Here are some sources for you to follow up on with online searches at LDS (www.familysearch.org) and also the 1901 & 1911 Census through (www.automatedgenealogy.com) for the children of the marriages. 1881 Canada Census - Household: LESLIE Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion John LESLIE Male Irish 28 O <Ontario> Labourer Church of England Henry LESLIE Male Irish 25 O <Ontario> Labourer Church of England James LESLIE Male Irish 21 O <Ontario> Labourer Church of England James LESLIE M Male Irish 80 Ireland Church of England Hanordh LESLIE M Female Irish 63 Ireland Church of EnglandSource Information: Census Place Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375886 NA Film Number C-13250 District 138 Sub-district E Page Number 66 Household Number 290 ........ 1901 Census of Canada Page Information District: ON SIMCOE (South/Sud) (#115) Subdistrict: Tossorontio H-3 Page 6 Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6497 Leslie Johnston M Head W Apr 10 1850 50 Leslie John J. M Son S Jun 30 1880 21 Leslie Samuel H. M Son S Jul 11 1881 20 Leslie Alexander M Son S Dec 10 1884 17 Leslie William R. M Son S Apr 5 1886 15 Leslie Thomas M Son S Feb 25 1890 10 Leslie Annie M F Daughter S Sep 11 1893 8 Leslie James M Head S Sep 20 1865 36 Leslie Honou? F Mother W Dec 20 1812 89 Peelar Elisaph? F Domestic S Feb 15 1878 23 Peelar David M son of Domestic S Apr 15 1898 2 .......... Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 about James Leslie Name: James Leslie Birth Place: Amaranth Age: 39 Father Name: James Leslie Mother Name: Orma Duck (sic) Estimated birth year: abt 1863 Spouse Name: Elizabeth Peeler Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Birth Place: Tossoronto Spouse Father Name: John Peeler Spouse Mother Name : Emma Clarke Marriage Date: 9 Jul 1902 Marriage Place: Dufferin Marriage County: Dufferin Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com Children: John Leslie 17 Jun 1906 Male Simcoe - James Leslie & Lizzie Peeler Ruby Viola Leslie 24 Apr 1904 Female Simcoe - James Leslie & Sarah Elizabeth Peeler Sarah Jane Leslie 16 Nov 1907 Female Simcoe - James Leslie & Sarah E Peeler 1911 Census / Ontario / Simcoe South / 19 Tossoronto / page 8 Leslie James M Head M Sep 1859 51 Leslie Elizabeth F Wife M Feb 1881 30 Leslie David M Son S Apr 1897 14 Leslie James M Son S Mar 1903 8 Leslie Ruby F Daughter S Mar 1905 6 Leslie Sarah Jane F Daughter S Apr 1908 3 Leslie Onnar? F Daughter S Nov 1910 6/12 Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 about David Leslie Name: David Leslie Birth Place: Tp of Tossorontir Age: 22 Father Name: James Leslie Mother Name: Lizzie Peelar Estimated birth year: abt 1898 Spouse Name: Florence Graham Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: Tp of Tossorontir Spouse Father Name: George Graham Spouse Mother Name : Dina Dowling Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1920 Marriage Place: Simcoe Marriage County: Simcoe Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com ............ ........... Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 - Registration No. 024350 about John Leslie Name: John Leslie (Occ: Farmer) Death Date: Mar 1899 (age 43) Death Location: Simcoe (Lot 21, Con 2, Tesorontio) Gender: Male Estimated birth year: abt 1856 Birth Location: Canada Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1907 about William Johnston Leslie Name: William Johnston Leslie Date of Birth: 12 Nov 1895 Gender: Male Birth County: Simcoe Father's name: Jon Leslie Mother's name: Mary A Attridge Roll Number: MS929_128 Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 about Mary Ann Leslie Name: Mary Ann Leslie Age: 19 Father Name: John Leslie Mother Name: Margaret Ann Attridge Estimated birth year: abt 1892 Spouse Name: Marshall Milton Vollick Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse Father Name: William Vollick Spouse Mother Name : Sarah Banks Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1911 Marriage Place: Simcoe Marriage County: Simcoe Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com ....... Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 about William Hawkins Name: William Hawkins Birth Place: York County Age: 22 Father Name: Joseph Hawkins Mother Name: Betsy Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Spouse Name: Mary Ann Leslie Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Amaranth Spouse Father Name: James Leslie Spouse Mother Name : Honoria Duke Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1877 Marriage Place: Simcoe Marriage County: Simcoe Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com ...... Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 about Sidney Gaulinger Name: Sidney Gaulinger Birth Place: Montreal Q Age: 22 Father Name: Jas Gaulinger Mother Name: Ann Rusk Estimated birth year: abt 1856 Spouse Name: Fannie Leslie Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Place: Tossorontio Spouse Father Name: James Leslie Spouse Mother Name : Honoria Duke Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1878 Marriage Place: Simcoe Marriage County: Simcoe Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1881 Canada Census - Household: GALLANGER (sic) Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion Sidney GALLANGER M Male German 23 Quebec Labourer Methodist Canada Fanny GALLANGER M Female Irish 21 O <Ontario> Methodist Canada James GALLANGER Male German 3 O <Ontario> Methodist Canada Source Information: Census Place Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375886 NA Film Number C-13250 District 138 Sub-district E Page Number 40 Household Number 177 Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 about John G. Waldie Name: John G. Waldie Birth Place: Chicago Illinois Age: 65 Father Name: William Waldie Mother Name: Margaret Innis Estimated birth year: abt 1850 Spouse Name: Fannie Gallinger Spouse's Age: 50 Spouse Birth Place: Lassorouts Tp Spouse Father Name: James Leslie Spouse Mother Name : Honour Johnston Duke Marriage Date: 14 Jul 1915 Marriage Place: Halton Marriage County: Halton Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com ... Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 about Elizabeth Freeland Name: Elizabeth Freeland Birth Place: Mono Age: 20 Father Name: Thos Freeland Mother Name: Mary Niblock Estimated birth year: abt 1860 Spouse Name: Alexander Leslie Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Place: Amaranth - Ontario Spouse Father Name: James Leslie Spouse Mother Name : Honoria Duke Marriage Date: 7 Apr 1880 Marriage Place: Simcoe Marriage County: Simcoe Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com ........................ Cheers! Doreen ============ From: "Elaine Robinson" <elainer@stn.net> Reply-To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com To: "Simcoe" <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Leslie family Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:16:39 -0400 Looking for descendants of the following: James Leslie b ca 1801 Ireland d 1889 bur Banda wife Honor Johnston Duke b 1812 Ireland died 1906 buried Banda lived near Lisle children: Margaret Leslie b 1841 Ireland d 1917 m. Jeremiah Westervelt Johnston Leslie 1845 Caledon d 1923 Tossorontio m Sarah Jane Hamilton Sarah Jane Leslie b 1847 Caledon d 1918 Georgetown m Farquhar McKinnon John Leslie 1848 Caledon d ?? marr Mary Attridge William Henry Leslie b 1851 Caledon d Tossorontio bur Banda did not marry Mary Ann Leslie 1853 Amaranth d 1946 Markdale marr Wm James Hawken Alexander Leslie 1855 Amaranth d. ?? marr Elizabeth Freeland went west James Leslie 1856 Amaranth d probably Tossorontio marr Sarah Elizabeth Peeler Frances (Fanny) 1859 Mulmur marr 1 Sidney Galligher 2 John Waldie 3 ?? died in the US My great great grandparents were Sarah Jane and Farquhar McKinnon. I have quite a lot of names and dates of the third generation, but would really to contact other descendants of this family to compare notes. 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Hi Elaine: I couldn't find a Port Clemens in Ontario either but there is one in BC. Any connections there for you? Regards, Lynne. _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger  http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline

Lauraine -- WHY did you add "Off Topic" in the subject line? It would not be off topic for the SIMCOE list, as many residents reading the messages, including myself, do have Scottish ancestry. However, should anyone find an elusive Lady Jane MacKenzie, written out of her family history because she married my gr.gr.grandfather John Davis -- please let me know! Muriel ----- Original Message ----- Again, will miss this broadcast! Leaving for a couple of weeks to camp, but hopefully someone on the lists can listen and benefit. If you have Scottish roots, listening to BBC Scotland, Orkney or Shetland is a treat. Lauraine BBC Radio Scotland are running a short series on genealogy research (mainly for Scotland) on a Sunday morning at 11am. This is the second series, the first being broadcast about six months ago. There have already been two programmes in the current series. This programme is available to "Listen Again" for a week after initially broadcast. So if you want to listen to last Sunday's programme you'll only be able to get it over the next couple of days. If you have broadband access the quality is pretty good. It should still be OK over a modem, but the quality will be much lower. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/ and follow the link in the left hand menu to "Listen Again".Then scroll down the page to find "Digging Up Your Roots". You can also listen to it as it's broadcast on the internet, or even on a radio if you have one that can tune in to Radio Scotland.

