Thanks, that was merely intended as a caution. I have all my dates from then. My grandfather died at age 92 in 1978 and my grandmother didn't die until 11 years later at age 98. Every phone book entry after his death was the same as before, even though she continued to live in the same house until a few days before her death. She was admitted to the hospital for the first time in her life with a broken hip and died a few days after. -- Glen Johnson Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wmjohnson1832 -----Original Message----- From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jackie Serna Sent: July 21, 2007 5:10 PM To: ontario@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Toronto Reference Library Glen, if you have a death date in 1949 I could check the Toronto Star for an obit. Jackie Glen Johnson wrote: >OK, but my grandmother never changed the telephone entry after my >grandfather died. So the directory entry could continue to read Sidney, or >just "S". >Glen Johnson >Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada > >

Glen, if you have a death date in 1949 I could check the Toronto Star for an obit. Jackie Glen Johnson wrote: >OK, but my grandmother never changed the telephone entry after my >grandfather died. So the directory entry could continue to read Sidney, or >just "S". >Glen Johnson >Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada > >

OK, but my grandmother never changed the telephone entry after my grandfather died. So the directory entry could continue to read Sidney, or just "S". -- Glen Johnson Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wmjohnson1832 -----Original Message----- From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gail Collins Sent: July 21, 2007 11:02 AM To: ONTARIO@rootsweb.com Subject: [ONTARIO] Toronto Reference Library The Toronto Reference Library has an ''online form'' for queries. Besides Toronto they have many city directories for across Ontario . (maybe other provinces - maybe others on the list can address this?) http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ask_index.jsp they will search 3 city directories in a 5 min time span. When you get your answer - send in another 'online' request. It's usually same day response and is a good way to keep track of people. Ask for lookups for Jane Biggs. It probably will say in brackets (wid Sidney). When her name no long appears in the directories, she most likely had died and gives you a timeframe to search for her burial. Another question for the readership "What other resources will the Toronto Library lookup? - do they have an alpha index file (mostly for b m d's) - if you have a death date will they search the newspaper for you? (thank you, GAIL) Good Luck Ruth ************************************************ >From: "Ruth Croft" <Ruth@brum38.fsnet.co.uk> Subject: [ONTARIO] Biggs family in Toronto from 1911 The family name is BIGGS, Dad was Sidney who died in 1949 in Leaside, Toronto age 79. This is from his army record - the Pensions people are very efficient! What happened to his wife Jane Harriet, nee Clapham? She was my Grandmother's little sister, and born in Bangalore in 1870. Matthew married Gwendoline Rose SMITH in 1919, and Charles married Bertha Evelyn HOWE in 1922, both in Toronto. Charles and his wife went to Rhode Island on a business trip in July 1940: they were then living at 144, Hopedale Avenue, Toronto. *********** Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Toronto Reference Library has an ''online form'' for queries. Besides Toronto they have many city directories for across Ontario . (maybe other provinces - maybe others on the list can address this?) http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ask_index.jsp they will search 3 city directories in a 5 min time span. When you get your answer - send in another 'online' request. It's usually same day response and is a good way to keep track of people. Ask for lookups for Jane Biggs. It probably will say in brackets (wid Sidney). When her name no long appears in the directories, she most likely had died and gives you a timeframe to search for her burial. Another question for the readership "What other resources will the Toronto Library lookup? - do they have an alpha index file (mostly for b m d's) - if you have a death date will they search the newspaper for you? (thank you, GAIL) Good Luck Ruth ************************************************ >From: "Ruth Croft" <Ruth@brum38.fsnet.co.uk> Subject: [ONTARIO] Biggs family in Toronto from 1911 The family name is BIGGS, Dad was Sidney who died in 1949 in Leaside, Toronto age 79. This is from his army record - the Pensions people are very efficient! What happened to his wife Jane Harriet, nee Clapham? She was my Grandmother's little sister, and born in Bangalore in 1870. Matthew married Gwendoline Rose SMITH in 1919, and Charles married Bertha Evelyn HOWE in 1922, both in Toronto. Charles and his wife went to Rhode Island on a business trip in July 1940: they were then living at 144, Hopedale Avenue, Toronto.

