Death in Canada?

[VelkyAl]

In researching my 3xgreat-grandmother Eliza Moyes I discovered that her father seems to have died in Canada.

Her father was George Moyes, a stonemason, born in 1822 in North Moulton, Devon, and his father was John Moyes. In 1845 George was living in St Helier, Jersey, and married Elizabeth Hill (b.1824), they had 2 daughters, Eliza (b.1848) and Celia (b.1857), who was born in Upper Canada.

In the 1871 Channel Island census, Elizabeth and the daughters are back living on Jersey, but no sign of George. Also, just for interest, boarding at the same house as Celia is one John Reese, my 3xgreat grandfather, who had recently retired from the Army, having most recently been stationed in.....Canada.

Can anyone help fill in the blanks as to what happened to George, and if possible who his mother was?

[eileenwilson]

1861 Canadian Census puts the family in St. Lawrence Ward, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Canada West (now Ontario, formerly Upper Canada):

Moyes, Geo., mason, b. England, Church of England, aged 27, married
Moyes, Eliz., b. England, aged 35, married
Moyes, Eliza, b. Jersey, aged 18?, servant (residence out of limits = St. Mary's Ward)
Moyes, Cecilia, b. Upper Canada, aged 4

The age gap between the girls and Elizabeth's age being older than George suggests a second marriage for Elizabeth, and that the daughter Eliza may be from her first marriage.

[oldohiohome]

Moyes, Eliza, b. Jersey, aged 18?, servant (residence out of limits = St.

That could be 13 which would match a birth in 1848 in Jersey ... the ink is kind of blotchy

The Canadian censuses are on a free site: Library and Archives Canada:
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4391929_00584.jpg

[oldohiohome]

1862-1863 Hamilton City Directory
George Moyes, mason, house on Catharina [St?] near Catharine, or maybe north of Catharine

he's not in an 1866 directory, or an 1867-1868 directory

[oldohiohome]

did he have a brother or cousin named James?:

1856 Hamilton City Directory
George Moyes, bricklayer, house at 24 Lynd.
James Moyes, bricklayer, house at 24 Lynd.

in 1853: a Jane Moys at 104 Rebecca, but no George or James

[oldohiohome]

There is a George Moyse baptized 29 July 1821 in North Moulton, Devon, son of John Moyse and Ann. according to an index, no image available.

[oldohiohome]

did he have a brother or cousin named James?:

There is in St Helier, Jersey, in 1851
James Moyse, mason, b 1825, St Helier, Jersey,
wife Elizabeth,
 son Charles, age 1.

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He is not far from your George in 1861:
1861 St Lawrence Ward #1 District, Wentworth County, Upper Canada

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4391929_00295.jpg

James Moyes, mason, b England, 35
Elizabeth, b Jersey, 38
Charles, b Jersey, 11
Emma, b Jersey, 10
William, b Jersey, 8
Martha, b Upper Canada, 7
..lina, b Upper Canada, 5
.. Nora? b Upper Canada, 1

female birth in 1860 in household

male death in 1860 in household, 18 months, infantile cholera

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He stayed in Ontario and died there in 1903.

His middle name on some of the records was Rowel or Rule. That might be a clue to his mother's name.

On the 1871 Census of Canada he says he was born in England, but his wife and first son were born on the Isle of Jersey. In 1901 he says England, he is living with his daughter Selina Robinson in London, Ontario.

[eileenwilson]

Possible in 1851 St. Helier Census:

Moyse, Margaret, Head, widow, 32, charwoman, b. England
Moyse, George, Son, aged 13, b. Jersey
Moyse, James, Son, aged 10, b. Jersey
Moyse, John,  Son, aged 7, b. Jersey
Moyse, William, Son, aged 5, b. Jersey
McKenlley, Cecilia, Mother, aged 62, widow, charwoman, b. Scotland

[eileenwilson]

1841 Jersey Census

McKenley, Margaret, aged 50, b. E
Moise, John, aged 20, mason, b. E
Moise, Margaret, aged 20, b. E
Moise, Cecilia, aged 4, b. Jersey
Moise, George, aged 3, b. Jersey
Moise, John, aged 2, b. Jersey
Moise,  James, aged 1, b. Jersey