Person Page - 1933

Alexander Lovie¹

• Father*: George Lovie¹ b. c 1790, d. c 1838
• Mother*: Cora Pickens¹ b. 1790

• Birth*: 1819; Scotland; Date 1819 per email from oboisvert@iphouse.com, Aug 17, 2006.¹

Milton Alexander Gartshore¹

• Father*: William Alex Gartshore b. 2 Apr 1862, d. 3 Oct 1924
• Mother*: Clara Armenta Maybee b. 29 Aug 1871, d. 1945

• Birth*: 9 January 1896; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1896 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1896 & location Ont. per 1916 Western Census. Date 1896 & location Ont. per 1906 Census. Date Jan 9 1896 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Aug 22 2006.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 6 August 1924; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 6 1924 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of royscotland on ancestry.com, Oct 14 2011. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, Aug 22 2006.; Principal=Nellie Beatrice Hodges^1,6
• Death*: 11 June 1970; Montreal, Quebec; Date JUn 11 1970 & location Montreal per family tree of royscotland on ancestry.com, Oct 14 2011. "Dear sister of Curtis of Mono Mills, Fred of Sharon and Norman of Whitby. Predeceased by a sister Maude and a brother Milton." per Death Notice of Etta Jane Peister, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.^7,6

• Census*: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1901 Census: see William A. Gartshore²
• Census: 1906; Gilbert Plains, Dauphin Dist., Manitoba; Age 10 at 1906 Western Census: see William Gartshore³
• Census: 1916; Gilbert Plains, Dauphin Dist., Manitoba; Age 20 at 1916 Western Census: see William Gartshore⁴
• Census: 1921; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1921 Census: see William Gartshore⁵
• Residence*: 3 October 1924; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Imformant for Death Reg'n. of his father William A. Gartshore.⁸

Curtis Gartshore^1,2,3,4

• Father*: William Alex Gartshore² b. 2 Apr 1862, d. 3 Oct 1924
• Mother*: Clara Armenta Maybee² b. 29 Aug 1871, d. 1945

• Birth*: 22 November 1898; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#028052: Name: Curtis Gartshore; Date: Nov 22 1898; Parents: Wm. Gartshore & Clara Maybee; Phys.: Dr. Simmons; Inf.: Wm. Gartshore, farmer; Reg'd.: Dec 31 1898; Reg'r.: T.R. Garratt, Murray Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #028052-1898, ancestry.ca)
  Date 1899 & location Ont. per 1916 Census. Date 1899 & location Ont. per 1906 Western Census. Date Nov 22 1898 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1898 & location Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Zilla Evelyn Bosworth. per family tree of royscotland on ancestry.com, Oct 14 2011.^2,5,6,7,4,8
• Marriage*: 1 June 1927; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003191: Groom: Curtis Garsthore; Age: 28; Res.: 131 Pearson Ave., Toronto; Born: Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: mechanic; Rel.: United Church; Parents: William Gartshore, b. Ont. & Clara Maybee; Bride: Zilla Evelyn Bosworth; Age: 20; Res.: 75 Salem Ave., TO; Born: Ont.; Status: spinster; Occ.: stenographer; Rel.: United Church; Parents: Samuel Bosworth, b. England & Edith Smith; Expected Place of Marr.: Toronto; Wit.: Elsie A. Joysey, 601 Inidan Rd., TO & Daniel JOhn Lerch, 29 Royce Ave., TO; Date: Jun 1 1927; Place: Toronto; Performed by: E. Harold Foye, 255 Westmoreland Ave, TO, United Church, #2805; Sworn: Toronto, May 25 1927; Reg'r.: William G. Gates, Dep., Toronto (Ontario Marriage Registraiton, #0031919-1927, anccestry.ca)
  
  per family tree of royscotland on ancestry.com, Oct 14 2011.; Principal=Zillah Evelyn Bosworth^5,9
• Death*: 16 October 1997; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of royscotland on ancestry.com, Oct 14 2011. Date Oct 16 1997 & location Trenton, Ont. per family tree of WayneMabee on ancestry.ca, Oct 10 2023.⁵

