Surrogate Court Records, Elgin County, Ontario (Database 1)

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LNAME[ TITUS
FNAME[ LEWIS
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ JUL 16, 1853
FILE[ 1
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ - executor Mary Titus of Port Burwell, widow

LNAME[ MARR
FNAME[ EVANS
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ SEP 15, 1853
FILE[ 2
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ - Evan Marr listed as a cabinet maker
- died intestate
- executor was Daniel Marr of Bayham Township, brother

LNAME[ CROCKER
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 25, 1854
FILE[ 3
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
EXECUTOR: George Crocker of the Town of St. Thomas, eldest brother of Samuel still living in Canada
- died intestate

LNAME[ COLRIDGE
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 1, 1854
FILE[ 4
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Richard Colridge the Younger
EXECUTOR: Richard Colridge, father, of Southwold 
Township, Joseph Eastabrook of Yarmouth Township, John G. Mountford of Southwold Township
- Letters of Administration

LNAME[ MCQUEEN
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 16, 1853
FILE[ 5
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ - died intestate
- executors were James McQueen, father, of the Township of 
Southwold, and Daniel's wife, Adelia Smith McQueen

LNAME[ FOWLER
FNAME[ SOLOMON
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 15, 1854
FILE[ 6
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
EXECUTOR: Julia Ann Fowler, widow
- died intestate

LNAME[ PHILO
FNAME[ GEORGE WASHINGTON
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 3, 1854
FILE[ 7
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
EXECUTOR: Sarah Ann Philo of Bayham Township, widow, and John 
Elliott of the Village of Vienna, gentleman
- Philo described as a medical practitioner
- died intestate

LNAME[ CUTHBERTSON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 21, 1854
FILE[ 8
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
EXECUTOR: Jane Cuthbertson of Southwold, widow;
- Isaac Reilly of Southwold, yeoman; Robert Mitchell
of Southwold, yeoman
- John Cuthbertson described as an innkeeper
- died intestate

LNAME[ BOYCE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 24, 1854
FILE[ 9
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
EXECUTOR: Lucinda Boyce of Bayham Township, 
widow; Simeon Newcombe of the Village of
Vienna, Esquire
- died intestate
- described as a yeoman

LNAME[ MILLER
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 24, 1853
FILE[ 10
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
EXECUTOR: Ann Miller of St. Thomas, widow;
James Clark of Yarmouth Township, friend, marked as deceased; Samuel Eccles of London, gentleman
- Miller described as an innkeeper
- children were: Frederic Quincy Miller; Emma
Quincy Miller; Mary Ann Miller; Sarah Miller;
Priscilla Miller; Frances Shephard Chisholm, daughter of Ann by a former marriage

LNAME[ DEARS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ 1839
FILE[ 11
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
- Thomas Dears died in 1839 and his wife, Emma, died in 1847
- this folio deals with the guardianship of
Joseph Dears of Yarmouth Township by Edward Ermatinger
of St. Thomas, Esquire, William K. Kains of St. Thomas, merchant, and Francis Ermatinger of St. Thomas, gentleman

LNAME[ DEARS
FNAME[ EMMA
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ 1847
FILE[ 11
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
- see Thomas Dears file

LNAME[ CRANE
FNAME[ ISABELLA
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 23, 1854
FILE[ 12
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
- Isabella Crane described as a widow and
a mother
- Executors were Charles Crane of Rockford, Illinois, carpenter and second son; Anthony Crane of Dunwich Township, 
yeoman
- oldest son was living in the Oregon Territory
- another son, Adam, mentioned
- a grandson, Charles Albert Crane, mentioned;
and a grandaughter, Isabelle Crane

LNAME[ WRONG
FNAME[ WILLIAM BRIDGEMAN
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ FEB 13, 1854
FILE[ 13
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
William Bridgeman Wrong described as a merchant
Executors were John Wesley Wrong, Village of
Vienna, merchant and brother; and Gilbert
Wrong the Younger of Vienna, merchant and brother
- daughter Mary Agnes Wrong
- daughter Sophia Catherine Wrong
- son John Gilbert Wrong

LNAME[ BACKHOUSE
FNAME[ JAMES J.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 1, 1855
FILE[ 14
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
EXECUTOR: Mary Jane Backhouse, widow, of Malahide;
Nicholas C. Brown of Malahide, yeoman; Thomas 
Backhouse of Malahide, yeoman
- died intestate

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ DAVID MANDEVILLE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 23, 1853
FILE[ 15
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
- described as an innkeeper of Yarmouth Township
Executors were: Maria Smith of Yarmouth Township, widow; William G. Smith of St. Thomas, gentleman;
Asa Howard of St. Thomas, gentleman
- died intestate

LNAME[ SHIPLEY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 16, 1855
FILE[ 16
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
- described as a yeoman
Executors were: George Carr of Southwold, yeoman;
Zachariah McCallum of Southwold, yeoman
- children were: John Calvin Shipley, eldest son;
William Burton Shipley; Elizabeth Shipley; Lornison
Shipley (daughter); Hannah Shipley; Elenor Shipley
- wife was Elenor Shipley

LNAME[ HUTCHINSON
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ OCT 13, 1845
FILE[ 17
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors were: Murdock McKenzie of St. Thomas, Esquire; sister Sarah Hutchinson
- also mentioned are Thomas Union and his wife, renting part of farm; Joseph Black and his wife, renting part of farm; Fanny Clark; mother, brother 
and sister

LNAME[ EDISON
FNAME[ ENOS
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ MAR 22, 1855
FILE[ 18
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor was Susannah Edison, widow, of the Village of Vienna
- mention of an only son, Thomas Edison

LNAME[ HENDERSON
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 31, 1850
FILE[ 19
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors were: Grace Henderson of Yarmouth
Township, spinster and sister; Isaac Moore
of Yarmouth Township, yeoman; and Hiram B.
Smith of Yarmouth Township, merchant
- died intestate

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ MAY 23, 1855
FILE[ 20
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors were: Elizabeth Smith of London, widow;
Charles Greenwood Moore of London, physician;
James Mathieson of Hamilton, merchant

LNAME[ STOCKTON
FNAME[ DANIEL WILSON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 31, 1849
FILE[ 21
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor was Eliza Stockton of Yarmouth Township, widow
- mention of an infant, Mahlon Duncombe
Stockton

LNAME[ MCCULLY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 8, 1855
FILE[ 22
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor was the father, Robert McCully of 
Southwold, yeoman
- died intestate

LNAME[ KIMBALL
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 13, 1855
FILE[ 23
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor was a relative, Leeman Long of
Aldborough, yeoman
- died intestate

LNAME[ NICOLL
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 10, 1855
FILE[ 24
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor was his widow, Bertha Nicoll, of St. Thomas
- died intestate

LNAME[ PARLEE
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ OCT 15, 1855
FILE[ 25
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor was his widow, Sarah Parlee, of Malahide
- died intestate

LNAME[ SMUCK
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 8, 1855
FILE[ 26
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor was his widow, Catherine Smuck, of
Bayham
- died intestate

LNAME[ BRAYN
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 1, 1854
FILE[ 27
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors were Christopher Waugh of the Township
of London; John Watthew of St. Thomas, painter;
William Henry Allworth of Port Stanley, minister
- also mentioned are Catherine Hiscocks, wife of
George, living near Port Huron, Michigan
- a half-brother of Catherine, Joseph Smith, living in the western United States
- great grandchildren: John Brayn, son of
granddaughter, Mary McPherson, deceased;
Mary Turvill, daughter of granddaughter
Mary McPherson, deceased
- grandchildren: Edwin Brayn, Richard Brayn, Anna Allworth, wife of W.H. Allworth, children of
John Brayn, deceased

LNAME[ HUBBARD
FNAME[ MARTIN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ NOV 18, 1855
FILE[ 28
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
- described as a gentleman
- Executors were Maria Hubbard of Bayham, widow;
Reverend John Wilkenson of Houghton, Norfolk County;
William Hatch of Bayham, Esquire
- Children were: Harriet Scram, eldest daughter;
Rodney Hubbard, eldest son; Alfred Hubbard; 
George Hubbard; Henry Hubbard; Polly Hubbard
- children of the Reverend S. Jackson, deceased:
Joseph Benjamin Jackson; Francis Bond Head Jackson;
- Reverend John Wilkenson described as a friend:
daughters of Reverend John Wilkenson: Amy Jone 
Wilkenson; Martha Ann Wilkenson

LNAME[ REDDING
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ DEC 4, 1855
FILE[ 29
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
- described as being of Bayham, Port Burwell
- Executor was his widow, Louisa Redding, of Port Burwell
- died intestate

LNAME[ CARPENTER
FNAME[ JABY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ DEC 21, 1855
FILE[ 30
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors: Joseph C. Baldwin, Malahide;
William Egan, Malahide; Harriet Carpenter, widow
Children: Constantine Carpenter;
John Cameron Carpenter; Mordecai
Carpenter; James Macomb Carpenter

LNAME[ MARR
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 29, 1856
FILE[ 31
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor, Mary Marr of Malahide, widow
- died intestate

LNAME[ GUNN
FNAME[ HUGH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ NOV 30, 1855
FILE[ 32
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor, Helen Gunn of Dunwich, widow
- died intestate

LNAME[ FINCH
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 25, 1856
FILE[ 33
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executor Maria Finch of Malahide, widow
- died intestate

LNAME[ CRANMER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 28, 1855
FILE[ 34
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ Executor would be maternal uncle, Thomas Bennett of Yarmouth, yeoman
- died intestate

LNAME[ RYCKMAN
FNAME[ PHILIP
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ OCT 18, 1853
FILE[ 35
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors: James F. Waterberry, Yarmouth, yeoman; John Ryckman, Yarmouth, yeoman;
Daniel Groves of Malahide, yeoman
son - James F. Ryckman
wife - Nancy Ryckman

LNAME[ NOBLE
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 13, 1856
FILE[ 36
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors: brother William Noble of
Buffalo, New York, sailor; father
Benjamin Noble of Dorchester, Middlesex County, yeoman
- died intestate

LNAME[ WILLIAMS
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 26, 1856
FILE[ 37
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors: Thomas Williams of Southwold, yeoman, son; John Williams of Southwold, yeoman, son
Children: eldest daughter Marinda Willson, wife of Septha Willson, Southwold; second
daughter Lavina Burwell, wife of Lewis
Burwell, Dunwich; youngest daughter Eliza
Stephenson, wife of James Stephenson of
Sheboygan, Michigan; Thomas Williams of 
Southwold, yeoman; John Williams of 
Southwold, yeoman

LNAME[ MCFARLANE
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 5, 1855
FILE[ 37
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
for some reason this folio also numbered
37
- unmarried
Executors: Daniel A. McCallum of Dunwich, yeoman; Duncan T. McColl of Dunwich, yeoman;
mother Nancy McFarlane of Dunwich, widow
- brother Archibald McFarlane of Dunwich, 
carpenter
- sisters Mary McFarlane, Christy McFarlane, Nancy McFarlane

LNAME[ LEGG
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 27, 1856
FILE[ 38
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors Mary Legg of South Dorchester, widow; William Legg of South Dorchester, brother

LNAME[ TEEPLE
FNAME[ WILLIAM B.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 8, 1857
FILE[ 40
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors: Jemima Teeple, wife;
Stephen W.L. Teeple; James Clement Stevens, son-in-law
sons: James J. Teeple, Yarmouth, yeoman;
Stephen William Leek Teeple, Malahide
wife: Jemima Teeple
daughters: Samantha Jane Hoover, wife of 
Henry Hoover, State of Michigan, yeoman;
Temperance Ursulla Stevens, wife of James
Clement Stevens, Yarmouth, yeoman;
Lydia Ann Waterberry, wife of James
Waterberry, Belmont, merchant
Grandsons: William Harvey, Malahide;
Jared Adolphus Teeple
granddaughter: Mary Teeple
William Harvey Teeple?

LNAME[ SCOTT
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ILLINOIS, U.S.A.
DATE[ MAR 25, 1857
FILE[ 41
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
William Scott lived at Seward, Winnebago County, Illinois
children: Charles Oliver Scott, 11 years;
Walter Finney Scott, 8 years; Herschell
Winfield Scott, 6 years; Jonathan Woodruff
Scott, 4 years; Philander Copeland Scott, 3
years; 
wife was Hannah Scott, deceased
- brother George Scott, St. Thomas, yeoman;
uncle by marriage James Hill, Yarmouth, yeoman
- James Hill and George Scott were executors and
guardians to the children
- died intestate

LNAME[ SULLIVAN
FNAME[ DENNIS
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ MAR 23, 1857
FILE[ 42
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
- described as a millwright
- Executors were Samuel Mason of Southwold, 
clothier; John Leitch Junior, of Southwold, carpenter and joiner
- will not included in the folio

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 8, 1857
FILE[ 43
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
Executors were widow, Janet McIntyre of
Dunwich; Archibald Kerr of Southwold, yeoman, who was a brother of Janet McIntyre
- children all minors
- died intestate

LNAME[ DOWLIN
FNAME[ DENNIS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 1, 1840
FILE[ 44
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ - Dennis Dowlin lived at Port Burwell
sons: George Phillip Dowlin;
Enoch Dowlin of the Township of
Elderslie, Bruce County, builder;
John Dowlin; Thomas Dowlin; Pariss
Dowlin
daughters: Eliza Hollowood; Phebe
Barnum; Mary Ann Oaks; Sarah Williams;
Rosanna Fletcher; Jane Francisco; 
Catherine Collins; Hannah Dowlin;
Executors: Moses Fletcher, son-in-law, Bayham, 
builder, now in Australia; son-in-law William
Barnum, Yarmouth, yeoman; John Burwell, Port
Burwell
- wife or widow was Mary Dowlin
- mention of George William Hollowood

LNAME[ MCKINNEY
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ SEP 7, 1855
FILE[ 45
MFNO[ 1374 
NOTES[ 
- bachelor
- Executors: John McKinney of Malahide;
Hamilton McKinney of Malahide
- father Robert McKinney
- brothers: Nicholas McKinney; Alexander
McKinney; John McKinney; Matthew McKinney;
Hamilton McKinney, 46 years old in 1856;
Robert McKinney
sisters: Margaret H. Clayton, widow;
Sarah Norris, widow; Mary Bemer, wife
of John W. Bemer, Malahide, age 50;
- nephews: Andrew McKinney, son of John;
Lewis McKinney of Malahide, son of Hamilton
- niece: Nancy M. Higgins, daughter of Sarah
Norris

LNAME[ BLACKBURN
FNAME[ JOHN BUCKLEY
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ NOV 22, 1858
FILE[ 1
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
NOTE: A NEW NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR THE ESTATE FILES WAS ADOPTED IN 
1859.
- described as a merchant
- executors were Richard Richardson, Port Rowan; 
Thomas Smith Blackburn, school master at Port
Burwell; and Martin Blackburn, mariner, of Port
Burwell
- mention of a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Blackburn, 
and a son, Charles O. Blackburn

LNAME[ FINN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ NOV 11, 1858
FILE[ 2
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were Daniel McGregor, South Dorchester;
and Edwin Culver, Yarmouth
- wife was Sarah Finn
- Bequests to: Nelson & Martha Lavence's eldest son;
John O'Brien, son of William and Jane O'Brien;
William Appleford O'Brien, son of William and Jane
O'Brien; 
Sarah Jane McGregor, daughter of Daniel and Eliza 
McGregor;
Elmina McGregor, daughter of Daniel and Eliza
McGregor;
John Culver, son of Edwin and Ann Culver;
Mrs. Eliza Snell;
Mary Gabriel;
Ann Spicer, wife of William Spicer;
Sarah Vickery, daughter of James Vickery;
William Appleford

LNAME[ STURK
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ JAN 22, 1857
FILE[ 3
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- lived on Lot 25W, Robinson Street, Port Burwell
- executors were William Willis, Port Burwell; and
James Campbell McIntyre, Malahide
- mention of youngest son, Simon Sturk, George Sturk, and sisters, unnamed

LNAME[ WEBB
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 16, 1843
FILE[ 4
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- Samuel Eccles of Southwold was appointed
an executor, but declined
- Noah Silcox of Southwold was appointed an
executor, but was deceased by November 25, 1858
- grandson, William Webb the Younger, of Malahide, was appointed an executor
- Sarah Webb, his widow, was appointed an executrix, but she was deceased by November 25, 1858
- mention of grandchildren:
William Webb, eldest son of William Webb, minister;
John Webb;
Henry Webb;
Arthur Webb;
Mary Webb;
Sarah Webb

LNAME[ FARLEY
FNAME[ JANE JONES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 8, 1857
FILE[ 5
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - died intestate
- administrator would be James Farley, father

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 6, 1859
FILE[ 5
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - known as Henry Davis the Younger
- lived on the North Half of Lot 28, Concession 4
- died intestate
- administrator Christina Brown, formerly Davis, widow
- mention of a mother and two brothers, but not
by name

LNAME[ PHILIPS
FNAME[ RALPH
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ JAN 1, 1859
FILE[ 7
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- was a merchant
- no will
- administrator was Hannah Philips, his widow
- mention of children, but not by name

LNAME[ KNIGHT
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 20, 1858
FILE[ 8
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- no will
- petitioner was Susannah Knight, his widow
- mention of children Thomas Knight and
William Henry Knight

 
LNAME[ DEARS
FNAME[ JOSEPH THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 13, 1858
FILE[ 9
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- died intestate
- Sarah Dears, his widow, who was 18 years old, was appointed administrator
- also mention of only son, Joseph Charles Dears, 13 
months old
- Sarah Dears father, William Lawrence of Malahide, was to be guardian to both
- also appointed to look after the affairs of the wife
and child were Thomas Arkell and Eltham Paul of 
St. Thomas

LNAME[ BAILEY
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 24, 1858
FILE[ 10
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were Lucinda Bailey, his widow;
William Ostrander of Yarmouth, a friend; and
Lyman Stone Leonard of Yarmouth, a friend

Children:
- Levi Leavett Bailey, eldest son;
- Charles Bailey, second son;
- Sneena Bailey;
- Frederick Bailey, third son;
- Sarah Ellen Bailey;
- Jeremiah Bailey, fourth son;
- Cyntha Bailey;
- Richard James Bailey, fifth son;
- William Earl Bailey;
- Mary Mariah Bailey;
- Mariam Bailey;
- Alvira Winters, second daughter, wife of 
Emanuel Winters;
- Betsy Hoyt, eldest daughter

LNAME[ ORCHARD
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 25, 1859
FILE[ 11
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were Joseph Orchard, nephew, and
John Orchard, nephew
- John Orchard renounced

LNAME[ MCCALLUM
FNAME[ DANIEL A.
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ DEC 25, 1858
FILE[ 12
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were Archibald Black of Southwold;
Moses Willey of Dunwich;
Duncan McPhail of Dunwich;
Benoni McIntyre, under the age of 21
- wife was Mary A. McCallum
- two sons: William Alexander McCallum and Thomas
McCallum

LNAME[ TOMLINSON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ MAR 18, 1859
FILE[ 13
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- described as a baker
- died intestate
- administrator was Charlotte Tomlinson, his widow
- mother mentioned, also a widow

LNAME[ KERR
FNAME[ CASTLE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 25, 1859
FILE[ 14
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executor was Dorothy Kerr, his widow
- son Alexander Dennis Kerr
- son George Kerr
- daughter Ann, Mrs. Westover
- son John Kerr
- son William Kerr
- daughter Isabella, Mrs. Newcombe
- son Martin Kerr

LNAME[ MCDOUGALD
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 22, 1859
FILE[ 15
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were Donald Campbell of Ekfrid;
and Zechariah McCallum of Southwold
- mention of wife, Margaret
- daughter Catherine
- sons James and John

LNAME[ NELSON
FNAME[ NELSON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 13, 1859
FILE[ 16
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
executors were Hiram Burley Smith of Sparta, merchant;
William Smith of Yarmouth
- mention of Nelson Nickerson, son of John Nickerson of
Niagara; Josiah Pace, son of _____ Pace, deceased; 
- wife Martha Nelson;
- Noah Mann;
- John Ley and wife

LNAME[ BURGAR
FNAME[ JOHN POWELL
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUN 11, 1859
FILE[ 17
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were Calvin Gates of Houghton Township;
and William Veitch of Bayham
- William Veitch described as unwilling
- mention of wife Catherine Burgar
- son Hiram Burgar
- son Frederick Burgar
- and daughters
- witnessed by Eleanor Burgar, married woman, and
David Vansickle

LNAME[ GILBERT
FNAME[ GEORGE SYLVESTER
RESID[ AUGUSTA, MAINE
DATE[ DEC 21, 1858
FILE[ 18
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
George Sylvester Gilbert described as a civil engineer
- no will
- administrator was his widow Laura Ann Gilbert
- the Gilberts were apparently resident in Augusta, Maine

LNAME[ WATSON
FNAME[ HUGH
RESID[ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 
DATE[ JUL 2, 1859
FILE[ 19
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- from St. Louis County Missouri
- Executors were James Watson, of Southwold, brother; and
Elisha Best of Southwold
- mention of wife, Maria, and five infant children, all minors
- folio or file 20 is a petition for guardianship by Hugh Watson
- David Watson, James Watson, and Elisha Best, all of Southwold, 
appointed guardians:
- James Hugh Watson, 15 years;
- John Alexander Watson, 11 years;
- Colin Watson, 8 years

LNAME[ FOWLER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 10, 1859
FILE[ 21
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- Executors were William Baker of Yarmouth;
James Mitchell of St. Thomas, merchant; son Jacob
Fowler; son John Fowler, deceased
- mention of sons Thomas Fowler and William Fowler
- John Fowler's wife deceased
- mention of grandchildren, the children of the 
late John Fowler, not named
- daughters Mary Adams;
Sarah Hambridge;
Ann Hayward;
Emma Couse

LNAME[ MIHELL
FNAME[ EDWARD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 2, 1859
FILE[ 22
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
executors Sarah Mihell, wife; Edward Mihell, son
- or William Mihell, if one deceased
- sons: Edward Mihell, postmaster, Township
of Caradoc;
James Mihell;
William Mihell;
Henry Mihell
- granddaughter, Sarah Mihell, daughter of Henry
- daughters: Sarah Parrott;
Mary Bissell;
Eliza Copeland;
Jane Odell;
Anna Copeland

LNAME[ SCHOOLEY
FNAME[ JESSE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 11, 1859
FILE[ 23
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
Executors were Julia Ann Schooley, his widow; 
Thomas Graham of Yarmouth; and Elihu Schooley
of Otterville
Children:
- James H. Schooley;
- Elihu M. Schooley, Otterville;
- Anna Schooley, Township of Lobo;
- Phebe Ann Crawford, Norwichville;
- James Schooley, Union

LNAME[ MCNAUGHTON
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 31, 1858
FILE[ 24
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- no will
- unmarried
- administrator was Mary McNaughton, his mother
Sisters:
- Mrs. Sarah Gillies;
- Mrs. Margret Campbell;
- Mrs. Cathrine McCallum;
- Mrs. Christy Paterson
- father died in 1848

LNAME[ LEEK
FNAME[ NELSON
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 27, 1859
FILE[ 25
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - died at Toronto
- no will
- administrator was Martha Leek, his widow
- mention of son, Stephen Nelson Leek, one year
- mention of former wife, Gidda Ann Leek
- two children by Gidda: one thirteen years old
and one nine years old, not named

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAY 8, 1853
FILE[ 26
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - unmarried
- no will
- Administrator was John McIntyre, his father

LNAME[ MANN
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ DEC 19, 1859
FILE[ 27
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- listed as a widow
- Executor was David Townsend Moore of
Malahide
- mention of Friends David T. Moore and
his wife, Orpha Jane Moore
- mention of children married and unmarried, no
names

LNAME[ TURNER
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 30, 1859
FILE[ 28
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- Executors were Archibald Turner, Southwold
and Angus Turner, Southwold
- wife was Nancy Turner
- mother unnamed
- brothers Dougald Turner and John Turner
- sister Nancy Turner

LNAME[ FERGUSON
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 2, 1836
FILE[ 29
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- Ferguson was a stone mason
- Executor was James Skinner, formerly of Southwold, now of London Township, minister
- John Wintermute renounced
- wife was Catherine Ferguson

LNAME[ SWARTS
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ OCT 11, 1856
FILE[ 30
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - widower
- no will
- administrator was Jacob Swarts, Malahide, youngest son
- mention of William Swarts, Michigan, and Simon Swarts, Michigan

LNAME[ DEXTER
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ JAN 1, 1860
FILE[ 31
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
 - described as a married woman
 - Executors were Alfred Lewis Hutchinson, Walsingham 
 Township, and James Nelson Hollowood, Detroit, Michigan
 - father was James Hutchinson of Bayham, deceased
 - cousin was James Hutchinson, third son of George
 Hutchinson of Walsingham
 - brother was Lexy Lewis Hutchinson
 - cousin was Alfred Hutchinson, fourth son of George
 Hutchinson
 - friend was James Nelson Hollowood of Detroit

LNAME[ MCKELLAR
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 27, 1859
FILE[ 32
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - Dugald McKellar the Elder
- Executors were Alexander McKellar, Westminster Township, and Donald McKellar, Lot 13, Concession 14, Yarmouth, and
Donald McLean, Yarmouth, son-in-law
- son Dugald McKellar
- son Archibald McKellar
- wife Mary McKellar

LNAME[ KERR
FNAME[ MARTIN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 16, 1859
FILE[ 33
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- parents deceased
- unmarried
- Executor was Alexander Dennis Kerr, a brother, of Malahide

LNAME[ KERR
FNAME[ CASTLE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 25, 1859
FILE[ 34
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- Dorothy Kerr of Malahide, widow, named as executrix, but died March 18, 1860
- John Bruce, Port Burwell, executor
- sons Alexander Dennis Kerr, George Kerr, William Kerr, Martin Kerr
- daughters Ann Westover, Isabella 
Newcombe

LNAME[ TRAVERS
FNAME[ RICHARD WALSH
RESID[ FINGAL
DATE[ JUL 5, 1856
FILE[ 35
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - surgeon
- Executrix was Ann Gustin, Fingal, married woman
- Phineas Barber and Amasa Wood originally named as executors, but they renounced in favour of Ann Gustin
- son William Richard Travers
- brother Edmund Roche Travers
- four children, one named, ages 9, 7, 5, 2, as of May 1860
- Ann Gustin was the wife of Eliphalet Wilbur Gustin

LNAME[ CROSS
FNAME[ ELIZA
RESID[ RICHMOND
DATE[ JUN 2, 1860
FILE[ 36
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- described as a married woman
- Executor was Tristram Cross, Richmond, butcher, her husband

LNAME[ MCGUGAN
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 24, 1857
FILE[ 37
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - described as 66 years old as of September 1, 1857
- executors were John Thomas McColl, Iona, merchant, and Mary McGugan, his widow
- sons: Donald McGugan, Neil McGugan, John McGugan
- daughters: Mary McGugan, Sarah McGugan, Betsy
Saxton, Flora Finlayson, Isabell Mowbray

LNAME[ MCMULLEN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ SEP 24, 1859
FILE[ 38
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were Edwin Ruthven McCready, South Dorchester, and Lewis Olmstead, South Dorchester
- brothers Neil McMullen, Westminster Township, Duncan McMullen, Westminster Township, John
McMullen, Westminster Township
- sister Isabella Kerr, wife of Alexander, Westminster Township
- mention of Emeline Cline, daughter of Nelson
Cline, and Calvin Carson, John Marshall, Colin
James McCready, son of Edwin R. McCready, Daniel Valentine, Lewis Olmstead, Edwin R.
McCready

LNAME[ CUSHMAN
FNAME[ ARTEMUS W.
RESID[ OHIO
DATE[ JUL 12, 1859
FILE[ 39
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - described as a widower
- listed as a resident of Big Island, Marion County, Ohio
- pensioner of the Canadian Government
- died without a will
- administrator was Harriet Ann Mitchell, wife of 
James Mitchell, of Iona, Southwold, daughter of
Artemus Cushman
- mentions a daughter, not named, who lives in the
Province of Upper Canada
- also a son, not named, who lives in the Province of
Upper Canada

LNAME[ BRADLEY
FNAME[ DAVID KING
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ NOV 21, 1859
FILE[ 40
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - formerly of the Township of Whitby, Home District
- executor was Lovicia Bradley, widow
- mention of brothers Levi Bradley, Nathaniel Bradley, Isaac Bradley, Nathan Bradley, Hiram Bradley

LNAME[ MILLS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 15, 1860
FILE[ 41
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- described as John Mills the Younger
- executors were Isaac Mills of Yarmouth, Samuel Haight of Yarmouth, and Mary Mills
of Yarmouth, his wife
- mention of brother, Isaac Mills of Yarmouth, a Quaker
- daughters Nancy Malissa Mills, Abigail Herrington, Catherine Lang, Rachel Foot, Mary Summers

LNAME[ NEVILLS
FNAME[ THOMAS CLARK
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 22, 1854
FILE[ 42
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were Abraham Newcombe
of Yarmouth, and Isaac Hollingshead
of Yarmouth 
- says that Hollingshead was deceased by
November 10, 1860
- wife Amanda Nevills
- daughter Eva Melvina Nevills

LNAME[ GILLMORE
FNAME[ CONVERS KELLY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 20, 1860
FILE[ 43
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - was 32 years old in April 1860
- executors were Henry Gillmore, father
of Michigan; Mary Gillmore, the widow, of Bayham; and father-in-law, Abraham
Corperon
- sons: William Henry Gillmore, 9 years;
Abraham Maitland Gillmore, 7 years;
John Franklin Gillmore, 4 years;
Amelius Romain Gillmore, 2 years

LNAME[ WHELAN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 1, 1860
FILE[ 44
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - widower
- died without a will
- administrator was William Clifford
of Southwold

LNAME[ LEGG
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 24, 1856
FILE[ 45
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- wife was Mary Legg, who died July 23, 1860
- executor was William Legg of South Dorchester, 
paternal uncle, who apparently received guardianship
of the children January 8, 1861
Children:
Nancy Legg, South Dorchester, 16 years;
James Legg, South Dorchester, 14 years;
Hannah Legg, South Dorchester, 12 years;
Thomas Legg, South Dorchester, 11 years;
Henry Legg, South Dorchester, 6 years;
Jonah Legg, South Dorchester, 4 years;
Lucy Legg, Aldborough, 10 years;
William Legg, South Dorchester, 8 years

LNAME[ REHILL
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 26, 1849
FILE[ 46
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were Eltham Paul of
Yarmouth, merchant; Sylvester Ryhard
of Yarmouth, distiller; Simon Nicholls, Southwold
- sons: John Rehill; Thomas Rehill;
James Rehill; William Rehill
- wife Rachel Rehill
- daughters: Elizabeth Rehill;
Charlott Rehill

LNAME[ BEST
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ DEC 20, 1860
FILE[ 47
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - William Best drowned in Catfish Creek, in
Malahide Township
- had no living relatives in the province
except six children, all minors, and his brother-
in-law, John Sweet
- no mention of wife
- executor was John Sweet, brother-in-law
Children:
- Mary Jane Pace, wife of William John Pace, of Springfield;
- William John Best, town of Sarnia, Lambton
County;
- Caroline Best, Village of Springfield;
- Robert Best, Village of Springfield;
- Peter Best, town of Sarnia, Lambton County;
- Charles Best, Township of Yarmouth

LNAME[ VERCOE
FNAME[ JOHN PARKYN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 1, 1860
FILE[ 48
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executor was Gertrude Vercoe, his widow

LNAME[ LEMON
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 20, 1841
FILE[ 49
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - says formerly of Middlesex
- listed as a cabinet maker
- Benjamin Drake of St. Thomas was the executor
- others appointed as executors were Henry Black of
St. Thomas, merchant; James Thomas Curtis of
Yarmouth; Daniel Hanvey of St. Thomas; and Elijah
Leonard the Younger, of London, iron founder
- they all renounced in favour of Drake
- wife Emma was pregnant when will made
- mention of partners: Alexander Love of St. Thomas;
Israel Thayer of Malahide
- mention of adopted child, John Wilson, seven years old
- father-in-law James Thomas Curtis of Yarmouth

LNAME[ OSTRANDER
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 13, 1860
FILE[ 50
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - died without a will
- administrator was Sarah Ostrander, his widow
- mention of six children and one grandchild

LNAME[ VAN PATTER
FNAME[ CORNELIUS
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 13, 1861
FILE[ 51
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - died intestate
- listed as a widower and labourer
- died at home of Wilmot Harmer
- administrator was Bradford Beemer, his nephew
- didn't leave father, mother, wife, children
- mention of oldest brother, John Van Patter, and his daughter, Delphine Nairn, wife of
Thomas M. Nairn of Aylmer

LNAME[ GILLIES
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 10, 1861
FILE[ 52
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were John Gillies, son, of the Township of Aldborough; John 
G. Gillies of the Township of Aldborough;
and Colin MacDougall of the Township of
Aldborough
- sons:
John; Duncan; Robert; Zachariah; Angus
daughters:
Jane; Isabella, wife of Duncan McKillop
the Younger; Margaret; Sarah

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ MARGARET
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 27, 1858
FILE[ 53
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - described as spinster
- executors were John McIntyre, brother, of Southwold; Malcolm McIntyre, brother, of Southwold
- mention of sister, Sarah McCallum, living
in Scotland
- will was in dispute
- witnessed by Mary Ann McIntyre, spinster, and Sarah McDonald, married woman, County of
Kent

LNAME[ GILLIS
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 20, 1861
FILE[ 54
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Alexander McCallum of
Westminster Township; Donald McVean of
Yarmouth Township; Hugh McIntyre of
Yarmouth Township
- wife was Christie Gillis
- son was John Gillis
- daughter was Christie Gillis

LNAME[ MEDCALF
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 17, 1861
FILE[ 55
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Alexander Summers of
Bayham Township; Thomas Talbot Cascadden
of Malahide Township; and wife, Susanna
Medcalf
children: 
Miriam A. Keipp, wife of Hiram Keipp;
John G. Medcalf, oldest son;
Thomas I. Medcalf

LNAME[ HANNON
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ SPARTA
DATE[ JUL 12, 1861
FILE[ 56
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were John Wesley Hannon
of Yarmouth; and William Hannon of
Southwold
children:
William Hannon;
John W. Hannon;
Isaac B. Hannon;
James Hannon;
Heirry Eward Hannon;
Martha Jane, wife of Jacob Marr;
Smartha Ann, wife of William H. Kipp;
Cynthia Maria, wife of John Hewstreet;
Elizabeth Ann, wife of Charles Mathews
- wife was Elizabeth

LNAME[ BUCHANAN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 18, 1854
FILE[ 57
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Annabella Buchanan, his widow
- petition dated January 22, 1862
- son William Buchanan
- son Alexander Buchanan, died since November
1854
- son Donald Buchanan, died since November 1854
- daughter Mary Campbell, wife of Farquhar Campbell
- daughter Veda Campbell, wife of James Campbell

LNAME[ WARE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 2, 1858
FILE[ 58
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - listed as a carpenter and joiner
- wife, Hannah Ware, in England since 1861, Esingwold, Yorkshire
- executor was Albert Nicholl of Southwold, gentleman

LNAME[ MCPHERSON
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAR 8, 1857
FILE[ 59
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - Children:
Dugald McPherson, 17 years;
James McPherson, 15 years;
Alexander McPherson, 13 years;
Duncan McPherson, 11 years;
May McPherson, 9 years;
Donald McPherson, 7 years
- guardianship granted April 1861
- guardians of children were:
George Munro, Aldborough;
Hector Patterson, Aldborough
- wife was Nancy McPherson, Aldborough

LNAME[ GIBBONS
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 11, 1861
FILE[ 60
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Amos High of Bayham, 
farmer, and Andrew High of Bayham, farmer
- wife was Mary Gibbons
- son-in-law was George N. Procunier
- daughter Elizabeth Procunier
- grandsons: James Procunier, eldest son
of Elizabeth; and Robert Procunier, 
second son of Elizabeth
- granddaughters: Alma Jane Procunier;
Elizabeth Cecil Procunier; Mary Desire
Procunier
- all daughters of Elizabeth

LNAME[ BELL
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 4, 1861
FILE[ 61
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Amelia Barton Bell, widow
sons: Milton Bell of Bayham;
John A. Bell of South Dorchester
daughters: Martha Bell of Bayham;
Sarah Bell, infant, of Bayham

LNAME[ JAY
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 28, 1861
FILE[ 62
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- executors were Albin Henry Jay, Yarmouth, and Alfred Jay, Yarmouth, blacksmith
- children:
George Jay;
Sarah Smith, wife of Phillip;
Edwin Jay;
Charles A. Jay;
Elisa Daggnell, wife of Henry;
Jane Dangerfield, wife of Thomas

LNAME[ EARNLY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ OCT 5, 1848
FILE[ 63
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - listed as a merchant
- executor was Grizzel Craig Earnly McLean, widow of John Earnly, and, as of 1862, married to
Lauchlin McLean
- one son, William Draper Earnly, 15 years old in
1862
- guardianship granted to Grizzel McLean February 21, 1862
- mention of grandfather, Isaac Draper
- Lauchlin McLean was the postmaster of Tillsonburg
- William Draper Earnly's mother died October 5, 1847

LNAME[ KETCHAM
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 8, 1861
FILE[ 64
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - listed as a distiller
- executors were Randolph Johnson, Yarmouth;
John Vansickle, Yarmouth; and Daniel Hanvey, St. Thomas
children:
John Ketcham;
Catherine Ketcham
- the above described as the youngest children, 
may have been others

LNAME[ COTTINGHAM
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ FINGAL
DATE[ JAN 26, 1862
FILE[ 65
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - listed as a miller
- no will
- survived by a wife, Harriett Newell
Cottingham, and two infant sons, John and Joseph
- administrator was his widow

LNAME[ TUTTLE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 23, 1859
FILE[ 66
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - died at Orwell
- no will
- administrator was Lyman Davis Teeple
of Malahide, nephew
- wife was Ann Tuttle, who was deceased
by 1861
- sister was Carloly Teeple, Malahide, widow
- children:
George Tuttle, 14 years;
William Randall Tuttle, 11 years;
John Tuttle, 7 years;
Colisty Carsby Tuttle, 5 years;
Emma Tuttle, 2 years
- the above are the ages as of 1861

LNAME[ SORRELL
FNAME[ UZEB
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 12, 1860
FILE[ 67
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Peter Springstead for
wife, Matilda Sorrell, and six
children

LNAME[ JOHNSON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 22, 1856
FILE[ 68
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executors were John Lewis, Southwold, brother-in-law, and Reverend Joseph 
Silcox, Southwold
sons: John Johnson and James 
Johnson
- wife Margaret Johnson

LNAME[ WHITE
FNAME[ LEANDER
RESID[ CALIFORNIA
DATE[ MAR 27, 1861
FILE[ 69
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - was living in Deer Creek, Eldorado County, California, formerly of Port Stanley
- livery stable keeper
- drowned
- executors were Sarah White, John Ellison, and John Batt
- his widow, Sarah White, resided in Clinton
- no will

LNAME[ HOWELL
FNAME[ EBER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 2, 1861
FILE[ 70
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Sarah Jane Howell, Eber Howell's second wife
- Howell had two children by his first
wife and five by his second
- John Albert Howell and Jeremiah Howell
came from the first marriage
- Myoriena? Ann Howell, Heber Andrew Howell, George Levi Howell, Walter Asa Howell, Oliver Arthur
Howell came from the second marriage

LNAME[ WILLSON
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 24, 1862
FILE[ 71
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Crowell Willson, Township
of London; Robert Willson, Southwold;
John Miller the Elder, Yarmouth
- mention of sons, Crowell Willson, 
Robert Willson, Hiram Willson
- nephew Benjamin Willson, son of John Willson, Howard Township, Kent County

LNAME[ GILBERT
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 10, 1858
FILE[ 72
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Jacob Gilbert, Southwold, and Richard Banbury, Southwold
- sons: William Henry Gilbert;
David Lewis Gilbert
- daughters: Amanda Catherine Gilbert, eldest daughter;
Sarah Elsey Gilbert;
Emma Agusta Gilbert;
Abigail Mahalah Gilbert;
Nancy Jane Gilbert;
Phebe Maria Gilbert
- wife not named

LNAME[ BUTLER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 13, 1860
FILE[ 73
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were George Malloy, Southwold, and David Daniel Harnett, Southwold, Gentleman
children: Thomas Butler, youngest son;
Delia Butler;
Celiah, wife of James Feeny;
John Butler;
Ann, wife of Henry Fitzgerald;
James Butler;
Patrick Butler

LNAME[ BURGESS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ JUN 5, 1862
FILE[ 74
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - described as a physician-surgeon
- died at Tyrconnell
- executrix was Martha Burgess, his widow

LNAME[ BOWLBY
FNAME[ JAMES WESLEY
RESID[ SPARTA
DATE[ JUL 17, 1862
FILE[ 75
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - described as a harness maker
- executors were Jesse Kipp, Yarmouth, Isaac Moore, Yarmouth, innkeeper, and David Harvey
- brother John Daniel Bowlby
- sisters Martha Rachel Doan, wife
of George H. Doan; 
Sarah Jane Bowlby

LNAME[ PHILLIPS
FNAME[ NICHOLAS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 6, 1862
FILE[ 76
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Abraham Hunsberger, William Hatch, of Bayham, who declined in favour
of Mrs. Eve Phillips, the widow
- children: Daniel; George; Matthew;
Henry; Abner; Abraham; Lewis; Hiram;
Gilbert; Peter; Elizabeth; Agnes; Hannah;
Jemima Ann

LNAME[ MCCALLUM
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 6, 1862
FILE[ 77
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were James Philpott, Dunwich, Archibald Black, Southwold, and Duncan McPhail, Dunwich
- grandson William Alexander McCallum
- daughters: Mary McPhail;
Catherine Philpott, wife of James;
Emily Black, wife of Archibald

LNAME[ BEST
FNAME[ ELISHA
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 27, 1862
FILE[ 78
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executrix was Dorcas Best, the widow, and Leonidas Elisha Best, eldest son
- sons: Leonidas Elisha Best;
James Henry Best, second son;
Robert Bruce Best, third son;
Mac Henstra Best, fourth son

LNAME[ LAFLER
FNAME[ ASA 
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 7, 1862
FILE[ 79
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and petitioner was Esther Lafler
- daughter Emaranda Lafler
- three brothers, not named
- one half-brother, not named

LNAME[ MELLOR
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 16, 1862
FILE[ 80
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - died intestate
- described as a blacksmith and widower
- administrators were Charles Mellor, Thomas Mellor, and Jane Lawton
- children: Jane Lawton, Southwold, eldest 
child;
Thomas Mellor, Bosanquet Township, Lambton
County, woollen manufacturer;
Charles Mellor, Yarmouth, woollen manufacturer;
Ellen Mellor, Yarmouth, spinster;
Amelia Mellor;
Sarah Mellor;
Maria Ann Mellor;
Eliza Mellor

LNAME[ ELLERBECK
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ SEP 17, 1862
FILE[ 81
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Robert Taylor Routh, London, commission merchant;
Randolph Ellerbeck, London, produce dealer;
and Joseph D. Davidson, Kingston Township, Frontenac County, farmer
- wife Hannah Ellerbeck
- sons: Joseph W. Ellerbeck;
Richard P. Ellerbeck;
Randolph Ellerbeck;
Joseph D. Ellerbeck
- daughters: 
Mary Ann, wife of Joseph Davidson;
Jane, wife of R.R. Young;
Permelia, wife of William Smith;
Sarah, wife of I. Meagher;
Charlotte, wife of G.F. Williams;
Elizabeth, wife of R.T. Routh;
Hannah, wife of S.F. Holesonb?

LNAME[ STEWART
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 4, 1862
FILE[ 82
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Mary Stewart, Southwold, spinster; Walter Roberts; James Ball
- wife was Ann Stewart
- daughter was Mary Stewart
- sons were John Stewart and
William Stewart

LNAME[ BRADFIELD
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ WELLAND COUNTY
DATE[ MAR 12, 1857
FILE[ 83
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - this is concerning the guardianship of
Sarah Maria Bradfield, residing in Bayham, who was
14 years old in 1862
- John Bradfield was living in Stanford
Township, Welland County, when he died in 1857, at or near Hamilton
- listed as a widower
- also involved was Robert Jackson of Bayham, 
brother-in-law and petitioner for guardianship
- John Bradfield's wife died in Stamford Township 
on April 20, 1850
- also mentioned is a brother, Henry Bradfield, 
of Houghton Township, Norfolk County
- Henry was killed in the railway accident at the
Des Jardins Canal in March, 1857
- children of John Bradfield:
Mary Jane Jackson, 21 years;
John Bradfield, 20 years;
Emma Bradfield, 18 years;
Henry Edward Bradfield, 16 years;
Sarah Maria Bradfield, 14 years;
Joseph Bradfield, 7 years;
Henrietta Bradfield, 5 years

LNAME[ WADE
FNAME[ HUGH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 4, 1862
FILE[ 84
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - described as a "chymist" and druggist
- executors were Samuel Eccles of Yarmouth;
and George Thomas Claris of St. Thomas
- Thomas Stacey, blacksmith, "witnessed"
- Samuel Eccles, "witnessed"
- wife still living, although not identified
by name
- will says does not want wife sent to an asylum
- wife's nurse was Margaret Leonard
- sons: John A. Wade and James Wade
- daughters: Isabella Wade and Charlotte Walker
- son James Wade married to Mary Ann

LNAME[ MORTON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 16, 1862
FILE[ 85
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - died at Clark's Tavern in Yarmouth
- executors were Stephen Wade of Yarmouth, William Sanders of Yarmouth, and
Jeronimus Rapelje of Yarmouth
- James Morton would have been 61 on
December 23, 1862
- letter dated January 22, 1862 refers to
two sisters, a father and an uncle
- Morton wanted to be buried by the Church of
England at St. Thomas
- left articles to Maria Marlatt, daughter of
James Marlatt; Sarah Catherine Marlatt, 
daughter of James Marlatt; Lorenzo Marlatt, son of James Marlatt

LNAME[ DOAN
FNAME[ WILLIAM HENRY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 17, 1863
FILE[ 86
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner was Tracy Doan, his widow
- no children

LNAME[ HUNSBERGER
FNAME[ ABRAHAM
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ DEC 24, 1862
FILE[ 87
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Amos High of Bayham; 
Andrew High of Bayham; Daniel Casseday
Swayze, Township Clerk of Bayham
- witnessed by Michael Hunsberger
- wife was Anna Hunsberger
- sons were Enos Hunsberger, Moses
Hunsberger, Aaron Hunsberger, Michael Hunsberger
- daughters were Sarah Birrs, Susan
Groble, Agness Yocum, Polly Moyer, Nancy Wright,

LNAME[ HAMILTON
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 8, 1863
FILE[ 88
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - may have died March 8, 1862
- described as a barrister
- executrix was Susan L. Hamilton, his widow, of St. Thomas

LNAME[ MCCAULEY
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 15, 1862
FILE[ 89
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - name may have been spelled McCuley
- described as a gentleman
- executor was Levi Fowler of Fingal, friend
- mention of sons and daughters

LNAME[ GILLET
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 28, 1859
FILE[ 90
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - 
- executors were Isabella Gillet, widow, Township of Yarmouth; and Mansfield Gillet, brother, described 
as now deceased, April 17, 1863
- mention of children, James and Elmora Gillet

LNAME[ TAYLOR
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ FEB 11, 1863
FILE[ 91
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Neal Taylor of 
South Dorchester, his brother; and
Gilbert Taylor, of Yarmouth, his father
- the latter renounced his executorship
- mention of Angus Taylor, son of Neal
- Gilbert and Flora Taylor, father and mother of John
- Duncan Taylor, oldest brother
- Donald McIntyre, brother-in-law
- Neil Taylor, brother-in-law
- Archibald Campbell, brother-in-law

LNAME[ YOUELL
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ NOV 23, 1862
FILE[ 92
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- executors were Clarissa Youell, his widow, and William Youell, his brother
- mention of son, William James Youell, 12 years old

LNAME[ HERDMAN
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 9, 1863
FILE[ 93
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ 
- executrix was Sarah Jane Heardman, his widow
- sons George Herdman, Thomas Lacy Herdman
- Thomas Herdman spelled his name "Herdman"
- Sarah Jane Heardman spelled her name "Heardman"
- Margaret Doan was a witness

LNAME[ MCMILLAN
FNAME[ CAMPBELL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 24, 1863
FILE[ 94
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Margaret McMillan, his widow

LNAME[ ADAMS
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 11, 1863
FILE[ 95
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - died intestate
- administrator was his widow, Margaret Adams

LNAME[ HARRIS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ IONA, SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 25, 1863
FILE[ 96
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - described as a widower
- died intestate
- administrator was Daniel Decow, 
Township of Dunwich, merchant
- children: Richard, under 7 years;
- Annie, under 5 years;
- unnamed infant
- brothers: Robert J. Harris, tanner;
John Harris; Samuel Harris, miner
- sisters: Henrietta Harris; M.A. Harris
- says all living in Nova Scotia at
Annapolis Royal

LNAME[ HAMILTON
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 22, 1863
FILE[ 97
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - says of the Township of Dunwich, now living at
St. Thomas
- died at Tyrconnell
- administrator was Archibald Hamilton
- daughters: Mary Jane, wife of Andrew Backus;
Eliza, wife of Joseph Scott; Eleanor, wife of
Charles King
- granddaughter, Catherine King
- granddaughters: Eliza Coyne, Maria Coyne, Nancy Coyne, daughters of Thomas G. and Nancy
Coyne
- grandsons: Frederick Augustus Hamilton and
Thomas Alexander Hamilton, sons of Archibald
Hamilton

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 23, 1863
FILE[ 98
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as widower
- administrators were Dugald McLean, father-in-law, Aldborough; and Mary Campbell, mother
- mention of Duncan Campbell of Aldborough, brother or uncle
- mention of Dugald Campbell of Aldborough, 
formerly of the Township of Culross, Bruce 
County
- mention of a daughter under 11 years, and
three brothers

LNAME[ GOW
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 11, 1863
FILE[ 99
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - not married
- executor was Robert Gow of Dunwich, eldest brother; and John Gow
- sisters: Margaret McLaughlin, wife of
Donald McLaughlin; Catherine King, wife 
of James King; Marjery McLaughlin, wife of
Daniel McLaughlin; Jane Gow; Mary McLandress, wife of James McLandress; Elizabeth Cameron, 
wife of Peter Cameron

LNAME[ ZAVITZ
FNAME[ ABRAHAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 2, 1863
FILE[ 100
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - may have died October 2, 1862
- executors were Mary Zavitz, his widow;
Charles King of Yarmouth, friend; and John 
Lanning of Yarmouth, friend
- mention of Rowena E.L. Page
- granddaughter, Electa Elizabeth Zavitz, not yet 18 years old
- grandson, Abraham Thomas Zavitz
- granddaughters Emily Irene Zavitz and
Betsy Zavitz
- will witnessed by Jacob Zavitz of Yarmouth;
J.O. Willson of Union, in Yarmouth; and John
Lanning of Yarmouth

LNAME[ MCLAUGHLIN
FNAME[ LAWRENCE
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ NOV 10, 1863
FILE[ 101
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - described as a physician and surgeon
- executors were John McLaughlin of
Southwold; David Shearer of the Township
of Charlotteville in Norfolk County; Eb___
McCall of Dunwich Township, school teacher;
and Daniel Eccles of Dunwich Township
- wife was Cynthia McLaughlin
- three children: Adelaide Louisa
McLaughlin; Thomas Rob McLaughlin;
Lawrence Eugene McLaughlin

LNAME[ BACKHOUSE
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 19, 1863
FILE[ 102
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors were Henry Izates Backhouse, of Malahide; Alvinzi Backhouse, of Malahide;
and Jugurtha Backhouse of Malahide
- wife was Hannah Backhouse
- sons: eldest son, Thomas Backhouse;
Henry Izates Backhouse; William
Ahhishoff Backhouse; Alvinja Backhouse;
Jugurtha Backhouse
- daughter Jane Scealley
- daughter Esther Watts, wife of John Watts 
of Malahide

LNAME[ EMERY
FNAME[ HAMILTON
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 3, 1863
FILE[ 103
MFNO[ 1375 
NOTES[ - executors: David Moore of South
Dorchester; George Emery, age 15 years, South Dorchester; Matthew Fullerton, 
South Dorchester
- sons: Thomas Emery; Charles 
Emery; George Emery; John Emery
- daughters: Matilda Emery; Margaret
Emery; Eliza Anne Emery; Jane Emery
- wife Elizabeth Emery

LNAME[ PATTERSON
FNAME[ ROGER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ DEC 18, 1863
FILE[ 104
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Margaret Patterson
- children: Catherine Patterson, 12 years;
Archibald Patterson, 10 years; Duncan 
Patterson, 9 years; Margaret Patterson, 5 years; John Patterson, 3 years; Robert
Patterson, infant in arms

LNAME[ HODGKINS
FNAME[ MARINUS
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAY 20, 1862
FILE[ 105
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors John Clunas the Younger, South Dorchester; Henry Shirk, South
Dorchester; William Pritchard, South
Dorchester
- wife Annie Hodgkins
- daughter Mary Elizabeth Hodgkins
- sons Isaac C. Hodgkins, Howard B.
Hodgkins

LNAME[ HODGKINS
FNAME[ MARINUS
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAY 20, 1862
FILE[ 106
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- dated December 11, 1863
- the petitioner was William Pritchard
of South Dorchester, uncle
- the children were Howard B. Hodgkins, 13 years; Isaac C. Hodgkins, 11 years;
Mary Elizabeth Hodgkins, 7 years

NOTE: FILE 107 MISSING

LNAME[ SWISHER
FNAME[ BURGESS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 25, 1864
FILE[ 108
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - NOTE: FILE 107 MISSING
- executors were John Swisher, Southwold;
Isaac Stoliker, Dunwich, blacksmith
- wife not named
- sons: Phillip Swisher; William Swisher;
Jacob Swisher; Joseph Swisher; Isaac Swisher;
John Swisher; Ewen Swisher; Richard Swisher
- daughter Sarah Swisher

LNAME[ FERGUSON
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 12, 1863
FILE[ 109
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors William McKay, St. Thomas;
Donald Kennedy McKenzie, St. Thomas, merchant;
Agnes Ferguson, Yarmouth, wife and widow
- children Robert Ferguson; Frances
Ferguson; Peter Ferguson; Leonard
Ferguson; Janet Sampson; Elizabeth
Parkinson

LNAME[ CHUTE
FNAME[ AARON
RESID[ CALIFORNIA
DATE[ OCT 23, 1863
FILE[ 110
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- was a resident of Lake Valley, 
Eldorado County, California
- or at least living there when he
died
- formerly of Bayham
- wife was Sarah Amelia Chute of Bayham
- children: George Maynard Chute, 6 years;
Addie Sophronia Chute, 4 years; Phebe Ann
Chute, 2 years

LNAME[ MCTAGGART
FNAME[ GODFREY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 13, 1859
FILE[ 111
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executor was Elizabeth McTaggart, his wife and widow
- mention of an oldest son, John 
McTaggart
- mention of other children, but not
identified

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ OCT 20, 1862
FILE[ 112
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Jane McIntyre
- children: Mary Ann McIntyre, 19 years;
Ellen McIntyre, 17 years; John McIntyre, 15 years; Walter McIntyre, 13 years;
Christina McIntyre, 9 years; Alexander
McIntyre, 7 years

LNAME[ MCCALL
FNAME[ ALLEN SIMPSON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 10, 1864
FILE[ 113
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as innkeeper
- executors were Alfred J. Allworth, St. Thomas, gentleman; Francis Waddell, Yarmouth, miller; Edward Fordyce, 
Yarmouth, yeoman
- says that Allworth renounced in favour
of Edward Horton, lawyer
- wife was Sarah McCall
- daughter was Sarah Adelia McCall
- daughter of wife was Sarah Letitia Johnson

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 26, 1863
FILE[ 114
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- daughter Mary Campbell, 11 years old
- maternal grandfather was Dugald McLean, who
filed for guardianship December 1, 1863
- the child's mother was Mary Campbell, who
died March 16, 1852
- the grandmother was Mary Campbell of Aldborough, a widow

LNAME[ BRYANS
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ JAN 20, 1864
FILE[ 115
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a painter and a bachelor
- died at Kingston in Frontenac County
- brothers: William Bryans, Port Stanley, shoemaker; John Bryans, Etobicoke, York
County, cooper; James Bryans, Etobicoke, York County, farmer
- sister was Mary Gallagher
- name could also be spelled Brynes

LNAME[ MCDOWELL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SPARTA
DATE[ MAR 10, 1864
FILE[ 116
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as an innkeeper
- no will
- wife was Maria McDowell

LNAME[ CLINE
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 16, 1858
FILE[ 117
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Eliza Ann VanVelsor, wife
of John R. VanVelsor, school teacher
- the VanVelsors were married January
1, 1861

LNAME[ MILLIGAN
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ FINGAL
DATE[ MAY 3, 1864
FILE[ 118
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - known as Peter Milligan the Younger
- no will
- described as a cooper
- wife was Catherine Milligan
- father was Peter Milligan, 80 years old
- brothers: James Milligan, Southwold, 
blacksmith; John Milligan, Port Stanley, carpenter; Grant Milligan, St. Thomas, 
joiner
- executor was brother, James Milligan

LNAME[ MILLS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 25, 1864
FILE[ 119
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - known as John Mills the Elder
- executors: Isaac Mills, Yarmouth;
James Mills, Yarmouth, now deceased; Samuel 
Hathaway, Yarmouth
- wife Abigail Mills
- daughter-in-law Anna Mills, widow
of late son, Samuel Mills
- nephews: William Mills, son of
late Samuel Mills; George Washington
Mills, son of late Samuel Mills
- niece Almira Mills, daughter of
late Samuel Mills
- daughters: Sarah Doan; Phebe
Kipp
- sons: eldest, David Mills;
second son, James Mills; Isaac
Mills; John Mills
- nephews: Minard Mills; Ira Mills;
Daniel Mills; William Mills
- all sons of the late Cornelius Mills

LNAME[ POWERS
FNAME[ LEONA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 1, 1863
FILE[ 120
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - listed as a widow
- executors: James Adams, Malahide;
Walter Edgar Murray, Aylmer, Esquire;
William Partlow, Aylmer, Gentleman, now deceased
- sons: William Powers; Hiram Powers
- daughters: Sophia Durgy; Susan Adams, wife of James; Polly Ann Burgger, wife
of John, Township of Houghton, farmer;
Harriett Partlow, wife of William, Aylmer;
Jane Shippey, wife of Charles, Malahide;
Amanda Parker, wife of William, Malahide, cabinet maker; Catherine Harrick, widow;
Louisa Larue, wife of Aquilus, 
Temperanceville, cabinet maker

LNAME[ MCINTOSH
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 24, 1863
FILE[ 121
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executor: Donald Sinclair, Yarmouth
- niece Nancy MacDougall, wife of Donald
MacDougall
- sisters: Nancy McIntosh; Mary McIntosh

LNAME[ PATTERSON
FNAME[ OLIVIA
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ FEB 26, 1864
FILE[ 122
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a spinster
- sisters: Hannah Patterson, Dunwich, spinster; Lidia Duncan; Mary Bobier, widow of Joshua Bobier; Fanny Patterson;
Catherine Ann Patterson
- brothers: Walter Patterson; Joseph
Patterson

LNAME[ GILBERT
FNAME[ HIRAM URIAH
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ JUN 6, 1864
FILE[ 123
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a physician
- no will
- executor was Isaac Henry Gilbert, Windham Township, Norfolk County, brother
- sister Huldah Jones, wife of George
Jones, farmer, Charlotteville, Norfolk
County
- brother Romain Gilbert, mariner
- sister Phoebe Ann Havens, Charlotteville, Norfolk County, wife of Robert Havens
- Mary Ann Milner, wife of James Milner
- mention of Charles William Milton Gilbert, clergyman, Township of Middleton, Norfolk 
County
- witnesses: Robert Thompson Livingstone of 
Norfolk; Matthew Charles Brown of Simcoe

LNAME[ SELLS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 5, 1862
FILE[ 124
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - known as William Sells the Elder
- executor was Hugh Sells, son, of Vienna, iron monger
- sons: Abraham Sells; William Sells; John Sells
- daughters: Harriet Sells; Sarah Jane Sells; Eusebe 
Sells; Aluima Barrett, wife of William Barrett;
Susan McKay, wife of William McKay; Martha McKay, wife of John Mckay
- mention of Henry Sells and Mary Elizabeth Sells, children of John Sells

LNAME[ TEALL
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 8, 1850
FILE[ 125
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Selina Teall, his widow, who
remarried to William Ramsey, August 10, 1852;
and Sally Teall, George's mother, who renounced
- mention of two sons and one daughter, not
identified

LNAME[ HAMILTON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ JUL 10, 1864
FILE[ 126
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a merchant and lumberman
- executors were Mary Hamilton, from Port
Burwell, now residing in Lewiston, State
of Maine; William Henry Hamilton, lumber
merchant, Port Burwell

LNAME[ CURTIS
FNAME[ JAMES THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 13, 1863
FILE[ 127
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - may have died January 20, 1863
- says known as Thomas Curtis
- executors were George Webster Morgan, St. Thomas, boot and shoe manufacturer;
James Harvey or Hanvey of St. Thomas, gentleman
- mention of wife, Sarah Curtis, separated
and living in the U.S.A.
- children: John Curtis of Huron County;
Betsey Ann, former wife of Russell Wheeler, late of St. Thomas, saddler;
- Sarah, widow of John Edmonston, late
of St. Thomas, watchmaker;
- Emma, wife of William Lipsey of St. Thomas, tanning business

LNAME[ SELLS
FNAME[ ABRAHAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 21, 1864
FILE[ 128
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - died intestate
- executor was Cinthia Smith, wife of John Smith, of Warwick 
Township, Lambton County; and John Sells, son
- son Abraham Sells, Southwold
- daughter Sally Welch, wife of William
Welch, Southwold
- daughter Betsey Sutton, wife of William
Sutton, Southwold
- daughter Lacilda Sells, spinster
- daughter Catherine Sells, spinster
- daughter Isabella Margaret Sells, spinster
- son John Sells and wife Isabella
- daughter Mary Green, wife of Phillip Green
- daughter Almeda Annett, wife of Noah Annett
- daughter Cinthia Smith, wife of John Smith

LNAME[ ALLWORTH
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 25, 1864
FILE[ 129
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - originally from England
- executors were Alfred John Allworth, St. Thomas; and George Thomas Claris, St. Thomas
- grandson was John Allworth, son of
William Allworth
- grandson was Alfred John Allworth, son of Alfred John Allworth
- son William Henry Allworth
- son Alfred John Allworth
- daughter Eliza Phipp Claris
- daughter Hennetta Silcox: her daughters 
Amelia, Mary, and Fanny Silcox
- son Edward Allworth

LNAME[ TOMLINSON
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ AUG 31, 1852
FILE[ 130
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as an innkeeper
- no will
- administrator was George William
Tomlinson
- wife was Lucy Maria Tomlinson, deceased prior to 1864
- children: Calerie Stanton, Michigan;
Henry Tomlinson, infant; Benjamin 
Tomlinson, infant; Charles Tomlinson, deceased prior to 1864; Francis Tomlinson, infant; George William Tomlinson

LNAME[ MCNISH
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 11, 1864
FILE[ 131
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator would be wife and widow, Flora McNish of Southwold

LNAME[ HAMILTON
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 23, 1864
FILE[ 132
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Jeremiah Hamilton, Southwold;
Thomas Hamilton, Southwold
- daughters Hannah Routher; Rhoda
May Disher
- sons: Jeremiah Hamilton; Thomas
Hamilton

