Mae Margaret Mealing
F, #183, b. 30 May 1951
Biography
- Last Edited: 11 April 2001 01:00:00
Jordan Dean Bay
M, #189, b. 29 November 1982, d. 29 November 1982
Biography
- Last Edited: 11 April 2001 01:00:00
Martha Ellis
F, #192, b. about 1743
Biography
- Birth: About 1743; Ireland
- Last Edited: 6 August 1998 01:00:00
Robert Bateman
M, #193, b. about 1769, d. 21 August 1844
Parents
Biography
- Birth: About 1769; Kilbrittain, County Cork, Ireland
- Death: 21 August 1844; Coshocton County, Ohio
- Burial: Bateman Cemetery, Bethlehem Tp, Coshocton County, Ohio
- Note: In Pioneer Settlers of the Bay Chaleur, Hunter (1978, p. 17) notes that Robert Bateman was married with seven children when he arrived in St. Mary's, New Brunswick in 1817. He and his brother Swanton then applied for land west of Grindstone Cape on the Bay Chaleur. He received a grant of 300 acres, lot 31, in 1825. The following probably refers to this Robert: "10/23/1836 Robert Bateman farmer & Sara his wife of New Bandon in the County of Gloucester and Province of New Brunswick for the sum of 50 pounds sell to Henry Smith of Innishannon in the County, and Province aforesaid, the third part of the one half of lot #30 New Bandon occupied by Charles Bateman 50 acres more or less." (E-mail message to Chaleur Bay List, 14 April, 2003) I think it likely that Henry was the husband of their daughter Mary.
This family moved on to Coshocton County in Ohio, where Robert and Sarah are buried. This supports the belief that this Robert, and Matthew and Swanton who travelled to Ohio in 1837 were all brothers. However, if the Robert referred to by Hunter is the same Robert who lived in Ohio, we are missing the names of several of their children.
Robert Bateman (Baytman) died 1844 age 75 is buried in the Bateman Cemetery.
- Last Edited: 29 November 2008 00:00:00
George Bateman
M, #194, b. about 1770, d. 9 September 1828
Parents
Biography
- Birth: About 1770; Ireland
- Christening: 25 April 1790; Rathclaren Parish, County Cork, Ireland
- Death: 9 September 1828; Caradoc Twp, Middlesex County, Canada West
- Burial: Caradoc Twp, Middlesex County, Ontario
- Note: George was "received into the Church" 25 April 1790 in Ireland. He was buried in the Bateman Private Cemetery on Lot 11, North Longwoods Road, Caradoc Twp, Middlesex County, Ontario.
- Last Edited: 29 May 2015 10:56:39
John Bateman
M, #195, b. before 1772, d. possibly 1825
Parents
Biography
- Christening: Received into the church 25 Apr 1790; Rathclaren Parish, County Cork, Ireland
- Marriage: 31 December 1796; Catherine Bourke; Holy Trinity (Christ Church), Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
- Marriage: Before 1812; Martha Ellis; Ireland
- Death: Possibly 1825; Ireland
- Note: John was "received into the Church" 25 April 1790. Family legend suggests this John may have immigrated to Australia, but this is unconfirmed. It had been suggested that he was the John Bateman who is recognized as having purchased land which is now the location of the city of Melbourne, Australia from the Aboriginal people. However, I have been able to determine that the Melbourne John Bateman (sometimes spelled Batman) was born in Australia and that both his mother and father were transported there as convicts.
This is probably the John Bateman who married first Catherine Bourke and then Martha Ellis. I think it likely he lived in Glanduff (based on marriage records for daughters Catherine and Martha). My working hypothesis at this time is that John first married Catherine and had two or more children, including Catherine baptised in 1808 and possibly Charles baptised in 1812; I'm guessing that Esther and Mary (see further info below) were also daughters of John and Catherine. All of these couples moved to New Brunswick. I think his wife Catherine must have died soon after Catherine's or Charles's birth, possibly in childbirth, and that John married Martha Ellis within the next several months and had more children, including: Martha baptised December 1814, Dorothea baptised 1817 (evidently died at a very young age), William baptised 1819 and another Dorothea baptised in 1824. I further think that the family that has been attributed to a Charles Bateman and Martha Ellis: Esther m John Bateman 1822; Mary m William Holland in 1826; Catherine m John Good 1830; Charles m Ann Ellis 1835; and Dora m William W. Smyth in 1841 must be John Bateman's children, and in fact are the grandchildren of Charles Bateman and Martha Ellis who married in 1863. I think one more child from this family could be Martha Bateman baptised 1824 and married Thomas Smyth in 1834. All of these marriages were by license and are listed in the Cork and Ross Marriage License Bonds. They are also all recorded in the Rathclaren Parish Register, which is available at the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin.
Previous thinking has been that there were two Charles Batemans who married women named Martha Ellis; one couple is listed in the Cork and Ross Marriage License Bonds as having married in 1763. That couple would be the parents of this John Bateman and his several brothers, most of whom emigrated to New Brunswick in the early 1800s. The other alleged couple was said to be the parents of Esther, Mary, Catherine, Charles and Dora listed above. The family history for this family was put together by Arthur Bateman in the 1960s, apparently from memory. A descendant of Dora and William Smyth has compiled the history of these families, starting with Arthur's history. She verified as much of the history as was possible--especially the New Brunswick years. Those records have been submitted to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. I received a copy from the compiler in 1992. That version notes that Dora Bateman's birthdate was 13 December 1825, as recorded by Dora in her family Bible.