• Census*: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see William A. Gartshore²
• Census: 1906; Gilbert Plains, Dauphin Dist., Manitoba; Age 7 at 1906 Western Census: see William Gartshore⁶
• Census: 1916; Gilbert Plains, Dauphin Dist., Manitoba; Age 17 at 1916 Census: see William Gartshore⁷
• Residence: 1 June 1927; 131 Pearson Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence 131 Pearson Ave., TO per marriage reg'n. - Zilla Evelyn Bosworth.⁴
• Residence*: 27 April 1988; Mono Mills, Ontario; "Dear sister of Curtis of Mono Mills, Fred of Sharon and Norman of Whitby. Predeceased by a sister Maude and a brother Milton." per Death Notice of Etta Jane Peister, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.¹⁰

William Frederick Gartshore^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: William Alex Gartshore² b. 2 Apr 1862, d. 3 Oct 1924
• Mother*: Clara Armenta Maybee² b. 29 Aug 1871, d. 1945

• Birth*: 3 November 1900; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1901 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1901 & location Ont. per 1916 Western Census. Date 1901 & location Ont. per 1906 Western Census. Date Nov 3 1900 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1901 & location Northumberland Co. per marriage reg'n. - Hazel Josephine Deavitt. per family tree of royscotland on ancestry.com, Oct 14 2011.^2,6,4,7,5,8
• Marriage*: 11 March 1924; Aurora, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#023343: Groom: William Frederick Gartshore; Age: 23; Res.; Aurora; Born: Northumbmerland Co.; Status; bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: William Alex Gartshore, Northumbeland Co. England & Clara Maybee; Bride: Josephine Hazel Deavitt; Age: 22; Res.: Aurora; Born: York Co.; Status: spinster; Occ.: farmer's dau.; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: William Henry Deavitt, East Gwillinbury & Ida May Rigler; Wit.: Mrs. T. Laidlaw, Aurora & Ernest Deavitt, Aurora; Date: Mar 11 1924; Place: Aurora; Performed by: Thos. Laidaw, Meth., Aurora, 5272; Sworn: Newmarket, Mar 8 1924; Reg'r.: R. Anderson, Newmarket (Ontario Marriage Registration, #023343-1924, ancestry.ca) per family tree of royscotland on ancestry.com, Oct 14 2011.; Principal=Hazel Josephine Deavitt^6,9
• Death*: 29 September 1989; per family tree of royscotland on ancestry.com, Oct 14 2011.⁶

• Census*: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 months at 1901 Census: see William A. Gartshore²
• Census: 1906; Gilbert Plains, Dauphin Dist., Manitoba; Age 5 at 1906 Census: see William Gartshore⁴
• Census: 1916; Gilbert Plains, Dauphin Dist., Manitoba; Age 15 at 1916 Western Census: see William Gartshore⁵
• Census: 1921; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1921 Census: see William Gartshore⁷
• Residence: 11 March 1924; Aurora, York Co., Ontario; Residence Aurora per marriage reg'n. - Hazel Josephine Deavitt.⁸
• Residence*: 27 April 1988; Sharon, Ontario; "Dear sister of Curtis of Mono Mills, Fred of Sharon and Norman of Whitby. Predeceased by a sister Maude and a brother Milton." per Death Notice of Etta Jane Peister, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.³

Hannah Clement¹

• Father*: John Clement¹ b. 3 May 1848, d. 13 Feb 1927
• Mother*: Elizabeth Hogg¹ b. 1853, d. 1922

• Birth*: 5 November 1878; Glasgow, Lanarkshire, SCotland; Date 1876 per Memorial. Date Nov 1878 & location Scotland per 1911 Census. Date 1878 & location Glasgow, Scotland per marriage reg'n. Date Nov 5 1878 & location Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland per family tree of lornacole on ancestry.ca, Mar 12 2024.^1,2,3,4
• 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=William Wellington Down^1,5
• Death*: 31 December 1956; Keen, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1956 per Memorial. Date Dec 31 1956 & location Keen per family tree of lornacole on ancestry.ca, Mar 12 2024.^1,4
• Burial*: 1956; 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)¹

