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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Canada Lookup Request => Topic started by: piddington on Saturday 27 January 07 23:16 GMT (UK)
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looking for information on George and Margaret Hopkins and their children around the Uxbridge, Durham County and Simcoe county areas in Ontario.They had a lot of children and were farmers. Some children stayed in the Uxbridge area and some came to the area around Victoria Harbour and Waubaushene area. Also looking for a death date for Eliza J Jones wife of Thomas Hopkins about 1878 around the Pickering township area.
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Hello Piddington
What years were George and Margaret Hopkins born?
I found a death for George Hopkins in Orillia in 1931, born 1885? parents are Benjamin Hopkins and Mary Ann Garnet.
On a side note I was at the Barrie library today and was talking to a lady who was researching Hopkins 8)
Karen
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hi George Hopkins born abt1818 Tillington West Sussex and Margaret Simmonds born abt 1818 in Hurstpeirpoint EnglandSussex. They came to Canada in 1844 on the ship Burrel with thier son James. Thier children were James, Sarah Ann, Thomas, William, Mary Jane, Tryphena, George, Charles, Eliza
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Do you want the marriage information for the children of George and Margaret?
Karen
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Karen you must live fairly close as I'm in Orillia
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I do have some marriages but I,m missing others
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Need marrige for Mary Ann born abt 1849 she may have died as a child she is one of the lost lines in my tree
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Any information you have to offer on my Hopkins family would be great
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Tryphena Hopkins to William Lee - November 26, 1873
William Hopkins to Ellen Cooper - January 2, 1878
Thomas Hopkins to Annie Ormerod - Dec 17, 1889
George Hopkins to Hannah Wideman - Aug 20, 1874
Charles Hopkins to Elvira Redmond - Jan. 4, 1888
Do you have the family in the 1851 Ontario Census?
Karen
I'm in Innisfil :)
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I do have the census records. Thomas who married Annie Ormerod was married to Eliza Jane Jones in 1865 and they had 5 children together. Thomas remarried in 1879. Thomas and Eliza's last child was born 1878 in Pickering township.
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I'm sorry Karen I chatted with you on rootschat did I not. Thankyou for your interest
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Was Thomas Hopkins a butcher? There is a death registration for Eliza Ann Hopkins in Uxbridge April 23, 1879. If that's her I'll post the details.
Karen
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yes Thomas was a Butcher and thats her your awesome
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Karen is Ancestry the site you get all this info from?
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Karen someone on roots chat said they found a death for George Hopkins in York in 1905 but I don't have the exact date or any details
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Death Registration:
Eliza Ann Hopkins
Date of Death: April 23, 1879
Age: 30
Occupation: Butcher's wife
Where Born: Uxbridge
Cause of Death: Phthisis (?) 18 months +
Informant: Rev. J. Booker Claremont
Religion: None
Reg. No. 010470
Karen
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Karen Thanks so much I descend from Thomas so this means alot Thanks Again
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Death Registration for:
George Hopkins
Date of Death: January 2, 1905
Age: 86
Address: Con. 10, Twp. of Markham
Retired Labourer
Married
Where Born: England
Cause of Death: Cardiac Failure ..... (?) old age
Religion: Christian
Reg. No. 031695
Karen
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Your welcome Piddington.
Yes, I have Ancestry for Canada.
Do you know when Margaret died? I found a Margaret who died in 1911 in Twp. of Floss in County of Simcoe, but says born in Scotland? She was born c1818
Karen
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Margaret we think died abt 1869 pickering
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George remarried in 1870 to a Mary Copelan of Markham. They sure didn't let to much time go by before finding a new spouse
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There is alot of information about your family at the
Pickering/Ajax Digital Library Site
http://www.pada.ca/
Death of Margaret - wife of George
http://www.pada.ca/cemeteries/details/?id=55&keywords=Hopkins
Death - Elizabeth Hopkins
http://www.pada.ca/cemeteries/details/?id=56&keywords=Hopkins
Past Years In Pickering - (Book) (Just 1 of many pages
http://www.pada.ca/books/page/?id=71&page=98&view=text&keywords=Hopkins
Janice
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Here is another site to try.
http://www.ourroots.ca
Just a few suggestions below:
Past Years in Pickering (might be a cleaner copy)
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=2921
Stouffville
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4824
Whitechurch
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6235
Brougham
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4896
Janice
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Thanks for the sites Janice The stories about Levi Hopkins and Margaret and Elizabeth are indeed about family I know is in my family tree. The help of many kind people has brought me a long way in my quest for family. Thanks Carolyn
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For a good read on early Uxbridge Twp, I recommend The Life and Times of Joseph Gould, available at many libraries. I can't remember if there are any references to Hopkins, bu it's a very interesting read.
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The book mentioned by loo is online at "Our Roots"
Here is the link.
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=808
Janice
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George remarried in 1870 to a Mary Copelan of Markham. They sure didn't let to much time go by before finding a new spouse
Mary Copelan was the sister of my gr gr grandfather, Peter Copelan. I've posted what little I have about her and George on my website at
http://www.copelan.net
If you have any other information about her, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Lyle
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I've recently discovered the Ajax/Pickering Digital Archive and on page 339-341 of "The Ontario Village of Brougham - Past! Present! Future?", there's a short bio of Levi Hopkins, a grandson of George. There's also a small amount of info about George and family as well.
http://www.pada.ca/
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Thankyou for the link. I found it awhile back and its great. I was surprised to be able to add the names Slack, Hardy, Redshaw and Lee to my family tree after doing research on the Hopkins using that Ajax/Pickering link.
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I see your post is from a few years back, but thought I would respond anyway. I am a descendant of George Hopkins 2nd (George 1st and Margaret Hopkins son)...my mom has a few pictures of some of the this family tree i.e. his son Samuel Roy Hopkins (1891-1948) and his wife Jane Norton. Not sure exactly where our families branch apart or how far you have gone for George and Margaret's ancestry...I think I have a James Hopkins (1749-1817) married to an Elizabeth Bennett. But it gets confusing as to whether those are George's grandparents or not as so many of the names are the same!
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Hi new cousin so glad to make contact with another relative. You are right James Hopkins and Elizabeth Bennett are Georges grandparents. I have the parish records for Petworth and Tillington. Over the years my cousin and I have been able to make contact with and get copies of letters and pictures of Thomas Hopkins my grand father son of George and Margaret children. We have been able to trace the Bennett and many of the maternal lines a lot further back then the Hopkins line. The family is a little easier once they hit Ontario to follow. I don't have any pictures of George or Margaret but have some on a few of their children. I would love to have some pictures and input on George and his family or extended family. If you want any pictures or copies of what we have gathered I'm willing to share with a fellow Hopkins descendent, let me know. We were very lucky to be allowed to copy album and scrap books found in the attic of the William Thomas Hopkins estate in Ashburn. There is a lot of newspaper clippings as well. I have been able to trace Margaret Simmonds family a little farther back to her parents and siblings. Her father is a brickwall but her maternal line goes back a long way. I'm not sure how to send you a personal message with my email address so we can exchange information.
I am so excited about this contact for George Hopkins line
Carolyn Hopkins Jarvis
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Hello mmcfarlane and piddington. Welcome to RootsChat, mmcfarlane.
Mmcfarlane needs to make 3 posts and then you will both be able to utilize the PM system. The posts need only say something like "Hi".
PB
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I did send mmcfarlane a PM. Will they get they message just not be able to reply ?
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I'm not sure how how things work in that scenario.
PB
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Hi Carolyn :)
I guess I have to reply to access PM, but I did get your personal email. I will forward to my mom Judy Hopkins.