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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Topic started by: Sharron Elizabeth on Sunday 12 October 08 18:20 BST (UK)
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Hello,
I am hoping someone can help me find a member of the Davison family of Stanley, Ont. area, circa 1800's.
James Davison and Jane Rowat had a son;
James Davison, b.abt.1816, Stanley, Ont. who married ..
Nancy Greer, (b.abt.1820, Twp. of Howick) Oct.23,1848, by Rev. Thomas G. Thomson, the Methodist Church, Brucefield, Ont.
I believe they farmed in Twp. of Howick.
My main thrust in this query is to determine if anyone knows where Nancy was born, her nationality and any information about her parents, John Greer and Laura Fields.
James Davison/Jane Rowat and John Greer/Laura Fields are my gr.gr.gr.gr.grandparents.
I realize this is a stretch, trying to go back so far, but hopefully someone out there is looking too.
warm regards and thanks in advance,
Sharron
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Have you tried tracing the family in Canadian census records?
1881 census at www.familysearch.org
1901,1906,1911 at www.automatedgenealogy.com
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:D well, this makes more sense, as I found one of her sisters born in 1854, and I thought it might be a stretch in ages...
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/huron78p2.htm
marriage October 23rd 1878 / Brucefield
James DAVISON age 22 farmer/Stanley/same ( first usually means where born & 2nd residing)
son of James DAVISON & Jane ROWAT
married Nancy GREER age 18 Howick twp./ Stanley ( first usually means where born & 2nd residing)
John GREER (Deceased) & Laura FIELDS
witnesses were Janet DAVISON & Robert GREER both of Stanley, 23 Oct 1878 at
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coincides with this sister
Ellen Johnston died Jan. 23 1927 Huron, Ontario, Canada
Age 72 years 10 months 12 days
Birth : March 11, 1854 / Howick Township
Father John Greer
Mother Laura Fields
GSU film number: 2131240 Digital GS number: 4000396
Image number: 00439 Reference number: 16884
Collection: Ontario Deaths 1869-1947
http://search.labs.familysearch.org
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Thank you both !
I looked up that date again and it looks like the marriage of James and Nancy was 1878.
The fancy script fooled ... the 7 look a 4 ... my mistake ... now it makes more sense.
Thanks,
Sharron
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No problem, stuff happens...so if you have any more questions re: the family, just add to this thread....
must be the same fellow who wrote on a document I saw recently....as the seven's top stroke had
an upstroke left to make it look more like a 4...
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Hi Sharon,
Just for clarification, that I think the others have picked up on, the Stanley you want is Stanley Twp and not city. There is a Stanley, Ontario which is a village just north west of Thunder Bay, ON.. Glad you are getting info you are looking for.
JDC
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Sharon, you seem to need more information on the older generations, so don't be afraid to ask...
Unfortunately Huron / Stanley isn't available for 1851 census... :-\ but there is lots of fabulous help in
Ontario & they'll best to look for more for you
Here is Sharon's other thread with more information & a question on aboriginal ancestry. In Manitoba
we can search scrip...I suppose the 1851 would have shown race, but only if declared...
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,299843.0.html
With Scots in the family, there may have been some earlier settlers from the Ontario fur trade with
wives / country wives who were aboriginal... ( The term for partial aboriginal/native is now "metis")
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same year...Oct 23 1878 Brucefield marriage for siblings
Robert GREER age 20 farmer/ Howick twp/Stanley
parents John GREER & Laura FIELDS
married Jannet DAVISON age 17 / Stanley / same
parents James DAVISON & Jane ROWAT
witnesses were James DAVISON & Nancy GREER,both of Stanley
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Hi Sharon,
You may want to contact the Lambton as well as Goderich libraries for info. Librarians I find for me have been very helpful. The Lambton library is in Sarnia and the Goderich library is in Huron Co. (but close to Brucefield and the other places you are tracing in). I am now starting to trace some ancesotors in Sombra, Lambton Co and am told by others that the Lambton librarians are excellant. I will be contacting myself for same reason. Here are the links.
http://www.lclmg.org/lclmg/Museums/LambtonRoom/tabid/110/Default.aspx
http://www.huroncounty.ca/library/l_history.php#
Hope this helps.
JDC