I looked through Ancestry for a death registration for Jane Harriet Biggs but did not find anything, so the deaths must have been after 1932. You might consider writing to Mount Pleasant Cemetery for interrment information. See: http://www.mountpleasantgroupofcemeteries.ca/our_cemeteries/ Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 -Registration No. 005797 about Matthew Harrison Biggs Name: Matthew Harrison Biggs Birth Place: Bangalore India Age: 23 Father Name: Sydney Biggs Mother Name: Jane Harriet Clapham Biggs Estimated birth year: abt 1896 Spouse Name: Gwendoline Rose Smith Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: Hythe Kent England Spouse Father Name: Albert Smith Spouse Mother Name : Amelia Wood Marriage Date: 29 Oct 1919 Marriage Place: York Marriage County: York Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 -Registration No. 023835 about Charles Oswald Biggs Name: Charles Oswald Biggs Birth Place: Ind Age: 23 Father Name: Sydney Biggs Mother Name: Jane Harriett Clapham Biggs Estimated birth year: abt 1899 Spouse Name: Bertha Evelyn Howe Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Place: England Spouse Father Name: George Howe Spouse Mother Name : Eliz Helen Goodman Howe Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1922 Marriage Place: York Marriage County: York Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com Unfortunately birth records for any children of M.C. & C.O. aren't available as the cut-off through Ancestry is 1907. Their children, if alive, would likely be in their 80's now, with families of their own. There are 15 families listed for telephone/address with the "Biggs" surname in Toronto - see: http://findaperson.canada411.ca/ You might consider a short term subscription to Pages of the Past which is from the Toronto Star - http://pagesofthepast.ca/ Another newspaper source, which is free online, is Paper of Record; you might find some references there: www.paperofrecord.org. You have to subscribe with an email and they provide a password, but no fee.... as yet. Good Luck Doreen ========= >From: "Ruth Croft" <Ruth@brum38.fsnet.co.uk> >Reply-To: ontario@rootsweb.com >To: <ONTARIO@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [ONTARIO] Biggs family in Toronto from 1911 >Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:47:13 +0100 > >I'm in England so Hello to those across the pond! ><snip> _________________________________________________________________ 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

I'm in England so Hello to those across the pond! I've recently discovered that a relative went to live in Toronto with her husband and 2 sons. In 1915, her husband re-enlisted in the CEF after 21 years in the 19th Hussars, followed in 1916 and 1918 by the 2 sons. They all came home safely, and the sons married in 1919 and 1922. The family name is BIGGS, Dad was Sidney who died in 1949 in Leaside, Toronto age 79. This is from his army record - the Pensions people are very efficient! What happened to his wife Jane Harriet, nee Clapham? She was my Grandmother's little sister, and born in Bangalore in 1870. Their sons were Matthew Harrison and Charles Oswald, born in 1896 and 1898 in India. Matthew married Gwendoline Rose SMITH in 1919, and Charles married Bertha Evelyn HOWE in 1922, both in Toronto. Charles and his wife went to Rhode Island on a business trip in July 1940: they were then living at 144, Hopedale Avenue, Toronto. I would be so pleased to make contact with anyone with links to this family. I would be very happy to share my research with a new 'cousin';-)) Ruth in Brum (Birmingham, England - currently rather wet....)

