Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario

[*Sandra*]

As per the list here:-

https://carletonplacelocalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/settlers/

Sandra

[oldohiohome]

is this their son John? If so, it lists his mother Jane's maiden name.
from ancestry's Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
in Sacred Heart Church, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Parish Register
Baptisms
John Willis, born 17 March 1855, baptized 14 January 1905, a resident of Sault Ste Marie.
father: Caton Willis
mother: Jane Griffin

attached is a note in Latin which is in the last column of his entry.

[oldohiohome]

Deaths, Lanark County, Ontario
April 30, 1927
Amelia Giles
age 89, born in Lanark County
lived in Ontario all her life, in her place of death for 3 years
father: Keaton Willis, born in Ireland
mother: Mary Ann Griffin, born in Ireland
informant: Alfred Chaplin, son in law

a tree says the place of death was Glen Tay, Ontario.
the son in law might not have remembered his wife's grandmother's first name.

[oldohiohome]

This might or might not be Catin's wife. A John Willis of the same generation married a woman named Jane as well. They might have also had a daughter Martha. Maybe you can sort it out from the location. Or eliminate her, if Catin's daughter Martha had married by 1881.

1881 District No. III S. Lanark
S District: Drummond division
Jane Willis, 67, born in Ireland, Church of England, widowed, farmer
Martha Willis, 36, born in Ontario, single

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=&img&id=e008172555

[oldohiohome]

1871, North Lanark, Ramsay
Jane Willis, 60, born in Ireland, Church of England, widowed, no occupation
Martha Willis, 30, born in Ontario, Church of England

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=&img&id=4396764_00517

I'm surer about this match for Jane than the one in 1881. Henry Young and Abraham Morphy are on this page and they were both on the same census page as Catin and Jane in 1861 as well.

[oldohiohome]

here is the link for the family in 1861.
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=&img&id=4391558_00209

[oldohiohome]

This is not Catin's wife Jane, age 80 in 1891. This woman's son James was born about 1848 in Ireland.
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148151-00253

[oldohiohome]

a couple thoughts
1. Someone in that Willis clan must know what part of Ireland they came from. It might be at this site somewhere.

As per the list here:-
https://carletonplacelocalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/settlers/
Sandra

2. If there was a Griffin/Griffith family in the area, then Catin and Jane may have married in Canada.

[punch]

Wonderful information you all have provided me with and I thank you all so much. It is so much appreciated. My Willis ancestors came from Wexford, Ireland to the Lanark County area in Canada all between 1818 and 1822.  There was a George Willis born about 1778 and died February 16, 1855 in Beckwith Township. There was also a Henry, a William, a Thomas and Catin Willis. I feel that they might all be related to each other, but I have been unable to uncover any information of their parentage.In these times of isolation I will continue my research.