Person Page - 2047

Margaret Roy¹

• Father*: Robert Maitland Roy¹ b. 17 Jul 1843
• Mother*: Nancy Maria Flagler¹ b. 5 Feb 1848

• Birth*: 3 October 1884; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Oct 3 1884 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: 12 April 1901; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1901 Census: see Robert Maitland Roy¹

Gladys M. Roy¹

• Father*: Robert Maitland Roy¹ b. 17 Jul 1843
• Mother*: Nancy Maria Flagler¹ b. 5 Feb 1848

• Birth*: 12 May 1887; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date May 12 1887 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: 12 April 1901; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see Robert Maitland Roy¹

Earl Simmons¹

• Father*: Herbert Duncan Simmons¹ b. 21 Oct 1865
• Mother*: Otttie May Blair¹ b. 2 Aug 1869

• Birth*: 20 November 1890; Ontario; Date Nov 20 1890 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1901 Census: see Herbert Simmons¹

Dorothea Simmons¹

• Father*: Herbert Duncan Simmons¹ b. 21 Oct 1865
• Mother*: Otttie May Blair¹ b. 2 Aug 1869

• Birth*: 8 October 1898; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Oct 8 1898 & loction Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see Herbert Simmons¹

Muriel ?

• Birth*: 1896; Ontario; Date 1896 & location Ont per 1930 Census. per Registration Card 0 1942.¹
• Marriage*: 1918; Canada; Date 1918 per age 35 at First marriage per 1930 Census. Name given as "Person who will always know his address" was Muriel Wragg - likely his 2nd wife.
  Note: This suggests he was not married before this 1918 marriage???; Principal=Thomas Stuart Wragg¹

• Married Name: 1918; Wragg
• Census*: 8 April 1930; Ward 46, Philadephia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Age 34 at 1930 Census: see Thomas Wragg¹

Robert Major Carr^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Darius Carr b. 1856, d. 9 Nov 1896
• Mother*: Metura Bound b. 1862, d. 3 Apr 1941

• Birth*: 6 December 1880; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 6 1881 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1880 per Memorial. Date 1882 & location Cramahe per marr. reg'n.^2,3,5
• Marriage*: 4 December 1906; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014612: Groom: Robert Major Carr; Age: 24; Res.: Morganston; Born: Cramahe; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Darius Carr & Turie Bound; Bride: Cidna Diana Robinson; Age: 20; Res.: Castleton; Born: Cramahe; Status: spinster; Parents: Wm. J. Robinson & Mary Andrus; Wit.: Edgar Bush, Castleton & Annie Carr, Morganston; Date: Dec 4 1906; Place: Castleton; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: C. W. Barrett (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014612-1906, ancestry.com)
  Date Dec 4 1906 & location Castleton per IGI Record.; Principal=Cidna Diana Robinson^6,4,7
• Death*: 6 December 1968; Ontario; Date Dec 6 1969 per GEDCOM of Joyce Carr, June 6, 2007. Date 1968 per Memorial.^3,8
• Burial*: 9 December 1968; Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CARR; Robert M.; 1880 - 1968; His Wife; Didna D.; Robinson; 1888 - 1963 (Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)³

• Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1901 Census: see Joseph Carr²
• Census: 4 December 1906; Cramahe Twp., Morganston, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Morganston per marr. reg'n.⁵
• Residence*: 5 June 1911; Conc 8 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 8, Lot 34, S? half, Codrington, Brighton Twp.⁶
• Census: 5 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1911 Census: Carr, Robert, 28, b. Ont. Nov 1882, Scot., Meth., farmer, married; Cidna?, 24, b. Ont. Nov 1886, Irish, Meth., married (1911 Census Online: Brighton Twp., Codrington Village, dist. 101, sub-dist. 19, pg. 4, line 48 - Conc 8, Lot 34, S half??)⁶
• Residence: 25 February 1916; Conc 8 Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 9710) show that William J. Goodfellow & wife sold the south west 50 acres of Lot 35, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to Robert M. Carr for $2,000. ITS Date: Feb 25 1916. Reg'n. Date: Mar 6 1916. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 8, pg. 179 of 192, Lot 35, pg. 2, page copied from OnLand.ca, Feb 20 2021.)⁹
• Residence: 2 November 1918; Conc 8 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 10084) show that William J. Goodfellow & wife sold 100 acres in the west half of lot 34, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to Robert Carr. for $5,520. ITS Date: Nov 2 1918; Reg'n. Date: Nov 12 1918. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 8, pg. 173 of 192, Lot 34, pg. 2, page copied from OnLand.ca, Feb 22 2021.)⁹
• Residence: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Robert Carr appears in The Latimer Photos taken by Hugh Latimer during the late 1920s and early 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)¹⁰
• Residence: 17 September 1956; Conc 8 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 17575) show that Robert M. Carr & wife sold 100 acres in the west half of lot 34, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to Jack W. Puddephatt for $17,000. ITS Date: Sep 17 1956; Reg'n. Date: Oct 29 1956. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 8, pg. 173 of 192, Lot 34, pg. 2, page copied from OnLand.ca, Feb 22 2021.)⁹