Looking for descendants of the following: James Leslie b ca 1801 Ireland d 1889 bur Banda wife Honor Johnston Duke b 1812 Ireland died 1906 buried Banda lived near Lisle children: Margaret Leslie b 1841 Ireland d 1917 m. Jeremiah Westervelt Johnston Leslie 1845 Caledon d 1923 Tossorontio m Sarah Jane Hamilton Sarah Jane Leslie b 1847 Caledon d 1918 Georgetown m Farquhar McKinnon John Leslie 1848 Caledon d ?? marr Mary Attridge William Henry Leslie b 1851 Caledon d Tossorontio bur Banda did not marry Mary Ann Leslie 1853 Amaranth d 1946 Markdale marr Wm James Hawken Alexander Leslie 1855 Amaranth d. ?? marr Elizabeth Freeland went west James Leslie 1856 Amaranth d probably Tossorontio marr Sarah Elizabeth Peeler Frances (Fanny) 1859 Mulmur marr 1 Sidney Galligher 2 John Waldie 3 ?? died in the US My great great grandparents were Sarah Jane and Farquhar McKinnon. I have quite a lot of names and dates of the third generation, but would really to contact other descendants of this family to compare notes. Elaine Robinson Georgetown Ontario Looking for McKinnons in Ontario

Lynne, Thanks for looking. That's the only one I found when I googled it. John McKinnon was born in Erin Twp where his parents are buried. One brother Neil went to Michigan but the other siblings lived in Bruce County and most are buried in Port Elgin. In fact in the 1901 census he is living in Port Elgin with his sister Margaret and her husband Abram Smith, another spinster sister Sarah and a widowed Aunt Nancy. There is no connection I know of, with BC....or even with Simcoe County, except for the fact that he was in the hospital there. Elaine Georgetown Ontario Looking for McKinnons in Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Kemp" <dent_48@hotmail.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 12:41 PM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Port Clemens Hi Elaine: I couldn't find a Port Clemens in Ontario either but there is one in BC. Any connections there for you? Regards, Lynne. _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry - the heat is making me a little more dense than usual - is it the McKinnon descendants that you are searching for or the Leslie descendants? Doreen ========= From: "Elaine Robinson" <elainer@stn.net> Reply-To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com To: "Simcoe" <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Leslie family Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:16:39 -0400 Looking for descendants of the following: James Leslie b ca 1801 Ireland d 1889 bur Banda wife Honor Johnston Duke b 1812 Ireland died 1906 buried Banda lived near Lisle children: Margaret Leslie b 1841 Ireland d 1917 m. Jeremiah Westervelt Johnston Leslie 1845 Caledon d 1923 Tossorontio m Sarah Jane Hamilton Sarah Jane Leslie b 1847 Caledon d 1918 Georgetown m Farquhar McKinnon John Leslie 1848 Caledon d ?? marr Mary Attridge William Henry Leslie b 1851 Caledon d Tossorontio bur Banda did not marry Mary Ann Leslie 1853 Amaranth d 1946 Markdale marr Wm James Hawken Alexander Leslie 1855 Amaranth d. ?? marr Elizabeth Freeland went west James Leslie 1856 Amaranth d probably Tossorontio marr Sarah Elizabeth Peeler Frances (Fanny) 1859 Mulmur marr 1 Sidney Galligher 2 John Waldie 3 ?? died in the US My great great grandparents were Sarah Jane and Farquhar McKinnon. I have quite a lot of names and dates of the third generation, but would really to contact other descendants of this family to compare notes. Elaine Robinson Georgetown Ontario Looking for McKinnons in Ontario ------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Tell us your tech love story in the Summer Lovin Competition for your chance to win laptop loaded with Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Windows Live OneCare. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/contests/summerlovin/default.aspx