• Married Name: 17 October 1906; Down¹
• Census*: 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1911 Census: see William Down³

John Clement¹

• Father*: William Clement² b. c 1810
• Mother*: Ann McCullough² b. c 1810

• Birth*: 3 May 1848; Old Smithston, Scotland; Date May 3 1848 & location Old Smithston, Scotland per Death Reg'n. Date 1847 & location Scotland per Memorial.^1,2
• Marriage*: 27 June 1876; Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland; " ...John Clement, Grocer Master, Elizabeth Clement, M.S. Hogg, 1876, June 27, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire .. " from Extract of Birth Registration, a copy given to me by Fred Down, August 25, 2006. per Memorial.; Principal=Elizabeth Hogg
• Death*: 13 February 1927; Conc 3 Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#024052: Name: John Clement; Date: Feb 13 1927; Age: 78y 9m 10d; Res.: Conc 3, Lot 24, Brighton Twp.; Born: May 3 1848, Old Smithston, Scotland; Status: widowed; Nat.: Scot.; Occ.: ??? - Grocer in Scotland; At Res. & In Ontario: 4y 9m; Parents: Wm. Clement & Ann McCullough, both b. Scotland; Phys.: Dr. J. A. Anderson, Wooler; Cause: myocardial failure, nephritis; Inf.: Alexander Clement, son, Scranton, PA, USA; Burial: McPhail's Cemetery, Feb 15 1927l Und.: B. C. Brintnell, Brighton; Re'g.: Feb 18 1927 (Ontario Death Registration, ancestry.com, #024052-1927)
  Date 1927 per Memorial.^1,3
• Burial*: 17 February 1927; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; John Clement; 1847 - 1927; His Wife; Elizabeth Hogg; 1853 - 1922; Their daughter; Annie; 1881 - 1897; Natives of Scotland; CLEMENT (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Aug 25 2006)^1,2

• Residence: 15 December 1882; Glasgow, Scotland; John Clement is the Informant for the Birth Registration of his daughter Elizabeth - per extract of her Birth Registration given to me by Fred Down, Aug 25, 2006.⁴
• Residence: 17 October 1906; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; John Clement's daughter Hannah was married in Trenton.⁵
• Residence*: May 1922; Ontario; Res. in Ontario 4y 9m per Death Reg'n. - Feb 1927.²

Elizabeth Hogg¹

• Birth*: 1853; Scotland; Date 1853 & location Scoltland per Memorial.¹
• Marriage*: 27 June 1876; Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland; " ...John Clement, Grocer Master, Elizabeth Clement, M.S. Hogg, 1876, June 27, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire .. " from Extract of Birth Registration, a copy given to me by Fred Down, August 25, 2006. per Memorial.; Principal=John Clement
• Death*: 1922; Ontario; Date 1922 per Memorial.¹
• Burial*: 1922; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; John Clement; 1847 - 1927; His Wife; Elizabeth Hogg; 1853 - 1922; Their daughter; Annie; 1881 - 1897; Natives of Scotland; CLEMENT (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Aug 25 2006)¹

• Married Name: 27 June 1876; Clement¹

Annie Clement^1,2

• Father*: John Clement² b. 3 May 1848, d. 13 Feb 1927
• Mother*: Elizabeth Hogg² b. 1853, d. 1922

• Birth*: 1881; Glasgow, Scotland; Date 1881 per Memorial.²
• Death*: 1897; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1897 per Memorial.²
• Burial*: 1897; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; John Clement; 1847 - 1927; His Wife; Elizabeth Hogg; 1853 - 1922; Their daughter; Annie; 1881 - 1897; Natives of Scotland; CLEMENT (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Aug 25 2006)²

John Clement Richard Down¹

• Father*: William Wellington Down¹ b. 6 Apr 1866, d. 19 Sep 1935
• Mother*: Hannah Clement¹ b. 5 Nov 1878, d. 31 Dec 1956

