Margaret Olive Best was the name of an Aunt of mine. She went by the name of Olive, so we called her Aunt Olive. She was married to my father's brother, Victor Tomlinson. I was rather young at the time and don't remember that much about her. But I think that I may be able to gather some information about their family together. Please inform the gentleman from Ireland that I think we may be related.

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Pam, I don't know if this could be the same Samuel James Best but there is an obit in The Toronto Star, August 1981 for a man by that name. His late wife's name is Maude who died in 1980 at the age of 86. I think her maiden name was Allen. Could it be the same Samuel but re-married? They are buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. Regards, Lynne. > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:44:06 -0400 > From: Pam Tessier <pamtessier@sympatico.ca> > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] A soldier and Home Child > To: Simcoe List <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP84350D2124D35B479A3B45A25A0@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed > > > Earlier this summer I mentioned to the list that we (Penetanguishene > Museum & Archives) had a visitor from Belfast, Ireland who was looking > for information about a great-uncle who had lived in Simcoe County. I am > pleased to say that we (some listers and I) were able to discover a fair > amount of information about his ancestor and it was mailed to our > visitor last week. > > Samuel James Best and his sister Margaret Olive May Best were both born > in County Down, Ireland. Samuel in 1897 and Margaret in 1900. They were > two of three children born to an unwed woman named Nellie Best. The > third child remained in Ireland and eventually became the grandmother of > our visitor. Early census returns and family lore indicate the family > had a difficult time of it, often living with relatives. Samuel and > Margaret were sent by the Barnardo Home to Canada in 1908 in a group of > 327 children under their care. An 8 year girl and an 11 year old boy > shipped from Ireland to Liverpool to Montreal to Toronto and then to a > farm in Tiny Township to live with complete strangers. Alone. > > Samuel lived with the Downer family on the 1th concession of Tiny and > Margaret, not too far away, on the 13th concession with the McConnell > family. Both were considered "adopted" but who knows what that meant. > > Samuel enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915 and was > eventually sent overseas. He did not list the Downers as his > "next-of-kin" but rather the sister who had remained in Ireland. He gave > her married name and current address so presumably had contact with her. > We have obtained his service record (55 pages) and now know that he was > wounded, contracted the usual diseases of a young man in a foreign > country, was demobilized and returned to Canada in 1919. > Four years after returning, he met and married Mary Brownsward in > Guelph, Ontario. His residence was given as Toronto. What happened to > Samuel James Best after 1923? > > Margaret Olive May remained in Simcoe County and married Victor Dorman > Tomlinson in Midland in 1919. I hope she lived happily ever after but we > do not know her fate. > > If anyone can fill in the later years, I'd like to hear from you. > > Samuel's story will be part of the museum's display for Remembrance Day > this year - a Home Child and a soldier. This year we will be adding some > little known information about soldiers and life in Penetanguishene/ > Midland during World War 2. And, of course, we will have the service > records, photos and uniforms of soldiers of WW1 and WW2. > > Paul Robbins gave us a wonderful enlargement of a 1919 wedding > photograph that will be on display. It was a large wedding and all the > men are in uniform. As some are unidentified, it would be nice if a > visitor could give us names of these veterans. > > If you know something about these families, get back to me ASAP as > Samuel, hopefully, will be the subject of a newspaper article. > > Pam

Hi everyone It's Movie Monday and I've got 2 more Cemetery Walk videos online for you to enjoy. For links to the videos please visit http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com and read today's post. The cemeteries are the new St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery on Highway 12 in Orilla (Video 2 of this cemetery) and Farnham Cemetery in Arkell, Wellington Co. More videos of both cemeteries will be uploaded in the coming weeks. Enjoy! Lorine -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS * Olive Tree Genealogy http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ olivetreegenealogy@rogers.com or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com