Hi Pam My 5th great grandparents were Samuel French & Sarah Hale who ended up in Waverley. I have done some research on the Hale family in Gloucestershire, England. I am not aware of any connection to Harry Hale in Penetanguishene, however, if the records indicate his family was from Gloucestershire, I would definitely be interested in taking a look. Thanks John F. Wright Barrie, Ontario -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam Tessier Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:50 PM To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] HALE & SPURR Hello all, Another day at the museum and more interesting items just keep appearing................. A few weeks ago, we given a collection of material that was no longer wanted. It has taken a roundabout path to get to us but its journey may not be finished - we would like to find someone researching this family. In the event we can't find a home for it, then it will go down into the Archives where it will be cared for, but probably never be seen again. What a shame that would be! It is a collection of items from the Hale and Spurr families of Penetanguishene and England, including estate information, newspaper clippings, photographs (some very old), funeral home visitation books, World War ll memorabilia, thank you cards, announcements etc. One could put together four or five generations of this family just from the material in the collection. Harry Hale - 1889 England - 1963 Penetanguishene Ada Spurr - 1887 England - 1971 Penetanguishene You won't have to answer a skill testing question to qualify as the new owner, but you will have to prove a connection to the family. Pam Genealogy & History Research Centre > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I did it for my parents, husband and my children- it was wrong chris hunt > [Original Message] > From: Olive Tree Genealogy <olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com> > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Date: 5/18/2007 3:41:33 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Genetics of Eye Colour - 2 good sites > > Here's a couple of good sites about the genetics of eye colour (and > very easy for us laypeople to understand) > > http://www.athro.com/evo/inherit.html > > This site is an interactive site that allows you to figure out eye > colours of children when you know the eye colours of mother and father > > The second site is this one http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/eyecols.html > It explains the basic ideas behind dominant and recessive genes as > they pertain to eye colour. > > All I recall from my genetics course (many years ago!) was that Brown > is dominant (think of it as B) and has lots of melanin in the eye. > Blue is recessive and has only a little bit of melanin (think of it as > b). Gray has some melanin (It's G) > > So to get Brown eyes you can have Bb or BG or BB (B trumps everything > else, it's dominant) > > To get blue eyes you can only have bb > > Gray eyes is GG or Gb > > So two brown eyed parents can produce blue eyed children IF they both > have the recessive "b" gene for blue eyes. (Bb+Bb can produce BB or Bb > or bb children) > > > > > -- > Olive Tree Genealogy > http://olivetreegenealogy.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

To all:- A mixture of vacations, plus very hard to read writing by the enumerators has slowed us down -- but there are many pages in British Columbia. One or two pages daily would help - I have HOW TO memos for anyone wishing to try his/her transcribing at http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/ Also the QUESTIONS near Sign-In have much information. Percentages:- ALBERTA...............................98.11% BRITISH COLUMBIA.............89.28% CAN-SASKATCHEWAN........99.31% [You can see British Columbia needs a few more pages done] Personally, I hope the three provinces will be 100% by Aug. 6, Civic Holiday in many places. Also, I leave for Nova Scotia on Aug. 8 until Aug 21 -- the only bits I want to do DownHome are corrections! One new transcriber is assisting Judy van der Veen in Prince Albert - as mentioned, addresses are added, NO surname or given name due to INK-- to date Garth Ulrich has connected about 75% of the families from the 1910 city directory, etc. IF ANYONE WORKS ON THOSE PAGES in Print Albert - DO NOT CLAIM as Judy, Garth and Jessie have their own system. We could have two provinces 100% next Friday - remember B.C. Thanks to all, including the original Visine Group! Muriel M. Davidson Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CatherineHCrowther Surnames: McDermott, Walsh, Freel, Cuddihy Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.simcoe/855.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary, I found this dialogue interesting. I have the Mara book and the Rama book. Do you know anything more of Bridget McDermott (1814-1861), the first wife of James Freel (1811-1884)? I am a descendant of James McDermott (1810-1886) and Catherine Walsh (1812- ) through their son James (1844-1908) and Mary Cuddahee (1847-1918), and would love to learn more of their siblings and/or roots. Thank you for any thing you might tell me. CHC Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