LNAME[ BENNER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 8, 1865
FILE[ 133
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - known as John Benner the Elder
- executors were Frederick House Benner, Malahide, son; William H. Cascadden, Malahide, son-in-law
- youngest son was Frederick H. Benner
- oldest son was George Benner
- other sons: John Benner Jr.; Augustus
Benner; Leander Benner; Jacob Benner
- adopted daughter Susannah Rush
- daughters: Margaret Matthews; Christina
Cascadden; Katharina Kinsey; Mary Deacon

LNAME[ UPHAM
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ MAR 11, 1865
FILE[ 134
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a wheelright
- no will
- wife, widow and administrator was
Maria Upham, Vienna

LNAME[ KERR
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 15, 1865
FILE[ 135
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a widower
- petition for guardianship of children
filed March 27, 1865 by William Harvey, 
Malahide, Esquire, no relation
- children: Mary Ann Kerr, 20 years;
Sarah Kerr, 18 years; John Kerr, 
15 years; Margaret Kerr, 10 years;
Sophronia Kerr, 10 years; Jane Kerr, 8 years; William Kerr, 4 years

LNAME[ MARKEL
FNAME[ JOHN MURRAY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 2, 1865
FILE[ 136
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Charles Ross, Malahide;
and Benjamin McCallum or McCollum, Bayham
- wife was Hannah Markel
- sons: William Markel; John Markel;
Daniel Markel; George Markel
- daughters: Margaret Markel;
Mary Markel; Sarah Markel; Lorina
Markel; Harriet Markel; Hannah Markel

LNAME[ MCINTOSH
FNAME[ NANCY
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 3, 1865
FILE[ 137
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Uri Wood, Southwold, blacksmith; Duncan McIntosh, St. Thomas, cooper
- daughters: Eliza Jane McIntosh;
Margaret Roil; Nancy Wood; Sarah 
Milligan; Betsy Catanaugh; Catherine
Milligan
- sons: Duncan McIntosh; Daniel
McIntosh

LNAME[ MCKILLOP
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 28, 1843
FILE[ 138
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - known as John McKillop the Elder
- no executor in will, petitioner was
John McKillop of Southwold, son
- sons: Duncan McKillop, deceased 1865, leaving 
wife and nine children; John McKillop of
Southwold; Archibald McKillop, living 
somewhere in Canada in 1865
- daughter Nancy living in Middlesex County

LNAME[ BENTLEY
FNAME[ JOSIAH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 2, 1864
FILE[ 139
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Richard Baden Nicoll of
Southwold and William McKay of Southwold

LNAME[ BANNERMAN
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ FRANCE
DATE[ JUL 1, 1862
FILE[ 140
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a widow, living in 
Divan, or Dinan, France
- formerly lived in Yarmouth
- died in Aberdeen, Scotland
- executor was George Bannerman of Goa, Portuguese India, and then Bombay, India
- son George Bannerman was living in Yarmouth
in 1858
- daughters: Jane; Euphemia; Margaret;
Elizabeth; Ina

LNAME[ DISHER
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 21, 1865
FILE[ 141
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant and miller
- executor was Wilfred Wilson Disher, Malahide
- wife was Mercy Disher
- son was Wilford Wilson Disher
- daughters: Sarah Catherine Disher;
Elizabeth Disher; Eliza Jane Dell

LNAME[ HAMILTON
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ TYRCONNELL
DATE[ JUL 22, 1863
FILE[ 142
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors Andrew Backus, Dunwich;
Joseph Scott, Dunwich; Charles King, Yarmouth
- granddaughters: Eliza Coyne; Mariah
Coyne; Nancy Coyne; daughters of Nancy, deceased wife of Thomas Coyne
- daughters: Mary Jane, wife of Andrew
Backus; Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Scott;
Eleanor, wife of Charles King

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ APR 8, 1865
FILE[ 143
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Francis Alexander Tait, Iona;
and Daniel Eccles, Iona
- sons: William A. Brown; Albert B. Brown;
Amos A. Brown; Hiram Brown
- daughter Eliza Lumley

LNAME[ MCBRIDE
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 29, 1854
FILE[ 144
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship filed
April 2, 1865
- James McBride's wife was Catherine McBride, who was now married to Archibald McLachlin
- daughter was Mary McBride, 12 years old
- petitioners for guardianship of the daughter
were Catherine McLachlin and Archibald McLachlin

LNAME[ LEEK
FNAME[ JAMES NELSON
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 16, 1859
FILE[ 145
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - died intestate
- Leek died at Toronto
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed by the uncle, Jospeh Stephens, of
Malahide, May 20, 1865
- children were Caroline Maria Leek, 18 years;
Delphine Amelia Leek, 15 years
- wife, Martha Leek, was now married to John Wort

LNAME[ JOHNSON
FNAME[ ANGUS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 8, 1860
FILE[ 146
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Gilbert Taylor, Yarmouth; 
Neil Taylor, Yarmouth; Hugh Douglas, South
Dorchester, formerly of Yarmouth
- sons: Donald Johnson; James Johnson
- daughters Mary Isabelle Johnson;
Jennet Johnson
- sister Mary Johnson of Scotland

LNAME[ HILL
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 19, 1864
FILE[ 147
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Ambrose Hill, Malahide, miller; Walter Edgar Murray, Malahide, merchant
- sons: Jesse Hill; Richard Hill, youngest son; Charles D. Hill;
Walter Hill; Ambrose Hill
- daughters: Sarah, wife of Walter
E. Murray, of Aylmer; Hannah, wife
of Thomas Locker, Malahide

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 26, 1856
FILE[ 148
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - wife was Mary Campbell
- children: Donald Campbell;
Mary Campbell; Peter Campbell
- nephew Donald Campbell, son of
Dugald
- executors: Mary Campbell, wife;
Malcolm Sinclair; John McKillop

LNAME[ PATTERSON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 28, 1860
FILE[ 149
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Jane Patterson
- daughters were Sarah Patterson, Isabella Patterson, Christie 
Patterson; Mary Patterson; Jane
Patterson

LNAME[ WILLIAMS
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 19, 1865
FILE[ 150
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - died without a will
- wife was Esther Ann Williams
- left seven children, not named

LNAME[ GILBERT
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 20, 1865
FILE[ 151
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Marwood Gilbert of 
Yarmouth and William Gilbert of 
Yarmouth
- sons were Matthew Gilbert, William
Gilbert, and Marwood Gilbert
- grandson was Richard Gilbert, son of
Richard, deceased

LNAME[ BACKHOUSE
FNAME[ ABRAHAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 8, 1864
FILE[ 152
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - died without a will
- wife was Amelia Backhouse of Malahide

LNAME[ GARNSEY
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ SEP 25, 1861
FILE[ 153
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a gentleman
- executor was Ann Garnsey of the
Township of Branford, County of Brant
- wife was Ann Garnsey
- daughter was Frances Ann Garnsey

LNAME[ BUCK
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ APR 25, 1864
FILE[ 154
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a labourer
- wife was Rhoda Buck

LNAME[ NEVILLS
FNAME[ THOMAS JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ SEP 14, 1865
FILE[ 155
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as Thomas James Nevills, the
Younger
- widower
- children: Emeline Anderson; Zebulon
Landon Nevills; Emma Seborn; Thomas James
Nevills; Abraham Nevills; Emily Nevills;
Elizabeth Nevills; William Nevills; Anne
Nevills
- petitioner was Zebulon Landon Nevills, 
oldest son

LNAME[ WESTLAKE
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 9, 1865
FILE[ 156
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - wife was Mary Ann Westlake
- executors were Mary Ann Westlake, Yarmouth; Daniel Black, Yarmouth; 
Andrew Miller, Yarmouth
- mention of a mother and father and
brothers and sisters, but not identified
- there were no children when the will
was made out

LNAME[ LEGG
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 25, 1856
FILE[ 157
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - wife was Mary Legg, who died July
23, 1860
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed October 5, 1865
- petitioner was Duncan McGregor of 
South Dorchester
- legal guardian was paternal uncle, William 
Legg, who received the guardianship January 14, 1861
- he was removed by petition of the children
- other paternal uncles were Henry Legg, George
Legg, and Samuel Legg
- children: James Legg, 19 years; Nancy Legg, 21 years; Hannah Legg, 17 years; Thomas Legg, 
16 years; Lucy Legg, 15 years; William Legg, 13
years; Henry Legg, 11 years; Jonah Legg, 9 years

LNAME[ OLVER
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 9, 1865
FILE[ 158
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Henry Olver, Yarmouth, uncle; and James Maynard, Yarmouth
- mother was Sarah Olver
- sister was Mary Jane Olver
- brothers were James Olver and
Thomas Olver

LNAME[ PETTYS
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 29, 1863
FILE[ 159
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a preacher/clerk
- says 33 years as a minister
- executors were Judson Garrett, Malahide;
Peter Hemmingway, Malahide
- wife was Mary Pettys
- mention of Jane Clarke, wife of Thomas Clarke, formerly of South Dorchester, now in foreign 
parts, merchant
- mention of Belville Seminary, Methodist Episcopal
Church
- mention of Missionary Fund, Methodist Episcopal
Church
- mention of Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Toronto

LNAME[ DILTS
FNAME[ SOLOMON
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ SEP 1, 1865
FILE[ 160
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - wife was Agnes Dilts
- executors were George Kent, Malahide;
Nicholas Carter Brown, Malahide; Agnes
Dilts, Malahide
- sons: Joel Palmer Dilts; Colin
Gardner Dilts; Clark Junior Dilts
- daughters: Aurietta Elizabeth Dilts;
Ida Utilia Dilts; Mary Agnes Dilts

LNAME[ FINCH
FNAME[ DAVID WELLINGTON
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ OCT 31, 1865
FILE[ 161
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - wife was Rebecca Finch
- executors were Rebecca Finch, South Dorchester; John George 
Fawcett, Yarmouth
- sons: Thomas Henry Finch;
John Wellington Finch; Gallaten
Judson Finch; George Calvert Finch;
David Dougal Finch
- daughters: Atalanta Jane Fawcett;
Martha Anne Hambly; Hannah Malissa
Hambly; Sarah Catherine Ballagh;
Rebecca L. Finch; Hulda Oretta Finch;
Hellen Delenah Finch; Lillian Maud 
Finch
- nephew George Finch

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 26, 1856
FILE[ 162
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
filed October 13, 1865
- petitioner was mother of the children, Mary Campbell, Southwold
- children: Daniel Campbell, 17 years;
Mary Campbell, 15 years; Peter Campbell, 12 years; Duncan Campbell, 9 years

LNAME[ CLINE
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 16, 1858
FILE[ 163
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
filed December 5, 1865
- petitioner was Eliza Ann Cline, Alexander
Cline's widow, and now the wife of John 
Ralph VanVelsor, school teacher
- son was David Merritt Cline, 12 years old

NOTE: FOLIOS OR FILES 164, 165, AND 166
ARE MISSING

LNAME[ KAINS
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 30, 1865
FILE[ 167
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors were Thomas Macmillan Kains, St. Thomas, Esquire; William King Kains, London, Esquire
- sons: William Kains; John Alexander
Kains; Thomas Macmillan Kains; Archibald
Kains
- daughter-in-law Henrietta Kains, wife of
William
- daughters: Isabella Thomasina, wife of
Christopher Charles Abbott; Zebee Mary, wife of Charles Roe

LNAME[ HARES
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 2, 1863
FILE[ 168
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - wife was Elizabeth Hares
- executors were John Silcox, Southwold;
and Henry Harris, Southwold; and Elizabeth Hares
- mention of James Booman, son of Thomas 
Booman and Hannah Humphries
- mention of nephew John Cole

LNAME[ MCVEY
FNAME[ ANN 
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 18, 1865
FILE[ 169
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: James Henry Lumsden Begg, St. Thomas, merchant; John Masterson, St. Thomas, railway porter
- adopted daughter, Margaret McLaughlan
- neice, Mary Jane Ellis, of Chatham, daughter of brother
- stepchildren: John McVey; Henry McVey;
Patrick McVey; Elizabeth McVey

LNAME[ HUTCHISON
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 13, 1865
FILE[ 170
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Rebecca Hutchison, Malahide, 
widow; Thomas William Dobbie, Bayham, 
Provincial Land Surveyor; Abial Fairchild
Hutchison
- sons: Abial Fairchild Hutchison; Lewis
Ezard Hutchison; Edwin James Hutchison;
Noah Phillip Hutchison; Indiana? Hutchison

LNAME[ JOHNSON
FNAME[ RANDOLPH
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 25, 1865
FILE[ 171
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Sarah Elizabeth Johnson, widow;
Samuel Haight, Yarmouth; Robert Hepburn, Yarmouth; Arsemus Delton Osborne, Yarmouth;
Thomas Green, Yarmouth
- daughters: Sarah Celestia Johnson;
Randolphe Johnson; Mary Moulton, wife
of John Moulton; Eliza Johnson; Thirza 
Osborne, wife of Arsemus D. Osborne
- father was Squire Johnson, of Lynn
County, Iowa, U.S.A.
- nephews: Randolph Keillor, son of
Chandler Keillor; Randolph Johnson, son of Frederick Johnson
- grandsons: Randolph Moulton, son of
Mary Moulton; Randolph Osborne, son of
Thirza Osborne

LNAME[ SILCOX
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAY 18, 1865
FILE[ 172
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - may have died May 10, 1865
- executors: George Silcox, Southwold;
Horace Brotherhood, Southwold
- wife Rhoda Silcox
- sons: Truman Silcox; Grant Silcox;
Charles Silcox; Daniel Silcox
- daughter Mary Silcox

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ JAMES MANDEVILLE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 10, 1866
FILE[ 173
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - will dated May 15, 1858
- codicil dated August 21, 1861
- executors: Joseph Marlatt, Yarmouth;
Hosea Baker, Yarmouth
- sons: William H. Brown, Dorchester;
David Brown
- daughters: Emiline, wife of Henry 
Augustine; Mary Ann, wife of Marvin
Call; Elizabeth, wife of Lyman Learns;
Diana Brown, Yarmouth, spinster; Margaret
Brown, Yarmouth, spinster; Sarah Osborne, wife of James Osborne
- grandson, George W. Simmons, son of George
Simmons and late daughter Margaret

LNAME[ THOMPSON
FNAME[ JACOB BERDAN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 14, 1865
FILE[ 174
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a gentleman, 48 years old
in 1865
- executors: Leslie Pearce, Yarmouth;
Jacob Miller, Yarmouth; James Hamilton
Smith, Yarmouth, joiner; Frances
Thompson, Yarmouth, sister
- wife was Abigail Jane Thompson
- mother was Susannah Thompson
- son was Samuel David Thompson

LNAME[ HIDDEN
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ AUG 8, 1865
FILE[ 175
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a millwright
- wife was Betsy Hidden
- son was Paul Hidden
- daughter was Laura Tomlinson

LNAME[ SHRIVER
FNAME[ JACOB MURTON
RESID[ BROCKVILLE
DATE[ OCT 20, 1862
FILE[ 176
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - name may have been spelled Schriver
- listed as a merchant
- formerly of Brockville, in the Johnstown
District, but had been living at Claremont, Surrey County, Virginia
- died at Jamestown Island, Virginia
- Shriver apparently had property in Elgin
County, but does not say where
- executor was James Jessup of Brockville

LNAME[ ECCLES
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 2, 1866
FILE[ 177
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were John Dickson Eccles of
Warwick Township, Lambton County, brother;
and Nicol McColl of Southwold
- wife was Susanna Eccles of Iona
- son was Rosingrave Eccles
- mention of daughters, but none named

LNAME[ OSTRANDER
FNAME[ ASA 
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 17, 1865
FILE[ 178
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors Mary Ostrander, Bayham, wife;
Simon or Simeon Ostrander, Bayham; and John Buchner
- the last two were relatives
- sons Lewis Ostrander and Archibald Ostrander
- part of the will missing

LNAME[ BRADSHAW
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 23, 1865
FILE[ 179
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a gentleman
- executor was John Bradshaw, Ottawa, Carleton County, office keeper in the
Crown Lands Department, Canada
- brother was John Bradshaw, Quebec, Ottawa

LNAME[ BAKER
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 17, 1863
FILE[ 180
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Cordelia Baker

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 8, 1862
FILE[ 181
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Christy McIntyre, Yarmouth; Hugh McIntyre, late of
Yarmouth, now of Mitchell, Perth
County; Colin McIntyre, Yarmouth
- wife was Christy McIntyre
- sons: Hugh McIntyre, eldest;
John McIntyre; Colin McIntyre
- daughters: Jane McIntyre, eldest;
Mary McIntyre; Isabella McIntyre; 
Christy McIntyre

LNAME[ SUMMERS
FNAME[ JAMES ASHLEY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 3, 1866
FILE[ 182
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Naomi Summers

LNAME[ LAIDLAW
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ LINCOLN COUNTY
DATE[ JAN 9, 1852
FILE[ 183
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- when he died, William Laidlaw lived in
Caistor Township, Lincoln County
- this was a petition for guardianship filed
May 9, 1866
- William's wife was Catherine Laidlaw, who
was now married to Thomas Laidlaw of Yarmouth
- the petitioner was William Shields, Caistor
Township, Lincoln County
- children: Margaret Jane Laidlaw, 20 years, Yarmouth; William Alvin Laidlaw, 18 years, Yarmouth; George Laidlaw, 15 years, Yarmouth;
an infant which had died

LNAME[ HATHAWAY
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 14, 1866
FILE[ 184
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Benjamin Franklin Hathaway, Yarmouth; John Lanning, Yarmouth; Amos G.
Canby
- sons: Benjamin Franklin Hathaway;
Samuel B. Hathaway; Stephen Hathaway;
Daniel Lincoln Hathaway; William Arnold
Hathaway
- daughter Eleanor Graham, widow of 
Jesse Graham

LNAME[ KNOX
FNAME[ ADAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 7, 1866
FILE[ 185
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- may have died June 11, 1866
- oldest son was David Knox, Hamilton, 
merchant
- son-in-law was John McDonald, husband of daughter Agnes Knox, Elora, 
Wellington County, builder
- heirs-at-law: Isabella Bates;
Simon Knox; Adam Knox; William Knox;
Janett Knox; Robert Knox

LNAME[ MAGINNIS
FNAME[ HUGH
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 17, 1866
FILE[ 186
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- executors were Andrew Murray, Aylmer, merchant; and Harriet Maginnis, Malahide
- wife was Harriet Maginnis
- friend was Andrew Murray, Aylmer, merchant
- son was Thomas Maginnis
- grandson was Joseph Maginnis, son of late son
James
- granddaughter not named, but daughter of late
son Joseph
- sons: John Maginnis; Alexander Maginnis
- daughter Sarah Maginnis

LNAME[ CROSBIE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 21, 1866
FILE[ 187
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - may have died June 25, 1866
- known as John Crosbie the Elder
- executor was Mahlon Bodine, Southwold
- wife was Ann Crosbie
- oldest son was John Crosbie
- second son Andrew Crosbie
- daughters: Mrs. Margaret Liddle, Dunwich;
Mrs. June Campbell, eldest daughter, Dunwich

LNAME[ LEMON
FNAME[ JACOB
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 29, 1866
FILE[ 188
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Nancy Lemon, Southwold
- children: Thomas Lemon; Mary Lemon;
Frederick Lemon; Lewis Lemon

LNAME[ NORTHRUP
FNAME[ JACOB
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 25, 1866
FILE[ 189
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Abigail Northrup
- children: George Northrup, 
petitioner; Moses Northrup; Robert
Northrup, Westminster Township, 
Middlesex County; Tamar, wife of
James McConnell; Rachael, wife of
Charles McDormand; Elleanor, wife 
of Charles Medler

LNAME[ EDISON
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ AUG 31, 1866
FILE[ 190
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- executrix was Mary Ann Edison, Vienna
- wife was Mary Ann Edison

LNAME[ MCLELLAN
FNAME[ DOUGALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 27, 1866
FILE[ 191
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- died at Glencoe, Middlesex County
- wife was Elizabeth McLellan, Southwold
- daughter was Elizabeth Jane McLellan, infant

LNAME[ PRITCHARD
FNAME[ LEVI
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 4, 1866
FILE[ 192
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer
- executors: Jesse Philo Soper, Bayham; Grandison Cole, Bayham
- nephew, Jesse Soper, Bayham, farmer

LNAME[ MCKAY
FNAME[ GILBERT
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 12, 1862
FILE[ 193
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- says late of Tuscombia Alabama, U.S.A.
- this was a petition for guardianship, filed
October 20, 1866
- children: William McKay, 10 years;
Arvilia McKay, 9 years; Jonathan
McKay, 8 years
- mother was Rhoda Hannah Taylor, formerly
Rhoda Hannah McKay, wife of Ira Taylor, Southwold
- at the time of his death, Gilbert McKay
was a soldier in the Fourteenth Regiment of
Michigan Volunteers

LNAME[ HAZEN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 25, 1866
FILE[ 194
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Martha Emeline Marr, Bayham, spinster; Moses Northrup 
Sanders, Bayham, merchant
- adopted daughter was Martha Emeline
Marr

LNAME[ BILLINGTON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ OCT 8, 1861
FILE[ 195
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Aaron Price, Aylmer, 
gentleman; James Little, Malahide, merchant
- wife Susanna Billington
- son James Billington, died before
1861
- grandson John Billington
- daughter Catherine Kinney of Malahide, wife of James Kinney, pensioner
- daughter Cornelia French, wife of
____ French, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- daughter Jane Ann Cook, wife of
Haggon Cook, Michigan, wagon maker
- daughter Sarah Koyl, wife of Albert
Koyl of Ypsilanit Michigan, farmer

LNAME[ PATON
FNAME[ DAVID BRAID
RESID[ DETROIT
DATE[ JUN 1, 1863
FILE[ 196
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
- Paton was described as late of Detroit, Michigan, and formerly of St. Mary's, Perth County, merchant
- died at Detroit
- widow was Elizabeth Cuthbert Paton, who died at St. Mary's on November 24, 1864 or 1865
- petition for guardianship was filed by
Robert Carrie or Currie of St. Thomas, merchant, uncle of the children
- children: John Cuthbert Paton, 11 years, living in St. Thomas; Ann Taylor Paton, 8 years, living in the Township of
Southwold; David Braid Paton, 6 years, living in the Township of Yarmouth

LNAME[ CHUTE
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 17, 1862
FILE[ 197
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Eleazar Freeman Chute, Bayham Township, son; and Aaron 
Chute, son, who died October 23, 
1863
- witness Charles Chute
- witness William Chute, son
- daughter Lovinia Chute
- daughter Cynthia Chute
- son John Milton Chute
- daughter Harriet Chute
- sons Edmond, Alfred and Sidney
- daughter Sarah Ann Chute

LNAME[ HANDREN
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ NOV 8, 1865
FILE[ 198
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was George William Handren 
of Bayham
- widow was Julia Handren, 77 years
old in 1865
- mention of a son Henry Handren who had
always resided in New Brunswick and never
in Upper Canada
- George William Handren of Bayham was
the second son
- John Wills Handren was another son living
in New York City
- Samuel Edward Handren was another son 
living in Nova Scotia
- Mary Elizabeth Mago, wife of William Mago, was a daughter living in the State of Maine

LNAME[ BRACKENREID
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 17, 1866
FILE[ 199
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - once lived in North Cayuga Township
- described as a gentleman
- resident of Yarmouth Township when he
died
- executors: James Kinnear, friend, Township
of North Cayuga, Collector of Inland Revenues;
Samuel Casement, friend, Township of Seneca, farmer
- children: Mary Jane Young, wife of Peter
Young, blacksmith, North Cayuga; Eliza Anne
Kindue, wife of John Kindue, farmer, North
Cayuga; Lucinda Brackeureid, spinster, North
Cayuga; Noble Montgomery Brackeureid, school
teacher, North Cayuga; Hammond Little 
Brackeureid, tailor, of Jarvis in the Township
of Walpole; oldest son was William James 
Brackeureid, labourer, of North Cayuga
- widow was Rachael Brackeureid

LNAME[ DUNCANSON
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ DEC 1, 1866
FILE[ 200
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Thomas Samuel McColl, 
Dunwich, and Dougald Duncanson, Dunwich
- wife was Mary Duncanson
- sons: Peter; James; Neil; Alexander;
John
- daughters: Euphemia, living in the
U.S.A.; Ann; Catherine

LNAME[ MULHOLLAND
FNAME[ WILLIAM CASE
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JUL 11, 1864
FILE[ 201
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was Mary Mulholland, his wife
- children: Sarah Louisa; Sophia Jane; Ann
Eliza; Hiram McCraney Mulholland

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ DUNCAN            
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ DEC 9, 1863
FILE[ 202
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a tailor
- executor was his widow, Margaret
McIntyre
- mention of a brother, John McIntyre

LNAME[ MCLACHLAN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 7, 1866
FILE[ 203
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer and carrier
- no will
- executor was Catherine McLachlan, his widow

LNAME[ MCCOWAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JAN 3, 1867
FILE[ 204
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was Mary McCowan, widow
- children Duncan and Daniel

LNAME[ MCCOWAN
FNAME[ HUGH
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 19, 1863
FILE[ 205
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executor was Alexander McCowan, oldest
son, of Aldborough
- son Hugh McCowan
- son John McCowan
- wife Isabella McCowan
- daughter mentioned, but not identified
- son-in-law Duncan Munro

LNAME[ FIRBY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 8, 1857
FILE[ 206
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for the guardianship
of Richard A. Firby, son of John Firby
- the petition was by Mary Cascadden of
Malahide Township, wife of Thomas I.
Cascadden and widow of John Firby
- Mary was the mother of William and Richard
Firby
- William died at the age of 7, but Richard
was 11 years old at the time of the petition

LNAME[ HUTCHISON
FNAME[ LEXY LEWIS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ SEP 26, 1866
FILE[ 207
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Alexander Berkley 
Hutchison, brother, Township of 
Bayham; Alexander Saxton; Elder 
John Griffin
- wife was Sarah Jane Hutchison
- children: Alice Jane Hutchison;
Anne Elizabeth Hutchison; James
Lewis Hutchison

LNAME[ SHAW
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 26, 1854
FILE[ 208
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a wheel wright and wagon
maker
- executors: James Shaw, Southwold, cabinet
maker; Charles Newland, Southwold, husbandman
- daughters: Jane Shaw; Mary Shaw; Agness
Shaw
- guardian of Mary Shaw was Levi Fowler of
Fingal
- guardian of Jane and Agness Shaw was Charles
Newland of Southwold

LNAME[ WOOLLEY
FNAME[ JOHN NELSON
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 31, 1866
FILE[ 209
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors were Martha Ann Woolley, Malahide; Joseph Lewis Woolley, Dereham, Oxford County, farmer; Francis Henry Summers, Bayham, farmer
- wife was Martha Ann Woolley
- brother was Joseph Lewis Woolley of 
Dereham
- brother-in-law was Francis Henry Summers
of Bayham
- daughter was Mary Catherine Woolley
- father was Peter Woolley

LNAME[ WHITE
FNAME[ RICHARD P.
RESID[ CLEVELAND, OHIO
DATE[ JAN 24, 1867
FILE[ 210
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a lumber merchant of 
Cleveland, Ohio, and formerly of
Vienna
- executor was Douglas Leland White
of Albany, New York, lumber merchant
- wife was Eliza Jane White

LNAME[ MCCLARTY
FNAME[ DOUGALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 24, 1866
FILE[ 211
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Anna Bella McClarty
- mention of three infant children, not named

LNAME[ LYNN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 1, 1866
FILE[ 212
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Samuel Lynn of Southwold;
Hugh Lynn; James Lynn, absent in U.S.A.
- children: James and Samuel Lynn, youngest sons; Hugh Lynn; Martha Lynn;
Robert Lynn; Thomas Lynn; Roseann Lynn

LNAME[ HENNIKER
FNAME[ SUSAN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAR 31, 1867
FILE[ 213
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - name might also be Henneker
- described as a widow, of James
- executor was William Van Emburgh, Malahide, who was also her brother
- adopted son, Judson Sonell(?)
- sister Marcia Davis, wife of Septimus
Davis of Yarmouth
- nephew James Davis, son of Marcia
- mention of Mary Crane, wife of John
Byron Crane, Yarmouth
- mention of James Burton Crane, son
of John Byron Crane
- mention of James Henniker, Harwich
Township, Kent County
- mention of Amelia Misner, wife of
George Misner, Yarmouth
- mention of Arseneth Westover, wife of
Nathaniel Westover, Yarmouth
- mention of Sarah McCordick, wife of
____ McCordick, Yarmouth
- mention of Elizabeth Jane Harris, Oxford
Township, Oxford County

LNAME[ BRUSH
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 26, 1867
FILE[ 214
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Edmund Westlake, Yarmouth;
Daniel Luton, Yarmouth; Warren Secord, Yarmouth
- daughters: Elvira Peters, wife of
Peter Peters; Sarah Ann Brush; Emily
Brush; Hannah Brush
- sons: Lewis Brush; Hiram Brush;
William Alexander Brush; Nelson
Brush

LNAME[ DENNIS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 14, 1867
FILE[ 215
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Dennis, Bayham;
Robert Dennis, Bayham
- wife Ann Dennis
- sons: James Firby Dennis; William
Burton Dennis; Robert Dennis; Joseph
Dennis; Thomas Dennis
- daughters: Esther Ann Nevills;
Jane Elizabeth Ribbell; Hannah 
Elizabeth Laur

LNAME[ KILDAY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ FINGAL
DATE[ JUN 8, 1867
FILE[ 216
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executor Bridget Kilday, Southwold, wife
- daughters: Margaret Mary Kilday;
Bridget Sanagan; Catherine Breene;
Mary Moore
- sons: Patrick Kilday; Thomas
Kilday

LNAME[ LINDSAY
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ JUL 13, 1867
FILE[ 217
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a grocer
- died at Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma
District
- executors: Robert Lindsay, Brantford, grocer; Peter Stevenson, Southwold
- brother John Lindsay, Scotland
- wife Elizabeth Lindsay
- nephew Alexander Lindsay

LNAME[ MISENER
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 17, 1867
FILE[ 218
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ executors: Jacob Miller, Yarmouth;
Septymious Davis, Yarmouth; Andrew
Miller, Yarmouth
- daughters: Sarah Misener; Mary Harper
- sons: Nicholas Misener; George
Misener; David Misener; Andrew
Misener; Alexander Misener
- deceased daughters: Jane Lawton;
Catherine Miller
- wife Hannah Misener

LNAME[ LAMB
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ SEP 2, 1867
FILE[ 219
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a widower
- no will
- daughter and petitioner was
Priscilla Clutton, Malahide, wife
of Joseph Josiah Clutton, manufacturer

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ MALCOLM
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ NOV 27, 1867
FILE[ 220
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - died in the Township of Southwold
- no will
- wife was Janette McLean

LNAME[ BRADLEY
FNAME[ PHILANDER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 24, 1867
FILE[ 221
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executor was Sarah Jane Bradley, Malahide, widow
- mention of children, but not named

LNAME[ WHITE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 9, 1867
FILE[ 222
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- wife was Elizabeth White
- daughter was Frances Catherine
Eaton, wife of John T. Eaton
- sons: James White; Albert
White; John White, Jr.
- executors: Elizabeth White;
Benjamin Franklin Hathaway, 
Yarmouth

LNAME[ WILEY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 8, 1867
FILE[ 223
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executor was Eveline Wiley, Yarmouth, widow
- sons: William Wiley; John Wiley;
Monson Wiley; Thomas Wiley; Henry 
Wiley; Daniel Wiley; Wilson Wiley

LNAME[ MCCOLL
FNAME[ JOHN S.
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 17, 1866
FILE[ 224
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed January 4, 1868
- wife was Jenny McColl, Aldborough
- daughter was Mary Jenny McColl, 1 year, 2 months
- the petitioners were Jenny McColl, mother, and Samuel MacColl, paternal uncle

LNAME[ BOBIER
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JAN 4, 1868
FILE[ 225
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- oldest brother was Joshua Bobier, Dunwich, formerly of County Wexford, Ireland
- brother William Bobier, Southwold
- brother John Bobier, Yarmouth
- sister Eliza Carley, wife of Walter
Carley, County Wexford, Ireland, shipbuilder
- sister Margaret Wilkinson, wife of James
Wilkinson, County Wexford, Ireland

LNAME[ MARLATT
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 13, 1868
FILE[ 226
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: George Marlatt, Yarmouth;
John Marlatt, Yarmouth; James Marlatt, Yarmouth
- wife Sarah Marlatt
- sons: Joseph Marlatt; Nathan Marlatt;
Jehiel Marlatt; John Marlatt; George
Marlatt; James Marlatt; Daniel Marlatt
and wife Nancy
- daughter Maria Oill, wife of John Oill

LNAME[ DAWDY
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 12, 1868
FILE[ 227
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - executors: John Miller, Southwold;
Hugh Lynn, Southwold
- sons: William Dawdy; Sylvester
Dawdy; Isaac Dawdy; Caleb Dawdy
- wife not named
- daughters: Jane Dawdy; Phebe
Dawdy; Martha Dawdy
- grandson Chancy Erastus Lampman

LNAME[ MEDLAR
FNAME[ STEPHEN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 29, 1864
FILE[ 228
MFNO[ 1376 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Nancy Ann Norton, wife of Sephren
Norton, Vienna, labourer, formerly the wife
of Stephen Medlar
- father was John Medlar, living in the
U.S.A.
- brothers: John Medlar; William Medlar;
James Medlar; Charles Medlar

LNAME[ HUTCHSION
FNAME[ LEXY LEWIS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ SEP 26, 1866
FILE[ 229
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - this would be a petition for guardianship
filed February 7, 1868
- filed by Sarah Jane Hutchison 
CHILDREN:
Alice Jane, 7 years; James Lewis, 5 years; 
Anne Elizabeth, 3 1/2 years; William Lexy, 12 months

LNAME[ TAYLOR
FNAME[ NANCY
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ DEC 16, 1867
FILE[ 231
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- no will
- mention of a brother, Alexander 
McCowan
- mother, Isabella McCowan, Aldborough, widow
- sister Isabella McGugan, Aldborough, wife of Angus
- sister Flora Sinclair, wife of Dougald, Brook Township, Lambton County

LNAME[ BRYANS
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 20, 1864
FILE[ 232
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a painter and a widower
- died in Kingston, Frontenac County
- no will
- mention of a brother, James O'Brien, Etobicoke, York County
- William Bryan, State of Virginia, U.S.A., brother
- John Bryan, Etobicoke, York County, brother, who died prior to December 1867
- sister Mary Gallagher, widow of Patrick, Etobicoke
- Ann Cory, widow of James, Etobicoke

LNAME[ SMADES
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 19, 1868
FILE[ 233
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- leaves wife and infant children
- petition filed by widow, Julia Ann
Smades, Malahide

LNAME[ FULTON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 13, 1867
FILE[ 234
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- petition filed by Mary Fulton, widow, of Southwold
- left three sons and four daughters
- not identified

LNAME[ BACKWILL
FNAME[ JOHN SANDERS
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 6, 1868
FILE[ 235
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - widow was Martha Backwill
- children: Eliza Jane Backwill;
Elizabeth Backwill; John Backwill;
Samuel George Backwill
- described as infant children

LNAME[ COPELAND
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 5, 1868
FILE[ 236
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - documents filed by Lindley Moore of Port
Bruce and John Bobier of Yarmouth, trustees
- mention of daughters, Sarah Copeland and 
Elizabeth Wrong
- sons: William Copeland; George Copeland;
John Copeland; Thomas Copeland; Joseph Copeland;
James Copeland; Mach Copeland

LNAME[ MELLOR
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 17, 1868
FILE[ 237
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- left three sons: Thomas, of Southwold;
John, of Southwold; James, of London
Township
- granddaughters: Mary Hannah, Sarah
Elizabeth and Alice Ann, daughters of 
Thomas
- granddaughters Mary Ellen and Emma, daughters of John

LNAME[ MCDONALD
FNAME[ JOHN POLSON
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ MAR 24, 1868
FILE[ 238
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as postmaster
- widow was Alice McDonald of Vienna

LNAME[ ZIMMERMAN
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 16, 1867
FILE[ 239
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - lived on the north half of Lot 29, Concession 9
- widow was Margaret Zimmerman
- children: John Henry Zimmerman; 
Charles William Zimmerman; Daniel
Wesley Zimmerman; Maria Jane Zimmerman;
Samuel Martin Zimmerman; Josiah Abraham
Zimmerman

LNAME[ FUTCHER
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 23, 1868
FILE[ 240
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - known as Thomas Futcher the Elder
- widow was Hester Futcher
- son was Thomas Futcher

LNAME[ MCGREGOR
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 23, 1868
FILE[ 241
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: John Thompson, Yarmouth;
John Taylor, South Dorchester
- sons: John, oldest son; Alexander
- daughters: Mary; Catherine; Euphemia

LNAME[ ERVING
FNAME[ JAMES NEWTON
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 1, 1868
FILE[ 242
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was Thomas Sims of Vienna, attorney and friend of the deceased
- mention of a brother, Thomas Erving, of North Walsingham, County of Norfolk, England
- had a wife, but name not mentioned

LNAME[ MANN
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 2, 1868
FILE[ 243
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Jeronimus Rapelje of
Yarmouth; William Johnson Culver of
Yarmouth; Lyman Stowell Leonard 
- described as friends
- wife Elizabeth Mann
- sons: Hiram B. Mann; Daniel Mann;
Samuel H. Mann; Joseph Mann; John Mann;
Jehiel Mann; Peregrine M. Mann; Arthur
Wellington Mann; Thomas J. Mann; George
W. Mann; Charles Mann; James A. Mann;
Arthur W. Mann

LNAME[ CASWELL
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ OCT 10, 1868
FILE[ 244
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was Warren Caswell, son, of Bayham Township
- wife Betsy Caswell
- sons: Seth; Ira; Warren; Harvey;
Andrew
- daughters: Murenda Hubbard;
Sibbell Caswell

LNAME[ CHAMBERS
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 11, 1868
FILE[ 245
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was Sabina Buchner of
Malahide, daughter, wife of Peter
Venness Buchner
- children: Anving Daedalus Chambers;
Esubius Chambers; Fabuce Chambers; Urion
Chambers; Sarah Dobson; Abigail Chambers

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 15, 1868
FILE[ 246
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was Margaret Smith, widow
- mention of five children, but not
identified

LNAME[ THOMPSON
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 19, 1867
FILE[ 247
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as David Thompson the Elder
- innkeeper
- executors were David Thompson, 
innkeeper; and Elizabeth Thompson, 
widow
- mention of daughters Cordelia Nicol
and Maria Jones

LNAME[ SIMONS
FNAME[ JOHN KINSLEY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 27, 1868
FILE[ 248
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - died in the Village of Aylmer
- executor was Margaret Simons, widow
- children: Martha Carpenter; Sarah 
Calver; Edwin Simons; Franklin
Ruthven Simons; Thomas Burdick
Simons

LNAME[ WALLIS
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 22, 1868
FILE[ 249
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was Margaret Wallis of 
Southwold, widow
- daughters: Mary Maria Wallis;
Eliza Ann Wallis; Sarah Jane Norton, wife of Joseph Norton
- mention of brother Thomas T.
Wallis

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 27, 1868
FILE[ 250
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Lachlan Campbell, son, of St. Thomas; Daniel Black, friend, of Yarmouth
- daughter Nancy Leitch, widow of 
Donald Leitch, Yarmouth
- daughter Jane Gilbert, wife of
Matthew Gilbert
- daughter Grace McCall, wife of 
John McCall
- daughter Mary McBride, wife of
Alexander McBride
- Mary McBride now deceased, leaving
three children
- son Dugald Campbell of Southwold
- son John Campbell

LNAME[ HONSINGER
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 24, 1865
FILE[ 251
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Jane Honsinger, daughter-in-law, wife of Peter of
Malahide; Elijah Phelps, Malahide, friend
- sons Peter and John

LNAME[ YOUNG
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 1, 1868
FILE[ 252
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: William Carey or Crary or
Crany, friend, of Southwold; Andrew Horton, friend, of Southwold
- sons: Joseph; William
- daughters: Eliza Hammond; Ann Watson;
Nancy McCall or McColl

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ ORLO
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 11, 1868
FILE[ 253
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Isaac Smith of Malahide, son; William Edward Smith of Malahide, son
- wife Charlotte Smith
- sons: John Harvey Smith; Charles
Harvey Smith; Havelock Smith
- daughters: Hannah Santen; Hester
Ann Edison; Elizabeth Jane Smith

LNAME[ MCGUGAN
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ DEC 13, 1863
FILE[ 254
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - Letters of Administration
- filed by: Duncan McGugan, of 
Aldborough
- mention of Angus McGugan; Euphemia
Kilpatrick; Catherine McPherson; Isabella
Simpkius, who has died, leaving husband
William Simpkius and three small children;
Archibald McGugan; Donald McGugan

LNAME[ HIGH
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ BAYHAM       
DATE[ JUN 17, 1868
FILE[ 255
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - died in the Township of Louth in
the County of Lincoln
- executor was Amos High of Bayham 
Township
- sons: John; Andrew
- daughters: Mary; Margaret; Magdalena;
Barbara; Susan

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 19, 1868
FILE[ 256
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Archibald McIntyre, St. Thomas;
Archibald McIntyre, Yarmouth; Duncan McCallum, South Dorchester
- wife Janet McIntyre
- sons: Angus; Hugh
- daughters: Julia McIntyre; Mary
McCallum, wife of Duncan
- mention of Archibald McIntyre, boot
and shoe maker, St. Thomas
- mention of Archibald McIntyre, son of
Angus McIntyre of Yarmouth

LNAME[ EICHINBERG
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ DEC 26, 1868
FILE[ 257
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - known as John Eichinberg the Elder
- executors were John Eichinberg of
Bayham, son, and Simeon Mitchell of
Bayham, son-in-law
- daughters: Sophia Murdock; Susan Jane
Bowen, widow of Cornelius Bowen of Southwold;
Elizabeth Crandall, wife of William Crandall
of Norfolk County; Maria Mitchell, wife of
Simeon; Sally Ann Collins, wife of David C.
Collins of Bayham; Nancy Catherine Mitchell, wife of Thomas Mitchell, Bayham
- godson William McClellan Hotchkiss

LNAME[ SUTTON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD      
DATE[ DEC 13, 1868
FILE[ 258
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Andrew Horton, friend;
Cynthia Sutton, widow; William Bowen, friend
- daughters: Sarah Wilkie; Isabel
Marr; Agness Sutton
- granddaughter Iva Marr
- sons: Frederick; Isaac; Calvin;
Elijah

LNAME[ ROBB
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 20, 1869
FILE[ 259
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Alexander Steele, Southwold, friend; Archibald McDiarmid, Southwold, friend
- sons: James; David; William; George;
John
- widow Elizabeth Robb
- daughters: Mary; Isabella; Elizabeth
- brother John Robb

LNAME[ MINARD
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 23, 1869
FILE[ 260
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Samuel Haight, Yarmouth, friend; Asa L. Schooley, Yarmouth, friend
- widow Phebe Minard
- sons: William; Samuel; James; Jacob D.
- daughters: Rachel Hilborne; Mary Cummins;
Sarah Taylor; Anna E. Doane; Rebecca C.
Minard; Phebe J. Smith

LNAME[ MCFARLANE
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ DEC 23, 1868
FILE[ 261
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a ___ keeper
- executor was Neil McFarlane, brother, of Orford Township, Kent County, 
blacksmith
- wife died between the time of Duncan 
McFarlane's death and the date the estate
was filed for probate, February 1, 1869
- Duncan McFarlane's sister was Janet
Buchanan, wife of Donald of Orford Township
- sister Isabella Anderson of Aldborough, wife of James

LNAME[ CHAMBERS
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 17, 1868
FILE[ 262
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: George Chambers, son, Malahide; John Chambers, son, Malahide;
Isaac Hany the Elder, Malahide; George
Smith, Malahide; Anna Chambers, widow
- mention of Maleut Chambers
- mention of: Hannah Kipp, wife of John
H. Kipp; Mary A. Kipp; Augustus Chambers;
Margaret McCullough and her husband John;
Sarah Ann Moss and her husband, O'Hubbard
Moss
- widow Anna Chambers
- sons: Nelson; Rolfe; Robert; Augustus;
George; John
- daughters: Hannah; Sarah Ann; Margaret;
Phebe

LNAME[ SYMINGTON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 22, 1869
FILE[ 263
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was his mother, Janet Symington, a widow
- William's widow was Elizabeth Symington
- children: Ellen, 5 years; Graham, 3
years; and youngest, 1 year

LNAME[ CASWELL
FNAME[ BETSEY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 25, 1869
FILE[ 264
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- may have died February 25, 1861
- executor was Warren Caswell, son
- sons: Warren; Mathew; Harvey; Andrew;
Seth
- daughters: Massena Hubbard, might be
Maranda; Sibbell Pygall

LNAME[ WELDON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 10, 1869
FILE[ 265
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was William Armstrong, brother-in-law
- wife was Elizabeth Weldon
- children: Thomas Hillock Weldon;
William Weldon; Susannah Jane Weldon;
John Weldon
- father Thomas Weldon
- brothers: William Weldon; Andrew 
Weldon of Westminster Township; 
Thomas Weldon Jr.

LNAME[ NICOLLS
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 10, 1869
FILE[ 266
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - lived on Lot 28, North Branch of the 
Talbot Road
- executrix was Elizabeth Nicolls, widow
- sons: James; John; Arthur
- daughters: Nancy; Margaret
- friend Richard Baden Nicolls of Southwold

LNAME[ SYMINGTON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 22, 1869
FILE[ 267
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for the guardianship
of the infant children of William Symington
- see folio number 263
- filed by his widow Elizabeth Symington
of Yarmouth
- William died February 22, 1869 leaving
Ellen, 5 years; Graham, 3 years; Mary
nine months
- Elizabeth Symington appointed guardian

LNAME[ BAKER
FNAME[ HOSEA
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 4, 1868
FILE[ 268
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors were Abraham Smith of
Yarmouth and Jane, his wife
- widow was Rachel Baker
- only child was Jane Smith

LNAME[ FIRBY
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ DEC 31, 1868
FILE[ 269
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors were Robert Firby and Thomas
M. Firby, both of Bayham

LNAME[ TIMS
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ SEP 11, 1862
FILE[ 270
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executor was Alum Marr of Ingersoll
- wife was Laura Tims
- children Frances Elizabeth and Mary

LNAME[ FREEMAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 17, 1869
FILE[ 271
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a lumberman
- executrix was Lucinda Freeman, of Malahide, his widow

LNAME[ RODGERS
FNAME[ EDWARD
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAY 1, 1869
FILE[ 272
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Sylvester Tiffany Pettit, South Dorchester, friend; William
Gregory, Yarmouth, friend
- granddaughters: Ann, wife of
William Legg; Jane Rodgers;
Charlotte Rodgers; Mary Rodgers
- grandchildren: Edward Rodgers;
William Rodgers; Eliza Rodgers;
Emma, wife of Henry Durdle; Ellen
Rodgers; Sarah Rodgers; Albert
Rodgers

LNAME[ WELDON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 10, 1869
FILE[ 273
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of his infant children
- children were: Thomas Hillock Weldon;
William Weldon; Susan Jane Weldon; John
Andrew Weldon, all of Yarmouth
- petition filed by the widow, Elizabeth
Weldon of Yarmouth, and Andrew Weldon, Westminster Township, gentleman

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAY 24, 1869
FILE[ 274
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was Archibald Campbell
- son was Archibald Campbell

LNAME[ PATTERSON
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUN 28, 1869
FILE[ 275
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: William Lodge, Southwold;
John McCallum, Dunwich
- daughters: Sally, wife of John Patterson;
Katie; Margaret; Mary; Christie

LNAME[ BOWLBY
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 14, 1869
FILE[ 276
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Martha Bowlby, Southwold, 
widow; Alexander Bowlby, Southwold, 
nephew
- sons: Isaac Dennis Bowlby; James
Caswell Bowlby; Sidney Smith Bowlby;
John Nelson Bowlby
- daughters: Caroline, wife of Benjamin
McPherson; Mary Ann, wife of Jacob Smith;
- mention of Alice Armita Stringer

LNAME[ CAMERON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 10, 1869
FILE[ 277
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: John Cameron, Aldborough, farmer; Anson Thomas, Aldborough; David
Campbell, Aldborough
- brothers: John; Alexander
- sisters: Catherine Widdow Finlayson;
Margaret Smith

LNAME[ MCMILLEN
FNAME[ NIEL
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JUL 10, 1869
FILE[ 278
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was Donald McMillen, Aldborough
- brother was Donald McMillen
- nephew was Archibald McGugan
- sister was Elizabeth, no other name
given

LNAME[ CORNWELL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JAN 29, 1868
FILE[ 279
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Sarah Ann James, 
wife of John James, South Dorchester
- children: Sarah Jane; William;
Henry
mention of: John Ryerson; James Creayes?;
Rettia Mario
- widow Sarah Ann James

LNAME[ GRIFFIN
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 16, 1868
FILE[ 280
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: James Philpott, Dunwich;
James Griffin, Dunwich
- widow Catherine Griffin

LNAME[ AULT
FNAME[ JOHN GEORGE
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ AUG 11, 1869
FILE[ 281
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - name might be Auld
- described as a lumber merchant
- died at Buffalo, New York
- no will
- wife was Mary Alida Ellen Ault, Port Burwell
- letters of administration

LNAME[ REES
FNAME[ DAVID CARRODACK
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ SEP 16, 1869
FILE[ 282
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a retired farmer and 
a Gentleman
- executors: William Youell, Port 
Burwell, merchant; Alexander Sutherland, Port Burwell
- daughter Elizabeth Adams
- granddaughter Mary Ann Adams

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 8, 1869
FILE[ 283
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Catherine
- brother was Alexander of Southwold
- brother-in-law was John Maclean of
Dunwich
- mention of seven children under the
age of 21 years, but not identified

LNAME[ LEEK
FNAME[ JAMES NELSON
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 16, 1859
FILE[ 284
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - died at Toronto
- no will
- wife was Martha Leek, now Martha Wort
- children: Caroline Maria Leek, 13 years;
Adelphine Amelia Leek, 9 years; Stephen
Nelson Leek, 1 year
- petition for guardianship of Stephen 
Nelson Leek by uncle by marriage, Joseph
Stevens of Malahide

LNAME[ MARTIN
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 21, 1869
FILE[ 285
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was James Begg of Southwold
- daughters: Catherine Ann Martin; Margaret
Martin; Isabella Martin
- sons: James Martin; Daniel Martin;
Colin Martin; Thomas Ferguson Martin

LNAME[ MANDEVILLE
FNAME[ WILLIAM HENRY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 14, 1869
FILE[ 286
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - lived at Union
- wife, widow and executrix was
Rachel Emily Mandeville

LNAME[ GAY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 19, 1869
FILE[ 287
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - mother was Elizabeth Saunders
- sister was Grace Hooper
- wife was Ann Gay
- cousin was Ann Parsons
- brother-in-law Thomas Warren
- step-sister Mary Gilbert
- executors: William Johnston of
Southwold; John Lewis of Southwold

LNAME[ MARR
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 30, 1869
FILE[ 288
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was Daniel Row of Bayham, 
farmer
- sons: James Marr; Peter Marr; John
Marr
- wife Eliza Marr
- daughter Zelpha Jane Hankinson, 
wife of Caleb H. Hankinson

LNAME[ MCKEITH
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 26, 1869
FILE[ 289
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - wife was Mary McKeith of Aldborough
- executors: Mary McKeith; Hector
Patterson of Aldborough, farmer
- brother Dougald McKeith, Aldborough
- sister Ann, wife of Neil Currie

LNAME[ PATTERSON
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 4, 1869
FILE[ 290
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Catherine
- children: Archibald, 5 years; 
Janet, 3 years; Christy Isabella, 1 year

LNAME[ BERRY
FNAME[ MATHEW
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ NOV 18, 1869
FILE[ 291
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a harness maker
- wife was Susan Berry

LNAME[ DUNLOP
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 12, 1869
FILE[ 292
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was James Fulton
- described as a bachelor
- died leaving two brothers and one
sister overseas

LNAME[ POTTS
FNAME[ EDWARD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAY 17, 1869
FILE[ 293
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a school teacher
- wife was Margaret Potts

LNAME[ MCCOLL
FNAME[ JOHN S.
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 17, 1866
FILE[ 294
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Jenny McColl, who remarried
to John Thompson, Mersea Township, Essex County
- brother was Samuel Macoll, Aldborough

LNAME[ APPLETON
FNAME[ THOMAS JAMES
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ DEC 12, 1869
FILE[ 295
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a butcher
- left a wife Jane and 8 children
- NOTE: There is no Folio Number 296

LNAME[ WELDING
FNAME[ HOWARD BRIGGS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 21, 1870
FILE[ 297
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a miller
- a widower
- administrator was Edith Bradshaw
Welding, spinster and daughter

LNAME[ PUTMAN
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 22, 1869
FILE[ 298
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - known as Henry Putman the Elder
- executors: John Carpenter the Younger, Yarmouth, blacksmith; George Norman, Yarmouth, wagon maker
- wife Ann Putman
- sons: Peter Putman; William H. Putman;
Robert Putman; Charles Putman
- daughters: Sarah Ann McLachlin; Mary
Jane Ostrander

LNAME[ SUTHERLAND
FNAME[ LACHLAN
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ JAN 31, 1870
FILE[ 299
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- medical doctor
- brothers: Donald Sutherland; Robert
Sutherland; both of West Zorra Township, Oxford County
- sisters: Janet Sutherland; Ann 
Sutherland; both of West Zorra Township, Oxford County

LNAME[ COOK
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ NOV 21, 1869
FILE[ 300
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- says he lived in Aldborough East
- wife Margaret Jane Cook
- administrator was eldest son, James
Cook, Aldborough East
- mention of nine children
- son Stephen Cook, Aldborough
- daughter Jane Cook, Aldborough, spinster

LNAME[ RUCKLE
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ DEREHAM TWSP
DATE[ JUL 25, 1869
FILE[ 301
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - Thomas Ruckle lived in Dereham Township, Oxford County
- brother was John Ruckle, Dereham
- widow was Mary Ruckle of Dorchester 
- children were George Arthur Ruckle, 10 years; Mathew Robert Ruckle, 6 years;
Ellen Ruckle, 5 years; Lelia Ruckle, 6 months
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed by Richard Fullerton, 
brother of Thomas Ruckle's wife, Mary
- Fullerton was a farmer in South Dorchester

LNAME[ THOMPSON
FNAME[ FRANCES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 1, 1870
FILE[ 302
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executors: Leonard Luton, St. Thomas, physician; Leslie Pearce, Yarmouth
- sister-in-law Abigail Jane McBride, widow of Jacob B. Thompson and 
wife of John McBride
- nephew John S. Thompson, son of
brother Andrew Thompson
- mother Susannah Thompson
- nephew Samuel David Thompson

LNAME[ LEMON
FNAME[ FREDERICK
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 9, 1870
FILE[ 303
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Alexander Bowlby, Southwold;
John Stacey, Southwold, blacksmith
- brother Thomas Lemon
- sister Mary Lemon

LNAME[ STAFFORD
FNAME[ ABEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 24, 1870
FILE[ 304
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Lewis Stafford, son;
William Stafford, son
- daughters: Esther Ann; Sarah Jane;
Amy; Margaret
- sons: John B.; Ezra A.; Samuel;
William; Lewis

LNAME[ KING
FNAME[ ABRAHAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 3, 1870
FILE[ 305
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: David King, Southwold, son; Charles King, Southwold, son
- wife Mary

LNAME[ HUNTER
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 13, 1868
FILE[ 306
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was William Hunter
- children: Ann Sutherland, wife of
Peter Sutherland of Dunwich; Catherine
Hunter; Fanny T. Bobier, wife of Leslie
Patterson Bobier; William Hunter of
Dunwich

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ JANET
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 12, 1869
FILE[ 307
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a widow and also as the
widow of Malcom Leich of Dunwich
- executor was David Dobie of Ekfrid
Township, Middlesex County
- daughter was Margaret Campbell
- daughter's uncle was Dugald
Campbell

LNAME[ MCRAE
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ APR 26, 1870
FILE[ 308
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a weaver
- widower
- executor was John MacLeod of Mosa
Township, Middlesex County
- late wife's sister was Ann McRae
- sister was Catherine McRae
- nephew was Duncan McRae
- mention of nieces of Farquhar McRae, son of Donald
- brother was Donald McRae
- mention of Reverend John M. McLeod, minister of St. Andrew's Church, Glencoe
- mention of Reverend James Morrison, 
minister of the Established Church, Kintail
Scotland, left a legacy for relatives there

LNAME[ ARKELL
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ FINGAL
DATE[ MAY 3, 1870
FILE[ 309
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- died in St. Thomas
- executor was Ann Elizabeth Arkell
of Fingal, wife
- there were four infant children
- mention of George McKenzie of Fingal, nephew
- mention of Thomas Arkell of St. Thomas
- mention of Robert Arkell of London, brother
- mention of John Hall Arkell of Aylmer
- mention of Henry Arkell of Port Stanley, brother
- mention of Robert Merriman
- mention of Samuel Eccles

LNAME[ WHITESELL
FNAME[ AARON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 11, 1870
FILE[ 310
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: James Stokes, Yarmouth, friend; Colborne House, Yarmouth, friend; Daniel Whitesell of Malahide, brother
- wife was Lucatia Whitesell
- daughter was Margaret Drake
- daughter was Fraualla Zavitz
- son was James Nelson Whitesell
- son was John Whitesell
- son was Daniel Whitesell

LNAME[ PENHALE
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 13, 1870
FILE[ 311
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: William Penhale of Yarmouth;
Matthew Penhale of Yarmouth; George
Axford of Westminster Township
- wife was Mary Anne Penhale
- sons: John Penhale; William Penhale;
Matthew Penhale
- daughters: Mary Anne Westlake; 
Elizabeth Baker; Grace Hawkins; Olive 
Penhale
- mention of Benjamin Drake
- granddaughters: Anne Westlake; Cristie
Baker

LNAME[ MINOR
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 9, 1870
FILE[ 312
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was Jordan Minor
- wife was Sarah Minor
- sons: Jordan Minor; Ailson
Minor, deceased, married to Sarah
- daughter Eliza Jane, wife of Leonard
Smith of Lobo
- grandson Samuel James Minor

LNAME[ HOOVER
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 19, 1870
FILE[ 313
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: David Leaman Hoover of
North Dorchester, butcher; Joseph
Ephraim Hoover of Yarmouth; Charles
John Hoover of Yarmouth
- wife Elizabeth Hoover
- daughters: Mary; Susanne; Ann;
Elizabeth; Cauline; Catherine; Duleena;
Fidelia
- sons: Samuel; Henry David Leaman;
Joseph Ephraim; Charles John
- grandchildren: Mercy Ann Hoover; Elizabeth
Jane Hoover; John Henry Hoover; Nano Simon
Hoover

LNAME[ ARKELL
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ FINGAL
DATE[ MAY 3, 1870
FILE[ 314
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children of William Arkell filed
by Ann Elizabeth Arkell of Fingal, widow
and mother of the children
- uncles: Robert Arkell of London, grain
merchant; Henry Arkell of Port Stanley, merchant
- children: Charles Merriman Arkell, 14
years; Clara Winehood Arkell, 12 years;
Ida Mary Arkell, 10 years; Frederick
William Arkell, 6 years

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 25, 1868
FILE[ 315
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors were William Campbell
of North Dorchester, son; Ann Campbell, widow; Archibald McIntyre of South 
Dorchester, son-in-law
- sons William, Archibald, Duncan and
Colin
- daughters Mary, Isabella, Lucy
- granddaughter Lucy Weir Herm___

LNAME[ MILLMAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 10, 1870
FILE[ 316
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was Ann Maria Millman
of Yarmouth, widow
- mention of three infant children, not identified

LNAME[ SUMMERS
FNAME[ JOHN ROWEN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 20, 1870
FILE[ 317
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors were Alexander Summers
of Malahide; William Rowen Summers of
Malahide; William Augustus Glover of
Malahide
- sons: Hamilton Summers; Alexander
Summers; William Rowen Summers; George
A. Summers
- wife Susan Ann Summers
- daughters: Mary, wife of L. Denton;
Louisa, wife of William A. Glover;
Sarah Jane, wife of Robert Graham;
Nancy Catherine, wife of William 
Farthings; Alunia Summers; Margaret
Ellen Summers

LNAME[ CUSACK
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 13, 1870
FILE[ 318
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a butcher
- executors were James Begg of
Southwold, friend; and John
Pincombe of Yarmouth, butcher
and friend
- wife Charlotte Cusack
- son Thomas Cusack
- daughters Alice and Nellie

LNAME[ NEWCOMB
FNAME[ SIMON
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ JUN 13, 1870
FILE[ 319
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executrix was Mary Catherine
Newcomb, widow
- sons: Simon Bolivar Newcomb; Albert
Newcomb; George Henderson Newcomb;
Thomas Bolton Newcomb

LNAME[ WARREN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 27, 1870
FILE[ 320
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executrix was Elizabeth Warren, Yarmouth, widow
- sons: Thomas, Robert, John, James
- daughters: Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Jane, Ida

LNAME[ NEWCOMB
FNAME[ SIMON
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ JUN 13, 1870
FILE[ 321
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of Thomas Bolton Newcomb filed by
George Henderson Newcomb of Vienna
- wife and widow was Mary Catherine Newcomb
- there were two sons over 21 years
of age living out of the Province of
Ontario, Simon Bolivar Newcomb and
Albert Newcomb
- Thomas Bolton Newcomb was 16 years
of age in 1870
- Simon Newcomb may have died on June 30, 1870

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ MALCOMB
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 15, 1870
FILE[ 322
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Daniel Black, Yarmouth, Esquire; Dugald Campbell, Yarmouth
- wife was Catherine McIntyre
- sons: John, Archibald
- daughters: Elizabeth McIntyre, Ann Taylor

LNAME[ NEWCOMB
FNAME[ MARY CATHERINE
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ SEP 16, 1870
FILE[ 323
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - widow of Simon Newcomb, Folio No. 319
- executor was William Webber Williams
of Houghton Township, farmer
- neice was Cornelia Powers, daughter
of sister Agnes Powers
- nephews were James Freeman Powers
and Wesley Powers, sons of Agnes 
Powers
- friend was Rachel Springsted
- mother was Phebe Brady
- brother was Evan Brady
- sisters: Agnes Powers; Martha 
Bogardus; Adelaide Brady

LNAME[ BURWELL
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 25, 1870
FILE[ 324
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - widow of Mahlon Burwell
- no will
- sons: Isaac Brock Burwell, eldest, Caradoc Township; Leonidas Burwell, Port Burwell; Hannibal Burwell, Dunwich;
Edward Burwell, Southwold
- daughter Mary McCormick, Fingal, widow

LNAME[ LINDSAY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 6, 1870
FILE[ 325
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Lindsay, Southwold, son; William Lindsay, Southwold, son
- wife Elizabeth Lindsay
- son John Lindsay had a wife, Elizabeth
- son Robert Lindsay
- daughters: Jane; Sarah Ann Mills; Eleanor;
Amelia
- granddaughters: Elizabeth Jane Drake;
Sarah Ellen Drake; Rachel Amelia Drake

LNAME[ WEIR
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 26, 1870
FILE[ 326
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - lived with son
- executor was Lachlin Weir, Yarmouth, brother
- oldest brother was Archibald Weir
- sisters: Mary Weir; Flora Weir;
Isabella

LNAME[ ALLISTON
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 3, 1870
FILE[ 327
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Hope, St. Thomas, wheelwright; Richard B. Nichol, Southwold
- sons: Richard Alliston, Southwold; John
Alliston; David Alliston
- wife Ellen Alliston
- daughters: Mary Ann; Martha; Elizabeth;
Esther; Julia

LNAME[ MCKENNEY
FNAME[ FEATHERSTON
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 3, 1870
FILE[ 328
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- no will
- wife Jane McKenney
- daughters Martha McKenney, Sealy
McKenney
- sons Sherman McKenney, Emerson
McKenney, Freeman McKenney

LNAME[ MURRAY
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 4, 1869
FILE[ 329
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Malcolm Murray, Aldborough, son; James Turner, Southwold
- wife Flora Murray
- daughters Catherine Murray, Mary
Murray
- sons Neil Murray, Donald Murray, Malcolm Murray, John Murray, Archibald 
Murray

LNAME[ REEKS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 25, 1870
FILE[ 330
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a carpenter
- no will
- wife was Martha Ann Reeks

LNAME[ MACKAY
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 13, 1870
FILE[ 331
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a shoemaker
- executors: Edward Horton, Yarmouth, Esquire; Leonard Luton, St. Thomas, physician
- mention of wife, but no name

LNAME[ ACKERT
FNAME[ PHILLIP
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAY 9, 1870
FILE[ 332
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Rachael Ackert

LNAME[ HARRISON
FNAME[ DENNIS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 26, 1870
FILE[ 333
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Sally Harrison

LNAME[ SILLARS
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ APR 10, 1870
FILE[ 334
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bachelor
- brothers: Archibald Sillars, Aldborough; Alexander Sillars, Aldborough; Donald Sillars, 
Campbelltown, Argyleshire, Scotland
- sisters: Mary Sillars, Aldborough; Margaret, wife of Archibald McCallum, Aldborough;
Ann, wife of John Moir, Luther Township, Wellington County; Grace, wife of Neil
McMurchy, King Station, King Township, York County; Catherine McLean, Caledon
Post Office, Caledon Township, Peel
County
- mother Catherine Sillars, Aldborough

LNAME[ SYMINGTON
FNAME[ JANET
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 1, 1870
FILE[ 335
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - widow
- says that she was formerly of Yarmouth
- died at Port Stanley
- executors: Alexander Weir, Yarmouth;
Charles King, Yarmouth; Thomas Weir, Yarmouth; John Smith, Glasgow, Scotland, form merchant
- granddaughter Helen Symington, daughter
of the late William Symington
- daughter-in-law Eliza Symington, widow
of the late William Symington
- grandchildren: Mary Symington, youngest
daughter of Eliza; Graham Symington
- brothers: John Weir, Township of West
Flamboro, Wentworth County; Alexander
Weir, Yarmouth

LNAME[ MCKELLER      
FNAME[ MALCOM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 31, 1870
FILE[ 336
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors were Neil McKeller and
John McKeller, both of Yarmouth and
both sons
- wife was Marcy McKeller
- sons: Neil; John; Malcom; Angus;
Archibald; Dugald
- daughters: Sarah; Ann

LNAME[ GRIFFIN
FNAME[ OBADIAH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ DEC 1, 1870
FILE[ 337
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: David Eccles, who died
March 2, 1866; James Philpott
- son Jacob Griffin, Dunwich
- widow was Hannah Griffin
- children: Abraham Griffin, who
left Canada 30 years ago; James Griffin, Dunwich; Stephen Griffin, Windham Township;
John Griffin, Malahide Township; Samuel
Griffin; Elizabeth Hublert; Christiana
Lumley

LNAME[ DUNCANSON
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 23, 1870
FILE[ 338
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Christiana Duncanson

LNAME[ CARRUTH
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JAN 21, 1871
FILE[ 339
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Catherine Carruth
- mention of nine children, but
not identified

LNAME[ MCMILLAN
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ NOV 12, 1868
FILE[ 340
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - wife was Catherine McMillan, who
died in 1871
- sons: Dugald McMillan, Aldborough;
Edward McMillan, Aldborough, Wardsville
Post Office; John McMillan, Aldborough, Wardsville Post Office; Neil McMillan, Aldborough, Wardsville Post Office
- daughters: Grace, wife of Archibald
Graham, Mosa Township, Newberry Post
Office; Mary, wife of Duncan Ferguson, Aldborough, Clachan Post Office; Barbara, wife of Robert Graham, Aldborough, Duart
Post Office; Margaret, wife of Dugald
Campbell, Culross Township, Bruce 
County

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JAN 27, 1871
FILE[ 341
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- no will
- wife was Ann Campbell
- children: Archibald Campbell;
Catherine, wife of John McLeod;
James Campbell; Mary Campbell;
Ann Campbell; John Campbell;
Christiana Campbell; Duncan
Campbell; Daniel Campbell

LNAME[ MINOR
FNAME[ CHRISTIAN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 22, 1871
FILE[ 342
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Elizabeth Minor, Christian's
widow; and John Van Syckel, Yarmouth, brother-in-law
- children: John V. Minor; Isaac J.
Minor; Ann, wife of Lawrence Bennett;
Gitty, wife of Nathan Jones; Mary
Catherine Minor; Naomi, wife of John
S. Haight; Sarah, wife of William 
Middleton; Thirza, wife of William
Sutton; Sophia Minor

LNAME[ EASTMAN
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ OCT 25, 1870
FILE[ 343
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Harriet Eastman
- mention of four children, but
not named

LNAME[ PEARCE
FNAME[ LESLIE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 27, 1871
FILE[ 344
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: John Pearce, Dunwich;
Thomas Pearce, Southwold; Phineas
Barber, Southwold
- wife Jane Pearce
- childdren: Leslie; John; Mary;
Hannah Frances; Martha Caroline;
Ann Elizabeth
- brother John Pearce, Dunwich
- nephew Thomas Pearce, Dunwich
- brother-in-law Phineas Barber, Southwold

LNAME[ GILBERT
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 16, 1871
FILE[ 345
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: William McKay, Southwold;
Charles Gilbert, Southwold
- wife Elsey Gilbert
- daughters: Sarah Stringer; Abigail
Ferris; Catherine Old; Ruth Welch;
Elsey Barns
- grandson William Henry Gilbert, son
of Isaac
- sons: Charles Gilbert; Jacob Gilbert;
David Gilbert; Abram Gilbert
- granddaughter Betsy Sutton

LNAME[ HAMILTON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 8, 1871
FILE[ 346
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executors: Norman Hamilton, Southwold, son; James Hamilton, Southwold, son
- wife Mary Hamilton
- children: James; Elizabeth; Mary;
Emma; Norman; Samuel; Sarah; Margaret

LNAME[ HEYDON
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 3, 1871
FILE[ 347
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Charlotte Heydon

LNAME[ STEWART
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 21, 1871
FILE[ 348
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - executor was brother, David Stewart
- sisters: Catherine, Margret, Ann, Jane, Betsy, Janet, ______
- cousin Catherine McEcheran, daughter
of Neil McEcheran, Aldborough

LNAME[ RUBBINS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 16, 1871
FILE[ 349
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ executors: William Rogers, Dunwich;
John French, Dunwich
- wife Margaret Rubbins
- son William Rubbins

LNAME[ FOLEY
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 2, 1870
FILE[ 350
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bachelor
- died at Glencoe
- father was John Foley of St.
Thomas

LNAME[ PARKER
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ APR 8, 1871
FILE[ 351
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - no will
- brothers: James Parker; Robert
Stewart Parker, Township of Gilford, Winnelcasa County, Illinois
- sisters Ann Parker, Eleanor Parker

LNAME[ DUNN
FNAME[ WALTER
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAR 29, 1871
FILE[ 352
MFNO[ 1377 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- wife was Grace Dunn
- children: Grace Euphemia Dunn, 14 years; Jessie Dunn, 5 years
- brother Adam Dunn, Township of
North Dumfries, County of Waterloo
- brother William Dunn, Elora, 
Wellington County, grocer

LNAME[ MCNAUGHTON
FNAME[ ROBERT JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAR 7, 1871
FILE[ 353
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - wife was Eliza McNaughton
- stepson Walter Carrington
Hoag
- brother John McNaughton, Ballymina, County Antrim, Ireland

LNAME[ COLEMAN
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAR 28, 1871
FILE[ 354
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Sarah Ann Coleman
- mention of five infant children, but not named

LNAME[ LAWRENCE
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 5, 1871
FILE[ 355
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: James Hill, Yarmouth, friend; James Rogers, Yarmouth, friend
- mention of Joanna Rogers, daughter
of James Rogers
- mention of Hannah Whitney, daughter
of William Whitney
- mention of Adeline Scott, wife of
George Scott
- mention of Sarah Hill, wife of James
Hill
- mention of Mary Whitney, wife of
William Whitney
- mention of Lucy Ann Rogers, wife
of James Rogers
- mention of JoAnne Dayne or Doyne, wife of
James Dayne or Doyne

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ COLIN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ NOV 9, 1870
FILE[ 356
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - died in the Township of Yarmouth
- executors: Isabella McIntyre, wife;
Archibald McIntyre, Southwold
- sons Angus and Colin

LNAME[ MOORE
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 14, 1867
FILE[ 357
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Mary Ann Moore
- mention of eight children, but not
identified

LNAME[ PEPPER
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 30, 1871
FILE[ 358
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - wife Margaret Pepper
- mention of Robert James Pepper;
James Gordon Pepper; Augusta Pepper

LNAME[ PARISH
FNAME[ JOSHUA
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 13, 1871
FILE[ 359
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a bachelor
- executor was brother, Daniel Parish
of Yarmouth

LNAME[ WOODS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 11, 1859
FILE[ 360
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - widow was Marilla Woods
- children: Adelia; Charles; Emma;
Ernest
- all under 21 years

LNAME[ STEPHENSON
FNAME[ JOSEPH ANSON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 24, 1871
FILE[ 361
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - widow was Elizabeth Stephenson
- son was Joseph Anson Stephenson
- daughter was Purscilla Stephenson
- daughter was Alice Maud Marr

LNAME[ COOK
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 6, 1871
FILE[ 362
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - youngest daughter, Edna Ann Cook of
Bayham, spinster
- son Alonzo Cook
- daughter Calesta Depeil, wife of
Michael Depeil

LNAME[ PATERSON
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ OCT 26, 1868
FILE[ 363
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - widow was Mary Paterson of
Aldborough

LNAME[ HEPBURN
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 11, 1871
FILE[ 364
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - widow was Catherine Hepburn

LNAME[ WALLIS
FNAME[ ELIZA ANN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 25, 1871
FILE[ 365
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - mention of Thomas Wallis, Southwold
- mention of Margaret Wallis, widow
- mention of daughters?: Adelma, Rebecca
- mention of sisters Mary Maria Wallis, wife of Thomas Wallis; Sarah Jane, wife
of Joseph Norton

LNAME[ MUNROE
FNAME[ ANGUS
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ OCT 21, 1871
FILE[ 366
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer
- died in the City of Erie, State
of Pennsylvania
- executor was John McLean of 
St. Thomas
- daughter was Mary Raft, wife of
George Raft of the City of Erie
- mention of her children

LNAME[ MCKILLOP
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 24, 1871
FILE[ 367
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: John McKillop, Southwold, son; Duncan McArthur, Southwold, friend
- daughters: Christina Euphemia; Nancy
Sarah; Maria
- wife Christina McKillop

LNAME[ NEWELL
FNAME[ FOSTER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 23, 1868
FILE[ 368
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executrix was Margaret Neff of 
South Dorchester, lawful widow and
wife of Peter James Neff
- sons: Andrew Newell; Reuben Newell;
Francis Newell; James Newell
- daughter Mary Newell
- brother Andrew Newell of Malahide
- friend Joseph Nesbitt of Dorchester
Township

LNAME[ BLACKWOOD
FNAME[ GEORGINA FORBES
RESID[ TYRCONNEL
DATE[ JUN 27, 1871
FILE[ 369
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executor was James Blackwood of
Tyrconnel, husband
- daughter was Georgina Blackwood
- nephew was John, son of Sir James
McInnis
- mention of Mrs. Hera or Kera of
Straloch Scotland, widow
- mention of Christina Susan Ramsay
of Straloch
- mention of Mrs. Robert Blackwood
- mention of Mrs. Thomas Blackwood
- mention of Mrs. Shepherd of Kirksville, Scotland
- mention of Alexander Innies, Shaw, England
- mention of Deborah McKnee

LNAME[ NEWELL
FNAME[ FOSTER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 23, 1868
FILE[ 370
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- filed by Margaret Neff, wife of Peter
James Neff of South Dorchester
- children: Mary Newell, 18 years;
Andrew Newell, 16 years; James
Alexander Newell, 14 years; Francis
Newell, 12 years; Reuben Newell, 
7 years
- all were residing in South Dorchester

LNAME[ GODER
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ SEP 2, 1871
FILE[ 371
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executor was Joshua Goder of South
Dorchester, cabinet maker, presumably
her husband
- only daughter was Marrinna Caroline
Wheelwright Goder

LNAME[ MANDEVILLE
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 27, 1871
FILE[ 372
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Anna Mandeville of 
Southwold, lawful widow; William 
Henry Mandeville, son
- sons: William Henry Mandeville;
Peter; James; Benjamin; Abram; David
- daughters: Margaret Jane; Elizabeth
Ann; Emily

LNAME[ THOMPSON
FNAME[ SARRANUS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 1, 1871
FILE[ 373
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a cabinet maker
- executors: Harriet Thompson, widow;
George Thomas Claris
- son was Arthur Thompson
- mention of Laura Cook
- mention of Neil Leitch

LNAME[ NEWMAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 20, 1861
FILE[ 374
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer from the
Village of Millersburg
- executrix was Elizabeth Newman, widow
- mention of Samuel Jake Axford and John
Thomas Axford, both of whom received land

LNAME[ LUMLEY
FNAME[ COUGHLIN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 7, 1863
FILE[ 375
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrators were William Purvis
and John Jennings Brown on behalf of
Frances Lumley, widow, of Dunwich
- mention of Nancy Waters of Southwold, wife of Daniel Waters
- mention of Gideon Lumley and Abraham
Lumley, both of Chapier, Franklin County, State of Iowa
- mention of Sarah Ann Lumley of Dubuque, State of Iowa
- children: Daniel Simeon Lumley; Mary
Jane Lumley; James Coughlin Lumley;
John Alexander Lumley; Frances Melinda
Lumley; Rosa Amelia Lumley
- all of the Township of Dunwich and all
under 21 years

LNAME[ FIRBY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 8, 1857
FILE[ 376
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - this was a will and a petition for
guardianship
- John Firby's was widow was Mary Cascadden, wife of Thomas T. Cascadden of Bayham
- Mary Cascadden died in April, 1870
- executors: Joseph Firby, father of John;
Robert Firby, brother; Thomas Firby, brother;
all of Bayham
- sons: William, who died at the age of 7 years;
Richard, who was 15 years old in 1871

LNAME[ BALLAH
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 16, 1871
FILE[ 377
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife Isabella Ballah
- mention of two infant sons
under three years

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 22, 1871
FILE[ 378
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - wife and executrix Almirah Helen
Davis
- son Marvin Davis
- mother said to be still alive
but not named

LNAME[ MARIGOLD
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 10, 1871
FILE[ 379
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- mention of Frederick Hamilton, Southwold, grandson
- son Charles Robert Marigold of
Amboy, Illinois
- son Augustus Marigold of Ses___
Minnesota
- son Edward Marigold left Canada

LNAME[ LOCKER
FNAME[ THOMAS JAMES
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 28, 1872
FILE[ 380
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executrix was Sarah Samantha Locker, widow, Malahide
- mother was Susan Locker
- wife was Sarah Samantha Locker

LNAME[ ESCOTT
FNAME[ WILLIAM HENRY
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JAN 29, 1872
FILE[ 381
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife Hannah Escott
- children Alice Escott and William
Henry Escott

LNAME[ TURRILL
FNAME[ ENOCH J.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 9, 1872
FILE[ 382
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Elihu Turrill, Yarmouth, brother; James Henry Yarwood, Yarmouth, brother-in-law
- wife Sarah Jane Turrill
- children: Edgar Turrill; Albert 
Edward Turrill; Arthur Edwin Turrill
- father Joseph Turrill

LNAME[ HEYDEN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ADRIAN, MICHIGAN
DATE[ APR 29, 1868
FILE[ 383
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a hotel keeper
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children by wife Lury or Lucy
Heyden
- children were John Henry Heyden, 12 
years and Adela Heyden, 9 years
- both described as being residents
of Malahide

LNAME[ SPEIRN
FNAME[ JOHN HENRY
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ NOV 10, 1871
FILE[ 384
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - wife, widow and executrix Annie
Margaret Speirn
- children: Harmon; Henry; Mary;
John; Margaret; Catherine;
Wilhamene; Frederick; Jacob;
William; Lydia

LNAME[ MITCHELL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ AUG 7, 1860
FILE[ 385
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Elizabeth Mitchell
- children Catherine Mitchell and
Archibald Mitchell

LNAME[ MCTAVISH
FNAME[ ANGUS
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ JAN 31, 1871
FILE[ 386
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a shoemaker and 
bachelor
- father was John McTavish of
Dunwich

LNAME[ CLAUS
FNAME[ LEVI WILSON
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAR 11, 1872
FILE[ 387
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Phebe Jane Claus
- children: James Edward Claus;
George Ryerson Claus; Robert
Addison Claus; Sarah Elizabeth
Claus; John Henry Claus

LNAME[ BAILEY
FNAME[ ELSIE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 27, 1861
FILE[ 388
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a spinster
- sister Avira Winters, wife of 
Emanuel Winters, Charlotteville, moulder
- mother Lucinda Bailey, Yarmouth, widow
- father Charles Bailey, deceased

LNAME[ MCDONALD
FNAME[ AGNES
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 9, 1871
FILE[ 389
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - "or McCorcashy"
- described as a married woman
- executors: Donald McMillan, Dunwich;
Angus McDonald, Dunwich, son
- brother Dugald Duncanson
- daughters: Agnes McDonald or
McWilliam; Jane McDonald or Crawford
- sons: Angus McDonald; Alexander 
McDonald; Neil McDonald; Donald
McDonald

LNAME[ NICKERSON
FNAME[ LEVI
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 16, 1872
FILE[ 390
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Sarah Nickerson
- son Alfred Nickerson

LNAME[ HUNT
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 28, 1872
FILE[ 391
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Hannah Hunt of Dunwich
- children: Charlotte, Susannah, Edward Albert
- all described as infant children

LNAME[ MITCHELL
FNAME[ EPHRAIM COLE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 4, 1872
FILE[ 392
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Simpson Mitchell, Bayham;
George Mitchell, Houghton; Lawrence
Riley Stansell, Bayham, carpenter, son-in-law
- wife Mary Mitchell
- sons: Simpson Mitchell; Thomas 
Mitchell; George Mitchell
- daughters: Elsey Mitchell; Mary
Ann Mitchell
- grandson, Alexander Mitchell, son
of Thomas

LNAME[ LYONS
FNAME[ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 9, 1872
FILE[ 393
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - descibed as a salesman
- father was William Lyons of Woodhouse
- wife was Matilda Lyons
- mention of a mother, brothers and a
sister, but not named

LNAME[ MONTROSS
FNAME[ SIMON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 1, 1872
FILE[ 394
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Ann Maria Montross, 
Yarmouth, widow; John Joseph Vail, Delaware
- wife was Ann Maria Montross
- brothers: David Montross; Anderson
Montross; Levi Montross
- sisters: Elizabeth Hartwick, widow of
Abraham Hartwick; Rebecca Allen, widow of
Alexander Allen; Sarah Stonehouse, wife 
of George Stonehouse
- son Alexander Nelson Montross
- neice, Harriet Ann Vail, wife of John
J. Vail

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 24, 1872
FILE[ 395
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Gentleman
- wife was Margaret Campbell

LNAME[ LYONS
FNAME[ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 9, 1872
FILE[ 396
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a salesman
- no will
- wife was Matilda Lyons
- father was William Lyons of
Woodhouse

LNAME[ THOMSON
FNAME[ BRYCE JOHNSTON
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ MAY 30, 1872
FILE[ 397
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executrix was Elizabeth Belyea, wife of John Belyea, forwarder
- niece was Elizabeth Belyea, Port
Stanley, wife of John

LNAME[ WEIR
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 6, 1872
FILE[ 398
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Edward Horton of 
Yarmouth
- brothers were George Weir and
William Andrew Weir

LNAME[ CLAYTON
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JUN 3, 1872
FILE[ 399
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as Treasurer for the
Township of Malahide
- executors: Julia Clayton, Aylmer, widow of Peter; Joseph J. Clutton, Malahide;
Walter Edgar Murray

LNAME[ SAXTON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 20, 1872
FILE[ 400
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Sarah Elizabeth Saxton
- father was Isaac Hatfield Saxton

LNAME[ LOVE
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 16, 1871
FILE[ 401
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executor was Duncan Stalker, Dunwich
- sons: Archibald Love and Neil Love
- daughters: Catherine; Flora; Mary;
Margaret; Annie
- wife mentioned but not identified

LNAME[ TURNER
FNAME[ JAMES D.
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 9, 1872
FILE[ 402
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer
- no will
- wife was Christiania V. Woodward
of Victoria, B. C., divorced from 
Turner
- son was Frank Turner, also of Victoria
- paternal aunt of Christiania was
Sarah Woodward, who had married Ellis
Cutler of Ailsa Craig
- father, presumably of James, was in England

LNAME[ MCRAE
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 4, 1872
FILE[ 403
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - says that he died in Aldborough
- executor was James Beatty of 
Dunwich
- sister was Isabella McRae
- neice was Margaret McLeod

LNAME[ MCPHAIL
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 23, 1872
FILE[ 404
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Duncan McPhail, Dunwich;
John Patterson, Southwold
- brothers: Alexander McPhail; John
McPhail; Richard McPhail
- sisters: Sarah; Margaret; Catherine;
Christina; Elizabeth
- mention of mother, but not named

LNAME[ HUTCHINSON
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ IRELAND
DATE[ NOV 19, 1871
FILE[ 405
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - when Hutchinson died records say
that he was living in Bally Mora
Matha, County Down, Ireland, and
was formerly of St. Thomas
- described as a Gentleman and a widower
- brother was William Hutchinson of
St. Thomas, Gentleman

LNAME[ SAXTON
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 7, 1872
FILE[ 406
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Charles Bagot Saxton, Bayham; Mahlon Burwell Saxton, Strathroy, merchant
sons: John M. Saxton; Francis B.
Saxton; Mahlon Burwell Saxton; 
George Saxton; Charles B. Saxton
- daughters: Oleaf Peterson; Margaret
Ann Saxton; Mary Eliza Kingston
- grandson Alexander Peterson
- wife Harriet Saxton

LNAME[ JAY
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 13, 1872
FILE[ 407
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - died at Rochester, New York
- widow of James Jay
- executors: Margaret Catherine
Kimball, Rochester, New York;
Ann Caroline Dingle, Hamilton,
Ontario
- daughters: Margaret Catherine
Ronney, wife of Jabez Ronney, Rochester, New York; Ann Caroline
Dingle, wife of William Dingle, Hamilton, Ontario
- granddaughter Amelia Dickison, daughter of Margaret Catherine by
former husband

LNAME[ HAWLEY
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 17, 1872
FILE[ 408
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - wife of Thomas Hawley
- executors: William Sanders, Yarmouth;
Charles Cutter, Yarmouth
- daughter Maria Hawley

LNAME[ DANCEY
FNAME[ EDWARD
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 6, 1872
FILE[ 409
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a physician
- executors: John Kinsey, Malahide;
Robert Evans, Malahide; John 
McCausland, Malahide
- daughter Mary Augusta Dancey
- son Benjamin Edward Dancey
- grandsons: Edward Archibald
Kirkland; John Kirkland
- friend Eliza Joyce, City of New
York, spinster

LNAME[ BEST
FNAME[ CASPER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ SEP 9, 1871
FILE[ 410
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - known as Casper Best the Elder
- executors: Henry Best, Bayham;
Mary Ann Best, Bayham, spinster;
Cornelius Kneff, South Dorchester
- daughters: Mary Ann; Caroline;
Jane; Dorothy; Azubah
- granddaughter Amanda Riley
- sons: Edward; Henry, the eldest son

LNAME[ MINOR
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 16, 1872
FILE[ 411
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: James Armstrong; George
Minor, brother, who died in 1872
- wife was Sarah Minor
- sons: William Henry Minor; Laertes
Minor
- daughters: Rhoda; Sophia; Mary Lois

LNAME[ DOAN
FNAME[ GEORGE A.
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 5, 1872
FILE[ 412
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Henry Wood, Richmond, 
Bayham, merchant; Robert Procunier, Bayham
- George A. Doan was 52 years old on
September 11, 1872
- daughters: Emma E. High, wife of
Henry High, Michigan, eldest daughter;
Esther M. Doan, second daughter; Thebe 
E. Doan, third daughter
- sons: James W. Doan, eldest son;
George A. Doan, second son; William
T. Doan, third son
- wife was Marcia Doan

LNAME[ FROST
FNAME[ DENIS
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ OCT 20, 1872
FILE[ 413
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executor was Alexander Treadwell, Malahide
- son was Thomas Frost
- daughters: Alice Vanderscheur;
Emily Leeson; Lucy Ann Smith
- granddaughter Adelaide Vanderscheur

LNAME[ PAYNE
FNAME[ ESAU
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 28, 1872
FILE[ 414
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as an inn keeper and
widower
- no will
- daughter was Hester Arnold of
Southwold

LNAME[ TURVILLE
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 30, 1872
FILE[ 415
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executor was Louisa Turville, St.
Thomas, his wife and widow

LNAME[ PENNINGTON
FNAME[ THOMAS            
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 1, 1872
FILE[ 416
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as formerly of Malahide
- executors: George Suffle, Vienna, merchant; Thomas Ward, Kenoku Township, St. Clair County, Michigan; mother Laura
Pennington
- son was Miles Pennington of Bayham
- had two grandsons, sons of Thomas 
Ward and Annette, not identified
- wife was Laura Pennington

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ MALAHIDE      
DATE[ NOV 1, 1872
FILE[ 417
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: James Campbell McIntyre, Malahide; Moses Sanders, Bayham
- sons: James Campbell McIntyre; 
John McIntyre, oldest son
- daughters: Isabella Gillett, 
Yarmouth, widow; Sarah Roahrer;
Catherine Wood; Jane McIntyre

LNAME[ MCLARTY
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 5, 1872
FILE[ 418
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Neil McIntyre, Yarmouth;
John McTavish, Yarmouth
- wife Mary McLarty
- daughter Catherine
- sons: Angus McLarty, third son, Yarmouth; Alexander McLarty, second
son, Dunwich

LNAME[ PATTERSON
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 29, 1872
FILE[ 419
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- identified as Duncan Patterson, son of Neil Patterson and Margaret
Patterson
- brother Donald Patterson
- executors: Moses Willey, Dunwich, farmer; Duncan McPhail, Dunwich, farmer

LNAME[ GLOIN
FNAME[ FRANCIS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 16, 1872
FILE[ 420
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Edmund Westlake, Yarmouth; William Gilbert, Yarmouth
- sons John Gloin and Francis Gloin
- daughter Grace Cole, wife of William
Cole, Yarmouth
- grandchildren: Cornelius Gloin; Emera
Gloin; Francis Gloin; Henry Gloin; Mary
Gloin - all sons and daughters of Francis
Gloin, Yarmouth

LNAME[ HUFFMAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 1, 1872
FILE[ 421
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - Executors: Isaac Huffman, Malahide;
Elston Huffman, Malahide
- wife was Elizabeth Huffman
- sons: Isaac B. Huffman; Elston Huffman;
Jeremiah Huffman; Michael Huffman;
Melville Huffman; Elgin Huffman
- daughters: Margaret L. Bowers; Catherine Baxter;
Susan Jane Leeson; Elsey Huffman 
- grandson John Lee Huffman

LNAME[ BEGG
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 16, 1872
FILE[ 422
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - Executors: James Begg the Younger, 
Southwold; Nancy Begg, Southwold, wife
and widow
- sons: George Begg, eldest son; John Begg;
Charles Begg
- daughters: Margaret; Barbara; Annie

LNAME[ MILLER
FNAME[ JOHN BURCH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 7, 1872
FILE[ 423
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as John Burch Miller the Elder
- executor was Edward Miller of St. Thomas
- daughter was Margaret Ann
- son was Edward Miller

LNAME[ DUNCANSON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 26, 1872
FILE[ 424
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - Executors: Duncan Black, Dunwich;
Archibald McGrachy, Dunwich
- sons: John, eldest son; Archibald, second son
- wife Christy Duncanson
- daughter Catherine, Mrs. Duncan Black

LNAME[ DENNIS
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ FEB 29, 1864
FILE[ 425
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Mary Ann Dennis, who
died prior to 1872
- son was John Dennis of South Dorchester,
eldest son by his second wife
- mention of three minor children
- children: Benjamin Dennis; Peter Dennis;
Frances Hawes; Joseph Dennis

LNAME[ HALEY
FNAME[ SELED L.
RESID[ BAYHAM       
DATE[ APR 26, 1872
FILE[ 426
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- children: John Haley, Oxford County;
Eleanor Jane Rowson, Norfolk County;
Cephronia Ann Herron; Sarah Boughner;
William Haley; Jennet Haley; Squire Haley;
Belinda Ronson; Andrew Thomas Haley; Margaret
Crossett, who died in 1864, wife of Benjamin
Crossett of Michigan
- grandchildren: Andrew Irwin Crossett, 10 years, Michigan; Leander Crossett, 9 years, Michigan
- wife described only as deceased

LNAME[ MCKENZIE
FNAME[ MURDOCH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 2, 1873
FILE[ 427
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- Executors: Donald K. McKenzie, St. Thomas, merchant's clerk; Henry Arkell, Port Stanley, merchant
- daughter Mary Winewood Fraser
- son George McKenzie

LNAME[ COLE
FNAME[ ROXANNAH
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 16, 1872
FILE[ 428
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a widow, wife of Daniel
D. Cole, deceased
- executors: John Gunn, South Dorchester;
Henry Shirle, South Dorchester; Louisa
Gillett, Yarmouth, widow
- daughters: Liddy Murdaugh; Orilla;
Elizabeth; Louisa; Matilda; Maria, deceased?;
Laura?
- son: James Cole
- grandson Daniel D. Cole, son of James

LNAME[ WISMER
FNAME[ JACOB
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 30, 1872
FILE[ 429
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a widower
- no will
- administrator was John Dickinson of
Yarmouth, husband of daughter
- children: David Wismer, Aldborough;
Abraham Wismer, Aldborough; Jacob
Wismer, Amherstburg; Barbara Dickinson, 
wife of John Dickinson, Yarmouth; 
Elizabeth Trott, wife of William Trott, Caradoc; Susan Caughell, wife of Henry
Caughell, Yarmouth

LNAME[ PRINGLE
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 14, 1873
FILE[ 430
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a jeweller
- wife and widow Louisa M. Pringle of 
St. Thomas
- mention of four infant children, but not
identified

LNAME[ PENHALE
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 10, 1873
FILE[ 431
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: George Thomas Claris, 
St. Thomas, Esquire; James Hill, Yarmouth
- wife Mary
- daughters: Mary Miller and Ann Cole
- sons: Thomas Penhale; John Penhale;
Matthew Penhale

LNAME[ TEETZELL
FNAME[ JONATHAN J.
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 17, 1873
FILE[ 432
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Peter Lawrence, Southwold;
William H. Hughes, St. Thomas, tinsmith
- wife and widow Abigail Teetzel
- sons: Charles L. Teetzel; George E.
Teetzel; William Teetzel; Eltham 
Teetzel, Wayne, Michigan; James N.
Teetzel; John Teetzel; Mahlon Teetzel
- daughters: Elizabeth King; Mary Ann
Johnston; Susan Willson; Margaret Conn

LNAME[ ARNOLD
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 28, 1867
FILE[ 433
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - known as Samuel Arnold the Elder
- executrix was Phebe Arnold, Bayham, wife and widow
- sons: Thomas Arnold; Edward Arnold;
Samuel Arnold; John Arnold
- daughters: Sarah; Jane; Rachel

LNAME[ STANTON
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 9, 1872
FILE[ 434
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- no will
- children: James Knox, Tennessee, U.S.A.; Margaret Fleck, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- administrator was William Ramsay, Vienna, brother and farmer

LNAME[ PRINGLE
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 14, 1873
FILE[ 435
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a jeweller
- this file was probably a petition
for guardianship of the children
- wife was Louisa Maria Pringle
- children: Henrietta Jane Pringle, 9 years; Mary Edith Pringle, 7 years;
Robert Henry Pringle, 4 years; George
Albert Pringle, 1 year, 8 months

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 16, 1873
FILE[ 436
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - known as William Smith the Elder
- wife and widow was Elizabeth Smith
- mention of four sons and three daughters, 
but only one son identified, James
Smith

LNAME[ MCLACHLIN
FNAME[ DONALD NEIL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 15, 1873
FILE[ 437
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executrix was Margaret McLachlin, his widow, who also lived in Southwold
- mention of five children, but not
identified

LNAME[ BACKHOUSE
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 1, 1869
FILE[ 438
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executor was William Alashraf
Backhouse, her husband

LNAME[ BACKHOUSE
FNAME[ ABRAHAM CULVER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUL 3, 1872
FILE[ 439
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executrix was Amelia Backhouse of
Elgin County, a widow and Abraham's
mother

LNAME[ STEWART
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 15, 1873
FILE[ 440
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executor was William Neal of
the Town of St. Thomas, merchant
- only says that he left a wife and
children, possibly three

LNAME[ LAWTON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 5, 1873
FILE[ 441
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Thomas Green of Yarmouth, woolen manufacturer and friend; Johnathan
Steel of Yarmouth, farmer and friend
- sons: George Lawton of Southwold; James
Lawton; Abel Lawton
- daughters: Mary Ann Mellor, wife of
Thomas Mellor; Elizabeth Ann Lawton
- granddaughter Anna Lawton, daughter of
son Joseph

LNAME[ HUTCHINSON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 6, 1873
FILE[ 442
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Margaret Hutchinson, widow;
James Armstrong, brother-in-law
- children: Mary; Margaret; Thomas; Albert;
James; Eliza Scarff, wife of George Scarff
- left land and hotel, the Hutchinson House

LNAME[ CHURCH
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 13, 1872
FILE[ 443
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executrix was Amy Church, his wife
and widow

LNAME[ WARDELL
FNAME[ JOSHUA
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 17, 1873
FILE[ 444
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: David Ving, farmer, Southwold; Charlotte Wardell, widow, Southwold; Joanna Josephine Wardell, daughter, spinster, Southwold
- daughters: Sally Bates; Lucinda Louisa
MacIntosh
- sons: Edwin Wardell; Joshua Warsden
Wardell
- grandchildren James and Jenny Wardell, children of late son James Wardell
- grandsons: Mushreau Wardell; Joshua
Henry Nellis

LNAME[ MILLS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 23, 1873
FILE[ 445
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a Minister of the Gospel
- executrix was Martha Mills, his widow
- sons: David Mills; Michael Mills
- daughter Sarah Jane Mills

LNAME[ MCKILLOP
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ MAR 15, 1873
FILE[ 446
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- executrix was Elizabeth McKillop, his widow, also of Wallacetown

LNAME[ SPONE
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 8, 1867
FILE[ 447
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - name might also be Spore
- executrix was Catherine Spone of
Bayham, his daughter
- widow was Elizabeth Spone of
Bayham

LNAME[ DECOW
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 12, 1873
FILE[ 448
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executor was John Decow, son
- widow was Sarah Decow of Southwold
- mention of Daniel Decow

LNAME[ SPRAGUE
FNAME[ EUNICE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 12, 1873
FILE[ 449
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors were Eliud Nickerson, nephew, and Robert Gunn, husband of
niece Charlotte
- no children
- brothers: Eliud Nickerson, resides in the Township
of Windham, Norfolk County, between 80 and
90 years old; David Nickerson, resides in the State of
Wisconsin, U.S.A.; Enos Nickerson, resides in the State
of Wisconsin, U.S.A.; John Nickerson, deceased, executor
Eliud is son of John; Nathaniel Nickerson, deceased, his
daughter, Charlotte, married Robert Gunn, farmer of Yarmouth;
Levi Nickerson, deceased, his son, Alfred, is a farmer in 
Malahide; William Nickerson, half-brother to Alfred
- mention of Lindley Moore Sprague

LNAME[ TUTTLE
FNAME[ ANN 
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 15, 1862
FILE[ 450
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- lived at Orwell
- executor was George Albert Tuttle, her eldest son
- other children not named

LNAME[ CARR
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 28, 1873
FILE[ 451
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executor was Amy Carr, his widow
- sons: George Carr; Andrew Carr; 
Flemming Carr
- daughters: Sarah Roxana; Amma; Aster

LNAME[ GRIFFIN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAY 17, 1873
FILE[ 452
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors were John Lodge and
Judson Milligan
- sons: James Griffin; Thomas Griffin;
John Griffin; William Griffin
- daughters: Hannah; Nancy; Mary
- granddaughter Delila Milligan

LNAME[ THOMSON
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH      
DATE[ MAY 22, 1873
FILE[ 453
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: John Thomson of 
Yarmouth, brother; John McInnes
- sons: John Thomson; James Thomson;
Archibald Thomson; Duncan Thomson
- daughters: Jessie; Effie; Flora;
Isabell
- wife said to be still alive but name
not mentioned

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ OLIVER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 13, 1872
FILE[ 454
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executrix was Sarah Jane Smith, widow
- sons: John James; Thomas William
- daughter Margaret Elizabeth

LNAME[ DECOW
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 12, 1873
FILE[ 455
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
over the infant children of Samuel DeCow
- children were William DeCow, 6 years; 
Mary DeCow, 5 years; John DeCow, 3 years
- petitioner was John DeCow, paternal 
grandfather to the children
- Sarah, widow of Samuel, was served 
notice of the petition June 19, 1873

LNAME[ BATES
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 21, 1873
FILE[ 456
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a waggon maker
- lived in the Village of Sparta
- executors: Elizabeth Bates, widow;
Andrew Murray, blacksmith, of Sparta, friend
- sister Eliza Jane Bates
- brother James Bates
- mother Sarah Bates, who lived in 
Devonshire, England

LNAME[ HASKIN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 9, 1872
FILE[ 457
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - known as William Haskin Junior
- executrix was Jane Haskin, his widow

LNAME[ CUTLER
FNAME[ JOHN ROBBINS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 22, 1873
FILE[ 458
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman and actually
lived in San Francisco, California, at
the time of his death
- executrix was Harriet Cutler of Bayham, his widow

LNAME[ GAFENY
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 9, 1873
FILE[ 459
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Helena Gafeny of Southwold, wife and widow; Peter John Alison of Strathroy, Gentleman
- daughters: Kate Arm Whitelaw Gafeny; 
Helena Elizabeth Marigold Gafeny; Eva Gustin
Gafeny

LNAME[ BARNES
FNAME[ JOHN TILLEY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 11, 1873
FILE[ 460
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant's clerk
- single
- no will
- died leaving a father, Michael Barnes
of Blenheim Township, Oxford County; 
a mother; three sisters; and two brothers
- only the father was identified
- father was administrator

LNAME[ POLLARD
FNAME[ ARTHUR
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 20, 1873
FILE[ 461
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Amelia Ann Pollard, Yarmouth, widow, wife of Arthur;
Joseph Arundle Philp, Yarmouth;
George Arundle Philp, Yarmouth

LNAME[ YORKE
FNAME[ WILLIAM DAVIS
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JUN 29, 1873
FILE[ 462
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a drover
- killed at Albany, New York, in
an accident
- wife and widow was Mariah Yorke of
Aldborough
- infant children: William Yorke; Carson
Yorke; Jehiel Yorke; Eva Mariah Yorke

LNAME[ ROBINSON
FNAME[ MARIA O.
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 28, 1871
FILE[ 463
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- died at County of Tuscula, Michigan
- husband was William Tracy Robinson of
the Township of Dayton, Michigan
- mother was Harriet B. Lanning of Yarmouth, widow of John
- brothers: James Perkins; William Alonzo
Perkins
- sisters: Harriet Ann Varnom; Sarah Welding

LNAME[ DANCE
FNAME[ EDWARD
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ AUG 5, 1873
FILE[ 464
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Elizabeth Dance
of South Dorchester
- mention of three infant children, but
not named

LNAME[ FISHER
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ DEXTER
DATE[ AUG 28, 1873
FILE[ 465
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Benjamin Fisher, Dexter;
Lewis Fisher, Dexter
- sons: Benjamin Fisher; Clement Fisher;
Lewis Fisher
- daughters: Louisa; Frances; Adeline; 
Catherine
- wife Mary Fisher

LNAME[ HOWE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ AUG 21, 1873
FILE[ 466
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a labourer and unmarried
- administrator was father, John Howe 
the Elder, a farmer in Malahide

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ COLIN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 24, 1873
FILE[ 467
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for the guardianship
of the children
- filed by wife and widow, Ann Campbell of
Aldborough
- children: Colin Campbell, 3 years;
Catherine Campbell, 4 years; Ann
Campbell, 14 months

LNAME[ OSTRANDER
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 30, 1873
FILE[ 468
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Sarah Ann Ostrander, Yarmouth, widow; Lyman Stone Leonard, Yarmouth, Esquire; George Marlatt, son-
in-law, deceased by 1873
- wife was Sarah Ann Ostrander
- sons: Peter Ostrander; George Webster
Ostrander; Job Earl Ostrander, physician, U.S.A.; James Ostrander
- daughter-in-law, Sarah Ostrander, wife
of James
- daughters: Caroline, wife of George 
Marlatt, Yarmouth; Eliza Ann, wife of James
Adams, Detroit, Michigan, blacksmith;
Rachel, wife of George Couse, Wardsville, physician; Mary, wife of Adam Walthew, Detroit, painter

LNAME[ TOZER
FNAME[ CHARLES GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ AUG 11, 1873
FILE[ 469
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: Lodor David, Malahide; 
Jacob Cline, South Dorchester
- daughters: Elizabeth Treadwell;
Sarah Ann Tozer; Phebe Preston
- sons: Mahlon M. B. Tozer;
Charles Tozer, deceased
- wife Abigail Tozer
- mention of a granddaughter, the
daughter of Charles, no name
- grandson Frank Treadwell

LNAME[ GARLICK
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 20, 1873
FILE[ 470
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- mention of a Thomas Garlick, South
Dorchester, farm labourer
- daughter Mary Ann, wife of William
Granjer
- eldest son Charles Garlick of 
Aldborough
- mention of three sons

LNAME[ HOOPER
FNAME[ STEPHEN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 28, 1872
FILE[ 471
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executors: James Turnbull, Bayham, farmer; George A. Moon, Malahide
- sons: Warren Hooper; Leander 
Hooper; Elum Hooper; Dewitt
Clinton Hooper
- daughters: Mary Ann, wife of George
Moore; Harriet Door

LNAME[ FARR
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 26, 1873
FILE[ 472
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman
- husband Samuel Farr, Southwold

LNAME[ MCLARDY
FNAME[ NICOL
RESID[ IONA
DATE[ AUG 17, 1873
FILE[ 473
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a shoemaker
- executors: Duncan McLarty, St.
Thomas, doctor; Archibald Kerr, Southwold; David McLaws, Wallacetown, described as a Gentleman and mechanic
- son William Archibald McLardy, under 21 years

LNAME[ SINGER
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 6, 1873
FILE[ 474
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a builder
- executors: James Carrie, St. Thomas, merchant; Margaret Singer, St. Thomas, widow and wife of James
- mention of children, but no specifics

LNAME[ MCKILLOP
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ MAR 15, 1873
FILE[ 475
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- brother was Duncan McKillop
- sister Catherine Gow, wife of
Robert Gow
- mention of four children under
the age of 21 years
- wife was Elizabeth McKillop, who
died October 27, 1873
- father was Archibald McKillop of
Dunwich
- sisters: Sarah, wife of Donald
McWilliams of Dunwich; Nancy, wife of
Donald Cameron of Wallacetown, shoemaker

LNAME[ MILLS
FNAME[ GEORGE PAIGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 8, 1873
FILE[ 476
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executor was Robert Paige Mills, Yarmouth
- sons: Robert Paige Mills; George
Mills
- daughters: Elizabeth Brower; Mary, wife of Richard Wicket
- grandsons: George A. Mills; Benjamin
Mills; George Wicket; George Henry Mills

LNAME[ CLAYBORN
FNAME[ JOHN B.
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 28, 1873
FILE[ 477
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a shoemaker
- said to be formerly of Cambridge, England, and then of Marshall, Michigan
- executors: Mark Brown, Southwold, 
shoemaker; William Hill, Yarmouth
- wife Sarah Clayborn, Cambridge, England
- sons: John William Clayborn;
Robert E. Clayborn
- daughters: Sarah Clayborn, Cambridge, England; Rachel Fuller

LNAME[ WALKER
FNAME[ MARGARET JANE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUL 23, 1873
FILE[ 478
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- was 60 years old in 1871
- executors: William Henry Cudney, Malahide; John B. Cudney, Malahide;
Asa Van Buskirk, Malahide
- sons: Ezekiel Cudney, eldest son,;
John B. Cudney; William Henry Cudney
- daughters: Mary Ann Walker; Margaret
Jane Shipley; Caroline Deacon; Alvira
Mills

LNAME[ MCLEOD
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ BRUCE COUNTY
DATE[ AUG 24, 1872
FILE[ 479
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - Neil McLeod died at Southampton, Bruce County
- his wife, Mary McLeod, also died
at Southampton May 20, 1868
- this was a petition for the guardianship
of the infant children filed by David
Fender, St. Thomas, carpenter, husband
of Catherine Allen, aunt of the children
- children: Johanna Louisa McLeod, 16 years;
Robertina Allen McLeod, 14 years; 
Alexander Henry McLeod, 7 years

LNAME[ DUNN
FNAME[ WALTER
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAR 29, 1871
FILE[ 480  
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- wife and widow was Grace Dunn of
Aldborough
- children: Euphemia Dunn, 17 years;
Jessie Dunn, 8 years

LNAME[ PORTER
FNAME[ ALLAN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 1, 1873
FILE[ 481
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - executor was John Porter of 
Yarmouth
- mother Mary Ann Porter
- brother was John Porter

LNAME[ MCKILLOP
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ MAR 15, 1873
FILE[ 482
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - John McKillop's wife, Elizabeth, died October 27, 1873
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- filed by aunt, Catherine Gow of
Dunwich; uncle, Duncan McKillop of
Dunwich
- children: Archibald McKillop, 10
years; Robert Edward McKillop, 9 years;
Duncan Alexander McKillop, 7 years;
John Gordon McKillop, 5 years

LNAME[ THOMPSON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 25, 1873
FILE[ 483
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer and a bachelor
- no will
- brothers: John Thompson, Yarmouth, farmer; James Thompson; Andrew
Thompson
- sisters: Jane Thompson; Janet
Beattie, wife of James

LNAME[ BURNS
FNAME[ ABIGAIL
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ SEP 20, 1872
FILE[ 484
MFNO[ 1378 
NOTES[ - widow of Thomas Burns
- executors: Thomas Ammerman, Bayham;
John Ketchabaw
- sons: Thomas Ammerman; Ansu Burns
- great grandson Lewis Burns
- daughters: Susan Ketchabaw; Abigail
Ketchabaw
- great granddaughter Betsy Mitchell, wife of Alexander

LNAME[ HEPBURN
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 12, 1873
FILE[ 485
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Susannah Hepburn, widow;
Benjamin Wintermute, friend; James 
Hepburn, Yarmouth, broker; Thomas
Edgecombe, carriage maker
- children: Andrew Hepburn; Lovina Rock;
Louisa, wife of Stephen Millen of 
Yarmouth; Robert Wallace Hepburn; 
Malcolm James Hepburn; Amy Ann Hepburn;
John William Hepburn; Ada Hepburn; 
Susannah Hepburn; Helen Francis, 
now deceased
- mention of godchildren or grandchildren, children
of Helen and Robert Francis

LNAME[ VAN AMBURGH
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ NOV 18, 1873
FILE[ 486
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Rosamond Van Amburgh, widow
- brother James Nelson Van Amburgh
- sister Jane Harris
- nephew Maitland Westover of Port
Burwell
- mention of Mrs. Amelia Misner, wife
of George Misner

LNAME[ HUTCHINSON
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 19, 1871
FILE[ 489
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a widower with no 
children
- seems to say that Hutchinson was
formerly of St. Thomas and that when
he died he was living in the Townland
of Bally Mac Annallan in County Down, Ireland
- executor was Margaret Hutchinson, widow of William Hutchinson, 
deceased as of March 6, 1873
- the following appear to be the sons
and daughters of William Hutchinson:
Mary Hutchinson; James Hutchinson; Eliza, wife of George Scaiff; Margaret Hutchinson;
Thomas Hutchinson; Albert Hutchinson
- signed by James G. Hutchinson

LNAME[ GREGORY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 17, 1874
FILE[ 491
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Frederick Hugh Amherst
Sharon, Southwold; Ansel Bray, Yarmnouth;
Elizabeth Ann Gregory, Yarmouth, widow
- children: Kirby Gregory, son; Madeline;
Ellen; Mary Catherine; Arabella; Ramsay;
Caroline; Elizabeth Jane; Ann Isabella, wife of Frederick Hugh Amherst Sharon;
Franklin; Daniel Howard; James Tinlin

LNAME[ HEMPHILL
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ FEB 27, 1874
FILE[ 492
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as an Officer of Customs
- executor was Charlotte Ann Hemphill, Port Stanley, widow

LNAME[ HEMPHILL
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ FEB 27, 1874
FILE[ 493
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for Letters
of Administration
- filed by Charlotte Ann Hemphill, widow
- children: Charlotte Eleanor, 2
years; William, 2 months

LNAME[ CLARIS
FNAME[ GEORGE THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 19, 1874
FILE[ 494
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Hannah Moria Claris, widow; John McLean; George Rowley;
Samuel Eccles
- mention of daughters Mona and
Moria

LNAME[ POUND
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 10, 1873
FILE[ 488
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Joseph Pound, son, Malahide Township; Zipporah Pound, widow, Malahide Township
- children: Phoebe Evelina, wife 
of Henry Thomas of Ridgetown; 
Clarissa, wife of Nelson Chambers 
of Malahide; Elizabeth, wife of
John Benner, farmer, of Malahide;
Emily, wife of Daniel Phelps, farmer, of Malahide; John D. Pound of Dereham
Township, Oxford County; Jacob Pound
of Malahide; Samuel Pound of Malahide;
Stephen Pound of Malahide

LNAME[ SILLARS
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ DEC 7, 1873
FILE[ 489
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- lived on the Fourth Concession of
Aldborough Township
- executors: Alexander Sillars of 
Aldborough, farmer and brother; 
Catherine Sillars, widow and his 
mother
- sisters: Mary wife of John Magill of
Aldborough; Margaret McCollum, deceased, wife of Archibald McCollum; Catherine, 
wife of Hugh McLean of Caledon Post Office
in Peel County, merchant; Ann, wife of John
Moir, Luther Township, Wellington County, 
farmer; Grace McMurchy of King, County of
York, widow

LNAME[ BUCHAN
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 22, 1873
FILE[ 490
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: John Paterson of Howard
Township, Kent County; John Peter
McKinaley of Howard Township, Kent
County
- youngest daughter Mary Buchan
- only son Donal Buchan
- eldest daughter Flora Buchan

LNAME[ PETTIT
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 4, 1873
FILE[ 495
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executor was Iva Pettit of Southwold
- wife was Nancy Pettit
- daughters: Mary Burwell; Manda; 
Abigail; Eliza
- nephew John Phillips
- son Iva Pettit

LNAME[ PYE
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 17, 1874
FILE[ 496
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Wallis, Southwold;
John Wait, Southwold
- wife Jane Pye
- brother, John Pye, Gosporton, Lincoln
County, England
- sister, Mary, wife of John Fisher, labourer, Bourne, Lincoln County, England

LNAME[ VINCENT
FNAME[ THOMAS CUMMINGS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 18, 1871
FILE[ 497
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Lewis Vincent, Bayham, farmer, son; Peter Vincent, Bayham, son
- wife Chloe Vincent
- sons: Gilbert Vincent; Lewis
Vincent; Barnsnett Vincent; Elijah
Vincent; Peter Vincent
- daughters: Margaret Ann Pettit;
Abigail Richardson; Mirilla Ostrander;
Jane Ostrander

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ MALCOLM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 11, 1874
FILE[ 498
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - died at St. Thomas
- executors: Nicoll McColl, Southwold, Esquire; Samuel Price, Port Stanley, merchant
- brother John McIntyre

LNAME[ MCRAE        
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 12, 1873
FILE[ 499
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Christopher McRae, Ekfrid Township, Middlesex County, farmer; John McRae, Glencoe, Middlesex
County
- sons: Duncan McRae; John McRae; 
Alexander McRae; Donald McRae
- daughters: Nancy McRae; Catherine
McRae; Flora McRae; Margaret McRae;
Annabella McRae

LNAME[ JONES
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 24, 1874
FILE[ 500
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Jonathan T. York, Yarmouth;
John C. Caughell, Yarmouth; Leonard
Luton, St. Thomas, physician
- sisters: Mrs. Susan Doan; Mrs.
Phebe Doan; Mrs. Elizabeth Doan;
Mrs. Mary McLachlin; Ann Jones
- brother, Nathan Jones
- sons of Nathan: John Jones;
William Jones
- nephews: Angus McAfie; William
Small; George Small; Richard Small;
Franklin Small; Daniel McAfie

LNAME[ WEBB
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ FEB 20, 1874
FILE[ 501
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a grocer
- executors: Bridget Webb, Port Stanley, wife and widow; Peter Doyle, stepson
- children: Robert Willison Webb;
Mary Ann Webb; Catherine Webb;
James Henry Webb

LNAME[ TUFFORD
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 18, 1872
FILE[ 502
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: John Tufford, Malahide;
George Kent, Malahide; Robert H.
Nellis, Vienna, farmer
- wife Martha Tufford
- sons-in-law: George Kent; Robert
H. Nellis
- sons: ALexander Tufford; John
Tufford; George Tufford; Jonathan
Tufford; Francis Tufford
- daughters: Mary Nellis; Amarantha
Burns; Margaret Kent; Martha McDermand

LNAME[ TRUMAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 11, 1874
FILE[ 503
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Mary Louise Truman, Malahide, wife and widow; George
Truman; Adolphus McConnell, Bayham
- brother Moses Truman
- son Murray Truman

LNAME[ CORLISS
FNAME[ JESSE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAR 26, 1874
FILE[ 504
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executrix Hannah Corliss, Bayham, wife and widow
- daughters: Betsy Ann Marlatt; Nancy
Ann Sherman; Mary Jane Patton

LNAME[ SELLS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 26, 1874
FILE[ 505
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife Maria Sells
- children: William Henry Sells;
Mary Elizabeth, wife of Charles
Lawrence

LNAME[ WRIGHT
FNAME[ JAMES FRANCIS
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ NOV 21, 1873
FILE[ 506
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bailiff
- wife Elizabeth Wright, Vienna
- children: Sarah Jane Wright; Mary 
Elizabeth Wright; James Robinson 
Wright

LNAME[ BLACK
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 11, 1874
FILE[ 507
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Sarah Black

LNAME[ CALDWELL
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 19, 1874
FILE[ 508
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Samuel Eccles, St. Thomas, Gentleman; John H. Wilson, St. Thomas, physician
- mention of Mrs. Eliza Walden
- mention of John Midgley, St. Thomas, merchant
- mention of Joseph Caldwell
- mention of Sarah Caldwell, daughter
of Joseph, of Overton, near Frodshram, England
- mention of Mrs. Mary Wallace, daughter
of Joseph
- mention of Mrs. E. Roberts, 15 Leigh
Terrace, Walton, near Liverpool, England

LNAME[ MITCHELL
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 23, 1874
FILE[ 509
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Martha Mitchell, Dunwich, widow; Meredith Conn the Younger, Tyrconnell, merchant; Stephen Backus, Dunwich
- wife was Martha Mitchell
- mention of William Moore and Emily
Moore
- mention of Georgina Elizabeth Taylor

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ OCT 18, 1873
FILE[ 510
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a mariner
- died on Lake Erie "having been
thrown overboard from the vessel
James Norris about 4 or 5 miles
from Port Colborne."
- mother was Mary Smith of Redland
Farm, Wisley, County of Surrey, England, widow of Richard Smith the Elder

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ HIRAM BURLEY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 27, 1874
FILE[ 511
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - was a merchant at Sparta
- executors: Mary Ann Smith, Yarmouth, widow; Joseph Arundle Philp, Yarmouth;
George Arundle Philp, Yarmouth; Samuel
Haight
- sons: Byron Smith; Oscar Smith;
Hiram Smith; Edgar Smith; Charles
Smith
- wife Mary Ann Smith

LNAME[ FLOWERS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 26, 1874
FILE[ 512
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer
- executor was Betsy Flowers of
St. Thomas, widow
- wife was Betsy Flowers
- mention of infant children

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ MAY 28, 1874
FILE[ 513
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a physician and a
bachelor
- no will
- mother was Barbara McLean of 
Southwold, widow

LNAME[ ROBSON
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUL 24, 1873
FILE[ 514
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: James F. McDonald, Ingersoll, barrister at law;
Delona Hamilton, South Dorchester, yeoman
- mention of granddaughter of her
husband, Phebe Robson

LNAME[ MACKAY
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ MAR 28, 1874
FILE[ 515
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Mary MacKay of
Dunwich
- mention of son 16 years old
- mention of son 6 years old
- neither identified

LNAME[ WILLIAMS
FNAME[ SYLVESTER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 5, 1874
FILE[ 516
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Eliza Rebecca Williams
- mention of four infant children
- not identified

LNAME[ SUMMERS
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ DEC 13, 1873
FILE[ 517
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: John VanPatter, Malahide; Walter Edgar Murray, Aylmer, Esquire
- wife Catherine Summers
- daughters: Martha VanPatter;
Mary Catherine Summers
- sons: Francis Henry Summers;
Rower Summers; Edward Summers;
Theophilus Summers; John Summers

LNAME[ MOORE
FNAME[ MARTIAL TIMOTHY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 15, 1874
FILE[ 518
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Elijah Moore, tanner;
William Henry Moore, Gentleman; Mary
Moore, widow
- sons: Elijah Moore; William Henry
Moore; Andrew Moore; Martial Timothy
Moore; Nelson Whitney Moore
- wife Mary Moore
- daughters: Martha Cecellia; Matilda
Sabrina; Florence; Leonora
- daughter-in-law, Mary Elisa Rebecca
Moore, wife of Nelson

LNAME[ WALDEN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ CHATHAM
DATE[ NOV 16, 1862
FILE[ 519
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a track inspector
- no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- wife was Eliza Walden of St. Thomas, widow
- uncle by marriage was John Midgey or
Midgley of St. Thomas, merchant
- children: William Walden, 16 years;
James Henry Walden, 12 years

LNAME[ NICOLL
FNAME[ SIMON
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAY 2, 1874
FILE[ 520
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Eliza Nicoll, Southwold, widow; Richard Baden Nicoll, Southwold, friend; George Nicoll, Southwold, deceased
as of November 9, 1867
- sons: William Nicoll; Francis Nicoll;
Richard Nicoll
- wife Elisa
- daughter Alice
- grandson Charles Dalton

LNAME[ HARVEY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 14, 1874
FILE[ 521
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- no will
- wife and widow was Sophronia
Harvey of Malahide

LNAME[ WEBB
FNAME[ BRIDGET
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ JUN 23, 1874
FILE[ 522
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- children: Peter Doyle, Port Stanley, merchant's clerk; Robert William 
Webb, 13 years; Mary Ann Webb, 11
years; Catherine Webb, 8 years;
James Henry Webb, 6 years

LNAME[ DENTON
FNAME[ LOCIE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 16, 1871
FILE[ 523
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Mary Denton of
Bayham
- children: William Denton; John
Denton; Wallace Denton; Alonzo
Denton; Lorenzo Denton; Charles
Denton; Mary Jane Denton; Ashley
Denton

LNAME[ DENTON
FNAME[ LOCIE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 16, 1871
FILE[ 524
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for the 
guardianship of the children
- children: John Denton, now of
age; Wallace Denton, 20 years;
Mary Jane Denton, 18 years;
Ashley Denton, 15 years; Charles
Denton, 13 years; Alonzo Denton, 10 years; Lorenzo Denton, 10 years
- wife was Mary Denton

LNAME[ WEIR
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 16, 1874
FILE[ 525
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- children: James Weir; John Weir;
Alexander Weir; Robert Weir, fifth
son, Yarmouth; Helen Amelia Weir;
Catherine Mary Weir; Caroline Frances
Weir, under 21 years of age; William
Andrew Weir, under 21 years of age;
George Edward Weir, under 21 years
of age

LNAME[ FORREST
FNAME[ WILLIAM JACOB
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ JUL 4, 1874
FILE[ 526
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a seaman
- died at Buffalo, New York
- wife and widow was Prudence Forrest, 
Port Stanley

LNAME[ LAWRENCE
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 17, 1874
FILE[ 527
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executor was Harriet Lawrence, Yarmouth, widow
- wife was Harriet Lawrence

LNAME[ ODELL
FNAME[ HENRY OSTRAM
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUN 29, 1874
FILE[ 528
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Christina
Odell, South Dorchester
- children: Dorinda Emilina;
Joseph Leonard; Maynard
- all described as infant children

LNAME[ HARVEY
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 30, 1874
FILE[ 530
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Green, Yarmouth;
John Warburton, Yarmouth
- wife was Phebe Harvey
- adopted daughter was Elizabeth
Harvey
- nephew was Benjamin Harvey
- brother was David Harvey
- sister-in-law was Amy Harvey, wife of David

LNAME[ BEGG
FNAME[ NANCY
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 29, 1874
FILE[ 531
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: George Begg, Southwold, son; John Begg, Southwold, son
- sons: Charles; George; John
- daughters: Annie; Margaret;
Barbara

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ COLIN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ NOV 9, 1870
FILE[ 532
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - died in Yarmouth
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- wife and widow was Isabella McIntyre
of Fingal
- children: Colin McIntyre, 6 years;
Angus McIntyre, 13 years

LNAME[ LLOYD
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ MAY 28, 1874
FILE[ 533
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as an innkeeper and 
a widower
- sons: Robert Lloyd; William
Lloyd; George Whitney Lloyd, 
youngest son, not yet 21 years of age

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 21, 1874
FILE[ 534
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Angus McIntyre, 10th
Concession, Yarmouth, nephew;
Angus McIntyre, 11th Concession
Yarmouth
- sons: Duncan McIntyre; Archibald
McIntyre; Dugald McIntyre; Angus
McIntyre
- wife Rachel McIntyre
- daughters: Catherine; Euphemia;
Margaret; Sarah Barber

LNAME[ COOK
FNAME[ FLAVIUS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 30, 1874
FILE[ 535
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer and 
unmarried
- mother was Maria Cook, widow, 
Bayham
- sisters: Calista Depeel, wife of
Michael Depeel, Michigan, farmer;
Edna Ann Cook, Bayham, spinster
- brothers: Harvey Dewey Cook, Bayham, farmer; Haggai Cook, Bayham, Esquire; Alonzo Lorenzo Cook, Bayham, farmer

LNAME[ MEEK
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 27, 1874
FILE[ 536
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executrix was Sarah Meek, Dunwich, widow
- wife was Sarah Meek

LNAME[ TAYLOR
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 25, 1874
FILE[ 537
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bachelor
- sister was Euphemia McKinnen
or Love, Aldborough, widow

LNAME[ GARNER
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 18, 1874
FILE[ 538
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Robert G. Garner, Malahide, farmer and son; George
Hiliker, Malahide, merchant
- wife was Catherine Garner
- mention of children, but not
identified

LNAME[ MCTAVISH
FNAME[ ANGUS
RESID[
DATE[
FILE[ 539
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - only says "NOT GRANTED"

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ GEORGE D.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ SEP 22, 1874
FILE[ 540
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- wife was Lizzie V. Smith
- father was James Henry Smith, 
Townsend, Norfolk County, farmer

LNAME[ TUFFORD
FNAME[ MARTHA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 27, 1874
FILE[ 541
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- mention of: George Tufford, Malahide; Alexander Tufford, Port
Hope, Durham County; Mary, wife of
Robert Nellis, Vienna; John Tufford, Aylmer; Francis Henry Tufford, Malahide; Jonathan Tufford, 
Copenhagen; Amarantha, wife of Robert
Burns, St. Thomas; Margaret, wife of
George Kent, Malahide; Martha, wife
of James McDermand, Grovesend

LNAME[ BAIRD
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ SEP 27, 1874
FILE[ 542
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a Minister of the 
Presbyterian Church
- executor was James Mitchell of
Witby Township, Ontario County
- sisters: Hannah Dick; Agnes Mitchell
- brother Robert Baird
- neice Jane McLay Baird, daughter
of deceased brother William

LNAME[ REIGHLLY
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 13, 1874
FILE[ 543
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: James Orr, Township 
of Westminster; Francis Kennedy, Southwold; William Milligan, Southwold
- wife Mary Ann Kettlewell Reighlly
- mentions children but not identified

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ DOUGALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAR 2, 1874
FILE[ 544
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as Dougald McIntyre 
the Elder
- described as a farmer
- executors: Zachariah McCallum of
Southwold; Duncan Gillies of Orford, Kent County, farmer
- youngest son Daniel; third son
Dougald; first son Duncan; second son
Angus
- grandson John Monsor
- wife Jennet

LNAME[ SEDGE
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 3, 1874
FILE[ 545
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- administratrix was Mary Ann 
Sedge of St. Thomas, his widow

LNAME[ MINOR
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 22, 1874
FILE[ 546
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - widow of Isaac Minor
- executor was James Armstrong of
Yarmouth, friend
- neice Phebe Winchester
- daughters: Rhoda Sophia Hawkins;
Mary Lois White

LNAME[ LLOYD
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 28, 1874
FILE[ 547
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a widower and an
innkeeper
- died in London, Ontario
- executor was Samuel Price of London
Township
- sons: George Whitney Lloyd, 7 years;
Robert Lloyd; William Lloyd

LNAME[ CLEMENTS
FNAME[ HENRY FINLETTER
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ JUN 27, 1874
FILE[ 548
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Lydia Jane
Conat of Tillsonburg, wife of Lewis
Conat and widow of the late Henry
Finletter Clements

LNAME[ ANDERSON
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 12, 1874
FILE[ 549
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: James McAdam, St. Thomas, merchant; John McLean, St. Thomas, 
Esquire; Anna Anderson, wife of Richard, now deceased
- daughter Elizabeth, known as Betty
- son Robert, who has children Richard
and Anna
- son John
- daughter Ellen, wife of David Alister, and her son Richard
- son James and his son Richard

LNAME[ MCLEOD
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 13, 1874
FILE[ 550
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the infant children, filed by the
father of the children, John McLeod
- children: James McLeod, 20 years;
Jane McLeod, 17 years; Johanna 
McLeod, 13 years; John McLeod, 12
years; William McLeod, 9 years;
Thomas McLeod, 7 years; Angus 
McLeod, 4 years; Warren McLeod, 2 years; Charles McLeod, 2 months

LNAME[ MCLEOD
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 13, 1874
FILE[ 551
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was John McLeod
of Southwold, her husband

LNAME[ GARNER
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ SPRINGFIELD
DATE[ OCT 29, 1874
FILE[ 552
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was James Clunas of Aylmer, gentleman
- nephew was James Clunas

LNAME[ TODD
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 28, 1874
FILE[ 553
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executor was Lyman Todd, brother
of James, of Yarmouth 
- wife was Janet Todd, who died 
December 29, 1874
- Janet Todd's brothers and sisters:
Duncan McColl of Westminster; Mary
McLachlin, widow of Archibald 
McLachlin, of Argyleshire, Scotland;
John McColl, of Plymouth, Indiana, U.S.A.;
Catherine, wife of John Stewart of South
Dorchester
- James Todd's brothers and sisters:
Margaret Todd, Yarmouth, spinster; Mary
Todd, Yarmouth, spinster; Clementina, wife
of John Duncan, of Dunwich; Elizabeth, wife
of William Anderson of St. Thomas. William
described as a painter from Edinburgh, 
Scotland; Jane, wife of William Duncan of 
the City of Glasgow, Scotland; John Todd of
Victoria, British Columbia; Thomas Todd of
the Town of Arcola, Illinois, U.S.A.