I don't know, sounds a possibility. thanks, dot ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Need parents of Francois Demers and Elisabeth Gauthier. They were married at Renfrew, Ontario, St. Francois Xavier Church. Not sure of time frame, but they had a son Francois who married Julianne Vallier Jan 21 1885. Thank you, Dot ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Do you have Francois and Elisabeth on the 1881 census? I found this death but am not sure if it is yours as you didn't mention an approximate birth year: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 County of Prescott, Division of East Hawkesbury Name: Francois Demers Death Date: 27 Oct 1887 Death Location: Prescott Occupation: Farmer Gender: Male Age: 92 Estimated birth year: abt 1795 Birth Location: St Joseph Du Lac, QU Cause: Senectus??, 2 years --perhaps senility?? Informant: Francois Demers, Jr, son of the deceased, farmer at St. Eugene Religion: RC Reg. #014381 So you may have to look in Quebec records to see if you can find a birth/baptism. This looks like the family on the 1881 census, matches with age and location recorded on the death reg. Perhaps Francois, Jr was married twice as you said he married Elisabeth in 1885. 1881: Francis DUMAIS M Male French 50 Quebec Cultivateur Catholique Julienne DUMAIS M Female French 39 Quebec Catholique Francis DUMAIS Male French 19 Quebec Voyageur Catholique Amede DUMAIS Male French 16 Quebec Cultivateur Catholique Levina DUMAIS Female French 15 Quebec Catholique Delima DUMAIS Female French 15 Quebec Catholique Marcelline DUMAIS Female French 14 Quebec Catholique Julienne DUMAIS Female French 12 Quebec Catholique Georgina DUMAIS Female French 10 Quebec Catholique Marguerite DUMAIS Female French 8 Quebec Catholique Michel DUMAIS Female French 5 Quebec Catholique Celima DUMAIS Female French 3 Quebec Catholique Clara DUMAIS Female French <1 Born: Dec; 4/12 Quebec Catholique Francois DUMAIS M Male French 85 Quebec Cultivateur Catholique Genevieve DUMAIS M Female French 72 Quebec Catholique Source Information: Census Place Hawkesbury East, Prescott, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375864 NA Film Number C-13228 District 103 Sub-district A Division 1 Page Number 55 Household Number 231 They must have just moved from Quebec as all the children were born there. Marg in Sunny Alberta Dhazvt@aol.com wrote: >Need parents of Francois Demers and Elisabeth Gauthier. They were married at >Renfrew, Ontario, St. Francois Xavier Church. Not sure of time frame, but >they had a son Francois who married Julianne Vallier >Jan 21 1885. > >Thank you, Dot > > > >************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at >http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > >*********** >Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >__________ NOD32 2408 (20070719) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.eset.com > > > > >

I found out how.......under properties and appearance...it's under EFFECTS...who would have guessed...thanks to those of you who helped! Barb G. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Gillon" <lewisroots@msn.com> To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:27 PM Subject: [ONTARIO] Need help with desktop > Would SKS on this list help me out with how to make the icons on my > desktop > larger...and also how to make Windows print larger? I just had to > reformat > and start over and I don't remember how to do these things. > > Thank you > Barb G. > > > *********** > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Barbara To make your Desktop Icons larger, click on a blank space on the Desktop, then in the menu, click on Properties, then appearance. In the box that appears go down to where it has Items with a space below it with an arrow. Click on that, and pick Icon . Then to the right of that you can pick the size that you want your Icons to be. I am not sure where you would change the print size. Carol Lylyk Calgary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Gillon" <lewisroots@msn.com> To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:27 PM Subject: [ONTARIO] Need help with desktop | Would SKS on this list help me out with how to make the icons on my desktop | larger...and also how to make Windows print larger? I just had to reformat | and start over and I don't remember how to do these things. | | Thank you | Barb G. | | | *********** | Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message |

Would SKS on this list help me out with how to make the icons on my desktop larger...and also how to make Windows print larger? I just had to reformat and start over and I don't remember how to do these things. Thank you Barb G.

