. 26 Sep 1858, d. 7 Sep 1913
• Mother*: Josephine Smith¹ b. 25 Jul 1867

• Birth*: 27 November 1887; Ontario; Date Nov 27 1887 per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell¹

Charles W. Fennell¹

• Father*: Thomas Rixon Fennell¹ b. 26 Sep 1858, d. 7 Sep 1913
• Mother*: Josephine Smith¹ b. 25 Jul 1867

• Birth*: 26 November 1889; Ontario; Date Nov 26 1889 per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell¹

Jennie M. Fennell¹

• Father*: Thomas Rixon Fennell¹ b. 26 Sep 1858, d. 7 Sep 1913
• Mother*: Josephine Smith¹ b. 25 Jul 1867

• Birth*: 1 May 1895; Ontario; Date May 1 1895 per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell¹

Arthur S. Fennell¹

• Father*: Thomas Rixon Fennell¹ b. 26 Sep 1858, d. 7 Sep 1913
• Mother*: Josephine Smith¹ b. 25 Jul 1867

• Birth*: 27 December 1898; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 27 1898 per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see Thomas Fennell¹

? Atkinson

• Birth*: circa 1880; per Ours To Remeber.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1900; per Ours To Remeber.; Principal=Rhea ?¹

Gordon Hayword Thorne^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: Alonzo Wallace "Lon" Thorne² b. 16 Feb 1859, d. 4 Jan 1943
• Mother*: Alice Elizabeth Wade² b. 16 Mar 1856, d. 20 Feb 1951

• Birth*: 5 April 1885; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#024383; Name: Gordon Hayword Thorne; Date: Apr 5 1885; Parents: A. W. Thorne & Alice Wade; Inf.: Alice Thorne, Hilton; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Reg'd.: Jul 3 1885; Reg'r.: C. Richmond (Ontario Birth Registration, #024383-1885, ancestry.com) Date 1885 per CemSearch. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Apr 5 1885 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1885 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^{2,7,8,9,10,5,6}
• Marriage*: 31 July 1907; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015539: Groom: Gordon Hayword Thorne; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Alonzo W. Thorne & Alice E. Wade; Bride: Edith Esther Little; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: William Little & Mary Johnson; Wit.: George F. Little & Florence A. Thorne, Hilton; Date: Jul 31 1907; Place: Hilton; Performed by: William Coombes?; Reg'd.: Aug 3 1907; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015539-1907, ancestry.com) per 1911 Census.; Principal=Edith Esther Little^11,12
• Marriage*: 18 November 1919; St. Clements Church, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007043: Groom: Gordon H. Thorne; Age: 34; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; rel.: Meth.; Parents: A. W. Thorne & Alice E. Wade; Bride: Mary R. Hamlin; Age: 33; Res.: Toronto; Born: Osprey Twp.; Status: spinster; Occ.: Druggist; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Wm. Hamlin & Mary Burke; Wit.: Eustace L. B. Hamlin, 80 Roehampton Ave., TO & E. Pearl West, 89 Broadway Ave., TO; Date: Nov 18 1919; Place: St. Clements Church, TO; Pefrmed by: Arthur J. Fidler, Church of England, 67 Briar Hill AVe., TO; Sworn: "My Residence", Nov 17 1919; Reg'r.: A. W. Thorne, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007043-1919, ancestry.com); Principal=Mary R. "Maidie" Hamlin¹³
• Death*: 1980; Ontario; Date 1980 per CemSearch.⁹
• Burial*: 1980; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Gordon Thorne; Born: 1885; Died: 1980; ID: MTHOPE65; Other names: Hamlin, Mary (1886-1960), Thorne, Alice E. [Wade](1856-1951), Thorne, Alonzo W. (1858-1943), Thorne, Florence A. (1886-1970), Thorne, Lottie L. (1884-1922); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sec 1 Row 5 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=MTHOPE65%5E4)⁹