Rhoda Ann Carr^1,2,3

• Father*: Darius Carr b. 1856, d. 9 Nov 1896
• Mother*: Metura Bound b. 1862, d. 3 Apr 1941

• Birth*: 13 July 1888; Cramahe Twp., Morganston, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#901243: Name: Rhoda Ann Carr; Date: Jul 24 1888; Parents: Darius Carr, farmer, Morganston & Maturah Bound; Phys.: Dr. Richards; Inf.: Mrs. Darius Carr, Morganston; Reg'd.: Sep 25 1928 (Ontario Late Birth Registration, #901243-1928, ancestry.com) Date Jul 13 1889 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^2,4

• Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1901 Census: see Joseph Carr²

Harry O. Carr¹

• Father*: Darius Carr b. 1856, d. 9 Nov 1896
• Mother*: Metura Bound b. 1862, d. 3 Apr 1941

• Birth*: 16 April 1890; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 16 1890 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see Joseph Carr¹
• Residence*: 15 March 1916; Cramahe Twp., Morganston, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of his brother Joseph A. Carr.²

James Fox¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son William Aloysius Fox.¹
• Marriage*: before 1890; per marriage reg'n. of son William Aloysius Fox.; Principal=Mary Commerford¹

Mary Commerford¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son William Aloysius Fox.¹
• Marriage*: before 1890; per marriage reg'n. of son William Aloysius Fox.; Principal=James Fox¹

• Married Name: before 1890; Fox¹

Cidna Diana Robinson^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: William J. Robinson⁵ b. 24 Jan 1863
• Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Andrus⁵ b. 15 May 1862

• Birth*: 15 November 1887; Cramahe Twp., Castlleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023428: Name: Cidna Diana Robinson; Date: Nov 15 1887; Parents: Wm. J. Robinson & Mary Elizabeth ?Andrews?; Inf.: Wm. J. Robinson, farmer, Castleton; Reg'd.: June 13 1887; Phys.: Dr. Douglas; Reg'r.: H. R. Jones (Ontario Birth Registration, #023428-1887, ancestry.com)
  Date Nov 15 1886 & location Castleton per IGI Record. Date Nov 15 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Nov 1886 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1888 per Memorial.^2,3,4,6,7
• Marriage*: 4 December 1906; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014612: Groom: Robert Major Carr; Age: 24; Res.: Morganston; Born: Cramahe; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Darius Carr & Turie Bound; Bride: Cidna Diana Robinson; Age: 20; Res.: Castleton; Born: Cramahe; Status: spinster; Parents: Wm. J. Robinson & Mary Andrus; Wit.: Edgar Bush, Castleton & Annie Carr, Morganston; Date: Dec 4 1906; Place: Castleton; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: C. W. Barrett (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014612-1906, ancestry.com)
  Date Dec 4 1906 & location Castleton per IGI Record.; Principal=Robert Major Carr^2,3,8
• Death*: 1963; Ontario; Date 1963 per Memorial.⁴
• Burial*: 1963; Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CARR; Robert M.; 1880 - 1968; His Wife; Didna D.; Robinson; 1888 - 1963 (Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)⁴

• Census: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see William Robinson⁷
• Residence*: 4 December 1906; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Castleton per marr. reg'n.⁹
• Married Name: 4 December 1906; Carr²
• Census*: 5 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1911 Census: see Robert Carr²