Well done Marg!! Doreen ========= >From: Marg McFarlane <mmcfarla@telusplanet.net> >Reply-To: ontario@rootsweb.com >To: gmattins@rogers.com, ontario@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Thomas Luxton + Sarah Thornthwaite >Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:18:30 -0600 > >Hi: > >Am joining this thread in mid-stream so you may already have: > >Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 >County of Essex, Division of Windsor >Name: Charles W Luxton, divorced, hotel keeper, Anglican, resides Bay >City, Michigan >Age: 44 >Father Name: Thomas Luxton, harnessmaker >Mother Name: Sarah Thornthwaite >Estimated birth year: abt 1866 >Spouse Name: Margaret Van West, widow, resides Bay City, Michigan, Roman >Catholic >Spouse's Age: 44 >Spouse Father Name: James Goyeau. lumberman >Spouse Mother Name : Rosanne Benson >Marriage Date: 23 Feb 1910 >Marriage Place: Windsor, Essex >Witnesses: Elizabeth Acheson, Goderich, and Gertrude Smith, Windsor >Minister: F. W. Hollinrake, Windsor >Reg. #008314 > >Unfortunately, the above marriage came at a time when Place of birth was >not on the form. Son Charles is listed with the family on the 1870, >1880 US census further down this email. > >1910 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay Ward 2 > >District 38, sheet 4A, April 21, 1910: > >Charles W Luxton Head 44 Born Michigan, father born England, >mother Born Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia is crossed out and Canada >Englich substituted Married for the second time for 1 year Hotel >Keeper >Maggie Luxton Wife 44 Self and parents born Canada >Emigrated in 1879 Married for the 3rd time for 1 year, has borne 5 >children, 4 still living >Peter Van West Step-son 14 Born Michigan, father born Holland, >mother born Canada >Helen Van West Step-dau 9 Same > >1920 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay Ward 2 > >District 57, sheet 11B, January 12, 1920: > >Charles W Luxton Head 54 MI ENG CAN Manager ____ >Margaret Luxton Wife 55 CAN CAN CAN Emig 1878, nat 1885 >Ellen Vanert Step-dau 18 MI HOLLAND CAN >Rosan Gokey Mother-in-Law Widow 76 Emig 1878, nat 1884 > >1930 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay City > District >6, sheet 10A, April 12, 1930: > >Margaret Luxton Head Widow 64 Was married for the first time >at age 16 Self and parents born French Canada Emig 1880, nat > >Bay City directory for 1884-5 : > >LUXTON, Thomas - Propr Luxton House northeast corner of 32d and Harrison >LUXTON, Charles - Bartender T. Luxton, boards same >LUXTON, John - laborer, boards 217 Mercer >LUXTON, William - laborer Dolsen, Chapman & Co., boards 217 Mercer > >1900 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Huron > Caseville > >District 4, sheet 3B, June 6, 1900: > >Henry Luxton Head 30 January, 1870 MI ENG Nova Scotia >Day laborer >Rose Luxton Wife 24 April, 1876 MI GER GER >Ernest Luxton Son 1 May, 1889 MI MI MI > >Thomas Luxton Head 68 March, 1832 Married 43 years Self >and parents born England Emigrated to the US in 1864, naturalized >Harnessmaker >Sarah Luxton Wife 57 May, 1843 Married 43 years, >has borne 8 children, 7 still living born Nova Scotia parents born >England Emigrated to US in 1864 >Lola Carpenter GrDau 14 November, 1885 born Michigan, father >born MI, mother born Canada At school >Hattie A Carpenter GrDau 13 March, 1887 born Michigan, father born >MI, mother born Canada At school > >1910 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay Ward 2 > >District 38, sheet 16A, April 29, 1910: > >Sarah A Luxton Head Widow 67 born Nova Scotia Parents born >England Emig to US in 1864 >James M Luxton Son Single 34 born MI Father born >England, mother born Nova Scotia Dredge Engineer > >Henry & Rose are also still in Bay City. I imagine you already have the >1910 census for them. Family members: > >Henry Luxton 40 >Rose Luxton 33 >Ernest Luxton 10 >James Luxton 9 >Elsie Luxton 6 >Edward Luxton 2 >Effie Luxton 2/12 > >Also in Bay City: > >William T Luxton 43 born Canada, father born England, mother born at sea >Lola L Luxton 38 >Orena Luxton 9 > >and here are Thomas and Sarah in 1880, spelling as indexed: > >Thomas LUNTON Self M Male W 49 ENG > U. S. Mail Carrier ENG ENG > Sarah LUNTON Wife M Female W 40 > NOVA SCOTIA Keeping House ENG ENG > John LUNTON Son S Male W 22 CAN > Mail Carrier ENG NOVA SCOTIA > Annie LUNTON Dau S Female W 19 CAN > At Home ENG NOVA SCOTIA > Ema LUNTON Dau S Female W 16 CAN > School Teacher ENG NOVA SCOTIA > Charles LUNTON Son S Male W 14 MI > At School ENG NOVA SCOTIA > Effa LUNTON Dau S Female W 12 MI > At School ENG NOVA SCOTIA > Henry LUNTON Son S Male W 10 MI > At School ENG NOVA SCOTIA > Frederick LUNTON Son S Male W 6 MI > ENG NOVA SCOTIA > James LUNTON Son S Male W 4 MI > ENG NOVA SCOTIA > >Source Information: > Census Place Sebewaing, Huron, Michigan > Family History Library Film 1254582 > NA Film Number T9-0582 > Page Number 185A > >and in 1870: > >1870 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay City, Page 127, >June 24, 1870: > >Spelling as Indexed: > >LIRTON, Thomas 39 Harnessmaker born England Parents both foreign >born Has real estate worth $3000 Has personal goods worth $3000 > Sarah 31 Keeping house born Nova Scotia >Parents both foreign born > John 12 CAN > Anna 9 CAN > Emma 6 CAN > Charlie 4 MI > Eddie 2 MI ---Should >be Effie according to 1880 census but original says Eddie, female > Henry 6 months MI > >Some Luxton entries: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/search.htm > >Scroll down and type Luxton in the search box. Don't select a County >for a wider search. > >There are a couple of Thomas Luxton's born abt 1832ish on the 1851 >Canada West (Ontario) census: > >1851 census of 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, >and Nova Scotia >DISTRICT: Huron County District Number: 16 Sub-District: Usborne >Sub-District Number: 137 Page: 49 Line: 45 Roll: C_11728 Schedule: A : > >LUXTON, John Farmer born ENG Episcopalian 47 Married Log house > Ann >ENG 35 Married > John Laborer ENG >22 Single > Thomas " ENG >20 Single > William " ENG > 18 Single > Margaret ENG >16 Single > Sophia >ENG 14 Single > Richard >ENG 10 > Henry or Harry? ENG 7 > >and: > >1851 census of DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 >Sub-District: Ingersoll village, Sub-District Number: 267 Page: 39 >Line: 12 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A: > >Thomas Luxton Saddler born England Episcopalian age 18 Single > >He appears to be living with a Hoffman family. Perhaps this one is >yours as his occupation is Saddler and on later censi he was a >harnessmaker. Just a thought. Age on this 1851 census may vary by a >year or two as the age question was "age at next birthday". Also, some >locations didn't get this census done until 1852. > >I didn't find Sarah Thornthwaite on the 1851 census but many census >areas' original pages are missing and therefore not indexed. > >Marg in Sunny Alberta > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >*********** >Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at >http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ 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

I checked Ancestry.ca and did not find a marriage registration in Ontario between John Luxton/Loxton and Sarah Thornthwaite/Thornwaite. Sarah Luxton should show up in this census if she didn't die until 1917. The 1881 Canada Census shows only the following persons: 1. Sarah LUXTON - 1881 Canadian Census / Ontario Gender: Female Birth: <1821> Ireland (Spouse: George; Lindsay - Victoria South county) 2. Sarah LUXTON - 1881 Canadian Census / Ontario Gender: Female Birth: <1843> England (Spouse: George; Muskoka) 3. Sarah LUXTON - 1881 Canadian Census / Ontario Gender: Female Birth: <1862> England (Spouse: John; Wellington North county - Sarah