• Census: 11 April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1891 Census: see Alonzo Thorne¹⁰
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1901 Census: see Alonzo Thorne²
• Residence: 31 July 1907; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁸
• Census: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1911 Census: Thorne, Gordon, 26, b. Ont. Apr 1885, Meth., farmer, married; Edith, 30, b. Nov 1881, Eng., Meth., married; Fred, 3, b. Apr 1908, son; Scriver, George, 18, b. Ont. Nov 1893, Meth., farm lab., hired man, single (Conc 3?, Lot 33) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada Web site: Hilton, page 6, line 13)¹¹
• Residence*: June 1911; Conc 3 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 3?, Lot 35?, Brighton Twp.¹¹
• Residence: 18 November 1919; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁸
• Census: 1921; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1921 Census: Thorne, Gordon, 36, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Maidie(f), 35, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Fred, 13; Anderson, William, 19, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Pres., lab., single (1921 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 4, pg. 6, line 34 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Note*: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Gordon Thorne appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)¹⁴
• Census: 13 June 1931; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1931 Census: Thorne, Gordon, 46, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Scot., UC, farmer, married; Mattie(f), 45, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., UC, married; Fred, 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Scot., UC, son, farmer, married; Ruth, 23, b. Ont., Eng., UC, married; Edith, 1; Lloyd, David, 19, b. England, p.b. England, immig. ?1925?, Eng., CE, farm lab., single (1931 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 133, sub-dist. 5, pg. 9, line 18 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Note: circa 1935; Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In Spring of 1851, when the lake was at its height, the bank weakened due to spring overflow, with the resulting damage to the farms owned by the following families: Shortt, Thompson, Morrow, Edmond Thorne farm. The Thorne farm was owned by the grandfather of the present Gordon Thorne. At that time the elder Mr. Thorne was on his way to his family home returning from the Hilton Store. While riding horse-back he heard the roar of the waters and realizing the lake was flooding, took his family to the top of a hill on the home farm to watch the approach of the flood waters. The family saw the rushing lake taking trees etc. away and also in the course of the current a saw-mill below the lake damn was swept away and a Mr. Shearer was washed down with the mill, and was later found buried in the sand. At the present time, the cuts of the banks from the flood are still visible and one can see the widening of the path as it crosses the No. 30 highway, and for many miles beyond it.
  Mr. Gordon Thorne recalls helping his father salvage pine logs which had been buried in the sands at this time, and remembered finding them unscathed as at time of cutting many years before. Mr. Thorne today, still owns 25 acres of the original farm which has belonged to his family since 1836." This is called The Thorne Paper, 1 page, type-written. Not sure by whom or when it was written, probably in the 1960s or so.
• Residence: 1935; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "275 Thorne, Gordon, farmer, Hilton" & "276 Thorne, Mrs. Gordon (W) married woman, Hilton" & "277 Thorne, Fred, farmer, Hilton" & "278 Thorne, Mrs. Fred (W) married woman, Hilton" Canada Voters Lists, 1935, Northumberland Co., pg. 10 of 126, ancestry.ca.¹⁵
• Residence: 6 January 1943; R.R. No., 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Alonzo Wallace Thorne.¹⁶
• Residence: 1945; R. R. # 6, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "224 Thorne, Gordon, farmer, Brighton, R.R. 6" & "225 Thorne, Mrs. Gordon - Brighton, R.R. 6" & "226 Thorne, Fred, farmer, Brighton, R.R. 6" & "227 Thorne, Mrs. Fred - Brighton, R.R. 6" Canada Voters Lists, 1945, Northumberland Co., pg. 86 of 178, ancestry.ca.¹⁵

Edith Esther Little^1,2,3,4

• Father*: William Little b. 6 Jul 1849, d. 5 Dec 1921
• Mother*: Mary Johnston b. 10 Jan 1851, d. 5 Apr 1919

