Of course, you may not be aware that there is also a column in the 1852 census for "Deaths during the year 1851". In Sarah's case, this column is blank, so Stephen died in 1850 or before. -- 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 Nat Skuce Sent: March 23, 2012 10:44 PM To: ontario@rootsweb.com Subject: [ONTARIO] Historical Directories - SELLERS family Pickering County I'm researching Stephen Sellers b. England, living in Pickering Twp., up until the 1852 Census which shows his wife, Sarah (nee Morley) Sellers as widowed.

Further thoughts to to what Glen said, a) if the date of birth of December 11, 1849 for the (seemingly) yougest child - Martha (as recorded on her death Registration in 1926) can be validated, then that gives a window of death for Stephen between March 1849 (pissibly month of conception) and December 1850. b) Since Stephen left "minor" children, the should be a Guardianship allpication in the Surrgate / Probate Court records - which application shoul give the exact date of death .... c) If there was any property, you might want to check to wee what type of land transfers exist in the Land Registry Office records ... Cheers! J. Brian Gilchrist.