died 1886) ......... There is no Sarah Luxton with a birthdate of 1839 in the Canada Census of 1901. However there is a Susan Luxton in Elgin Co., with a birthdate of 1827; this person died in 1911. Perhaps you were given some mis-information as there is this in the 1901 Census for NS: Source Information: 1901 Census of Canada Subdistrict: Kempt, SHELBURNE & QUEENS, NOVA SCOTIA District Number: 40 Subdistrict Number: y Archives Microfilm: T-6456 Luxton John M Head M Aug 8 1827 73 Luxton Margaret F Wife M Jan 7 1838 63 nb: This John Luxton was born in England and arrived in Canada in 1828 - occupation: farmer. His wife was born in NS. Living nearby to the above couple were the following two couples: Luxton Henry M Head W Aug 8 1825 75 Luxton Adelia M F Daughter S Mar 8 1866 35 Luxton Samuel M Head M Mar 6 1859 42 Luxton Lizzie W F Wife M Apr 15 1877 23 nb: Henry was also born in England and arrived in Canada in 1828 - also a farmer. ======== Cheers! Doreen ======= _________________________________________________________________ See Fireworks On Live Image Search http://search.live.com/images/results.aspx?q=Fireworks&mkt=en-ca&FORM=SERNEP

We believe that he married my wife's cousin, cellist Joyce Feldtmann (also SANDS) in Belgium in the 1920s - their daughter Barbara was born there in 1929. Professor Michael Hornyasky of Brock University is Barbara's brother. The family moved to Canada in 1929, and Nicholas died in 1965. Joyce died in 1984 in Victoria BC. The strands of this story move from Australia to England to Belgium to Canada - and to South Africa where Joyce's parents married and she visited in the late 1930s. Please help us to untangle the strands. Brian Fleming Melbourne

Gerry the Elgin Co. OGS has a terrific, searchable, online Site. Access to transcriptions, newspapers, etc.....just type in Elgin Co OGS and search. Also, been awhile since I left Nova Scotia, but think "maybe" you're Pugwater should be Pugwash...

Hi: Am joining this thread in mid-stream so you may already have: Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 County of Essex, Division of Windsor Name: Charles W Luxton, divorced, hotel keeper, Anglican, resides Bay City, Michigan Age: 44 Father Name: Thomas Luxton, harnessmaker Mother Name: Sarah Thornthwaite Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Spouse Name: Margaret Van West, widow, resides Bay City, Michigan, Roman Catholic Spouse's Age: 44 Spouse Father Name: James Goyeau. lumberman Spouse Mother Name : Rosanne Benson Marriage Date: 23 Feb 1910 Marriage Place: Windsor, Essex Witnesses: Elizabeth Acheson, Goderich, and Gertrude Smith, Windsor Minister: F. W. Hollinrake, Windsor Reg. #008314 Unfortunately, the above marriage came at a time when Place of birth was not on the form. Son Charles is listed with the family on the 1870, 1880 US census further down this email. 1910 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay Ward 2 > District 38, sheet 4A, April 21, 1910: Charles W Luxton Head 44 Born Michigan, father born England, mother Born Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia is crossed out and Canada Englich substituted Married for the second time for 1 year Hotel Keeper Maggie Luxton Wife 44 Self and parents born Canada Emigrated in 1879 Married for the 3rd time for 1 year, has borne 5 children, 4 still living Peter Van West Step-son 14 Born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born Canada Helen Van West Step-dau 9 Same 1920 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay Ward 2 > District 57, sheet 11B, January 12, 1920: Charles W Luxton Head 54 MI ENG CAN Manager ____ Margaret Luxton Wife 55 CAN CAN CAN Emig 1878, nat 1885 Ellen Vanert Step-dau 18 MI HOLLAND CAN Rosan Gokey Mother-in-Law Widow 76 Emig 1878, nat 1884 1930 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay City > District 6, sheet 10A, April 12, 1930: Margaret Luxton Head Widow 64 Was married