• Birth*: 14 June 1913; Brighton Twp., Northumberland, Ontario; Date Jun 14 1913 per Memorial.¹
• Death*: 20 September 1991; Ontario; Date Sep 20 1991 per Memorial.¹
• Burial*: 23 September 1991; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) DOWN; In Loving Memory of; John Clement Richard Down; June 14, 1913 - Sept. 20, 1991; His Beloved Wife; Bessie Twyman; Mar. 22, 1929 - ; Plarents of George and Marie (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Aug 25 2006)¹

• Residence*: 20 September 1935; R. R. # 1, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father William Wellington Down.²

William Clement¹

• Birth*: circa 1810; per Death Reg'n. of son John Clement.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1840; Scotland; per Death Reg'n. of son John Clement.; Principal=Ann McCullough

Ann McCullough¹

• Birth*: circa 1810; per Death Reg'n. of son John Clement.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1840; Scotland; per Death Reg'n. of son John Clement.; Principal=William Clement

• Married Name: circa 1840; Clement¹

Alexander Clement¹

• Father*: John Clement¹ b. 3 May 1848, d. 13 Feb 1927
• Mother*: Elizabeth Hogg¹ b. 1853, d. 1922

• Birth*: 18 January 1887; Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; per Death Reg'n. of his father, John Clement. Date Jan 18 1887 & location Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland per family tree of lornacole on ancestry.ca, Mar 12 2024.^1,2
• Death*: 18 July 1940; per family tree of lornacole on ancestry.ca, Mar 12 2024.²

• Residence*: 13 February 1927; Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father, John Clement.¹

Zephaniah Grooms^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 16 July 1792; Richmond Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date July 16 1792 & location Richmond per family tree of mary schaede on ancestry.ca, Aug 26 2020. per marriage reg'n. of son William Grooms.^2,4
• Marriage*: before 1815; per marriage reg'n. of son William Grooms.; Principal=Margaret Sager
• Death*: 29 December 1871; Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per family tree of mary schaede on ancestry.ca, Aug 26 2020.⁴

Margaret Sager¹

• Birth*: 26 January 1800; Upper Canada; Date Jan 26 1800 & location Ont. per family tree of mary schaede on ancestry.ca, Aug 26 2020. per marriage reg'n. of son William Grooms.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1815; per marriage reg'n. of son William Grooms.; Principal=Zephaniah Grooms
• Death*: 28 February 1889; Ontario; per family tree of mary schaede on ancestry.ca, Aug 26 2020.²

• Married Name: before 1815; Grooms¹

James Collier¹

• Father*: Peter John Collier b. 29 Jan 1755, d. b 1823
• Mother*: Elizabeth Hicks b. 1771

• Birth*: 3 June 1801; Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Jun 3 1801 & location Marysburgh per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 29, 2006. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.¹
• Marriage*: 1825; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 29, 2006. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.; Principal=Mary Dulmage
• Death*: 8 June 1885; Date Jun 8 1885 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 29, 2006.¹

Mary Dulmage¹

• Father*: Jacob Dulmage b. 1775, d. 26 Sep 1841
• Mother*: Sarah Huff b. 1785

• Birth*: 1807; Date 1807 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 29, 2006. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.¹
• Marriage*: 1825; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 29, 2006. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.; Principal=James Collier

• Married Name: 1825; Collier¹

Thomas Whattam¹

• Birth*: 14 January 1787; England; Date 1786 & location England per 1861 Census. Date Jan 14 1787 per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.^1,2
• Marriage*: 15 May 1815; Kirkby, Osgoodby, England; Date May 15 1815 & location Kirkby, Osgoodby, England per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.; Principal=Mary Thornhill³
• Death*: 18 August 1873; South Marysburgh Twp., South Bay, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Aug 18 1873 & location South Bay per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.^1,3
• Burial*: 20 August 1873; South Bay Cemetery, South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Thomas Whattam, Sr.; Born: - ; Died: Aug 8 1878; Age: 86; ID: PESM06HH0085; Other names: Whattam, Mary ( -1832); Cemetery: South Bay Cemetery, Conc RPEB Lot 19, South Marysburgh, Prince Edward Co. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PESM06HH0085%5E0)⁴

