The Jan/Feb 2011 issue of FAMILY CHRONICLE has articles on US records for War of 1812 (p.21); book review of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN UPPER CANADA: A RESEARCHER’S GUIDE, by Janice Nickerson, along with a case study by her (p.29, p. 30); and using (LDS) Family History Centers for research (p. 44), to name a few of the articles.

I am new to this group.  My Great-Grandmother was Hannah Maria Thorndyke

Birth:     26 Dec 1845 in Cavan Ontario     

Death:  20 Jul 1882 in Millbrook Ontario

Marriage:            Charles Henry Scott   1869 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada      

Children:             

1. Charlotte Maude Scott 
2. Charles Claude Scott
3. Frances Scott
4. Jane Elizabeth Scott
5. Catherine Sanders Scott
6. Robert Thorndyke Wallace Scott

Residence:          1861 in Hope Twp. Durham Co. 

Residence:          1861 in Durham, Canada West, Canada 

Residence:          1861 in Hope Twp. Durham Co. 

Residence:          1861 in Durham, Canada West, Canada 

Residence:          1871 in Durham East, Ontario     

Residence:          1871 in Durham East, Ontario     

Residence:          1881 in Durham East, Ontario, Canada   

Residence:          Abt. 1881 in Durham East, Ontario, Canada          

Residence:          Abt. 1881 in Durham East, Ontario, Canada          

I cannot find any record of her birth or her parents.  Can anyone give me a lead?                               

Sue, if your ancestor was in Ontario then you should be able to find him in census - 1891 for example. Or at least find his parents (1881, 1891 etc)

His birth might be registered, it was the law but many did not bother. Especially the Catholics, they tended often to just baptise in a church and not bother with civil registration

Have you gone to Ancestry? They have all the Ontario records

Lorine

Sue, I've had a look at what Ancestry might have for your grandfather, and the results are not encouraging I'm afraid.

No birth registration appears for Ernest James Fitzpatrick. I attempted the searches several ways. Only one Fitzpatrick was registered as being born in York Co during all of 1889, and that was a Thomas Henry Fitzpatrick, born in April.

A search based on solely a match to either/both parents' names (regardless of the newborn's name), still produced no results. (Such a search can sometimes work-around mistranscriptions of the original record.)

I also had a look at the 1891 census returns for Toronto. The youngest Fitzpatrick listed in the 1891 census out of Toronto was a 5 year old girl. Of the total of 36 people named Fitzpatrick listed in Toronto in the 1891 census, no one had any of the names Fred/Frederick, Frances, or Ernest. One James appears, but he is a married adult, born in England.

It remains possible that some mis-transcriptions are obscuring information on your family in this time period, however the fact that neither birth registrations nor the 1891 census gives any hint of them, seems discouraging.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to locate something for you this evening.

Glenn

Debby W., Not only do I have brack walls but I am also geographically helpless!. I live in NJ and even with Ontario Locator I am having difficulties tracking my Pencil/Pencille family.

John Pencil, Sr was a Butler's Ranger who did not accept a land grant in Niagara but accepted one in Fredericksburg because his wife's family also had grants there. Besides his wife's kids from a previous marriage, John & Eva Pencil had 1 child, John Pencil, Jr. of North Fredericksburg who married Fanny Jackson of Richmond circa 1810-1816 (all this according to their own land petitions). John Pencil, Jr was nominated as a constable in Richmond c1809 & served in the Lennox/Addington militia until around 1830. They had several chidlren - some of whom remained in the Lennox/Addington/Frontenac/Kingston area.

Their younger children, however, stated that they were born in Waterloo. Orrin Pencil stated not only was he born in Waterloo but that his parents lived & died on the farm there. John Pencil III also stated that he was born in Waterloo but was living in Reach Twp. when he married a woman from Whitby. I found an elderly John Pencil living in Reach Twp. on the 1861 census with a younger wife as Mrs. Pencil. I assume this John is John, Jr. originally from Lennox & Add. who may have remarried. There are other suspected children James & William found in Whitby.

With the changing boundaries of several locations in that western part of Ontario, I have become entirely confused as to where to search for any records for this family. The original John, Sr. was listed as Church of England for religion. I suspect John, Jr & Fanny were involved with the early Methodist movement as most of their suspected children are listed E.M. or Wesleyan. The 1861 Reach Twp. John Pencil is listed as Adventist which was also the religion of John III according to his marriage record on Ancestry. Another suspected child Sara Timmerman was baptized into the Wesleyan faith when she was an adult. She was living in Flamborough Twp. Waterdown Village at the time c1844.

Given this geographic mess, who/what library/historical society should I be contacting for the younger children who moved towards the west?

Just found my way back to this group.

My line seems to come from Ontario, Dundas, Kent and Owen Counties.

Martha Campbell, b 1841, Kent> John Campbell, b 1815 (I think Ireland)

Simon Nelson Fader b 1835,> Matilda, Dundas Co.> Simon Fader,b1803,Dundus,>John Fader (Vetter) 1779 New York State,> Lucas Vetter, b 1723 Germany.

other name that show up are - Shaver/Shaeffer; Standford, Lamont, McNeill, Fraser, Quail.  but I do not have much information on these.

Anyone connect to these people?

Sorry if this is a repeat posting, I just ran across it:

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/03/ontarios-his...

I'm researching the Pattersons in Ontario.Pehlam, Monck,Thorold, Welland County. Hugh Patterson (1825-1897) Margaret McCullum (???) Robert Patterson (1858-1943) Nellie Corman Patterson (????) John Corman Patterson (1903-1949) Gladys M. Saul Patterson (1908-1983) If these names are in your tree, give me a shout. 

From the Quebec-Research mailing list -

Hi there,

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Cheers,

Mona

My Park line, and my Joslin/Joslyn line are both from Ontario.  The Joslyns came from the US as UEL into New Brunswick and the Park's came from Scotland - both then into Ontario.  I have found my Joslins in Oxford Co and the Park line in Oxford Co. and in city of Hamilton.  The Joslins (all large Families) then shifted into Michigan.  Some Joslins moved west to Manitoba and Saskatchewan as did my direct Park line.

If you think you may be connected, please contact me.

I am looking for info on the parents of Thomas Brennan born abt 1837.

I believe his father was Matthew Brennan but not 100% sure.

It's possible Matthew was a gardener in West Toronto in 1871.

I believe he was born abt 1809 in Ireland.

Bob seems to be a few Thomas Brennan born ~1837 is there a wife or mothers name I could have?

I think I see your family St Patrick Ward Toronto: Anne 60 Ire, Josephine 12 CW, Thomas 31 CW.

In 1911 Thomas Brennan is age 71 born April 1840.

If this is the correct mother Anne she died Aug 30, 1881 age 72 in Toronto

From what I have found his mother was Ann Quinn born Ireland.

Thomas was born Canada Aug. 27,1838 and died Dec 25,1907 in Pittsburgh,Pa

I did get a copy of his death cert.

Of possible interest - http://familyhistorydaily.com/free-genealogy-resources/10-free-cana...