He was in business from 1897-1923 or 25. There are 2 listings for a B.F. Stewart and a Frank B.Stewart after 1900, one goes to 1923 the other goes to 1925. Jane in Cooksville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: J Draper <jdraper3@cogeco.ca> To: <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 6:05 PM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Need Help > Looking for information on a B. Frank Stewart who was a photographer in the town of Orillia in the late 1800's. If someone has the book on Photographers in Ontario, I would appreciate knowing what it has to say about him. Trying to find the dates of his actual time spent in Orillia. > > Thank you, > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Looking for information on a B. Frank Stewart who was a photographer in the town of Orillia in the late 1800's. If someone has the book on Photographers in Ontario, I would appreciate knowing what it has to say about him. Trying to find the dates of his actual time spent in Orillia. Thank you,

>From the Census he is shown using first name - mis-spelled. Occupation on both shows Photographer and all born in Ontario Source Information: 1901 Census of Canada Subdistrict: Orillia (Town/Ville), SIMCOE (East/Est), ONTARIO District Number: 113 Subdistrict Number: i-3 Archives Microfilm: T-6495 Stewart Bemjemen F. M Head M Sep 21 1869 31 Stewart Florance M. F Wife M May 22 1875 25 Stewart Ermand? F. M Son S Oct 10 1898 2 ........ 1911 Census / Ontario / Simcoe East / 34 Orillia / page 13 Stewart Benjaium M Head M Sep 1869 41 Stewart Florence M F Wife M May 1875 36 Stewart Eamond M Son S Oct 1898 12 Stewart Clifton H M Son S Jun 1902 8 ........ Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 - Registration No. 011389 about Benjamin L Stewart (Initial written as "F") Name: Benjamin L Stewart (Occ: Photographer) Birth Place: Mara Age: 24 Father Name: Duncan Stewart Mother Name: Martha Stewart Estimated birth year: abt 1870 Spouse Name: Florence Mary Whiten Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Orillia Spouse Father Name: George Whiten Spouse Mother Name : Emma Whiten Marriage Date: 29 Aug 1894 Marriage Place: Simcoe Marriage County: Simcoe Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com Witnesses: Robert Orck (?) 7 Alice Whiten, both of Orillia Bride & Groom of Methodist religion and married by Licence. Children: Herbert Clifton Stewart 4 Jun 1902 Male Simcoe - Benjamin Stewart & Florence Mary Whelton Edward Francis Stewart 10 Oct 1898 Male Simcoe - Benjamin F Stewart & Florence Mary Whiten ........ Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 - Registration No. 031787 about Benjamin Francis Stewart Name: Benjamin Francis Stewart Death Date: 3 Dec 1928 (age - 59 yrs 2 mos 12 days) Death Location: Simcoe Gender: Male Estimated birth year: abt 1869 (Sep 21, 1869) Birth Location: Point Mara,Ont Cause of death: Myocardial failure (Lived at death location - 44 years) Father: Duncan Stewart, born Canada Mother: ? Ainsworth, born Canada Informant: Mrs. B.F. Stewart, wife, 220 St. Jean street, Orillia) Burial at Orillia on December 5, 1928 ........ >From the above death registration it appears that Mr. Stewart spent 44 years in Orillia. 1881 Canada Census - Household: THOMPSON Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion Noah THOMPSON M Male German 54 O. <Ontario> Farmer C. Methodist Mary A. THOMPSON M Female English 48 O. <Ontario> C. Methodist Artimas THOMPSON Male German 28 O. <Ontario> C. Methodist Martha THOMPSON Female German 25 O. <Ontario> C. Methodist Mary E. THOMPSON Female German 20 O. <Ontario> C. Methodist James THOMPSON Male German 14 O. <Ontario> C. Methodist B. F. STEWART Male Scottish 11 O. <Ontario> C. Methodist Source Information: Census Place Mara, Ontario North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375881 NA Film Number C-13245 District 133 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 1 Household Number 2 ......... Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 about Mary Ainsworth Name: Mary Ainsworth Birth Place: Canada Residence: Mara Township Age: 23 Father Name: William Ainsworth Mother Name: Phoebe Estimated birth year: 1837 Spouse Name: Duncan Stewart Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Birth Place: Scotland Village (?) Spouse Residence: Mara Township Spouse Estimated Birth Year: 1835 Spouse Father Name: Robert Stewart Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1860 Marriage County: Ontario Family History Library Microfilm: 1030061 Source: Indexed by: Genealogical Research Library .............. Cheers! Doreen ======= From: "J Draper" <jdraper3@cogeco.ca> Reply-To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com To: <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Need Help Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:05:46 -0400 Looking for information on a B. Frank Stewart who was a photographer in the town of Orillia in the late 1800's. If someone has the book on Photographers in Ontario, I would appreciate knowing what it has to say about him. Trying to find the dates of his actual time spent in Orillia. Thank you, _________________________________________________________________ Upgrade to Windows Live Hotmail for free today! www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA151

Hi I have a John McKinnon who died in 1922 in Orillia Twp and his burial is listed on the death certificate as Port Clemens. I can't find a town or a cemetery by that name. Can anyone help? Elaine Robinson Georgetown Ontario Looking for McKinnons in Ontario

Again, will miss this broadcast! Leaving for a couple of weeks to camp, but hopefully someone on the lists can listen and benefit. If you have Scottish roots, listening to BBC Scotland, Orkney or Shetland is a treat. Lauraine BBC Radio Scotland are running a short series on genealogy research (mainly for Scotland) on a Sunday morning at 11am. This is the second series, the first being broadcast about six months ago. There have already been two programmes in the current series. This programme is available to "Listen Again" for a week after initially broadcast. So if you want to listen to last Sunday's programme you'll only be able to get it over the next couple of days. If you have broadband access the quality is pretty good. It should still be OK over a modem, but the quality will be much lower. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/ and follow the link in the left hand menu to "Listen Again".Then scroll down the page to find "Digging Up Your Roots". You can also listen to it as it's broadcast on the internet, or even on a radio if you have one that can tune in to Radio Scotland.

Here is the info source on Adoptions in Ontario: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/geneal/genmajor.htm "Adoptions Until Ontario's Adoption Act (8 April 1921), guardianships (child custody without the right of inheritance) were granted through the Surrogate Court. While not listed in the Indexes, guardianship actions are recorded in the Registers, and later for some Counties, in separate Guardianship Books. For adoption files, you must contact the: Adoption Information Unit Ministry of Community and Social Services 2 Bloor Street West, 24th Floor Toronto, Ontario M7A 1E9 " If you can go to an LDS centre and view the film of the 1891 Census you could look for Tracy to see what surname is used and if there is a reference to his being adopted. By that you can pinpoint the time frame. You might also want to check this site for info on marriage registrations in Alberta. Having a copy of the marriage certificate or licence might also provide more information. http://www.afhs.ab.ca/registry/regab_marr.html ........... Cheers! Doreen ======= From: Tracy <tracwalk@shaw.ca> Reply-To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Hezekiah GILBERT Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:40:30 -0800 <snip> _________________________________________________________________ See Fireworks On Live Image Search http://search.live.com/images/results.aspx?q=Fireworks&mkt=en-ca&FORM=SERNEP

Hi; Thanks for your reply. I have the information you mention; Tracy's middle name is definitely Lawrence. His oldest boy, who also passed away from the Spanish flue in 1918 was named Lawrence Walker. I believe the "G" in the 1911 census was a mistake on the part of the enumerator. Can you tell me where I would go to search adoption records? regards, Tracy walker ----- Original Message ----- From: "D.O. Conlin" <conlin2004@hotmail.