for the first time at age 16 Self and parents born French Canada Emig 1880, nat Bay City directory for 1884-5 : LUXTON, Thomas - Propr Luxton House northeast corner of 32d and Harrison LUXTON, Charles - Bartender T. Luxton, boards same LUXTON, John - laborer, boards 217 Mercer LUXTON, William - laborer Dolsen, Chapman & Co., boards 217 Mercer 1900 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Huron > Caseville > District 4, sheet 3B, June 6, 1900: Henry Luxton Head 30 January, 1870 MI ENG Nova Scotia Day laborer Rose Luxton Wife 24 April, 1876 MI GER GER Ernest Luxton Son 1 May, 1889 MI MI MI Thomas Luxton Head 68 March, 1832 Married 43 years Self and parents born England Emigrated to the US in 1864, naturalized Harnessmaker Sarah Luxton Wife 57 May, 1843 Married 43 years, has borne 8 children, 7 still living born Nova Scotia parents born England Emigrated to US in 1864 Lola Carpenter GrDau 14 November, 1885 born Michigan, father born MI, mother born Canada At school Hattie A Carpenter GrDau 13 March, 1887 born Michigan, father born MI, mother born Canada At school 1910 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay Ward 2 > District 38, sheet 16A, April 29, 1910: Sarah A Luxton Head Widow 67 born Nova Scotia Parents born England Emig to US in 1864 James M Luxton Son Single 34 born MI Father born England, mother born Nova Scotia Dredge Engineer Henry & Rose are also still in Bay City. I imagine you already have the 1910 census for them. Family members: Henry Luxton 40 Rose Luxton 33 Ernest Luxton 10 James Luxton 9 Elsie Luxton 6 Edward Luxton 2 Effie Luxton 2/12 Also in Bay City: William T Luxton 43 born Canada, father born England, mother born at sea Lola L Luxton 38 Orena Luxton 9 and here are Thomas and Sarah in 1880, spelling as indexed: Thomas LUNTON Self M Male W 49 ENG U. S. Mail Carrier ENG ENG Sarah LUNTON Wife M Female W 40 NOVA SCOTIA Keeping House ENG ENG John LUNTON Son S Male W 22 CAN Mail Carrier ENG NOVA SCOTIA Annie LUNTON Dau S Female W 19 CAN At Home ENG NOVA SCOTIA Ema LUNTON Dau S Female W 16 CAN School Teacher ENG NOVA SCOTIA Charles LUNTON Son S Male W 14 MI At School ENG NOVA SCOTIA Effa LUNTON Dau S Female W 12 MI At School ENG NOVA SCOTIA Henry LUNTON Son S Male W 10 MI At School ENG NOVA SCOTIA Frederick LUNTON Son S Male W 6 MI ENG NOVA SCOTIA James LUNTON Son S Male W 4 MI ENG NOVA SCOTIA Source Information: Census Place Sebewaing, Huron, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254582 NA Film Number T9-0582 Page Number 185A and in 1870: 1870 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay City, Page 127, June 24, 1870: Spelling as Indexed: LIRTON, Thomas 39 Harnessmaker born England Parents both foreign born Has real estate worth $3000 Has personal goods worth $3000 Sarah 31 Keeping house born Nova Scotia Parents both foreign born John 12 CAN Anna 9 CAN Emma 6 CAN Charlie 4 MI Eddie 2 MI ---Should be Effie according to 1880 census but original says Eddie, female Henry 6 months MI Some Luxton entries: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/search.htm Scroll down and type Luxton in the search box. Don't select a County for a wider search. There are a couple of Thomas Luxton's born abt 1832ish on the 1851 Canada West (Ontario) census: 1851 census of 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia DISTRICT: Huron County District Number: 16 Sub-District: Usborne Sub-District Number: 137 Page: 49 Line: 45 Roll: C_11728 Schedule: A : LUXTON, John Farmer born ENG Episcopalian 47 Married Log house Ann ENG 35 Married John Laborer ENG 22 Single Thomas " ENG 20 Single William " ENG 18 Single Margaret ENG 16 Single Sophia ENG 14 Single Richard ENG 10 Henry or Harry? ENG 7 and: 1851 census of DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Ingersoll village, Sub-District Number: 267 Page: 39 Line: 12 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A: Thomas Luxton Saddler born England Episcopalian age 18 Single He appears to be living with a Hoffman family. Perhaps this one is yours as his occupation is Saddler and on later censi he was a harnessmaker. Just a thought. Age on this 1851 census may vary by a year or two as the age question was "age at next birthday". Also, some locations didn't get this census done until 1852. I didn't find Sarah Thornthwaite on the 1851 census but many census areas' original pages are missing and therefore not indexed. Marg in Sunny Alberta