Earlier this summer I mentioned to the list that we (Penetanguishene Museum & Archives) had a visitor from Belfast, Ireland who was looking for information about a great-uncle who had lived in Simcoe County. I am pleased to say that we (some listers and I) were able to discover a fair amount of information about his ancestor and it was mailed to our visitor last week. Samuel James Best and his sister Margaret Olive May Best were both born in County Down, Ireland. Samuel in 1897 and Margaret in 1900. They were two of three children born to an unwed woman named Nellie Best. The third child remained in Ireland and eventually became the grandmother of our visitor. Early census returns and family lore indicate the family had a difficult time of it, often living with relatives. Samuel and Margaret were sent by the Barnardo Home to Canada in 1908 in a group of 327 children under their care. An 8 year girl and an 11 year old boy shipped from Ireland to Liverpool to Montreal to Toronto and then to a farm in Tiny Township to live with complete strangers. Alone. Samuel lived with the Downer family on the 1th concession of Tiny and Margaret, not too far away, on the 13th concession with the McConnell family. Both were considered "adopted" but who knows what that meant. Samuel enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915 and was eventually sent overseas. He did not list the Downers as his "next-of-kin" but rather the sister who had remained in Ireland. He gave her married name and current address so presumably had contact with her. We have obtained his service record (55 pages) and now know that he was wounded, contracted the usual diseases of a young man in a foreign country, was demobilized and returned to Canada in 1919. Four years after returning, he met and married Mary Brownsward in Guelph, Ontario. His residence was given as Toronto. What happened to Samuel James Best after 1923? Margaret Olive May remained in Simcoe County and married Victor Dorman Tomlinson in Midland in 1919. I hope she lived happily ever after but we do not know her fate. If anyone can fill in the later years, I'd like to hear from you. Samuel's story will be part of the museum's display for Remembrance Day this year - a Home Child and a soldier. This year we will be adding some little known information about soldiers and life in Penetanguishene/ Midland during World War 2. And, of course, we will have the service records, photos and uniforms of soldiers of WW1 and WW2. Paul Robbins gave us a wonderful enlargement of a 1919 wedding photograph that will be on display. It was a large wedding and all the men are in uniform. As some are unidentified, it would be nice if a visitor could give us names of these veterans. If you know something about these families, get back to me ASAP as Samuel, hopefully, will be the subject of a newspaper article. Pam

Thanks to Claudia, Joan, Debbie and other listers who provided information on my query. My query has been answered and I appreciate all the additional information I received. Sincerely Ivan

Hi, The original is on ancestry but Anna was recorded as Grahan and an initial search using "Graban" did not find it for me. It does looks like Wannover in the copy of the original and was transcribed that way by ancestry but I agree it is probably meant to be Hanover. Debbie > > I tried looking up this marriage on Ancestry but only a transcription of the > index entry is available, not the actual image, so I'm not sure how it could > "clearly" read Wannover unless you have access to the original. But in any > case, as other listers have noted, considering Anna's sister was born in > Normanby Twp. (where Hanover was), & considering Anna's death record lists > her birthplace as Hanover, I think we can conclude that "Wannover" was > either a bad transcription or original misspelling (handwritten H's are > often mistaken for handwritten W's & vice-versa) of Hanover. > > > > On 14 October 2010 08:39, Joan Atkinson <jmatkinson45@yahoo.ca> wrote: > > > According to Alan Rayburn's <Place Names of Ontario> the name Hanover was > > proposed by the first postmaster Abraham Gottwals since many of the first > > settlers came from Germany,. (From the area NOW known as Hannover).. > > Could Hannover have been Wannover previously.? > > Perhaps a German speaking person could help. > > The Graban record is clearly Wannover. > > Joan

I tried looking up this marriage on Ancestry but only a transcription of the index entry is available, not the actual image, so I'm not sure how it could "clearly" read Wannover unless you have access to the original. But in any case, as other listers have noted, considering Anna's sister was born in Normanby Twp. (where Hanover was), & considering Anna's death record lists her birthplace as Hanover, I think we can conclude that "Wannover" was either a bad transcription or original misspelling (handwritten H's are often mistaken for handwritten W's & vice-versa) of Hanover. On 14 October 2010 08:39, Joan Atkinson <jmatkinson45@yahoo.ca> wrote: > According to Alan Rayburn's <Place Names of Ontario> the name Hanover was > proposed by the first postmaster Abraham Gottwals since many of the first > settlers came from Germany,. (From the area NOW known as Hannover).. > Could Hannover have been Wannover previously.? > Perhaps a German speaking person could help. > The Graban record is clearly Wannover. > Joan > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

According to Alan Rayburn's <Place Names of Ontario> the name Hanover was proposed by the first postmaster Abraham Gottwals since many of the first settlers came from Germany,. (From the area NOW known as Hannover).. Could Hannover have been Wannover previously.? Perhaps a German speaking person could help. The Graban record is clearly Wannover.    Joan

Hanover is near the former township of Normanby, Grey County. Since Anna's sister, Margaret Ditson, was born in Normanby Twp (according to her 1910 death record), Hanover seems quite possible. Perhaps the spelling mistake was due to a strong German accent. Nice that the death record also provides her mother's maiden name and father's place of birth. Do you know that Peter Graban and his family are listed in the 1851 census of Canada West (Ontario), Waterloo County and district, Ward 4, page 196? Good luck with your research. Claudia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan Edwards" <islander@personainternet.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location Ivan Edwards wrote: >Hello Listers, > >Marriage registration #009687 (Simcoe) lists my Ggrandmother Anna Graban >as being from Wannover, Nottawasaga . I can't find anything on Wannover >- location etc. Can anyone help . > >Thanks, Ivan Edwards

Ivan Edwards wrote: >Hello Listers, > >Marriage registration #009687 (Simcoe) lists my Ggrandmother Anna Graban >as being from Wannover, Nottawasaga . I can't find anything on Wannover >- location etc. Can anyone help . > >Thanks, Ivan Edwards > >***************** >Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > >Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > >------------------------------- >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 who replied; thank you. I found the death registration and the place of birth was Hanover, Ontario

I looked up Wannover in my 1872 Gazetteer of British North America but there was no such place. I also searched the 1871 census for an Anna or Annie Graban. The closest I came was an Annie Gribben, aged 25, living with her widowed mother Margaret & her brother Thomas, in Guelph, Wellington Co. Margaret was born in Ireland & the children in Ontario; all were Roman Catholic. Margaret & Annie are listed as tailoresses, & Thomas as a carpenter. Does this help? ----- Original Message ----- From: <rondal@sympatico.ca> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location of Wannover > The marriage registration has where born and then where living. Born > Wannover living in Nottawasaga. It could be born Hanover living in > Nottawasaga when she married. > > Ron > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Jan Briggs-McGowan" <jbmcg@sympatico.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:12 AM > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location of Wannover > >> Unless the old boundaries put Hanover in Simcoe County Hanover is in Grey >> County, a long way from Nottawasaga Twp. >> Jan >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Colleen Andrews" <andrews.colleen@gmail.com> >> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:37 AM >> Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location >> >> >>> Could it be a mistranscription for Hanover? >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ivan Edwards" <islander@personainternet.com> >>> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:54 PM >>> Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location >>> >>> >>>> Hello Listers, >>>> >>>> Marriage registration #009687 (Simcoe) lists my Ggrandmother Anna >>>> Graban >>>> as being from Wannover, Nottawasaga . I can't find anything on >>>> Wannover >>>> - location etc. Can anyone help . >>>> >>>> Thanks, Ivan Edwards >>>> >>>> ***************** >>>> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy >>>> >>>> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>> >>> ***************** >>> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy >>> >>> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 26 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional version does not have this message >> >> >> ***************** >> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy >> >> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

The marriage registration has where born and then where living. Born Wannover living in Nottawasaga. It could be born Hanover living in Nottawasaga when she married. Ron -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jan Briggs-McGowan" <jbmcg@sympatico.ca> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:12 AM To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location of Wannover > Unless the old boundaries put Hanover in Simcoe County Hanover is in Grey > County, a long way from Nottawasaga Twp. > Jan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colleen Andrews" <andrews.colleen@gmail.com> > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:37 AM > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location > > >> Could it be a mistranscription for Hanover? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ivan Edwards" <islander@personainternet.com> >> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:54 PM >> Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location >> >> >>> Hello Listers, >>> >>> Marriage registration #009687 (Simcoe) lists my Ggrandmother Anna Graban >>> as being from Wannover, Nottawasaga . I can't find anything on Wannover >>> - location etc. Can anyone help . >>> >>> Thanks, Ivan Edwards >>> >>> ***************** >>> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy >>> >>> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> >> ***************** >> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy >> >> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 26 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Unless the old boundaries put Hanover in Simcoe County Hanover is in Grey County, a long way from Nottawasaga Twp. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Andrews" <andrews.colleen@gmail.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location > Could it be a mistranscription for Hanover? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ivan Edwards" <islander@personainternet.com> > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:54 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location > > >> Hello Listers, >> >> Marriage registration #009687 (Simcoe) lists my Ggrandmother Anna Graban >> as being from Wannover, Nottawasaga . I can't find anything on Wannover >> - location etc. Can anyone help . >> >> Thanks, Ivan Edwards >> >> ***************** >> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy >> >> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 26 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Could it be a mistranscription for Hanover? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan Edwards" <islander@personainternet.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:54 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] location > Hello Listers, > > Marriage registration #009687 (Simcoe) lists my Ggrandmother Anna Graban > as being from Wannover, Nottawasaga . I can't find anything on Wannover > - location etc. Can anyone help . > > Thanks, Ivan Edwards > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hello Listers, Marriage registration #009687 (Simcoe) lists my Ggrandmother Anna Graban as being from Wannover, Nottawasaga . I can't find anything on Wannover - location etc. Can anyone help . Thanks, Ivan Edwards

