Hi Catherine: I checked the Surrogate and Probate records for Simcoe County 1828 - 1929. I didn't see anything for your Campbell's. I checked the 1861 census though trying to see if I could find the birthplaces of Richard and Mary using the death registrations of their children. I started out by trying to find their marriage registrations for locations. Although I didn't find many of them, I did find a marriage for their daughter, Elizabeth, born abt. 1858 to Edward Duke in York County in 1878. Their residence was in Scarborough and I found the family there in 1881 on the census. Later, I found the marriage for their son, Richard in 1912 to Irene Middleton in Essex County (Windsor), who was living in Detroit, Michigan at the time. He gave his birthplace as New York so I checked and found that his mother, father and family were there in 1900 (Monroe County). I believe they immigrated in either 1891 or 1892. Don't know if this is interest to you but thought I would send it along in case you were still searching for the extended family. Regards, Lynne. > I am looking for birth or marriage information for my ancestors John and Elizabeth (Weir) Campbell, who settled on Conc 7 Lot 17 Oro in 1831 ( John was a retired soldier - 11th Royal Veterans' Bn). He died around 1854/55, since the Oro property was sold by his widow and sons Richard, William, John and James in Feb,1855 (indenture of bargain and sale # 15471 - barrie Registry Office). Elizabeth was shown on the 1861 census as a widow, 67, living on Conc. 6, lot 25, with her son Richard and his wife Mary. (My direct ancestor is her son, William and his wife Mary (Sproule) Campbell.)> > My primary interest is in finding out where in Ireland John and Elizabeth (Weir) Campbell were born, married and lived - and where in Ireland their son William was born (15 May 1822). They were Wesleyan Methodist.> > I would also be interested in finding out the cemetery or cemeteries where John and Elizabeth Campbell are buried (presumably in Simcoe) a will was probated for either of them.> > Finally, I would like to find out when and where in Simcoe their son, William Campbell married Mary Weir (their eldest child, Isabella, was born about 1848, and 5 more children were born in Oro until they moved to Wallace Twp in 1854, shortly after the birth of my gr-grandfather John Noble Campbell).> > If anyone has any info or suggestions for me, they would be greatly appreciated.> > Catherine Campbell> _________________________________________________________________> Introducing the City @ Live! Take a tour!> http://getyourliveid.ca/?icid=LIVEIDENCA006> > ------------------------------> > To contact the CAN-ONT-SIMCOE list administrator, send an email to> CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-admin@rootsweb.com.> > To post a message to the CAN-ONT-SIMCOE mailing list, send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.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> email with no additional text.> > > End of CAN-ONT-SIMCOE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 513> ********************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Read what Santa`s been up to! For all the latest, visit asksantaclaus.spaces.live.com! http://asksantaclaus.spaces.live.com/