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Hezekiah GILBERT > Good Morning: > > The 1881 Census shows Tracy Gilbert living with Thomas Walker and family and > clearly the name Gilbert was used. The Ontario birth records through > Ancestry.ca did not show anything recorded under Gilbert, Beatty or Walker. > Mary-Ann was only 15 when Tracy was born and 1881 Census shows her as a > student, while Hezikiah was 5 years older. > > You show Tracey's middle name as Lawrence, however the 1911 Census in > Alberta shows "G" as his initial. > > Perhaps the adoption process was underway in 1881 and that is why subsequent > documents show Tracy as Walker. There should be an adoption record and > enough time has passed that it would be available... I think. > > Cheers! > > Doreen > ========= > From: Tracy <tracwalk@shaw.ca> > Reply-To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Hezekiah GILBERT > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:18:06 -0800 > > I am looking for someone who can offer information about my great > grandfather, Hezekiah Gilbert, born 31 May, 1860, in Osprey Twp, father > William Gilbert, mother Jerusha Beazer both born and married in England. > Hezekiah married Mary Anne McLean Beatty in 1885, but they had a child, my > grandfather, Tracy Gilbert, born out of wedlock in 1880, at Stanton, Mulmur > Twp. Tracy changed, or had changed, his surname, to Walker sometime after > 1880, and appears on the 1901 Census of Mulmur as Tracey Walker, living with > the John Ewing family, not far from Stanton. As far as I know, he never > lived with his birth parents, though they were married and living close by > and eventually had several more children. Instead, he was raised by his > great uncle, Thomas Walker and wife Margaret, claimed them as his parents > and took their surname. He appears on later census listings as Tracy > Lawrence Walker and died in 1918 at Wetaskiwin AB. > As far as I know, his birthname of Gilbert was not known to any of my > immediate family, and all of his children -- my mother, aunts and uncle -- > are now deceased. I would dearly like to know more about the facts of his > birth, adoption and early life in Mulmur. > > Tracy Walker > > ------------------------------- > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live Hotmail gives you the control you need to help you keep your > e-mail private, safe and secure. See for yourself! > www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA147 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Knowing there is a good deal of interest - on this list - in inherited "defects" I thought I might just toss in a couple of things I happened to pick up about "colour blindness." After WWII, because of the development of the electronics industry, there was a lot of research done into color blindness, mostly resulting in improvements in our ability to detect and "measure" its effects. Certainly, red/green is the most common form but there are an almost infinite number of other color combinations that various people have difficulty distinguishing. So much so that (and this may be just hearsay) that it's possible that the majority of people are "color blind" in some way or another. Now I put "color blind" in quotes here because this includes perception difficulties in distinguishing one shade of a color from another, because - in the strictest sense - this is still color blindness. Fortunately there is far less reliance on color coding in the electronics these days, so work in the industry is not precluded to nearly as many as it used to be. One of the neatest color blindness tests I have ever seen consisted of a simple pack of cards, except they were not printed like normal playing cards each, instead, being a mass of colored dots. The colors of the dots and the pattern of them was carefully contrived so that depending on your particular version of color blindness you would be able to - or not - see a number made up of some of the dots - or even to see different numbers on the same card depending on your particular color distinguishing impediment. It was years ago that I saw these so I don't remember all the details, but I do know I was surprised to find out I was blind to one of the more subtle color combinations. It had never caused me any difficulties - nor has it to this day as far as I know, and I'm sure the knowledge might have been useful - if I hadn't forgotten it almost immediately! :-) On the other hand it might account for those endless "its blue / its green" arguments Chris and I have had about that strange shade of aquamarine. :-) Anyway, the point is that color blindness is not some rare, exotic, condition. There's a good chance you have it. And as to it being hereditary - if you are a member of the human race then yes, you probably have inherited the gene! As an afterthought to this message - I believe I was living in England when all this happened. It hadn't occurred to me before that this could be just a "British" condition but