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Robert Digby Greenham

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Biography

• Birth: About 1883; Queen's county, Ireland

• Marriage: 25 September 1912; May Johnstone; Toronto, Ontario

• Note: Marriage registration indicates he was born Queen's county, Ireland.
• Note: May Johnstone; Ontario marriage registration #28285: witnesses Edith M. Yates, Richard Butler an Robert Fee, all of Toronto.

• Last Edited: 21 November 2008 00:00:00

May Johnstone

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Biography

• Birth: About 1885; County Cavan, Ireland

• Marriage: 25 September 1912; Robert Digby Greenham; Toronto, Ontario

• Note: Robert Digby Greenham; Ontario marriage registration #28285: witnesses Edith M. Yates, Richard Butler an Robert Fee, all of Toronto.

• Last Edited: 7 December 2006 00:00:00

Robert Greenham

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Biography

• Birth: Before 1860; Ireland

• Note: Son Robert's marriage registration indicates that Robert Sr. was a farmer.

• Last Edited: 5 August 2008 01:00:00

Anna Ruttle

• Last Edited: 7 December 2006 00:00:00

John Johnstone

• Last Edited: 7 December 2006 00:00:00

Elizabeth Jane Fee

• Last Edited: 7 December 2006 00:00:00

Susan Emily Meredith

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Biography

• Birth: 23 February 1881; Cappagh, Queens county, Ireland

• Christening: 28 November 1881; Methodist church, Maryborough

• Note: Ireland BMD: Susan Emily b. 23 Feb 1881 Cappagh d/o William Meredith of Cappagh, farmer, and Esther Elizabeth Meredith formerly Broomfield; baptism photocopy of register from KK.

• Chart(s): Meredith of Clonenagh (#1); Meredith of Clonenagh (#2)

• Last Edited: 14 March 2009 01:00:00

Peter Keegan

Biography

• Birth: Before 1850; Ireland

• Death: Before July 1923

• Note: See: . Occupation in 1896 was schoolmaster.

• Last Edited: 9 June 2009 01:00:00

Christina Florence Anderson

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Biography

• Birth: About September 1868; Wellington county, Canada West (Ontario)

• Death: 19 October 1869; Wellington county, Canada West (Ontario)

• Note: Ontario death reg'n #3351: died at age of 13 months of "decline". Informant and registrar were both Robert Anderson. Parents were not named, but given the name and dates, I am assuming identity of parents.

• Last Edited: 12 December 2006 00:00:00

Camille Higgin

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Biography

• Birth: About 1861; New Orleans, USA

• Marriage: 12 November 1879; William Meredith; St John's Church, Monkstown, Dublin county, Ireland

• Death: 22 July 1929; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Burial: 24 July 1929; St. Johns Cemetery, Markham

• Note: At the time of her marriage, Camille was a resident of Kingstown, Ireland (now Dun Laoghaire).
  In 1879 Camille Higgin was said to be from Liverpool. The 1911 census has her as 50 years old and indicates she was born in the USA; two of her three children were still living. In August 1915 Camille was listed as the next of kin for her son, Herbert, when he enlisted in the Canadian armed forces. Her address was 1 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin.
  Camille and William evidently moved to Ontario about 1919: Ontario death registration #4799 or #5764 (both numbers stamped on record): Death is registered as "Carmille" Meredith, age 70, born New Orleans, died Toronto General Hospital; cause of death post-operative pneumonia in a severe diabetic, contributory, diabetes and amputation of leg for gangrene; father Joseph Higgin, born England; mother unknown born New Orleans; had lived in Ontario for 10 years, informant her son William E. L. Meredith of Stoufville, Ontario.
• Note: William Meredith; Deed dated 10 Nov 1879 between William Meredith of Ballychristal, King’s County of the first part, Camille Higgin of Liverpool of the second part, and Rice Meredith of Derrylough of the third part, probably pertains to marriage settlement. Marriage registered Rathdown district, 4th qtr, 1879: witnesses Rice Meredith and [P.C. Bigges?].

• Chart(s): Meredith of Reary

• Last Edited: 14 January 2010 00:00:00

Herbert Rice Baldwin Meredith

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Biography

• Birth: 6 May 1889; Ballychristal, Geashill, Kings county, Ireland

• Christening: 15 May 1889; Geashill parish, Kings county

• Death: 1 December 1916; Vimy Ridge

• Burial: Vimy Memorial Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

• Note: Birth reg'n names parents. Herbert was living with his parents in Dublin in 1911. In August 1915, he enlisted in the Canadian armed forces in Toronto, Ontario. At that time he reported his birth date as 8 March 1879. His occupation was "Shipper" and he was single. His next of kin was his mother, Camille, who lived at 1 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin. He was 5' 11 1/2" tall, of dark complexion, had dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He had a "Scar on inside of right knee. Mark of horse kicks on right shin."
  The Commonwealth War Graves website lists Canadian Private Herbert Wright Baldwin Meredith as having been killed at Vimy Ridge in 1916.
  Prison record for Herbert B. Meredith, aka William Meredith, of 1 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin. In 1912, age 3, he was admitted to Mountjoy prison, Dublin, for embezzlement of "the sum of 7 17 2". It seems likely he emigrated to Canada upon being discharged from prison.

