Chris, went through my Manvers Twp Cemetery Transcriptions & only McDowell (no McDowde) is a John & Mary in Janetville, also a Georgina. Am at Library tomorrow & can search a little futher if you like Ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Wilson" <ctwilson67@gmail.com> To: <ONTARIO@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 12:14 PM Subject: [ONTARIO] McDowell Help > Hi, > > I'm having a devil of a time finding anything on the following people: > > Robert McDowell and his wife Caroline or Catharine. > > The only recorded item I can currently find is for their son's marriage > record: > > Vol 10-Pg 91 Thomas McDOWDE, 28, farmer, Ireland, Manvers, s/o Robert & > Catharine, married Ellen McDOWDE, 19, Manvers, same, d/o John (no mothers > name given), witn: Henry HEASLIP & Thomas BEALL both of Lindsay on March > 18, 1870 at Lindsay > > Transcribers have variously transcribed McDowell as McDowde (as above) or > even McDoude! That said, I have even tried to search through census > records by first name and still cannot find anything on either person. We > believe that Robert was born in Ireland (likely Ulster or Bangor) around > 1820 and that he perhaps died in Janetville in 1914. We don't have a > maiden last name for Caroline (or Catharine). I have searched in both > Durham County, where their son was married and in Simcoe County, where > their son settled after his marriage, and neither county has any record of > a Robert (as I said, I tried searching just on the first name) with a > close enough last name and a close enough age for the census' of 1871, > 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911. > > Their son Thomas' 1901 census, he indicated that he immigrated in 1861 > (although the 1911 census indicated that he immigrated in 1860). We do > know that he married his cousin, Ellen McDowell, and have plenty of > information on her and her family. > > Any thoughts/input would be appreciated! I'm sure I've missed something > or overlooked something! > > Thanks! > > Chris Wilson (3X great grandson of Robert McDowell) > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > > 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 >

Hi Ellen, Not researching - but a question. When there is a Cemetery Transcript - The information comes only from the Headstones/ Markers ? - or from the Internment book in the Cemetery Office ? Years ago - even with a transcript - I have visited the Cemetery office - and found other burials not shown. Some people do not place stones - because of the expense at the time - or other circumstances interfere - -over time - forgotten. At 11:15 AM 24/02/2012, you wrote: >Chris, went through my Manvers Twp Cemetery Transcriptions & only McDowell >(no McDowde) is a John & Mary in Janetville, also a Georgina. > >Am at Library tomorrow & can search a little futher if you like > >Ellen >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Christopher Wilson" <ctwilson67@gmail.com> >To: <ONTARIO@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 12:14 PM >Subject: [ONTARIO] McDowell Help > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm having a devil of a time finding anything on the following people: > > > > Robert McDowell and his wife Caroline or Catharine. > > > > The only recorded item I can currently find is for their son's marriage > > record: > > > > Vol 10-Pg 91 Thomas McDOWDE, 28, farmer, Ireland, Manvers, s/o Robert & > > Catharine, married Ellen McDOWDE, 19, Manvers, same, d/o John (no mothers > > name given), witn: Henry HEASLIP & Thomas BEALL both of Lindsay on March > > 18, 1870 at Lindsay > > > > Transcribers have variously transcribed McDowell as McDowde (as above) or > > even McDoude! That said, I have even tried to search through census > > records by first name and still cannot find anything on either person. We > > believe that Robert was born in Ireland (likely Ulster or Bangor) around > > 1820 and that he perhaps died in Janetville in 1914. We don't have a > > maiden last name for Caroline (or Catharine). I have searched in both > > Durham County, where their son was married and in Simcoe County, where > > their son settled after his marriage, and neither county has any record of > > a Robert (as I said, I tried searching just on the first name) with a > > close enough last name and a close enough age for the census' of 1871, > > 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911. > > > > Their son Thomas' 1901 census, he indicated that he immigrated in 1861 > > (although the 1911 census indicated that he immigrated in 1860). We do > > know that he married his cousin, Ellen McDowell, and have plenty of > > information on her and her family. > > > > Any thoughts/input would be appreciated! I'm sure I've missed something > > or overlooked something! > > > > Thanks! > > > > Chris Wilson (3X great grandson of Robert McDowell) > > > > *********** > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > > http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > > > > 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 > > > > >*********** >Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: >http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > >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