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Thomas Fee (ca1816-ca1897)

November 27, 2010 by jenasmart

Thomas Fee was my ggg-grandfather. Family lore says that he emigrated to Canada, aged 20, about 1837 from Northern Ireland. He settled in Quebec. He married Charlotte Williams in 1844 and they had eight children. According to family records he died in Dewittville, QC on January 18, 1897. It is family tradition that Thomas ran away from home and was the only member of this branch of the Fee family to leave Ireland.

I have found no records for Thomas in Ireland and have not located any sort of passenger or emigration record. At this point, I have found Thomas and family in the 1851 census, living in St. Malachie, Beauharnois County, Canada East. In 1861, they are still living in the same location. I have not found them in the 1871 cenus yet, but in 1881, they are living in Montreal. I am not positive that the record I have for a Thomas Fee in 1891 is the correct one. And I have yet to find death records for either Thomas or Charlotte.

I have been trying to find additional information on Thomas (and Charlotte) for years. It’s a slow process but I know that eventually I will be able to fill in at least some of the gaps – particularly the ones in Canada.

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Henrietta Salter (1846–1932)

November 24, 2010 by jenasmart

My great-great grandmother Henrietta Salter was born to David and Maria (Knight) Salter on April 25, 1846 and baptized at Anglican Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal:

Henrietta, daughter of David Salter of Montreal, Tinsmith, and of Maria Knight, his wife, was born on the twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six and was baptized on the twenty-first day of June following by me, John (?), rector
Sponsors: illegible, Jane (?), Sarah Salter x her mark
Parents: David Salter, Maria Salter

In 1872, she married John Fee. I have yet to find a record confirming that fact.

For the longest time I couldn’t find the Fees in the 1881 Canadian census. Recently, I discovered that was because they were living in Plattsburgh, NY, and were recorded in the 1880 US census. John (34) was a machinist, while Henrietta (33) was keeping house. Daughter Mildred (6) was at school and son John was 2.

In the 1891 census, Henrietta (42) is married to John Fee (44), a machinist, and they are living back in Montreal. They are Methodist. Their children include Mildred (16), John (13), William (10) and Ruth (6). William and Ruth are shown as being born in the United States.

I have yet to find the family in the 1901 census but in 1911, they are living at 377 Grosvenor in Montreal. John (66) is a machinist  and still married to Henrietta (65). Their sons John (33), also a machinist, and William (30) are still at home as is daughter Ruth (26). Their other daughter, Mildred (36), is also at home but is now listed as Mildred Newmark. Her children are also living with the family: Basil (16), Henry (14) and Grace (8).

 Henrietta died on January 22, 1932:

Henrietta Salter, ?? of the late John Fee, in her eighty-sixth year, died in the City of Westmount, Province of Quebec, on the twenty-second of January in the year ninetten hundred and thirty-two and was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery on the twenty-fifth day of the same month and year.
W.J. Clark
Officiating minister
Mildred M. Neumark

Henrietta on her 80th birthday in 1925.

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David Salter (1815–1885)

November 24, 2010 by jenasmart

It wasn’t until very recently that I discovered how fascinating the Salter branch of my family tree was. Until about a month ago, the Salters in my family tree started and ended with Henrietta Salter (married to John Fee). But then I found her father and grandfather – David and Richard Salter. This post highlights David Salter – my ggg-grandfather.

David was born on February 5, 1815:

David, son of Richard Salter Serg’t(?) in the 49th Reg. & Sarah, his wife, born the 5th and baptized the 10th of Feb, one thousand eight hundred fifteen by me ?? Chaplain to the Forces 
            Parents – Richard Salter – absent, Sarah Salter X her mark
            Sponsors – (not clear)

 On April 30, 1838, David married Maria Knight:

David Salter of Montreal, tinsmith, and Maria Knight also of Montreal were after publication of Banns united in Holy matrimony on the thirtieth day of April in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and thirty eight in the presence of the subscribing witnesses by me E Botterell, minister.

I am aware of the following children:

Richard George Salter (ca 1839-March 3, 1842)
Sarah Maria Salter (August 1840-October 8, 1842)
Louisa Salter (May 1844 – March 3, 1846)
Jane Salter (ca 1845 – ?)
Henrietta Salter (April 1846-January 22, 1932)
William Salter (ca 1848 – ?)
Charles Salter (ca 1853 – ?)

The 1861 census shows a D. Salter, tinsmith, born in 1815 in Montreal. He was 46 at the time of the census. M. Salter, his wife, was 39, born in 1822. Their children included Jane Salter (18), Henrietta (15), William (12), and Charles (9). Jane and Henrietta, along with their parents, were born in Montreal. William and Charles were born in Troy, NY. It would appear that the family moved south to New York somewhere between 1846 and 1849 and moved back sometime after 1852. They lost at least three children between 1842 and 1846, would that have had any bearing on the decision to move?  