perhaps I should add a "your milage may vary" rider that I have no similar experience here in Canada - although I can't imagine why there would be a significant difference. Malcolm Archive CD Books Canada Inc. President: Malcolm Moody PO Box 11 Manotick Ontario, K4M 1A2 Canada. (613) 692-2667 WEB SITE: http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca > Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:13:39 -0400 > From: "Georgiana Webster" <wwebster5@tampabay.rr.com> > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] color blindness > To: "SIMCOE" <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <002401c7c411$1f632d70$1ba7c844@S0029820157> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Apparently color blindness is most common in the red and green colors. > > During World War II I knew two brothers (twins) who joined the > R.C.A.F. The one became a pilot, but the other, due to having color > blindness was in ground crew, and maintenance of the the planes. > Just a note of interest - I hope, to some people. > Georgiana

Good Morning: The 1881 Census shows Tracy Gilbert living with Thomas Walker and family and clearly the name Gilbert was used. The Ontario birth records through Ancestry.ca did not show anything recorded under Gilbert, Beatty or Walker. Mary-Ann was only 15 when Tracy was born and 1881 Census shows her as a student, while Hezikiah was 5 years older. You show Tracey's middle name as Lawrence, however the 1911 Census in Alberta shows "G" as his initial. Perhaps the adoption process was underway in 1881 and that is why subsequent documents show Tracy as Walker. There should be an adoption record and enough time has passed that it would be available... I think. Cheers! Doreen ========= From: Tracy <tracwalk@shaw.ca> Reply-To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Hezekiah GILBERT Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:18:06 -0800 I am looking for someone who can offer information about my great grandfather, Hezekiah Gilbert, born 31 May, 1860, in Osprey Twp, father William Gilbert, mother Jerusha Beazer both born and married in England. Hezekiah married Mary Anne McLean Beatty in 1885, but they had a child, my grandfather, Tracy Gilbert, born out of wedlock in 1880, at Stanton, Mulmur Twp. Tracy changed, or had changed, his surname, to Walker sometime after 1880, and appears on the 1901 Census of Mulmur as Tracey Walker, living with the John Ewing family, not far from Stanton. As far as I know, he never lived with his birth parents, though they were married and living close by and eventually had several more children. Instead, he was raised by his great uncle, Thomas Walker and wife Margaret, claimed them as his parents and took their surname. He appears on later census listings as Tracy Lawrence Walker and died in 1918 at Wetaskiwin AB. As far as I know, his birthname of Gilbert was not known to any of my immediate family, and all of his children -- my mother, aunts and uncle -- are now deceased. I would dearly like to know more about the facts of his birth, adoption and early life in Mulmur. Tracy Walker ------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail gives you the control you need to help you keep your e-mail private, safe and secure. See for yourself! www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA147

I am looking for someone who can offer information about my great grandfather, Hezekiah Gilbert, born 31 May, 1860, in Osprey Twp, father William Gilbert, mother Jerusha Beazer both born and married in England. Hezekiah married Mary Anne McLean Beatty in 1885, but they had a child, my grandfather, Tracy Gilbert, born out of wedlock in 1880, at Stanton, Mulmur Twp. Tracy changed, or had changed, his surname, to Walker sometime after 1880, and appears on the 1901 Census of Mulmur as Tracey Walker, living with the John Ewing family, not far from Stanton. As far as I know, he never lived with his birth parents, though they were married and living close by and eventually had several more children. Instead, he was raised by his great uncle, Thomas Walker and wife Margaret, claimed them as his parents and took their surname. He appears on later census listings as Tracy Lawrence Walker and died in 1918 at Wetaskiwin AB. As far as I know, his birthname of Gilbert was not known to any of my immediate family, and all of his children -- my mother, aunts and uncle -- are now deceased. I would dearly like to know more about the facts of his birth, adoption and early life in Mulmur. Tracy Walker