Person Page - 2413

Gordon Postma^1,2,3

• Father*: John Walter Postma² b. 27 Apr 1907, d. 8 Dec 2006

• Birth*: circa 1949; Veenklooster, Kollumerland C.A., Friesland, Netherlands; per Marriage Notice of Jordon Postma and Jill Mound, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Reel 1, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.^2,4

• Residence*: 1968; Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "134 Postma, John, farmer, Codrington" & "135 Postma, Mrs. Tyrtsika Codrington" & "136 Postma, Gordon, farmer, Codrington" & "137 Postma, Tim, farmer, Codrington" & "138 Postma, Walter, farmer, Codrington" Canada Voters Lists, 1968, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 610 of 806, ancestry.ca.³
• Residence: 1972; R. R. 1, Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "151 Postma, John, farmer, R.R. !, Codrington" & "152 Postma, Mrs. Tjitska - R.R. 1, Codrington" & "153 Postma, Walter, farmer, R.R. 1, Codrington" & "154 Postma, Gordon, farmer, R.R. 1, Codrington" Canada Voters Lists, 1972, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 139 of 361, ancestry.ca.³

John Walter Postma^1,2,3

• Birth*: 27 April 1907; Veenklooster, Kollumerland C.A., Friesland, Netherlands; per caption below picture from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Reel 1, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.
  Date Apr 27 1907 & location "Veenklooster, Kollumerland C.A., Friesland, Netherlands" per family tree of Linda Postma on ancestry.ca, Jun 8 2023.^2,4
• Death*: 8 December 2006; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 8 2006 & location Brighton, Ont. per family tree of Linda Postma on ancestry.ca, Jun 8 2023.⁴

• Residence: 1962; Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "144 Postma, John, farmer, Codrington" & "145 Postma, Mrs. Tyrtsika Codrington" & "146 Postma, Walter, farmer, Codrington" Canada Voters Lists, 1962, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 80 of 199, ancestry.ca.⁵
• Residence: 1965; Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "144 Postma, John, farmer, Codrington" & "145 Postma, Mrs. Tyrtsika Codrington" & "146 Postma, Walter, farmer, Codrington" & "147 Postma, Timothy, farmer, Codrington" Canada Voters Lists, 1965, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 29 of 148, ancestry.ca.⁵
• Residence: 26 August 1967; Conc 6 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 44569) show that Charles W. Seeley & Helen L. Seeley sold 200 acres of lot 34, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to John W. Postma for $12,000. ITS Date: Aug 26 1967. Reg'n, Date: Sep 29 1967. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 06, pg. 153 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 19 2021.)³
• Residence: 1968; Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "134 Postma, John, farmer, Codrington" & "135 Postma, Mrs. Tyrtsika Codrington" & "136 Postma, Gordon, farmer, Codrington" & "137 Postma, Tim, farmer, Codrington" & "138 Postma, Walter, farmer, Codrington" Canada Voters Lists, 1968, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 610 of 806, ancestry.ca.⁵
• Residence*: 1972; R. R. # 1, Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "151 Postma, John, farmer, R.R. 1, Codrington" & "152 Postma, Mrs. Tjitska - R.R. 1, Codrington" & "153 Postma, Walter, farmer, R.R. 1, Codrington" & "154 Postma, Gordon, farmer, R.R. 1, Codrington" Canada Voters Lists, 1972, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 139 of 361, ancestry.ca.⁵
• Residence: 11 May 1972; Conc 6 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 64307) show that John W. Postma & wife sold "Pt 1 & Pt. 2 Plan 38R228" of lot 34, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Gerald Morris & Frances A. S. Morris (Joint Tenants) for $5,700. ITS Date: May 11 1972. Reg'n, Date: Jul 11 1872. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 06, pg. 153 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 19 2021.)³
• Residence: 21 March 1988; Conc 6 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 138731) show that the Estate of John Walter Postma & wife granted "all save & except parts 1 & 2. Plan 38R288. last deed no. 44569 C.L." of lot 34, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Tjtiska Postma. ITS Date: Mar 21 1988. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 06, pg. 154 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 19 2021.)³

John Joseph Bulman^1,2,3,4

• Father*: ? Bulman⁴ b. c 1858
• Mother*: Margaret Hannah Harrison⁴ b. 1860, d. 27 Feb 1944