• Birth*: 23 November 1879; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 23 1879 per Burial. Date Nov 1881 per 1911 Census. Date Nov 23 1878 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1879 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,3,5,4
• Marriage*: 31 July 1907; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015539: Groom: Gordon Hayword Thorne; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Alonzo W. Thorne & Alice E. Wade; Bride: Edith Esther Little; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: William Little & Mary Johnson; Wit.: George F. Little & Florence A. Thorne, Hilton; Date: Jul 31 1907; Place: Hilton; Performed by: William Coombes?; Reg'd.: Aug 3 1907; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015539-1907, ancestry.com) per 1911 Census.; Principal=Gordon Hayword Thorne^2,6
• Death*: 19 September 1918; Ontario; Date Sep 19 1918 per Burial.³
• Burial*: 21 September 1918; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) LITTLE; William Little; July 6 1849 - Dec 5 1921; His wife Mary Johnston; Jan 10 1850 - Arp 5 1919; Gordon H. Thorne; His Wife Edith E. Little; Nov 23 1879 - Sept 19 1918; George F. Little; May 1 1877 - Dec 14 1971; His Wife Ida L. Lawson; Nov 8 1877 - Jun 9 1947 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Apr 2 2006, by Dan)³

• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1901 Census: William Little⁵
• Residence*: 31 July 1907; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁴
• Married Name: 31 July 1907; Thorne²
• Census*: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1911 Census: see Gordon Thorne²

William Frederick Alonzo "Fred" Thorne^1,2,3

• Father*: Gordon Hayword Thorne² b. 5 Apr 1885, d. 1980
• Mother*: Edith Esther Little² b. 23 Nov 1879, d. 19 Sep 1918

• Birth*: 20 April 1908; Conc 3 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#034019; Name: William Fredrick Alonzo Thorne; Date: Apr 20 1908; Parents: Gordon H. Thorne & Edith Little; Place: Conc 3, Lot 35, Brighton Twp.; Occ.: farmer; Inf. & Phys.: Dr. R.J. Wade, Brighton; Reg'd.: Apr 22 1908; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Township, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #034019-1908, ancestry.ca)
  Date Apr 20 1908 per FindaGrave. Date 1908 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1908 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Apr 1908 per 1911 Census. Date 1908 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Marjorie Ruth Sprung.^2,4,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: 16 February 1929; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001783: Groom: Frederick William Throne; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: UC; Parents: Gordon H. Thorne & Edith Little; Bride: Marjorie Ruth Sprung; Age: 21; REs.: Toronto; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: UC; Occ.: lady; Parents: Wesley T. Sprung & Nina Shortt; Intended Place of Marr.: Toronto; Wit.: Wilfred M. & Florence A. Sprung, 147 Humber?? Blvs.; Date: Feb 16 1929; Place: Toronto; Performed by: D.L. McClintock, UC, 498 Annette St., TO, #7154; Sworn: Brighton Village, Feb 13 1929; Reg'r.: ?W Roblin?, Brighton, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001783-1929, ancestry.ca)
  
  
  Parents: Wesley T. Sprung & Nna Shortt; Bride:; Principal=Marjorie Ruth Sprung⁹
• Death*: 23 December 1991; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date Dec 23 1991 per FindaGrave. Date Dec 23 1991 per family tree of kaiserhebbel on ancestry.ca, Jul 12 2025.^10,8
• Burial*: 26 December 1991; St. John's Norway Cemetery, The Beaches, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name; Frederick William Alonzo “Fred” Thorne; Birth: 20 Apr 1908; Death: 23 Dec 1991 (aged 83); Burial: St. John's Norway Cemetery and Crematorium, The Beaches, Toronto, York Co. Ontario, Canada; Plot: Maus-6A; Memorial ID: 263071010 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263071010/frederick-william_alonzo-thorne?_gl=1*j7rygz*_gcl_au*MTQ2NTEwODM3OC4xNzUyMzQxNTg1*_ga*MTcwMzc0MjA4LjE3NTIzNDE1ODU.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*czg1MzVlNDFjLTJlZmQtNGNmNS1hNjAwLWNmZWQzODYxZWZhZiRvMSRnMSR0MTc1MjM0MTgwMiRqNTkkbDAkaDA.*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*czg1MzVlNDFjLTJlZmQtNGNmNS1hNjAwLWNmZWQzODYxZWZhZiRvMSRnMSR0MTc1MjM0MTgwMiRqNTkkbDAkaDA.)⁸

• Census*: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1911 Census: see Gordon Thorne²
• Census: 1921; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1921 Census: see Gordon Thorne⁶
• Residence*: 16 February 1929; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Marjorie Ruth Sprung.⁷
• Census: 13 June 1931; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1931 Census: see Gordon Thorne⁵
• Residence: 1935; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "275 Thorne, Gordon, farmer, Hilton" & "276 Thorne, Mrs. Gordon (W) married woman, Hilton" & "277 Thorne, Fred, farmer, Hilton" & "278 Thorne, Mrs. Fred (W) married woman, Hilton" Canada Voters Lists, 1935, Northumberland Co., pg. 10 of 126, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: 1945; R. R. # 6, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "224 Thorne, Gordon, farmer, Brighton, R.R. 6" & "225 Thorne, Mrs. Gordon - Brighton, R.R. 6" & "226 Thorne, Fred, farmer, Brighton, R.R. 6" & "227 Thorne, Mrs. Fred - Brighton, R.R. 6" Canada Voters Lists, 1945, Northumberland Co., pg. 86 of 178, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: 1953; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "260 Thorne, Fred, farmer, Brighton" & "261 Thorne, Mrs. Fred - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1953, Northumberland Co., pg. 59 of 170, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: 1962; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "237 Thorne, Fred, manager, Brighton" & "238 Thorne, Mrs. Fred - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1962, Northumberland Co., pg. 67 of 199, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: 1963; R. R. # 5, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "207 Thorne, Fred, field man, R.R. No. 5, Brighton" & "208 Thorne, Ruth, teacher, R.R. No. 5, Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1963, Northumberland Co., pg. 77 of 203, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: 1968; 19 Young St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "263 Thorne, Fred, gentleman, 19 Young St." & "264 Thorne, Mrs. Fred, teacher, 19 Young St." Canada Voters Lists, 1968, Northumberland Co., pg. 296 of 806, ancestry.ca.¹¹

Frederick Jones "Fred" Peister^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Robert Henry Peister² b. 28 Sep 1857, d. 1946
• Mother*: Frances "Emma" Sweetman² b. 9 Apr 1865, d. 1952

• Birth*: 4 December 1899; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.: Name: Frederick Jones Peister; Date: Dec 4 1899; Parents: Robert Peister & Emma Sweetman; Inf.: --; (Ontario Birth Registration, ancestry.com) Date 1899 per Memorial. Date Dec 1900 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 4 1899 & location Ont. rural
  per 1901 Census.^2,6,3,5
• Marriage*: 30 March 1926; Murray Twp., Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#041189: Groom: Fred Jones Peister; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Cheese Maker, Rel.: Unionist, Parents: Robert Peister & Francis Sweetman; Bride: Iva Jean Mildred Scott; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Unionist; Parents: Warrington Scott, b. Northumberland Co. & Henrietta Herrington; Wit.: Mari Peister, Codrington & Ervan Scott, RR#1, Wooler; Date: Mar 30 1926; Place: Wooler; Performed by: H. B. Neal, Wooler, United Church; Sworn: Campbellford, Mar 18 1926; Reg'r.: J. McGregor, Campbellford (Ontario Marriage Registration, #041189-1926, ancestry.com); Principal=Iva Jean Mildred Scott⁷
• Death*: 1970; Ontario; Date 1970 per Memorial. " ... He was redeceased by Jennie and Frederick." per death notice of his brother Gerald Ray Peister.^8,5
• Burial*: 1970; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) PEISTER; Jean Mildred; Scott; 1902-1990; Frederick J.; Peister; 1899-1970 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, July 1 2013)⁵

• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1901 Census: see Robert Peister⁶
• Census*: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1911 Census: see Robert H. Peister²
• Note*: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Nothumberland Co., Ontario; Fred Peister appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)⁹
• Residence*: 1935; R. R. # 1, Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Voters List, Northumberland Co., 1935: "346 Peister, Fred, farmer, R.R. 1, Wooler" (ancestry.com)⁴