LNAME[ FOSTER
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ DEC 11, 1870
FILE[ 554
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Lavina Stoneman
of Southwold
says she was a widow and wife
of John Stoneman
- presumably the widow of George 
Foster

LNAME[ PENHALE
FNAME[ MARY ANNE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 13, 1874
FILE[ 555
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Thomas
Penhale
- executors: William Penhale of 
Yarmouth, son; Mary Anne Westlake, widow of George Westlake, daughter
- children: Mary Anne; Elizabeth;
Grace; Olive; John; William
- granddaughters: Alice Anne Westlake;
Mary Anne Penhale
- sister Anne Andrews
- neice Mary Anne Andrews

LNAME[ LUTON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 17, 1875
FILE[ 556
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as William Luton the Elder
- executors: Stephen Wilcox of Yarmouth;
Isaac Ostrander of Malahide
- wife was Suanna Luton
- son was William Luton Junior

LNAME[ CARPENTER
FNAME[ AMBROSE GREEN
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ JAN 6, 1875
FILE[ 557
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a woolen manufacturer
- administrator was Frances Jane
Carpenter of Vienna, his widow
- daughter Sarah Elizabeth Frances
Carpenter

LNAME[ TOD
FNAME[ JANET
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 29, 1874
FILE[ 558
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- administrator was oldest
brother, James McColl of
Yarmouth

LNAME[ STONER
FNAME[ JACOB
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 14, 1874
FILE[ 559
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Lavinia Stoner, Malahide, widow; Benjamin Schooley, Malahide;
John Kinsey, Malahide
- wife Lavinia Stoner
- sons: Elisha Stoner; Amos Stoner;
Abram Stoner; Jonas Stoner
- daughter Edith Cascadden

LNAME[ CURTIS
FNAME[ SALATHIEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 22, 1875
FILE[ 560
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executrix Mary Ann Curtis, Southwold, widow
- wife Mary Ann Curtis
- daughters: Mary; Eliza; Elizabeth
Fletcher
- sons: Richard; John

LNAME[ LUMLEY
FNAME[ HANCE
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ FEB 6, 1875
FILE[ 561
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- sons: Ephraim Lumley, Southwold, grocer; Joseph Lumley
- daughter Esther Ann Lumley
- uncle James Lumley

LNAME[ GODWIN
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 4, 1875
FILE[ 562
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Hannah Godwin, St. Thomas, widow; George Laing, Richmond, Bayham
Township, merchant
- wife Hannah Godwin
- sister Mary Ann High, wife of Amos
High, Bayham, farmer
- neice of wife, Elizabeth Hannah 
Kester, Yarmouth, spinster
- mention of: Henry Godwin, Bayham;
William Godwin, Bayham; Edwin Godwin, Bayham
- adopted daughter Hannah Godwin
Sherman, Yarmouth, wife of John
Medcalfe, Yarmouth, farmer

LNAME[ PARISH
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 22, 1875
FILE[ 563
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Catherine Parish, Yarmouth, widow; Daniel Parish, Yarmouth
- wife Catherine Parish
- daughters: Elizabeth Bourne; Mary
Jane; Susanna; Catherine; Ellen;
Ann; Sarah
- sons: Daniel; William; Thomas; James

LNAME[ LOVE
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JAN 27, 1875
FILE[ 564
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow Mary Love, Aldborough
- children: Catherine Love; Alexander
Love; Euphemia Love; Anna Bella Love; 
William Neil Love

LNAME[ MCNEIL
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 14, 1874
FILE[ 565
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Flora McNeil, Dunwich
- mention of infant children
- not identified

LNAME[ MCNEIL
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 14, 1874
FILE[ 566
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed by the wife, Flora McNeil
- children: Mary, 10 years; Janet, 8 years; John, 6 years; Catherine, 5 years; Daniel, 2 years

LNAME[ MCCOLL
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ DEC 22, 1874
FILE[ 567
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Mary McColl, Aldborough;
Duncan D. McColl, Aldborough; James
McColl, Aldborough
- wife Mary McColl
- sons: Hugh McColl; Duncan D. McColl;
James McColl; Bruce P. McColl
- daughters: Rebecca Graham; Mary
Leahort; Barbara Beatty
- grandson Alexander Graham
- mention of grandchildren, children
of deceased daughter Nancy

LNAME[ FARLEY
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 26, 1875
FILE[ 568
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: George Scarff, St. Thomas, Deputy Sheriff; John Farley
- wife was Hannah Farley

LNAME[ SANDERS
FNAME[ ABNER
RESID[ IONA
DATE[ APR 20, 1875
FILE[ 569
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a Bailiff
- executors: John Edgecombe, Iona, carriage maker; Thomas M. Sanders, Malahide, miller
- sons: James Sanders; John M.
Sanders; Philander Sanders
- daughters: Ada Sanders; Ida
Sanders

LNAME[ DOAN
FNAME[ LEANDER BYRON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 26, 1875
FILE[ 570
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: George Hiram Yorke, Yarmouth; Harrison Kipp, Yarmouth
- mention of wife and children, but
not identified

LNAME[ LOCKER
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ MAR 20, 1875
FILE[ 571
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - formerly of the Township of Houghton, Norfolk County
- executors: Robert Locker, Vienna; 
Elizabeth Wolfe, Bayham, wife of Michael
Wolfe
- brother Robert Locker
- daughters: Elizabeth Wolfe; Maria Locker;
Jane Jackson
- wife Emily Locker
- sons: Hugh Locker; Robert Locker;
John Locker; James Locker

LNAME[ EDGECOMBE
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ MAY 6, 1875
FILE[ 572
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a wagon maker
- executors: John Edgecombe, Iona, carriage maker; Sarah Edgecombe, Port Stanley, widow
- wife Sarah Edgecombe
- children: William Henry Edgecombe;
Richard Geary Edgecombe; Elizabeth
Jane Edgecombe; Sarah Edgecombe
- mother Elizabeth Edgecombe
- brother John Edgecombe

LNAME[ HARTLEY
FNAME[ CHARLES F.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 25, 1875
FILE[ 573
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Sarah Hartley
of Malahide

LNAME[ HAIGHT
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 3, 1875
FILE[ 574
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executor was Charles King of
Yarmouth, Esquire
- wife Catherine Haight
- son Stephen Haight
- daughter Louisa Haight

LNAME[ BUTTERWICK
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 23, 1875
FILE[ 575
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: James Pickard, Yarmouth, farmer; Sophia Butterwick
- wife Sophia Butterwick

LNAME[ LEESON
FNAME[ FRANCIS
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 6, 1875
FILE[ 576
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as Francis Leeson the Elder
- executors: Francis Leeson the Younger, Malahide; William Leeson, Malahide
- wife Mary Leeson
- sons: Francis Leeson the Younger;
James Leeson; William Leeson

LNAME[ CAUGHELL
FNAME[ SARAH ELIZABETH JANE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 26, 1875
FILE[ 577
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- no will
- husband Charles Metcalfe Caughell, St. Thomas, farmer

LNAME[ LINDA
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 21, 1874
FILE[ 578
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Margaret Harper, Malahide, wife of Joseph Harper, farmer; Isaac
Huffman, Malahide
- granddaughter Delphine Somers
- neice Jane Bodine
- sister Margaret Harper

LNAME[ PEARSON
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 31, 1875
FILE[ 579
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Pearson, Bayham;
Surrinda Pearson, Bayham, wife of
Thomas; Christopher Pearson, Bayham
- wife Mary Pearson
- sons: Joseph Pearson; Christopher
Pearson; John Pearson; Thomas 
Pearson
- daughters: Elizabeth; Mary; Sarah;
Nancy

LNAME[ NORTON
FNAME[ LEWIS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 16, 1875
FILE[ 580
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executor George Deo, Yarmouth
- father David Norton
- sister Mrs. Mary Gloin, wife of
John, Yarmouth
- wife Adelphina Amelia Norton
- brother James Norton

LNAME[ DOUGLAS
FNAME[ HUGH
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 9, 1875
FILE[ 581
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: George Francis, North
Dorchester, farmer; Dougald Campbell, Yarmouth; Gilbert Taylor, Yarmouth
- sons: Hugh Douglas; Alexander
Douglas; Neil Douglas; John
Douglas
- daughters: Margaret; Charlotte;
Sarah Jane

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 28, 1875
FILE[ 582
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - wife of Abraham Smith, Minister
of the Gospel, Baptist
- executors: Bruce Davis, Yarmouth, merchant; Hannah Eliza Smith, Yarmouth, spinster
- daughters: Salemma Jane Smith; Hannah
Eliza Smith; Minnie Patience Smith;
Sarah, wife of Phillip H. Learn, 
Yarmouth, farmer; Rachel Ann, wife of
William H. Smith, M.D., Druggist, St. Thomas; Julia, wife of George H.
Clark, merchant, St. Thomas; Naomi, wife of Bruce Davis, farmer and merchant, Yarmouth
- granddaughters: Minettie Learn; Lena
Chadwick Smith; Jane Clark

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 28, 1875
FILE[ 583
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executor William Armstrong, Yarmouth
- wife Ellen Brown
- sons: Edward Brown, fourth son; Joseph
Brown, eldest son; George M. Brown, second son
- step-daughter Mary Laur Lattimer
- daughters: Mary Jane Calbick, eldest daughter; Margaret Ann Morse, youngest daughter

LNAME[ DRAKE
FNAME[ ANNE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 4, 1875
FILE[ 584
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: John McLean, St. Thomas, barrister-at-law; John McNab Green, St. Thomas, builder
- brothers: Thomas Drake; William
Drake; Phineas Drake; Benjamin
Drake

LNAME[ FINLAY
FNAME[ RALPH SPENCE
RESID[ LAMBTON COUNTY
DATE[ MAY 22, 1875
FILE[ 585
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - lived in the Township of Sombra, Lambton County
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed by the paternal
uncle, John Finlay of Port Stanley, merchant
- wife was Ann Finlay of Sarnia
- children: James Ralph Finlay, 5 years, 11 months; Francis 
Joseph Finlay, 2 years, 6 months;
John Spence Finlay, 9 months
- all the children listed as living
in Port Stanley

LNAME[ HAYBALL
FNAME[ JOHN WILLIAM
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ AUG 24, 1875
FILE[ 586
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a boot and shoe merchant
- described as a bachelor
- died at the Village of Eastwood in
Oxford County
- creditor was James Henry Still of 
St. Thomas, boot and shoe merchant
- father was Jonah Hayball of Oxford
County, gentleman

LNAME[ MCALPIN
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 20, 1875
FILE[ 587
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Donald Black, Yarmouth;
John McLean, St. Thomas, barrister-
at-law
- wife Mary McAlpin
- sons: Hugh McAlpin; John McAlpin;
Donald McAlpin; Neil McAlpin
- daughters: Mary McAlpin; Sarah
McAlpin; Christina McAlpin; Isabella
McAlpin or Cameron; Margaret McAlpin
or McGregor; Ann McAlpin or McCallum;
Catherine McAlpin or McCallum

LNAME[ MCCUGAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 7, 1875
FILE[ 588
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - lived on Lot 5, Concession 4, Southwold
- executors: Betsy McCugan, Southwold, spinster; Catherine
McCugan, Southwold, spinster
- sisters: Betsy McCugan;
Catherine McCugan
- nephew John McAlpin

LNAME[ BRAY
FNAME[ JUDSON
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ AUG 19, 1875
FILE[ 589
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- father Thomas Bowlsby Bray, South Dorchester
- wife Arthalinda Bray

LNAME[ BURNS
FNAME[ PATRICK
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 23, 1875
FILE[ 590
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executrix Eleanor Burns, Southwold, daughter
- daughters: Eleanor Burns; Charlotte
Brady, deceased; Harriett Burns
- sons: Edward Burns; Thomas Burns;
Patrick Burns
- grandchildren, children of deceased
daughter Charlotte: Annie Eleanor
Brady; Charlotte Mary or Mary 
Charlotte Brady; Harriett Brady

LNAME[ WESTLAKE
FNAME[ SIMON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 17, 1875
FILE[ 591
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Edmund Westlake, Yarmouth;
Edward Miller, St. Thomas, gentleman
- wife Hannah Westlake
- granddaughter Nancy Hunt
- son Edmund Hunt Westlake
- daughter Mary Ann, wife of Edward
Miller
- grandson: James Henry Westlake, son of George; George Westlake, son
of George; Walter R. Westlake
- granddaughters: Hannah Westlake;
Alice Westlake

LNAME[ DRAPER
FNAME[ HORATIO NELSON
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ OCT 2, 1875
FILE[ 592
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer and hotel
keeper
- wife was Eldura Draper, Port
Burwell
- children: Amelia Ann Cameron;
Samuel Draper; Marion Wallace White;
Elijah Nelson Draper; William Draper;
Albert Draper

LNAME[ LINDSAY
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 15, 1875
FILE[ 593
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a shoemaker
- executors: George Webster Morgan, St. Thomas, boot and shoemaker;
Margaret Lindsay, St. Thomas, widow;
Mark Brown, Southwold, shoemaker
- wife Margaret Lindsay
- adopted child Charlotte Elizabeth
- mention of two sons but not identified

LNAME[ SINCLAIR
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 23, 1875
FILE[ 594
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a widower
- no will
- father was Coll Sinclair, Yarmouth, drover

LNAME[ BALLAH
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 23, 1875
FILE[ 595
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Mary Ballah
- mention of two children, but not
identified

LNAME[ MCKINNEY
FNAME[ FEATHERSTONE
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 3, 1870
FILE[ 596
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- children: Martha McKinney, 15 years;
Freeman McKinney, 12 years; Celia
McKinney, 10 years; Sherman McKinney, 8 years; Emerson McKinney, 5 years
- uncles: Daniel McKinney, Springfield, gentleman; Robert Elias McKinney, Malahide, farmer
- mother Jane Koyl, formerly McKinney, South Dorchester
- sisters: Lydia Ann Darney; Mary Jane
Koyl; Harriett McKinney

LNAME[ MCKILLOP
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 20, 1875
FILE[ 597
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: John McKillop, Aldborough, son; Archibald McKillop, Aldborough, 
son; John McKellor, Lobo Township, son-in-law
- wife Isabella McKillop
- sons: John McKillop; Archibald
McKillop; Duncan McKillop; Donald
McKillop
- daughter Nancy McKillop
- grandson Duncan McKillop, son of
John

LNAME[ KELLOGG
FNAME[ STEPHEN BENSON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 13, 1875
FILE[ 598
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a Clerk in Holy Orders
- wife was Mary Helen Kellogg, St.
Thomas
- daughter Frances Henrietta Tremanie(?)
Kellogg
- sister, Mary McNab Slow

LNAME[ HANKINSON
FNAME[ THOMPSON HARTSHORN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 26, 1875
FILE[ 599
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: John Arthur Hankinson, Malahide; Hannah Jane Hankinson
- children: Hannah Jane Hankinson;
John Arthur Hankinson; James Thomas
Hankinson; Caleb Haines Hankinson, who had three sons; Charity McConnell;
Sarah Marr; Margaret Lyon; William 
Hankinson

LNAME[ ROTHERMAL
FNAME[ LUDWIG
RESID[ RODNEY
DATE[ DEC 15, 1875
FILE[ 600
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a merchant
- wife was Frederika Rothermal, Rodney

LNAME[ WALKER
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JUL 23, 1873
FILE[ 601
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: John Walker, Orford Township, cousin; Dougald Walker, Aldborough, brother; Altha Walker, Aldborough, widow
- daughters: Margaret Ann Walker;
Sarah Jane Walker; Jennie Walker
- sons: David N. Walker, youngest
son; John D. Walker, eldest son

LNAME[ PREFFER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 19, 1875
FILE[ 602
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- son Lucius John Preffer, Yarmouth
- wife Olive Preffer

LNAME[ CHANDLER
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ DEC 25, 1875
FILE[ 603
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as Esquire
- wife was Margaret Chandler
- mention of four sons and three
daughters, but not identified

LNAME[ ANDERSON
FNAME[ MARION ISABELLA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 28, 1875
FILE[ 604
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as spinster
- father was David Anderson of
St. Thomas, merchant

LNAME[ MITCHELL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 5, 1876
FILE[ 605
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Robert Mitchell, Southwold; John Munro, Southwold
- daughters: Mary Darrah; Janet
Gillies; Christie McKellar; Jane
McKillop; Catherine McColl;
Betsy McKellor, deceased; Nancy
Mitchell; Sarah Mitchell
- son, Robert Mitchell
- grandsons: Robert Mitchell;
John Mitchell

LNAME[ BLACK
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 30, 1876
FILE[ 606
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executor Daniel Black, Yarmouth, brother
- wife Flora Black, Yarmouth
- children: James Black; Nancy, wife
of Lachlin Campbell, St. Thomas;
Catherine, wife of Archibald McLarty;
Flora, wife of John McFarlane, St. 
Thomas; Mary, wife of Archibald Blue, St. Thomas; Archibald Black; Christiann
Black

LNAME[ ROBERTSON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 24, 1856
FILE[ 607
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- daughter Georgianna West, died
January 5, 1876, aged 25 years
- eldest son, Hamilton Merritt
Robertson, 22 years old, living
in British Columbia
- second son, James Harvey Robertson, 19 years old
- cousin by marriage Haggai Cook of 
Bayham
- mother Mira Caswell, formerly Robertson, wife of William Caswell of Bayham

LNAME[ BATTLE
FNAME[ ELIAS
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JAN 13, 1876
FILE[ 608
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executor was William Battle of
Delaware, son
- CHILDREN: 
- William Battle;
- John Battle;
- George Battle;
- Eliza Battle; 
- Margaret Battle;
- Elias Battle

LNAME[ MERRIMAN
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 6, 1876
FILE[ 609
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - executors: Samuel Eccles, St. Thomas, Gentleman; Henry Arkell, Port Stanley, merchant
- daughter-in-law Elizabeth Merriman, widow of William
- granddaughter Mary Jane Merriman, daughter of William and Elizabeth
- mention of sons and daughters, but not identified

LNAME[ MCMILLAN
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 3, 1876
FILE[ 610
MFNO[ 1379 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Amelia McMillan

LNAME[ SCANLAW
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUN 6, 1875
FILE[ 611
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executor was Rachel Naomi Scanlaw, widow
- wife was Rachel Naomi Scanlaw
- CHILDREN: 
- George Hall Scanlaw;
- Arthur Wellesley Scanlaw;
- Edward Leonard Scanlaw;
- Susan Scanlaw;
- Isabel Scanlaw;
- John James Scanlaw

LNAME[ WEAVER
FNAME[ JOHN PETER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 31, 1874
FILE[ 612
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executor was John Dean, Vienna, Gentleman
- wife was Catherine Weaver

LNAME[ SANDERS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 26, 1876
FILE[ 613
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - lived at Port Talbot
- executors: Alfred George Sanders, City of London, mail clerk;
Frederick Sanders, Dunwich
- CHILDREN:
- Crisoe Elizabeth Sanders;
- Frances Wells Sanders;
- Jeanette Sanders;
- Gertrude Jessie Sanders;
- Henry Sanders, eldest son;
- Alfred George Sanders, second
son;
- Frederick Sanders, third son

LNAME[ WOOLLEY
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAR 26, 1876
FILE[ 614
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: John Wesley Woolley, South Dorchester; William Henry
Woolley, Warwick, Lambton County;
John Clunas, South Dorchester, Esquire
- wife Maria Woolley
- CHILDREN:
- Almma Jane Sharp, eldest daughter;
- John Wesley Woolley, eldest son;
- Hiram Chancey Woolley;
- William Henry Woolley;
- Mary Olive Demary;
- Serinda Rosella Woolley;
- Lewis Benjamin Woolley;
- Joseph Mitten Woolley;
- Warren Archibald Woolley, youngest
son

LNAME[ JOHNSON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ JAN 20, 1876
FILE[ 615
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a mariner and captain
- executors: Mary Ann Johnson, Port
Burwell, widow; Himan P. Fitch
- wife was Mary Ann Johnson
- mention of children but not identified
- note says that Captain James Johnson
owned the Barge "Bay City" at Port 
Colborne in 1872, and the propeller
"Dunkirk" at harbour in Buffalo in
1872

LNAME[ SILCOX
FNAME[ GEORGE G.
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 15, 1876
FILE[ 616
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- executors: James Ball, Southwold;
John B. Silcox, Southwold, divinity
student
- brother was John B. Silcox
- wife was Almeda Silcox

LNAME[ HAIGHT
FNAME[ MATURA
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 18, 1876
FILE[ 617
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Stephen John Haight, Yarmouth; Henry Minor Moore, Yarmouth
- CHILDREN:
- Henry Harrison Haight;
- Jesse Carman Haight;
- William Haight;
- Stephen John Haight;
- Phebe, wife of Benjamin Harvey, Yarmouth, farmer;
- Elizabeth, wife of Henry Carter, Oregon, U.S.A.

LNAME[ TOZER
FNAME[ ABIGAIL
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ APR 17, 1876
FILE[ 618
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executrix was Lavina Smith, Aylmer, spinster
- CHILDREN:
- Lavina Smith, Aylmer, spinster;
- Frederick Smith, Aylmer, innkeeper
- granddaughter: Lavina Smith, daughter
of Charles Smith, Aylmer, innkeeper

LNAME[ JEWELL
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 1, 1876
FILE[ 619
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Hiram Comfort, St. Thomas, Gentleman; Benjamin Axford, Yarmouth
- daughter, Elizabeth, wife of John
Parker
- daughter Sarah Jewell
- granddaughter Amelia Ann Parker, daughter of Elizabeth

LNAME[ SADLER
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 24, 1876
FILE[ 620
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Eliza Sadler

LNAME[ CAUGHELL
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAY 6, 1876
FILE[ 621
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Maria Caughell, South
Dorchester, widow; Abram Charlton
Junior, Yarmouth
- wife was Maria Caughell
- CHILDREN:
- Darius Caughell;
- Mrs. Boughner;
- Mrs. Coulson;
- David Caughell;
- Minnie Caughell;
- Peter Caughell

LNAME[ SHORE
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 12, 1876
FILE[ 622
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as the wife of William
Shore, Southwold, Esquire

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 28, 1876
FILE[ 623
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: William Pethwick, Yarmouth;
Samuel Williams, Yarmouth
- daughter Elizabeth Dance, St. Thomas
- daughter Sally Gunn, wife of John

LNAME[ MACALISTER
FNAME[ HENRY B.
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ MAY 21, 1876
FILE[ 625
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a grocer
- wife was Jeanie MacAlister, who
had moved to Scotland
- sister Jane B. Drummond
- half-brother Alexander MacAlister

LNAME[ MCKAY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 15, 1876
FILE[ 626
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Martha McKay, St. Thomas, widow; James Henry Coyne, St. Thomas, barrister
- CHILDREN:
- Edward McKay;
- John McKay;
- George Buchanan McKay;
- Alexander Erie McKay;
- Martha Elizabeth McKay;
- Lepie May McKay;
- Jennie McKay

LNAME[ TEETZEL
FNAME[ HANNAH            
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 4, 1876
FILE[ 627
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executor was William Teetzel of
St. Thomas, husband and insurance
agent
- witnessed by James Teetzel of
St. Thomas and Charles L. Teetzel
of Southwold

LNAME[ TEETZEL
FNAME[ HANNAH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 4, 1876
FILE[ 628
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- filed by William Teetzel
- CHILDREN:
- William Franklin, 14 years;
- Hannah, 11 years;
- Ernest Willson, 7 years

LNAME[ WEIR
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 18, 1876
FILE[ 629
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executor was Lachlin Weir of 
Yarmouth, brother
- neice was Mary Robina White
- SISTERS:
- Mary Weir;
- Margaret Weir;
- Flora Weir;
- Isabella Weir

LNAME[ ROBERTS
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUN 25, 1876
FILE[ 630
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Barbara Roberts, widow, South Dorchester; William F. Roberts, South Dorchester; Henry Alexander
Brown, South Dorchester
- daughter Elizabeth
- SONS:
- Andrew;
- Henry Alexander;
- John J.

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ MARGARET
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 17, 1876
FILE[ 631
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- no will
- administrator was William
Augustus Davis of Yarmouth, 
only surviving son
- a deceased son was John Davis

LNAME[ GILLIS
FNAME[ CATHARINE
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ FEB 13, 1872
FILE[ 632
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widow, wife of Levi
Gillis of South Dorchester, carpenter
- executors: William Elias Gillis of
South Dorchester; James McCready of
South Dorchester; John Felker 
DAUGHTERS:
- Lucinda Daisy;
- Rebecca Maria;
- Elizabeth Jane;
- Liddy Catharine
- grandson Francis Arthur, son of
Liddy Catharine
- son William Elias Gillis
- Catharine Gillis' father was Robert
Hodgkinson

LNAME[ DRAPER
FNAME[ ISAAC BROCK
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ SEP 21, 1876
FILE[ 633
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executrix was Eliza Jane Draper, widow
CHILDREN:
- Isaac Donald Draper;
- Alice Maud Draper;
- Maria Louisa Pauline Draper;
- Laura Helena Draper;
- George Albert Edward Draper;
- William Pitt Draper;
- Arthur Oscar Draper
- parents of Isaac Brock Draper were
Isaac and Amelia Draper
- sister-in-law was Isabella Draper, 
widow of Robert P. Draper

LNAME[ PEARCE
FNAME[ JANE DONALDSON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 10, 1876
FILE[ 634
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- no will
- administrator was Louis Jackson Goddard
of Yarmouth, son-in-law
- daughter was Hannah B. Gillette of Yarmouth, wife of John of Logan County, State of Illinois
- daughter was Frances Goddard of Yarmouth, wife of Louis Jackson Goddard
- daughter was Martha Caroline, wife of John
Finlay, merchant, Port Stanley
- daughter was Mary Izant Pearce of Yarmouth, spinster
- daughter was Anna Pearce of Yarmouth, 
spinster
- son was John B. Pearce of Logan County, State of Illinois

LNAME[ MCPHAIL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ FEB 16, 1874
FILE[ 635
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executor was Duncan McPhail of
Dunwich
SONS:
- Archibald McPhail;
- John McPhail;
- Dugald McPhail;
- Alexander McPhail;
- Angus McPhail;
- Duncan McPhail
DAUGHTERS:
- Nancy Reid;
- Mary Gray;
- Flora McPhail

LNAME[ MCWILLIAMS
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 12, 1876
FILE[ 636
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: John McMillan, son of
Donald McMillan, Dunwich; Alexander
Duncanson, Dunwich
NEPHEWS:
- Angus;
- Alexander;
- Archibald
- all of the above sons of Archibald
McWilliams
NEICES:
- Helen;
- Mary
- both of the above daughters of Archibald
McWilliams
- grand nephew Neil, son of Alexander 
McWilliams

LNAME[ MCCALLUM
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 7, 1871
FILE[ 637
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executrix was Phebe McCallum of Bayham, sister and spinster
- brothers were Robert Smith McCallum
and Reverend J.W. McCallum
SISTERS:
- Harriet Cutler, wife of John R.;
- Unis Jane McCallum;
- Matilda McCallum;
- Savilla E. Vanderzen, wife of Levi;
- Marcia E. Doan, wife of George A.;
- Elizabeth Palmer, wife of William

LNAME[ GARRETT
FNAME[ FRANCES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 4, 1867
FILE[ 638
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- no will
- administrator was Christan G. 
Garrett of South Norwich Township, Oxford County, son
CHILDREN:
- William Garrett of Bayham;
- George Garrett, Bayham;
- Nancy Ann Cascadden, Bayham;
- Elizabeth Crossett, Bayham;
- Sophia McDonald (McDonell), Walsingham Township, Norfolk County;
- Mary Ann Dotten, Oxford County
- Christian G. Garrett, South Norwich
Township, Oxford County

LNAME[ GRAVES
FNAME[ WILLIAM HENRY
RESID[ SPRINGFIELD
DATE[ OCT 16, 1876
FILE[ 639
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- no will
- administrator was Frances Graves, Springfield, widow
- children were Iva Jane and 
Clarence William Graves

LNAME[ FRASER
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ IONA
DATE[ OCT 21, 1876
FILE[ 640
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a waggon maker
- administrator was Catherine Fraser, Village of Iona, widow

LNAME[ MITCHELL
FNAME[ CORNELIUS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 20, 1876
FILE[ 641
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a druggist
- no will
- administrator was Elizabeth
Mitchell of St. Thomas, widow

LNAME[ ERMATINGER
FNAME[ EDWARD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 28, 1876
FILE[ 642
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executor was Achsah Ermatinger, St. Thomas, widow
CHILDREN:
- Charles Oaks Ermatinger;
- Maria Ermatinger;
- Anne Ermatinger;
- Francis Ermatinger

LNAME[ SUTTON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 23, 1876
FILE[ 643
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: John Wesley Sutton, Southwold; Thomas Stacey, St. Thomas, blacksmith
- wife was Catherine Sutton
- son John Wesley Sutton
- grandsons John Wesley Sutton and
Evert Stanley Sutton
- both of the above were sons of John Wesley
Sutton

LNAME[ CASCADDEN
FNAME[ THOMAS TALBOT
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 26, 1876
FILE[ 644
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: John King, Dereham, 
Oxford County; Richard Alfred 
Firby, Malahide
- son Henry Maine Cascadden
DAUGHTERS:
- Jemina Catherine;
- Vida Jane;
- Mary Olive;
- Elizabeth Augusta

LNAME[ BOWERMAN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 30, 1876
FILE[ 645
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Elizabeth Gifford Wright, Yarmouth, widow; Benjamin Franklin
Hathaway, Yarmouth
- sister Elizabeth Wright
- wife Rhoby Bowerman
- adopted daughter Nina Caroline
Hathaway
- brother David Bowerman

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ ELEANOR SARAH
RESID[ FINGAL
DATE[ NOV 30, 1876
FILE[ 646
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executor was George Ferguson of
Fingal, Methodist Minister
- brother was George Corbett Campbell, Meeusta County, Michigan
- brother was Edward Clark Campbell, 
Cayuga, Haldimand County
- sister was Sarah Annie Ferguson, Fingal
- sister was Marion Kenning(?), Prescott, Grenville County, Ontario
NIECES:
- Eleanor Agnes Wyllie, Fingal;
- Eleanor Marion Campbell, Cayuga, Haldimand County;
- Eleanor Agnes Kenning(?), Prescott, Grenville County, Ontario
- aunt Isabella Calengh, Village of 
Flamboro, County of Wentworth
- brother-in-law James Kenning(?), Prescott, Grenville County Ontario

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 30, 1876
FILE[ 647
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Jackson, 
Southwold; Eley Davis, Southwold
- wife was Eley Davis
- nephew was William Davis, son of
Fanny
- also mentioned is James Davis
Curtis, son of John and Mary 
Curtis

LNAME[ COUGHLIN
FNAME[ BARTHOLOMEW
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 29, 1876
FILE[ 648
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Daniel Coughlin, Yarmouth, brother; Charlotte Coughlin, Yarmouth, widow; John Coughlin, Westminster
Township, cousin
- son Daniel Coughlin
- son John Coughlin
- wife Charlotte Coughlin
DAUGHTERS:
- Mary;
- Ellen;
- Charlotte;
- Elizabeth Ann;
- Theresa;
- Henrietta

LNAME[ WALKER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JUL 17, 1876
FILE[ 649
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a cabinet maker
- executors: Deborah Walker, Aylmer, widow; John Morphy, Toronto, Clerk, Crown Lands Department; Henry Brindley
Morphy, Toronto, barrister at law
- son William James Walker
- wife Deborah Walker
DAUGHTERS:
- Mary;
- Susannah;
- Charlotte

LNAME[ WATSON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER  
DATE[ FEB 28, 1876
FILE[ 650
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executor Robert Watson, South
Dorchester
- son Robert Watson, South
Dorchester

LNAME[ GREGORY
FNAME[ MARTHA
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 26, 1875
FILE[ 651
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman
- husband was George Gregory, Yarmouth

LNAME[ MARSHALL
FNAME[ WILLIAM MOSSLEY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 26, 1876
FILE[ 652
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a gardener
- died at Dorsington, near Stratford
on Avon, England
- executors: George Eakins, Yarmouth;
Henry Marshall, Yarmouth
- brother Henry Marshall, Yarmouth
- father Joshua Marshall
- mother Mary Mossley Marshall

LNAME[ HAIGHT
FNAME[ BYRON EDWARD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 11, 1877
FILE[ 653
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Granville Holmes Haight, Yarmouth; Margaret Liddell Haight, Yarmouth, widow; Henry Liddell
Vircoe, Seaforth, Huron County, physician and surgeon
- wife Margaret Liddell Haight
CHILDREN:
- Henry V. Haight;
- Charles Granville Haight

LNAME[ HAIGHT
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 27, 1877
FILE[ 654
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Sarah Gurney Haight, 
widow, Yarmouth; Samuel Haight, Yarmouth; James Wright Haight, Yarmouth, manufacturer
- wife Sarah G. Haight
CHILDREN:
- Isaac R. Haight;
- James W. Haight;
- Hannah Willson;
- Phebe Ann Campbell;
- Reuben M. Haight

LNAME[ CASCADDEN
FNAME[ THOMAS TALBOT
RESID[ YARMOUTH      
DATE[ NOV 26, 1876
FILE[ 655
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- document says that the mother of the children
was also dead, apparently some time after her 
husband
- petitioner and half-brother was
Richard Alfred Firby, Malahide
CHILDREN:
- Jemima Catherine Cascadden, 17 years;
- Vida Jane Cascadden, 15 years;
- Mary Olive Cascadden, 13 years;
- Elizabeth Augusta Cascadden, 9 years;
- Henry Maine Cascadden, 7 years

LNAME[ DURYER
FNAME[ STEPHEN VAN RANSELLAER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 27, 1876
FILE[ 656
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a pedlar
- no will
- wife was dead
- brother-in-law was Richard Martin
of Malahide
- brother was Abram H. Duryer, Newberry, County of Middlesex
- mention of four infant children, but 
not identified

LNAME[ MELLOR
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 21, 1877
FILE[ 657
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Mellor, Southwold, brother; James Mellor, London, Gentleman, brother
CHILDREN:
- Allen Mellor;
- James Thomas Mellor;
- Mary Ellen Minard, wife of Daniel;
- Emma Mellor

LNAME[ CURTIS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 13, 1876
FILE[ 658
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the child, James Davis Curtis, 8
years old
- no other information

LNAME[ CANDY
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 27, 1877
FILE[ 659
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Elizabeth Candy, Malahide, widow; George I. Walker, Aylmer, merchant;
Aaron Price, Aylmer, grocer
- wife Elizabeth Candy
- daughter Helen

LNAME[ VICARY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 2, 1877
FILE[ 660
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widower
- no will
CHILDREN:
- James Vicary, eldest
St. Thomas;
- Elizabeth Vicary;
- William Vicary;
- John Vicary;
- Thomas Vicary;
- Anna Vicary

LNAME[ WEAVER
FNAME[ THOMAS E.
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAR 27, 1877
FILE[ 661
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Tamer Weaver, Bayham

LNAME[ FOOTE
FNAME[ EZRA
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JUL 20, 1876
FILE[ 662
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a physician and surgeon
- wife was Rachael Foote

LNAME[ SILCOX
FNAME[ GEORGE GUTCH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 15, 1876
FILE[ 663
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- wife, Almeda Silcox, died after 
George
- petition filed by paternal uncles, John B. Silcox, Toronto, Minister of the
Gospel; Edwin D. Silcox, Stouffville, York County, Minister of the Gospel
CHILDREN:
- Joseph Edwin Silcox, 9 years;
- Mary Adelia Silcox, 6 years;
- Nancy May Silcox, 3 years;
- George Abner Silcox, 1 year

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ MALCOLM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 30, 1877
FILE[ 664
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Mary McIntyre of
Yarmouth

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ MALCOLM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 30, 1877
FILE[ 665
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - lived at Union
- wife and widow was Mary McIntyre
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
CHILDREN:
- Emily McIntyre, 9 years;
- John McIntyre, 7 years;
- Isabella McIntyre, 3 years;
- Alvin McIntyre, 1 year

LNAME[ MILLS
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ DEC 16, 1876
FILE[ 666
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: David Marshall, Aylmer, grocer; Mary Victoria Simmons, 
Aylmer, married woman
- daughter Mary Victoria Simmons
- granddaughter Mary Malissa Strong

LNAME[ DECOW
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 2, 1876
FILE[ 667
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Jane Decow, Dunwich

LNAME[ MCLAY
FNAME[ ZELLAH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 26, 1872
FILE[ 668
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as Mrs. Zellah McLay
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- father was John McLay
- grandfather was William Waugh of
Southwold, who died October 6, 1875
- maternal uncle was Abraham Waugh
CHILDREN:
- Mary Jane McLay, 12 years;
- Peter McLay, 6 years;
- Ellen McLay, 8 years;
- John McLay, 5 years;
- Letty McLay, 20 years

LNAME[ WAUGH
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 6, 1875
FILE[ 669
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Abraham Waugh, Southwold;
Jacob Fowler; John Orchard
SONS:
- Abraham Waugh;
- Alexander Waugh;
- William Waugh
DAUGHTERS: 
- Zellah McLay;
- Nancy Sutton;
- Marian Miller;
- Sarah Waugh

- granddaughter Letitia McLay - granddaughter Mary McLay

LNAME[ TURNER
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ ELLISBURG, NEW YORK 
DATE[ JUN 18, 1876
FILE[ 670
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - lived in the town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York
- executor was Edward Hicks Welding, St. Thomas
- nephew was Uriah Dare, Ellisburg, New York
- niece was Sarah Dare, wife of
Uriah
- nephew was Stephen Turner
- mention of Edith Dare, daughter of Sarah Dare, Ellisburg, New York
- George Turner and John Turner, sons
of nephew Thomas Turner, deceased
- Samuel Fey, son of sister Mary
- niece Henrietta Phippens, daughter
of sister Sarah

LNAME[ DARLING
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 13, 1877
FILE[ 671
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as formerly Jane Pye, widow of Thomas Darling and Richard
Samuel Pye
- executor was John Porter of
Malahide Township

LNAME[ PYE
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 13, 1877
FILE[ 671
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as Jane Darling, formerly
Jane Pye, widow of Thomas Darling
and Richard Samuel Pye
- executor was John Porter of
Malahide Township

LNAME[ SHORE
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 2, 1877
FILE[ 672
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Leonard Thompson
of Southwold, a friend
- mention of friends Theodore 
Thompson and William Joshua 
White, the latter from St. Thomas

LNAME[ GOODRICH
FNAME[ BUTLER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 25, 1877
FILE[ 673
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Isaac Connor of Bayham, Gentleman; Peter Wilken McLay of
Aylmer, physician; William Moore of
Bayham
CHILDREN:
- Bromulus or Romulus Goodrich;
- Nimus or Remus Goodrich;
- Sara, wife of John Frasen;
- Fanny Francis Goodrich;
- Sarah Cook

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ JOHN S.
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAY 2, 1877
FILE[ 674
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer and constable
- executors: William Smith, Southwold, blacksmith and brother; Micaiah Hunt, Southwold, farmer
- son Squire Smith, "by my first
wife" Lewley Smith
- daughter Elizabeth Remey, "by my
first wife"
- mention of second wife, Elizabeth
Redgate Smith and family

LNAME[ MCADAM
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 24, 1877
FILE[ 675
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as an engine driver
- died in the Township of Wainfleet
in the County of Welland
- executor was Janet McAdam of 
St. Thomas, widow

LNAME[ MCCOLL
FNAME[ SAMUEL THOMAS
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAY 14, 1877
FILE[ 676
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: John Thompson Kerr
of Southwold; Alexander McCallum
of Dunwich
- both of the above were nephews
- wife was Sarah Ann McColl
- son was Thomas Huntington McColl
- mention of brother John McColl
and his son Thomas McColl
- mention of brother Duncan L.
McColl and his son Duncan McColl

LNAME[ MCADAM
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 2, 1877
FILE[ 677
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- executors: Jean McAdam, St. Thomas, widow; Joseph McAdam, St. Thomas, 
merchant and son
NEXT OF KIN:
- Jemima McAdam, Elgin County, spinster;
- Bella, wife of Henry Lake, merchant;
- Mary, wife of Donald McKenzie, merchant;
- Jeanie, wife of Peter Christie of the
Township of Gray in the County of Simcoe

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ AUGUSTA
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAR 20, 1875
FILE[ 678
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executor was Abraham McLean of
the Township of Yarmouth, father

LNAME[ STAFFORD
FNAME[ LEWIS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 9, 1877
FILE[ 679
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Ellen Stafford of
Southwold, widow

LNAME[ PAYNE
FNAME[ EDWIN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 7, 1877
FILE[ 680
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executor was Margaret Payne of
Southwold, widow

LNAME[ KENNEDY
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ SPRINGFIELD
DATE[ MAY 2, 1877
FILE[ 681
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executor was Andrew McKenney, dentist, village of Aylmer
- wife was Euphemia Kennedy
- mention of John Cornwall
- daughter was Mary Emma Kennedy

LNAME[ BATT
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ MAY 26, 1877
FILE[ 682
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executor and widower was John Batt
of Port Stanley, Gentleman

LNAME[ ARKELL
FNAME[ ANN ELIZABETH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 25, 1877
FILE[ 683
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Robert Arkell of London
Township, brewer, who died before 1895;
Henry Arkell of the village of Port Stanley, merchant, who died June 1895; Henry appointed
Helen Duncan Arkell, his wife, who died 
April 22, 1919, James Murray Wrong and George
McKenzie, who died before 1919
- daughter was Ida M. Arkell Kohl, who died
January 1923, and who was the wife of Ernest
Frederick Kohl
- daughter of Ida was Clara Kohl MacVicar
Children of Ann Elizabeth Arkell:
- Charles Merriman Arkell;
- Clara Winewood Arkell;
- Ida Mary Arkell Kohl;
- Frederick William Arkell
- servant was Mary Mitchell

LNAME[ KYDD
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ APR 20, 1877
FILE[ 684
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - wife of George Kydd, blacksmith
- executor was Thomas Robert Davis, village of Aylmer, Church of England
clergyman
- daughter was Effie

LNAME[ SIMS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUN 18, 1877
FILE[ 685
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executor was Sarah Ann Sims, Bayham, widow
- wife was Sarah Ann Sims

LNAME[ CUSACK
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 4, 1875
FILE[ 686
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a butcher
- executors: Thomas Cusack, Yarmouth, butcher; Henry Francis Ellis, St. Thomas, attorney at law
- wife was Amelia Cusack
- daughter was Mary Alice Cusack
- brothers were Thomas Cusack of St. Thomas, butcher, and John Cusack, St. Thomas, butcher

LNAME[ CRAWFORD
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 8, 1867
FILE[ 687
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: William Lindsay, Malahide;
Mary Ann Foster, formerly Mary Ann
Crawford, Ailsa Craig, Middlesex 
County, married woman
- wife was Mary Ann Crawford
SONS:
- George Crawford;
- Charles Crawford;
- John Crawford;
- Thomas Crawford;
- William James Crawford
DAUGHTERS:
- Margaret Dillon;
- Mary Elizabeth Crawford;
- Jane Ann Crawford

LNAME[ OSTRANDER
FNAME[ JACOB
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 29, 1877
FILE[ 688
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Daniel Ostrander, Yarmouth;
Lyman Stone Leonard, Yarmouth
- wife Mary Ostrander
SONS: 
- Daniel Ostrander, Yarmouth;
- Isaac Ostrander, Malahide;
- Jacob Ostrander, Yarmouth
DAUGHTERS:
- Isabella Higgins, Yarmouth;
- Lydia Mann, Yarmouth;
- Mary Ostrander, Yarmouth;
- Rachel Ann Pettit, Yarmouth;
- Margaret Ostrander, Yarmouth;
- Jane Conrad, deceased by November 9, 1871

LNAME[ MCLAWS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 14, 1877
FILE[ 689
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as an innkeeper
- died at Wallacetown
- executors: Archibald McLaws, Wallacetown, blacksmith; David
McLaws, Wallacetown, blacksmith;
John T. Kerr, Southwold
CHILDREN:
- Mary Catherine McLaws;
- John William McLaws

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 18, 1877
FILE[ 690
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Duncan McPhail, Dunwich;
Archibald Graham, Dunwich; John
Lumley, Dunwich
- brother was Malcolm McIntyre
- brother was Neil McIntyre, Dunwich
- nephew was Neil Gunn
- mother was Nancy McIntyre
SISTERS:
- Margaret Graham;
- Nancy McGregor;
- Catherine Gunn;
- Mary Clarke, deceased by August 15, 1877;
- Phoebe Graham, deceased by August 15, 1877;
- Janet Graham, deceased by August 15, 1877

LNAME[ BAILEY
FNAME[ RICHARD JESSE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 27, 1877
FILE[ 691
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Annie Sevilla
Bailey

LNAME[ TORRENS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 1, 1876
FILE[ 692
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executor was Isabella Torrens, 
Dereham, Oxford County, widow
- wife was Isabella Torrens
- son was Edwin Irvine Torrens

LNAME[ EVELY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 12, 1877
FILE[ 693
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a Veterinary Surgeon
- executors: Grace Evely, Yarmouth, widow; Daniel Black, Yarmouth;
Stephen Wade, Yarmouth
- wife was Grace Evely
CHILDREN:
- John Evely;
- Henry Evely;
- William Evely;
- Elizabeth Evely;
- Fanny Evely

LNAME[ HILL
FNAME[ JOHN KEAN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 31, 1877
FILE[ 694
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: George Scott, St. Thomas, Gentleman; William Lawrence Hill, Yarmouth
- sister Maria Hill
- brother William Hill
- brother Joseph Hill
- mother and father James and Sarah
Hill
- nephews: James Hill; Richard Hill;
Wynn Hill
- all sons of William and Grace Hill

LNAME[ KIEFFER
FNAME[ QUINCY A.
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 13, 1877
FILE[ 695
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a painter
- no will
- wife was Elizabeth A. Kieffer, St. Thomas

LNAME[ KIEFFER
FNAME[ QUINCY A.
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 13, 1877
FILE[ 696
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a painter
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- wife was Elizabeth Kieffer
CHILDREN:
- William Jesse Kieffer, 16;
- Eva Arabel Kieffer, 12;
- Orpha, wife of Andrew Roman, 23

LNAME[ MARSH
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 1, 1877
FILE[ 697
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Albert Hutson, St. Thomas, gentleman; Henry G. Hunt, St. Thomas, confectioner
- wife was Jane Marsh
CHILDREN:
- Judith Marsh;
- Alfred Richard Marsh;
- Francis Henry Marsh

LNAME[ GARRETT
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ SEP 22, 1877
FILE[ 698
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a private banker and
bachelor
- no will
- sister was Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Aylmer, spinster
- father was Judson Herman Garrett, Aylmer
- mother was Elizabeth Garrett, Aylmer

LNAME[ SEVEENEY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ SEP 12, 1877
FILE[ 699
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as an innkeeper
- executors: Catherine Seveeney, Port Stanley, widow; John Price, Port Stanley, merchant
- wife was Catherine Seveeney
CHILDREN:
- John Richard Seveeney;
- Eliza Jane Seveeney;
- Thomas Wrong Seveeney;
- Charles Henry Seveeney;
- James Seveeney;
- Raphael Jones Seveeney;
- Katie Helen Seveeney;
- Charillie Maud Seveeney;
- Frank Seveeney

LNAME[ WELSTEAD
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 7, 1877
FILE[ 700
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was Samuel Eccles, St. Thomas, Gentleman
- niece was Mary Brown, St. Thomas, widow
- niece was Jane Hammond, Southwold
- sister was Elizabeth Warren
NEPHEWS:
- _____ Warren;
- John Warren;
- James Warren;
- Thomas Warren;
- Elizabeth Colestine;
- Ann Gay

LNAME[ CRAWFORD
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAY 18, 1877
FILE[ 701
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
NEPHEWS:
- Alexander Weldon, Dunwich, Gentleman, formerly of St. Thomas;
- Samuel Weldon;
- Alexander Church;
- John Church;
- William Church
NIECES:
- Mary Evans;
- Sarah Jane Cutler;
- Eliza Bobier

LNAME[ DOAN
FNAME[ MAHLON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 12, 1877
FILE[ 702
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Sophia Doan, Yarmouth, widow; Hiram Kipp, Yarmouth; 
Benjamin Franklin Hathaway, Yarmouth;
James Wright Haight, Yarmouth, manufacturer
- wife was Sophia Doan
- niece was Mary Cooley of Michigan
- sister was Esther Gibbs of Walpole
Township, Ontario
- brother was Abraham Doan of Walpole
Township, Ontario
- sister was Mary Waggoner of Iowa, widow
- wife's sister was Dorothy Long of Walpole 
Township, Ontario, widow
- mention of Eliza Jane Fraser, daughter of
Jarvis Fraser, Tillsonburg
- niece was Rachel Boomer, daughter of Moses
Doan
- niece was Mary Hunter, Caradoc Township, widow, daughter of Moses Doan
- nephew was Mahlon Dennis, son of Leah Dennis

LNAME[ BARNES
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 26, 1877
FILE[ 703
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ executors: Edwin Barnes, Southwold;
John Smith, Southwold, Esquire;
Isaac Smith, Southwold
SONS:
- Edwin Barnes;
- Jonas Barnes;
- James Barnes

- wife was Eleanor Barnes

LNAME[ LYON
FNAME[ PHILANDER
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 17, 1877
FILE[ 704
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a railway conductor
and bachelor
- died at the Canada Southern Railway
Station at Cornell Station, Oxford County
BROTHERS:
- Seth Lyon, City of Kingston;
- Charles Lyon, Township of Storrington, County of Frontenac;
- Lyman Lyon, Township of Storrington, County of Frontenac;
- Daniel Lyon, Minnesota, U.S.A.;
- John Wesley Lyon, Middlesex County, labourer
- mention of two sisters, but not identified

LNAME[ LEWIS
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 6, 1876
FILE[ 705
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Hannah Lewis, Yarmouth;
David James Lewis, Yarmouth
SONS:
- David James Lewis;
- Edward Augustine Lewis;
- John Josiah Lewis
DAUGHTERS:
- Rebekah Lewis;
- Hannah Maria Lewis;
- Jane Lewis

- wife was Hannah Lewis

LNAME[ DODDS
FNAME[ EDWARD R.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 22, 1877
FILE[ 706
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Harriett Dodds, Malahide
CHILDREN:
- John Dodds;
- Mary Dickinson;
- Margaret Dodds;
- Martha McLennan;
- Susan Hayes;
- William Dodds;
- Edward Dodds

LNAME[ MCGUGAN
FNAME[ DONALD ANGUS
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ OCT 7, 1877
FILE[ 707
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- died at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
- executor was Thomas William Kirkpatrick, Aldborough, merchant
- brother was Duncan R. McGugan
- mother and father said to be still living
as of October 2, 1877, as well as five
brothers and one sister

LNAME[ MCQUEEN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 11, 1877
FILE[ 708
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: John Martin Penwarden, Fingal, doctor; Charlotte McQueen, Southwold, spinster
DAUGHTERS:
- Emmeline McQueen;
- Eliza McQueen;
- Susan McQueen;
- Melissa McQueen;
- Charlotte McQueen;
- Harriet McQueen, deceased;
- Phoebe McQueen
SONS:
- Richard McQueen;
- Isaac Brock McQueen
- grandson Albert Ballantyne, son of Harriet

LNAME[ GARNER
FNAME[ MATTHIAS
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ DEC 12, 1877
FILE[ 709
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Mellisa Garner
of Malahide

LNAME[ DALRYMPLER
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ CORINTH
DATE[ NOV 3, 1877
FILE[ 710
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman
- husband was Robert Dalrympler
of Corinth
- mention of four children, but 
not named

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ DOUGALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 30, 1877
FILE[ 711
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - described as a retired farmer
- executors: John McLean, Aldborough, farmer and son; John Kennedy, son-in-law
CHILDREN:
- Ann, wife of John Kennedy;
- John McLean;
- Jane, wife of Duncan Campbell;
- Dougald McLean, resides abroad
GRANDCHILDREN:
- Dougald McLean;
- Annabelle McLean
- both were children of son Malcomb, deceased

LNAME[ JACKSON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ JAN 29, 1878
FILE[ 712
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a butcher
- brother and sister living in
England
- friend was John Batt of Port Stanley, Gentleman

LNAME[ MANN
FNAME[ DANIEL M.
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 15, 1878
FILE[ 713
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Gentleman and a
bachelor
- died in the Township of Westminster
- mother was Margaret Mann of
Westminster Township, widow

LNAME[ SIFTON
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ DEC 21, 1877
FILE[ 714
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Mary Sifton 
of Dunwich
CHILDREN:
- Robert Sifton;
- Rebecca Pearce;
- William Charles Sifton;
- Joseph Thomas Sifton;
- Barnlet Ellis Sifton;
- John James Sifton, under 21 years of age;
- Edmund Surrey Sifton, under 21 years of age;
- Harry Sifton, under 21 years of age;
- Frank Sifton, under 21 years of age

LNAME[ SAUNDERS
FNAME[ EDMUND
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ JAN 17, 1878
FILE[ 715
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - may have lived in the County of Peel
- described as Esquire
- wife was Mary Elizabeth Saunders, Aylmer, Elgin County
- executors: Emma Saunders, Vienna, spinster; William Henry Eakins, 
Ingersoll, Esquire; Charles G.M.
Draesiko, Vienna, merchant; Alice
Venton Saunders; Robert William 
Saunders, Cleveland Ohio, carpenter;
Joseph Saunders, Vienna, machinist
"NATURAL CHILDREN":
- Emma Saunders, Vienna, spinster;
- Alice Venton Saunders;
MENTION OF:
- Mary A. Nolan, Kingston Jamaica;
- Hannah Saunders, Kingston Jamaica;
- Mr. Gilbert Wrong, his wife and four children;
- Mary Ann McKinnon, sister;
- Lexy McKinnon, sister;
- their servant "Nanny";
- Mary Wrong, sister;
- Sophia Wrong, sister;
- John S. McKinnon and wife, Toledo Ohio
- godson was Herbert Draesiko, son of Charles G.M.
Draesiko. - Herbert described as a Church of England minister, Vienna;
- children of Robert William Saunders;
- Charles Nolan;
- Francis M. Roper, Woodstock, Ontario, formerly of Cleveland, 
Ohio, and formerly of Jamaica;
- St. Luke's Church, Vienna;
- James McKinnon, Michigan

LNAME[ DOAN
FNAME[ LEANDER BYRON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 26, 1875  
FILE[ 716
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship 
of the children filed by Maggie Williams
of the Township of Yarmouth, wife of Asa
Williams and widow of Leander Byron Doan
CHILDREN:
- John Doan, 11 years;
- Mary Doan, 9 years;
- Ernest Doan, 5 years
- petition filed March 9, 1878

LNAME[ WILLEY
FNAME[ LOT 
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 27, 1875
FILE[ 717
MFNO[ 1380 
NOTES[ - executors: Catherine Willey, widow, Dunwich; Wade Owen, City of London, Gentleman
CHILDREN:
- Scott Willey;
- William Norton Willey;
- Mary Dobie

LNAME[ DARLING
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 26, 1876
FILE[ 718
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executor was Asa Franklin Darling
of Malahide
- son was Asa Franklin Darling of
Malahide
- daughter was Florence Nightingale
Darling

LNAME[ RAMSDELL
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ BAY CITY, MICHIGAN 
DATE[ AUG 2, 1877
FILE[ 719
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a lumberman and mill
owner
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- wife and widow was Agnes Jane Ramsdell of
Bayham and formerly of Bay City, Michigan
- maternal uncle was George H. Procunier 
of Bayham
CHILDREN:
- Imogene Ramsdell, 17 years;
- Alma Ramsdell, 13 years;
- Minerva Ramsdell, 11 years

LNAME[ MCBAIN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 16, 1878
FILE[ 720
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Duncan Cameron, Yarmouth;
Donald McBain, Yarmouth
- son Duncan McBain, Yarmouth
- son Donald McBain, Yarmouth
- wife Catherine McBain
- daughter Isabella McBain
- brother Donald McBain, or McBean or
McVean

LNAME[ MACKINTOSH
FNAME[ ALEXANDER AENEAS
RESID[ INVERNESS, SCOTLAND 
DATE[ DEC 17, 1875
FILE[ 721
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- died in Inverness County, Scotland
- wife was Margaret Frances Mackintosh
of Inverness County, Scotland
- infant child was Eva Hermina Mackintosh
- petitioner was Charles George Charteris, Treasurer of Kent County

LNAME[ MCCOLL
FNAME[ NICOL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 17, 1878
FILE[ 722
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Dugald McColl, Southwold, son; James Henry Best, Southwold, son-in-law
- wife was Mary McColl
- son was Dugald McColl
DAUGHTERS:
- Christina Best;
- Mary McColl;
- Catherine Ann McColl;
- Elizabeth Sarah McColl;
- Janet McColl
- nephew Hugh McCowan

LNAME[ WATTERS
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ APR 13, 1878
FILE[ 723
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executor was Meredith Conn Junior, Dunwich, Esquire
- wife was Catherine Watters
SONS:
- Thomas Watters;
- Phillip Watters;
- William Watters;
- John Watters;
- George Watters
DAUGHTERS:
- Mary Ann Watters;
- Fanny Watters;
- Grace Amelia Watters

LNAME[ DOAN
FNAME[ TACEY MATILDA
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 29, 1878
FILE[ 724
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- no will
- eldest son was Samuel Doan York, Aylmer, tanner
DAUGHTERS:
- Eliza Jane Nelson, wife of Reuben B., Orwell, doctor;
- Arthalinda Ecklar, wife of Abraham, Rochester New York;
- Sarah Esther Ellison, wife of Truman, St. Thomas

LNAME[ WHITE
FNAME[ THOMAS ROCKEY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 13, 1878
FILE[ 725
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Lyman Davis Teeple, Aylmer, barrister at law; John
White, St. Thomas, merchant tailor
- brother was John White, St. Thomas, merchant tailor
- mother was Mary Cole
- daughter was Jennie White
- wife was Margaret White
- son was Henry Spurgeon White

LNAME[ REEKS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 12, 1878
FILE[ 726
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Albert Reeks, St. Thomas, freight agent; George B. Vail, St.
Thomas, contractor
- wife was Sarah Reeks
- son was Albert Reeks
DAUGHTERS:
- Mary Ann, wife of William Drake;
- Henrietta Reeks;
- Sophia, wife of George B. Vail

LNAME[ HOPKINS
FNAME[ EDWIN
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAY 10, 1878
FILE[ 727
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a shoemaker
- executors: Harriett Hopkins, 
Aylmer, widow; George Hopkins, Aylmer, blacksmith
- wife was Harriett Hopkins
- son was George Hopkins
DAUGHTERS:
- Mary Hopkins;
- Salina Hopkins;
- Esther Hopkins

LNAME[ BARNES
FNAME[ ELEANOR
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 23, 1878
FILE[ 728
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Thomas W. Jackson, Talbotville, Methodist Minister;
John Nelson Smith, Southwold
SONS:
- Edward Barnes;
- James Barnes;
- Jonas Barnes

