Fiona, do you have this marriage for Robert & Harriett? last one.... Page 183, return 175: by Rev James Preston, Wesleyan Methodist Elizah M TURNER, 24, England, Toronto, s/o Thomas W TURNER & Catherine BIBBY, married Sarah A DONOGHUE, 21, United States, Toronto, d/o Jas DONOGHUE & Martha BERRY, witn: George GRIFFIN of Toronto, 30 Jan 1864. Edward LEADLEY, 25, Canada, Toronto, s/o Henry LEADLEY & Mary RICHARDSON, married Elizabeth B UMNY, 22, England, Toronto, d/o John UMNY & Elizth KENDAL, witn: George LEADLEY of Toronto, 17 Feb 1864. George HALKER, 26, Scotland, Thorold, s/o John HALKER & Mary A GRANT, married Charlotte ELVIS, 22, England, Thorold, d/o William ELLIS & Sarah WHITELY, witn: George GIBSON of Toronto, 11 Mar 1864. William CHETTLE, 24, England, Toronto, s/o William CHETTLE & Mary OAKES, married Lydia NEWBERRY, 20, Canada, York Twp, d/o Jas NEWBERRY & Hannah COOK, witn: Jas NEWBERRY of York Twp, 09 Apr 1864. Robert Baron BRAIK, 31, Scotland, Toronto, s/o Peter BRAIK & Catherine DAVIDSON, married Harriet A SMTIH, 24, Canada, Toronto, d/o Leeman SMITH & Mary CAMPBELL, witn: Ebenezer HOLMES of Hamilton, 14 Apr 1864. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fiona Waltenberg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 2:19 PM Subject: [ONTARIO] Help needed > Hello > > I'm hoping someone can help me.here is some background to my request: > > Mary Ann Campbell (born Scotland 1822) and Leman Smith (born New York > 1814 - > apparently) were married on 25 April 1839 in Orillia, Simco, Ontario. > Leman > and Mary Ann had 7 children: > > Harriet, born/christened 5 February 1840, Penetanguishene, Simco > John, born/christened 14 December 1841, Penetanguishene, Simco > Mary Ann, born/christened 9 July 1843, Penetanguishene, Simco > Leman, born/christened 1846, Penetanguishene, Simco Simco > Ellen, born/christened December 1848, Penetanguishene Simco > Margaret, born/christened 25 November 1850, Penetanguishene,Simco > William, born/christened 1853, Penetanguishene, Simco > > The family were Wesleyan Methodists and by 1861 I believe that they were > in > Toronto as Harriet, Mary Ann, Margaret, William and mother Mary Ann are in > the Ontario 1861 Census - Census place - Toronto, York, Ontario. I can't > find the father, Leman, in this census and it's possible that he may have > died between 1853 and 1861. > Harriet's sister Ellen was married on the same day has her and her witness > was Leman Smith though I think that this is her brother Leman, not her > father. > > Harriet A Smith married Robert Baron Braik on 14 April 1864 in York > (Toronto). Robert Braik was in the army and he and Harriet had returned to > England by 1871. On the 1871 England Census they have 3 children, Mary > Ann, > 5 yrs, Catherine, 3 yrs and Ellen, 1 month. The eldest daughter is > indicated > as born in Aldershot, England so assuming this is correct they had > returned > to England by 1865/1866. > > Catherine Braik is my great grandmother. She emigrated to Australia (from > what I can see by herself) in 1893 on the ship Taranto. > > Could anyone give me some pointers on: > > The possibility and whereabouts of the marriage record for Mary Ann and > Leman (25 April 1839). > A death record for Leman Smith, (father) > A death record for Mary Ann Smith, (mother) > Whether any shipping records might be available for Mary Ann's arrival in > Canada - I'm assuming that she would have come with her family. > Any shipping records for Robert and Harriet Braik leaving Canada. > > I would be very grateful for any help that anyone can give as I'm a bit > stuck on this Canadian connection and would like to research this further. > I > don't have regular access to Ancestry.com. I obtained the birth > information > above from familysearch.org. > > Thanks very much > > Fiona > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >