I am trying to find out some information on my wife's family. Once I find I'm on solid ground, I would plan to pay a visit to Owen Sound to access source records directly. My wife's G-grandfather Joseph Coulter married Christina Stevenson in Owen Sound on 15 Sep 1887. #004194-87 (Grey Co): Joseph COULTER, 25, iron moulder, Chatsworth, Toronto, s/o David COULTER & Mary EDGAR, married Christena STEPHENSON, 21, Toronto, Owen Sound, d/o Foster STEPHENSON & Ellen RANKIN, witn: Samuel COULTER of Chatsworth & Mary McKINNON of Owen Sound, 15 Sept 1887 at Owen Sound We have a newspaper clipping on the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary held in Toronto. (One son, J Edgar Coulter, died in 1957 and would likely have hosted the event). The clipping reads as follows: "Toronto on Wednesday, when Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coulter, 37 Alhambra Avenue, will be feted at a family dinner party and later in the evening will be “at home” to their many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Coulter are former residents of Chatsworth, Ont. The bridegroom of half a century ago was born in Chatsworth, his parents and his maternal grandparents being among the pioneers of the district. His mother was a member of the Edgar family. Mrs. Coulter’s maiden name was Christina Stevenson and she was united in marriage to Joseph Coulter on September 15th, 1887, in Owen Sound, the Rev. Mr. Scott officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Coulter have lived in Toronto practically all their married life. They have a family of three sons and three daughters, all of whom are joining in the celebration on Wednesday. The members of the family are J. Edgar, and Ernest D., both of Toronto, Harold of Hamilton, Miss Helen, at home, Isabel, Mrs. Ralph Horner of Ottawa, and Edna Loughlin of Toronto." Can anyone provide background information on the Coulter, Stevenson, or Edgar pioneer families of the Chatsworth/Owen Sound area? Many thanks, Raymond Marina

Hi Raymond, Not sure if you and your wife have some of this info, but I found some Coulter information for you (further to what Jopie sent). Joseph's parents marriage registration (please note that Mary's last name is noted as Edgen and not Edgar): Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 Record about David Coulter Name: David Coulter Birth Place: Canada Residence: Holland Township Age: 21 Father Name: Samuel Coulter Mother Name: Martha Wake Estimated Birth Year: 1840 Spouse Name: Mary Edgen Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Residence: Holland Township Spouse Estimated Birth Year: 1842 Spouse Father Name: Joseph Edgen Spouse Mother Name : Isabella Carenduff Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1861 Marriage Place: Mulholland Marriage County: Grey Family History Library Microfilm: 1030056 As that newspaper article you have stated, Joseph and Christina had several children. I found some birth records: Name: Coulter (no first name given at time of registration) Date of Birth: 15 Feb 1889 - born prematurely Gender: Female Birth County: York Father's Name: Joseph Coulter Mother's Name: Christina Stephenson Roll Number: MS929_97 Name: Joseph Edgar Coulter Date of Birth: 18 Mar 1890 Gender: Male Birth County: York Father's Name: Joseph Coulter Mother's Name: Christina Stephenson Roll Number: MS929_102 Name: David Ernest Coulter Date of Birth: 3 Aug 1891 Gender: Male Birth County: York Father's Name: Joseph Coulter Mother's Name: Christina Stephenson Roll Number: MS929_103 Name: Mary Ellen Coulter Date of Birth: 12 Jul 1896 Gender: Female Birth County: York Father's Name: Joseph Coulter Mother's Name: Christina Stephenson Roll Number: MS929_136 Name: Norman Harold Coulter Date of Birth: 6 Jul 1898 Gender: Male Birth County: York Father's Name: Joseph Coulter Mother's Name: Christina Stephenson Roll Number: MS929_141 Name: Herbert William Coulter Date of Birth: 29 Jan 1904 Gender: Male Birth County: York Father's Name: Joseph Coulter Mother's Name: Christina Stevenson Roll Number: MS929_167 I also found Ernest's marriage registration: Name: Ernest David Coulter Age: 20 Father Name: Joseph Coulter Mother Name: Christinia Stephenson Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891 Spouse Name: Ruby Elois Taylor Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Father Name: Robert Newton Taylor Spouse Mother Name : Mary McDonald Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1911 Marriage Place: York Marriage County: York Registration number: 022214 You may have this info already, be here is the 1901 census: Coulter Joseph, Male, Head, Married, born Jan 12 1864, age 37 Coulter Christina, Female, Wife, Married, born Aug 19 1864, age 36 Coulter Edgar, Male, Son, Single, born Mar 18 1890, age 11 Coulter Ernest, Male, Son, Single, born Aug 30 1891, age 9 Coulter Myrtle, Female, Daughter, Single, born May 4 1893, age 8 Coulter Helen, Female, Daughter, Single, born Jul 12 1896, age 4 Coulter Harold, Male, Son, Single, born Jul 6 1897, age 3 Coulter J Isabelle, Female, Daughter, Single, born Jul 7 1900, age >1 Source Information: 1901 Census of Canada Subdistrict: Toronto (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No. 6, YORK (West/Ouest), ONTARIO District Number: 131 Subdistrict Number: g-16 Archives Microfilm: T-6508 I also found the 1911 census (not yet transcribed - West Toronto, District 128 Ward 6, sub-district 115, on page 11, family 117). This is how it reads (slightly different from 1901): Coulter, Joseph, Male, head, married, born Jan 1864, age 47, Coulter, Christina, Female, wife, married, born August 1866, age 46 Coulter, Joseph E., Male, son, single, born March 1890, age 21 Coulter, Ernest, Male, son, single, born March 1890, age 20 Coulter, Martha, Female, daughter, single, born May 1893, age 18 Coulter, Helen, Female, daughter, single, born July 1895, age 15 Coulter, Harold, Male, son, single, born July 1897, age 13 Coulter, Isabel, Female, daughter, single, born July 1899, age 11 Coulter, Edna, Female, daughter, single, born December 1908, age 3 Hope this is a good start for you. Best of luk with your research! Kim --- Raymond B Marina <rbmarina@mac.com> wrote: > > I am trying to find out some information on my > wife's family. Once I > find I'm on solid ground, I would plan to pay a > visit to Owen Sound > to access source records directly. >