• Birth*: 17 June 1892; Newby, Westmoreland, England; Date 1892 per FindaGrave. Date 1892 & location England per CemSearch. per marriage notice for Albert Leslie Bulman and Marjorie Jean Reddom from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007. Date June 17 1892 & location Newby, Westmoreland, England per family tree of kbulman48 on ancestry.ca, Nov 18 2017.^2,5,4,6
• Marriage*: 4 January 1917; Brougham, Westmoreland, England; Date Jan 4 1917 & location Brougham, Westmoreland, England per family tree of kbuylman48 on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2019. per Obit of Albert Leslie Bulman. per marriage notice for Albert Leslie Bulman and Marjorie Jean Reddom from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.; Principal=Amy Ivison^2,3,5
• Death*: 1 April 1974; R. R. # 7, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1974 per FindaGrave. Date Apr 1 1974 & location R. R. # 7, Brighton per CemSearch. Date Apr 1 1974 & location Trenton per family tree of kbulman48 on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2019.^5,4,6
• Burial*: 4 April 1974; Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Carman, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: John Joseph Bulman; BIRTH: 1892; DEATH: 1974 (aged 81–82); BURIAL: Carman Cemetery, Carman, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Row 10; MEMORIAL ID: 113276318 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113276318/john-joseph-bulman)
  CemSearch: Name: John Joseph Bulman; Born: 1892; Died: Apr 1 1974; ID: CARMAN166; Other names: Bulman, Amy [Ivison](1897-1989), Bulman, Margaret Hannah [Harrison](1860-19440; Cemetery; Carman Cemetery, Conc 3, Lot 27, Brighton Twp.; Note: Born England. Son of Margaret H. Bulman (Nee Harrison); Husband of Amy Ivison; Father of Maurice, Ronald, Albert, George, William, Ruby, Margaret, and Mary. Died at R. R. # 7, Brighton, Ontario. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=CARMAN166%5E0)^4,6

• Residence*: 11 January 1924; Westmoreland, England; Declaration of Passenger to Canada: Date: Jan 11 1924; Vessel: S.S. Montlaurier; Class: thrid; Inland routing: CN Railway; To: Picton, Ont.; Name: John Joseph Bulman; Age: 31; Status; married; Wife: Amy Bulman; Occ.: farmering; Birth place: Newby, Westmoreland, England; Race: British; Objective: work the land; Lived in Cda. before: Yes, Rouleau, Sasks.; Port of Entry: St. John; Date of Entry: March 1910; Date of Departure: Quebec, Nov 1910; How Passage Paid: by me and part by Ontario gov't; Destination: Picton, Ont. - A. P. McVannett; Kin in England: Mary Brown, sister, Slacke, Oddendale, Shap>? Westmoreland; Agent: H. N. Caldwell, Liverpool (Canada, Ocean Arrivals, pg 593 of 4544, ancestry.ca)⁷
• Residence: October 1941; Conc 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "They arrived in Canada in 1924 and moved to Picton where George Edward, Lillian Mary, Ronald Sydney and Albert Leslie were born. Durning this time they moved four or five times but remaining in the Picton Area. They then moved to Mountain View where Amy Ruby was born. They moved to Bayside in about 1935 and lived and worked a farm for three years. After living here they moved to the 3rd concession Murray for three years and then to the 3rd concession, Brighton where they remained. This last move was made in October1941. Joe wanted to move again but Maurice refused so the family remained. During those years the family grew mostly cash crops and market gardening produce, then in 1941 they changed to Dairy farming." per family tree of kbulman48 on ancestry.ca, 2021 04 20.⁵

Amy Ivison^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 10 December 1897; Petteril Terrace, Penrith, Cumberland, England; per marriage notice for Albert Leslie Bulman and Marjorie Jean Reddom from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007. Date Dec 10 1897 & location Pettril Terrace, Heskit Rd., Penrith, Cumberland, England, Petteril Terrace per family tree of kbulman48 on ancestry.ca, Nov 18 2017.^2,4
• Marriage*: 4 January 1917; Brougham, Westmoreland, England; Date Jan 4 1917 & location Brougham, Westmoreland, England per family tree of kbuylman48 on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2019. per Obit of Albert Leslie Bulman. per marriage notice for Albert Leslie Bulman and Marjorie Jean Reddom from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.; Principal=John Joseph Bulman^2,3,4
• Death*: 28 August 1989; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Aug 28 1989 per CemSearch. Date Aug 28 1989 & location Trenton per family tree of kbulman48 on ancestry.ca, Nov 18 2017.^4,5
• Burial*: 31 August 1989; Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Carman, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Amy Bulman; Maiden: Ivison; Born: 1897; Died: Aug 28 1989; ID: CARMAN166; Other names: Bulman, John Joseph (1892-1974), Bulman, Margaret Hannah [Harrison](1860-19440; Cemetery; Carman Cemetery, Conc 3, Lot 27, Brighton Twp.; Note: Born England. Born in England, Wife of John Joseph Bulman. Mother of Evelyn Octiker, Margaret Schmitter, Mary Chatten, Ruby Day, Bill, Maurice, George, Albert and Ronald. She was 91. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=CARMAN166%5E1)⁵

