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Title: Robert Frayne born 1821 North Molton Devon died 1909 Exeter, Huron, Ontario
Post by: greasey on Tuesday 27 July 21 17:00 BST (UK)

I am trying to find my ancestor Robert Frayne born 1821 in North Molton Devon England.  He is on the 1841 census for North Molton and then disappears.  On Ancestry some users having recorded as dying in 1909 in Exeter, Huron, Ontario aged 88.  How far back does the Canadian census go back?  Was there one in Ontario in 1851?  This would be before Canada became a country in 1867.  I know Canada has a census each year when the year ends in 1 just like in England.

Title: Re: Robert Frayne born 1821 North Molton Devon died 1909 Exeter, Huron, Ontario
Post by: Priscilla on Tuesday 27 July 21 17:15 BST (UK)

Have you seen this ... ?

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35239528/robert-frayne

Title: Re: Robert Frayne born 1821 North Molton Devon died 1909 Exeter, Huron, Ontario
Post by: Christine53 on Tuesday 27 July 21 17:30 BST (UK)

Is this your Robert Frayne ?

Robert Frayne , full age , bach, Card Winder (?), North Molton, John Frayne Wool Comber
Margaret Westcott , minor, spinster , North Molton , Christopher Westcott farmer
27 March 1844 North Molton

As confirmation that he went to Canada there is this death record for his daughter :

Elizabeth Frayne aged 82 , born 16 March 1865 Exeter , Ontario, spinster
father Robert Frayne , mother Margaret Westcott
died 18 March 1947 London, Middlesex, Ontario.

Title: Re: Robert Frayne born 1821 North Molton Devon died 1909 Exeter, Huron, Ontario
Post by: Christine53 on Tuesday 27 July 21 17:38 BST (UK)

Here is Robert Frayne on the 1851 Census for Canada West  etc :

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTW-9WP

no image is available on familysearch so here is the image
https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1851&op=pdf&id=e002353997

There are plenty of free records on familysearch which will help you.

Title: Re: Robert Frayne born 1821 North Molton Devon died 1909 Exeter, Huron, Ontario
Post by: polarbear on Tuesday 27 July 21 18:54 BST (UK)

This looks like Robert in the 1901 Canada census. Click on split view at the top to see the image which will give more info....

http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/View.jsp?id=71080&highlight=4&desc=1901+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Robert+Frayne

All censuses are available from 1851/2 to 1921 for Canada for free, either from familysearch or Library and Archives Canada. Added: or on ancestry if you have a sub.

PB

Title: Re: Robert Frayne born 1821 North Molton Devon died 1909 Exeter, Huron, Ontario
Post by: *Sandra* on Tuesday 27 July 21 18:58 BST (UK)

Lots of info here.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Frayne-106

Sandra

Title: Re: Robert Frayne born 1821 North Molton Devon died 1909 Exeter, Huron, Ontario
Post by: JDC on Friday 30 July 21 02:31 BST (UK)

Hi,

I would contact the public library in Exeter to have librarian do a search for his obit and other family notices. I would also check the phone directories. Hope this helps,

JDC