William J. Robinson¹

• Birth*: 24 January 1863; Ontario; Date Jan 24 1863 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Cidna Diana Robinson.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1885; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Cidna Diana Robinson.; Principal=Mary Elizabeth Andrus¹

• Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1901 Census: Robinson, Wm., 38, b. Ont. r. Jan 24 1863, Irish, Meth., farm lab., married; Mary E., 38, b. Ont. r. May 15 1862, Scot., Meth., married; Cidna D., 14, b. Ont. r. Nov 15 1886, Irish, daughter; Nettie, 1, b. Aug 30 1899, daughter (1901 Census Online: Cramahe, dist. 95, sub-dist. e-5, pg. 8, line 5, T-6485 - Castleton, B 118)²

Mary Elizabeth Andrus^1,2,3

• Father*: William Henry Andrus b. 10 May 1832, d. 19 Jan 1910
• Mother*: Rachel Lillian Ferguson b. 26 Oct 1838, d. 27 Nov 1912

• Birth*: 15 May 1862; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 15 1862 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Cidna Diana Robinson. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^2,4,5
• Marriage*: before 1885; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Cidna Diana Robinson.; Principal=William J. Robinson²

• Census: April 1881; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see William H. Andrus⁵
• Married Name: before 1885; Robinson²
• Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1901 Census: see William Robinson⁴
• Residence*: 22 January 1910; Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her father William Henry Andrus.⁶

Nettie Robinson¹

• Father*: William J. Robinson¹ b. 24 Jan 1863
• Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Andrus¹ b. 15 May 1862

• Birth*: 30 August 1899; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 30 1899 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1901 Census: see William Robinson¹

Doris Ann Chamberlain¹

• Father*: Harry Chamberlain¹ b. c 1870
• Mother*: Dorothy Smalley¹ b. c 1870

• Birth*: 1899; England; Date 1899 & location England per marr. reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 22 May 1921; St. George Church, Hastings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016763: Groom: Franklin R. W. Belford; Age: 27; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Manitoba; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: J. W. Belford & Eleanor McCracken; Bride: Doris Ann Chamberlain; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton; Born: England; Rel.: Bapt.; Parents: Harry Chamberlain & Dorothy Smalley; Wit.: M. S.? Belford, Codrington & J. Jones, Hastings; Date: May 22 1921; Place: St. George Church, Hastings; Performed by: Jas. W. Belford, Codrington; Sworn: May 21 1921, Warkworth (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016763-1921, ancestry.com); Principal=Robert William Franklin "Frank" Belford²

• Residence*: 22 May 1921; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n.¹
• Married Name: 22 May 1921; Belford¹
• Residence: 8 October 1923; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Murray Hanna & Ada Tyler.¹

Harry Chamberlain¹

• Birth*: circa 1870; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Doris Ann (Chamberlain) Belford.¹
• Marriage*: before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Doris Ann (Chamberlain) Belford.; Principal=Dorothy Smalley¹

Dorothy Smalley¹

• Birth*: circa 1870; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Doris Ann (Chamberlain) Belford.¹
• Marriage*: before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Doris Ann (Chamberlain) Belford.; Principal=Harry Chamberlain¹

• Married Name: before 1895; Chamberlain¹

Nellie Foster Jones^1,2,3

• Father*: Robert Nelson Jones² b. 11 Jan 1856, d. 2 May 1908
• Mother*: Elva Colista Flagler² b. 2 Aug 1856, d. 12 Jan 1929

• Birth*: 17 September 1886; Athens, Leeds Co., Ontario; Date 1886 per Memorial. Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Sep 17 1886 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1887 & location Athens?? per marr. reg'n. Date Sep 17 1886 & location Athens, Leeds Co. per family tree of RCGadsby on ancestry.com, Jul 13 2014.^2,4,5,3,6,7
• Marriage*: 5 June 1912; St. Paul's Church, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015007: Groom: Edwin James Nesbitt; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Samuel Grierson Murray Nesbitt, mason? & Eleanor M. Bibby; Bride: Nellie Foster Jones; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton; Born: Athens; Status: spinster; Rel.: CE; Parents: Robert Jones, Clergyman & Elva C. Flagler; Wit.: Edith E. Nesbitt, Brighton & Malcolm C. Butler, Brighton; Date: Jun 5 1912; Place: St. Paul's Church, Brighton; Performed by: E. C. Cayley, Toronto; Sworn: Brighton, June 3 1912 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015007-1912, ancestry.com); Principal=Edwin James Nesbitt⁸
• Death*: 1954; Ontario; Date 1954 per Memorial.⁴
• Burial*: 1954; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Nellie F. Jones; Wife of; Edwin J. Nesbitt; 1886 - 1954 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 30 2008)³