- granddaughter Florence Gadsby - granddaughter Lucretia Hill - grandson Nelson Gadsby - daughter-in-law Nancy Barnes - daughter-in-law Elsy Barnes

LNAME[ WANNACOTT
FNAME[ ARSCOTT
RESID[ ITHICA, MICHIGAN
DATE[ FEB 14, 1877
FILE[ 729
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- lived at Ithica, Gratiot County, Michigan
- wife was Ann Wannacott
- this appears to have been a petition
for guardianship
CHILDREN:
- Grace, wife of George Copeland, deceased, Malahide;
- Thomas Wannacott, Malahide, hotel keeper;
- Eliza, wife of Joseph Edwards Norman, Port Bruce, shoemaker;
- George Wannacott, Gratiot County, Michigan, farmer;
- Fanny Challenger, wife of George, Mitchell, Perth County, Ontario
- grandchild was George Edwards Norman, age 10, son of Joseph Edwards Norman and Mary Ann, deceased
- Mary Ann was a daughter of Arscott Wannacott
- George Edwards Norman was the subject of the petition
- the petitioner was Joseph Edwards Norman, Port Bruce, father

LNAME[ NICOL
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 2, 1878
FILE[ 730
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor John McLean, St. Thomas, barrister at law; George Thomas Claris, St. Thomas, Esquire
- cousin Julia Nichol or Harvied, Dublin
Ireland
- wife was Elizabeth Nicol
- brother of wife was William Clark
MENTION OF:
- Catherine, daughter of James Scott;
- Mary Fitzgerald, daughter of James, shoemaker, Port Stanley;
- Miss Jesse Buddan, living with James Rubbs of
Edinburgh, Georgia
- cousin was Henry Nichol, London, England
- cousin was Alice Nichol, London, England

LNAME[ MCGREGOR
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 13, 1878
FILE[ 731
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Hugh McAlpin, Southwold;
Dugald D. Campbell, Yarmouth; Malcolm
McGregor, Yarmouth
- wife was Margaret McGregor
- son was John McGregor
- daughter was Mary Penhale

LNAME[ FOX
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 8, 1878
FILE[ 732
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - known as Joseph Fox the Elder
- executor was Hannah Hunt, Dunwich, widow 
- daughter was Hannah Hunt

LNAME[ MCLACHLAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUL 17, 1878
FILE[ 733
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Daniel McGregor, Westminster
Township, Middlesex County; William H.
Charlton, South Dorchester
- wife was Isabella McLachlan
- daughter was Isabella Charlton, wife of
William H.
- grandson Charles McLachlan
- grandson John McLachlan
- brother-in-law William H. Charlton
- mention of four children, not identified

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ JACOB
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 10, 1878
FILE[ 734
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as an innkeeper
- wife was Mary Ann Smith
CHILDREN:
- Mary Barnes, wife of Minor;
- Alma Smith, wife of Byron;
- Henrietta Nelson, wife of Jonathan D.;
- Charles Tahalia Smith;
- Rachel Marie Smith

LNAME[ HAMPTON
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 1, 1878
FILE[ 735
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and widow was Sarah Hampton, Yarmouth

LNAME[ BUCHNER
FNAME[ BENJAMIN GEORGE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 7, 1878
FILE[ 736
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a widower
- no will
- eldest son was John Henry Buchner, Bayham, farmer
- petitioner was Henry Pressey, Malahide
SONS:
- John Henry Buchner, Bayham, farmer;
- Alern Nelson Buchner;
- Hiram Edmund Buchner

- daughter was Sarah Letitia Buchner - note says that Hiram and Sarah Letitia were adopted by grandfather in 1869 and in 1878 were still minors

LNAME[ BAIKIE
FNAME[ JAMES P.
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 13, 1878
FILE[ 737
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Presbyterian Minister
and bachelor
- brother was John D. Baikie, St. Thomas,
Provincial Land Surveyor
- mother was Jane Baikie
- sister Jane Diana Baikie
- sister Anna Louisa Baikie

LNAME[ CROSSETT
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 13, 1878
FILE[ 738
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Charlotte Ann Crossett, widow; Andrew Melvin Crossett, Bayham
- wife was Charlotte Ann Crossett
- son was Andrew Melvin Crossett
- mention of other children, but not
identified

LNAME[ FANNING
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 8, 1878
FILE[ 739
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a bricklayer
- no will
- wife was Margaret Fanning, St. Thomas

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ CATHARINE
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ SEP 17, 1878
FILE[ 740
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Malcolm
McIntyre
- executor was Nancy Taylor, wife of
Daniel Taylor

LNAME[ YOUELL
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ SEP 13, 1878
FILE[ 741
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a merchant and a
bachelor
- died at Montreal, Quebec
- nephew was Alexander Jackson 
McKenzie, Port Burwell, merchant's
clerk
- children of deceased sister:
William Youell Emery, Port Burwell, merchant; Gordon James Emery, Riverside
California
SISTERS:
- Harriet McKenzie, Port Burwell, widow
of Alexander;
- Ann Little, wife of James, Cote St. Antoine, near Montreal, Quebec;
- Elizabeth Jones, Bowmanville Ontario, widow of
Richard
NEPHEWS:
- William James Youell;
- George Warren Youell;
- John Henry Youell, infant
NIECES:
- Clarinda Youell;
- Charlotte Youell, infant
- all of the above are described as
children of deceased brother

LNAME[ HARVEY
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ AUG 8, 1878
FILE[ 742
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Jesse Kinsey, Malahide, farmer; Richard Locker, Malahide, farmer; Ambrose Hill, Malahide, 
mill owner; Phebe Maria Harvey, Aylmer, widow; Hugh Sells, Vienna
- wife was Phebe Maria Harvey
SISTERS:
- Betsy Van Patter;
- Hannah Minor;
- Isabella Hewett;
- Sarah Kinsey
NIECES:
- Esther Kinsey;
- Mary Jane Kinsey

LNAME[ MCVEAN
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 25, 1878
FILE[ 743
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Duncan D. McVean, Yarmouth;
Duncan J. McVean, Yarmouth; John Gillis, Yarmouth
- son was Alexander McVean
- wife was Isabel McVean
DAUGHTERS:
- Barbara McVean;
- Christina McVean;
- Sarah McVean;
- Mary McVean

- granddaughter was Mary Bell Buchanan

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 4, 1878
FILE[ 744
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a widower
- executors: John Nelson Hunt, Southwold;
Stephen Davies, Southwold
- wife was Sarah Campbell
SONS:
- William Campbell, Aylmer, eldest son;
- Isaac James Campbell, London, Ontario;
- John Hugh Campbell
DAUGHTERS:
- Jane, wife of Charles Frasier, surveyor, Port Bruce;
- Sarah Mariah, wife of George Sullivan, carptenter, Malahide;
- Margaret Ann Campbell;
- Catherine Amelia Campbell

LNAME[ GILLMOUR
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 20, 1878
FILE[ 745
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as an innkeeper
- wife and widow was Emeline Gilmour, St. Thomas
- mention of five children, but not
identified

LNAME[ LAWRENCE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 25, 1878
FILE[ 747
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executor was Peter Lawrence, Southwold, son
- son-in-law was Duncan Campbell, Southwold
- son-in-law was Charles Teetzel, Southwold
- mention of wife, but not identified
- daughter was Etholinda Lawrence
SONS:
- Dennis Lawrence;
- Peter Lawrence;
- John Lawrence

LNAME[ LEVERTON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 8, 1878
FILE[ 748
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Robert William Leverton, Dunwich, farmer; Francis Leeson, Aylmer, farmer
- wife was Elizabeth Leverton
CHILDREN:
- Sarah Ann Flemington, wife of Josiah;
- Robert William Leverton;
- Mary Leeson, wife of Francis;
- Elizabeth Merriman, widow of William;
- Joseph Leverton;
- Emma, wife of John Farr;
- Edward Leverton

LNAME[ FICK
FNAME[ CHRISTIAN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 9, 1878
FILE[ 749
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as Gentleman
- executors: Elizabeth A. Fick, Bayham, widow; William Youell Emery, Port Burwell, merchant
- wife was Elizabeth A. Fick
SONS:
- William Fick;
- Peter Fick

LNAME[ TIBBITS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ OCT 14, 1878
FILE[ 750
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as an innkeeper
- executors: William Augustus Glover, Aylmer, conveyancer; Samuel Sparks
Clutton
- wife was Emma Tibbits
- daughter was Mar Tibbits

LNAME[ VINCENT
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 17, 1878
FILE[ 751
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Margaret Vincent, Bayham, widow; Harvey Caswell, Bayham
- eldest son was Lewis Duncan Vincent
- second son was James Alexander Vincent
- eldest daughter was Janet Vincent
- second daughter was Anna Maria Vincent
- wife was Margaret Vincent

LNAME[ GREEN
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 13, 1875
FILE[ 752
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - marked "Withdrawn"
- no will
- described as a railway employee
- wife and widow was Ann Green of Dunwich
- mention of one son and four daughters, all under the age of 21 years
- not identified

LNAME[ MCPHERSON
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ AUG 20, 1878
FILE[ 753
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Mary McPherson of Aldborough
- mother was Nancy McPherson of Aldborough
BROTHERS:
- James McPherson, Aldborough;
- Duncan McPherson, Aldborough, clerk;
- Donald McPherson, Aldborough
- Dugald McPherson, Aldborough

- brother-in-law, Thomas Mulligan, Wardsville, blacksmith - sister, Mary Mulligan, formerly McPherson - petitioner was brother Dugald McPherson of Aldborough

LNAME[ MCCOLL
FNAME[ NICOL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 20, 1878
FILE[ 754
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- wife and widow was Mary McColl of
Southwold
CHILDREN:
- Catherine Ann McColl, 19 years;
- Elizabeth Sarah McColl, 16 years;
- Jennie McColl, 13 years

LNAME[ ROBINS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ NOV 3, 1878
FILE[ 755
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: James Bletzler Robins, Bayham, carpenter; Isaac Watts
SONS:
- James B. Robins, Port Rowan, Norfolk County
- Daniel Harkamus Robins, Bayham

LNAME[ MOORE
FNAME[ JOHN REGINALD HENRY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 1, 1878
FILE[ 756
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a fireman for the
Great Western Railway
- bachelor
- mother was Sarah Ann Moore, living
in Lancashire, England
BROTHERS:
- George Henry Moore, St. Thomas, 
accountant;
- William Henry Moore, Lancashire, England;
- Herbert Moore, under 21 years, Lancashire
England;
- Ernest Moore, under 21 years, Lancashire
England
SISTERS:
- Elizabeth Ellman, Lancashire England;
- Florence Griffiths, Lancashire England;
- Edith Moore, Lancashire England;
- Blanche Moore, under 21 years, Lancashire England;
- Mildred Moore, under 21 years, Lancashire England;
- Constance Moore, under 21 years, Lancashire England;
- Gertrude Moore, under 21 years, Lancashire England

LNAME[ KAINS
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 23, 1878
FILE[ 757
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Thomasina Kains, St. Thomas, widow
- wife was Thomasina Kains
SONS:
- George Kains;
- Robert Kains;
- Tom Kains;
- Joseph Ord Kains;
- Charles Kenneth Grey

sisters of Charles Kenneth Grey:
- Eleanor Margaret Grey;
- Elizabeth Mary Grey

LNAME[ MUNGER
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ DEC 3, 1878
FILE[ 758
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- no will
- wife and widow was Frances Ann
Munger, Aldborough
- mention of two sons and two grandsons, but not identified

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ KATY ANN
RESID[ OHIO
DATE[ DEC 10, 1878
FILE[ 759
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Oliver Davis
- lived at Newberry, State of Ohio
- petitioner was sister and next of kin
in Canada, Eliza Jane Van Wagoner, wife
of Charles Van Wagoner, Malahide

LNAME[ SPROULE
FNAME[ JULIA ELIZABETH
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ SEP 15, 1878
FILE[ 760
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - wife of William Wilcox Sproule, bailiff, Aylmer
- executor was William Rolla Sproule, Aylmer, harness maker
SONS:
- William Rolla Sproule;
- Charles Fenwick Sproule
DAUGHTERS:
- Annie Eliza Sproule;
- Kate Cecelia Sproule

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ MICHIGAN
DATE[ APR 10, 1878
FILE[ 761
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - lived in the Township of Alpine, Michigan
- described as a widower
- no will
CHILDREN:
- Charity Matthews, wife of John, Township
of Alpine, Michigan;
- Mary Elizabeth Blackall, wife of Benjamin, Sparta, Michigan;
- Ebenezer C. Smith, carpenter, Grand Rapids, Michigan;
- Jesse Smith, harness maker, White River, Newago County, Michigan;
- Esther E. Gillett, wife of Washington, Ottawa County, Michigan;
- Phoebe A. Anderson, wife of John who was a
stage driver, Newago County, Michigan;
- Harmon B. Smith, farmer, Newago County, Michigan

LNAME[ BOWEN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 8, 1879
FILE[ 762
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer and a widower
- no will
- daughter was Susan Jane Atkinson, wife
of Duncan, who lived in Southwold and was
a farmer

LNAME[ SUTTON
FNAME[ CATHARINE STEPHENS
RESID[ GODERICH
DATE[ JAN 4, 1879
FILE[ 763
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - formerly of St. Thomas
- widow of John Sutton
- died at Goderich
- executor was Samuel Pollard Halls, Goderich, high school teacher
- brother was Henry Borbridge
- sister was Charlotte Halls, wife of
Samuel Pollard Halls
- sister was Elizabeth Warren
- mention of Phillip John Halls, Wilmington Illinois

LNAME[ BALLAH
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 16, 1871
FILE[ 764
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship of
the children
- wife was Isabella Troughton, wife of
William Troughton, Brooke Township, Lambton
County
- presumably Ballah's widow
CHILDREN:
- George Frederick Ballah, 9 years old, as of January 1879;
- Robert William Ballah, 7 years, 4 months, as of January 1879

LNAME[ BOYCE
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ NOV 23, 1878
FILE[ 765
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - says "formerly spelt Bice"
- executors: Mary Boyce, or Bice, Bayham, widow; Moses Northrop Sanders, Bayham, farmer
- wife was Mary Boyce or Bice

LNAME[ MCEACHREN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JAN 11, 1879
FILE[ 766
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Margaret McEachren, Dunwich, widow; Findlay McEachren, Aldborough, farmer; Archibald Campbell, Dunwich, farmer
- wife was Margaret McEachren
- son was Neil McEachren

LNAME[ FINNIE
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JAN 2, 1879
FILE[ 767
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Letitia Finnie, Aylmer, widow; Andrew Murray, Aylmer, merchant
- wife was Letitia Finnie
- adopted daughter was Isabella Finnie
- daughter of Isabella Finnie was Bella
May Duane
- sister of James Finnie was Christina 
Dunbar
- brother was Hector Finnie

LNAME[ BERDAN
FNAME[ JONATHAN WILLIAMS
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 16, 1879
FILE[ 768
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Theodore Berdan, Malahide, farmer and son; John Nichol, Southwold, farmer
DAUGHTERS:
- Jane, wife of John Nichol;
- Arvillia Nichol, wife of Arthur;
- Permillia Williams, wife of Asa;
- Louisa Berdan, wife of Henry;
- Rhoda Taylor, wife of Ira

LNAME[ MCBRAYNE
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ BELMONT
DATE[ DEC 13, 1878
FILE[ 769
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a school teacher
- died at Denver, Colorado
- executor was his wife and widow, Bella McBrayne of Belmont

LNAME[ GUNN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUL 6, 1878
FILE[ 770
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - died at Aylmer
- no will
- wife and widow was Sarah Gunn of South
Dorchester
SONS:
- William Alexander Gunn, South Dorchester;
- John Davis Gunn, Springfield, hardware
merchant

LNAME[ WALKER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JAN 31, 1879
FILE[ 771
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Harold Walker, Yarmouth;
Alfred Walker, Yarmouth
SONS:
- Harold Walker, Yarmouth;
- Alfred Walker, Yarmouth;
- Barton Berry Walker;
- William Joshua Walker
DAUGHTERS:
- Jane Ellen Bainard;
- Mary Frances Bowlsby;
- Caroline Maud Jones

LNAME[ BURDICK
FNAME[ ANDRUS DAVIS
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 5, 1879
FILE[ 772
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Caleb Teeple Burdick, South Dorchester, teacher; Hannah
Lewis Burdick
SONS:
- James A. Burdick;
- Caleb Teeple Burdick;
- William L. Burdick

- wife was Hannah Burdick - daughter was Hannah Calysta Burdick

LNAME[ LORD
FNAME[ LUCY ANN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 18, 1863
FILE[ 773
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- father of children was Abraham Spencer
Lord of St. Thomas, carriage maker
CHILDREN:
- John C. Lord, 20 years;
- Elisa J. Lord, 18 years

LNAME[ HORTON
FNAME[ ELLEN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 6, 1879
FILE[ 774
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- husband was James Colborn Horton
- executors: George McKenzie, Southwold, merchant; William J. Wallis, Southwold, merchant
MENTION OF:
- Mrs. Samuel Stafford;
- Sarah J. Adams;
- Amy Stafford

- mother was Ruth Harris - sister was Aveline Stafford - sister was Marion Wardell

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 8, 1869
FILE[ 775
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- wife was Catherine Campbell
CHILDREN:
- Archibald Campbell;
- Malcolm Campbell;
- Catherine Campbell;
- Peter Campbell;
- John Campbell;
- Margaret Campbell;
- Isabella Campbell

LNAME[ BAXTER
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 8, 1879
FILE[ 776
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Samuel L. Buck, Yarmouth;
William Cole, Yarmouth
NIECES:
- Sarah Baxter;
- Elizabeth Baxter;
- Hannah Baxter;
- Maggie Rheaum;
- Mary Jane Carruthers;
- Matilda Down;
- Fanny Lee

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 9, 1879
FILE[ 777
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a bachelor
- no will
- father was Duncan Campbell of 
Southwold
- mention of mother, one brother and
five sisters, none identified

LNAME[ RUSS
FNAME[ CALVIN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 4, 1879
FILE[ 778
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executor was George Arnold Philp, Yarmouth
SONS:
- Alexander Russ;
- Calvin Russ;
- Oezin Russ;
- Warren Russ;
- Wellington Russ
DAUGHTERS:
- Amanda Russ;
- Eva Russ;
- Jane Moore, wife of George;
- Julia Nigh

- second wife was Isabella Russ - mention of Mary Littlejohn, who was brought up by Calvin Russ - wife's brother was Alexander Cochrane - wife's brother-in-law was John Haggart

LNAME[ DOAN
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 29, 1878
FILE[ 779
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- wife was Susan Doan
CHILDREN:
- Amy Barnes, wife of James, carpenter, St. Thomas;
- Melissa Cloes, wife of Lorenzo, carpenter, Yarmouth;
- Hannah Marie Doan;
- Francis Doan, Caradoc Township, Middlesex
County;
- Titus Doan, West Williams Township, Middlesex
County
- William Doan, Yarmouth, oldest son;
- Abraham Doan, Caradoc Township, Middlesex
County;
- mention of two married daughters living in the
United States, not identified

LNAME[ PECK
FNAME[ ORESTES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 26, 1879
FILE[ 780
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Mary Jelette Peck, Bayham; Franklin B. Peck, Bayham
- wife was Mary Jelette Peck
SONS:
- Franklin Brevett Peck;
- Charles Cephas Peck
DAUGHTERS:
- Grace Triphenon Peck;
- Lee Peck;
- Nellie Jane Peck

LNAME[ EAGAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 15, 1879
FILE[ 781
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - wife and widow was Huldah Eagan, Southwold
- son was John Robert Eagan, Southwold
- mention of other children, but not
identified

LNAME[ WARREN
FNAME[ THOMAS DICKSON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 30, 1879
FILE[ 782
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executor was his wife and widow, Frances Eliza Warren

LNAME[ TEEPLE
FNAME[ LYMAN DAVIS
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAR 28, 1879
FILE[ 783
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a Barrister at Law
- executors: Colin MacDougall, St. Thomas, Barrister at Law; Temperance Teeple, Aylmer, widow
- mother was Carloly Teeple
- father was William L. Teeple
- brother was Lewis Clarke Teeple, deceased

LNAME[ RICHARDS
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 2, 1879
FILE[ 784
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Mary Elizabeth Swayze, wife of Salem, carpenter, Muskegon
Michigan; Ralph Humphrey, Bayham, farmer;
Michael Honsburger, Bayham
- son was John Richards
DAUGHTERS:
- Mary Elizabeth;
- Nancy Jane;
- Charlotte;
- Hannah Eliza

 
LNAME[ BISSELL
FNAME[ STEWART
RESID[ FINGAL
DATE[ APR 7, 1879
FILE[ 785
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a shoemaker
- executor was Sarah Bissell, Fingal, widow
- wife was Sarah Bissell

LNAME[ BAXTER
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 18, 1877
FILE[ 786
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Samuel Adams, Westminster
Township, Middlesex County; Peter 
Cameron, Southwold
DAUGHTERS:
- Hannah Baxter;
- Sarah Baxter;
- Elizabeth Baxter;
- Margaret Baxter;
- Mary Jane, wife of George Carruthers;
- Matilda, wife of John Down;
- Fanny, wife of John Lee
SONS:
- Thomas Baxter, Kansas, U.S.A.;
- James Baxter, Chicago, Illinois;
- John Baxter, Ohio
- William Henry Baxter, Kansas, U.S.A.

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 8, 1878
FILE[ 787
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- daughter was Mary McKellar, wife of Donald, farmer, Flynn Township, Sanlac County, Michigan
SONS:
- Malcolm P. McIntyre, Eckfrid Township, Middlesex County, labourer;
- Dugald McIntyre, Southwold, farmer;
- John McIntyre, Glencoe, Middlesex County, labourer;
- James McIntyre, farmer, Eckfrid Township, Middlesex County

LNAME[ ALLEN
FNAME[ JONAH
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUN 17, 1878
FILE[ 788
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a blacksmith
- executor was William Prichard, South
Dorchester, farmer
- wife was Julia Ann Allen, South Dorchester
- mention of James Henry Stokes, South 
Dorchester, farmer

LNAME[ TUCKER
FNAME[ WILLIAM HENRY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 6, 1879
FILE[ 789
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - was formerly of Townsend, Norfolk
County
- described as a Gentleman
- died at London Ontario
- executor was Mary Tucker of St. Thomas, widow
- wife was Mary Tucker

LNAME[ PRICE
FNAME[ AARON
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ FEB 3, 1879
FILE[ 790
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a druggist
- executors: Esther Maria Price, Aylmer, widow; Walter Edgar Murray, Aylmer, friend;
David Stewart, Aylmer, friend
- son was David Hammond Price

LNAME[ KENT
FNAME[ GEORGE DAY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 23, 1879
FILE[ 791
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a brakeman
- executors: Merrit Kent, St. Thomas, uncle and conductor; Brazella Kent, father

LNAME[ BRUNSON
FNAME[ MALINDA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 16, 1879
FILE[ 792
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was Wesley McCausland
- daughter was Jane Brown
- grandson was William Arthur Brown

LNAME[ MCCLEISH
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ APR 23, 1879
FILE[ 793
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Mary McCleish of Aylmer, wife and widow; Lewis John Clarke of
Malahide; Andrew McCleish of Malahide
SONS:
- Andrew McCleish;
- Abraim Austin McCleish;
- George Augustus McCleish
- Robert Brice McCleish
DAUGHTERS:
- Sarah Jane McConnell;
- Rachael Ann Haines;
- Emmeline Helen Chute

- mention of Elijah Saxton

LNAME[ LICE
FNAME[ ELEANOR
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 17, 1879
FILE[ 794
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executor was Joseph Lice of 
Aldborough, husband and farmer
CHILDREN 21 YEARS OR OLDER:
- Amanda N. Lice;
- Margaret M. Lice;
- Emma Ester Lice;
- Shipley C. Lice
CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 21 YEARS:
- Joseph Wesley Lice;
- Hezekiah Milton Lice

LNAME[ HOUSE
FNAME[ REBECCA
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 19, 1879
FILE[ 795
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was Sidney Ann House, Township of Yarmouth, married woman
CHILDREN:
- William House, St. Thomas, labourer;
- Lewis House, Yarmouth, labourer;
- Rose Annah McTaggart, Middleton Township, Norfolk County, married woman;
- John House, Northern Michigan;
- Weed House, State of Mississippi;
- Moranda McNames, near Green Bay, Wisconsin

- mention of George North, Yarmouth, labourer, and a creditor

LNAME[ KATCHABAW
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 26, 1879
FILE[ 796
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer and a bachelor
- parents were deceased
- executor was Martin Kidd, Bayham, farmer
BROTHERS:
- Hiram Katchabaw, Bayham;
- Lewis Katchabaw, Bayham;
- Norman Anson Katchabaw, Bayham
SISTERS:
- Abbie Baldwin, wife of Samuel, Bayham;
- Mary Katchabaw, Bayham;
- Marilla Kennedy, wife of Zachaeus, Bayham;
- Ceva Angeline Caton, Bayham

LNAME[ MCMILLAN
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 3, 1876
FILE[ 797
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - widow was Amelia McMillan
- son was Neil McMillan, 13 years old
- Peter McMillan was granted guardianship
of Neil on June 9, 1879
- Peter described as a cattle buyer
- executors: Dugald McMillan of Aldborough
Township, who was married to Amelia McMillan;
Peter McMillan
- securities by John Watterworth of Mosa Township, and John McRae of the Village of Glencoe, lumberman
- application filed September 8, 1888 to remove Peter
McMillan as an executor for squandering monies
of the estate
- the guardianship of Neil McMillan was transferred
to Amelia, his mother

LNAME[ MCCALLUM
FNAME[ NANCY
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ DEC 1, 1872
FILE[ 798
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- no will
- executor was John McCallum of 
Aldborough, her husband

LNAME[ HUNTER
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ MAY 10, 1879
FILE[ 799
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executor was William Hunter of
Wallacetown, brother
SISTERS:
- Ann, wife of Peter Sutherland of
Southwold;
- Fanny Talbot Bobier, wife of Leslie
Patterson Bobier of Wallacetown, miller

LNAME[ WALKER
FNAME[ SARAH HELEN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAY 18, 1879
FILE[ 800
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Christopher
Walker of South Dorchester, 
her husband

LNAME[ CAMERON
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 5, 1879
FILE[ 801
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer
- executors: Alexander Henderson, St. Thomas, Gentleman and friend; Archibald McIntyre, St. Thomas, Gentleman and friend
CHILDREN:
- Catherine Stillson of Lobo Township, Middlesex County, wife of Andrew;
- Elisa Cameron;
- Jane Cameron

LNAME[ PHILLIPS
FNAME[ GEORGE K.
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAR 3, 1879
FILE[ 802
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executor was Thomas Jenkins, Village
of Vienna, merchant
- widow was Barbara Phillips
CHILDREN:
- Joseph Daniel Phillips;
- Nancy Augusta Marshall, wife of James, of the Township of Houghton, Norfolk
County

LNAME[ LLOYD
FNAME[ MALANSA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 7, 1875
FILE[ 803
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: George Hugh Lloyd, husband;
Martha Lloyd; James McKenzie of St. Thomas
SISTERS:
- Melissa Brown, wife of Charles J. Her
children were Henry A. Brown, Mary M.
Brown, and Etta Brown of Calton, Ontario;
- Huldah Hill, wife of Elias, who had a 
daughter, Hilda Hill of Aylmer;
- Annie Willson, wife of Silas;
- Annie Anderson of Fargo, Michigan
BROTHERS:
- Wheeler Burgess;
- Oliver Burgess of Union, Ontario

- mention of John A. Kains of St. Thomas

LNAME[ LYON
FNAME[ WILLIAM HENRY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 6, 1879
FILE[ 804
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- no will
- executor was Mary Ann Lyon of
Malahide, his widow

LNAME[ MCCALLUM
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JUN 28, 1878
FILE[ 805
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - may have lived in Dunwich
- executor was Daniel C. McCallum
of Aldborough

LNAME[ WONNACOTT
FNAME[ ELIZA ANN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 17, 1879
FILE[ 806
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executor was Charles Wonnacott of
St. Thomas, her husband and a brakeman
- witness was George A. Wonnacott of
Copenhagen, merchant

LNAME[ DOUGHERTY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 24, 1879
FILE[ 807
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Frederick Hugh Amherst
Sharon, Southwold; Henry Sharon, Southwold
- wife was Susan Dougherty
CHILDREN:
- Margaret Haut, wife of Thomas, 
Southwold;
- Eliza Horton, wife of Andrew;
- Mary Jane McLean, wife of Neil;
- Caroline Silcox, wife of William;
- Daly Claris, wife of John of Sarnia, boot and shoe merchant

LNAME[ WALKER
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ AUG 4, 1879
FILE[ 808
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Archibald B. McKellar, Township of Mosa, Middlesex County, farmer; Mark Walker, Township of Mosa, Middlesex County, farmer
- buried near his father at the Episcopal
Church in Wardsville
- wife was Catherine Walker
CHILDREN:
- Catherine;
- Annie

LNAME[ HILL
FNAME[ AMBROSE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 26, 1879
FILE[ 809
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a mill owner
- executors: Richard Locker, Malahide, nephew; Eugene Hill, Malahide, farmer
and son; John McCausland, Malahide, Esquire
- friend was Catherine Nichol
- daughter was Alace Jane Hill
- son was Eugene Benjamin Hill
- son was Edgar Hill

LNAME[ BURWELL
FNAME[ LEONIDAS
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ AUG 7, 1879
FILE[ 810
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Phoebe Jane Burwell, Port Burwell, widow; Mahlon Gilbert
Burwell, Port Burwell, farmer and 
son
- daughter was Mary Louisa Wallowell
- daughter was Alice Jane Burwell
- wife's niece was Sophia S. Douglas

LNAME[ IVOR
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 29, 1879
FILE[ 811
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Samuel Eccles, St. Thomas, friend and Gentleman; John Allworth, St. Thomas, friend and Gentleman; James
H. Still, St. Thomas, friend and merchant
- wife was Elizabeth Ivor
- niece was Ann Ivor
- nephew was Joseph Ivor
- both niece and nephew lived at 54
Hoston Street, London, England
- mention of friends John and Elizabeth
Hall, Samuel and Maria Ann Eccles

LNAME[ FRANKLIN
FNAME[ HORATIO NELSON
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 25, 1879
FILE[ 812
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: Mary Franklin; Adam
Kelly, Malahide/Brant
- wife was Mary Franklin
- son was Horatio N. Franklin
- son was Oliver Franklin
DAUGHTERS:
- Hester Ann Price;
- Sarah Rebecca Franklin;
- Mary A. Rosamund Franklin

LNAME[ BURNS
FNAME[ ELEANOR
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 2, 1879
FILE[ 813
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- may also have lived in Southwold
- executors: John Henry Wilson, 
St. Thomas, physician; Reverend
William Flannery, St. Thomas, Roman Catholic priest; Margaret
Jordan, nun in St. Joseph's 
Convent, St. Thomas

LNAME[ BEGG
FNAME[ ANNIE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 27, 1879
FILE[ 814
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executor was Jeremiah Rosenberger
of St. Thomas, bowling alley keeper
- brother was Charles Begg
- brother was John Begg
- mention of Margaret Alice Rosenberger, daughter of Jeremiah

LNAME[ HEIDT
FNAME[ CHARLES FREDERICK
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 18, 1879
FILE[ 815
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Louise Heidt
CHILDREN:
- Christian William Heidt;
- Charles Heidt;
- Jacobe Heidt

LNAME[ ROOME
FNAME[ ABRAHAM
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ OCT 1, 1879
FILE[ 816
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a hotel keeper
- no will
- wife and widow was Catherine 
Roome, Aldborough
CHILDREN:
- William Anous Roome;
- Margaret Gertrude Roome;
- Abraham Rupert Roome

LNAME[ OSTRANDER
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 8, 1879
FILE[ 817
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a miller
- no will
- wife and widow was Mary Ostrander, Bayham

LNAME[ BAKER
FNAME[ ADAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 5, 1879
FILE[ 818
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - also known as William Adam Baker
- described as a farmer
- executors: William James Baker, Westminster Township, farmer;
James Davey, Westminster Township, farmer
- adopted daughter was Mary Ellen
Baker, formerly Taylor
- nephew was William James Baker
of Westminster Township
- nephew was Richard James Davey

LNAME[ AMBRIDGE
FNAME[ CATHERINE AUGUSTA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 26, 1879
FILE[ 819
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Frederick A. Ball, Toronto, Esquire, brother; Charles Theodore 
Ambridge, St. Thomas, accountant;
Henry Arthur Ambridge, Aylmer, accountant
SONS: 
- George William Ambridge;
- Charles Theodore Ambridge;
- Henry Arthur Ambridge;
- Frederick Cheyne Ambridge
DAUGHTERS:
- Catherine Julia Eccles, wife of
Hugh C. Eccles;
- Mary E. Scott;
- Helen Augusta Ambridge, youngest
daughter

 
LNAME[ GRIFFIN
FNAME[ SAUNDERS
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ SEP 25, 1879
FILE[ 820
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a merchant
- wife was Susan Griffin, Port Burwell

LNAME[ WARE
FNAME[ HANNAH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 7, 1879
FILE[ 821
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- widow of John Ware of St. Thomas, builder
- seems to say that she boarded with 
Edward Wardell, or Edward Wardell Post
for 14 years
- brother was James Richardson, 72 years
old, York County England, clock and watch
maker
SISTERS:
- Sarah Swinbonk, 67 years old, City of
York England, widow;
- Ann Fox, 70 years old, County of York
England, widow;
- Mary Kay, 65 years old, wife of John, County of York England
NEPHEWS:
- John Kay Richardson, 34 years old, County of York England, watchmaker;
- Edwin Richardson, 25 years old, New 
Zealand. Both Edwin and John were the sons
of William Richardson, deceased, a brother of
Hannah;
- Thomas Isaac Richardson, 30 years old, France, son of Isaac Richardson, deceased, a brother of
Hannah

LNAME[ LEATHORNE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 13, 1879
FILE[ 822
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - formerly of Westminster Township, Middlesex County
- executors: Robert Leathorne, Steven
Township, Huron County; William 
Routledge Jr., Westminster Township, Middlesex County
- wife was Ann Leathorne
- cousin was Robert Leathern
- second cousin was Elizabeth Leathern, daughter of Robert
- friend was William Routledge Jr.

LNAME[ HOOPER
FNAME[ THOMAS HOWARD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 3, 1879
FILE[ 823
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a school teacher and a
bachelor
- father was William Hooper, St. Thomas, minister

LNAME[ O'DELL
FNAME[ HENRY OSTROM
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUN 29, 1874
FILE[ 824
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
- presumably of the daughter, Derinda Emeline O'Dell, 13 years old, at that time living in St. Clair County, Michigan
- mother was Polly Christina Tibbitts, formerly O'Dell
- applicant was Mitchell Dibb of Westminster Township

LNAME[ BLAYNEY
FNAME[ MARGARET
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 30, 1879
FILE[ 825
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as an infant, 2 years and 3 months old
- no will
- father was James Fisher Blayney, Yarmouth, farmer
- mother was deceased

LNAME[ WELTER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 16, 1879
FILE[ 826
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - described as John Welter Senior
- executors: Arthur Williams, Southwold; Joseph Spitler Barnes, Southwold
- wife was Christina Welter
SONS:
- Jacob Welter;
- Elijah Welter
DAUGHTERS:
- Susan Welter;
- Malinda Stewart;
- Ann Long;
- Rachel Williams;
- Claureta Miller;
- Mary Barnes;
- Rhoda Welter;
- Lucinda Welter;
- Delaphine Welter

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ OLIVER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 13, 1872
FILE[ 827
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
- wife was Sarah Jane Smith, who died 
September 29, 1879
- petitioner and uncle was William T. Smith, Southwold
CHILDREN:
- John James Smith, 15 years old;
- Thomas William Smith, 13 years old;
- Margaret Elizabeth Smith, 11 years old

LNAME[ ADDISON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ APR 24, 1879
FILE[ 828
MFNO[ 1381 
NOTES[ - executors: James Addison, South Dorchester, farmer and brother; Peter Addison, Trenton, Hastings County, Methodist Clergyman and brother
- wife was Sophia Addison
- mention of three infant sons, but not
identified

LNAME[ CURRIE
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 18, 1879
FILE[ 829
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executor was Betsy Currie, Yarmouth, spinster
- brother was John Currie
SISTERS:
- Betsy Currie;
- Catherine Currie or Begg;
- Jean Currie or Collieshaw;
- Isabella Currie;
- Mary Currie;
- Margaret Currie or Begg

LNAME[ PETHERICK
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 23, 1879
FILE[ 830
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - died at St. Thomas
- executors: William Smith, Yarmouth, blacksmith; Thomas Roberts, Yarmouth
- wife was Rachel Petherick
NEPHEWS:
- Samuel A. Gowman, Michigan;
- Thomas Gowman, Melbourne;
- Daniel Gowman, Mersea Township, 
Essex County
NIECES:
- Catherine Truax, Mersea Township, Essex County;
- Mary Ann Gowman, Mersea Township, Essex County
- the above nephews and nieces children
of late sister
STEPDAUGHTERS:
- Charlotte D. Vercoe;
- Mary Hutchins, Kansas, U.S.A.;
- Margaret S. Hait
STEPCHILDREN:
- Henry L. Vercoe;
- Gertrude Roberts;
- John Vercoe;
- James Vercoe;
- Margaret L. Vercoe;
- William Kettlewell;
- Elizabeth Kettlewell

LNAME[ BATT
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ NOV 9, 1879
FILE[ 831
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- died at London
- executors: Tom Saville Firth, Southwold; William Joshua White, St. Thomas, Esquire; Jane Wright, formerly Jane Emery, wife of 
Richard Wright, London, mail
clerk
- housekeeper was Mary McCorquodale
- friends were Tom Firth and William
Joshua White
- mention of Jane Emery, widow
- mention of Ellen, daughter of Jane by
former marriage
- mention of another child of Jane Emery's
first marriage, but not named

LNAME[ MCRAE
FNAME[ FARQUHAR
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 22, 1879
FILE[ 832
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executrix was Janet McRae, Aldborough
CHILDREN:
- Margret McRae;
- Ann McRae;
- Catherine Paterson, wife of Donald;
- Mary McKenzie, wife of Donald;
- Isabel Paterson;
- John Duncan McRae;
- William McRae;
- Christopher McRae
GRANDSONS:
- Farquhar McRae, son of Christopher
McRae;
- Farquhar McRae, son of William McRae;
- Farquhar McKenzie, son of Donald McKenzie;
- Archibald Paterson, son of the late Donald
Paterson

LNAME[ SOUTHWICK
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 28, 1879
FILE[ 833
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman
- petitioner and husband was George
Southwick, St. Thomas, physician

LNAME[ ILES
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 12, 1879
FILE[ 834
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a railway conductor
- died at Aylmer
- petitioner and wife was Ella Susannah
Iles, St. Thomas

LNAME[ GOW
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 7, 1879
FILE[ 835
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Aeneas Sage Kennedy
Barclay, London, Inspector, formerly
Postmaster at Wallacetown; David 
McLaws, St. Thomas, County Clerk, formerly blacksmith at Wallacetown
- wife was Catherine Gow
CHILDREN:
- John R. Gow;
- Archibald Gow;
- Peter Gow;
- Robert Gow;
- Marjory Gow;
- Sarah Jane Gow;
- Duncan Gow;
- Katty Ann Gow

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ STEPHEN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 8, 1879
FILE[ 836
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Colin Munro, Southwold, son-in-law; John Munro, Southwold, son-in-law
- wife was Lany Maria Davis
DAUGHTERS:
- Hannah Melissa Munro;
- Eliza Alice Munro
GRANDCHILDREN:
- Stephen Donald Davis Munro, son
of Hannah;
- Colin Herbert Munro, son of Hannah;
- Ida Maria Munro, daughter of Hannah;
- Mary Jane Munro, daughter of Hannah;
- Edward Munro, son of Hannah

- nephew was Harvey Davis - niece was Melissa Sutton

LNAME[ BERDAN
FNAME[ LYDIA
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 2, 1878
FILE[ 857
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
CHILDREN:
- Albert Francis Berdan;
- Henry Berdan, Southwold, farmer;
- Samuel Berdan, living in British
Columbia in 1879;
- Cornelia Jane Vanseder, Aldborough
Township, wife of George, a tanner

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ LAUCHLIN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 13, 1877
FILE[ 858
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a carpenter
- petitioner and brother was John
McLean of Wallacetown, a carpenter
- mother was Mary McLean, Grenville, 
Argenteuil County, Quebec
BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
- James McLean, Lachabor, Ottawa County, Quebec, farmer;
- Alexander McLean, Grenville, Argenteuil
County, Quebec, farmer;
- Charles McLean, Grenville, Argenteuil
County, Quebec, farmer;
- Donald McLean, Grenville, Argenteuil
County, Quebec, farmer;
- Mary McVicar, wife of Hugh, Grenville, Argenteuil County, Quebec, farmer;
- Isabella McLean, Grenville, Argenteuil
County, Quebec, spinster;
- Duncan McLean, Wallacetown;
- John McLean, Wallacetown, carpenter

LNAME[ STEWART
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JAN 4, 1880
FILE[ 859
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Catherine Stewart, South
Dorchester; Duncan Stewart, South
Dorchester, farmer
- wife was Catherine Stewart
- son was John Thomson Stewart
- daughter was Sarah Christina Stewart

LNAME[ BOBIER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ FEB 10, 1880
FILE[ 860
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - known as John Bobier the Elder
- executors: Joshua Bobier, North
Oxford Township, Oxford County;
Thomas Jackson, Southwold
- wife was Jane Bobier
CHILDREN:
- Sarah Jane;
- Harriet;
- Louisa;
- Amelia;
- Mary Ann, wife of Henry Liberty, Dunwich;
- Thomas;
- Alfred

LNAME[ EDMUNSON
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 5, 1880
FILE[ 841
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Leonard Luton, St. Thomas, physician; William Alexander Lipsey, 
known as William Lipsey the Younger, accountant, London
- sister was Emma Lipsey, wife of
William, St. Thomas, millwright
- daughter was Emily Edmunson

LNAME[ MORRISON
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 2, 1874
FILE[ 842
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- known as Robert Morrison the Elder
- executors: Peter Anderson, Aldborough, farmer; William David Hammond, Wardsville, merchant, who died October 1, 1868
- wife was Jane Morrison
- daughter was Jane, wife of Dougald
Purcell
- grandson was Peter Anderson

LNAME[ PATERSON
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ OCT 26, 1868
FILE[ 843
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed February 28, 1880
- wife was Mary Paterson, who remarried
to Alexander Lohore. Mary Paterson Lohore
died October 23, 1878
- petitioner was stepfather, Alexander Lohore
CHILDREN:
- Anna Paterson, who married Reuben H.
Fray on September 9, 1879;
- John Paterson, 17 years old;
- Archibald Paterson, 14 years old;
- Mary Jane Paterson, 12 years old;
- Donald Paterson, who died prior to 
February 6, 1880;
- Mary Paterson, who died prior to February
6, 1880

LNAME[ MINOR
FNAME[ GEORGE REILEY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 8, 1880
FILE[ 844
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Martha
Elizabeth Minor, Yarmouth

LNAME[ FERGUSON
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 20, 1880
FILE[ 845
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executor was Edward McCrone, 
St. Thomas, merchant
- son was Daniel Ferguson
- son was Albert E. Ferguson
- brother was Robert Ferguson

LNAME[ LAUR
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 4, 1879
FILE[ 846
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Oliver P. Mabee, 
Middleton Township, Norfolk County;
John A. Laur, Kenneth, Sheridan 
County, Kansas
- wife was Eliza Laur
CHILDREN:
- Andrew Laur;
- James A. Laur;
- John A. Laur;
- Levi Laur;
- Mary Maybee;
- Catherine Moore;
- Eliza Jane Smith

- mention of Alvira Laur - mention of William Beecher Laur, son of Alvira

LNAME[ LOOP
FNAME[ NATHANIEL
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JUL 1, 1850
FILE[ 847
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Gentleman
- petitioner was Eli Loop, Aylmer, grandson, son of Mordecai Loop, Belvedere, Boone County, Illinois
- Nathaniel Loop's wife stated to 
have died prior to March 9, 1880
- she is not identified

LNAME[ MUNRO
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 27, 1880
FILE[ 848
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executor was Colin Munro, St. Thomas, Sheriff
- wife was Mary Munro
CHILDREN:
- Niel Munro;
- Malcolm Munro;
- Mary Munro;
- Catherine Munro;
- Nancy Cameron;
- Sarah Black

LNAME[ PRICHARD
FNAME[ SILAS
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 2, 1879
FILE[ 849
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Raymond Van Velzer, Malahide; Joseph Henry Tedford, Malahide
- son was Erastus Prichard
- son was George Albert Prichard
- son was Ira William Prichard
- mention of five daughters, not
named

LNAME[ SHAW
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 18, 1880
FILE[ 850
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and petitioner was Eliza
Isabella Shaw

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ GEORGE SOUTHWICK
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 15, 1880
FILE[ 853
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Obed Hamilton Smith, Yarmouth; Melissa Ann Smith, Yarmouth
- brother was Obed Hamilton Smith
- sister was Melissa Ann Smith

LNAME[ HUNSBERGER
FNAME[ ANNA
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 5, 1880
FILE[ 854
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as widow of Abraham
Hunsberger
- executor was George Suffel, Vienna, merchant
CHILDREN:
- Sarah Bearsse;
- Susan Grobb;
- Nancy Wright;
- Aaron Hunsberger;
- Michael Hunsberger;
- Enos Hunsberger

LNAME[ CHANDLER
FNAME[ MARGARET
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ APR 13, 1880
FILE[ 855
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- no will
PETITIONERS AND CHILDREN:
- Catharine Maria Willis, wife of
Archelamus, Toronto, York County, 
broker;
- Thomas Scott Chandler, Port Stanley, grain merchant;
- Sarah Jane Chandler, Port Stanley;
- Charles Edmunds Chandler;
- Emma Chandler;
- Alfred Lee Chandler;
- William Marsh Chandler, imbecile

LNAME[ HARGREAVES
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 27, 1880
FILE[ 856
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- died in Southwold
- executors: Thomas Ballard, gardener;
William E. Smith, St. Thomas, physician
- nephew was Edwin, no last name
- nephew was John Gloskins
- mention of Mrs. Mary Ann Ballard and
Christy Justin
- sister was Jane Toles
NIECES:
- Mary Lusty;
- Mariah Davis;
- Sarah Lynch;
- Mary Mills;
- Sarah Wismen or Wismer;
- Margaret Toles

- witnessed by Silas Toles and James Foote

LNAME[ WILLEY
FNAME[ MOSES
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ APR 23, 1880
FILE[ 857
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Moses Willey Graham, Dunwich; Duncan McPhail, Dunwich
- grandson was Moses Willey Graham
- widow was Mary Willey
- daughter was Mary McIntyre, wife
of Lazarus W. McIntyre, Wallacetown

LNAME[ HARRIS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ SEP 24, 1879
FILE[ 858
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- died at the Village of Cuondayua, Brant County
- executors: Joseph Jennings, Yarmouth, toll gate keeper; Susan Harris, Yarmouth, widow
CHILDREN:
- George Harris, Burford Township, Brant County;
- William Harris, Delaware Township, Middlesex County;
- John Harris, Delaware Township, Middlesex County;
- James Harris, Oxford Township, Kent County;
- Sophia Dennis, wife of David, Village
of Onondaga, hotel keeper;
- Nancy Jennings, wife of Joseph, Yarmouth;
- Harriet Ann Slack, wife of Job. Note says
that Job Slack has been absent for 14 years.

LNAME[ SINCLAIR
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 4, 1880
FILE[ 859
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- she was the wife of Coll Sinclair, cattle drover
- executors: Leonard Luton, St. Thomas, physician; Dougall Brown, St. Thomas, county agent
CHILDREN:
- Malcolm C. Sinclair;
- Mary Sinclair;
- Sarah C. Sinclair;
- Daniel Shaw Sinclair
BROTHERS:
- John McLarty;
- Malcolm McLarty;

- sister was Margaret McLarty

LNAME[ CHILCOTT
FNAME[ FREDRICK
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 20, 1880
FILE[ 860
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a locomotive engineer
- died at Simcoe, Norfolk County
- executor was Mary Ann Chilcott, wife
and widow
- mention of Francis Fredrick Chilcott
and Albert Edward Chilcott

LNAME[ MCINNES
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JUN 10, 1880
FILE[ 861
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was Catherine McInnes
of Aldborough, widow

LNAME[ LINDSAY
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 4, 1880
FILE[ 862
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of John
Lindsay
- executors: Jane Lindsay, Southwold, spinster; Ellen Lindsay, Southwold, spinster
- both of the above were daughters
of Elizabeth Lindsay

LNAME[ O'BRIEN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 1, 1880
FILE[ 863
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as an employee of the
Canada Southern Railway
- executor was Warren Rock, London
Ontario, barrister
- Inez A. O'Brien was the widow of the
deceased
- she lived in Port Byron, Cayuga 
County, State of New York
- there were no children

LNAME[ ORCHARD
FNAME[ EDWIN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 1, 1880
FILE[ 864
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Henry Burden Pollock, St. Thomas, merchant; George McKenzie, Southwold, merchant
- widow was Johanna Orchard
- mention of two infant children, but 
not identified
- Edwin Orchard's parents were Joseph
and Mary Anne

LNAME[ ORCHARD
FNAME[ EDWIN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 1, 1880
FILE[ 865
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- administrator was Johanna Orchard, Southwold Township, widow

LNAME[ MERRILL
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ AUG 23, 1876
FILE[ 866
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Rosamund Merrill, Port
Burwell; James Eakins, Bayham, farmer
- wife was Rosamund Merrill

LNAME[ JOHNSON
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 15, 1880
FILE[ 867
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and petitioner was Elizabeth
Johnson

LNAME[ MCCONNELL
FNAME[ JOHN             
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ NOV 13, 1879
FILE[ 868
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Eunice Eliza McConnell, Bayham; Heman Albert McConnell, 
Waterdown, Wentworth County
- wife was Eunice Eliza McConnell
- granddaughter was Lilly Bell
McConnell
CHILDREN:
- Catherine McConnell;
- William Burton McConnell;
- Heman Albert McConnell

LNAME[ LAUR
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 21, 1880
FILE[ 869
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Jane Laur, Malahide;
Isaac Brook Matthews, Malahide
- wife was Jane Laur
CHILDREN:
- Christiana Sparkman, wife of
Phillip;
- Matilda Shuttleton, wife of
William;
- Mary Eliza Long, deceased, wife
of Alfred, Tillsonburg;
- Julia Smith, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

LNAME[ RIVARD
FNAME[ ADOLPHUS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 5, 1880
FILE[ 870
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a shoemaker
- executrix was Melissa Rivard, St. Thomas
- wife was Melissa Rivard
CHILDREN:
- Adolphus;
- Joseph;
- Mary

LNAME[ ROGERS
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 9, 1880
FILE[ 871
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a tanner and currier
- executrix was Eliza Rogers, St. Thomas
- wife was Eliza Rogers

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 19, 1880
FILE[ 872
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a clergyman
- died in Wisconsin, U.S.A.
- executors: Emily Davis, St. Thomas;
Edward Davis the Younger, Toronto, carpenter
- wife was Emily Davis
- son was S. Byron Davis
- mother was Louisa Davis
- brother was John Davis
- brother was Edward Davis

LNAME[ DOBBIE
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 11, 1880
FILE[ 873
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Charles Thompson Dobbie, Bayham; William West, Tillsonburg, who
died March 30, 1880; Thomas W.
Dobbie; George T. Claris
- wife was Ann Maria Dobbie
CHILDREN:
- Charles Thompson Dobbie;
- William A. Dobbie;
- George Oscar Dobbie;
- Edwin R. Dobbie;
- Alice Ann;
- Mary Agnes

- grandson was George, son of Edwin R. Dobbie

LNAME[ ARKELL
FNAME[ AGNES ELIZABETH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 1, 1878
FILE[ 874
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - note says "formerly Urlin"
- she was the wife of Thomas Arkell
of St. Thomas
- executors: Thomas Arkell, St. Thomas, Esquire; Edward Horton
- mention of children, but not named

LNAME[ BURGESS
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ OCT 18, 1877
FILE[ 875
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Nelson Burgess, South
Dorchester, merchant; Lyman Whaley, North Dorchester, farmer
- wife was Ellenor Burgess
CHILDREN:
- Stephen Burgess;
- Nelson Burgess;
- Isabella Burgess;
- Frances Burgess;
- Simon Burgess;
- Thomas Burgess;
- Sarah Burgess;
- Elizabeth Burgess;
- Wellington Burgess

LNAME[ BRADY
FNAME[ PATRICK
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 17, 1880
FILE[ 876
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executrix was Bridget Brady, Southwold
- wife was Bridget Brady

LNAME[ BLACKBURN
FNAME[ HARRIET SMITH
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ SEP 19, 1880
FILE[ 877
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- no will
- petitioner and oldest son
was Henry Smith Halsted, Chicago
Illinois, vessel agent

LNAME[ BALLAH
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAR 29, 1880
FILE[ 878
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner was wife, Elizabeth 
Ballah of South Dorchester
- mention of 8 children, but not
named

LNAME[ KAIRNS
FNAME[ MICHAEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 14, 1880
FILE[ 879
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executor was Edward Kairns, Southwold
- son was Edward Kairns, Southwold

LNAME[ GLOVER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 18, 1871
FILE[ 880
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as 45 years old on June
17, 1871
- executors: Huldah Hill, formerly
Glover, wife of Elias Hill, Aylmer;
William Harvey, Gentleman, who died
June 14, 1874
- wife was Huldah Glover
- daughter was Edith Huldah Glover
- son was John Herbert Glover

LNAME[ WARREN
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 20, 1880
FILE[ 881
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of James
Warren, Yarmouth
- executor was Henry Francis Ellis
of St. Thomas, attorney
DAUGHTERS:
- Mary Brown;
- Elizabeth Colestine;
- Ann Finney;
- Jane Hammond
SONS:
- Robert Warren;
- John Warren;
- James Warren;
- Thomas Warren

- grandson was James Warren, son of Thomas Warren

LNAME[ O'MALLEY
FNAME[ CHARLES ANTHONY
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ OCT 3, 1880
FILE[ 882
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Charles A. O'Malley, Aldborough, Colonel; Thomas Beckton, Esquire, Ekfrid Township, Middlesex County, Justice of the Peace
- son was C.A. O'Malley, Colonel, 25th
Battalion, Active Militia
- wife was Honoria O'Malley
GRANDSONS:
- Charles Anthony;
- Henry Ross;
- Peter George Lawrence;
- Frederick William;
- Laughlin May

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ SEP 22, 1880
FILE[ 883
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Walter Edgar Murray, Aylmer, conveyancer; William Warnock
the Younger, Aylmer, banker's clerk
- wife was Silvia Brown
CHILDREN:
- Hiram J. Brown;
- Samuel Brown;
- Nancy E. Kimber;
- Mary M. House;
- Dorcas Hoover;
- Betsey Davidson;
- Sylvia Louisa Beubow;
- Mrs. Deo (Eleanor?)

LNAME[ WELTER
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 12, 1880
FILE[ 884
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner was wife Martha Welter

LNAME[ MCLARTY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 13, 1880
FILE[ 885
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Duncan McLarty, St. Thomas, physician; William Coyne, St. Thomas, merchant
- brother was Malcolm McLarty
- sister was Margaret McLarty
- sister was Jane Sinclair, wife of Coll
Sinclair, St. Thomas
- niece was Margaret Elliott, wife of Thomas
and daughter of Jane Sinclair
NIECES AND NEPHEWS:
- Malcolm Sinclair;
- Mary Sinclair;
- Sarah Sinclair;
- Archibald Sinclair;
- Daniel Sinclair;
- Eliza Brown;
- Jane Luton;
- Coll Sinclair

all of the above the children of Jane and Coll
Sinclair

LNAME[ HAWKINS
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ BELMONT
DATE[ OCT 19, 1880
FILE[ 886
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a tailor
- executor was William Henry Odell, Belmont, postmaster
- wife was Elizabeth Hawkins
- mention of children, including three
sons, but not named

LNAME[ POWER
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 24, 1880
FILE[ 887
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a boiler maker
- petitioner and wife was Catharine
Power
- note says that this was a second
marriage

LNAME[ GREEN
FNAME[ PHILIP HOUSE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 14, 1880
FILE[ 888
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: James Ball, Southwold, 
farmer; Lawrence Bainard, Southwold, farmer; Francis Warren, Southwold, farmer
- wife was Mary Green
- granddaughter was Teresa Green
DAUGHTERS:
- Isabella Catharine Green;
- Diana Sutton;
- Elizabeth Jane Frost

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ LODER
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ DEC 29, 1880
FILE[ 889
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Sophronia
Davis, Aylmer
CHILDREN:
- Elizabeth Hays, wife of Newland;
- Nettie Caroline Davis;
- Daniel C. Davis

LNAME[ POWER
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 24, 1880
FILE[ 890
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed January 22, 1881
- petitioner was Catherine Power of 
Portsmouth, Frontenac County, spinster
and paternal aunt
- children were Thomas Power, 17 years
old; and Ellen Power, 15 years old
- both said to be the issue of the first
marriage

LNAME[ LAMB
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 12, 1881
FILE[ 891
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Jacob Fowler, Southwold, Esquire; Angus Kerr, Southwold
- mention of John Allen and his wife
Sarah who lived in England

LNAME[ FORD
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JAN 9, 1881
FILE[ 892
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Elizabeth
Ford of Dunwich

LNAME[ WRIDE
FNAME[ WATSON
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 28, 1872
FILE[ 893
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- petitioner was Henry Branton, Southwold, veterinary surgeon, related by marriage
CHILDREN:
- Mary Anne Warner;
- Hannah Moore;
- John Wride, eldest son;
- William Wride;
- Robert Wride;
- Elizabeth Wride;
- Thomas Wride, under 21 years of age;
- Joseph Wride, under 21 years of age;
- George A. Wride, under 21 years of age;
- Ellen Wride, under 21 years of age;
- Eliza Wride, under 21 years of age;
- James Wride, under 21 years of age

LNAME[ CHURCH
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 29, 1872
FILE[ 894
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a toll gate keeper
- no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed February 10, 1881
- petitioner was Amy Widdifield, wife of
Morris Widdifield, St. Thomas, carpenter, and formerly the wife of Andrew Church, and
also the mother of the children
- the children were William Andrew Church, 12 years old; and Mary Jane Church, 9 years
old

LNAME[ DEO
FNAME[ ELLA
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 24, 1874
FILE[ 895
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed February 11, 
1881
- petitioner and husband was William
Deo of Bayham
- children were Clara Bertha Deo, 9 years
old in 1881; and Mary May Deo, 6 years old
in 1881

LNAME[ MCCREADY
FNAME[ LUCINDA
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 30, 1881
FILE[ 896
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was James Aitken, Yarmouth
GRANDSONS: 
- James Williams, son of Emily;
- William McCready the Younger, son
of William;
- Charles McCready, son of William
GRANDDAUGHTERS:
- Ella McCready, daughter of William;
- Adelia McCready;
- Minnie McCready

- daughter-in-law was Catharine McCready, wife of William

LNAME[ MITCHELL
FNAME[ HARRIET ANN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 5, 1880
FILE[ 897
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner was her husband, James
Mitchell of Southwold

LNAME[ KELLY
FNAME[ JOHANNA
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ FEB 12, 1881
FILE[ 898
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- died in the Township of Scarborough, York County, visiting friends
- executrix was Ellen McIllmurray, Township of Scarborough, York County, wife of Henry who was a farmer
- friend was Ellen McIllmurray
- sister was Mary Kelly, Toronto

LNAME[ WOOLLEY
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ FEB 4, 1881
FILE[ 899
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: John Wesley Woolley, South Dorchester, nephew; Emily
Woolley, South Dorchester; Jacob
W. Keesler, North Dorchester, farmer
- wife was Emily Woolley
- son was William Henry Woolley
- daughter was Francis Jane Sinclair
- daughter was Mary Emily Little

LNAME[ TAYLOR
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUN 2, 1880
FILE[ 900
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed in March 1881
- petitioners were Archibald Taylor, Westminster Township, brother; Archibald
McIntyre, Yarmouth Township, cousin on 
his mother's side
CHILDREN:
- Archibald Taylor, over 21 years;
- Catherine Taylor, over 21 years;
- Duncan Taylor, over 21 years;
- Mary Ann Moore, wife of Duncan, South Dorchester, over 21 years;
- Malcolm Taylor, 19 years old;
- Euphemia Taylor, 17 years old;
- Donald Taylor, 14 years old;
- John Taylor, 12 years old;
- James Taylor, 10 years old;
- William Taylor, 8 years old;
- Rowland Gilbert Taylor, 6 years old;
- Russell Taylor, 3 years old

- all of the above ages were as of March 1, 1881 BROTHERS AND SISTERS: - Archibald Taylor, Westminster Township; - John Taylor, South Dorchester; - Angus Taylor, South Dorchester; - Neil Taylor, South Dorchester; - Euphemia McPhail, wife of Archibald, South Dorchester, who was a shoemaker; - Duncan Taylor, Yarmouth; - Gilbert Taylor, Yarmouth; - Donald Taylor, who died June 2, 1880

- mother and father of Donald Taylor were deceased - Donald Taylor's wife, Nancy, died January 11, 1881

LNAME[ TAYLOR
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUN 2, 1880
FILE[ 901
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- petitioners were Archibald Taylor, Westminster, farmer; and Archibald 
McIntyre, Yarmouth, farmer
- wife, Nancy Taylor, died January 11, 1881
CHILDREN:
- Archibald, over 21 years;
- Catherine, over 21 years;
- Duncan, over 21 years;
- Mary Ann Moore, wife of Joseph, over 21 years;
- Malcolm, 19 years old;
- Euphemia, 17 years old;
- Donald, 14 years old;
- John, 12 years old;
- James, 10 years old;
- William, 8 years old;
- Rowland Gilbert, 6 years old;
- Russell, 3 years old

- all of the above ages as of February 1881

BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
- Archibald Taylor, Westminster Township;
- John Taylor, South Dorchester;
- Angus Taylor, South Dorchester;
- Niel Taylor, South Dorchester;
- Euphemia McPhail, wife of Archibald, South Dorchester, shoemaker;
- Duncan Taylor, Yarmouth;
- Gilbert Taylor, Yarmouth

LNAME[ O'CONNORS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 21, 1881
FILE[ 902
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as unmarried
- died at the Village of Anderdou, Essex County
- petitioner was the father, Michael
O'Connors, St. Mary's, Perth County, labourer

LNAME[ DUBS
FNAME[ LOUIS
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 20, 1881
FILE[ 903
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: George Adam Dubs, Aldborough; Martin Dubs, Aldborough
- wife was Bridget Dubs
CHILDREN:
- Albert;
- Susan;
- Janette;
- Sarah;
- Agnes;
- Henry;
- Charles William;
- Herman;
- Bertha

LNAME[ MCBAIN
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 7, 1879
FILE[ 904
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- deceased was the widow of John
McBain
- petitioner was the oldest son, Alexander C. McBain of Yarmouth

LNAME[ FORD
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JAN 9, 1881
FILE[ 905
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- this was a petition for the 
guardianship of the children filed
by Elizabeth Ford of Dunwich in
March 1881
CHILDREN:
- William John Ford, 13 years old;
- Thomas James Ford, 11 years old;
- Maggie May Ford, 5 years old;
- Charles Freeman Ford, 2 years old

LNAME[ MCLARTY
FNAME[ MALCOLM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 2, 1880
FILE[ 906
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: William Coyne, St. Thomas, merchant; Duncan McLarty, St. Thomas, physician
- sister was Margaret McLarty

LNAME[ MCLAUGHLIN
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 24, 1881
FILE[ 907
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a labourer
- wife was Emily McLaughlin, Southwold
- daughter was Mary Catherine McLaughlin
- son was Ernest L. McLaughlin

LNAME[ PRESSEY
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 13, 1881
FILE[ 908
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- no will
- wife was Elizabeth Ann Pressey, Malahide

LNAME[ ECCLES
FNAME[ CATHERINE JULIA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 18, 1881
FILE[ 909
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executors: Charles Theodore Ambridge, St. Thomas, accountant and brother; 
Henry Arthur Ambridge, Aylmer, brother, who renounced
- husband was Hugh C. Eccles, City of St. Catherines, accountant
- daughter was Florence Augusta Eccles
- sister was Helen Augusta Ambridge
- wife of Charles Theodore Ambridge, brother, was Fanny G. Ambridge
- wife of Henry Arthur Ambridge, brother, was Marnie A. Ambridge
- brother was Frederick C. Ambridge
- sister was Mary E. Scott
- brother was George Williams Ambridge, whose second child was Florence
- mother was Jane Ambridge
- aunt was Ellen, wife of Frederick Ball
- aunt was Mrs. Feluings, wife of James
- mentioned was Caroline A. White, daughter of William Joshua White of St. Thomas
- mentioned was Sarah R. White, wife of William Joshua White

LNAME[ CORRIE
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 4, 1881
FILE[ 910
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- petition filed by Effie Corrie, 
St. Thomas, widow
- witnessed by George McArthur of St.
Thomas and George Angus Small of 
Southwold

LNAME[ GUERIN
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ JAN 22, 1881
FILE[ 911
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer
- executor was Mary Guerin of Port
Stanley, widow
- daughter was Ellen Wagestaff
- daughter was Mary Caven
- witnessed by John Holton Price of 
Port Stanley, merchant clerk

LNAME[ GALSWORTHY
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 24, 1881
FILE[ 912
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: William Augustus Glover, Aylmer; William Johns, Malahide, miller
- daughter was Jane Riddle, wife of
James, living at Fort William, Calcutta India
- mentions two grandsons, children
of Jane, but no names

LNAME[ MOUSLEY
FNAME[ ELLEN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 7, 1881
FILE[ 913
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was Thomas Peacock of
Southwold, nephew, son of her
sister Margaret Peacock, who was
the wife of John of Southwold
- mention of a half-sister, Alice
McDonald, who was a widow residing
in Toledo, Ohio
- mention of a half-sister, Annie
Garnsey, who was a widow residing in
Brant County. Annie was the widow
of Samuel Garnsey of Vienna.
- says that Ellen Mousley had no
children, grandchildren or parents.

LNAME[ THOMAS       
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 16, 1881
FILE[ 914
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed by the widow, Martha Thomas
CHILDREN:
- Emma Nevada Thomas, 5 years old;
- Esther Lavina Thomas, 3 years old;
- Charles B.H. Thomas, 1 year old
- witnessed by Alva Thomas of St. Thomas, gentleman, and Jacob W. Strong of 
Gainsborough Township, Lincoln County, farmer

LNAME[ FERGUSON
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ DEC 20, 1880
FILE[ 915
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: William Augustus Glover, Aylmer, Esquire; William Warnock the
Younger of Aylmer, who renounced
- son was David Eli Ferguson
- daughter was Temperance Ferguson
- sister was Betsey Matthews
- sister was Jane Johnson
- daughter was Della Ferguson
- sister was Louisa McCaulley

LNAME[ JOHNSON
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ FEB 13, 1881
FILE[ 916
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- petitioner and only son was John
Ralph Johnson of Yarmouth
- husband was Cyrenius Johnson of
the Township of Burford, Brant
County
- witnessed by Benjamin E. Dousey
of Malahide

LNAME[ ERMATINGER
FNAME[ ACHSAH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 18, 1881
FILE[ 917
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - widow of Edward Ermatinger
- no will
- administrators and children of
the deceased: Francis Edward Ermatinger, Postmaster, St. Thomas; Annie J.
Ermatinger, spinster, St. Thomas;
Charles Oaks Ermatinger, barrister, St. Thomas

LNAME[ BURGESS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUN 9, 1875
FILE[ 918
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executor was son, John Nelson 
Burgess of Bayham, farmer
- widow was Clarissa Maria Burgess, who died January 9, 1881
DAUGHTERS:
- Melissa Jane;
- Mary Catherine;
- Martha Ann

LNAME[ DOUGLASS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 3, 1881
FILE[ 919
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a wagon maker
- petition filed by Margaret Douglass
of Malahide, widow
- witnessed by John McCausland of 
Malahide, Esquire, and Edwin McCausland
of Aylmer, merchant

LNAME[ GILLIS
FNAME[ JOHN G.
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 17, 1880
FILE[ 920
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Donald G. Gillis, Aldborough, brother and farmer;
John Kerr, Southwold, farmer
- wife said to be still alive but
not named
SONS:
- Archey Gillis;
- Donald Gillis;
- Duncan Gillis
DAUGHTERS:
- Sarah, now married;
- Betsy;
- Mary;
- Effa

- witnessed by Henry Watson of the Township of Orford, County of Kent

LNAME[ MANN
FNAME[ LOIS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 28, 1881
FILE[ 921
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- no will
- executor was Henry Mann of Southwold, farmer and oldest son

LNAME[ SAXTON
FNAME[ GRETIA LISK
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ MAR 24, 1881
FILE[ 922
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executor was Georgiana Lutherea
Barton of Westminster Township, 
wife of James Ensley Barton
- husband was Isaac Hatfield Saxton
of Vienna, described as very sick
- Georgiana Lutherea Barton was
Gretia's daughter by her first 
husband, Philo Olmstead, who died
27 years ago
- all the other children by her first
husband died in childhood
- there were no children from her
second marriage to Isaac Saxton

LNAME[ HAMILTON
FNAME[ NORMAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 31, 1881
FILE[ 925
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner was Hannah Hamilton, his widow

LNAME[ HOOLEY
FNAME[ MICHAEL
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ APR 14, 1881
FILE[ 924
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executor was John Cascaden of the
Township of Dunwich, physician
- Hooley was a Catholic and wanted 
to be buried beside his first wife 
in the Catholic Cemetery at St. Thomas
- son was Waddeus (Thaddeus?)
- son was John

LNAME[ BLASDELL
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 25, 1881
FILE[ 925
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was Eliza Blasdell of
Southwold, his widow
CHILDREN:
- Priscilla McKinney, wife of James 
of Lambton County;
- Isaac Blasdell of Petrolia, 
Lambton County;
- John Blasdell of Millgrove, Wentworth County;
- Franklin Blasdell of Southwold
Township;
- Warren Blasdell of Southwold
Township

- Warren Blasdell was 18 years old, all the rest were over 21 - witness was William Wallis of Southwold

LNAME[ GLOIN
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 12, 1881
FILE[ 926
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of John Gloin
of Yarmouth
- executor was Thomas Elliott of
Yarmouth, farmer
- witness was Josiah Corlis of St.
Thomas, physician

LNAME[ MCBRIDE
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ NOV 2, 1879
FILE[ 927
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - no will
- executors: Catherine McBride, Dunwich, his widow; Duncan McCallum, Dunwich, farmer; Robert Clark, Dunwich, farmer

LNAME[ MCLAUGHLIN
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 24, 1881
FILE[ 928
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer
- actually lived at Fingal
- this was a petition for the 
guardianship of the children filed
by the widow, Emily McLaughlin
CHILDREN:
- Mary Catherine McLaughlin, 4 years old;
- Ernest D. McLaughlin, 2 years old

- the petition was to appoint the following as guardians of the children: John McLaughlin, Daniel's brother, farmer, Southwold; Cyrus W. Stafford, merchant, Southwold, husband of Mary, who was Emily McLaughlin's sister

LNAME[ REES
FNAME[ DAVID CARRODOCK
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ SEP 16, 1869
FILE[ 929
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Elizabeth Adams, wife
of John Quincy Adams of Port Burwell, and daughter of David Carrodock Rees;
Alexander Sutherland, who died in 1874;
William Youell, who died in 1878

LNAME[ LITTLE
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 11, 1881
FILE[ 930
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Joseph Hobbs, Township
of Middleton, County of Norfolk, farmer;
Henry B. Howey, Township of Bayham, farmer;
Samuel Howey, Township of Bayham, who
renounced
SONS:
- James Little;
- William Little;
- John Little;
- Alexander Little;
- Henry Little
- all of the above were children of
William Little and his first wife

- daughter was Martha Parker, who was the daughter of his first wife, Margaret Rutledge

- son was Robert Allan Little, son of William Little and his second wife, Elizabeth Potter - daughter was Elizabeth Little, daughter of William and his second wife - son was Edward Little, son of William and his second wife

LNAME[ MORRISON
FNAME[ REBECCA ANN
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JUN 15, 1871
FILE[ 931
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executor was Lewis Nepois Morrison, Aylmer, husband and carriage maker

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ MALCOLM
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ NOV 27, 1867
FILE[ 932
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- filed by Janet Agor of Aldborough
Township, widow of Malcolm McLean and
wife of George Agor
CHILDREN:
- Anna Bella McLean, 16 years old;
- Dougald McLean, 15 years old

- relatives of Malcolm McLean were Dougald McLean, who died September 13, 1877, and John McLean, who was an executor for Dougald

LNAME[ MCKENNEY
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 6, 1880
FILE[ 933
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: John Alexander, Township
of Middleton, Norfolk County, farmer;
Peter Hemmingway, Bayham, farmer;
Jerusha McKenney, Bayham, widow
CHILDREN:
- Jeremiah McKenney;
- James Harvey McKenney;
- Sarah Alberta;
- Edna Ann;
- Mary Minerva;
- Eliza Veldona;
- Betsey Jane;
- Edith Amanda;
- Almina Melissa;
- Maretta Helen;
- Thomas McKenney;
- John Wesley McKenney

LNAME[ POTTICARY
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 10, 1881
FILE[ 934
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: George Albert Potticary, Southwold, son; Susan Witt Potticary, Southwold, spinster
DAUGHTERS:
- Mary Victoria;
- Susan Witt;
- Emma Spier;
- Ellen Caroline;
- Eliza Ann;
- Sarah Maria

LNAME[ CAMERON
FNAME[ ELIZA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 31, 1881
FILE[ 935
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executor was George Brown, St. Thomas, pork packer
- sister was Kate Stilson, wife of Andrew
Stilson of Lobo Township, labourer
- sister was Jennie Brown, wife of George
Brown, St. Thomas

LNAME[ HILL
FNAME[ JAMES KEAN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 9, 1881
FILE[ 936
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executor was William Lawrence Hill, St. Thomas
- widow was Sarah Hill
CHILDREN:
- William Lawrence Hill;
- Maria A. Brophy, wife of Michael A.
Brophy of St. Thomas;
- Joseph S. Hill, City of Winfield, Kansas, U.S.A.

LNAME[ PATTERSON
FNAME[ FRANCES
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 27, 1881
FILE[ 937
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executors: Thomas Urquhart, Wallacetown, merchant; William Joseph Moore, Dunwich
SISTERS:
- Catherine A. Patterson;
- Hannah Patterson;
- Lydia Duncan, wife of Archibald
NEICES:
- Frances Maria Patterson;
- Alice S. Patterson

mention of mortgages to:
- John Patton;
- Henry Brisser and Charles Allen;
- John McCormick

LNAME[ EMMETT
FNAME[ FRANCIS LAWRENCE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 17, 1881
FILE[ 938
MFNO[ 1382 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Roberts, Yarmouth, farmer; Robert Lyon Sanderson, Sparta, physician; Jehiel Mann, who renounced
- only son was George Albert Emmett
- wife was Jane Emmett
- daughter was Sarah Jane
- says that they bought land from David 
Mandeville which is now occupied by John
Nelson Snyder and Margaret Louisa Snyder, 
and that the estate holds a mortgage on 
this land
- mention of Estheretta McCormick, wife of
William McCormick of Marlette, Michigan
- possible daughter

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 1, 1881
FILE[ 939
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Neil McLean, Wallacetown, farmer; Robert Mitchell, Southwold, farmer
CHILDREN:
- Christy;
- Mary Jane;
- Sarah;
- Neil

- nephew was Robert Mitchell - solicitor was William Joshua White, St. Thomas

LNAME[ WALKER
FNAME[ CHRISTOPHER
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ AUG 6, 1881
FILE[ 940
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executor was Ellen Walker, South
Dorchester, widow
- says that he had two children by
his first wife, but names not mentioned

LNAME[ BURKE
FNAME[ PATRICK
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 19, 1881
FILE[ 941
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a printer
- executor was the Reverend William
Flannery of St. Thomas, clergyman
- wife was Eliza Agnes Burke
SONS:
- Charles Burke;
- George Burke;
- Albert Burke
- brother was John Burke, who lived
in Dublin, Ireland
- daughter was Eliza Burke
- says that he held a mortgage from Arthur
Monahan on land in Talbotville

LNAME[ GINLEY
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 2, 1881
FILE[ 942
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a teamster
- executors: Mary Ginley, St. Thomas, widow; James Henry Still, St. Thomas, funeral agent; Daniel Ferguson, St.
Thomas, merchant

LNAME[ FORD
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JAN 9, 1881
FILE[ 943
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executor was Thomas Wilson Crothers
of St. Thomas, a creditor of the 
deceased
- widow was Elizabeth Ford, who died
April 20, 1881
- says that there were five infant 
children, the eldest 14 years old
- child number five was born after
the father's death

LNAME[ FORD
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ APR 20, 1881
FILE[ 944
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Thomas
Ford
- left five infant children
- executor was Thomas Wilson Crothers
of St. Thomas
- brother was Charles Miller
- mother was Jane Miller
- sister was Mrs. Martin Ladler
- document says that the above group
took the children at the time of the
mother's death and that they were now
residing in Lambton County and the State
of Michigan

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ AMANDA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 7, 1880
FILE[ 945
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executors: John Smith, Malahide, brother; Daniel Edgar McKinney, 
South Dorchester, brother-in-law
- father was Enoch Smith
- mother was Abigail Smith
- brother was Abram Smith
SISTERS:
- Nancy;
- Jane;
- Sarah

LNAME[ FRAINE
FNAME[ ANNE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 14, 1878
FILE[ 946
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman
- husband was Samuel Fraine of St.
Thomas, merchant tailor and administrator

LNAME[ GRANNIS
FNAME[ HENRY A.
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 22, 1881
FILE[ 947
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a "Refreshment Saloon
Keeper"
- died at Detroit Michigam
- executors: Marion Grannis, St. Thomas, widow; Edwin D. Sunderland, Detroit Michigan, coal merchant
- wife was Marion Grannis
- sister was Catharine Grannis of Gowanda, Catarangus County, New York

LNAME[ LODGE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUTTON
DATE[ SEP 20, 1881
FILE[ 948
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: James Miles Lodge, Dunwich, son; William Lodge, Southwold, nephew
- wife was Emaline Lodge
- daughter was Bertha Louisa Lodge
- daughter was Ida May Lodge
- son was James Miles Lodge
- grandson was John Lessley Lodge
- mention of the Freewill Baptist
Missionary Society

LNAME[ BLUE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 7, 1881
FILE[ 949
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- known as John Blue Junior
- widow and administrator was
Margaret Blue of Dunwich

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ DUNCAN DUGALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 28, 1881
FILE[ 950
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- lived at Lawrence Station
- executors: Catharine Campbell, Southwold, widow; Neil Dugald
Campbell, Southwold, brother
- wife was Catharine Campbell, Southwold
- son was John Campbell
- son was Lorne Campbell

LNAME[ RICH
FNAME[ CHARLES GOOD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 1, 1881
FILE[ 951
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a gaoler
- wife and administrator was Kate
Rich of St. Thomas

LNAME[ THOMPSON
FNAME[ WILLIAM JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 18, 1881
FILE[ 952
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant at Fingal
- no will
- wife and administrator was Mary
Elizabeth Thompson of Southwold

LNAME[ THOMPSON
FNAME[ WILLIAM JOHN         
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 18, 1881
FILE[ 953
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant at Fingal
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the daughter, Elsie Hughena Gelena
Thompson, 11 years old
- filed by the widow and mother, Mary
Elizabeth Thompson, November 8, 1881

LNAME[ HANVEY
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 24, 1881
FILE[ 954
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Alexander Thomas Hanvey, clerk and son; Edward Horton, St. Thomas, Esquire; Edward Hicks Welding, Yarmouth
- mention of a wife, but not named
CHILDREN:
- Alexander Thomas Hanvey;
- Eliza C. Caufield, wife of Charles;
- Jane E. Hanvey;
- William H. Hanvey

LNAME[ WALMSLEY
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 29, 1881
FILE[ 955
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a locomotive engineer
- no will
- wife and petitioner was Ellen Walmsley, St. Thomas
CHILDREN:
- Richard Walmsley;
- John Walmsley;
- Mary Ann Walmsley;
- Ellen Walmsley
- Lucy Walmsley

- all of the above described as infants

LNAME[ CHARLESWORTH
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 7, 1881
FILE[ 956
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: John Charlesworth, Toronto, government employee; Mary
Ann Pryor, St. Thomas, wife of 
Hiram Pryor, tinsmith
- wife was Ann Charlesworth
- son was William Charlesworth
- daughter was Sarah Hannett, wife
of Edward Hannett of Chicago, and
formerly the wife of George Spencer
GRANDCHILDREN:
- Arthur, son of Sarah and George Spencer;
- Samuel, son of Sarah and George Spencer;
- Isabella, daughter of Sarah and George Spencer;
- Henry, son of Sarah and George Spencer

LNAME[ MCCANN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ OCT 22, 1881
FILE[ 957
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a Methodist Minister
- executor was Archibald Todd, Walkerton, Brant Township, Bruce County
- wife was Sarah McCann
- son was William McCann
- mention of "children", but no
others named

LNAME[ BOWLBY
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 29, 1881
FILE[ 958
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: John Stacey, Southwold;
Edward Bowlby, Brook Township, Lambton
County, youngest brother
- wife was Susannah Bowlby
DAUGHTERS:
- Carlista E. Hunt;
- Ellen P. Coulter;
- Julia Travers

LNAME[ LEMON
FNAME[ CYRENIUS AXFORD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAR 10, 1879
FILE[ 959
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a carpenter
- no will
- wife and petitioner was Harriet
Anna Lemon of the Village of Bismarck, Aldborough Township

LNAME[ DRAPER
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAR 16, 1881
FILE[ 960
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executor was William Brasher of
Vienna, tailor
- son was Robert Peel Draper

LNAME[ BENTLEY
FNAME[ SOLOMON
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 29, 1881
FILE[ 961
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and petitioner was Nancy Maria
Bentley of Malahide
- says that there were ten children, but not named

LNAME[ MCCALLUM
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 22, 1881
FILE[ 961
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: William Luton, Yarmouth, farmer; Edwin Culver, Yarmouth
- nephew was Alexander McCallum, Dunwich, son of George of Dunwich
- niece was Catharine McCallum, daughter
of George of Dunwich
- wife was Jane McCallum

LNAME[ COPELAND
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ SEP 11, 1877
FILE[ 962
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and petitioner was Grace
Copeland of Malahide
- says that there were seven children, but not named

LNAME[ WAGONER
FNAME[ ELIZABETH HAGART
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ SEP 13, 1881
FILE[ 963
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Benjamin
Wagoner
- executors: William Smith, Bayham, blacksmith; Henry Stratton, Bayham
SONS: 
- William Steel Wagoner;
- Benjamin Wagoner;
- Henry Sumton Wagoner

- daughter-in-law was Heanetta Wagoner

GRANDCHILDREN:
- four children of the late Jane Steel
Sumton Shrigley;
- Anna Drian;
- Benjamin Drian;
- Ellen Jane Drian

LNAME[ DEAN
FNAME[ ANNIE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 31, 1881
FILE[ 965
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman, wife
of David
- executors: Alonzo Cook, Bayham, farmer;
Henry Berry, Bayham, farmer; Thomas G.
Hatch, Bayham, farmer
CHILDREN:
- Andrew Dean;
- ______ Dean;
- Susan;
- Elmer Jane;
- Mary;
- Cyrus Dean;
- David Dean

LNAME[ MCALPINE
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ AUG 4, 1881
FILE[ 966
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - known as Archibald McAlpine the Elder
- described as a widower
- no will
- petitioner and son was Archibald
McAlpine the Younger of Aldborough
CHILDREN:
- John McAlpine, oldest son, Bridgehampton
Township, Sanilac County, Michigan;
- Duncan McAlpine, Aldborough;
- Mary McArthur;
- Charity McPherson;
- Ann Kerr;
- Margaret Campbell, wife of Daniel, West Lorne;
- Archibald McAlpine

LNAME[ LIPSEY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 3, 1881
FILE[ 967
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a millwright
- no will
- petitioner was John Chamberlain Lindop, foundry man and creditor
- wife was Emma Lipsey, St. Thomas
CHILDREN:
- William Alexander Lipsey, London, 
accountant;
- Frances Amelia Lipsey, St. Thomas, spinster;
- Charles Henry Lipsey, St. Thomas, infant;
- Thomas C. Lipsey, United States

LNAME[ BARRETT
FNAME[ JOHN PETER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 15, 1881
FILE[ 868
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Catharine Barrett
CHILDREN:
- Milton Eugene Barrett, Westminster
Township, Middlesex County;
- James H. Barrett, Galt, Waterloo
County;
- Carey Barrett, Westminster Township, Middlesex County;
- Mary E. Charleton, wife of Abram, Yarmouth;
- Aaron Barrett, Freeport, Michigan;
- William Barrett, Ann Arbor, Michigan

- mention of three grandchildren, but not named

LNAME[ LEITH
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ DEC 28, 1881
FILE[ 969
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executor was James Anderson, Westminster
Township, Middlesex County
- mention of Isabella Morrison, wife of
James Morrison Senior, Southwold, milkman
- niece was Helen N. Leith, Brunswick, West Brunswick, Province of Victoria, spinster, daughter of late brother Alexander
- brother was William Leith, Maines of 
Glengarrick, Banffshire, Scotland
- nephew was James Leith, son of William

LNAME[ HALL
FNAME[ CHARLOTTE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 31, 1881
FILE[ 970
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executor was Henry Arkell, Port
Stanley, merchant and nephew
- brother was Henry Hall
- niece was Mrs. Hannah Phillips, widow of Ralph Phillips, Port Stanley
- niece was Mary Toomer, Corencester, Gloucester County, England, daughter
of Thomas and Elizabeth Tarling
NEPHEWS:
- Daniel Miller, Manager of the
Merchants Bank, Owen Sound;
- James Arkell, New York City;
- Thomas Arkell, St. Thomas;
- Henry Arkell, Port Stanley;
- Robert Joseph Arkell, London;
- John Hall Arkell, Aylmer

LNAME[ HALL
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 30, 1880
FILE[ 971
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Henry Arkell, Port
Stanley, merchant
- sister was Charlotte Hall
- niece was Mrs. Hannah Phillips, widow of Ralph Phillips, Port 
Stanley
- niece was Mary Toomer of Corencester, Gloucester County, England, daughter of
Thomas and Elizabeth Tarling
NEPHEWS:
- Daniel Miller, Manager, Merchants
Bank, Owen Sound;
- James Arkell, New York City;
- Thomas Arkell, St. Thomas;
- Henry Arkell, Port Stanley;
- Robert Joseph Arkell, London;
- John Hall Arkell, Aylmer

LNAME[ MCCONNELL
FNAME[ LOVENIA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 16, 1881
FILE[ 972
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- no will
- husband and petitioner was
John D. McConnell, Bayham
- petition dated January 1882

LNAME[ YEO
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 1880
FILE[ 973
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - this apparently was a petition for
the guardianship of Susan Emily Yeo
- she was 14 years old on December
31, 1881
- she was the daughter of William Yeo 
of Malahide and Serena J. Yeo
- there is a mention of a Daniel Olvey
of Mendon, Munro County, State of New
York, who was Serena Yeo's maternal uncle
- he may have died in November of 1880
- petition filed February 2, 1882

LNAME[ MELLOR
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ JAN 13, 1882
FILE[ 974
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Selena Mellor, Port Stanley;
Dugald Ferguson, Southwold, Esquire
- wife was Selena Mellor
DAUGHTERS:
- Mary Anna;
- Sarah Eliza;
- Alice Ann

LNAME[ SHIPPEY
FNAME[ CHARLES STEWART
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JAN 5, 1882
FILE[ 975
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a carpenter
- died at Bismarck or West Lorne
- executor was Archibald McLaws, 
Wallacetown, hotel keeper
- wife was Eliza Jane Shippey
SONS:
- Charles Gordon Shippey;
- James Sanford Shippey;
- William Wallace Shippey

LNAME[ STACEY
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 9, 1882
FILE[ 976
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a machinist
- wife was Ellen Stacey of Elgin
Street, St. Thomas
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed February 20, 1882
by the paternal uncle, John Stacey of
Southwold, Gentleman
CHILDREN:
- William Simpson Stacey, 17 years old;
- Eva Ann Stacey, 14 years old;
- Alice Mary Stacey, 11 years old;
- Jennie May Stacey, 4 years old

LNAME[ ROBERTS
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 5, 1881
FILE[ 977
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as an architect and engineer
- note says "Toronto - July 1878"
- executors: Thomas Roberts, Sparta, farmer; David Roberts, Toronto, architect;
Robert Roberts, Sparta, farmer
SONS:
- Thomas Roberts;
- David Roberts;
- Robert Roberts
DAUGHTERS:
- Catherine;
- Elizabeth;
- Anne

LNAME[ SHAW
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 12, 1881
FILE[ 978
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- wife and petitioner was Eliza
Shaw of Crinan Post Office, Aldborough
CHILDREN:
- Martha;
- Elijah;
- Anna Margaret;
- Charlotte;
- Julia Catherine;
- George Herbert;
- John

LNAME[ DEXTER
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ SPRINGFIELD
DATE[ FEB 27, 1882
FILE[ 979
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: John Clunas, South
Dorchester, Esquire; Daniel J.
McLachlan, Malahide, farmer; Lyman
Dexter, Springfield, farmer
SONS:
- John Wesley Dexter;
- Lyman Dexter;
- Ransom Dexter;
- George Washington Dexter
DAUGHTERS:
- Betsy Allen;
- Margaret McLachlan, wife of Daniel J.

LNAME[ MOORE
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 17, 1882
FILE[ 980
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Martias
Timothy Moore
- executors: David Harvey, brother-in-
law; William Henry Moore, St. Thomas, merchant and son; Jesse Percy Freek, St. Thomas, brick maker and son-in-law
SONS:
- Marshall F. Moore, Michigan, physician;
- Andrew J. Moore;
- Elijah Moore;
- William H. Moore
DAUGHTERS:
- Cecelia, wife of Jesse P. Freek;
- Matilda;
- Florence, wife of Robert Coon?
- Nora, wife of Edwin Decew 
GRANDCHILDREN:
- Markial James Freek;
- Florence P. Freek;
- Mabel, daughter of William H. Moore;
- Mary Irene, daughter of William H. Moore;
- Nora, daughter of Marshall F. Moore;
- Leila Blanche, daughter of Elijah Moore

- stepson was Nelson Moore

STEP GRANDCHILDREN, children of Nelson Moore:
- Ida;
- Charles Eli;
- William;
- Frederick;
- Clara;
- Mary

LNAME[ GLASGOW
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 19, 1882
FILE[ 981
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a Manufacturer
- no will
- wife and petitioner was Jane
Glasgow of Southwold
CHILDREN:
- George Glasgow, Clinton, Huron
County;
- Walter Scott Glasgow, Southwold, farmer;
- William John Glasgow, whereabouts
unknown;
- Charles Wisner Glasgow, Southwold, farmer;
- Clara Jane Glasgow, Southwold, under
21 years;
- Alvan Stuart Glasgow, Southwold, under
21 years

LNAME[ CARR
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 18, 1882
FILE[ 982
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- was residing in Winnipeg, Manitoba at
the time of his death
- executor was Amy Carr, his mother and
a widow
BROTHERS:
- George Carr;
- Fleming Carr
SISTERS:
- Roxanna Lawton, wife of George;
- Amy McPherson, wife of Archibald;
- Sarah Carr;
- Esther Carr

LNAME[ AULT
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ PORT BURWELL
DATE[ MAR 10, 1882
FILE[ 983
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Jane Lightband, Port
Burwell, wife of Thomas Lightband
of Bayham, and John Ault's housekeeper
- grandson was George Thomas 
Coulthard

LNAME[ NEWELL
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAR 16, 1882
FILE[ 984
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a carriage maker
- executor was Samuel Henry Walker, Aylmer, merchant
- wife was Selina Newell
- mention of six children, infants
- mention of seven brothers
- father dead
BROTHERS:
- William James Newell, Aylmer, carriage
maker;
- John Newell, Malahide, blacksmith;
- Charles Newell, Malahide, farmer;
- Robert Newell, Malahide, labourer;
- Joseph Newell, Malahide, labourer;
- Thomas Newell, Malahide, labourer;
- Wallace Newell, Alvinston, Lambton
County, labourer

LNAME[ FERGUSON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 13, 1882  
FILE[ 985
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed by Catherine
Ferguson, widow of James
CHILDREN:
- John, over 21 years;
- Duncan, over 21 years;
- Mary Jane, over 21 years;
- Frank Fisher, over 21 years;
- Solomon, 20 years;
- Agnes Ann, 18 years;
- James Alexander, 15 years;
- Catherine Victoria, 13 years;
- David William, 10 years

LNAME[ FERGUSON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 13, 1882
FILE[ 986
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was his widow, Catherine
Ferguson of Yarmouth

LNAME[ MCCAFFREY
FNAME[ BERNARD WILLIAM
RESID[ DUTTON
DATE[ NOV 13, 1881
FILE[ 987
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a tailor and a widower
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- petitioner and executor was William
Flannery of St. Thomas, parish priest and
friend of the children
- other executors were John Henry Wilson, physician, St. Thomas, and Colin Munro, Sheriff, St. Thomas
CHILDREN:
- Benjamin McCaffrey, 10 years old;
- Catherine McCaffrey, 8 years old;
- John McCaffrey, 6 years old;
- William McCaffrey, 4 years old

- all the children described as living in Dunwich Township

LNAME[ MCCAFFREY
FNAME[ BERNARD WILLIAM
RESID[ DUTTON
DATE[ NOV 13, 1881
FILE[ 988
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a tailor and a widower
- executor was William Flannery, Parish
Priest, St. Thomas
CHILDREN:
- Benjamin McCaffrey;
- Catherine McCaffrey;
- John McCaffrey;
- William McCaffrey

LNAME[ NORTON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 28, 1881
FILE[ 989
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was Mary Norton of Yarmouth
- sureties or bond holders were David
Norton and George Washington Littlejohn

LNAME[ NEWELL
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAR 13, 1882
FILE[ 990
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a wagon maker
- executor was John Glanville Billet
of Aylmer, bank manager
- Billet was apparently in charge of
money received from the London Masonic
Mutual Benefit Association

LNAME[ LOWRY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAR 26, 1882
FILE[ 991
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - died in the City of Toronto
- executors: Jane Lowry, Aldborough, John's wife and widow; Donald McLean, Aldborough, his neighbour; Laughlin
Patterson, Aldborough, his friend
CHILDREN:
- Eliza;
- Martha, wife of Charles Ashby;
- David;
- James

LNAME[ WILSON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ APR 5, 1882
FILE[ 992
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: John Wilson, Aldborough,
son; Thomas Ford, Aldborough
- wife said to be still living, but
not named
SONS:
- James, who has a son;
- John;
- George
DAUGHTERS:
- Henryetta Louisa, married with children;
- Amey;
- Jeanette;
- Annie
- mention of Mary Anne Skidmore and her 
children, William Skidmore, Hannah and Lena

LNAME[ PRICHARD
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ SEP 12, 1880
FILE[ 993
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Sarah Sophia Prichard, South Dorchester, Benjamin's widow;
Benjamin Hayden Prichard, 19 years
old and still a minor, living in 
Michigan
CHILDREN:
- Benjamin Hayden Prichard;
- Rowland Prichard;
- Ambrose Prichard;
- Mary Sophia;
- Ruth K.

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 11, 1877
FILE[ 994
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executor was Margaret Gillies
Campbell, Dugald Campbell's widow
CHILDREN:
- James;
- Duncan;
- Margaret;
- Archibald;
- Mary Bell

- brother was James Campbell - along with Archibald McTavish, James Campbell was appointed to be guardian of the children if anything should happen to Margaret - the will was witnessed by Archibald Campbell and John Campbell

LNAME[ GARNER
FNAME[ GEORGE ALEXANDER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 14, 1882
FILE[ 995
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Mary Ann Garner, George's
widow, Malahide; James VanSlyke, 
Malahide; Theodore Berdan, Malahide

LNAME[ HAWKINS
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 8, 1882
FILE[ 996
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a gardener and a
bachelor
- petitioner was Deborah Hawkins, St. Thomas, his widowed mother
- brother was John Charles Hawkins
- brother was Fred Frost Hawkins

LNAME[ STACEY
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 9, 1882
FILE[ 997
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a machinist
- wife and petitioner was Ellen
Ann Stacey, St. Thomas
CHILDREN:
- William Simpson Stacey;
- Eva Ann Stacey;
- Alice McVey Stacey;
- Jennie May Stacey

- guardianship of the children was granted to John Stacey of Southwold, Gentleman and paternal uncle

LNAME[ ATKINS
FNAME[ FRANK
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 28, 1882
FILE[ 998
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a labourer and unmarried
- died in Townsend Township, Norfolk
County
- brother and petitioner was Tom Atkins
of St. Thomas

LNAME[ BAGNALL
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 12, 1882
FILE[ 999
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- petitioner and son was Hosea Bagnall
of Yarmouth
- mention of a daughter, but not named

LNAME[ KEARNS
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 7, 1882
FILE[ 1000 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Elihu Marsh, Yarmouth, farmer and a member of the Society of
Friends; John Callard, chemist and druggist
at Sparta
- wife was Katharine Kearns
"WIFE'S DAUGHTERS":
- Mary Jane White, wife of Joseph, Malahide;
- Thurza Ann Millard, wife of Noah, Malahide

- son was Granville Kearns, Austin Post Office, Moore County, Minnesota NOTE: The will was dated 1879, and in 1882 John Callard was in London.

LNAME[ MOORE
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAR 1, 1882
FILE[ 1001 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- wife and petitioner was Caroline 
Moore of South Dorchester
- son was Ernest Lorenzo Moore
- son was Frank Wilbert Moore

LNAME[ SOPER
FNAME[ ELLEN JANE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 17, 1870
FILE[ 1002 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the daughter filed May 23, 1882
- petitioner was the maternal grandmother
Susan Griffin of Bayham, widow of Sanders
Griffin
- Ellen Jane Soper's husband was John H.
Soper
- Ellen Jane Soper's daughter was Ellen
Jane Soper, who was 11 years old on 
April 1, 1881

LNAME[ MIDFORTH
FNAME[ ISABELLA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 18, 1882
FILE[ 1003 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of John
Midforth, Engineer
- died at Detroit, Michigan
- executor was Colin MacDougall of
St. Thomas, Esquire
- son was William Midforth
- mention of a child, Jennie
- mention of Elizabeth Worth, wife
of William of St. Thomas
- mention of the Bible Christian 
Church on John Street

LNAME[ BAGNALL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 2, 1882
FILE[ 1004 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executor was John Hambly, late
of the Township of King, York County, now of Malahide
- daughter was Mary Rosetta Hambly, wife of John
- granddaughter was Eva Ann Leeson, daughter of Mary Rosetta
- nephew was James Bagnall, son of
Hosea

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ SYLVIA
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAR 26, 1882
FILE[ 1005 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Walter Edgar Murray, Aylmer, Conveyancer; William 
Warnock Jr., Aylmer, Broker
CHILDREN:
- Samuel J. Brown;
- Hiram J. Brown;
- Nancy Brown;
- Elsie Brown;
- Mary Brown;
- Dorcas Brown;
- Betsy Brown

- granddaughter was Martha S. Kemp

LNAME[ CRANE
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAY 30, 1882
FILE[ 1006 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: George Crane, Dunwich, carpenter; Benjamin Crane, son
- wife was Mary Crane
SONS:
- Benjamin Crane;
- George Crane;
- William Crane;
- Peter Crane;
- John Crane

LNAME[ ROBINS
FNAME[ WALTER
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 21, 1882
FILE[ 1007 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Nancy
Robins of Yarmouth

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAY 2, 1882
FILE[ 1008 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- wife and petitioner was Nancy
Campbell of Dunwich

LNAME[ EMPEY
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ AUG 5, 1881
FILE[ 1009 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executor was Adam Empey, South
Dorchester, farmer
- husband was Adam Empey
- son was Andrew Empey
- daughter was Isabella Evaline 
Empey

LNAME[ COLE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ NEBRASKA
DATE[ SEP 22, 1881
FILE[ 1010 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- lived in the County of Dawson, State of Nebraska
- formerly lived in Dunwich
- wife was Mary Ann Cole of Dawson
County, Nebraska, formerly of Dunwich
CHILDREN:
- Daniel Cole, Dawson County, Nebraska, formerly of Dunwich;
- Elizabeth Mills, wife of John;
- George W. Cole;
- John H. Cole;
- Mary Isabella Dodge, wife of William O.;
- James A. Cole;
- Douglas Cole;
- Percy A. Cole

LNAME[ BENTON
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ OHIO
DATE[ FEB 1878
FILE[ 1011 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- lived in Seville, Medina County, Ohio
- granddaughter was Lelah Ruth Benton, 14 years old on March 10, 1882, and the
daughter of Rosamond Ruth Benton of
St. Thomas
- Rosamond was the widow of Corydon E.
Benton of St. Thomas, Master Mechanic
for the Canada Southern Railway and a
son of Sarah Benton
- this seems to have been a petition for
the guardianship of Lelah Ruth Benton filed
by Rosamond Ruth Benton on September 1, 1882

LNAME[ BAKER
FNAME[ ELIZA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ FEB 1866
FILE[ 1012 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Samuel
Judson Baker
- died in Yarmouth
- no will
- this was a petition for the guardianship
of the children filed in September 1882
- petitioner was the husband, Samuel Judson
Baker, farmer, Malahide
CHILDREN:
- Marshall Baker;
- John Baker;
- Eliza Matilda Baker, who was 20 years
old on March 2, 1881;
- Lydia Rose Baker, who was 17 years old
on August 1, 1881

LNAME[ SECORD
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 15, 1882
FILE[
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a bachelor
- no folio number
- no will
BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
- Warren Secord, Yarmouth;
- Albert Secord, St. Thomas, Gentleman;
- Charles Secord, Crystal City, Manitoba, Merchant;
- John Henry Secord, Yarmouth, Gentleman;
- Matilda Couse, wife of Ensey Couse, Yarmouth;
- Leta Eliza Baker

- sister-in-law was Pamelia Ann Secord, widow, Aylmer. She was the widow of William Secord, late of Lucknow, Bruce County, Merchant. William died in 1866. - niece was Mary Jeanetta Secord, Aylmer, spinster, daughter of William Secord - mention of a child of William Secord, unidentified, which died ca. 1876

LNAME[ BAGNALL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 2, 1882
FILE[ 1013 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the granddaughter, Eva Ann Leeson, filed in September 1882
- Eva Ann was 15 years old at this time
- petitioner and mother was Mary Rosetta
Hambly, Malahide, wife of John

LNAME[ MCINTOSH
FNAME[ ANGUS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 8, 1882
FILE[ 1014 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executor was Sarah McIntosh, Southwold
- wife was Sarah McIntosh

LNAME[ WILLSON
FNAME[ GEORGE GILLMAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 9, 1882
FILE[ 1015 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Phoebe
Selina Willson, Southwold

LNAME[ SHAIN
FNAME[ ELIAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 6, 1882
FILE[ 1016 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Stacey, St. Thomas, Merchant; Margaret Shain, Yarmouth;
John Gregory, Yarmouth
- wife was Margaret Shain
CHILDREN:
- Mary Scott, wife of William, North
Dorchester, Middlesex County;
- Anna Bella Shain;
- Margaret Matilda Shain;
- James Shain;
- Hiram Shain;
- Wellington Shain;
- Albert Franklin Shain

LNAME[ UNDERWOOD
FNAME[ HANNAH E.
RESID[ CHICAGO
DATE[ APR 5, 1881
FILE[ 1017 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - formerly lived in Bayham Township
- executor was Daniel C. Wigley, Kalamazoo, County of Kalamazoo, Michigan, General Merchant
- son was Lynn Richards Underwood, minor

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ COLIN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 2, 1880
FILE[ 1018 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Archibald McIntyre, St. Thomas, Inspector of Licences;
Catherine McIntyre, who died September
26, 1882; Dugald D. Campbell
- wife was Catherine McIntyre, who
died September 26, 1882
CHILDREN:
- Neil McIntyre;
- Angus McIntyre;
- Colin McIntyre;
- John McIntyre;
- Isabel McIntyre

LNAME[ MCNEIL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 18, 1882
FILE[ 1019 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Bryan O'Hara, Yarmouth;
Charles King, Yarmouth
DAUGHTERS:
- Bridget McNeil;
- Catherine McNeil;
- Sarah McNeil;
- Margaret McNeil

- adopted son was Bryan O'Hara - mention of unnamed grandchildren, children of late daughter Mary, wife of Henry McVey

LNAME[ RAMSAY
FNAME[ JAMES MCQUEEN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 20, 1882
FILE[ 1020 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - petitioner and wife was Mary Ramsay 
of Southwold
CHILDREN:
- Agnes Marr;
- Jessie Ramsay;
- Neil McQueen Ramsay;
- Mary Catherine Ramsay;
- Sarah Margaret Ramsay

LNAME[ OLDFIELD
FNAME[ JONAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 21, 1882
FILE[ 1021 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - petitioner and wife was
Clementine Oldfield of Southwold

LNAME[ BAILEY
FNAME[ JESSE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 4, 1882
FILE[ 1022 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: William Bradver Cole, Yarmouth; Darius Bailey, Yarmouth, son
- wife was Elizabeth Bailey
- son was Albert Luscombe Bailey
- son-in-law was Isaac H. Smith
DAUGHTERS:
- Eliza Ann Mills;
- Emma Elizabeth Hilborn;
- Hannah Jerusha Smith;
- Alma Selissa Vail

LNAME[ DYMOCK
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ OCT 8, 1876
FILE[ 1023 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Ellen Dymock, Aldborough;
Thomas Dymock, Aldborough, farmer and
son
- wife was Ellen Dymock
CHILDREN:
- Thomas Dymock;
- Ellen Dymock;
- Catherine Agnes Dymock;
- James Dymock;
- William Dymock;
- John Dymock

LNAME[ GOING
FNAME[ FREDERICK B.
RESID[ ST. THOMAS     
DATE[ OCT 17, 1882
FILE[ 1024 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a Physician and
Surgeon
- executor was William Weldon, St.
Thomas, Gentleman and Store Keeper
- sister was Eliza Going, County
Tipperary, Ireland

LNAME[ CHARLTON
FNAME[ ABRAM
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 7, 1879
FILE[ 1025 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executor was Amos Charlton, South
Dorchester
CHILDREN:
- Miles Charlton, South Dorchester;
- Hiram Charlton;
- Amos Charlton;
- Merrit Charlton;
- Sarah Deo

LNAME[ SECORD
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 15, 1882
FILE[ 1026 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bachelor
- petitioner and brother was John Henry
Secord, Yarmouth, Gentleman
BROTHERS:
- Warren Secord, Yarmouth;
- Albert Secord, St. Thomas, Gentleman;
- Charles Secord, Crystal City, Manitoba, Merchant;
- John Henry Secord, Yarmouth, Gentleman

- sister was Matilda Couse, wife of Ensley - sister-in-law was Pamelia Ann Secord of Aylmer, widow of William Secord, who was a merchant at Lucknow, Bruce County, and died in 1866 - neice was Jeanette Secord, Aylmer, spinster, daughter of William - mention of an unidentified child of William which died circa 1876 - mention of Samuel Judson Baker of Malahide, widower of Eliza, sister of David Secord CHILDREN OF ELIZA AND JUDSON BAKER: - Marshall Baker; - John Baker; - Eliza Matilda Baker; - Lydia Rose Baker

LNAME[ BARCLAY
FNAME[ MARGARET
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 23, 1882
FILE[ 1027 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- formerly lived in Oakville
- executor was John Barclay of Oakville, Halton County, merchant and oldest 
brother
- sister was Mrs. Jane Gooden of
Aldborough
BROTHERS:
- Patrick Barclay;
- John Barclay;
- Mathew Barclay;
- Francis Barclay

LNAME[ NICOLL
FNAME[ RICHARD BRADON
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 13, 1882
FILE[ 1028 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Edwin Nicoll, Southwold, son; Robert Brimer, son-in-law;
William Nicoll, nephew; Edward
Horton
- wife was Lucy Nicoll
CHILDREN:
- Frederick Nicoll;
- Albert Nicoll;
- Elizabeth Brimer, wife of Robert;
- Edwin Nicoll
- granddaughter was Eva Nicoll, daughter
of the late George Nicoll

LNAME[ LANE
FNAME[ WILLIAM WALTER
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ OCT 24, 1882
FILE[ 1029 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - died at Grand Rapids, Michigan
- no will
- petitioner and wife was Henrietta
Lane, South Dorchester
- mention of one child, but not
identified

LNAME[ FOSTER
FNAME[ MARY ANN
RESID[ SPRINGFIELD
DATE[ NOV 11, 1882
FILE[ 1030 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Oliver
Foster
- executors: William James Crawford, Springfield, blacksmith; Margaret 
Dillon
- husband was Oliver Foster
CHILDREN:
- William James Crawford;
- Mary Elizabeth Allen, wife of Walter;
- Charles Crawford;
- Thomas Crawford;
- Margaret Dillon

LNAME[ NETHERCOTT
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 7, 1882
FILE[ 1031 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - was the Post Master at Eden
- executor was Charles Frederick Nethercott, Bayham
- wife was Eliza Nethercott
- son was Charles Frederick Nethercott
- daughter was Emily Nethercott
- mention of other children, but not
identified

LNAME[ WELDON
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ TYRCONNELL
DATE[ NOV 3, 1882
FILE[ 1032 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a school teacher
- executors: John Pearce, Senior, Dunwich;
Alexander Church, Dunwich, carpenter
MENTION OF:
- Canadian Methodist Missionary Society
for Indian Missions;
- American Millenial Association, Boston, Massachussetts;
- Mary Payson, widow;
- Alexander Church;
- John Church;
- William Church;
- Eliza Bobier;
- Sarah Jane Cutler;
- Mary Evans;
- Eliza Ann Evans;
- Mary Jane Wheatly;
- Sarah Schultz;
- Terese Evans;
- Richard Evans;
- Mary Ann Church, daughter of Andrew Church, deceased;
- William Church, son of Andrew Church, deceased

LNAME[ WILLSON
FNAME[ GEORGE GILLMAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 9, 1882
FILE[ 1033 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed in December 1882
- petitioner and wife was Phoebe Selina
Willson of Southwold
- father was Jephthah Willson, 77 years old
CHILDREN:
- Nora Jane Willson, 17 years old;
- Orlin Elthan Willson, 14 years old;
- Colin Welbra Neil Willson, 12 years old;
- Ethel Maretta Willson, 5 months old

LNAME[ HOUSE
FNAME[ FREDERICK
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 9, 1882
FILE[ 1034 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Jacob German McNee, East Nissouri Township, Oxford
County, farmer; George Petrie, North Oxford Township, Oxford 
County, farmer
- mention of a wife, but not identified
CHILDREN:
- John House;
- Melissa Gainer;
- Eliza Ellen Snyder;
- Mary House

LNAME[ BOBIER
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ NOV 3, 1882
FILE[ 1035 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of John Bobier, Dunwich
- died in Southwold Township
- executors: William Henry Meek, Southwold, brother; James Meek, Southwold, brother
- son was John Black

LNAME[ WARD
FNAME[ WALTER
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 17, 1882
FILE[ 1036 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Luther E. Ward, Malahide, brother; Walter Edgar Murray, Aylmer, 
who renounced
- wife was Rachel S. Ward

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ JANET
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ NOV 14, 1882
FILE[ 1037 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - identified as the widow of Dugald
McIntyre
- executors: Donald D. Gillies, 
Aldborough; Archibald Thompson, Aldborough
CHILDREN:
- Dugald McIntyre;
- Duncan McIntyre;
- Angus McIntyre;
- Jane McCallum, wife of Zachonah;
- Margaret Foy;
- Janet Livingston, Cass City, Tuscola
County, Michigan;
- Isabel Baker;
- Margaret McIntyre, Wayne Post Office, Wayne County, Michigan

- mention of John Baker, son of Isabel Baker, who was deceased, and who lived in Bay City, Michigan - mention of William A. Baker, widower, who also lived in Bay City, Michigan - daughter-in-law was Margaret, wife of Donald McIntyre - daughter-in-law was Selina, wife of Dugald McIntyre - Jane McCallum was deceased, and had two daughters, Sarah and Euphemia, who lived at Iona Station - mention of Elizabeth Henderson, wife of William, Iona Station - mention of Jennie Preston, wife of William, Iona Station - mention of Christy McCallum, Iona Station

LNAME[ MCKAY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 5, 1882
FILE[ 1038 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - was the Clerk of Elgin County
- executors: William McKay, St. Marys, Perth County, Ontario, Doctor of Medicine;
Kenneth Weir McKay, St. Thomas, medical
student; Susan McKay, St. Thomas, widow
- wife was Susan McKay
- son was William McKay
- son was Kenneth McKay

LNAME[ BELL
FNAME[ AMELIA BARTON
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ SEP 12, 1881
FILE[ 1039 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Martha Celena Bell, Bayham, spinster; Abishai Morse, Smithville, Lincoln County, Esquire;
Thomas Jenkins the Elder, Vienna, merchant
- son was John A. Bell
- son was Milton L. Bell
- daughter was Martha Celena Bell
- daughter was Sarah Theresa Wright
GRANDCHILDREN:
- W. Axford Bell;
- James P. Bell;
- Eliza;
- Theador A. Bell;
- John Bell Junior;
- Emma

LNAME[ RYCKMAN
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 25, 1882
FILE[ 1040 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: Lucinda Jane Ryckman, Isaac's widow; James Hewey Yarwood, Yarmouth; Charles Franklin Ryckman, Yarmouth
CHILDREN:
- Augusta Evaline;
- Estella May, youngest child;
- Isaac Melour;
- George Byron;
- John Golen;
- Charles Franklin;
- Phoebe Jane;
- Melinda Adeline;
- Mary Jane

LNAME[ MANDEVILLE
FNAME[ MARGARET JANE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAY 1, 1878
FILE[ 1041 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- no will
- executor was Anna Mandeville, widow, Yarmouth, her mother
- mention of William Henry Mandeville
of Southwold, her brother
- mention of Mina Mandeville
- mention of other brothers and sisters
but not identified

LNAME[ WATSON
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 31, 1882
FILE[ 1042 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executor was James Morrison Glenn
of St. Thomas, barrister-at-law
SONS:
- David James;
- William Edwin;
- John

- daughter was Florence - stepdaughter was Georgina Ambridge

LNAME[ SQUANCE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 10, 1882
FILE[ 1043 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer
- executor was Eliza Squance, St. Thomas, his widow
SONS:
- John Courtney Squance;
- James Baldwin Squance;
- Abraham Baldwin Squance

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ CALVIN
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ DEC 7, 1882
FILE[ 1044 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executor was Emaline Brown, Aylmer, his widow
- son was Edward T. Brown
- son was Maitland Brown
- daughter was Mircella Barr

LNAME[ HOSKINS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JAN 15, 1883
FILE[ 1045 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - executors: David Wismer, son-in-law, Aldborough; Robert Graham, Aldborough
- son-in-law was David Wismer, who was
married to Sarah
- son-in-law was Nathaniel Lusty, who
was married to Mary
- wife was Sarah Hoskins
- son was Theophilius Hoskins
- son was John Hoskins
- brother was Charles Hoskins of England

LNAME[ SECORD
FNAME[ ALBERT
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ DEC 17, 1882
FILE[ 1046 
MFNO[ 1383 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a harness maker
- executor was Loretta Secord of
Aylmer, his widow
CHILDREN:
- Bertha Helena;
- William Albert;
- Ada Adelia;
- Frederick Austin

LNAME[ MOORE
FNAME[ GEORGE KING
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ DEC 25, 1882
FILE[ 1047 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a miller
- executor was George W. Ling, 
Wallacetown, Physician
- mention of George W. Netherclift, Village of Blenheim, Kent County
- neice was Zara Moore, Village of
Union, Elgin County, spinster

LNAME[ DUFF
FNAME[ REBECCA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 29, 1883
FILE[ 1048 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman
- executor was William Duff, shoemaker, her lawful husband
- there were no children

LNAME[ DOUGHERTY
FNAME[ SUSAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 14, 1882
FILE[ 1049 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was Adelia Melvina Claris, St. Thomas, daughter, and wife of John
Allworth Claris
CHILDREN:
- Adelia Melvina Claris;
- Albert Dougherty;
- Charles Dougherty;
- Henry Dougherty;
- Hugh Dougherty;
- John Dougherty;
- Margaret Hunt, wife of Thomas;
- Eliza Horton, wife of Andrew;
- Mary Jane McLean, wife of Neil;
- Caroline Silcox, wife of William

LNAME[ O'CONNOR
FNAME[ PATRICK
RESID[ BUFFALO, NEW YORK
DATE[ OCT 14, 1882
FILE[ 1050 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a brakeman
- died at Hagersville, Haldimand
County
- executor was Mary Ann O'Connor
of Raleigh Township, County of Kent, his lawful widow

LNAME[ WILLIS
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAR 5, 1883
FILE[ 1051 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Mungo MacNab, South
Dorchester; John McCallum, North
Dorchester
- mention of wife and daughters, but not identified
- grandson was Sidney Willis

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ ALEXANDER C.
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ FEB 26, 1879
FILE[ 1052 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a merchant
- died in London, Ontario
- executor was Jane Brown of Aylmer, his widow
CHILDREN:
- Ida May Brown;
- Clara Dolene Brown;
- Charles Dickens Brown;
- Effie Jane Brown

LNAME[ LUCAS
FNAME[ MARGARET
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 14, 1883
FILE[ 1053 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - was the wife of Eli Lucas, carpenter
- executor was Samuel Smith, St. Thomas
- first husband was deceased
- daughter was Mary Eliza Doan
- son was Ernest Wright Doan

LNAME[ SANDERS
FNAME[ MOSES NORTHRUP
RESID[ STRAFFORDVILLE
DATE[ DEC 19, 1882
FILE[ 1054 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a merchant
- executors: Susan Sanders, Straffordville, widow; Thomas Sanders, Aylmer, butcher
- wife was Susan Sanders
- son was James F. Sanders
- son was Amaret Sanders
- brother was Thomas Sanders

LNAME[ STACEY
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 20, 1883
FILE[ 1055 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a blacksmith
- executors: William Hill, Yarmouth, farmer; Thomas Stacey, St. Thomas, merchant
- mention of a wife, but not named
- mention of two children, but not
named

LNAME[ PARTLOW
FNAME[ SUSANNAH
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JAN 5, 1883
FILE[ 1056 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
CHILDREN:
- Sarah Ash, wife of Joseph, South
Dorchester;
- George Partlow, Brooke Township, Lambton County;
- Hiram Partlow, Bear Grove County, Iowa;
- Margaret Adams, wife of George, Malahide;
- Isaiah Partlow, Malahide, labourer;
- Frances Partlow, Aylmer, spinster

LNAME[ PAGE
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 10, 1883
FILE[ 1057 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: William Swayze, Yarmouth;
Robert L. Sanderson, Yarmouth, physician;
Mary Jane Page, Yarmouth, widow
- wife was Mary Jane Page
CHILDREN:
- Kenneth J. Page;
- Emma Page;
- Genoa Page;
- Rowned Page
- Jesse Page

GRANDCHILDREN:
- Genoa Jane Page, daughter of Jesse;
- Byron James Page, son of Jesse

LNAME[ PHILP
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ METCALFE TOWNSHIP
DATE[ DEC 16, 1882
FILE[ 1058 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - lived in Metcalfe Township, Middlesex
County
- no will
- petitioner and wife was Mary Margaret
Philp, Yarmouth Township
- mention of Clara May Philp, 7 years old

LNAME[ MCALPEN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 4, 1883
FILE[ 1059 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Abram Waugh, Southwold;
Archibald McAlpen, Southwold; Dougall
McCall
- brother was Archibald McAlpin
CHILDREN:
- Duncan McAlpin;
- John McAlpin;
- Mary Waugh;
- Catherine Hill;
- Jannet McAlpin;
- Margaret McAlpin;
- Sarah McAlpin;
- Betsey McAlpin;
- P.A. McAlpin

LNAME[ ORRIS
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ AUG 18, 1874
FILE[ 1060 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- husband and petitioner was William Orris
- died at Komoka, Middlesex County

LNAME[ SHARON
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 30, 1883
FILE[ 1061 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Sturgeon Sharon, St. Thomas, Gentleman; Anne Sharon
- wife was Ann Sharon
CHILDREN:
- Frederick Hugh Amherst Sharon;
- Eliza Ann Sharon;
- Sarah Ellen Sharon;
- Frances Harriett Sharon;
- Margaret Clarissa Sharon;
- Thomas Sturgeon Sharon;
- John Sutton Sharon

LNAME[ MULHOLLAND
FNAME[ CHARLES GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAR 21, 1883
FILE[ 1062 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- wife and petitioner was Harriet 
Mulholland

LNAME[ WILLSON
FNAME[ HENRY BOUGHNER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAY 15, 1883
FILE[ 1063 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- grandfather and petitioner was 
Mordecai Willson, Southwold
- parents deceased
- mention of three half-sisters
living near Newberry

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ SEPTYMINEUS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 1, 1883
FILE[ 1064 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Bruce Davis, Yarmouth;
Jeheil Mann, St. Thomas, Barrister;
George Misener, Yarmouth
- wife was Mary Davis
CHILDREN:
- James N. Davis;
- Naomi McCall;
- Amelia Misener, wife of George;
- Sarah McCordic;
- Mary Love;
- Bruce Davis;
- Hosea Davis;
- Lathrup Davis, who was married to 
Sarah

LNAME[ LUCAS
FNAME[ MARGARET
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 14, 1883
FILE[ 1065 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Eli Lucas, carpenter
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed June 11, 1883
- petitioner was Samuel Smith
CHILDREN:
- Mary Eliza Doan, 14 years old;
- Ernest Wright Doan, 10 years old

- these were the children of Leander Byron Doan, who died in 1876

LNAME[ SHUPE
FNAME[ JOHN WASHINGTON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 9, 1881
FILE[ 1066 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a carpenter
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed in June 1883
- petitioner was the widow, Mandana Shupe
of Fingal
CHILDREN:
- Elan Roy Shupe, 3 years, 6 months;
- George Vernal Shupe, 21 months

LNAME[ MUTH
FNAME[ MARTIN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 29, 1883
FILE[ 1067 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Edmund Andrew Muth, Yarmouth; John Weir, Yarmouth
CHILDREN:
- Edmund Andrew Muth;
- Catherine Muth;
- Clara Allen Muth;
- Martin Muth;
- Annie Muth;
- Thomas Muth, deceased

LNAME[ HAMILTON
FNAME[ NORMAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 31, 1881
FILE[ 1068 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Hannah Hamilton, who died
June 14, 1883
CHILDREN:
- Mary Eliza Smith, wife of William, Southwold;
- Margaret Ellen Hamilton;
- Maria Jane Hamilton;
- Amy Hamilton

- all the children said to be under 21 years - brother and petitioner was James Hamilton of Southwold, farmer - another brother, and the oldest, was Samuel Hamilton

LNAME[ HAMILTON
FNAME[ NORMAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 31, 1881
FILE[ 1069 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - wife was Hannah Hamilton, who died
June 14, 1883
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed in July, 1883
- brother and petitioner was James
Hamilton of Southwold, farmer
CHILDREN:
- Mary Eliza Smith, wife of William, Southwold, 18 years old;
- Margaret Ellen Hamilton, 14 years old;
- Maria Jane Hamilton, 12 years old;
- Amy Hamilton, 7 years old

LNAME[ LEVER
FNAME[ JAMES JOHN ASPENALL
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 30, 1883
FILE[ 1070 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Minister
- died in the Township of Houghton, Norfolk County
- wife and petitioner was Sarah
Lever, Township of Middleton, Norfolk
County
- mention of two infant children, but
not identified

LNAME[ HODGKINSON
FNAME[ PHILIP
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ APR 26, 1883
FILE[ 1071 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- no will
- wife and petitioner was Elizabeth
Hodgkinson

LNAME[ HEMPHILL
FNAME[ MARY ANN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 24, 1883
FILE[ 1072 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- petitioner and oldest son was Thomas
Robert Hemphill, Toronto, Gentleman

LNAME[ SHELDON
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 7, 1883
FILE[ 1073 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as an inn keeper
- petitioner and wife was Annie Sheldon, St. Thomas

LNAME[ MCLELLAN
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
DATE[ SEP 18, 1877
FILE[ 1074 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- lived at Minneapolis, Minnesota
- described as a Gentleman and a 
bachelor
- died at Chattanooga, Tennessee
- petitioners: Coll McLellan, Glendine, Montana, farmer; Daniel Sinclair, St.
Thomas, livery stable keeper
- brother was Coll McLellan
- sister was Catherine McLellan, now
Finkle, Moorhead, Minnesota
NIECES AND NEPHEWS:
- John Partridge, Evansville, Minnesota;
- Mackey Partridge, Evansville, Minnesota;
- Margaret E.J. McLellan, St. Thomas;
- Dugald James McLellan, St. Thomas;
- Leslie Welter, Manitoba;
- Lavina Welter, Norwich, Oxford County

- nieces and nephews described as children of deceased sisters and brothers

LNAME[ MOORE
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 2, 1883
FILE[ 1075 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executor was Elizabeth Moore, Bayham
- wife was Elizabeth Moore
CHILDREN:
- David Moore;
- Thomas Moore;
- Edward Moore;
- Mary Jane, wife of Arthur Chambers;
- Ellen, wife of Joseph Forbes;
- John Moore;
- Solomon Moore;
- Alexander Moore;
- Robert Moore;
- Albert Moore, deceased

- grandson was James L. Moore, son of Albert Moore, deceased

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 7, 1883
FILE[ 1076 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Duncan Turner, Southwold, farmer; Dugald McColl, Southwold, farmer;
Mary McIntyre, Southwold
- wife was Mary McIntyre
CHILDREN:
- George Augustus McIntyre;
- Daniel James McIntyre;
- Catherine Ann McIntyre;
- Mary Jane McIntyre;
- John Albert McIntyre

LNAME[ NEIL
FNAME[ ELIZA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 31, 1882
FILE[ 1077 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- petitioner and mother was Eliza Neil, St. Thomas, married woman, wife of 
Robert Neil, Plymouth, Indiana
- note says that Robert deserted his
wife and family about 20 years ago and
went to the U.S.A. He married in the
U.S.A. and has a family.