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Hi Gerry: Did you get any help with your Sarah Thornthwaite question? What makes you think they married in Elgin County? There are some Elgin County marriages at the LDS FHC here in London, Ontario. I can check them if you still need that info. Where did she die? Her death certificate in Ontario should give her maiden name. Don't forget that the marriage of the children sometimes gives the mother's maiden name if you are lucky. Cheers Janis London, Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Mattinson" <gmattins@rogers.com> To: "Ontario list" <ONTARIO@rootsweb.com>; "Elgin Co list" <CAN-ONT-ELGIN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 1:34 AM Subject: [ONTARIO] Thomas Luxton + Sarah Thornthwaite Hello list, A member of the LDS church contributed the following to the IGI: Thomas LUXTON was married on 01-Jan-1857 to Sarah THORNTHWAITE She was b 28 May 1839 in Pugwater, Nova Scotia & d 22 Jul 1917 If this is correct, then Thomas & Sarah were probably married in Elgin Co., Ontario. I'm trying to find proof that Sarah was, in fact, a Thornthwaite - does anyone have any suggestions? Marriage registrations ususally give the bride's maiden name, but Sarah's 1857 marriage was before Ontario kept marriage registrations. Birth registrations sometimes give the maiden name of the mother: Thomas & Sarah had 3 children born in Ontario 1858, 1860 and 1863; however, I cannot find birth registrations because they were born before Ontario births were registered. Gerry Mattinson

Globe and Mail Newspaper obit "January 11, 2005 Joyce Sands, 1984 Musician and teacher, born Joyce Feldtmann at Clairmont, Western Australia, on March 6, 1902. Raised in England, she studied cello in Belgium and gave recitals across Europe before moving to Toronto in 1929 to join the Harisay String Quartet, a group that included composer Murray Adaskin. In 1936, she moved to South Africa to take an orchestra job there, then returned to Toronto in 1939, where she played with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra until 1945. She retired in 1959, ending her playing career as principal cellist of the Ottawa Philharmonic. She died in Victoria." This article gives dates to Joyce's travels and recitals: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003101 Sorry there is no information available re Hornyasky. Doreen ========= >From: brian fleming <flambeau@labyrinth.net.au> >Reply-To: ontario@rootsweb.com >To: ONTARIO@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ONTARIO] Nicholas Hornyasky - artist >Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:30:31 +1000 > >We believe that he married my wife's cousin, cellist Joyce Feldtmann >(also SANDS) in Belgium in the 1920s - their daughter Barbara was born >there in 1929. Professor Michael Hornyasky of Brock University is >Barbara's brother. The family moved to Canada in 1929, and Nicholas died >in 1965. Joyce died in 1984 in Victoria BC. > >The strands of this story move from Australia to England to Belgium to >Canada - and to South Africa where Joyce's parents married and she >visited in the late 1930s. > >Please help us to untangle the strands. > >Brian Fleming >Melbourne > >*********** _________________________________________________________________ See Fireworks On Live Image Search http://search.live.com/images/results.aspx?q=Fireworks&mkt=en-ca&FORM=SERNEP