• Chart(s): Meredith of Reary

• Last Edited: 30 June 2012 01:00:00

Stephen Gilbert

Biography

• Birth: About 1799; Canada West (Ontario)

• Marriage: 11 August 1824; Rhoda Smith; St Thomas Church, Belleville, Upper Canada (Ontario)

• Note: Stephen was farming in Sidney tp, Hastings county, when he married and at the time of the 1851 census. In 1851 Stephen was recorded as being a member of the Church of England. Rhoda and the children were Wesleyan Methodist.
• Note: Rhoda Smith; From the Ontario Diocese archives for St Thomas Church, Belleville (7-B [R?]-1 #73): "Stephen Gilbert farmer Sidney [tp] Batchelor & Rhoda daughter of Richard Smith of Sidney Spinster were married by publication of banns on wednesday the 11th August 1824 Thos Campbell Rector Stephen Gilbert Rhoda X Smith her mark"

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Ann Gilbert

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Biography

• Birth: About 1826; Sidney tp, Hastings county, Upper Canada (Ontario)

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Samuel Gilbert

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Biography

• Birth: About 1828; Sidney tp, Hastings county, Upper Canada (Ontario)

• Note: Samuel was a labourer in the 1851 census.

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Susan Gilbert

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Biography

• Birth: About 1831; Sidney tp, Hastings county, Upper Canada (Ontario)

• Marriage: About 1853; Samuel Sills; Hastings county, Canada West (Ontario)

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Mary Gilbert

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Biography

• Birth: About 1833; Sidney tp, Hastings county, Upper Canada (Ontario)

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Mahala Gilbert

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Biography

• Birth: About 1836; Sidney tp, Hastings county, Upper Canada (Ontario)

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Samuel Sills

Biography

• Birth: About 1829; Canada West (Ontario)

• Marriage: About 1853; Susan Gilbert; Hastings county, Canada West (Ontario)

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

George W. Sills

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Biography

• Birth: About 1855; Hastings county, Canada West (Ontario)

• Note: In 1881 George was living with his parents and was a photographer.

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Samuel Sills

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Biography

• Birth: About 1862; Hastings county, Canada West (Ontario)

• Note: Samuel was a farmer, living with his parents in 1881.

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Elizabeth (Betsey) Lake

Biography

• Note: Betsey was the daughter of Nicholas Smith--not proven that she was the wife of Nicholas, tentative placement.

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Nicholas Pulver Smith

Biography

• Birth: About 1827; Sidney tp, Hastings County, Upper Canada (Ontario)

• Marriage: About 1848; Nancy; Canada West (Ontario)

• Death: 10 June 1905; Percy tp, Northumberland county, Ontario

• Note: Not documented that Nicholas Pulver was the son of Nicholas Smith and Polly Sharp. May not be correct.
  1851 census was a blacksmith in Sidney tp, Hastings county. In 1881 the family was living in Percy tp, Northumberland county--Nicholas was aged 52 and still working as a blacksmith. In 1901 the family was still living in Percy tp. and "Nicholas P. Smith" is still listed as a blacksmith. Here Nicholas' birth date is listed as 25 December 1825--I am sceptical about the year, as in earlier censuses Nicholas was two years older than Nancy, and the date given for Nancy fits better than 1825 for Nicholas.
  Ontario death registration #20650-1905 Northumberland, Percy tp: Nicholas Pulver Smith, Lot 17, Con 3; Blacksmith; born Hastings county; blacksmith, married; died 10 June 1905, age 79 yrs, 5 mos, cause of death Senile decay, 1 week; informant was S. Osborne.

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Nancy

Biography

• Birth: 18 January 1830; Upper Canada (Ontario)

• Marriage: About 1848; Nicholas Pulver Smith; Canada West (Ontario)

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Melissa Smith

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Biography

• Birth: About 1849; Sidney tp, Hastings county, Canada West (Ontario)

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00

Thomas Smith

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• Birth: About 1851; Sidney tp, Hastings county, Canada West (Ontario)

• Last Edited: 17 December 2006 00:00:00