City directories from 1864, 1865 and 1873 show David living at 132 George Street. Directories from 1877 and 1878 show him living at 15 Mayor Street.

The 1871 census shows David Salter (56), a tinsmith, living at 132 George Street. He was Church of England. Maria Salter (48) and the children were listed as Methodist. All were listed as English. William (23) was a printer and Charles (18) was a jeweller. Also at home were Jane (26) and Henrietta (24).

 Maria Knight died on August 6, 1879. By the 1881 census, a widowed David (66) is living with his son William (33), William’s wife, Sarah E. (26). David’s daughter Jane (36) also lives with them. 

David Salter died on February 9, 1885.

David Salter of the City of Montreal residing on Mayor Street died on the ninth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty five aged seventy years and was buried on the eleventh day of the same month and year…
By me, George Rogers (?) incumbent
Witnesses: William R. Salter
                       James (?)

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Wordless Wednesday – Mary Elizabeth Barker St. John (1847-1892)

November 24, 2010 by jenasmart

This is my great-great-grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Barker, wife of James St. John. She lived from 1847-1892 in Brock Township, Ontario.

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Tombstone Tuesday – Philip & Ann St. John

November 22, 2010 by jenasmart

Photo taken in October 2006
in the St. John Cemetery near Brock Twp., Ontario.

In memory of
Philip St. John
Died
Dec. 13, 1874
Aged 83 Y’rs
9 Mo’s
Imigrated from Co.
Limerick Ireland
A.D. 1817

In
Memory of
Ann,
Wife of
Philip St. John
Died
Oct. 5, 1880
AE. 88 Y’rs 2 M’s
Native of Ireland

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Richard Salter (ca1782–1847)

November 22, 2010 by jenasmart

Richard Salter was born around 1782. At this point, I am uncertain whether he was born in Canada or in England.

In any event, by 1814 he was living in Montreal because on January 16 of that year, Richard Salter and Sarah Bohley were married:

On the sixteenth of January, one thousand and eight hundred and fourteen, Richard Salter, sarjeant in the Fortyninth Regiment, and Sarah Bohley, both major, were married by Banns in the presence of Thomas Roche (?) and (??) who have here unto signed their names.
Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967

Sarah Bohley was born in Montreal to David and Elizabeth Bohle in 1795. One source I’ve located suggests that Richard and Sarah had 10 children. So far I have only found the following:

David Salter, born February 5, 1815
Rosanna Salter, born January 26, 1819
Frederick Salter, born July 1830

But I’ve only been hunting down Salters for a couple of weeks now, so I’m optimistic I will uncover more in the weeks, months and years to come!

Richard Salter died in Montreal on June 13, 1847:

Richard Salter, late Barrack Serjeant in the Garrison of Montreal died on the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven aged sixty-five years and was buried on the sixteenth immediately following by me… (illegible)
Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967

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Edward Cornelius Coulman (1883–1949)

November 21, 2010 by jenasmart

Edward Cornelius Coulman was born on March 11, 1883. His father is listed as Edward Pardo Coulman, a commercial traveller living at 39 Hope Street in Toronto. The doctor is listed as Dr. James McCullough. 

In the 1891 census, Edward (8) is living in Toronto’s St. Stephen’s Ward with his father Edward (39), motehr Alice (35), and brothers James C (11) and Walter (4). 

On October 17, 1900, Edward C. (21) married Rebecca A Richardson (18). Edward is listed as a moulder. According to their birth records, however, both he and Rebecca would only have been 17.  

On the 1901 census, Edward (18) and Rebecca (18) were listed as lodgers with Rebecca’s aunt and uncle, Alfred (32) and Martha (26) Richardson. The Richardson’s also had two children, Alfred (3) and Walter (1). Rebecca arrived in Canada in 1888. Alfred was a teamster but Edward’s profession is illegible.

By the 1911 census, Edward (28) and Rebecca (28) are living on their own and have been joined by William Edward (9), Walter (7), Edward Arthur (3) and Helen Rebecca (1). Edward is listed as a concrete layer.

Edward and Rebecca had two other children after the 1911 census, Norman Jeffrey (born in 1913) and Dorothy May (born in 1919).

Edward died on March 23, 1949 at his house in Toronto.

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Edward Pardoe Coulman (1852–1908)

November 21, 2010 by jenasmart

Edward Pardoe Coulman was born on April 20, 1852 in Islington, county of Middlesex, England. His parents are listed as James Coulman (mason) and Marrianne Coulman (Pardoe). He  was christened on April 20, 1864 at St. Johns, Notting Hill, in Middlesex along with his brothers Charles and Henry Thomas.

Edward (8) is listed in the 1861 census as a scholar.