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Trusting that everybody is having a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. The weather is superb - it couldn't have been ordered any better. On that note, I thought I'd pass on some weather notes recorded many years ago by Mr. W.H. HEWSON of Penetanguishene - lawyer, town clerk, and keeper of detailed day ledgers. For that I thank him as I've had the fortune to review and transcribe many of them. There are very few, if any, families in the area in the late 19th and early 20th century who Mr. Hewson did not have some dealings with. Whether it was a lease agreement, mortgage transaction, police / court transactions, etc., Mr. Hewson was the "go-to guy". In one ledger, dated from 1926 to 1933, his daily notes also included a brief weather report. So, for your entertainment - a summary of the weather from October 11 1928, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33. Including names of folks he did transactions for on that particular day. October 11 1928 "Very fine". His appointments that day included Mrs Louise Cecile PAYETTE (Mrs. W.F. PAYETTE), 101 De Montigny Street, Wrightville, Hull, P.Q.; Edgar MOREAU (re Paul's Produce); Harriet TUTON (estate of), including a deed to D.S. PRATT; Napoleon BELCOURT regarding Franklin Earnest FENNELL. October 11 1929 "Frost again at night. Today fine and milder with south east wind." A light day - dealing with the CHARLEBOIS estate (rent from Wilf FORGET); Em. PAUZE regarding a lease from Paul DUPUIS. October 11 1930 "Very fine and warm." This particular October 11 was on a Saturday, yet Mr. Hewson still had a fairly full day. H.G. TODD regarding a claim to Jos. LESAUX and Henry DORION; Oliva QUESNELLE regarding his will; Mrs. Annie CUFF regarding her will; D.F. BRYNE re Art BINGHAM; Leslie H. SPRING regarding John C. PARNELL. October 11 1931 was a Sunday and no entries for the day. However, the weather report was done on Tuesday the 13th stating "Rain Saturday night and Sunday morning. Clearing about 10 a.m., turning fine, but high winds. Monday - Thanksgiving Day. And today very fine, warmer and exceptionally clear and bright". As mentioned, no transactions on that Sunday. October 11 1932 "Fresh west wind - rain with showers and much colder." His appointments that day included Alph. PAUZE regarding rental of a house to Albert ROBILLARD; J.T. PAYETTE regarding Mssrs THOMPSON and FARLEY re sale of "Vigilant". October 11 1933 "Fine and warmer". Light day - only one entry J.B. LALONDE. Hope you enjoy this bit of trivia. As you can see, ledgers such as this provide some interesting material; not only a bit of weather lore, but also day to day dealings with many familiar folks; it can be helpful when trying to locate some kin beyond the times of the assorted census material available etc. Deborah

Good day listers and Happy Thanksgiving one and all. I decided to take a deep breath and plunge into the CRAWFORD ancestry of my husband once again. This was a large family, with a name that is not that uncommon and presents the usual challenges associated with such. However - because it is such a large family, and there are still many, many descendants in the area, I thought I'd take a chance and post what little I do know and see if it sounds familiar to anyone. Here's what I have so far - Thomas CRAWFORD and Margaret O'HARA (also referred to as Mary Margaret O'HARA) lived in Tiny Township for much or all of their married life; they can be found in census records. MS248_02 shows a marriage on 28 November 1842 for a Thomas CRAWFORD of Medonte and a Margaret O'HARA of Flos, by banns, in Flos. Is this MY Thomas & Margaret? Not sure; but the timing is favorable. Over the years they have 12 children Arthur, Mathilda, Mary Ann, James, Thomas, John, Clementine Frances, Catherine, William Osborne, George Edward, Margaret and Abraham. You can see why there are many descendants in the area. Most of the children grew up and married. Some of their children settled in the Wyevale area, many stayed in the Tiny Township (Wyebridge) area; coincidentally just south of where we have lived for the past 14 years; our property is mere metres away from where theirs was. My question to you is, does anyone out there recognize Thomas and Margaret? I have had no luck tracing their origins. I have seen Thomas' birth year listed as c 1813 in Canada West; Margaret's as c 1824 in Ireland. No definitive source for this though. In some census records they are both listed as Irish, in the 1881 census Scottish origin is indicated. To add to the confusion, I've even seen German listed as origin. According to the Georgian Bay Heritage League file at the Penetanguishene Centennial Museum, Thomas served as a private with the Penetang Volunteers in December of 1837. Anglican is commonly listed as religion and some of their children were baptised at St. James' on the Line in Penetanguishene. I'd love to hear from anyone who has studied this couple; just to compare notes and ideas. My interest is in the Crawford gang only for now - I have a fair bit of information on the childrens' marriages etc., my goal is to attempt to go backwards to Thomas & Margaret's ancestry. Enjoy this fantastic weekend folks. Thanks for listening! Deborah Crawford

Hi Paul: >From what I understand, the book that was put together with the quilt is available. The one you are referring to has not yet been published. I'm sure they will announce it on the Home Children's mailing list when it becomes available. Regards, Lynne. > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:21:10 -0400 > From: "Paul Robins" <robins0379@rogers.com> > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] FEGAN & MARIA RYE HOME CHILD RECORDS > To: <echarris@ican.net>, <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <3648C7EFB98244A4840A926F45F35C6E@HPa6040nCU> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THE BOOK, on The British Home Children, has been > published, is available for sale, and where it can be obtained. AND HOW > MUCH, to have one mailed directly to me ????? > > Paul A. Robins,