However, the Rathclaren Parish baptism record for Dora, daughter of John Bateman, is 16 December 1824, further suggesting these must surely be the same person (and that the year of birth was out by one year--not unusual in these early days). I think the confusion arose because John Bateman's mother and wife were both named Martha Ellis and that Dora was hence daughter of Martha Ellis and JOHN Bateman, not CHARLES Bateman. However, it is still not proven if Esther, Mary, Catherine, Charles and Dora were the children of John or of another unknown and otherwise undocumented couple, Charles Bateman and Martha Ellis.
- Note: Catherine Bourke; Married by license; date from record in the parish register. No further information provided.
- Last Edited: 29 May 2015 10:55:52
Thomas Bateman
M, #196
Parents
Biography
- Christening: 9 November 1781; Rathclaren Parish, County Cork, Ireland
- Note: Thomas was baptised privately and was received into the church 25 April 1790, sponsored by William Bateman, Catherine Hodnett and Thomas Bateman. It is believed that this is the Thomas who married Hannah Hales and that he was the father of John Thomas Bateman (note that the eldest son of Thomas and Hannah was named Charles). It is not known if he remained in Ireland or immigrated to North America, but probably the former.
- Last Edited: 27 November 2008 00:00:00
Lester Meredith Small
M, #197, b. 15 August 1889, d. 26 April 1949
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 15 August 1889; Riverview, Melancthon Tp, Dufferin county, Ontario
- Death: 26 April 1949; Regina, Saskatchewan
- Note: Lester Small was only 8 years old when his father died in Ontario. His mother brought her family west to homestead in Saskatchewan sometime after 1901. In 1911 Lester was living in Balcarres, Saskatchewan working as a printer (although that record gives his birth date as May 1890, family information is that he did live in Balcarres at some point so I think the record is indeed his). He was a boarder in the household of Henry Hudson. Later Lester published the newspaper in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan until the family moved to Regina about 1929. There he established his own printing company. He died before his 60th birthday, following a lengthy illness. Although it was not diagnosed as such, the family now believes he suffered from lung cancer.
Ontario birth registration #206299, 1889. Lester homesteaded SW 2 T26 R22 W2 in Saskatchewan (Reel C-6319 Liber 476 Folio 297). His time in Strasbourg is documented in the local history of that community. See: for the family story; and
for the story of the newspaper Lester and his brother Lorne established in 1906.
- Note: Eva May Mapes; Married by M.J. Leith, Presbyterian minister at the home of Calvin Mapes in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan. Eva was 22, daughter of Calvin Mapes and Beatrice "Renals" and a resident of Strasbourg; Lester was 23, son of Samuel A. Small and Susan E. Clarke and a resident of Prince Albert. His occupation was editor. Both were born in Ontario. Witnesses to their marriage were Mr. and Mrs. S.T. Willson (Mrs. Willson was Eva's sister Frankie) of Strasbourg.
- Last Edited: 23 June 2008 01:00:00
Charles Bateman
M, #198, b. 1796, d. 14 October 1858
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 1796; Kilbrittain, County Cork, Ireland
- Marriage: 17 October 1816; Mary Hales; Holy Trinity (Christ Church), Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
- Marriage: 10 July 1849; Mary Ann Emerson; Wesleyan Mission, Caradoc Twp, Middlesex County, Canada West
- Death: 14 October 1858; Caradoc Twp, Middlesex County, Canada West
- Burial: Christ Church, Delaware, Middlesex County, Ontario
- Note: I am not convinced this Charles was the son of Charles and Martha. If so, he was born 33 years after his parents married and his mother would have been over 50 when he was born. There is no baptism record for such a child. Moreover, his eldest son was called Edward, suggesting his father was more likely to be named Edward. I think it more likely he was the son of Edward Bateman and Catherine Hodnett (note that Charles also had a daughter Katherine).
In 1827 Charles Bateman and his wife Mary sold lot 35, 200 acres (Hunter, 1978, p. 18).
In January 1852 the Caradoc tp. census (p. 22) reported that the family lived in a frame house. Charles was 57, Mary Ann 44 (his second wife), Elizabeth and Katharine 23, Thomas 21 and Charles 12. Charles' will is available in Middlesex Surrogate Court records, 29 November, 1858.
- Note: Mary Hales; Marriage record in parish register and was by license. No further information in the register.
- Note: Mary Ann Emerson; Witnesses were John Whiting and James Whiting.
- Last Edited: 29 November 2008 00:00:00
Catherine Ellis
F, #199, b. about 1777, d. before 1828
Biography
- Birth: About 1777; Ireland
- Last Edited: 2 September 2002 01:00:00
William Bateman
M, #200, d. 29 March 1850
Parents
Biography
- Birth: County Cork, Ireland
- Christening: 23 December 1798; Rathclaren Parish, Kilbrittain, Ireland
- Marriage: 7 June 1832; Mary Hodgins; St Paul's Anglican Church, London, Ontario
- Death: 29 March 1850; Caradoc Twp, Middlesex County, Canada West
- Burial: Christ Church Cemetery, Delaware, Middlesex, Ontario
- Note: Year of birth on tombstone inscription is 1795, but is likely not correct. William Bateman's baptism is listed in the parish register, but his parents were not named. Placement believed correct based on later records for the family. Lived on Lot 12, 1st Concession, Caradoc tp. Cause of death was "consumption" (1851 census).
- Note: Mary Hodgins; There appear to be two different marriage records for this couple, both on the same day. I assume one of them must have been transcribed incorrectly. 1. Marriage bonds of Ontario (p. 214) refers to Southwold and names Wit: Thomas Lantry of Caradoc, William Eldred of Yarmouth, yeoman. 2. St. Paul's Church, London, marriage register indicates married by license, by Edward J. Boswell, Wit: Thomas Fergusson and Henry Hodgins.
- Last Edited: 9 July 2010 01:00:00