• Immigration*: circa 1830; Upper Canada; Immigration appears to be c. 1830, last child born in UC 1832.³
• Note*: circa 1830; Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Here is an attempt to explain the situation re Waupoos Island, as per my own knowledge and understanding, here in 2020. In 1763, The Royal Proclamation stated that all lands now under the British Crown (after defeating the French) were recognized as belonging to the Indigenous peoiple who had been living there. It required that treaties be struck with Indigenous leaders if and when use of the land was requird by the English. The Mississauga people were identified as owning the land north of Lake Ontario, including Prince Edward County. The English made several treaties with the Mississauga people, ceding tracts of land for settlement. The islands around around Prince Edward County were specifically maintained under the Mississuaga up until 1856 when the Crown made a deal to cede them. During the time of settlement, from the 1780s, individual settlers came to Waupoos Island and paid annual rent payments to the Mississauga people in order to use the land. An annual ceremony was conducted at Vesey Point where the payments were made in the form of food and other goods. The Shannon's and Whattams, as well as James Ames, were among the folks who lived on Waupoos Island during this time. William Whattam had acquired Lot 6 from James Ames in 1850, swapping for land in Murray Township. In 1856, William Whattam and Alexander Shannon received formal receipts giving them ownership of the land, after the Crown acquired the island from the Mississauga. (Dan Buchanan, March 18 2020)⁵
• Residence*: April 1861; Lot 5, Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Lot 5, south part, 110 acres - Marysburgh - Waupoos Island - ??²
• Census*: April 1861; Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1861 Census: see Richard Whattam (son)²

Mary Thornhill¹

• Birth*: 3 March 1793; North Kelsey, Lincolnshire, England; Date 1793 per CemSearch - age 39 at death Aug 20 1832. Date Mar 3 1793 & location North Kelsey, Lincolnshire, England per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 15 May 1815; Kirkby, Osgoodby, England; Date May 15 1815 & location Kirkby, Osgoodby, England per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.; Principal=Thomas Whattam²
• Death*: 20 August 1832; Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 20 1832 per CemSearch. Date Aug 20 1832 & location Waupoos Island per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.^1,2,3
• Burial*: 22 August 1832; South Bay Cemetery, Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; CemSearch: Name: Mary Whattam; Born: - ; Died: Aug 20 1832; Age: 39; ID: PESM06HH0085; Other names: Whattam, Thomas, Sr. ( -1878); Cemetery: South Bay Cemetery, Conc RPEB Lot 19, South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=PESM06HH0085%5E1)³

• Married Name: 15 May 1815; Whattam¹
• Immigration*: circa 1830; Upper Canada; Immigration appears to be around 1830 - last child born in UC 1832.²

William Whattam¹

• Father*: Thomas Whattam¹ b. 14 Jan 1787, d. 18 Aug 1873
• Mother*: Mary Thornhill¹ b. 3 Mar 1793, d. 20 Aug 1832

• Birth*: 14 December 1816; Lincolnshire, England; Date 1818 & location England per Death Reg'n. Date 1817 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1817 per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006. Date Dec 14 1816 & location Lincolnshire, England per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020.^1,2,3,4
• Baptism: 24 January 1817; South Willingham, Lincolnshire, England; per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020.⁴
• Marriage*: 1 March 1843; Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Mar 1 1843 & location Waupoos Island per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 18 2020. per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.; Principal=Mary Grooms^1,2,4
• Death*: 5 June 1892; Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#015380: Name: William Wattam; Date: June 5, 1892; Age: 74 years; Res.: Waupoos Island; Born: England; Occ.: farmer; Cause: diabetes; Phys.: Dr. Wright; Inf.: Mrs. Mary Wattam; Jan 23 1894; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: T. W. Harrison (Ontario (Late) Death Registration, ancestry.com, #015380-1894)
  Date 1892 per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.^1,5

• Immigration*: circa 1830; Upper Canada; Immigration c. 1830 - youngest child born in UC 1832.
• Residence: 27 November 1844; Conc 7 Lot 33, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 7930) show that Peter Valleau sold 100 acres in the west half, Lot 33 Conc 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to William Whattam. ITS Date: Nov 27 1844. Reg'n. Date: Mar 9 1846. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 7, Pg 208 of 239, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 7 2023)⁶
• Residence: 27 November 1844; Conc 7 Lot 33, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 7913) show that Peter Valleau gave a mortgage on 100 acres in the west half, Lot 33 Conc 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to William Whattam. ITS Date: Nov 27 1844. Reg'n. Date: Jan 31 1846. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 7, Pg 208 of 239, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 7 2023)⁶
• Note*: circa 1850; Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Here is an attempt to explain the situation re Waupoos Island, as per my own knowledge and understanding, here in 2020. In 1763, The Royal Proclamation stated that all lands now under the British Crown (after defeating the French) were recognized as belonging to the Indigenous peoiple who had been living there. It required that treaties be struck with Indigenous leaders if and when use of the land was requird by the English. The Mississauga people were identified as owning the land north of Lake Ontario, including Prince Edward County. The English made several treaties with the Mississauga people, ceding tracts of land for settlement. The islands around around Prince Edward County were specifically maintained under the Mississuaga up until 1856 when the Crown made a deal to cede them. During the time of settlement, from the 1780s, individual settlers came to Waupoos Island and paid annual rent payments to the Mississauga people in order to use the land. An annual ceremony was conducted at Vesey Point where the payments were made in the form of food and other goods. The Shannon's and Whattams, as well as James Ames, were among the folks who lived on Waupoos Island during this time. William Whattam had acquired Lot 6 from James Ames in 1850, swapping for land in Murray Township. In 1856, William Whattam and Alexander Shannon received formal receipts giving them ownership of the land, after the Crown acquired the island from the Mississauga. (Dan Buchanan, March 18 2020)⁷
• Residence: 27 April 1850; Conc 7 Lot 33, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 317) show that William Whattam & wife sold "the same" (100 acres in the west half), Lot 33 Conc 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to James Ames. ITS Date: Apr 27 1850. Reg'n. Date: Apr 26 1854. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 7, Pg 208 of 239, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 7 2023)
  Note: This transaction is characterized as a trade in Ames family lore. It could be - no dollar amount is indicated in this record. Supposedly the trade was for the Ames land on Waupoos Island where the Whattam family settled.⁶
• Residence: 27 April 1850; Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; James Ames traded his farm in Waupoos Island for the west half of Lot 33 Conc 7 in Brighton Twp. - per Helen (Ames) Goheen, pg. 7 of The Ames Family History (from Marilyn Adams Research Centre, Ameliasburgh, May 9, 2000)
  "They traded the Waupoos farm for 200 acres in Orser neighborhood (Mt. Olivet). It had been a land grant in the reign of George III."
  Note: The trade with William Whattam included only 100 acres - the west half of Lot 33 Conc 7. Per Land Registry Records James Ames purchased the east half of the lot from Peter Valleau in 1854 (Registration date). Hildebrand Valleau had owned the full 200 acres of Lot 33 and his son Peter sold the west half to William Whattam who transferred it to James Ames in exchange for the Waupoos Island farm.
• Residence*: 1856; Lots 5 & 6 & 7, North Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; William Whattam is shown as occupying all of lot 5, the south part of lot 6 and the south part of lot 7 of Waupoos Island on a cartographic map found at The Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Aug. 30, 2006. The map is dated 1856 and is found on microfiche 12904, R.G. 10M 76703/9, Item 70. The heading is: Plan of Waupoos Island in the county of Prince Edward, Ontario. / Sam M. Benson, P.L.S., Part of: Indian land sales maps.