• Married Name: 4 January 1917; Bulman²

Gordon Kenneth Raycraft^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Walter Albert Reycraft² b. 12 Nov 1888, d. 29 Jan 1975
• Mother*: Mattie Pearl Phillips² b. 6 May 1880, d. 1963

• Birth*: 24 February 1915; Ontario; Date Feb 24 1015 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Feb 24 1915 per email from Paul Raycraft Aug 16 2014.^2,3,4,5
• Death*: 15 November 1973; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Nov 15 1973 per Memorial & CemSearch.
  "I have Gordon Kenneth Reycraft married Clara E. M. Mitchell, daughter of Jesse Mitchell and Charlotte Brisbin. Gordon was born Feb 24 1915 in Cramahe and died Nov 15 1973 in Trenton.He is Buried in Hilton Cemetery. I don’t have his wedding date though. They had 3 children – Kenneth , Francis and Joan. Gordon’s father Charlie, was my grandfather, Walter’s brother." per email from Paul Raycraft, Aug 16 2014.^3,4,5
• Burial*: 18 November 1973; Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) REYCRAFT; Gordon K. Reycraft; Feb. 24, 1915 - (masonic symbol) Nov. 15, 1973; Beloved Husband of; Clara E. M. Mitchell (Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., imag from CemSearch, Jul 5 2025)
  CemSearch: Name: Gordon K. Raycraft; Born: Feb 24 1915; Died: Nov 15 1973; ID: HILTON110; Other named: Raycraft, Clara Ethel Marie [Mitchell] (1921- ); Cemetery: Hilton Cemetery, Conc 2, Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Village of Hilton, Northumberland Co.; Note: Husband of Clara Ethel Marie (Mitchell) Raycraft married March 19th, 1938 in Castleton, Northumberland County, Ontario, son of Walter A Reycraft and Mattie Pearl Phillips, Info supplied by Paul Raycraft Cobourg Ontario. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=HILTON110%5E0)
  
  
  Buried Hilton Cemetery per email from Paul Raycraft, Sep 7 2014.^3,4,5

• Census*: 1921; Why is Gordon Kenneth Reycraft not with his parents in the 1921 Census???⁶
• Note*: 1944; Feed Mill, Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "September (1960) ... Gordon R. Reycraft, proprietor, has completed the renovations and enlargement program of the Orland Feed Mill. ..... Mr. Reycraft purchased the business in 1944 from David Whyte. (Orland)" page 360 of "History of Brighton Businesses" by Susan Brose, 2009.⁷

John Henry Bambridge¹

• Father*: John Bambridge¹ b. c 1845
• Mother*: Annie Sharp¹ b. c 1845

• Birth*: 1879; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1879 & location Alnwick Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 12 April 1905; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014579: Groom: John Henry Bambridge; Age: 26; Res.: Le Roy, NY; Born: Alnwick Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Milk Seller; Parents: John Bambridge & Annie Sharp; Bride: Carrie McMann; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Cramahe Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Timothy McMann & Mary Bound; Wit.: Norman Gummer & Mrs. J. W. Shier, Norham; Date: Apr 12 1905; Place: Percy Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: J. W. Shier; Reg'd.: Apr 19 1905; Reg'r.: P. S. Ewing (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014579-1905, ancestry.com); Principal=Caroline "Carrie" McMann²

• Residence*: 12 April 1905; Le Roy, New York, U.S.A.; Residence Le Roym NY per marr. reg'n.¹

John Bambridge¹

• Birth*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son John Henry Bambridge.¹
• Marriage*: before 1875; per marriage reg'n. of son John Henry Bambridge.; Principal=Annie Sharp¹

Annie Sharp¹

• Birth*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son John Henry Bambridge.¹
• Marriage*: before 1875; per marriage reg'n. of son John Henry Bambridge.; Principal=John Bambridge¹

• Married Name: before 1875; Bambridge¹

Nicholas Harold Doidge¹

• Father*: Thomas Doidge¹ b. 1862, d. 27 Jan 1897
• Mother*: Fannie E. Roberts¹ b. 1863, d. 14 Feb 1901

• Birth*: 29 September 1894; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 29 1894 & location Alnwick Twp. per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1914; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Annie McMann¹
• Marriage*: 20 March 1918; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Alma Eugenie Phinn¹
• Death*: 1966; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹

Alma Eugenie Phinn¹

• Father*: Judson A. Phinn¹ b. 31 Jan 1864
• Mother*: L. Ann May¹ b. 16 Dec 1865

• Birth*: 1 September 1894; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 1 1894 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.^1,2
• Marriage*: 20 March 1918; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Nicholas Harold Doidge¹

• Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1901 Census: see Jeremiah Phinn (grandfather)²
• Married Name: 20 March 1918; Doidge¹

Judson A. Phinn^1,2,3

• Father*: Jeremiah Phinn b. 16 Nov 1829, d. 25 May 1910
• Mother*: Alice Richards b. 28 Oct 1838, d. 14 Dec 1908

• Birth*: 31 January 1864; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jan 31 1864 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: before 1892; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=L. Ann May²

• Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1871 Census: see Jeremiah Phinn⁴
• Census: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1901 Census: see Jeremiah Phinn³
• Residence*: 8 January 1909; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother, Alice (Richards) Phinn. (Says A. J. Phinn - is that Judson??)⁵
• Residence: 26 May 1910; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Jeremiah Phinn.⁵

L. Ann May^1,2,3

• Birth*: 16 December 1865; Ontario; Date Dec 16 1865 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1892; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Judson A. Phinn²

• Married Name: before 1892; Phinn²
• Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1901 Census: see Jeremiah Phinn (father-in-law)³

Thomas Doidge¹

• Father*: Nicholas Doidge¹ b. 1829, d. 14 Jan 1893
• Mother*: Christiana Oak¹ b. 3 Sep 1844, d. 19 May 1916

• Birth*: 1862; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: 3 February 1886; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Fannie E. Roberts¹
• Death*: 27 January 1897; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Burial*: 29 January 1897; Centenary Cemetery, Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹

Fannie E. Roberts¹

• Birth*: 1863; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: 3 February 1886; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Thomas Doidge¹
• Death*: 14 February 1901; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Burial*: 16 February 1901; Centenary Cemetery, Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹

• Married Name: 3 February 1886; Doidge¹

Mary Mae Doidge¹

• Father*: Thomas Doidge¹ b. 1862, d. 27 Jan 1897
• Mother*: Fannie E. Roberts¹ b. 1863, d. 14 Feb 1901

• Birth*: 5 December 1889; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹

• Residence*: 31 March 1923; 62 Ferguson St., North Bay, Ontario; Witness at marriage of Donna A. Leeper - residence shown as 62 Ferguson St., North Bay, Ont. - per marriage reg'n. of Donna Leeper.
  "Was living in North Bay, Ontario in 1923 when her cousin Donna Leeper was married." per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.^1,2

William Leeper¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Donna Leeper.¹
• Marriage*: before 1888; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Donna Leeper.; Principal=Ida Roberts¹

Ida Roberts¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Donna Leeper.¹
• Marriage*: before 1888; per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Donna Leeper.; Principal=William Leeper¹

• Married Name: before 1888; Leeper¹

Nicholas Doidge¹

• Father*: Thomas Doidge¹ b. 1793, d. 16 Jan 1884
• Mother*: Sarah Tickle¹ b. 14 Feb 1797, d. 4 Mar 1872

• Birth*: 1829; Devonsire, England; Date 1829 & location Devonshire, England per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: 1853; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Mary Collins¹
• Marriage*: circa 1862; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Christiana Oak¹
• Death*: 14 January 1893; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Burial*: 16 January 1893; Centenary Cemetery, Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹

Christiana Oak¹

• Birth*: 3 September 1844; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1862; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Nicholas Doidge¹
• Death*: 19 May 1916; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Burial*: 21 May 1916; Centenary Cemetery, Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹

• Married Name: circa 1862; Doidge¹

Mary Collins¹

• Birth*: circa 1830; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹
• Marriage*: 1853; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.; Principal=Nicholas Doidge¹
• Death*: before 1862; per GEDCOM of Bill Smith, April 26, 2008.¹

• Married Name: 1853; Doidge¹