• Census*: April 1891; Pakenham, North Leeds Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1891 Census: see Robert Nelson Jones³
• Census: 9 April 1901; Eganville, North Renfrew Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see Robert N. Jones⁷
• Census: 1911; Kingsley Ave., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1911 Census: see Elva C. Jones (mother)⁶
• Married Name: 5 June 1912; Nesbitt²
• Residence*: 5 June 1912; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.²

Edwin James Nesbitt¹

• Father*: Samuel Grierson Murray Nesbitt¹ b. 23 Nov 1859, d. 23 Feb 1938
• Mother*: Eleanor Morris "Nellie" Bibby¹ b. 11 May 1862, d. 9 Sep 1929

• Birth*: 16 March 1885; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1885 per Memorial. Date Mar 1885 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Mar 16 1885 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1885 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 5 June 1912; St. Paul's Church, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015007: Groom: Edwin James Nesbitt; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Samuel Grierson Murray Nesbitt, mason? & Eleanor M. Bibby; Bride: Nellie Foster Jones; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton; Born: Athens; Status: spinster; Rel.: CE; Parents: Robert Jones, Clergyman & Elva C. Flagler; Wit.: Edith E. Nesbitt, Brighton & Malcolm C. Butler, Brighton; Date: Jun 5 1912; Place: St. Paul's Church, Brighton; Performed by: E. C. Cayley, Toronto; Sworn: Brighton, June 3 1912 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015007-1912, ancestry.com); Principal=Nellie Foster Jones⁶
• Death*: before 13 September 1972; Ontario; Date 1972 per Memorial. Treasurers Consent in OnLand.ca records dated Sep 13 1973.^3,7
• Burial*: before 15 September 1972; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Edwin James; Nesbitt; 1885 - 1972 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 30 2008)³

• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1891 Census: see Samuel Nesbitt⁴
• Residence: 7 August 1900; Village Lot 45, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 3575) show that the Will of James Nesbitt grants "Lots 44 & 45, use of during life time then to Edwin J. Nesbitt "the same", Village Lot 45, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Aug 7 1900. Reg'n. Date: Aug 3 1900. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 240 of 399, OnLand.ca)⁸
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1901 Census: see Samuel Nesbitt²
• Residence: 25 November 1910; Village Lot 45, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4537) show that Samuel G. M. Nesbitt granted "part Lot 45 with use of alley as see deed", Village Lot 45, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Edwin James Nesbitt for $1. ITS Date: Nov 25 1910. Reg'n. Date: Dec 23 1910. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 243 of 399, OnLand.ca)⁸
• Census: 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Nesbitt⁵
• Residence: 24 March 1911; Village Lot 45, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4627) show that S. G. M. Nesbitt & wife granted "part Lots 37, 44, 45 as see deed", Village Lot 45, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Edwin J. Nesbitt for $1. ITS Date: Mar 24 1911. Reg'n. Date: Oct 25 1911. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 243 of 399, OnLand.ca)⁸
• Residence: 6 March 1915; Village Lot 35, Sanford St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5013) show that William M. Ketchum granted "said lot, 1/5 acre", Village Lot 35, Sanford St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Edwin J. Nesbitt for $1. ITS Date: Mar 6 1915. Reg'n. Date: Mar 25 1915. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 008, pg. 194 of 253, OnLand.ca)⁷
• Residence: 6 March 1915; Village Lot 35, Sanford St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 20156) show that Edwin J. Nesbitt sold "said lot, 1/5 acre", Village Lot 35, Sanford St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Robert S. & Katherine J. Nesbitt for $12,000. ITS Date: Sep 12 1957. Reg'n. Date: Feb 20 1958. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 008, pg. 194 of 253, OnLand.ca)⁷
• Note*: 30 April 1920; Memorial Park, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The Memorial Park; A meeting of the Citizens War Fund Memorial Association was held in the basement of the Town Hall, on Tuesday evening last. Reeve Phillips opened the meeting and briefly explained the condition of affairs. The minutes of the last meeting, held in June, 1919, were read by the Secretary, Mr. Edwin Nesbitt.
  The Following officers were elected: Honorary Presidents, W. Montgomery, M.P.P. and S.G.M. Nesbitt. President, Reeve Phillips. Vice-pres., Sam McColl. Treas., A. E. R. Jones. Sec'y, Edwin Nesbitt. A number of citizens expressed their view in respect to the memorial park, and all were pronounced in the erection of a fountain and tablet bearing the names of the boys from here who made the supreme sacrifice overseas, and that the work should be carried out with the least possible delay. The following committee was appointed, and instructed to begin operations at once. Reeve H.B. Phillips, W.R. Freeman, O.L. Morrow, Sam McColl, W. B. Robinson, David Simpson, and W. Atkinson. The limit of expenditure is $2,000.00. A report of the committee is to be given in or before May 15th, 1920." Article "The Memorial Park", from the Brighton Ensign, April 30, 1920, Brighton Public Library, transcribed from microfilm by Dan Buchanan, July 17 2024.⁹
• Residence*: 17 September 1929; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Eleanor Morris (Bibby) Nesbitt.¹⁰
• Residence: 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "244 Nesbitt, S. G. M., gentleman, Brighton" & "245 Nesbitt, Mrs. S. G. M., married woman, Brighton" & "246 Nesbitt, Edwin J., canner, Brighton" & "247 Nesbitt, Mrs. Edwin J. married woman, Brighton" & "248 Nesbitt, Robert, student, Brighton & Queen's, Kingston" Canada Voters Lists, 1935, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 16 of 126, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: 23 February 1938; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Samuel Grierson Murray Nesbitt.¹⁰

Samuel Grierson Murray Nesbitt^1,2,3,4

• Father*: James Nesbitt⁵ b. 15 Aug 1828, d. 2 Sep 1900
• Mother*: Agnes Clark⁵ b. 5 Oct 1830, d. 25 Jan 1907

• Birth*: 23 November 1859; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 per Memorial. Date Nov 23 1859 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date Nov 1859 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Nov 23 1859 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1860 & location Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1859 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1859 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Marie Victoria Bibby. per marr. reg'n. of son Edwin James Nesbitt. Date 1860 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n.
  Note: It was through the marriage of son Edwin that I was able to bring the Nesbitt's of Brighton into my database.^{2,6,5,7,3,4,8,9,10}
• Marriage*: 14 April 1884; St. George's Rectory, Oshawa, Ontario Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008540: Groom: Samuel Grierson M. Nesbitt; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton, Northumberland Co.; Born: Canada; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: James & Agnes Nesbitt; Bride: Eleanor Maud Bibby; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton; Born: U.S.A.; Status: spinster; Parents: Edwin & Jane Bibby; Wit.: Fred Bell, Brighton & Alice Canweld, Oshawa; Date: Apr 14 1884; Place: St. George's Rectory, Oshawa; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Rec. J. Middleton; Reg'r.: S. W. Smith, Oshawa (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008540-1884, ancestry.com)
  per marr. of son Edwin Nesbitt. per 1901 Census.; Principal=Eleanor Morris "Nellie" Bibby^11,6
• Marriage*: 30 March 1931; Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#023080: Groom: Samuel G. M. Nesbitt; Age: 71; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: manufacturer; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: James Nesbitt & Agnes Clarke; Bride: Marie Victoria Bibby; Age: 51; Res.: Toronto; Born: Brighton; Status; spinster; Occ.: school teacher; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Edwin Bibby & Jane Morris; Expected Place of Marr.: Hamilton; Date: Mar 30 1931; Place: Hamilton; Wit.: Helen E. Downey, Toronto & R. J. Innes, Hamilton; Performed by: Beverley Kethen, Hamilton, Pres., #1345; Swrn: Brighton Village, Mar 20th 1931; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #023080-1931, ancestry.ca); Principal=Marie Victoria Bibby²
• Death*: 23 February 1938; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025799: Name: Samuel Grierson Murray Nesbitt; Date: Feb 23 1938; Age: 78y 3m; Place: Main St., Brighton; Born: Ont. Nov 23 1859; Status: married; Wife: Maria Nesbitt; Occ.: retired from cannng business 1931; Parents: James Nesbitt & Agnes Clarke, b. Ireland; Inf.: E. J. Nesbitt, Brighton, son; Burial: Mount Hope, Brighton, Feb 25 1938; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Phys.: F. M. Dure, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #025799-1938, ancestry.com) Date 1938 per Memorial.^3,12
• Burial*: 25 February 1938; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: NESBITT; Eleanor Morris Bibby; 1862 - 1929; Beloved Wife of; S. G. M. Nesbitt; 1859 - 1938 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 30 2008) per Death Reg'n.^3,4

• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see James Nesbitt⁷
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see James Nesbitt⁵
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1881 Census: see James Nesbitt¹⁰
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: Nesbitt, S. G. M.(m), 32, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, Pres., Grocer, married; Eleanor M., 29, b. Ont., p.b. Wales, CE, married; Edwin J., 6, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Pres, son; Francis L.(f), 4, daughter; Edith E., 2; Eunice M., 7/12; Ross, Agnes, 18, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, Pres., cousin (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 10, line 22 - ancestry.com)⁸
• Residence: 28 April 1891; Village Lot 45, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2472) show that Martha E. Kelley & James A. Kelley sold "part lots 37, 44 & 45 appears to be in part alley ??", Village Lot 45, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Samuel G. M. Nesbitt for $800. ITS Date: Apr 28 1891. Reg'n. Date: Apr 30 1891. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 239 of 399, OnLand.ca)
  James Almon Kelley (1851-1907) was born in Cobourg, a son of Charles Almon Kelley and Mary E. McGrath. In 1878 he married Marth E. Wolfraim of Cramahe Twp. J. A. Kelley is shown as a hotel keeper in Colborne in the 1881 Census, then living in Brighton for the 1891 Census. The 1901 Census shows the family in Nelson, British Columbia where he is working as an agent.¹³
• Residence: 25 July 1893; Village Lot 45, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3307) show that James Nesbitt & wife (wife does not sign) granted "part Village Lot 45 also an alley way 10 feet wide leading to this land", Village Lot 45, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Samuel G. M. Nesbitt for $3,000. ITS Date: Jul 25 1893. Reg'n. Date: Sep 13 1900. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 240 of 399, OnLand.ca)¹³
• Residence: 25 July 1893; Village Lot 30, Main St. South (99), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant E3308) show that James Nesbitt & wife sold part of Village Lot 30, South Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Samuel G.M. Nesbitt for $1,000. ITS Date: Jul 25 1893; Reg'n. Date: Sep 13 1900. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Village of Brighton, Book 004, pg. 149 of 399, (Conc 01, Lot 01, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 7 2023.)¹³
• Note*: circa 1895; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Bernice (Buchanan) Brown tells the story of Amelia Buchanan going to stay with the Samuel Nesbitt family in Brighton and coming home one day married to Ben Fraleigh. Needless to say, the family was not very happy about this development. Apparently Samuel Nesbitt was a friend of John Buchanan (Amelia's father) before he died in 1885; Bernice thinks he may have been the executor of John's estate. In any case, he offered to board Amelia in the Main St., Brighton home. (Dec. 28, 2006, Dan Buchanan visit with Bernice Brown)
• Occupation*: between 1901 and 1905; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; S. G. Nesbitt was Reeve of the Village of Brighton from 1901 to 1905 and again in 1907. ("That's Just The Way We Were", pg. 74, Municipality of Brighton, 2006)¹⁴
• Census*: April 1901; Lot 3 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1901 Census: Nesbitt, Samuel, 41, b. Ont. r. Nov 23 1859, Irish, Pres., Grocer & Manuf., married; Nellie, 38, b. Ont. r. May 11 1862, Eng., Pres., married; Edwin, 16, b. Ont. r. Mar 16 1885, son; Frances, 14, b. Sep 5 1886, daughter; Edith, 12, b. Aug 1 1888, daughter; Eunice, 10, b. Aug 27 1890, daughter (1901 Census Online: Brighton Village, dist. 95, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 3, line 9, T-6485 - pt. Lot 3, Main St.)⁶
• Note: 1905; 12 Price Street, Gosport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "A. Historical: The 'Nesbitt Home in Gosport' is situated on a 1/2-acre plot that is part of an 1831 Canada Company grant to John Nix for a 72-acre tract known as the Canal Reserve. In 1854 the tract was acquired by Daniel F. McKenzie, who is believed to have been built the house in 1870. Eventually the property was split into smaller parcels and in 1905 Samuel G. M. Nesbitt acquired 6 lots - 3 contiguous lots on the north side (with the house) and 3 on the south side of Price St. Following Samuel's death, the 6 lots and house were passed in 1939 to his wife, Marie Nesbitt. The property changed several times after that and in 1968 was severed into two parts, 3 lots on the north side and 3 lots on the south side of the street. In 2001 the north plot with the house was acquired by the present owners, Charlene Ann and Patrick Peter Rittwage." from Brighton Municipal Heritage Evaluation for Municipal Register sent to me by Catherine Stutt Dec 27 2015.
• Residence: 5 September 1905; Village Lot 43, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3860) show that James Stanley (widower) sold "part lying south of lot 41 running as flank of lot know as lot 1 north side of Park St. & south west part of lot 43 as set forth in deed subject to rights and conditions mentioned in deed No. 2944 & north west part of lot 3 south of Park St.", Village Lot 43, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Samuel G.M. Nesbitt for $13,750. ITS Date: Sep 5 1905. Reg'n. Date: Nov 16 1905. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 241 of 399, OnLand.ca)¹³
• Occupation: 1907; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; S. G. Nesbitt was Reeve of the Village of Brighton from 1901 to 1905 and again in 1907. ("That's Just The Way We Were", pg. 74, Municipality of Brighton, 2006)¹⁴
• Note: January 1907; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "January 1907 - For sometime The Metropolitan Banking establishment has had an eye on our village with the intention of establishing another bank. September - The Metropolitan Bank some eight months ago opened a temporary office in the Webb block on Prince Edward Street next to Customs. (24 Prince Edward Street) At the same time a permanent office was being prepared next to Bullock Brothers store on Main." page 261 of History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose.¹⁵
• Residence: 13 April 1907; Village Lot 45, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Lease 4064) show that Samuel G. M. Nesbitt granted a leased on "part said lot with other land see description meetes & bounds not given", Village Lot 45, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to The Metropolitan Bank for $300 per year. ITS Date: Apr 13 1907. Reg'n. Date: May 9 1907. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 241 of 399, OnLand.ca)¹³
• Occupation: between 1908 and 1914; Provincial Legislature, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Sam Nesbitt was a Member of the Provinical Legislature for Northumberland County from 1909 to 1914. ("That's Just The Way We Were", pg. 74, Municipality of Brighton, 2006)¹⁴
• Residence: 24 November 1910; Village Lot 30, Main St. South (99), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4538) show that Samuel G.M. Nesbitt & wife sold part of Village Lot 30, South Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Edith Etta Nesbitt for $1. ITS Date: Nov 24 1910; Reg'n. Date: Dec 23 1910. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Village of Brighton, Book 004, pg. 150 of 399, (Conc 01, Lot 01, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 7 2023.)¹³
• Residence: 25 November 1910; Village Lot 45, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4537) show that Samuel G. M. Nesbitt granted "part Lot 45 with use of alley as see deed", Village Lot 45, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Edwin James Nesbitt for $1. ITS Date: Nov 25 1910. Reg'n. Date: Dec 23 1910. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 243 of 399, OnLand.ca)¹³
• Census: 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1911 Census: Nesbitt, Samuel, 51, b. Ont. Nov 1859, Irish, Pres., farmer, married; Eleanor M., 49, b. Ont. May 1862, ?Welsh?, Meth., married; Edwin J., 26, b. Ont. Mar 1884, Irish, Pres., farmer, son, single; Edith E., 22, b. Ont. Aug 1888, daughter; Eunice M., 20, b. Ont. Aug 1890, daughter (191 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 12-1 (31), pg. 9, line 28 - ancestry.com)⁹
• Residence: 24 March 1911; Village Lot 45, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4627) show that S. G. M. Nesbitt & wife granted "part Lots 37, 44, 45 as see deed", Village Lot 45, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Edwin J. Nesbitt for $1. ITS Date: Mar 24 1911. Reg'n. Date: Oct 25 1911. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 243 of 399, OnLand.ca)¹³
