Hi Peggy, I hope I'm not suggesting steps already tried, but, have you checked the marriage indexes for Ontario for 1875? Check with your local public library or LDS Family History Centre for this index on microfilm. If they married in 1875, AND if it was registered, it will provide a regisration number (and I think a location?!) with which you can determine which registration microfilm you need to borrow from the Ontario Archives (order through your local libary). The marriage registration should tell you the parents of the bride and groom. (I had a case just like this with a g-g-grandfather in Huron Co.) You might also see if there's a death notice for either William or Jane. Have a look at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/8/12/index-e.html the checklist of Canadian newspapers at for Carman, MB papers. Also, do you know if they are buried in or around Carman? Contact the Manitoba Genealogical Society for cemetery transcriptions at http://www.mts.net/~mgsi/ (home page). Good luck! Let us know Jean S. At 03:02 AM 1/19/06 -0700, you wrote: >CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 8 > >Today's Topics: > #1 William Robert Johnston and Jane R ["p&rgordon" <p&rgordon@telus.net>] > #2 Isabella Lindsay ["Francoise Seguin" > <franseguin@sym] > >Administrivia: >Check out the ONTARIO IRISH new webpage at: >http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/OntarioIrish/ > >Add your names to the Ontario Irish surname registry at: >http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/OntarioIrish/surnames.htm > > >Sending 'unsubscribe' messages to the mailing list, will not work, because >the computer doesn't work that way. Following the below instructions to >unsubscribe from the list: > >To unsubscribe from CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH-D, send a message to > > CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >If you have problem unsubbing from this list, you can contact the >CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH-D list administrator, send mail to >CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > >Please remember when you are replying to the list, to change the subject >to reflect what you are writing about. > > > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:25:33 -0800 >From: "p&rgordon" <p&rgordon@telus.net> >To: CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <001401c61c00$5e5a1ee0$6500a8c0@COMPAQ> >Subject: William Robert Johnston and Jane Russell Spence -William Irish, >Jane born in Ireland >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > >These are my g grandparents. I think, but am not positive, that William >Robert was born Apr 14, 1831 in Ottawa, Carleton County. . Approx. 1875, >he married Jane Russell Spence. Jane would be his second wife, as on the >1881 Canadian Census there is a Belinda who is 18 yr. old and Jane was >27. It is impossible for Jane to be her mother. Can anyone find a record >of his first marriage? Would there be any way to prove that the William >born in 1831 is the same William who married Jane. They were both >Presbyterian. Jane was supposed to be born in Ireland, I don't know >where, on Apr 24, 1855 but of Scotch descent. I wonder if Jane was really >born 1854. Jane's emigration was supposed to be in 1862 according to the >census, so at age 7. Can anyone help me? Can anyone find William and >Jane's marriage in Ontario? They had a son Allan Forest Johnson, born in >Billings Bridge (where is that) Ontario, who died in Carman, >Manitoba. William and Jane moved there later on. There ! >was a Violet Jane, Gertrude, Cora May, Armon Harrington, and Benjamin >James born in Manitoba. Armon is my grandfather. I do so want to find >out more about William and Jane, especially their parents. >Peggy > >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:17:28 -0500 >From: "Francoise Seguin" <franseguin@sympatico.ca> >To: CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <BAYC1-PASMTP036611861ABE5317064357A91C0@CEZ.ICE> >Message-ID: <000601c61ca6$e1a2f5a0$0a02a8c0@Seguin> >Subject: Isabella Lindsay >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > >Would anyone have information on Isabella Lindsay b. abt 1855 in Co. Cavan >Ireland d. 1920 Howick, Huron Co. Ontario, who married William Weir in >1875 in Huron Co. On. Canada, b. 15 Dec 1854, Wentworth On. Canada d. 27 >Nov 1913 Wentworth, Huron Co. On. Canada. They had at least on child David >Lindsay Weir b. 11 Aug 1877 Wentworth, Huron co. On. Canada and d. 5 Dec >1958 Wingham On. Canada. Any info on her parents and/or her children would >be greatly appreciated. thank You in advance for all your hard >work. Thanks Again, Fran