  Note: This map, along with the accompanying records of receipts of land sales show that these lots on Waupoos Island were owned by the Crown until the mid-late 1850's, which means that James Ames would not have owned any land here from 1830 to 1850. He may have had a lease or rental agreement with the Indians or the Crown which may be what we swapped with William Whattam.
• Residence: 26 December 1856; Marysburgh Twp., Lot 6, Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; "Receipt: N.S. 2; Date: Dec. 26, 1856; Name: William Whattam; Location: Sp Lot 6, Waupoos Island" RG 10, Indian Affairs, Series A., Volume 673, Reel C-13403, Canada West - Cash Accounts, Land Sales .... Bay of Quinte ... Sundry Tribes, Library and Archives of Canada, Aug. 30, 2006.
• Residence: 7 May 1857; Marysburgh Twp., Lot 5, 6 & 7, Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; "Receipt: O.S. 2; Date: May 7, 1857; Name: William Whattam; Location: Sp Lots 5, 6, 7, Waupoos Island" RG 10, Indian Affairs, Series A., Volume 673, Reel C-13403, Canada West - Cash Accounts, Land Sales .... Bay of Quinte ... Sundry Tribes, Library and Archives of Canada, Aug. 30, 2006.
• Residence: 25 September 1858; Marysburgh Twp., Lot 5, 6 & 7, Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; "Receipt: O.S. 2; Date: Sep. 25, 1858; Name: William Whattam; Location: Sp Lots 5, 6, 7, Waupoos Island" RG 10, Indian Affairs, Series A., Volume 673, Reel C-13403, Canada West - Cash Accounts, Land Sales .... Bay of Quinte ... Sundry Tribes, Library and Archives of Canada, Aug. 30, 2006.
• Residence: circa 1860; Lot 6, Waupoos Island, Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; "Historic Dwellings on Waupoos Island; Waupoos Island is developed with several homes that have served successive generations of residents. Among these dwellings are two that have particular historic and architectural merit. The Whattam/Wilkinson house is a two-storey red brick house with a 1 ½ storey wing, located in Lot 6. It has several outstanding exterior details. The Settlers Dream dates dwellings with similar architecture to the late 1850's early 1860's. Much of the original detail (e.g. baseboards and mouldings) in the house is intact. The house and its 1880's barn are particularly important for their historical and architectural value, in part due to the fact that both the house and barn remain together in context." taken from a report re designation of Whattam House and Shannon House as heritage properties in 2008 (https://princeedwardcounty.civicweb.net/document/519)
• Census*: April 1861; Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1861 Census: Whattam, William, 44, b. U.C., farmer, married; Mary, 37, wife; Mary E., 17; David, 13; Jane, 13; Martha M., 11; Thomas, 7; George, 5; Joseph H., 1²
• Residence: 1878; Lot 5 & 6, North Marysburg Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Belden County Atlas Map: Name: Wattum, W.; Township: North Marysburgh; County: Prince Edward; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: Waupoos Island, 0 - 196 acres (Belden County Atlas Map, 1878, North Marysburgh Twp.)
  Note: Waupoos Island lots are shown as Lot 0 in this system. The spelling of the name meant William Whattam's Waupoos Island record was harder to find.
  Note: The map of Waupoos Island can be expanded to show no lot numbers, but the names of the owners on the lots as well as the number of acres. W. Wattum is shown on Lot 5 and 6, with 196 acres across the two lots. A black square at the north end of lot 6, near the shore, is the Whattam House, which was designated as a Heritage Property by Prince Edward County in 2008.⁸

Mary Grooms¹

• Birth*: 16 February 1824; Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1814 & location UC per 1861 Census. DAte Feb 16 1824 & location Waupoos Island per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 18 2020. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 1 March 1843; Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Mar 1 1843 & location Waupoos Island per family tree of Gayle Blankenbaker on ancestry.ca, March 18 2020. per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of jerri whattam hunter gularte, Aug 29 2006.; Principal=William Whattam^1,2,3

• Married Name: 1 March 1843; Whattam¹
• Census*: April 1861; Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1861 Census: see William Whattam²
• Residence*: 23 January 1894; Marysburgh Twp., Waupoos Island, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband, William Whattam.⁴