• Note: 26 October 1914; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The second contingent volunteers from Brighton were given a befitting farewell Monday last, when the citizens of the town congregated in the Opera House and demonstrated their appreciation of the loyalty that prompted the boys in enlisting to take part in upholding the flag that has ever stood for freedom and justice. an Appropriate program was arranged. Reeve R. J. Boes occupied the chair, and after a few brief remarks, called upon Reverends A. K. McLeod, Rural Dean Pickford, W. Elliott and S. H. Lamb in succession, all of whom addressed the gathering suitable to the occasion. On the platform with the boys were the members of the Village Council and Mr. Sam Nesbitt, M.P.P. (Bill Nesbitt's uncle). Fervent prayers for the boy's' welfare and safe return were offered. Near the conclusion of the proceedings Mr. Nesbitt was called on, and after an appropriate speech, presented each of the boys with a monogrammed wrist watch on behalf of the citizens of the Village and Township, and his personal gift in a sealed envelope, which he requested them not to open until they were on the train. Following this Mrs. McLeod, Mrs. Pickford and Mrs. Elliott, on behalf of the town, presented each with a parcel of knitted articles. Colonel Russell was given an opportunity to reply for the boys and upon the conclusion of his remarks Mr. Nesbitt arose and explained that the Colonel was on of the first to enlist for overseas service, but on account of the seniority list in service, has not yet been accepted. The addresses were interspersed with patriotic selections by the band, the favorite being the marching song of the Briti9sh forces in the present war. "It's a long way to Tipperary", which the Boy Scouts sang heartily to the band's accompaniment, and upon being played a second time the audience joined in. The program was closed with the singing of "God save the King." Rousing cheers were given for the boys, the flag and King. Leaving the Opera House a procession was formed of numerous automobiles (remember this was 1914), hand wagons and pedestrians, leading to the (train) station where the conclusion of the memorable farewell to the boys took place. Wristwatches were also purchased for the boys who went from Brighton with the First Contingent, and these will be forwarded to them in England. Capt. H. P. Snelgrove, of Cobourg, who is in charge of the Company to which the Brighton Boys of the First Contingent belong, will also receive a wristwatch, the gift of Mrs. Sanford." The boys who left Brighton with the First Contingent are: - J. W. Briggs*, G. Davis, S. Hare*, A. Jenkinson, F. Johnson, Frank Richardson*, R. Suddell, J. Tough*, W. Taylor* and G. Withers. The Second Contingent boys are: - D. Cooper, Ralph Francis Dusenbury, William John Hebbert, Arthur Edmond H. Jones, George J. L. Jones, R. Johnson*, James McCoy, F. A. Mutton, William John Nesbitt, Hugh Proctor, Hubert Keith Roblin, Hugh B. R. Strong, L. Webberson and Edward Young." Note - those marked * did not return. (from "They Went Together", pg. 7, by John Stephens)¹⁶
• Note: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Samuel Nesbitt 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)¹⁷
• Note: July 1930; 67 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Samuel Nesbitt purchased the west side of the building at 67 Main St. (south east corner of Main & Division) and then it was sold to T. Clive Thompson, Barrister, March 1938. ("History of Brighton Business", pg. 35, Susan Brose, 2010)
  Note: This building now houses Daniel J. Thompson, Barrister.¹⁵
• Residence: 30 March 1931; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Marie Victoria Bibby.²
• Residence*: 1 May 1934; Village Lot 37, Main St. South (67), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6672) show that George H. Field & wife sold the north part of Village Lot 37, Main St. South Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Samuel G.M. Nesbitt for $1,800. ITS Date: May 1 1934. Reg'n. Date: May 2 1934. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 198 of 399 (Conc 1, Lot 1, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)¹³