In 1870, Edward appears to have emigrated to Canada. He travelled with the Oakley family and is listed as Edward Oakley (17). They sailed on the Ganges and arrived on July 13, 1870. His port of arrival was either Quebec City or Montreal. I have another record that appears to show him sailing from Liverpool & Queenstown, Ireland back to New York on the Germanic. He arrived on September 11, 1876 and the record says he was a Canadian destined for Canada, which suggests he emigrated to Canada prior to 1876.  

I have not yet found Edward in the 1871 census but the Oakleys, including future wife Alice, were living in Montreal at that time.

Edward Pardoe and Alice Louisa Oakley were married on May 22, 1879 when he was 27 years old and she was 22. He is listed as being born in London, England to James and Mary Ann and Alice was born in Brighton, England, to Cornelius and Jane Oakley. Edward is listed as a commercial traveller. The marriage was witnessed by George Bailey and Emma Oakley. They are both Baptist. 

The 1881 census shows Edward (27) married to Alice J. (24) and they have one son, James S (1). They live next door to several Oakley families in St. Stephen’s Ward in Toronto, Ontario.

By the 1891 census, Edward (39), Alice (35), and James C (11) have been joined by Edward C. (8) and Walter (4). Edward Pardoe is listed as an undertaker supplies traveller and all but Walter were able to read and write. They are still living in St. Stephen’s Ward.

In the 1901 census, Edward (48) and ‘Allace’ (52) are living with three of their sons, James C. (21), Walter A (13) and Norman P. (8). Edward is listed as a photographer.

Edward’s death registration states his date of death as December 16, 1908. He was a photographer and the cause of death is listed as poisoning. Dr. McCullough is listed as the physician in attendance. Edward lived at 603 Crawford St., Toronto, Ontario at the time of his death.

I have yet to determine where Alice is after Edward’s death. I have not found her in the 1911 census.

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James Coulman (1823–1878)

November 20, 2010 by jenasmart

According to records at FamilySearch.org, James Coulman was born on January 4, 1823 and baptised on May 24, 1832 at All Souls in Marylebone, Middlesex. His parents are listed as James and Maria Coulman.

In the 1841 census, a James Coulman is listed as a 15 year old stone mason apprentice living with the Adkins family in the Borough of Marylebone, Parish of St. Pancras, York Place in London. I assume this is the same James, given that in later censuses he is listed as being a mason. 

I have a copy of James Coulman‘s marriage certificate. He marryied Mary Ann Pardoe on August 14, 1843 at the parish church in the parish of Paddington in the County of Middlesex, England. They are both listed as being of ‘full age’ and James was a mason. The certificate states that his father, James Coulman, was also a mason and her father, Thomas Pardoe, was a brass founder.

James Coulman (28) is listed in the 1851 census as being married to Marrianna (24 or 29). They have two children at that point, Samuel (5) and Emily (1). He is a stone mason and they are living in the parish of Islington in the County of Middlesex.

In the 1861 census, James (38) and Marian (38) are living in Kensington, St Mary Abbott in Middlesex. He is a stone mason. Samuel is no longer listed – he may well be apprenticed to someone else. Emily (11), Edward (8), Charles (6), Henry (3), and James (1 month) are the other children. Emily, Edward and Charles are all listed as scholars.

I have yet to find the family in the 1871 census.

James died in the sinking of the SS Princess Alice in the River Thames on September 3, 1878. His last address is shown as 10 Lawn Terrace, Fulham and when Marion (57) shows up in the 1881 census as widow, that is where she is living. She is the head of the household. Emily Catherine (31) is a milliner. Charles (26) is a railway clerk. James (15) is a carpenter apprentice.

Marian passed away on April 8, 1888 from Bright’s disease and Dropsy Bronchitis. Her son Henry J. Coulman was the informant of her death and they both appeared to have been living at 67 Paxton Road in Chiswick.

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Margaret Jane Davey (1881-1961)

November 20, 2010 by jenasmart

According to family records, Margaret Jane Davey was born on December 31, 1881. Her marriage registration states that she married Hugh Hunter (34) on January 11, 1899 in Chinguacousy. Margaret was 18. Ultimately, they had nine children: Mary Jane, William Alexander, Robert James, Stella May, Hugh John, Violet Gertrude, Cora Irene, Margaret Dorothy, and Norma.

The 1901 census shows Hugh Hunter (37), a farmer, with his wife Margaret (20) and their daughter (1).  They are living in Chinguacousy, Peel Co., Ontario.

The 1911 census puts the family at Lot 17, Concession 4 in Chinguacousy. Hugh (47) is a Teamster. The other members of the household include Margaret (30), Mary (1), Willie (8), Stella (5), and Violet (2).

According to family records, Margaret passed away on November 17, 1961 in Toronto, ON.

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