LNAME[ MCBRIDE
FNAME[ NEIL D.
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 12, 1883
FILE[ 1078 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- lived on Shackleton Street
- executor was Margaret McBride, Dunwich, spinster and sister
- cousin was Lilley McBride
- nephew was Dugald Tollman, son of
sister May
- nephew was Dugald McLean, son of
sister Christie

LNAME[ SALMON
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 1, 1883
FILE[ 1079 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer and a bachelor
- petitioner and brother was Alexander
Salmon, Dunwich, farmer
- oldest brother was William Salmon

LNAME[ BOBIER
FNAME[ JOSHUA
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 23, 1883
FILE[ 1080 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed in September, 1883
- petitioner and wife was Elizabeth
Bobier, Dunwich
CHILDREN:
- says that there are seven over 21
years, not named;
- Elizabeth Bobier, 19 years old, 
February 7, 1883;
- Margaret Bobier, 17 years old, May 29, 1883;
- Henry Bobier, 12 years old, February
1, 1883

LNAME[ BOBIER
FNAME[ JOSHUA
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ AUG 23, 1883
FILE[ 1081 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Elizabeth
Bobier, Dunwich

LNAME[ POUND
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 11, 1883
FILE[ 1082 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of David
Pound
- executors: Amos Rogers, Malahide;
Robert Abell, Malahide
- sister was Sarah Harrott
- nephew was William Henry Harrott
- sister was Hope Thayer
- "brother" was Jeremiah Harrott

LNAME[ BURNS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ MISSOURI, U.S.A.
DATE[ JUN 19, 1883
FILE[ 1083 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - lived at Canton, County of Lewis, Missouri
- described as a Gentleman
- petitioner and oldest brother was
John Burns of St. Thomas, Gentleman
BROTHERS:
- John Burns, St. Thomas, Gentleman;
- Edward Burns, Decompte, Bayou Bocuffco, Louisiana

- sister was Maria Mapes, Fulsom Dale, Wyoming County, New York NIECES: - Ellen Brady, Chatham, Ontario; - Charlotte Brady, Chatham, Ontario; - Harriett Brady, Chatham, Ontario

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ DOUGALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 23, 1878
FILE[ 1084 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - petitioner and wife was Mary McIntyre,
Southwold
- executor was Dugald Ferguson, who 
renounced
CHILDREN:
- Angus McIntyre;
- Neil McIntyre;
- Colin McIntyre;
- James McIntyre;
- Sarah McIntyre

LNAME[ BENTLEY
FNAME[ JACOB
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 11, 1883
FILE[ 1085 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Elizabeth Bentley, Bayham;
George H. Backhouse
- wife was Elizabeth Bentley
CHILDREN:
- Tamar Tribe;
- Ira Bentley;
- Samuel Bentley;
- Frances Johnson;
- Elizabeth Marlatt

LNAME[ TISDALE
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 21, 1883
FILE[ 1086 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- apparently lived in Yarmouth in
1882
- executors: Mary Cameron, wife of
Duncan, Dunwich, who was a farmer;
John Newton, Southwold, farmer

LNAME[ STUART
FNAME[ HENRY G.
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 21, 1883
FILE[ 1087 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Ellen Jane
Stuart, Dunwich

LNAME[ VANWICKLIN
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 26, 1883
FILE[ 1088 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Christiana
Vanwicklin, Malahide

LNAME[ BLOOM
FNAME[ FREDERICK
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 10, 1883
FILE[ 1089 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a labourer
- petitioner and wife was Sophia
Bloom
- mention of a child, but not named

LNAME[ GORDON
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 14, 1883
FILE[ 1090 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Donald Turner, Southwold, uncle; Duncan Turner, Southwold, uncle
- father was Duncan Gordon Senior
- mention of a mother, but not named
- 'brother at law' was Neil Anderson
BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
- John Gordon:
- Angus Gordon;
- Margaret McLean;
- Mary McLachlin

- aunt was Christy McDairmid - niece was Margaret McLean

LNAME[ WEISBROD
FNAME[ JOHN CHARLES
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ SEP 30, 1883
FILE[ 1091 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Manufacturer
- wife was Mary Weisbrod
- mention of children under the age
of 21, but not named
- petitioners and eldest children were:
Thomas Jefferson Weisbrod, Aylmer, teacher;
Eliza Weisbrod, Aylmer, spinster; Floy G.
Weisbrod, Aylmer, spinster

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ OLIVER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ 1874
FILE[ 1092 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for the guardianship
of the children
- petition presented by Alexander Campbell
of Southwold and David Crosson of Southwold
- petition dated October 20, 1883
- only says that Oliver Smith died nine
years ago, in 1874
- wife, Jane Smith, died three years ago, in 1880
CHILDREN:
- John James Smith, 18 years old in 1883;
- Thomas William Smith, 16 years old in 1883;
- Margaret Elizabeth Smith, 14 years old in 1883

- a brother, William L. Smith, had been appointed guardian in 1882. He had moved to Michigan and was to be removed as guardian. - documents say that John James Smith had moved away; Thomas William Smith was working; Margaret Elizabeth Smith was living in St. Thomas with her grandmother

LNAME[ MURISON
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 17, 1879
FILE[ 1093 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a spinster
- executor was James Murison of Dunwich, a farmer and her father

LNAME[ MCMILLAN
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAY 26, 1883
FILE[ 1094 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- not married
- executor was John McMillan of Dunwich, brother
BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
- John McMillan, Dunwich;
- William McMillan, Dunwich;
- Archibald McMillan, City of Detroit;
- Ann Purcell, Township of Plympton, Lambton County

LNAME[ HILL
FNAME[ ELIAS
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ OCT 11, 1883
FILE[ 1095 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Huldah Hill, Aylmer, his widow; Homer Hill, nephew, who
died January 7, 1883
NEPHEWS AND NIECES:
- Eugene Hill;
- Jennie Hill;
- Edgar Hill;
- Florence Haggar;
- Rowland Hill

- Eugene, Jennie and Edgar Hill described as the children of 'my brothers' Ambrose and Homer Hill - Florence Haggar and Rowland Hill described as the children of Richard Hill

LNAME[ MORRISON
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 18, 1883
FILE[ 1097 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- no will
- executor and widow was Mary Morrison
of Dunwich

LNAME[ PORTER
FNAME[ JOHN JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 12, 1883
FILE[ 1098 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a labourer
- died in Westminster Township, Middlesex County
- executor was Sophia Porter of
London, Ontario, his widow
CHILDREN, all under the age of 21:
- Joseph Robert Porter;
- Ethel Rosa Porter;
- Ellen Louisia Porter;
- Frederick William Porter;
- Francis Edward Porter;
- John James Porter

LNAME[ HODGSON
FNAME[ JONATHAN
RESID[ CORINTH
DATE[ MAY 25, 1883
FILE[ 1099 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a plasterer
- executors: James Edwin Dennis, Woodstock, Oxford County, teacher; Hiram
Hodgson, who renounced
- wife was Elenor Hodgson
- daughter was Betsy Hodgson
- sister was Sarah Kipp, wife of John
SONS:
- John Hodgson;
- James Hodgson;
- William Hodgson;
- Henry Hodgson;
- Jonathan Hodgson;
- Richard Hodgson

- doctor was Henry Minshall, Dereham Township, Oxford County

LNAME[ DURDLE
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 29, 1883
FILE[ 1100 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Davis George Bingham, Aylmer, Grocer; William Charles
Bingham, Aylmer; Emily Durdle, Yarmouth, Henry's widow
- son was James Edward Durdle
- daughter was Charlotte Durdle
- daughter was Ida Durdle
- Percilia Lewis owed Henry Durdle money

LNAME[ HARPER
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ SEP 11, 1883
FILE[ 1101 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- executors: Jane Harper, Aldborough, William's widow; Singleton Gibb, Mosa Township, Middlesex County, farmer; Zachariah
Gillies, Wardsville, Middlesex County, merchant

LNAME[ RANDELLS
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JUN 16, 1883
FILE[ 1102 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executor was Ann Randells of Aldborough
- wife was Ann Randells
- son was Mark Randells
- son was William Randells
- mention of two children under the age
of 21 years, but not named

LNAME[ HAWLEY
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ OCT 31, 1883
FILE[ 1103 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Daniel Ostrander, Yarmouth;
William Heydon, Yarmouth
CHILDREN:
- Maria Hawley;
- Emer, wife of Daniel Luton;
- John H. Hawley

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ JAMES HAMILTON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 30, 1883
FILE[ 1104 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Edmund Sheppard, Bowmanville, Durham County, Gospel Minister; William
Nicol, Yarmouth, switchman
- wife was Margaret Smith
CHILDREN:
- John Henry Smith, Dakota, U.S.A.;
- Eliza Maria Smith;
- James Davis Smith, London, Ontario;
- William Judson Smith, Dakota, U.S.A.;
- Sarah Jane Ostrander, wife of Daniel, Yarmouth;
- Ellen Doan, wife of Samuel, St. Thomas;
- Amanda Catherine Heydon, or Heyden, wife
of Thomas, State of Wisconsin, U.S.A.

- grandson was Everard L. Smith, son of Charles Smith of St. Thomas - Charles described as deceased

LNAME[ ARMSTRONG
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 26, 1883
FILE[ 1105 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a Merchant
- executors: John Baird, St. Thomas;
David E. Broderick, St. Thomas; 
Reverend David Hutchinson, St. Thomas
- business partner was Hugh McPherson
- father was Thomas Armstrong
- brother was Thomas Henry Armstrong
- sister was Agnes Armstrong
- sister was Eliza Armstrong

LNAME[ MCNICOL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 24, 1883
FILE[ 1106 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bachelor
- nephew was Donald Sinclair, Township
of Tilbury East, County of Kent, son
of Ann Begg
SISTERS:
- Ann Begg;
- Marjory McNicol;
- Margaret Maynard;
- Sarah McIntosh

- mention of Marjory McIntosh, daughter of deceased sister, Isabella Douglas

LNAME[ BURNS
FNAME[ ARTHUR
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 6, 1883
FILE[ 1107 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a brakeman on the
Canada Southern Railroad
- petitioner and youngest brother
was James Burns of the Township of
Mornington, County of Perth
- father was Arthur Burns
BROTHERS:
- Elias Burns;
- James Burns

- sister was Mary Scott, wife of Christopher

LNAME[ MORRELL
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 28, 1883
FILE[ 1108 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a labourer
- died in London, Ontario
- petitioner was father, Robert
Morrell of Southwold, railway 
employee

LNAME[ MCLAWS
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ SEP 18, 1883
FILE[ 1109 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a hotel keeper
- petitioner and wife was Georgina
McLaws of Wallacetown

LNAME[ BAGEL
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 19, 1883
FILE[ 1110 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a brakeman
- petitioner and aunt was Bridget
Barrett of St. Thomas, married woman

LNAME[ COVENEY
FNAME[ MICHAEL
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 25, 1883
FILE[ 1111 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Margaret
Coveney

LNAME[ STEWART
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 30, 1883
FILE[ 1112 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Mary Stewart, South
Dorchester; Angus McLarty, Southwold, brother-in-law
- wife was Mary Stewart
CHILDREN:
- Duncan Alfred Stewart;
- John Alexander Stewart;
- Angus Stewart;
- Agnes Stewart;
- Sarah Jane Stewart;
- Mary Catherine Stewart;
- Colin Archibald Stewart

LNAME[ MCCALLUM
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ NOV 21, 1882
FILE[ 1113 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - lived in Aldborough East
- executor was Dugald McCallum of
Aldborough
- mention of a wife, but not named
CHILDREN:
- Dugald McCallum;
- Edward McCallum;
- Barbara McCallum;
- John McCallum;
- Duncan McCallum;
- Sarah McCallum

- granddaughter was Margaret Sillers

LNAME[ GOSSAGE
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
DATE[ JAN 5, 1883
FILE[ 1114 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a Merchant and formerly
of St. Thomas
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed February 4, 1884
- petitioner was Brooks Wright Gossage
- subject of the petition appears to have
been Charles Arthur Gossage of St. Thomas, 19 years old, son of Brooks Wright Gossage, Civil Engineer, and Elizabeth Agnes Gossage

LNAME[ WAITE
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 21, 1883
FILE[ 1115 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Charity Waite

LNAME[ VAIL
FNAME[ JAMES EDWARD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 19, 1883
FILE[ 1116 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Jehiel York, Yarmouth;
James McKenzie, Yarmouth, merchant
CHILDREN:
- Mary E. Allen, deceased by May 11, 1883;
- William H. Vail;
- George J. Vail;
- James H. Vail;
- John H. Vail;
- Sarah J. Vail;
- Emma C. Vail;
- Charles J. Vail;
- Frank O. Vail

LNAME[ ROACH
FNAME[ CLARA WINEWOOD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 28, 1883
FILE[ 1117 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executor was Milton Courtwright Roach, St. Thomas, General Railway Passenger 
Agent
- husband was Milton Courtwright Roach
- daughter was Kathleen Lucile Roach
- son was Harry Hunter Roach

LNAME[ MCLAWS
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ SEP 18, 1883
FILE[ 1118 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a hotel keeper
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed February 15, 1884
- petitioner and wife was Georgina 
McLaws, Wallacetown
CHILDREN:
- Margaret McLaws, 6 years old;
- Gertrude Mary McLaws, 4 years old;
- Laury McLaws, 2 years old

LNAME[ LUTON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ NOV 24, 1883
FILE[ 1119 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Sarah Louisa
Luton, South Dorchester

LNAME[ WAGONER
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ NOV 7, 1883
FILE[ 1120 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: William Smith, Bayham;
Henry Stratton, Bayham
- wife was Elizabeth Hagard Wagoner, who
died prior to July 17, 1882
- son was William Wagoner
- son was Benjamin Wagoner
- granddaughter was Ellen Jane Knox

LNAME[ PATTERSON
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ OCT 26, 1883
FILE[ 1121 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executors: James Precoor, Bayham;
Henry Best, Bayham
- mention of Bridget DePel, Michigan
- mention of Ellin Peacock, Bayham
- half-brother was James Precoor

LNAME[ SARGENT
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 14, 1884
FILE[ 1122 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executor was Isaac Styles of Southwold
CHILDREN:
- Jane, living with Thomas Fitzsimmons, Southwold;
- Susannah, widow of Edward Luxton, St. Thomas;
- Mary, wife of Samuel Peters, St. Thomas, plasterer
GRANDCHILDREN:
- William Styles, son of Elizabeth Styles, deceased;
- George Styles, son of Elizabeth Styles, deceased;
- Matilda, daughter of Susannah Luxton, now
the wife of James Demare, Brigden, Lambton
County;
- George, son of the late Edward and Susannah
Luxton;
- Selina, daughter of the late Edward and 
Susannah Luxton;
- Louisa, wife of Edward Nethercott, St. Thomas;
- Isabella, daughter of Isaac Styles and the late
Elizabeth;
- Arthur, son of Isaac Styles and the late
Elizabeth

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ JOHN A.
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JAN 4, 1884
FILE[ 1123 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Duncan McLean, Dunwich;
Henry Humphries, Dunwich
- wife was Margaret Jane McLean
CHILDREN:
- Mary Ann McLean;
- Maggie Bell McLean;
- Charlotte Jane McLean

- sister was Isabella McLean - sister was Flora McLean

LNAME[ GILBERT
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 2, 1882
FILE[ 1124 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Luthera
Gilbert, Southwold

LNAME[ MUNRO
FNAME[ COLIN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 1, 1884
FILE[ 1125 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - was the Sheriff of Elgin County
- died at Buffalo, New York
- executors: Alma Agnes Munro, St.
Thomas, spinster; Archibald McLachlin, St. Thomas, Esquire and Registrar;
Mathew Henry Taylor, Erie, Pennsylvania, Gentleman; George Kendal Morton, St. Thomas, bank manager
- daughter was Alma Agnes Munro
- George Scarff of St. Thomas was the Deputy-
Sheriff
- living with Colin Munro were Mary McNichol and
Sophia Jones
- sister-in-law was Miss Adelia Davis

LNAME[ ARNOLD
FNAME[ PHOEBE ANN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 29, 1884
FILE[ 1126 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was Robert Moore of Bayham
- daughter was Sarah Clark
- daughter was Jane Knight
- granddaughter was Susan Arnold, 
daughter of Thomas Arnold

LNAME[ MCBRAYNE
FNAME[ MALCOLM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 21, 1884
FILE[ 1127 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Daniel Black, London East, Middlesex County, Gentleman; Henry 
Francis Ellis, St. Thomas, attorney
- wife was Mary McBrayne
CHILDREN:
- Catherine McBrayne;
- Janet McBrayne;
- Archibald McBrayne;
- Mary Black, wife of Daniel;
- Christie Black, wife of James, Huron
City, Michigan;
- Sarah Black, wife of James, Belmont, Elgin County;
- Margaret Leitch, wife of Daniel, Yarmouth;
- Jane Laidlaw, wife of John, London, Ontario;
- Flora Nicolls, wife of John, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

LNAME[ CALCOTT
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 8, 1884
FILE[ 1128 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: George William Calcott, Westminster Township, Middlesex County, farmer; George Scott, St. Thomas, Gentleman
CHILDREN:
- Theresa Ann Meadows, wife of Thomas;
- James Albert Calcott;
- George William Calcott;
- John Alfred Calcott;
- Frank Henry Calcott;
- Sarah Charlotte Henderson, wife of William

LNAME[ CURRAN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 17, 1883
FILE[ 1129 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a brakeman
- died at Walpole Township, Haldimand
County
- petitioner and wife was Julia Curran
of St. Thomas
- in 1884 Julia was living in London, Ontario

LNAME[ WILLSON
FNAME[ SETH
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 1, 1884
FILE[ 1130 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Lydia Willson, Yarmouth;
William Henry Willson, Yarmouth;
Alfred Baker, Yarmouth
- wife was Lydia Willson
CHILDREN:
- William Henry Willson;
- Sarah Page;
- Eliza Jane Lindaberry;
- Lydia Helen Beckett

LNAME[ BOUGHNER
FNAME[ ABRAHAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 29, 1884
FILE[ 1131 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: John Coulter, Southwold;
Daniel Boughner, Southwold
- wife was Rachel Boughner
- mention of Lucy Ann Orr, wife of
George Orr
CHILDREN:
- Vesta Jane Remey;
- Alonzo Boughner;
- Lorenzo Boughner;
- Hiram Boughner

LNAME[ BUTLER
FNAME[ ALDRICH FREEMAN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 10, 1884
FILE[ 1132 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a Public School Inspector
- executor and wife was Augusta P. Butler, St. Thomas

LNAME[ BOYCE
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 25, 1884
FILE[ 1133 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of William
Boyce
- note says formerly spelled Bice
- executor was Charles Price of 
Aylmer, contractor
- adopted daughter was Lillie Belle
Price

LNAME[ BICE
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 25, 1884
FILE[ 1133 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - entered in the Surrogate Court 
records as Mary Boyce, widow of
William Boyce, formerly spelled
Bice
- executor was Charles Price of Aylmer, contractor
- adopted daughter was Lillie Belle
Price

LNAME[ WHITESELL
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JAN 28, 1884
FILE[ 1134 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Asa Burr Bradley, 
Malahide, son-in-law; John Bradley, Malahide, son of Asa; Daniel Roy, Malahide
CHILDREN:
- Eliza Whitesell;
- Sarah Whitesell;
- Lydia Whitesell;
- James Whitesell;
- Daniel Whitesell
GRANDCHILDREN:
- George Sherman Bradley, son of Asa;
- Minnie Whitesell, daughter of Daniel
Whitesell;
- Andrew Whitesell, son of James;
- Lewis Whitesell, son of James;
- John Bradley, son of Asa;
- Albert Hamilton Whitesell, St. Thomas

LNAME[ BOYCE
FNAME[ MARY ELIZA
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ OCT 31, 1883
FILE[ 1135 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a spinster
- petitioner and mother was Eliza
Ann Hawkins, Port Stanley, married
woman

LNAME[ TEETZEL
FNAME[ JAMES NELSON
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 23, 1884
FILE[ 1136 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children filed April 24, 1884
- petitioner and wife was Elizabeth
Teetzel of Yarmouth
CHILDREN:
- Sarah Teetzel, 19 years old;
- Lillian E. Teetzel, 16 years old;
- Rosa M. Teetzel, 13 years old;
- William M. Teetzel, 11 years old;
- mention of five children over the age
of 21 years, not named

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ JEANETTE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 4, 1884
FILE[ 1137 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a spinster
- petitioner and brother was Neil
McIntyre of Southwold
- mother was Catherine McIntyre, widow
- sister was Margaret Martin, wife of
Robert
- sister was Catherine McIntyre
- sister was Mary McIntyre

LNAME[ GLEN
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ SEP 2, 1873
FILE[ 1138 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed April 2, 1884
- petitioner was Moses Leeson of Aylmer, carriage maker and friend
- mother was Sarah Knowlton, wife of
William K. Knowlton
CHILDREN:
- Olive Glen, 16 years old;
- Arthur Glen, 10 years old

LNAME[ MCDONALD
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 4, 1884
FILE[ 1139 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a brakeman
- died at Hagersville, Haldimand County
- petitioner and brother was Joseph
Robert McDonald, Stamford Township, Welland County, labourer

LNAME[ LUTON
FNAME[ DANIEL A.
RESID[ YARMOUTH      
DATE[ APR 22, 1884
FILE[ 1140 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Merchant
- petitioner and wife was Catherine
Luton of Yarmouth

LNAME[ MARRIOTT
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 14, 1884
FILE[ 1141 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a machinist
- executors: Hannah Marriott, St.
Thomas; Robert MacKay, car builder, Michigan Central Railroad
- wife was Hannah Marriott
- brother was John O. Marriott
- brother was Thomas Henry Marriott
- sister was Jane Spencer, wife of
William
- sister was Lydia, last name not given
- wife's sister was Fanny Breary

LNAME[ SECORD
FNAME[ ALBERT
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ DEC 17, 1882
FILE[ 1142 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a harness maker
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed April 29, 1884
- petitioner and wife was Lauretta 
Secord
CHILDREN:
- Bertha Helena Secord, 10 years old;
- William Albert Secord, 9 years old;
- Ada Adelia Secord, 6 years old;
- Frederick Austin Secord, 4 years old

LNAME[ SMUCK
FNAME[ ROBERT WILLIAM
RESID[ STRAFFORDVILLE
DATE[ APR 20, 1884
FILE[ 1143 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a hotel keeper
- executors: Amasa Green, Bayham;
William Henry Lipsit, Straffordville
- wife was Sophronia Smuck
CHILDREN:
- Walter Smuck;
- George Smuck;
- Addie Smuck;
- James Smuck;
- William Smuck

LNAME[ MINOR
FNAME[ HANNAH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 28, 1884
FILE[ 1144 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of George L.
Minor
- executors: Malvina McDowell, wife 
of John A., St. Thomas; Isabella 
Sanderson, wife of Robert Lyon 
Sanderson, Sparta
- daughter was Isabella Sanderson
- daughter was Malvina McDowell

LNAME[ MCLACHLIN
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ FINGAL
DATE[ DEC 11, 1883
FILE[ 1145 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife and petitioner was Isabella
McLachlin, Fingal

LNAME[ MARTIN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 3, 1884
FILE[ 1146 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Jenny Martin, Bayham, 
widow; John Alexander Saxton, Malahide
- wife was Jenny Martin
- mention of William Thompson Martin

LNAME[ RYON
FNAME[ PHILOP
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 18, 1884
FILE[ 1147 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a brakeman
- died at Windsor, Ontario
- petitioner and mother was Johannah
Ryon, St. Thomas, married woman

LNAME[ CAREY
FNAME[ JOHN E.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 6, 1884
FILE[ 1148 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Truman Hall Davis, Aylmer, carpenter; Christopher Hoover, Aylmer, carpenter
CHILDREN:
- Edward Carey, Delaware Township, Middlesex
County;
- Josiah Carey, Delaware Township, Middlesex
County;
- Sarah Jane Thompson, wife of Edward, 
Delaware Township, Middlesex County;
- George Carey;
- John Carey

LNAME[ PARTRIDGE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 13, 1883
FILE[ 1149 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Freeman Ellison, St.
Thomas, lumber dealer
CHILDREN:
- Richard Partridge;
- James Partridge;
- George Partridge;
- Thomas Partridge;
- John Partridge;
- Eliza Partridge;
- Jane Partridge;
- Pamala Partridge

LNAME[ WILKINS
FNAME[ WILLIAM ROCKWELL
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 20, 1884
FILE[ 1150 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: William Foxton, Aylmer, stove dealer; Henry Pressey, Malahide, who died May 6, 1884
- wife was Rebecca Jane Wilkins
CHILDREN:
- Mary Jane Wilkins;
- George McKenzie Wilkins;
- William Hately Wilkins

LNAME[ BLUE
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 7, 1881
FILE[ 1151 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the son, filed May 23, 1884
- petitioner and wife was Margaret
Blue of Dunwich
- son was John Alexander Blue, who was
one year old on October 30, 1881

LNAME[ PATTERSON
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 28, 1884
FILE[ 1152 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bachelor
- brothers and petitioners were:
Roger Patterson, Dunwich, farmer;
John Patterson, Dunwich, farmer
- Mary Willey, deceased, was a sister
of Donald Patterson
- Katie Campbell was a sister
NEPHEWS AND NIECES:
- Matthew Willey;
- Mary McIntyre;
- Moses W. Graham, son of Christy
Graham, deceased, who was a daughter of
Mary Willey, deceased;
- Jane Patterson, daughter of Archibald
Patterson, deceased;
- Mary Morrison, daughter of Archibald
Patterson, deceased;
- Archibald A. Patterson, son of Archibald
Patterson, deceased;
- Daniel Patterson, son of Archibald Patterson, deceased;
- Duncan Patterson, son of Archibald Patterson, deceased;
- Christy Kerr, daughter of Margaret Patterson, deceased;
- Margaret Kerr, daughter of Margaret Patterson, deceased;
- Sarah Patterson;
CHILDREN OF NEIL PATTERSON, SON OF ARCHIBALD
PATTERSON, DECEASED:
- Duncan Patterson;
- Betsey P. Smith;
- Matthew Patterson;
- Archibald W. Patterson;
- Colin Patterson;
- Bella Patterson
CHILDREN OF MARY MCPHAIL, DECEASED, DAUGHTER
OF MARGARET PATTERSON, DECEASED:
- Alexander McPhail;
- John McPhail;
- Richard McPhail;
- Eliza McPhail;
- Sarah Howell

- Byron Near was a son of Christy Near, deceased, who was a daughter of Mary McPhail, deceased - Clara E. Near was a daughter of Christy Near, deceased, who was a daughter of Mary McPhail, deceased - Mary Elizabeth McTavish was a daughter of Margaret McTavish, deceased, who was a daughter of Mary McPhail, deceased

CHILDREN OF ROGER PATTERSON, DECEASED, WHO WAS A
SON OF MARGARET PATTERSON, DECEASED:
- Archibald C. Patterson;
- Duncan Patterson;
- Maggie Patterson;
- Catherine Black

- Margaret Patterson was the widow of Roger Patterson, deceased

LNAME[ ROACH
FNAME[ CLARA WINEWOOD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 28, 1883
FILE[ 1153 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed June 7, 1884
- petitioner and husband was Milton
Courtwright Roach
CHILDREN:
- Kathleen Lucille Roach, 3 years old;
- Harry Hunter Roach, 1 year old

LNAME[ WATT
FNAME[ ELIAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 31, 1884
FILE[ 1154 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - described as a lumber merchant
- executor was Mary Elizabeth Watt, St. Thomas
- wife was Mary E. Watt

LNAME[ MCCOWAN
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 3, 1884
FILE[ 1155 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executor was George W. Ling, 
Wallacetown, Physician
- mother was Mrs. Mary Goodall
- half-sister was Mary Jane Goodall

LNAME[ ANGER
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JUN 8, 1884
FILE[ 1156 
MFNO[ 1384 
NOTES[ - executors: Leonard Anger, Aylmer, carpenter; Frederick Benner, son-in-law
- wife was Ursula Anger
CHILDREN:
- Susan Anger;
- Robert Anger;
- Leonard Anger;
- Emily Smith;
- Sarah Anger;
- Phebe Cascadden;
- Eleanor Benner

LNAME[ PRESSEY
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 6, 1884
FILE[ 1157 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Margaret
Ann Pressey, Malahide

LNAME[ HIGH
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 9, 1884
FILE[ 1158 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as the wife of Harvey Malcolm
High
- petitioner and husband was Harvey
Malcolm High, Bayham
CHILDREN:
- Arnold High;
- John High;
- Ida High;
- Frances High;
- Margaret High;
- Leslie High

LNAME[ TREMELLING
FNAME[ RICHARD NICHOLAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 22, 1884
FILE[ 1159 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bachelor and a
railway employee
- died at Welland Station in Welland
County
- petitioner and mother was Ann Tremelling
of St. Thomas, widow

LNAME[ STIRTON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 9, 1884
FILE[ 1160 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Esther
Stirton of Malahide
CHILDREN:
- James Stirton;
- Richard Draper Stirton;
- William Charles Stirton;
- David Stirton;
- Janet Stirton;
- Elizabeth Stirton;
- John Alexander Stirton;
- Mary Margaret Stirton;
- Joseph Stirton;
- George Wallace Stirton;
- Agnes Sutton Stirton

LNAME[ CRAWFORD
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAY 31, 1883
FILE[ 1161 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was Alexander Crawford, London East, carpenter
CHILDREN:
- Alexander Crawford;
- Isabel Crawford;
- John Crawford;
- Nancy Crawford;
- Catherine Crawford;
- Margaret Crawford

- brother was Duncan Brown - brother was Neil Brown

LNAME[ OWEN
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 9, 1884
FILE[ 1162 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a labourer
- says that he drowned in creek
- no next of kin named
- petitioner was James Fewings of St.
Thomas, Chief of Police

LNAME[ TAYLOR
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 3, 1884
FILE[ 1163 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: William Taylor, Yarmouth;
Joseph McAdam, St. Thomas
- wife was Mary Jane Taylor
CHILDREN:
- John Taylor;
- George Taylor;
- William Taylor;
- Mary Ann Taylor;
- Eliza Jane Taylor;
- James Taylor;
- Allen Taylor;
- Edward Taylor

LNAME[ MCROBERTS
FNAME[ MARY ANN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 16, 1881
FILE[ 1164 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Edmund
McRoberts
- executor was Edmund McRoberts, St. Thomas, painter
- daughter was Ethel May McRoberts, infant

LNAME[ LUTON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ AUG 6, 1884
FILE[ 1165 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executor was Jacob Sherk, South
Dorchester
- wife was Anna C. Luton
- son-in-law was Jacob Sherk
CHILDREN:
- Mary Luton;
- Amanda, wife of Charles Learn;
- Leonard Luton, St. Thomas, Physician;
- Francis Luton, 'in Western States';
- Charles Luton;
- Albert Luton, Michigan, Physician;
- Lottie, wife of Jacob Sherk;
- Gilbert Luton, South Dorchester
GRANDCHILDREN, children of William Luton:
- Charles Orum Luton;
- Ormiston Carlton Luton;
- Wilhelmina Luton;
- Frank Emerson Luton

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ NANCY
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JUL 22, 1884
FILE[ 1166 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a spinster
- petitioner and mother was Nancy
Campbell of Aylmer, widow

LNAME[ JOHNSTON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 7, 1884
FILE[ 1167 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: George Williams, Southwold, Merchant; Benjamin Johnston, Southwold
- wife was Mary Ann Johnston
CHILDREN:
- Hugh Johnston, Toronto, Clergyman;
- Jacob Johnston, Kingston, Tuscola County, Michigan, Hardware Merchant;
- Mahlon Johnston, Southwold;
- Alma Johnston, wife of J. Schultz, Dutton, cabinet maker;
- Agnes Johnston, wife of John Fowler, 
Dunwich, farmer;
- Elizabeth Jane Johnston, wife of George
Williams, Fingal;
- Mersey Johnston, wife of James Orchard, Southwold;
- Benjamin Johnston;
- Jonathan Johnston, Yarmouth, farmer;

- Effie Hitchcock, wife of Willis, Manistu, Menistu County, Michigan, Druggist; - John Johnston, Denver, Colorado; - Anna M. Johnston, St. Thomas; - Friend Johnston, Fingal - Effie, John, Anna and Friend described as the children of Elisha Johnston, carpenter, late of the Town of Bancroft, County of Shiawasee, Michigan, deceased son of John

LNAME[ ROBERTS
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUN 23, 1884
FILE[ 1168 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executor was William F. Roberts, South Dorchester
CHILDREN:
- Elizabeth Copeman;
- Agnes Brown;
- William F. Roberts

LNAME[ HOWELL
FNAME[ NATHAN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 27, 1884
FILE[ 1169 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executor was Miriam Howell, Bayham
- wife was Miriam Howell
CHILDREN:
- William H. Howell;
- Jane Howell;
- Elizabeth Howell;
- Isabella Howell;
- Elish Howell;
- Lorenzo Howell;
- Margaret, wife of C.M. Johnson;
- John Howell;
- Lewis E. Howell;
- Alvin M. Howell;
- Alice T. Howell

LNAME[ PERCY
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 22, 1884
FILE[ 1170 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Mary Percy
of Malahide

LNAME[ MANN
FNAME[ GEORGE WOODWARD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 16, 1884
FILE[ 1171 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: Edward Allen Miller, Toronto, student-at-law; Jacob Harvey Mann, Detroit, Michigan, clerk
- wife was Meluida C. Mann
CHILDREN:
- John David Mann;
- Mary Margaret Philp, widow of Charles;
- Martha E. Matlock, wife of Maurice, St. Thomas, railroad employee;
- Philura C. Mann, spinster

LNAME[ CLARKE
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 17, 1884
FILE[ 1172 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: Joel Wallace Davis, Malahide; Silas Hemingway, Malahide
- wife was Jannet Clarke
CHILDREN:
- John William Clarke;
- Catherine E. Clarke;
- James Clarke;
- Daniel Clarke

LNAME[ FULTON
FNAME[ HUGH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 25, 1884
FILE[ 1173 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as Hugh Fulton Senior
- described as the son of John and Mary
Fulton
- executors: Hugh Fulton, Southwold;
Henry Fulton, Southwold
NEPHEWS AND NIECES:
- Hugh Fulton, son of James Fulton, deceased;
- Henry Fulton, son of James Fulton, deceased;
- Hellen Hough, daughter of Stuart Harris;
- Mrs. Ernshaw, daughter of Stuart Harris;
- Mrs. John Risdon, daughter of Stuart Harris;
- Samuel Fulton;
- Robert Fulton;
- Archie Fulton;
- John Fulton, son of brother Adam;
- Dr. Andrew Fulton;
- Adam Fulton;
- George Fulton;
- Dr. James Fulton;
- Isabella McLachlin, daughter of Adam Fulton, deceased, brother of Hugh;
- Margaret Overberry, daughter of Adam Fulton, deceased, brother of Hugh;
- Carrie Walker, daughter of Adam Fulton, deceased, 
brother of Hugh;
- Eliza Miller, daughter of Adam Fulton, deceased, brother of Hugh;
- Agnes Fulton, daughter of Adam Fulton, deceased, brother of Hugh;
- Elsie McIntyre, daughter of Adam Fulton, deceased, brother of Hugh;
- Mary Fulton, daughter of late brother, James;
- Mary Fulton, daughter of brother Adam;
- Annie Fulton, wife of James, son of brother Adam;
- James Fulton, son of Adam Fulton, deceased brother;
- Eliza Fulton, 'Lunatic Asylum', London
MENTION OF:
- Robert Harris;
- Sarah Campbell, widow of John Campbell, White's Station, Southwold;
- Mrs. Clark, widow of William Clark, Fingal;
- Mrs. McGill, widow of Robert McGill, Union Road, Southwold;
- Reverend Mr. Macouchey, Presbyterian Minister, Port Stanley

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ JOHN S.
RESID[ WALLACETOWN
DATE[ MAY 29, 1884
FILE[ 1174 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a carpenter
- executors: George W. Ling, Wallacetown, Physician; Lazarus W. McIntyre, Wallacetown, Gentleman
- wife was Isabella McIntyre
- son was Andrew McIntyre

LNAME[ WEINER
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 24, 1884
FILE[ 1175 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executor was Theresa Weiner, Yarmouth
- wife was Theresa Weiner
- mention of children, but not identified

LNAME[ POULSON
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 12, 1884
FILE[ 1176 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of William
- executor was William Poulson, St. Thomas, painter
- husband was William Poulson
- daughter was Inata Poulson

LNAME[ LANG
FNAME[ ISRAEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 25, 1884
FILE[ 1177 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: John Farley, St. Thomas, Gentleman and Lawyer; Walter Laing, St. Thomas, Gentleman
- brother was John Laing
- sister was Hannah Rosevear, wife of
Matthew

LNAME[ WHALLS
FNAME[ ALBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUN 22, 1884
FILE[ 1178 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a railway employee
- father was Thomas Whalls of St. Thomas, labourer

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ CATHARINE D.
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 25, 1884
FILE[ 1179 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Duncan
Dugald Campbell
- executor was Samuel Weldon, Southwold
CHILDREN:
- Lorne Campbell, infant;
- John Campbell, infant

LNAME[ LINDSAY
FNAME[ CATHARINE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ OCT 22, 1884
FILE[ 1180 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: William Nesbitt, Malahide, son-in-law; William Lindsay, Aylmer, 
shoemaker and son
CHILDREN:
- Mary Ann Lindsay;
- Betsey Lindsay;
- Margaret Jane Lindsay;
- Matilda Lindsay;
- William Lindsay;
- John Lindsay

LNAME[ MCNEILL
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ APR 26, 1884
FILE[ 1181 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Nancy McNeill, South Dorchester

LNAME[ BRAY
FNAME[ JUDSON
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ AUG 19, 1875
FILE[ 1182 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed November 18, 1884
- petitioner was Sheldon Ward of Malahide
- wife was Arthameda Bray, who married William
Crosby of Malahide and died May 1, 1884
CHILDREN:
- Mary Annette Bray, 18 years old in August, 1884, living in Malahide with Sheldon Ward;
- Benjamin Franklin Bray, 17 years old in
October, 1884, living with his uncle in 
Dakota Territory, U.S.A.;
- Margaret Amelia Bray, 15 years old in
August, 1884, living in Aylmer with William
Campbell, Post Master;
- Ida Bray, 13 years old in September, 1884, living in Malahide with Charles Van Wagoner;
- Judson Bray, 10 years old in February, 1885, living in Malahide with grandfather, Thomas D. Bray

LNAME[ CHAPLOW
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 28, 1884
FILE[ 1183 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: William Chaplow, Southwold;
John Chaplow, Southwold
- wife was Elizabeth Chaplow
- sister was Elizabeth Chaplow, England
- sister was Margaret Chaplow, England
- son was William Chaplow
- son was John Chaplow

LNAME[ STRONG
FNAME[ JOSEPH HENRY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ NOV 19, 1884
FILE[ 1184 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as an Undertaker
- petitioner and wife was Margaret
Alvina Strong

LNAME[ MONDAY
FNAME[ CHRISTIE
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JAN 14, 1884
FILE[ 1185 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- petitioner was the husband, Charles
Monday of Aldborough
CHILDREN:
- Mary Elizabeth Monday, 12 years old;
- William Alexander Monday, 7 years old;
- Charles Harry Monday, 5 years old

LNAME[ SAXTON
FNAME[ ELIJAH
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 2, 1884
FILE[ 1186 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and son was John Alexander
Saxton, Malahide
- wife was Margaret Saxton

LNAME[ THAYER
FNAME[ JAMES HERBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 26, 1884
FILE[ 1187 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Conductor on the Canada
Southern Railway
- petitioner and wife was Mary Thayer of
St. Thomas

LNAME[ MUNRO
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 12, 1884
FILE[ 1188 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: Colin Campbell, Delaware
Township, Middlesex County, son-in-law;
Colin Munro, St. Thomas, brother
- wife was Mary Munro
- daughter was Elisa Munro
- son was Archibald Munro

LNAME[ BALLARD
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 2, 1884
FILE[ 1189 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a labourer
- petitioner and wife was Melissa
Ballard of St. Thomas

LNAME[ MCMILLAN
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ DEC 2, 1884
FILE[ 1190 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: Hugh McMillan, Aldborough, farmer; Dugald Stewart, Aldborough, farmer
- brother was Hugh McMillan
- brother was John McMillan
- mention of a mother and father, but
neither identified

LNAME[ MCLARTY
FNAME[ MARGARET
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 5, 1885
FILE[ 1191 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executors: William Coyne, St. Thomas, Merchant; Duncan McLarty, St. Thomas, Physician; Jehiel Mann, St. Thomas, 
Barrister-at-Law
- niece was Margaret Elliott, wife of
Thomas, Yarmouth
- grandnephew was John William Elliott, son of Margaret
- grandnephew was Coll George Elliott

LNAME[ LAMMEY
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 26, 1884
FILE[ 1192 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Mary Lammey, Southwold

LNAME[ OSTRANDER
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 8, 1879
FILE[ 1193 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a miller
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed January 30, 1885
- petitioner and wife was Mary Ostrander
CHILDREN:
- Annie Maria, wife of Joel Egbert, (unclear, might be a niece);
- Melvin Russell Ostrander;
- Massena Ostrander, 19 years old;
- Emma Elizabeth Ostrander, 15 years
old

LNAME[ BUCK
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JAN 14, 1885
FILE[ 1194 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Victoria
Beatrice Buck, Yarmouth

LNAME[ SCARFF
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 30, 1885
FILE[ 1195 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as the Deputy-Sheriff of
Elgin County
- executors: Eliza Scarff, St. Thomas;
William E. Idsardi, St. Thomas, Gentleman
- wife was Eliza Scarff
- son was Frank Scarff
- daughter was Bertha Scarff

LNAME[ JONES
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 13, 1884
FILE[ 1196 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a blacksmith
- executor was Ann Jones of Yarmouth
- wife was Ann Jones
CHILDREN:
- George N. Jones;
- Alice Jones;
- Maria Jones;
- John Jones

LNAME[ SCEALEY
FNAME[ ANTHONY
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ DEC 25, 1884
FILE[ 1197 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as living in Bayham in
1879
- executor was George Scealey of Vienna, farmer and son
- son-in-law was James McIntyre of Malahide
CHILDREN:
- George Scealey;
- Orlo Scealey;
- Catherine Griffin, wife of Edward;
- Mehetabel Barton, wife of George;
- Margaret McIntyre, wife of James

LNAME[ AYRES
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JAN 31, 1885
FILE[ 1198 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Daniel
Ayres
- says that Elizabeth Ayres lived with
James Budman for many years
- executors: John Cascaden, Dunwich, Physician; James Galbraith, Dunwich
MENTION OF:
- Hannah Humphrey;
- George Cole, son of the late John
Cole, Nebraska, U.S.A.;
- Harry Budman;
- James Budman, son of Thomas

LNAME[ COX
FNAME[ ELIJAH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 15, 1884
FILE[ 1199 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - also known as Daniel Cox
- born November 12, 1843 in Randolph
County, Indiana
- described as a Railway Engineer, Canada
Southern Railway
- died in a railway accident at Tilbury
Centre, October 15, 1884
- no will
- petitioner was Colin MacDougall, St. Thomas, Barrister
- father was Thomas Cox of Rudolph County, Indiana
- brother was John Cox of Randolph County, Indiana, who was born March 3, 1822 in 
Randolph County, Indiana
- fiancee was Catherine Parker of St. Thomas

LNAME[ DUNCANSON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ FEB 4, 1885
FILE[ 1200 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Agnes Duncanson
of Dunwich

LNAME[ COX
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 15, 1884
FILE[ 1199 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - also known as Elijah Cox
- see entry for Elijah Cox

LNAME[ STILLWELL
FNAME[ LOUIS NAPOLEON
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 1, 1885
FILE[ 1201 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and father was Israel Stillwell
of Eden, Gentleman
- wife was Sarah Jane Stillwell
- daughter was Edith Stillwell, 13 years old
- daughter was Ethel Stillwell, 11 years old

LNAME[ MORRISON
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 11, 1882
FILE[ 1202 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - petitioner was Mary McAlister Morrison, Dunwich, William's widow
- oldest son was William Duncan Morrison
- son was Robert Morrison

LNAME[ LANE
FNAME[ WILLIAM WALTER
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ OCT 24, 1882
FILE[ 1203 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
- wife and widow was Henrietta Lane of
Springfield
- child was Alfred W. Lane, 8 years and
10 months old
- witnessed by Harry Burkholder and
George Cramer

LNAME[ BEGG
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 13, 1885
FILE[ 1204 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- petitioned by Margaret Carrie of
St. Thomas, wife of James Carrie
Senior, Merchant, and only surviving
child
- says that John Begg renounced
- son was William Begg, presumably
deceased
- daughter was Margaret Carrie
- sister was Mary

LNAME[ HUNTER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JAN 22, 1885
FILE[ 1205 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: Susan Hunter, Aldborough, John's widow; Edward James Currie, Mosa
Township, Middlesex County; Duncan G.
Gillies, Aldborough, who renounced

LNAME[ MCLAIN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 21, 1885
FILE[ 1206 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executor was Andrew McLain of 
Yarmouth
- wife was Rebecca Elizabeth McLain
- son was Andrew McLain
- son was Abram McLain

LNAME[ FERGUSON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 10, 1885
FILE[ 1207 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Jackson of Southwold;
Thomas Meek of Southwold
- wife was Sarah Ferguson
SONS:
- John Ferguson;
- Andrew Ferguson;
- Daniel Ferguson;
- William Ferguson
DAUGHTERS:
- Janet Ferguson;
- Mary Ferguson;
- Jane Ferguson;
- Sarah Ferguson;
- Margaret Ferguson;
- Ann Ferguson

LNAME[ THAYER
FNAME[ JAMES HERBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 26, 1884
FILE[ 1208 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a railway conductor
- died at Montrose in Welland County
- executor was Daniel McCallum of 
St. Thomas, butcher, father of James
Thayer's lawful widow, Mary
- James Thayer's widow was Mary McCallum
Thayer, who was 20 years old and still a
minor

LNAME[ WARD
FNAME[ RICHARD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 16, 1885
FILE[ 1209 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a labourer
- executor was Alfred John Allworth
of St. Thomas, Gentleman
- wife was Mary Ward
- daughter was Mary
- implication that there is more than
one child, but not identified, "either
of my children"

LNAME[ YODER
FNAME[ ELIZA
RESID[ SPRINGFIELD
DATE[ FEB 22, 1885
FILE[ 1210 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: eldest son John 
Yoder of Springfield, farmer;
Reuben Johnson Senior, Springfield, farmer; Joshua H. Yoder, Springfield, cabinet maker
CHILDREN:
- John Yoder;
- Joshua H. Yoder;
- Susan Mason

LNAME[ JOHNSON
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 17, 1885
FILE[ 1211 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executor was Grace Johnson of Yarmouth, George's widow
CHILDREN:
- Thomas Johnson;
- Eva Johnson;
- Effie Johnson

LNAME[ JOHNSON
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 17, 1885
FILE[ 1212 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children
- petitioner was Grace Johnson, George's
widow
CHILDREN:
- Thomas Johnson, Yarmouth, 21 years old;
- Eva Johnson, twin of Effie, Yarmouth, 18 years old;
- Effie Johnson, twin of Eva, Yarmouth, 18 years old

- documents witnessed by William Johnson of Yarmouth, farmer, and John Johnson of Yarmouth, farmer

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ WILLIAM CORNWALL
RESID[ RODNEY
DATE[ MAR 2, 1885
FILE[ 1213 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a hotel keeper
- formerly lived in St. Thomas
- executors: Sarah Smith, Village of
Rodney, William's widow; Abraham 
Wismer, Village of Rodney, Gentleman

LNAME[ DEACON
FNAME[ JAMES EDWARD
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAR 13, 1885
FILE[ 1214 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a Merchant
- died in Tilsonburg, Oxford County
- executor was Roxanna Marilla Deacon, Aylmer, widow of James Edward
- documents witnessed by: Albert Bolton
Deacon, Aylmer; George Suffel, St. Thomas;
William Youell Emery, Port Burwell

LNAME[ JOHNSON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ NOV 24, 1884
FILE[ 1215 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executor was Letitia Johnson, John Johnson's widow

LNAME[ PINCOMBE
FNAME[ CATHERINE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 28, 1884
FILE[ 1216 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and husband was John
Pincombe of St. Thomas, butcher

LNAME[ WEIR
FNAME[ HELEN
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ FEB 6, 1884
FILE[ 1217 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executrix was Catherine Mary Weir
- mention of Catherine Mary Weir, Port
Stanley, spinster
- mention of Caroline Frances Weir, Port Stanley, spinster

LNAME[ HEIDT
FNAME[ CHRISTIAN FREDERICK
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 28, 1885
FILE[ 1218 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as Esquire
- executors: Christian William Heidt, Southwold; Charles Frederick Heidt, Southwold; H.A. Sharon, Southwold
- mention of Charles Houth, son of
William Houth
- mention of William Houth, Eden Center, New York
- mention of Caroline Houth, wife of
William
- housekeeper was Sarah Putnam
- mention of "The Home" and Trinity
Church
- nephew was Christian William Heidt, Southwold
- mention of Mary Southom or Southam, Warwick
Township, Lambton County, wife of William
- mention of Louisa Susz, Southwold, daughter of
Christina Susz, afterwards Deibert. Louisa died 
in the State of Michigan in November, 1884. She
was under the age of 21.
- mention of John Wyatt, St. Thomas, labourer
- mention of Christian Frederick Heidt, son of
nephew Jacob
- mention of Caroline Heidt, eldest daughter of
Charles Frederick Heidt
NEPHEWS:
- Christian William Heidt;
- Charles Frederick Heidt;
- Jacob Heidt

LNAME[ DRUMMOND
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 2, 1885
FILE[ 1219 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as single
- petitioner and father was James
Mitchell Drummond of London, Esquire

LNAME[ PIGGOTT
FNAME[ MARSHALL HAMILTON
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 17, 1884
FILE[ 1220 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a farmer and a widower
- petitioners: Lavina Piggott; Frederick
William Piggott; John Colborne Piggott
- mother was Lavina Piggott of North
Dorchester Township, Middlesex County, widow
- son was Frank Piggott, 18 months
old, who was with his maternal grandparents
in Malahide
BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
- John Colborne Piggott, West Bay City, Michigan;
- William Frederick Piggott, Nilestown, Middlesex County;
- Charles Piggott, Portland, Oregon;
- Edwin Piggott, East Saginaw, Michigan;
- Minnie Carr, wife of William, Chicago, Illinois;
- Ida Piggott, 17 years old;
- Bertha Piggott, 13 years old

LNAME[ PIGGOTT
FNAME[ MARSHALL HAMILTON
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ NOV 17, 1884
FILE[ 1221 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed April 25, 1885
- petitioner was paternal grandmother, Lavina Piggott, North Dorchester Township, Middlesex County, widow
- child was Marshall Piggott's son, Francis, who was 18 months old
- maternal grandparents were William and
Martha Beauchamp of Malahide

LNAME[ MCINTOSH
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 5, 1885
FILE[ 1222 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bachelor
- petitioner and mother was Sarah
McIntosh of Southwold, widow
- mention of two brothers, but not
identified
- mention of three sisters, but not
identified

LNAME[ BUCK
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 8, 1885
FILE[ 1223 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: William Fowler, Yarmouth;
Archibald Campbell McIntyre, Yarmouth
- daughter was Hannah Buck
- mention of other children, but not
identified

LNAME[ MCCALLUM
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 11, 1885
FILE[ 1224 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner was George McCallum, Yarmouth, son
- wife was Nancy McCallum, 84 years old
CHILDREN:
- mention of four sons, two daughters, and one son deceased who had family
surviving;
- Margaret Turner, wife of Donald;
- Nancy McLean, wife of Theophilus;
- Malcolm McCallum;
- Donald McCallum;
- Neil McCallum, deceased, four children
living in Michigan with mother;
- John McCallum, Tennessee, United States
HEIRS:
- Janet Hinton;
- John Hinton;
- Katy Hinton;
- Edward Hinton;
- Annie Kirby;
- George Kirby;
- Daniel McCallum;
- John McCallum;
- Mary McCallum

LNAME[ ADAMS
FNAME[ CALVIN WINSLOW
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ APR 26, 1885
FILE[ 1225 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Nancy Jane Adams, Aylmer, Calvin's widow; George Adams, Malahide, nephew; Jehiel M. Davis, Malahide, nephew
- great grandson was Calvin Winslow Ellis
- great grandson was Allan Verne Ellis
- nephew was George Adams
- niece was Ann Richards, wife of John, Aylmer

LNAME[ DANGERFIELD
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 28, 1885
FILE[ 1226 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: James Jay Dangerfield, Yarmouth; Jane Dangerfield, Yarmouth
- wife was Jane Dangerfield
- oldest son was James Jay Dangerfield
DAUGHTERS:
- Amelia, wife of Eliphalet Barnum;
- Marcella Sarah Dangerfield;
- Beatrice Naomi, wife of Septeen G.
Turrill

LNAME[ CRAWFORD
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ APR 15, 1885
FILE[ 1227 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: John Crawford, Orford 
Township, Kent County; Nancy McLean, wife of John D., Aldborough Township, and sister to Duncan Crawford
- wife was Sarah Jane Crawford
CHILDREN:
- Sarah Ann Euphemia Crawford, infant;
- Daniel Crawford, infant;
- Mary Crawford, infant

LNAME[ GREENE
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 4, 1885
FILE[ 1228 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- died in London, Ontario
- lived in Clinton in 1878
- lived with her daughter, Margaret
Colwell, and Margaret's husband, the
Reverend Henry J. Colwell, in St.
Thomas
- executors: Thomas Cullen, Toronto, Methodist Minister; Mary Cullen, wife
of Reverend Thomas Cullen; Margaret
Colwell, wife of Reverend H.J. Colwell

LNAME[ DODD
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 8, 1885
FILE[ 1229 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - known as James Dodd the Elder
- says wife was deceased, but not identified
- executors: John Andrews, Southwold;
Thomas Bainard, Yarmouth
CHILDREN:
- William Dodd;
- Noah Dodd;
- Mary Ann Caswell, wife of Neil, Southwold, carpenter;
- Harriet McNeilly, wife of James, 
Aylmer, cooper;
- John Dodd;
- James Dodd;
- George Dodd;
- Elizabeth Dodd

- grandson was Frank Gadsby

LNAME[ GILLIS
FNAME[ NEIL D.
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAR 25, 1885
FILE[ 1230 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a farmer
- executors: John D. Gillis, Highgate, Kent County, Merchant; John Blue the
Younger, Orford Township, Kent County, farmer; Duncan M. Gillis, Orford 
Township, Kent County, farmer
- wife was Barbara Gillis
- son was Daniel Edgar Gillis
- daughter was Maggie Mabel Gillis

LNAME[ MCLACHLIN
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 28, 1885
FILE[ 1231 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a railway employee
and a bachelor
- petitioner and mother was Sarah
McLachlin of St. Thomas, widow
- 'no brothers or sisters in this
Province'

LNAME[ WILLIAMS
FNAME[ ADOLPHUS
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAR 22, 1885
FILE[ 1232 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a Physician
- executors: William Warnock the
Younger, Aylmer, Broker; Walter
E. Murray
- mention of Charlotte Millard, wife
of Jeremiah Millard, Aylmer, labourer
- mention of children, but not identified
- sister was Hannah Long
- friend was William Warnock the Younger, Aylmer, Broker
- friend was Walter Edgar Murray, Aylmer, Conveyancer

LNAME[ WISE
FNAME[ MARGARET
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 11, 1885
FILE[ 1233 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman
- petitioner and husband was George
Wise of St. Thomas, Steward

LNAME[ MAHER
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 23, 1885
FILE[ 1234 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a Cigar Manufacturer
- executor was John Smith of London 
Township, Middlesex County, hotel
keeper and brother-in-law
- wife was Eliza Maher of St. Thomas

LNAME[ JEWELL
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ APR 25, 1885
FILE[ 1235 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - petitioner and wife was Grace
Jewell of Dunwich

LNAME[ O'MALLEY
FNAME[ HONORIA
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 11, 1885
FILE[ 1236 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - widow of Charles A. O'Malley
- executors: Charles Anthony O'Malley, Aldborough, Lieutenant-Colonel; Thomas
Beckton, Glencoe, Middlesex County, 
Justice of the Peace; John Fleming, Mosa Township, Middlesex County, farmer
CHILDREN OF LIEUTENANT-COLONEL 
CHARLES A. O'MALLEY:
- Charles Anthony O'Malley;
- Henry Ross Archer O'Malley;
- Peter George Lawrence O'Malley;
- Frederick William O'Malley;
- Laughlin May O'Malley;
- Helena Antasta Elizabeth O'Malley

- ward was Mary Alexander, now Mrs. Walter Hunt, United States - mention of Mrs. Thomas Robinson, Detroit, Michigan

LNAME[ BEATON
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ MICHIGAN
DATE[ APR 12, 1884
FILE[ 1237 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - lived in the County of Newayago, Michigan
- no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed June 15, 1885
- the mother had died in 1878
- petitioner was Alexander Beaton of
Aldborough Township, Gentleman and 
paternal uncle
- subject of the petition was Mary
Beaton, who was 8 years old and living
in Aldborough at the time

LNAME[ STILWELL
FNAME[ LOUIS NAPOLEON
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JAN 1, 1885
FILE[ 1238 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Sarah
Jane Stilwell, Bayham

LNAME[ WHALLS
FNAME[ PHOEBE JANE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 10, 1880
FILE[ 1239 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman
- petitioner and husband was Thomas
Whalls the Younger, St. Thomas, 
Teamster

LNAME[ BILLINGS
FNAME[ GILES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 10, 1885
FILE[ 1240 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- petitioner was Thomas Billings
of Yarmouth
- son was Thomas Billings of Yarmouth
- daughter was Lora Mary Billings of 
Yarmouth

LNAME[ BOUGHNER
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 5, 1885
FILE[ 1241 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Hotel Keeper
- petitioner was John Lyons Peters, St. Thomas, Student-at-Law
- wife was Mary Boughner, South Dorchester
- daughter was Ivy Boughner, by his first wife
- daughter was Irene Boughner, by his first 
wife

LNAME[ JEFFERIES
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ SPRINGFIELD
DATE[ MAY 4, 1885
FILE[ 1242 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Miller
- petitioner and wife was Elizabeth
Jefferies, Springfield

LNAME[ MCLARTY
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 5, 1885
FILE[ 1243 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Farmer
- petitioner and wife was Catharine
McLarty of Yarmouth
- mention of five children, but not
identified

LNAME[ MCLARTY
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 5, 1885
FILE[ 1244 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Farmer
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed August 7, 1885
- petitioner and wife was Catharine
McLarty, Yarmouth
CHILDREN:
- John Black McLarty, 21 years;
- Alexander Arthur McLarty, 17 years;
- Mary Ella McLarty, 15 years;
- Archibald McLarty, 13 years;
- Angus Duncan McLarty, 8 years

LNAME[ AXFORD
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 6, 1879
FILE[ 1245 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a Mason
- petitioner was John Pincombe of
Yarmouth, Butcher
- wife was Fanny Axford, who died
July 5, 1885
CHILDREN:
- John Axford, St. Thomas;
- Elizabeth Ann VanSickle, wife of 
Isaac, Teamster, Petrolia, Lambton
County;
- William G. Axford, St. Thomas, Mason;
- Rosamond Fanny Beatson, wife of
Alfred Albert, Biddulph Township, Middlesex County;
- Ebenezer B. Axford, Yarmouth, 
Brick Layer;
- Samuel A. Axford, St. Thomas, 
Brick Layer;
- Gifford Axford, St. Thomas, Carpenter;
- Theresa Matilda VanSickle, deceased

- mention of grandchildren, infant children of Theresa Matilda VanSickle, but not identified

LNAME[ FISHLEIGH
FNAME[ FRANCIS
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 9, 1885
FILE[ 1246 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a Farmer
- executors: William Fishleigh, Yarmouth, Farmer; John Fishleigh, Yarmouth, Farmer
- wife was Elizabeth Fishleigh
CHILDREN:
- Robert Fishleigh;
- William Fishleigh;
- John Fishleigh;
- Elizabeth Barnum, wife of Rodney;
- Mary Prior, wife of George;
- Sarah Fishleigh

LNAME[ SUTTON
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ AUG 11, 1885
FILE[ 1247 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executor was Catherine Sutton of
Southwold
- wife was Catherine Sutton
CHILDREN:
- William Sutton;
- Wentworth Sutton;
- Marrian Parker;
- Frances Harriet B. Annett

LNAME[ SANDERS
FNAME[ FREDERICK GEORGE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 7, 1885
FILE[ 1248 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as an infant, six years
old
- petitioner and father was Frederick
Sanders of St. Thomas, Gentleman

LNAME[ SANDERS
FNAME[ ANNA ELIZA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 7, 1885
FILE[ 1249 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - petitioner and husband was
Frederick Sanders of St. Thomas, Gentleman

LNAME[ CLINE
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 6, 1885
FILE[ 1250 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- petitioner and son was Jonas Cline
of Yarmouth

LNAME[ HAIGHT
FNAME[ MARGARET LIDDELL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUN 4, 1885
FILE[ 1251 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors and her children: Harry
Vercoe Haight, Halifax, Nova Scotia;
Elizabeth Gertrude Haight, Yarmouth
Township, Elgin County
- brother-in-law was Granville Holms
Haight, Yarmouth
- mention of Samuel P. Zavitz, Lobo Township, Middlesex County
- brother was Henry L. Vercoe, Seaforth, Huron County, Physician
- brother was John Vercoe, California, United States
- father-in-law was Ephraim Haight

LNAME[ TEETZEL
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 25, 1885
FILE[ 1252 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: James Verrall Teetzel, Hamilton, Ontario, Esquire and son; 
Jonathan Johnson Teetzel, St. 
Thomas, son and Dentist
- daughter was Rosa
- daughter was Bertha
- son was William
- witnessed by Phebe Haight, wife of
Samuel Haight of Yarmouth

LNAME[ MCCANCE
FNAME[ MARTHA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 14, 1885
FILE[ 1253 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- executor was John McCance of
St. Thomas, son and Carpenter
- husband was Alexander McCance, who predeceased her
CHILDREN:
- Elizabeth Wice;
- Mary Jane Helinkay, Township of
Humphrey, Parry Sound District;
- Matilda Phillips;
- Lucinda Wilson;
- Margaret Searl, wife of George;
- John McCance

- mention of the children of Rosanne Cousins and Alexander McCance

LNAME[ MCCANCE
FNAME[ MARTHA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 14, 1885
FILE[ 1254 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was Margaret Searl, wife of
George Searl, St. Thomas, Brick Maker
- witnessed by Hiram Comfort of St. Thomas, Gentleman, and Alfred John Allworth of St.
Thomas, Manager
CHILDREN:
- Elizabeth Wice, Buttonville, 
Carvile Post Office, North York, Ontario;
- Mary Jane Helinkay, Trout Lake
Post Office, Muskoka, Ontario;
- Matilda Phillips, State of Nebraska;
- Lucinda Wilson, Altwood Post Office, County of Perth;
- John McCance, St. Thomas
- mention of daughter Martha, and says 
that Martha had her mother living with 
her since the death of father

LNAME[ SHARON
FNAME[ THOMAS STURGEON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 14, 1885
FILE[ 1255 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Gentleman
- died in Southwold Township
- executors: Ellen Sharon, St. Thomas, Thomas' widow; John Wilson Smith, St.
Thomas

LNAME[ LEITCH
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 15, 1884
FILE[ 1256 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- executors: Margaret Leitch of
London, Ontario, Daniel's widow;
Daniel Black of London, Ontario, Gentleman; John Beattie Laidlaw of
London, Ontario, Bookkeeper

LNAME[ FRANKLIN
FNAME[ SARAH REBECCA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ AUG 27, 1880
FILE[ 1257 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executor was Sarah's sister, Mary
Rosamond Franklin of Aylmer, Dressmaker
- brother was Oliver Franklin
- sister was Hester Ann Price, wife of 
Stephen Price of Walsingham Township, Norfolk County
- says that mother died June 13, 1885

LNAME[ GRAINGER
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ OCT 16, 1884
FILE[ 1258 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed June 1885
- petitioner was Joseph Bobier of
Dunwich, Farmer
- wife was Mary Ann Grainger, who died
in January 1884
CHILDREN:
- Hannah Jane Grainger, 17 years old;
- Mary Ann Grainger, 13 years old;
- Sarah Lillie Grainger, 10 years old
MATERNAL UNCLES:
- Charles Garlick, 'in Ontario';
- William Garlick, 'in Ontario';
- Robert Garlick, 'in Ontario';
- Thomas Garlick

LNAME[ MCKELLAR
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ DEC 17, 1884
FILE[ 1259 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executor was Duncan McArthur of 
Dunwich
NIECES:
- Janet McKellar;
- Sarah McPhee;
- Annie McKellar, daughter of Neil
McKellar
NEPHEWS, sons of Neil McKellar:
- Edward McKellar;
- Daniel McKellar;
- Peter McKellar;
- Neil McKellar;
- James McKellar

LNAME[ BACKUS
FNAME[ ANDREW
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 22, 1885
FILE[ 1260 
MFNO[ 1385 
NOTES[ - executors: Meredith Conn the Younger, Tyrconnell; George W. Ling, Wallacetown, Physician
- wife was Mary Jane Backus
DAUGHTERS:
- Mrs. Gow;
- Mrs. Pearce;
- Mrs. Humphries;
- Katherine Elizabeth Backus
SONS:
- Andrew Storey Backus;
- Stephen Alexander Backus

- grandson was Andrew Stephen Backus, second son of William Henry Backus

LNAME[ PRICE
FNAME[ MOSES
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 17, 1884
FILE[ 1261 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Hotel Keeper in the
Township of Bayham
- executor was Mary Price of the Village
of Corinth, Township of Bayham, Moses'
widow
- mention of Charles A. Price of Aylmer, Carpenter

LNAME[ LUGSDIN
FNAME[ MARY ANN
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 5, 1885
FILE[ 1262 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman
- died in the Village of Dutton
- executor was James Lugsdin of the
Township of Dunwich, Gentleman, 
Mary Ann's husband
- witnessed by Peter Stover of St.
Thomas, Railway Engineer

LNAME[ WARWICK
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 9, 1884
FILE[ 1263 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was Eliphel Jane Warwick
of South Dorchester, Samuel's widow
- mention of James Warwick Senior and
James Warwick Junior of South Dorchester

LNAME[ WARWICK
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ DEC 9, 1884
FILE[ 1264 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- this was a petition for the guardianship
of four infant children
- petitioner was Eliphel Jane Warwick
of South Dorchester, Samuel's widow
CHILDREN:
- James Warkwick, 34 years;
- William Warwick, 31 years;
- Samuel Warwick, 28 years;
- Charles Warwick, 24 years;
- George Warwick, 21 years;
- Robert Warwick, 17 years;
- Alicia Warwick, 15 years;
- David Warwick, 11 years;
- Edith Warwick, 9 years

LNAME[ NICOLL
FNAME[ FRANCIS
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 15, 1885
FILE[ 1265 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a bachelor and a
Gentleman
- executor was Alice Graham of 
Grand Rapids, Michigan, wife of
James Gordon Graham, dry goods 
merchant
- only sister was Alice Graham
- mention of Edwin Nicoll of Southwold
Township, cousin

LNAME[ LUTON
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ YARMOUTH      
DATE[ APR 22, 1884
FILE[ 1266 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed by Catherine Luton of Yarmouth, Daniel's widow
- subject of the petition was their son, Cecil Randolph Luton, 13 years old
- witnessed by William F. Luton the 
Younger and William Rogers

LNAME[ ROBERTS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 15, 1885
FILE[ 1267 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Alfred Roberts of
St. Thomas, oldest son and a 
railway employee
- says that there were two sisters, one in New York City, and one in
Eeuporia, Kansas
- says that there were two brothers, 
not heard from in 15 years, William and
Edwin
FAMILY:
- Alfred Roberts;
- Susan Mary Tope, New York City;
- Clara Jones, Eeuporia, Kansas;
- mother died 15 years ago in November;
- William Roberts last heard from in Cincinnati;
- Edwin Roberts last heard from in New York City;
- John Henry Roberts drowned November 20, 1884, in
Copenhagen, Denmark

- the above part of a sworn statement dated October 17, 1885

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ ISABELLA
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ SEP 27, 1884
FILE[ 1268 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Malcolm
McLean
- executor was Duncan McLean of 
Dunwich, grandson
- daughter was Flora McLean
- daughter was Isabella McLean
- mention of Catherine Lyman

LNAME[ ROBERTSON
FNAME[ JAMES HENRY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 25, 1884
FILE[ 1269 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was Annie Robertson of
Bayham Township, James' widow
- witnessed by George Hubbard of 
Bayham Township and James Clark of
Bayham Township, Contractor

LNAME[ CLUTTON
FNAME[ SOPHIA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ OCT 16, 1885
FILE[ 1270 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Joseph
Clutton, Minister of the Baptist
Church
- executors: Samuel Sparks Clutton, Aylmer, Woollen Manufacturer; Joseph
Josiah Clutton
CHILDREN:
- Joseph Josiah Clutton;
- Samuel Sparks Clutton;
- Harriet Alpha, wife of Thomas Durrant
of Malahide, Butcher;
- Kezia, wife of Hiram Powers of Malahide, Farmer;
- Hannah Sophia, wife of Whitfield Baker, Malahide, Farmer

- granddaughter was Hattie Blanch Fish, says that she lived with grandmother 14 years

LNAME[ LEESON
FNAME[ ELIZA ANN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ SEP 13, 1885
FILE[ 1271 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of John Leeson
- executors: Francis Leeson, Malahide;
James Leeson, who renounced
- daughter was Alicia Delina Ramsy, also
known as Alma
- son was Franklin Ramsy
STEPCHILDREN:
- Charles Leeson;
- Alice Ann Bowen;
- Rachel Leeson

LNAME[ TEEPLE
FNAME[ GEORGE H.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 31, 1885
FILE[ 1272 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: George W. Copeland, Malahide, Farmer, son-in-law;
William H. Teeple, Malahide, Farmer, son; William Teeple, brother
- wife was Eleanor M. Teeple
- daughter was Mary Copeland, wife of
George W.
- son was William H. Teeple

LNAME[ BRIAN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ NOV 21, 1885
FILE[ 1273 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: William S. Wagoner, Bayham; William Smith, Bayham
- son was Benjamin Brian
DAUGHTERS:
- Elizabeth Ann Cochian;
- Isabella Matilda Brian;
- Clara May Brian

LNAME[ CLARK
FNAME[ WILLOUGHBY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 27, 1885
FILE[ 1274 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Peter Couse, St. Thomas;
Alexander Henderson, who renounced
- daughter was Viola Campbell, wife
of John L.
- will says to divide money between
children, but none others named

LNAME[ MICHAEL
FNAME[ THOMAS WRIGHT
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ NOV 24, 1885
FILE[ 1275 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Printer and Publisher
- executor was Ellen Michael, Thomas'
widow
- witnessed by John Sanders of Malahide
Township and William Michael of Yarmouth
Township

LNAME[ SCATCHERD
FNAME[ JAMES NEWTON
RESID[ BUFFALO, NEW YORK
DATE[ JAN 18, 1885
FILE[ 1276 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Lumber Merchant
- was living in, and died in, Buffalo, New York
- executors: John Newton Scatcherd, Lumber Merchant, Buffalo, New York; 
Wilson Shannon Bissell, Attorney, Buffalo, New York; Annie Belton Scatcherd, widow, Buffalo, New York
- James Newton Scatcherd signed his will
when he was 54 years old, on June 3, 1879
- wife was Annie Belton Scatcherd
- son was John Newton Scatcherd
- son was Thomas Archibald Scatcherd
- daughter was Emily Leslie Scatcherd

LNAME[ MCALPINE
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ APR 27, 1885
FILE[ 1277 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: James C. Graham, Dunwich, neighbour; James McAlpine, Dunwich, 
son
CHILDREN:
- James McAlpine;
- Malcolm McAlpine;
- Catherine McAlpine;
- Jane Eaton;
- Jessie McAlpine;
- Margaret McAlpine;
- Elizabeth McAlpine

LNAME[ WALLACE
FNAME[ WILSON
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 29, 1885
FILE[ 1278 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executor was Hannah Wallace of Southwold
Township, Wilson's widow
- mother was Elizabeth Wallace
- mention of Trueman Waters
- mention of Charles Waters
- mention of A. Sutherland

LNAME[ MORGAN
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 9, 1885
FILE[ 1279 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Ellen Morgan, Yarmouth, David's widow; Angus McLarty, Yarmouth, friend
- mother was Hannah Morgan, now in 
England

LNAME[ BARNUM
FNAME[ WILLIAM BURRAGE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 17, 1885
FILE[ 1280 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Martha Ann Wood, Morpeth, County of Kent, wife of William K.
Wood, Shoemaker; Henry Francis Ellis, St. Thomas, Attorney
- daughter was Mary Ann Wood of Morpeth, County of Kent, wife of William K. Wood,
Shoemaker

LNAME[ AXFORD
FNAME[ FANNY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 5, 1885
FILE[ 1281 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- petitioner was John Pincombe of
St. Thomas, Butcher
CHILDREN:
- Gifford Axford, St. Thomas, 
Carpenter;
- Ebenezer Benjamin Axford, St. Thomas, Labourer;
- William George Axford, St. Thomas, 
Labourer;
- John Axford, Yarmouth;
- Samuel Askett Axford, St. Thomas, Mason;
- Fanny Rosamond Beatson, wife of Albert, Village of Granton, Middlesex County;
- Elizabeth Ann Van Sickle, wife of Isaac, Petrolia, Lambton County

LNAME[ MITCHELL
FNAME[ SIMPSON
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ DEC 25, 1885
FILE[ 1282 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Walter Alonzo Mitchell, Bayham; Albert Mitchell, Walsingham
Township, Norfolk County; Simpson
Mitchell, Aylmer
- mention of wife but not identified
- son was Albert Mitchell
- son was Simpson Mitchell
- son was Walter A. Mitchell
MENTION OF:
- Arthur Mitchell;
- Ann Spore;
- Meriam Hatch;
- Elsie Spore, wife of Lewis

LNAME[ MOORE
FNAME[ BRIDGET
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 29, 1885
FILE[ 1283 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Patrick 
Moore, Labourer
- executors: Cornelius Maxwell, St.
Thomas, Brakeman; Robert Kains, St.
Thomas, Physician
CHILDREN:
- Thomas Moore;
- Katie Moore;
- Ellen Moore;
- Mary Jane Moore;
- Eliza Mack Moore

LNAME[ BENNETT
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 29, 1885
FILE[ 1284 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: George Bennett, St.
Thomas, Blacksmith; John Henry
Wilson, St. Thomas, Physician
CHILDREN:
- Frank Bennett;
- Edwin Bennett, St. Thomas;
- George Bennett, St. Thomas;
- James Bennett, St. Thomas;
- Mary Jane Chaplow

- mention of Celia Martin, wife of J.A. Martin

LNAME[ MANDEVILLE
FNAME[ PETER
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ DEC 5, 1885
FILE[ 1285 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as unmarried
- petitioner and mother was Anna
Mandeville of Southwold, widow

LNAME[ SHARON
FNAME[ THOMAS STURGEON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 14, 1885
FILE[ 1286 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- died in Southwold Township
- this was a petition for guardianship
of the children, filed January 21, 1886
- petitioner and wife was Ellen Sharon
of St. Thomas
CHILDREN:
- Mary Anna Sharon, over 21 years;
- Sarah Edith Dugdate, wife of John, over 21 years;
- Alice Ellen Sharon, over 21 years;
- Ann Elizabeth Sharon, over 21 years;
- Clara Eva Sharon, 18 years;
- Morris Williams Sharon, 9 years

LNAME[ WATSON
FNAME[ FLORENCE
RESID[ DETROIT, MICHIGAN
DATE[ JUL 3, 1885
FILE[ 1287 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a spinster
- petitioner and half-brother was
David James Watson of Southwold

LNAME[ BEST
FNAME[ CASPER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ DEC 28, 1885
FILE[ 1288 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and widow was Elizabeth
Maud Best, now Elizabeth Maud Lindsay, wife of William George Lindsay, Bayham, Farmer, as of February 4, 1887
- mention of five infant children, but
not named
- mention of four brothers, but not named
- mention of five sisters, but not named

LNAME[ MCKAY
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 11, 1886
FILE[ 1289 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - lived at Iona
- described as a Blacksmith
- executor was Catherine Wright McKay, Southwold
- wife was Catherine Wright McKay
- daughter was Catherine Graham Pineo, wife of Daniel G., Iona

LNAME[ BULL
FNAME[ ALBERT F.
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 17, 1885
FILE[ 1290 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Master Mechanic
- petitioner and wife was Angeline Bull
of St. Thomas

LNAME[ DOWN
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 23, 1886
FILE[ 1291 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a bachelor
- petitioner and father was Robert
Down of Southwold

LNAME[ ROSS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 19, 1886
FILE[ 1292 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Gentleman
- petitioner and wife was Flora Ross
of St. Thomas

LNAME[ FIRBY
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ FEB 1, 1886
FILE[ 1293 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Mill Owner
- executors: William Walter Firby, Bayham; Thomas Medd Firby, Bayham;
Thomas Firby, Bayham
- brother was Thomas Medd Firby
CHILDREN:
- William Walter Firby;
- Thomas Weston Firby;
- Joseph Mead Firby;
- George Smith Firby;
- Annie Victoria Firby;
- Elizabeth Pathamia Firby;
- Johnna Firby;
- Mary Firby;
- Robert Firby

GRANDCHILDREN, children of Joseph Mead
Firby:
- William Walter Firby;
- Margaret Firby

LNAME[ COLE
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 31, 1885
FILE[ 1294 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: William Cole, Yarmouth;
Thomas Cole, St. Thomas, Saloon Keeper;
Peter Couse, St. Thomas, Gentleman and
son-in-law; Maria Cole; Mathew Cole
- wife was Maria Cole
CHILDREN:
- Samuel Cole;
- William Cole;
- Mathew Cole;
- Thomas Cole;
- John Cole;
- Betsy Badge;
- Mary Braddon;
- Cathrine Morris;
- Grace Clark;
- Maria Couse;
- Susan Henderson

LNAME[ FLETCHER
FNAME[ WILLIAM MILES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 17, 1885
FILE[ 1295 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Methodist Minister
- petitioner and wife was Caroline
Fletcher of South Cayuga, Haldimand
County

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 8, 1886
FILE[ 1296 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: James McLachlin, Southwold, brother-in-law; Donald Turner, Southwold
CHILDREN:
- Mary Shaw, wife of Samuel, St. Thomas;
- Margaret Walker, wife of Nathaniel, Manitoba;
- John McIntyre;
- Annie McIntyre;
- Archibald McIntyre

LNAME[ GLOVER
FNAME[ JONATHAN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAR 6, 1886
FILE[ 1297 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - known as Jonathan Glover the Elder
- executor was Edward McCrone of St.
Thomas, Merchant
- wife was Mary Glover
CHILDREN:
- Jonathan Glover;
- Elizabeth Ann Lewis;
- Mary Glover;
- George Jackson Glover;
- Phoebe Glover

LNAME[ SHEA
FNAME[ PATRICK MATTHEW
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 27, 1886
FILE[ 1298 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Merchant
- died in Hamilton, Ontario
- executors: James Shea, Hamilton, Ontario, Merchant; John Shea, Hamilton, Ontario, Merchant
- brother was James Shea of Hamilton, Ontario
- brother was John Shea of Hamilton, Ontario
- father was Robert Shea of Ardra Castle
Corner, County of Kilkenny, Scotland

LNAME[ MCCOLLUM
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 15, 1885
FILE[ 1299 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- petitioner and only surviving sister
was Mary McIntyre of Southwold, also a
widow
- brother was James McCollum

LNAME[ DUDY
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ FEB 27, 1886
FILE[ 1300 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - also spelled Doody
- described as a Farmer
- executors: John Turner Rogers, Dunwich, Farmer; John Tracey, Dunwich, Farmer; Margaret Dudy, Dunwich
- wife was Margaret Dudy
CHILDREN:
- James Doody or Dudy;
- Francis Doody or Dudy;
- Michael Doody or Dudy;
- Mary Catherine Doody or Dudy

LNAME[ STALEY
FNAME[ REBECCA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAR 23, 1886
FILE[ 1301 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executor was Samuel Staley of Malahide, Farmer
- son was Samuel Staley
- daughter was Mary Staley
- son was Peter Staley

LNAME[ DAUGHERTY
FNAME[ ALBERT
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAR 29, 1886
FILE[ 1302 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a bachelor
- petitioner and brother was Henry
Daugherty of Southwold
BROTHERS:
- Henry Daugherty;
- Charles Daugherty;
- John Daugherty
SISTERS:
- Margaret Hunt, wife of Thomas;
- Eliza Ann Horton, wife of Andrew;
- Mary Jane McLean, wife of Neil;
- Adela Claris, wife of John;
- Caroline Silcox, wife of W.F.

LNAME[ GILBERT
FNAME[ ELIJAH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 4, 1886
FILE[ 1303 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executor was Ira Charles Gilbert
of Southwold
- wife was Mary Gilbert
CHILDREN:
- Ira Charles Gilbert;
- Nancy Shackleton;
- Sarah Gilbert;
- Mary Ann Gilbert

LNAME[ MCCREADY
FNAME[ CHARLES
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 9, 1882
FILE[ 1304 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- Charles McCready was an infant, would have been 11 years old in 1886
- petitioner and father was William
McCready the Elder of Yarmouth

LNAME[ MCLEOD
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 11, 1886
FILE[ 1305 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: William McLeod, Southwold;
John McLeod, Southwold; John W. Coulter, Southwold, friend
CHILDREN:
- Jane McLeod;
- Hannah McLeod;
- William McLeod;
- John McLeod

- son-in-law was John Pike

LNAME[ KENT
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 15, 1886
FILE[ 1306 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Sarah Margaret Kent, Malahide; Francis W. Kent, Malahide;
Albert Hamilton Backhouse, Aylmer, Solicitor
- wife was Sarah Margaret Kent
- daughter was Minnie Elizabeth Kent
- son was Francis W. Kent

LNAME[ WELTER
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ MAY 23, 1886
FILE[ 1307 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: James Stanton, Southwold, son-in-law; Mary Em Welter, Southwold;
Sarah Hendershott, Southwold, married
woman
- wife was Mary Em Welter
- son was Charles Welter
- daughter was Mary Jan Stanton, wife
of James
- daughter was Sarah Hendershott, wife
of John

LNAME[ YOUNG
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 3, 1886
FILE[ 1308 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Labourer
- petitioner and wife was Hannah 
Young of St. Thomas

LNAME[ MILLS
FNAME[ ISAAC
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ MAY 19, 1886
FILE[ 1309 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Samuel Haight, Yarmouth;
Asa L. Schooley, Yarmouth
- wife was Anna M. Mills
CHILDREN:
- Mary Jane Wood, wife of Melvin;
- Emily D. Welding, wife of Barclay;
- Esther M. Tayne, wife of Albert M.;
- Phebe Ann Simmons, wife of Charles;
- Sarah Maria Kipp, wife of Hiram Kipp, deceased

- granddaughter was Alzina Kipp, daughter of Sarah Maria Kipp - granddaughter was Anna Elveretta Kipp, daughter of Sarah Maria Kipp

LNAME[ EASTABROOK
FNAME[ JOSEPH
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 18, 1886
FILE[ 1310 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executor was Daniel Eastabrook of
Yarmouth
CHILDREN:
- Daniel Eastabrook;
- William Eastabrook;
- Richard Eastabrook;
- Ann Eastabrook;
- Maria Eastabrook

LNAME[ COOK
FNAME[ WILLIAM B.
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ APR 9, 1886
FILE[ 1311 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Joseph Cook, St. Thomas, Gentleman; John Cook, St. Thomas, Gentleman
CHILDREN:
- Joseph Cook;
- John Cook;
- George Cook;
- Peter Cook;
- Ebenezer Cook;
- James Cook;
- Sarah Ann Biggar;
- Elizabeth Burgess;
- Mary Jane Cook

LNAME[ CAREY
FNAME[ JOHN E.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 6, 1884
FILE[ 1312 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
filed June 22, 1886
- petitioner and executor was Truman
H. Davis of Aylmer
- child was John Carey, 16 years old
and at that time at the Reformatory 
School at Penatanguishene

LNAME[ MILLER
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 22, 1886
FILE[ 1313 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executor was Nancy Maria Miller of
Malahide
- wife was Nancy Maria Miller

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ OCT 2, 1882
FILE[ 1314 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the daughter of the late
William Percy of Malahide, who died
April 22, 1884
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed June 30, 1886
- petitioner and father was George P.
Brown of Malahide, Farmer
CHILDREN:
- George Wallace Brown, 17 years;
- Oscar Herbert Brown, 9 years;
- James Arthur Brown, adult

LNAME[ BOWEN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUN 5, 1886
FILE[ 1315 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Farmer
- executors: Lydia Bowen, Malahide;
Samuel Staley, Malahide, Farmer;
John Porter, Malahide, Farmer
- wife was Lydia Bowen
CHILDREN:
- Cornelius Edmond Bowen;
- William Henry Bowen;
- John A. Bowen;
- Mary Samantha Bowen;
- Sylva Ann Bowen;
- Sarah Kilmer

- granddaughter was Rose Bell Bowen

LNAME[ CRANE
FNAME[ ELIZA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 23, 1885
FILE[ 1316 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - formerly lived in Springfield
- described as a married woman
- husband and executor was James B. 
Crane of St. Thomas, Builder

LNAME[ JONES
FNAME[ HANNAH
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUN 21, 1886
FILE[ 1317 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Lambert
Jones
- executor was William 
Mabbot Jones of Bayham
- daughter was Sarah Lay
- grandson was William M. Jones

LNAME[ MCLINN
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ APR 3, 1886
FILE[ 1318 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Farmer
- executors: William Andrew McLinn, Orangeville, Dufferin County, 
School Teacher; James Henry McLinn, Jackson, Michigan, Market Gardener;
Jane McLinn, Malahide
- wife was Jane McLinn
- son was William Andrew McLinn
- son was James Henry McLinn

LNAME[ PICKARD
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 31, 1886
FILE[ 1319 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Farmer
- petitioner and wife was Isabella
Pickard of Aldborough

LNAME[ GRIFFIN
FNAME[ EDWARD
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ MAY 22, 1886
FILE[ 1320 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Mahlon Melford Griffin, Malahide; Catherine Griffin, Malahide;
Edwin H. Hankinson
- wife was Catherine Griffin
CHILDREN:
- Simon Griffin;
- Mahlon Melford Griffin;
- Isaac Griffin;
- Emily Johnson;
- Roxanna Griffin;
- Icelonia Griffin

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ DONALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAR 16, 1886
FILE[ 1321 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - died at Wallacetown
- executor was John S. McIntyre
of Wallacetown, Carpenter, who
died May 29, 1884
- petitioner was Andrew McIntyre
CHILDREN:
- Mary Goodall, wife of Wallace, Rodney, Gentleman;
- Malcolm McNicol, Aldborough, Farmer, son of Margaret McNicol, deceased wife
of John;
- Margaret Burbank, Sombra Township, Lambton County, wife of M.C. Burbank, Grocer;
- Donald McDonald, Sombra Township, Lambton County;
- William McDonald, Aldborough

CHILDREN OF JOHN S. MCINTYRE:
- Andrew McIntyre, Mill Owner, 
Wallacetown;
- Barbara Isabella McIntyre, 
Wallacetown, spinster;
- Daniel W. McIntyre, Glencoe, Grain Buyer;
- John Richard McIntyre, Dundalk, Grey County, Bank Clerk;
- Thomas Duncan McIntyre, Wallacetown, 15 years old

- wife of John S. McIntyre was Isabella

LNAME[ MCCRANEY
FNAME[ LOUISA
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 5, 1886
FILE[ 1322 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Hiram
McCraney, Farmer
- executors: Daniel McCraney, Southwold, who died February 28, 1885; Janet
McCraney, also known as Jennie, widow
of Daniel, Town of Oakville, Halton
County, daughter-in-law
CHILDREN:
- Mary Dingman, Aldborough;
- Eunice Alton, Trafalgar Township;
Halton County;
- William McCraney, Town of Oakville, Lumber Merchant;
- Daniel McCraney, who died in Oakville;
- Barbara, referred to as Barbara Gulick, Town of Bangor, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.;
- Anna Louisa Orr

- witness was William Andrew Orr

LNAME[ KEARNS
FNAME[ EDWARD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 25, 1886
FILE[ 1323 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- died at the Village of Glencoe, Middlesex County
- petitioner was Mary Campbell of
Detroit, Michigan, Edward Kearns'
sister, and the wife of Hugh Campbell
of St. Clair, Michigan, Farmer

LNAME[ BUCKLEY
FNAME[ JANE
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ AUG 15, 1886
FILE[ 1324 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executors: Lewis Buckley, Aylmer, Jane's husband and a Teamster; Abram
Smith, Aylmer, Baptist Minister, who
renounced; Andrew Learn, friend, who
renounced
- daughter was Sara Ann Crawford

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 23, 1886
FILE[ 1325 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Duncan McPhail, Dunwich;
Angus Kerr, Southwold
- widow was Margaret Agnes McIntyre, Dunwich
- mention of two daughters, but not
named

LNAME[ MCMILLAN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUN 2, 1886
FILE[ 1326 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- executor was Mary Jane McMillan of
Southwold, John's widow

LNAME[ BURNS
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 7, 1886
FILE[ 1327 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Brakeman
- died in the Township of
Aldborough
- executor was Arthur Burns of St.
Thomas, James' son

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ MALCOLM
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ JUL 22, 1886
FILE[ 1329 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Dugald J. Campbell, Dunwich, Farmer; John Campbell, Yarmouth, Farmer
- brother was Dugald J. Campbell
- brother was John Campbell
- both of the above were the executors
- wife was Isabella Campbell
CHILDREN:
- John Campbell;
- William Campbell;
- Archibald Campbell;
- Maggie Campbell;
- Mary Campbell;
- Catherine Campbell

 
LNAME[ BEST
FNAME[ CASPAR
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ DEC 28, 1885
FILE[ 1330 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
- petitioner was Elizabeth Maud Best, Bayham, Caspar's widow
CHILDREN:
- Henrietta Wintermute, Malahide, 17 years;
- Angus Lorne Best, Bayham, 14 years;
- Frederick Austin Best, Bayham, 11 years;
- Ernest Hope Best, Bayham, 5 years;
- George Ann Best, Bayham, 2 years

LNAME[ ROBERTS
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 12, 1886
FILE[ 1331 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Walter
Roberts
- executor was John Miller, St.
Thomas, school teacher and brother-
-in-law
- son was Walter Roberts, who had
a son named Walter H. Roberts
- son was Edward Roberts
- daughter was Mary Jane Roberts
- witnessed by John Stacey

LNAME[ MINES
FNAME[ FANNY
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 17, 1873
FILE[ 1332 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- husband was Joshua Mines, since
deceased
EXECUTORS AND CHILDREN:
- Mary S. Mines, Southwold, spinster;
- Thurza Clark, widow;
- Mrs. Charlotte Lindop, wife of
William E.;
- James Mines

LNAME[ PUTMAN
FNAME[ WILLIAM HENRY         
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ SEP 24, 1886
FILE[ 1333 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executor was Mary Putman of Yarmouth, William Henry's widow
- note says that they had formerly
lived in South Dorchester

LNAME[ SMUCK
FNAME[ SUSAN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 17, 1886
FILE[ 1334 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of John Smuck
- executor was Montford Delos Welter, Southwold Township, her son

LNAME[ FOSTER
FNAME[ CHRISTOPHER
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 28, 1886
FILE[ 1335 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Rachel Eugena Foster, wife of John W. Foster, photographer
and Christopher's son
CHILDREN:
- Mary, wife of James Redaway;
- Catharine, wife of John Woukman;
- James Foster;
- John W. Foster

LNAME[ STANTON
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 13, 1886
FILE[ 1336 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as an Engineer
- petitioner and wife was Mary
Stanton of St. Thomas

LNAME[ MCCOLLUM
FNAME[ MARY ANN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 4, 1886
FILE[ 1337 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Peter
McCollum
- executor was John N. Bowlby of
Southwold, brother
- sister-in-law was Caroline Bowlby

LNAME[ KERR
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ OCT 1, 1886
FILE[ 1338 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Thomas Kerr, Aldborough;
John Thomson Kerr, Southwold
- wife was Flora Kerr
SONS:
- Alexander Kerr;
- John Kerr;
- Thomas Kerr;
- Archibald Kerr

LNAME[ HUNT
FNAME[ JOHN NELSON
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ NOV 15, 1886
FILE[ 1339 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: John Lindsay, Southwold;
John Coulter, Southwold
- wife was Mary
CHILDREN:
- Samuel Hunt;
- Maciah Hunt;
- Nelson Hunt;
- Lewellyn Hunt;
- Melissa Adams;
- Hannah Ling;
- Omer Hunt;
- Annette Hunt;
- Esquior Hunt

LNAME[ CONNELL
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 12, 1886
FILE[ 1340 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: John Ruthvin Campbell, St. Thomas, Builder; Duncan Connell, Southwold
- brother was Duncan Connell, who is
described as being in the House of 
Industry in November 1886
- mention of a nephew, the son of Duncan
Connell, but not identified

LNAME[ APPLEMAN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ORWELL
DATE[ DEC 12, 1886
FILE[ 1341 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executor was Sarah Appleman of
Orwell
- wife was Sarah Appleman
CHILDREN:
- John Appleman, North Branch, Lapeer
County, Michigan;
- George Appleman;
- Frederick Appleman;
- Margaret Teeple

LNAME[ PROCUNIER
FNAME[ GEORGE NEAL
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ NOV 30, 1885
FILE[ 1342 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- wife was Elizabeth Procunier
- petitioner was son, James Adian
Procunier
CHILDREN:
- Robert Henry Procunier;
- Charles Ault Procunier;
- Mary Desire McConkey, wife of 
Cicero;
- Elma Jane Burdick, wife of George W.;
- Victoria Adelaide Dunning, wife of 
James T.;
- James Adian Procunier

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ DUGALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 31, 1886
FILE[ 1343 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Levi Pollard, Dunwich, Farmer; John Carswell, Dunwich, Farmer
- brother was Malcolm Campbell
- brother was Alexander Campbell
- brother was Humphrey Campbell, deceased
- brother was John Campbell, deceased
- brother was Robert Campbell, deceased
NIECES AND NEPHEWS:
- Jean Campbell, daughter of Alexander;
- Christy Brodie;
- George Campbell Elliott;
- mention of children of deceased brother, John;
- mention of children of deceased brother, Robert;
- mention of children of deceased brother, Humphrey

LNAME[ MUNRO
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JUL 6, 1886
FILE[ 1344 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Farmer
- petitioner and wife was Flora Munro
of Aldborough
CHILDREN:
- Archibald Munro;
- Malcolm Munro;
- Duncan Munro;
- Mary Johnson
GRANDCHILDREN:
- John Munro, son of deceased son, John;
- Mary Munro, daughter of deceased son, John;
- Maudie Munro, daughter of deceased son, Robert;
- Maggie Munro, daughter of deceased son, Robert;
- Granty McLarty, child of deceased daughter, Annie McLarty;
- Archibald Marchbank, son of deceased daughter, Christie;
- William Marchbank, son of deceased daughter, Christie;
- Mary Marchbank, daughter of deceased daughter, Christie;
- Henry Legg, son of deceased daughter, Catherine;
- Archibald Legg, son of deceased daughter, Catherine;
- Joseph Legg, son of deceased daughter, Catherine;
- John Legg, son of deceased daughter, Catherine;
- William Legg, son of deceased daughter, Catherine;
- Lucy Legg, daughter of deceased daughter, Catherine;
- Annie Legg, daughter of deceased daughter, Catherine;
- Emily Legg, daughter of deceased daughter, Catherine;
- Hattie Legg, daughter of deceased daughter, Catherine;
- Bertha Legg, daughter of deceased daughter, Catherine

LNAME[ MORGAN
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 1, 1886
FILE[ 1345 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- petitioner and son was George
Morgan of Southwold
MENTION OF:
- James Morgan, Port Stanley;
- Mrs. Alice Steele, Port Stanley, wife of John;
- Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, wife of 
Isaac, Wardsville;
- Mrs. Sarah Jane Wagot, wife of George, Kingsville;
- Mrs. Ann Leibert, wife of Adam, Rodney;
- John Morgan, Port Stanley;
- Ellen Morgan, Port Stanley;
- Thomas Morgan, Wayne County, Michigan;
- Mary Long, Detroit, Michigan;
- William Morgan, Tasmania

LNAME[ HOCKRIDGE
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ DEC 20, 1886
FILE[ 1346 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Carpenter
- executors: William Gilbert Sanders, Yarmouth; John Farley, St. Thomas, Barrister-at-Law
- wife was Mary Hockridge
GRANDCHILDREN:
- Mary Dixon Pavey;
- Matilda Pavey;
- Amy Pavey;
- Bertha Pavey

- mention of William Alexander Sloan and Thomas Sloan

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ MALISSA ANN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ DEC 2, 1886
FILE[ 1347 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a spinster
- executor was Obed Hamilton Smith, Yarmouth
- sister was Mary Catherine Cole, wife of John, St. Thomas
- neice was Minnie Alicia Cole, daughter of Mary Catherine
- nephew was William Spencer Bentley
- brother was James William Smith
- brother was Obed Hamilton Smith

LNAME[ KATZEBACH
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ PHOENIX, ARIZONA
DATE[ MAR 31, 1886
FILE[ 1348 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - says that he was born March 15, 1843, in Bayham Township
- executor was Levi Johnson Hatch
of Bayham, who had a power-of-
attorney from Ephraim Bennett, the
executor in Phoenix
- William Katzebach was a first cousin
to Levi Hatch's wife's father
- mention of Mrs. Nancy A. Pickens, 
Phoenix, Arizona
- mention of Mrs. Rachel Leech, wife
of D.P. Leech, Tillsonburg
- mention of L.J. Hatch, Eden

LNAME[ STYLES
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JAN 10, 1887
FILE[ 1349 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: John Crocker, St. Thomas, Gentleman; Isaac Styles, Southwold, brother
- wife was Sarah Styles
CHILDREN:
- Mary H. Styles;
- Liza Hendershott;
- Sara Down;
- Elizabeth Elsie;
- Emma Styles;
- James Styles;
- John Styles;
- Isaac Styles;
- Charles Styles

- stepson was Frederick Harkwell, son of John's present wife - stepson was William Harkwell, son of John's present wife - grandchild was Lillie E. Hendershott

LNAME[ LAWRENCE
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ OCT 11, 1886
FILE[ 1350 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- died in London, Ontario
- executors: Victoria Lawrence, St. Thomas; Jesse John Lawrence, Township Gore of Camden, Kent
County, brother and Farmer;
William Spence, London West, 
Middlesex County, Hardware
Merchant
- wife was Victoria Lawrence
- sister was Elizabeth Lawrence
- son was Frank Lawrence, at Medical
School
- mention of other children, but not
identified

LNAME[ LEGG
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JAN 19, 1887
FILE[ 1351 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Lydia Legg, South
Dorchester; Charles Legg, South
Dorchester
- wife was Lydia Legg
- son was Charles Legg

LNAME[ FRIEND
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ APR 10, 1886
FILE[ 1352 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Farmer and a 
bachelor
- petitioner and sister was Jane Laing, Orford Township, Kent County, married
woman
- sister was Maggie Friend of Michigan
- brother was James Friend of Michigan

LNAME[ HEATHCOTE
FNAME[ GEORGE E.
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 14, 1886
FILE[ 1353 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Catherine Luton of
Yarmouth, widow of Daniel A. Luton
- mention of Mrs. D.A. Luton, widow
of late D.A. Luton
- mention of George Henry Caughell
of Aylmer
- mention of Cecil R. Luton
- left a bequest to the Disciples Church
in Mapleton in memory of the late D.A.
Luton

LNAME[ REID
FNAME[ SAMUEL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 4, 1887
FILE[ 1354 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - lived at Sparta
- described as a Gentleman
- executors: John Reid, Yarmouth, Gentleman; John Hilbourne, Yarmouth, Gentleman
CHILDREN:
- Jane Reid;
- John Reid;
- Louisa, wife of John Hibourne;
- William Reid;
- Albert Reid;
- Elizabeth Reid

LNAME[ PINE
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JAN 29, 1887
FILE[ 1355 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- died at Tilbury Centre, Kent County
- wife and petitioner was Maggie
Pine of St. Thomas

LNAME[ WALKER
FNAME[ SAMUEL HENRY
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ FEB 6, 1887
FILE[ 1356 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Hardware Merchant
- executor was William James Walker
of Aylmer, Hardware Merchant
- brother was William James Walker
of Aylmer, Hardware Merchant

LNAME[ HEGLER
FNAME[ GILBERT
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUL 25, 1886
FILE[ 1356 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Farmer
- executors: Louisa Hegler, South
Dorchester; James Smith, South
Dorchester, Farmer; John Wilson, South Dorchester, Farmer
- wife was Louisa Hegler
SONS:
- William Edward Hegler;
- Wilborn Edgar Hegler;
- Carmen Gilbert Hegler

LNAME[ DEWAR        
FNAME[ NEIL
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 3, 1887
FILE[ 1358 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: John McInnes, Yarmouth;
Joseph McAdam, St. Thomas, Manufacturer;
John Thomson, Yarmouth
- wife was Mary Dewar
- grandson was Neil Dewar, son of Alexander
- mention of Duncan Dewar
- mention of Alexander Dewar

LNAME[ HAWKINS
FNAME[ ELIZA ANN
RESID[ PORT STANLEY
DATE[ FEB 3, 1887
FILE[ 1359 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widow
- petitioner was Alan Cassels of Toronto, Barrister-at-Law, acting for brother George
Macauley Hawke, Toronto, and brother Edward
Hawke, New York City
- nephew was Widmer Hawke of Toronto, son
of George Macauley Hawke

LNAME[ LANDON
FNAME[ FREDERICK
RESID[ KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN 
DATE[ JAN 20, 1887
FILE[ 1360 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - lived in Kalamazoo, County of
Kalamazoo, Michigan
- described as a pattern maker
- executor was Frances A. Landon of
Kalamazoo, Michigan
- wife was Frances A. Landon

LNAME[ MILLS
FNAME[ BETSEY ANN
RESID[ MILFORD, MICHIGAN
DATE[ MAY 13, 1856
FILE[ 1361 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- was the daughter of Stephen Vail
- wife of Hanson Mills, also deceased
- the couple is described as formerly
of Bayham Township and later of the
Town of Milford, Michigan
- Betsey Ann Mills died in Bayham 
Township
- petitioner and nephew was Austin Vail, son of William Alexander Vail, Township
of Westminster, Middlesex County
- daughter was Sarah Mills of Michigan, 
deceased
- daughter was Catherine Delong, Milford, Michigan, widow
- brother was William Alexander Vail, Township
of Westminster, who died January 9, 1857

LNAME[ HAGGERT
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 4, 1887
FILE[ 1362 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - described as a Bookkeeper
- died at the Town of Brampton, 
County of Peel
- executors: Gordon Dewar Haggert, Paris, Ontario, Machinist; Sarah
Amoret Haggert, St. Thomas, spinster;
William Patton, London, Machinist and
son-in-law
- daughter was Sarah Amoret Haggert
- son was Gordon Haggert
- mention of other children, but not
identified
- nephew was Frank Johnson

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ KENNETH
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ FEB 25, 1887
FILE[ 1363 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - executors: Margaret McLean, Aldborough;
Donald McLean, Ekfrid Township, Middlesex
County
- wife was Margaret McLean
CHILDREN:
- John McLean;
- Donald McLean;
- Margaret McLean;
- Marjory McLean

LNAME[ WILEY
FNAME[ HENRY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ FEB 9, 1887
FILE[ 1364 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Mary Jane
Wiley of Yarmouth

LNAME[ METCALFE
FNAME[ ANN 
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 3, 1887
FILE[ 1365 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and son was William
Metcalfe of St. Thomas, Cooper
- husband was Thomas Metcalfe Senior
CHILDREN:
- Thomas Metcalfe, Oakland, Manitoba;
- George Metcalfe, St. Thomas;
- Fanny Wardell, wife of James, London, Ontario;
- Clara Skelding, wife of Thomas, 
Toledo, Ohio;
- Annie Metcalfe;
- Hannah Shaw;
- William Metcalfe

LNAME[ SHARP
FNAME[ SAMUEL ALEXANDER
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 1, 1887
FILE[ 1366 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Brakeman on the Michigan
Central Railroad and a bachelor
- died at Welland Junction, Welland
County
- petitioner and father was William
Sharp of Oil City, Lambton County

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ JOHN C.
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ FEB 12, 1887
FILE[ 1367 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed in March 1887
- petitioner and sister was Mary Palmer
of Dunwich, widow
- son was John David McLean, 2 years
- sister was Nancy Gilbert, wife of
John Walter Gilbert, Dunwich
- sister was Margaret Sutton, wife
of Zaccheus Sutton, Dunwich

LNAME[ CUTLER
FNAME[ ALBERT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 3, 1887
FILE[ 1368 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Brakeman
- petitioner and father was John H.
Cutler of Windham, County of Norfolk, Carpenter

LNAME[ LALONDE
FNAME[ ELI 
RESID[ ST. THOMAS     
DATE[ NOV 10, 1886
FILE[ 1369 
MFNO[ 1386 
NOTES[ - had only been living in St. Thomas
for two or three weeks when he died
- executor was Henry William Gausepohl
of Chatham, Ontario, Roman Catholic
Priest
- Eli Lalonde was formerly from 
Aldborough Township and, on the 24th
of March, 1885, was living in Ford
River, Delta County, Michigan
- daughter was Catherine Lalonde
- son was Charles Lalonde

LNAME[ PEARSON
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 19, 1886
FILE[ 1370 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Richard 
Pearson and formerly of Bayham 
Township
- executors: John Middleton Dunsheath, St. Thomas, railway employee; William
Middleton, St. Thomas, Brakeman;
Hugh Douglass, Yarmouth
- mother was Ellen Middleton
- sister was Jane Douglass, wife of
Hugh, Yarmouth
- sister was Anna McKinney, wife of
James, St. Thomas
- sister was Mary Middleton
- sister was Martha Middleton
- brother was William Middleton
- half-brother was John Middleton Dunsheath

LNAME[ DAVEY
FNAME[ WILLIAM RICHARD PITT
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ FEB 20, 1887
FILE[ 1371 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Blacksmith
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed in March 1887
- petitioner and mother was Annie
Emily Davey
CHILDREN:
- George William Davey, 20 years;
- Ernest Alford Davey, 18 years;
- Annie Emily Davey, 17 years;
- Ida Beatrice Davey, 13 years

LNAME[ ODBERT
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 2, 1887
FILE[ 1372 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a railway employee 
and a Brakeman
- died at South Dorchester
- petitioner and wife was Louisa
Odbert of St. Thomas

LNAME[ TAYLOR
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 1, 1887
FILE[ 1373 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: Gilbert Taylor, Yarmouth;
Alexander Douglas, Yarmouth
- wife was Margaret Taylor
CHILDREN:
- John Taylor;
- Angus Taylor;
- Gilbert Taylor;
- Duncan Taylor;
- daughters, mentioned but not
identified

LNAME[ WILLSON
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 8, 1887
FILE[ 1374 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: Truman Silcox, Southwold, son-in-law; John Seabury Pearce, London, Ontario, Seed Merchant and son-in-law
- wife was Rebecca P. Willson
- daughter was Sarah E. Silcox
- daughter was Mary Ann Pearce
- mention of a grandson, but not named, only described as the son of Truman and
Sarah E. Silcox

LNAME[ MACPHERSON
FNAME[ ANGUS
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ OCT 9, 1886
FILE[ 1375 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Jane MacPherson
of Dunwich

LNAME[ ALLEN
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ APR 2, 1886
FILE[ 1376 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Farmer
- executors: Charles William Allen, Dunwich, Manufacturer; Joseph Welch, Dunwich, brother-in-law
- wife was Jane Allen
CHILDREN:
- Charles William Allen;
- Susie Church;
- John G. Allen;
- Emmaline Allen;
- Jowlar Clark;
- Sarah Lovino Allen

LNAME[ MCLEAN
FNAME[ JOHN C.
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ FEB 12, 1887
FILE[ 1377 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a widower
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed March 5, 1887
- petitioner and sister was Mary Palmer
of Dunwich, widow
- child was John David McLean, 2 years old
- wife died October 7, 1884, not identified
- sister was Nancy Gilbert, wife of John 
Walter Gilbert
- sister was Margaret Sutton, wife of
Zaccheus Sutton
- sister was Mary Palmer

LNAME[ SCOTT
FNAME[ SARAH ELIZABETH
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAY 20, 1876
FILE[ 1378 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a married woman
- executor was Enos Scott of Aylmer, Pork Dealer
- husband was Enos Scott of Aylmer
- daughter was Charlotte Valeria Marlatt
- mention of children of Ezekiel Ogilvie

LNAME[ TAYLOR
FNAME[ ANGUS
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ APR 15, 1887
FILE[ 1379 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: Hiram Pettit, South
Dorchester; James Legg, South
Dorchester
- mention of wife, but not identified
CHILDREN:
- Angus Taylor;
- Neil Taylor;
- Catherine Taylor;
- Annie Taylor

LNAME[ WELLS
FNAME[ JEREMIAH
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ MAY 6, 1884
FILE[ 1380 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Dentist
- petitioner and daughter was
Minnie Wells of Aylmer, spinster
- wife was Susan Maria Wells of Aylmer
- daughter was Minnie Wells of Aylmer, spinster
- daughter was Ida Cottington of Lansing, Michigan

LNAME[ GRAY
FNAME[ JAMES
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ APR 11, 1887
FILE[ 1381 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Gentleman
- petitioner and wife was Mary Barbara
Gray of Southwold

LNAME[ DILTZ
FNAME[ EDGAR
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 29, 1887
FILE[ 1382 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Carpenter
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed May 12, 1887
- petitioner and wife was Amanda Permellia
Diltz of St. Thomas
- child was Samuel Edgar Diltz, born August
30, 1870

LNAME[ DILTZ
FNAME[ EDGAR
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAR 29, 1887
FILE[ 1383 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Carpenter
- petitioner and wife was Amanda
Permellia Diltz of St. Thomas
- child was Samuel Edgar Diltz, 16 years old

LNAME[ PAGE
FNAME[ JONAS
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAY 12, 1887
FILE[ 1384 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: William Page, Fingal, Merchant; Alexander Church, Dunwich, Carpenter
- wife was Susan Page
- mention of Emma Jane Swisher
CHILDREN:
- Jonas Alford Page;
- Joseph Page;
- Ellen Maria Braddon;
- Sarah A. Church;
- William Page;
- James Page

- daughter-in-law was Emily Page, wife of James

LNAME[ FREEMAN
FNAME[ NELSON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 2, 1887
FILE[ 1385 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Carpenter
- executors: Oliver Cruse, St. Thomas, Builder; Edward G. Schooley, Yarmouth
- mention of Thomas Darling Freeman
- sister was Julia Mary Freeman
- sister was Ann Freeman
- brother was Ezra Freeman
- mention of nieces and nephews, but not
identified

LNAME[ MCINTYRE
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ APR 10, 1887
FILE[ 1386 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Carpenter and a
bachelor
- petitioner and brother was Archibald
McIntyre of Dunwich, Carpenter

LNAME[ MOORE
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ MAY 8, 1887
FILE[ 1387 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executor was David Moore of South
Dorchester, described as a friend
- mention of a wife, but
not identified
CHILDREN:
- David F. Moore;
- Elizabeth Moore;
- Mary Anne Moore;
- Jane Moore;
- Margaret Moore;
- William John Moore

LNAME[ SCRUTON
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ VIENNA
DATE[ MAY 8, 1887
FILE[ 1388 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Butcher
- executors: William Watts, Vienna, Merchant; George Scealey, Vienna;
Emma Ann Scruton, Vienna
- wife was Emma Ann Scruton
- son was George Scruton
- son was Alfred Scruton
- son was Edward Scruton

LNAME[ STRIPP
FNAME[ MARY ANN
RESID[ NEBRASKA, U.S.A.
DATE[ SEP 23, 1886
FILE[ 1389 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Thomas
Stripp
- lived in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska
- executors: Thomas Henry Stripp, Yarmouth; Louis Orlando Stripp, Cedar Springs, Kent County, Commercial
Traveller
CHILDREN:
- Louis Orlando Stripp;
- Thomas Henry Stripp;
- Gertrude Groat of Schuyler, Nebraska;
- William Slade Stripp;
- Fredrick John Stripp;
- George Cecil Stripp

- mention of a mortgage on the farm of Ida Maria Stripp

LNAME[ LAWRENCE
FNAME[ VICTORIA
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ APR 9, 1887
FILE[ 1390 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Thomas
Lawrence of St. Thomas
- executors: William Spence, London, Ontario, Merchant and brother; Eliza
Jane Spence, wife of William
- sister was Mrs. Clara Bessie
- sister was Mrs. Strong
- aunt was Angie Lawrence
- mention of children, but not identified

LNAME[ BLACK
FNAME[ ARCHIBALD
RESID[ DUNWICH
DATE[ MAY 27, 1887
FILE[ 1391 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: Daniel Black, Dunwich, son; John Archibald Black, Township
of Orford, Kent County, Cattle Dealer
and son

LNAME[ HAIGHT
FNAME[ FLORENCE
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ NOV 10, 1886
FILE[ 1392 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - was only ten years old
- daughter of Henry Harrison Haight, late of Yarmouth Township
- Henry Harrison Haight died in the
latter part of April, 1885
- no brothers or sisters
- mother and executor was Mary Jane 
Ryckman of Yarmouth Township, wife of
Joseph
- Mary Jane and Henry Harrison Haight
were married on March 29, 1871 at 
Sparta by the Reverend W. McDonald, a
Baptist Minister

LNAME[ LYON
FNAME[ WILLIAM BRIDGEMAN
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JUN 5, 1886
FILE[ 1393 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executors: Mahalon Edward Lyon
of Malahide Township, son; Olive
Lyon of Aylmer, William's widow
- daughter was Elizabeth Lyon
- son was Mahalon E. Lyon
- wife was Olive Lyon

LNAME[ GRANT
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ MAY 24, 1887
FILE[ 1394 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: Ann Grant, widow;
James C. Grant, Bayham
- wife was Ann or Anna Grant
CHILDREN:
- Alexander Grant;
- John Grant and wife Mary;
- William Grant and wife;
- Margaret Harp;
- James C. Grant;
- Mary Ann Chambers;
- Ellen Summers;
- Clara Mitchell

- granddaughter was Romania Chambers - grandson was Isaac Chambers - grandson was William Chambers - brother-in-law was Alexander Matheson of Tonable, Lairy, Scotland - brother was Hugh Grant of Rogart, Scotland - sister was Mary Campbell of Glasgow, Scotland

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 25, 1887
FILE[ 1395 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Farmer
- executor, son and oldest child was
Theophilus Brown of Walsingham, 
Norfolk County, Teamster
- wife was Mary Brown
- daughter was Martha Jane Smith

LNAME[ TOMPKINS
FNAME[ GEORGE
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUL 9, 1880
FILE[ 1396 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Farmer
- this was a petition for guardianship
- petitoner was Irena Tompkins of South
Dorchester, George's widow
- sons were Henry Adrian Tompkins, 14 years old, and George W. Tompkins, 18 years old

LNAME[ ROBERTS
FNAME[ WILLIAM
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUN 5, 1887
FILE[ 1397 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executor was Jemima Roberts of
Bayham, William's widow

LNAME[ STILWELL
FNAME[ MELVIN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ APR 22, 1887
FILE[ 1398 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Farmer
- executors: Sarah Frances Stilwell, Bayham, widow; Alexander W. Almas, Simcoe, Norfolk County, Farmer
- will mentions four children, but
not identified

LNAME[ BODINE
FNAME[ MAHLON
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ FEB 24, 1887
FILE[ 1399 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: George Edmonds, Village
of Fingal, Merchant; George D. King
- wife was Roxane Bodine
CHILDREN:
- Marshal Bodine;
- William Bodine;
- Amanda Page, wife of William of
Fingal;
- Mary Bodine

LNAME[ CAMPBELL
FNAME[ ALEXANDER
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ JUN 24, 1887
FILE[ 1400 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - lived on the First Concession of
Aldborough
- executors: Duncan Campbell, Aldborough;
Charles McAllister, Orford Township, Kent County, married to Flora McAllister
- wife was Catherine Campbell
CHILDREN:
- John A. Campbell, Bothwell, Kent County;
- Duncan Campbell, Aldborough;
- Alexander Campbell, Aldborough;
- Dougald Campbell, Aldborough;
- Archibald Campbell, Aldborough;
- Mary Cole, Aldborough;
- Thomas Campbell, Aldborough;
- Flora McAllister, Orford Township, Kent
County;
- Daniel Campbell, United States;
- Donald Campbell

CHILDREN OF DONALD CAMPBELL AND HIS WIFE, FLORA:
- Catherine Campbell;
- Malcolm Alexander Campbell;
- Mary Campbell;
- Elizabeth Campbell;
- Janet Campbell

LNAME[ MCKAY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 25, 1887
FILE[ 1401 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as the Elgin Hotel Keeper
- executors: Laura McKay, St. Thomas, John's widow; W.G. McMullen, Woodstock, Ontario, Barrister
CHILDREN:
- Mella McKay;
- Edna McKay;
- Stella McKay

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ ABRAHAM
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ JUL 20, 1887
FILE[ 1402 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Baptist Minister
- executors: Bruce Davis, Yarmouth;
Hannah Eliza Smith, spinster, Yarmouth
CHILDREN:
- Arthur Allen Smith, State of Michigan;
- Hosea B. Smith;
- Johnson Smith;
- Abraham Judson Smith;
- Sarah Farr?;
- Julia M. Cuniber;
- Naoma Davis;
- Salemma Jane Smith;
- Minnie Patricia Fitch;
- Hannah Eliza Smith

- granddaughter was Lenna Smith - second wife's adopted daughter was Ida Winford Laurie

LNAME[ CORSON
FNAME[ ELIZABETH
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ JUL 5, 1887
FILE[ 403
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - died in Yarmouth Township
- executor was Fredrick Saywell 
Corson, St. Thomas, her son
- Elizabeth married James Corson
in 1867
- son was Fredrick Saywell Corson
- son was Charles Daniel Corson
- daughter was Mersa Ann, who died at
the age of 4 years
- daughter was Ada Zaversa, who died
at the age of 6 months

LNAME[ HEPBURN
FNAME[ SUSAN
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ APR 22, 1887
FILE[ 1404 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as the widow of Robert
Hepburn
- executors: Robert Wallace Hepburn, Yarmouth; Benjamin Franklin Hathaway, Yarmouth; James McKenzie, Yarmouth, Merchant
CHILDREN:
- John W. Hepburn;
- Robert Wallace Hepburn;
- James Malcolm Hepburn;
- Lavinia Rourke;
- Louisa Millen;
- Annie Axford;
- Ada Hepburn;
- Susan Hepburn

GRANDCHILDREN:
- Robert Rourke;
- John Rourke;
- William Hepburn;
- Susie Hepburn;
- Robert M. Axford;
- Susie Millen;
- Joseph Hide

LNAME[ KILMER
FNAME[ SOPHRONIA
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUL 8, 1887
FILE[ 1405 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as the widow of William
Kilmer, who died intestate July 18, 1884
- petitioner and oldest son was 
John Colbourne Kilmer, Malahide, Carpenter
CHILDREN:
- John Colbourne Kilmer;
- Rhoda Pound;
- mention of four other children, 
not named but said to be under 21
years of age

LNAME[ COUSE
FNAME[ FRANK HENRY
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ JUL 24, 1887
FILE[ 1406 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Farmer and a bachelor
- petitioner and father was Moses C.
Couse of Yarmouth

LNAME[ FRAINE
FNAME[ MARY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 15, 1887
FILE[ 1407 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a married woman, 43
years old
- petitioner and husband was Samuel
Fraine of St. Thomas, Merchant 
Tailor
- killed in an accident involving 
the Grand Trunk Railway
CHILDREN:
- Cynthia Ballah, 19 years, daughter
by a former marriage;
- Jennie Ballah, 23 years, daughter
by a former marriage;
- Mary Fraine, 16 years;
- Hattie Fraine, 13 years;
- Denton Fraine, 6 years

LNAME[ SNYDER
FNAME[ GEORGE WELLINGTON
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 27, 1887
FILE[ 1408 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Broker
- executor was Frances Sarah Angel
Snyder of St. Thomas
- wife was Frances Sarah Angel 
Snyder

LNAME[ SMITHER
FNAME[ ELIZABETH CATHERINE
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ JUL 15, 1887
FILE[ 1409 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- known as Lillie Smither
- 33 years old
- petitioner and husband was James 
Smither of St. Thomas, Merchant
- son was William J. Smither, 7 
years old
- note says that in 1902 he was a student
in Toronto, 21 years old
- killed in an accident with the Grand
Trunk Railway

LNAME[ FRANKS
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ WEST LORNE
DATE[ AUG 13, 1887
FILE[ 1410 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executor was Dugald McPherson of
West Lorne, Merchant
- mention of a wife, but not identified
- mention of six children, but not
identified

LNAME[ ENSIGN
FNAME[ JAMES C.
RESID[ MALAHIDE
DATE[ JUL 28, 1887
FILE[ 1411 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- petitioner and wife was Lydia Ann
Ensign, Malahide
- daughter was Desdemonia Clutton, wife of Jonathan W. Clutton, Malahide
- son was Herbert Ensign

LNAME[ SUMMERS
FNAME[ JANET
RESID[ ALDBOROUGH
DATE[ MAY 9, 1887
FILE[ 1412 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as the wife of Thomas 
Talbot Summers
- executors: Daniel Rowan Summers, Aldborough; William Henry Summers, Aldborough
CHILDREN:
- Daniel Rowan Summers;
- William Henry Summers;
- George Gunn Summers;
- Mary Victoria Summers;
- Eliza Lydia Summers;
- Margaret Jane, wife of William
Brint, Tilbury Township, Essex County;
- Thomas Talbot Summers;
- Duncan Ruthven Summers

LNAME[ WOOLEY
FNAME[ DAVID
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ AUG 23, 1887
FILE[ 1413 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: Martha Alberta Wooley, South Dorchester, spinster and 
daughter; Joseph Warren Blake, South Dorchester, nephew
CHILDREN:
- Martha Alberta Wooley;
- David Allen Wooley;
- Sarah Ann Clarke, wife of Enos;
- Philena Etta Dolbear, wife of
Ransom

LNAME[ MCKAY
FNAME[ JOHN
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ MAY 31, 1887
FILE[ 1414 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as a Hotel Keeper
- this was a petition for guardianship
filed August 30, 1887
- petitioners were Louisa McKay of 
St. Thomas and Edmund Montagu Yarwood
of St. Thomas, Solicitor
- wife was Louisa McKay
CHILDREN:
- Alice Maud McKay, 11 years;
- Edna McKay, 9 years;
- Stella McKay, 4 years

LNAME[ WHITE
FNAME[ IRA 
RESID[ YARMOUTH
DATE[ AUG 5, 1887
FILE[ 1415 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as Esquire
- petitioner and wife was Jane White
of Yarmouth

LNAME[ KNIGHT
FNAME[ SARAH
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ AUG 28, 1887
FILE[ 1417 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: William Lane Gregory, Yarmouth; George Gregory, St. Thomas, Brick Maker
CHILDREN:
- Harriet Sophia Balaam;
- William Lane Gregory;
- George Gregory;
- Joseph Gregory;
- Mary Ann Beckett;
- Alfred Gregory

LNAME[ MCCORMICK
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 2, 1887
FILE[ 1418 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - this was a petition for guardianship
filed September 15, 1887
- petitioner and wife was Nancy 
McCormick of Southwold
CHILDREN:
- Leslie Duncan McCormick, 5 years;
- Margaretta McCormick, 13 years, daughter by Duncan McCormick's first
wife;
- Catherine McCormick, 11 years, 
daughter by Duncan McCormick's first
wife

LNAME[ MCCORMICK
FNAME[ DUNCAN
RESID[ SOUTHWOLD
DATE[ SEP 2, 1887
FILE[ 1419 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: Dugald McColl, Southwold;
Dugald Ferguson McIntyre, Southwold
- wife was Nancy McCormick
CHILDREN:
- Leslie Duncan McCormick;
- Margaretta McCormick;
- Catherine Campbell McCormick

LNAME[ DAVIS
FNAME[ ELCY
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ AUG 16, 1887
FILE[ 1420 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a widow
- executors: Dugald Campbell, 
Southwold; James King, Lockport, New York, brother-in-law
NIECES:
- Caroline Garbelt, Hartland, New York;
- Jane E. Mathers, Hartland, New
York;
- Mary Curtis, wife of John, 
Southwold;
- Margaret C. Begg, wife of John, Southwold, and daughter of George
Lawton, Farmer, Southwold;
- Ann Herdsman, wife of William;
- Ellen Hobbs

- mention of Wellington Street Methodist Church - mention of Theodore Worrell, Cumbria, New York - nephew was George Bradley of Somerset, New York - sister was Mary King, wife of James O. King, Lockport, New York - mention of George Lawton, Southwold

LNAME[ BROWN
FNAME[ ROBERT
RESID[ SOUTH DORCHESTER
DATE[ JUN 1, 1886
FILE[ 1421 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: James Campbell, Belmont, Physician; Elizabeth Brown, South
Dorchester
- wife was Elizabeth Brown
CHILDREN:
- William B. Brown;
- Henry A. Brown;
- Barbara Stenicks?;
- Elizabeth Appleford;
- Mary Emery;
- Margaret Ferguson;
- Rosabella McGregor

LNAME[ SMITH
FNAME[ CHAUNCEY
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ JUL 30, 1887
FILE[ 1422 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executors: Phebe Louisa Smith, Bayham; Daniel Tupper Smith, 
Dereham Township, Oxford County
- wife was Phebe Louisa Smith
CHILDREN:
- Charles Sheridan Smith;
- Daniel Tupper Smith;
- Josiah Beckworth Smith;
- Chauncey Eliakine Smith;
- Joseph Henry Smith

LNAME[ BLEAKLEY
FNAME[ JOHN HENRY YARWOOD
RESID[ ST. THOMAS
DATE[ SEP 27, 1887
FILE[ 1423 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - described as a Gentleman
- executor was Edmund Montagu
Yarwood of St. Thomas
- cousin was Edmund Montagu
Yarwood the Younger of St. Thomas, law student

LNAME[ MCCONNELL
FNAME[ BENJAMIN
RESID[ BAYHAM
DATE[ AUG 29, 1887
FILE[ 1424 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - executor was Huldah Ann McConnell
of Bayham
- wife was Huldah Ann McConnell of
Bayham
CHILDREN:
- Adolphus McConnell;
- Chilion McConnell, youngest son;
- Mahlon McConnell, oldest son

LNAME[ JENKINS
FNAME[ THOMAS
RESID[ AYLMER
DATE[ SEP 5, 1887
FILE[ 1425 
MFNO[ 1387 
NOTES[ - no will
- described as

SUTTON Surname Genealogy

Tracing the Joshua Sutton line first found in Wendover, Quebec

Surrogate Court Records, Elgin County, Ontario (Database 1)