Hi Colleen: It gets a little confusing reading about the two Mary Harrington/Herrington ladies. You probably have this info, but for others who may be connected I thought I'd post same as this is Mary Valad Herrington the mother of Francis, not the grandmother. Also the name of James M. Tegart is a rather well-known one in Ontario history. Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 - Registration No. 016290 about Marry Herrington Name: Marry Herrington (widow) Death Date: 2 Jan 1894 (age 80 yrs) Death Location: Simcoe (Division of Essa) Gender: Female Estimated birth year: abt 1814 Birth Location: Montreal,Qc Cause of death: Old age - 1 yr duration Informant: "Francis Herrington her son to the Assessor" Religion: Methodist Date of Registration: March 6, 1894 ... Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 - Registration No. 016009 about Francis Herrington Name: Francis Herrington (farmer) Death Date: 24 Dec 1894 (age "about 50 yrs") Death Location: Simcoe (Division of Essa) Gender: Male Estimated birth year: abt 1844 Birth Location: Lloydtown,Ont Cause of death: pneumonia about 3 weeks duration Religion: Methodist Date of Registration: 1 June 1895 NB: From what other death registrations read for the same time frame, it appears that deaths were reported to the Township Assessor who then filed a notice with the Province for registration. ..... Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 - Registration No. 008394 about James M Tegart Name: James M Tegart (Occ: farmer / widower) Birth Place: Ireland Age: 74 Father Name: James Legart (sic) Mother Name: Jane Legart (sic) Estimated birth year: abt 1801 Spouse Name: Mary Harrington (sic) (widow) Spouse's Age: 60 Spouse Birth Place: France Spouse Father Name: Francis Vallad Spouse Mother Name : Mary Vallad Marriage Date: 8 Apr 1875 Marriage Place: Simcoe (Bond Head) Marriage County: Simcoe Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com Witnesses: Mrs. Johnson & Francis Harrington, both of Bond Head Religion of both parties: Methodist Married by Licence and officiated by Rev. Gee ........... Colleen, have you tried checking the Methodist baptism records? Even though you can't access a Census, the church's records may still be around in Archives. Cheers! Doreen ============ _________________________________________________________________ New Windows Live Hotmail is here. Upgrade for free and get a better look. www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA150