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Trying to trace a brother (??? Bill Claxton) of Joseph Claxton(born c1877) in Queens County. He imigrated to Canada ..... ? Ontario. Parents William and Ann.
Sorry for so little information. :-\
Mnay thanks for any help,
Danishdots
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http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html
has Attestation Papers for a William Claxton, b. Jan. 2, 1885
Mayboro, Queens County, Ireland
current address: Montreal
next of kin: Mrs. John Wilkinson, Oneida, NY, sister
Regimental #178117
If you think this could be your Bill/William Claxton, you can order the full military file through the above site which may have other info.
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http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/
You may be able to find the passenger list through this site.
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Thank you for the quick response - will now have a look and see can I make the link. Will let you know what happens.
Good wishes,
Danishdots :)
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more information
Joseph Claxton b. July 2 1877 Knockmay, Queens, Ireland
William Claxton Anne Seale Claxton residence laoi Ireland
Ireland Births and Baptisms http://search.labs.familysearch.org
Revised ...This is a female! Should probably have been no space between the names
William Mina Claxton Aug 19 1880 Maryborough, Queens, Ireland
William Claxton Anne Seale Claxton residence laoi Ireland
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You are a genius! Bill must have been a sister -Wilhelmena. Some-one in the family thought there was Wilhelmena....... but the postcard from Bill to sisiter-in-law Jenny kept muddling me.
Thank you so much :) :) :)
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This doesn't prove there was no William...( I have heard women call themselves Billie, but never Bill, altho it could be) valerie has proven there was a William male b. 1885 same place...need to see who his parents were before abandoning him.
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Well, do see a William right age in the home of mother Susanna, 1911/1901 and there isn't one with Wm/Ann, so he'd had to have left home very young if he existed...
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Waterford/Stradbally/Kilminnin_Upper/1756600
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Hi again!
I know that some of the Claxton family moved to Co. Waterford - and then some moved back to Laois. Several Claxton families now in both counties ???.
The postcard was sent from Spruce ?St, Toronto in 1912 - ....... "Willie wrote a few lines to you last week" so yes, there probably was another William. "love to all. Yrs Bill".
My daughter has just said that this is like being a detective!!
Good wishes,
Danishdots
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yes, very much like! ;) ;D That's why we enjoy it so much...except we are paid in thankyous!
Now if the letter was from a Claxton for absolute possitive then it's a Bill Claxton...but if not sure of sender, might still be a husband pf Williammina's! Will look on directory for Claxton if can find that year and will post if I find, right on this same reply...stay posted, so to speak
Claxtons - no Wm However it is owners listed, not tennants if renting...
http://www.archive.org/stream/torontodirec191200midiuoft#page/540/mode/2up
Spruce Street..Do you know the number? you can look here: ( What is the number if you know it?)
http://www.archive.org/stream/torontodirec191200midiuoft#page/318/mode/2up
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No surname on it - posted to Miss J Matthews and found in her bible. She married Joseph Claxton - and they moved to near Stradbally, Co Waterford. Often talked of 'William?' moving to Canada.
Many thanks, ;)
Danishdots
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Well if there is a Wm Claxton in Toronto, There are none working there in 1912, in case you missed it, above. You can be your own detective...he should show up in one of these:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Might%20Directories%20Ltd.%22
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Hmmmm a William Matthews at 28 Spruce http://www.archive.org/stream/torontodirec191200midiuoft#page/1014/mode/2up
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:o :o :-[ :-[You are obviously a better detective than me!!! Can't believe that we have been looking for the wrong person!! Thank so much for putting me on the right track.
Have been looking at the previous link that you sent - fascinating!
Have just been given a contact with Claxtons that ended up in Vancouver - so might still find a Claxton - will post anything that I find.
Good night from a very sleepy Dansihdots
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Couldn't resist having a look! delighted. Now to get some sleep.
Good night
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Well, finding things is only part of the search....proving it proves more difficult. What were Jenny Matthew's parent's names? Did she have a brother Wm...etc.
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hope the following information helps rather than confuses. I went to a site I haven't used for awhile and can up with quite a bit of information, some of which you may already have.
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start
British Columbia Death Records
William George Claxton, b. 27 July 1885, d. 10 Nov. 1960
Spouse: Margaret Emily Collins
Parents: William Claxton
Anna Seel
I decided to do an advanced search using only the surname, entered the parents names, William Claxton and Ann Seale to see what would come up and 2 pages with 26 matches popped up. The following are brief info on the matches.
British columbia Death Registration
John Claxton, b. 6 august 1972, d. 17 Sept 1948
Spouse: Jane McReeny
Father: William Claxton
Mother: Anne Seale
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more info from the previous site. All matches have parents as William Claxton and Anne Seale
Rebecca, b. 23 Aug. 1870, Maryborough, Queens Ireland
Edward, b. 9 January 1869, Maryborough
John, b. 6 august 1872
James, b. 9 Jan. 1874
Anne, b. 13 Oct. 1867
Thomas, b. 2 June 1866
Susan, b. 4 Sept. 1878, Queens
William Mina, b. 19 August 1880
Joseph, b. 2 July 1877, Knockmay, Queens
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Irish Civil Registration Indexes
William George Claxton
b. July 1885/Sept 1885
Mountmellick Registration District
Laois or Offaly, Ireland
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http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html
More Attestion Papers for Claxton's from Maryborough, Queens County, Ireland
John Langley Barry Claxton
Regimental #1919
b. 29/09/1871, Maryborough, Queens County, Ireland
joined in Valcartier, Quebec, Sept. 23, 1914
Thomas Claxton
Regimental # 231168
b. June 17, 1880, Maryborough, Ireland
Next of Kin: Elizabeth Jane Claxton, wife
address: 9644-80th Ave, Edmonton, Alberta
joined March 13, 191A
I wonder if he could be a grandson of William and Anne Claxton
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www.deathindexes.com/canada.html
You can check this site for death info and cemetery searches as well.
deaths
William George Claxton, 1960 Nov 10, Victoria, BC, age 74, Reg # 1960-09-013491
Thomas Claxton, 1951 July 5, Victoria, BC, age 70, Reg. # 1951-09-006574
John Claxton, 1948 Sept 17, Kelowna, BC, age 76, Reg. # 1948-09-008606
John Langley B. Claxton, 1951 Feb. 24, Saanich, BC, age 88, Reg. # 1951-09-002758
Elizabeth Jane Claxton, 1953 Mar 1, Victoria, BC, age 77, Reg. # 1955-09-002783
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http://www.islandnet.com/bccfa/search.php
burials at cemeteries
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, Falaise Drive, Vancouver Island
William George Clzxton
Elizabeth Jane Claxton
Kate Claxton
Thomas Claxton
Veterans, Victoria H.M.C.S. Naden, Vancouver Island
John Langley Barry Claxton
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www.canada411.ca
is an on-line telephone directory and has 26 Claxton's listed for British Columbia.
I would also contact the Victoria Public Library and under the "Ask a Librarian" section for a lookup for an obituary to see if you can find some links to living relatives.
Hope this info helps
Val
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Hi Danishdots,
I live in BC and go to the family history library quite frequently. I can look-up any of the death registrations for you. Just post which one(s) you would like.
Regards,
Susan
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www.findmypast.co.uk
has passenger lists for 1912 for
Wm Claxton, Liverpool to Halifax
T. Claxton, Liverpool to Quebec
John Claxton, Liverpool to Halfiax
If these are your Claxton's, you may get more info from the passenger lists.
From the family search pilot site
Thomas Claxton, b. 18 June 1880, Maryborough, Queens, Ireland
Father: Richard Claxton
Mother: Elizabeth Seale Claxton
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My goodness :D all you folk have sure left some interesting posts and some 'putting of the jig-saw' together. Will collate all the info together later today - and get back to you all later.
My sincere thanks for all the work,
Danishdots
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You can search the 1901/1911 census by either surname or place and look at original documents
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
1901 Census/Waterford/Stradbally/Kilminnin Upper
Residents of house 1 in Kilminnin Upper
William Claxton, age 65
Anne, 60
Thomas, 35
Edward, 31
Frances, 28
Joseph, 23
Wilhelmina, 19
George, 15
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Thanks to each of you who have gone to so much trouble - now to proving!!
Parents have been confirmed as William Claxton and Anne (Seale). Now to work on the rest.
I am really enjoying this!!
Good wishes
Danishdots :-*
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Perhaps George on the 1901 Irish census is William George as the age is right.
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from the 1911 Irish census
house 1 in Kilminnin, Upper ( Stradbally, Waterford)
Thomas Claxton, head, age 44
Florence, wife, age 22
William, father, age 78
Rebecca F., sister, age 39
Ellen Baker, relative
John Murphy, servant
Edward Galvin, servant
house 62 in O'Connell St, Dungarvan No 1, Urban, Waterford
Edward Claxton, head, age 42
Emily Edith, wife, age 25
Emily Frances, daughter, age 1
Wilhelmina claxton, sister, age 30
The more information you find, the easier it will be to piece all the puzzle together.
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Have spent a large part of the evening GRADUALLY putting the parts of the jig-saw together .... and staring some new sections on the 'John's' Vancouver side! Delighted with some of the connections we have managed to put together thanks to all the input yesterday.
Definately the same connection in Toronto and Vancouver in the 1900's.
Again many thanks.
Danishdots
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Good searching valerie...I am a little at odds as to why the searches for only Claxton as father and Seale as mother didn't turn up those same B.C. results....I think the more they add the less well the site works. I wish that database was as good as the old one for phonetics, and close spellings...
yeah, George was probaly used to avoid confusion between father & son both being William, while he was in the household...
Did you say you found someone in Toronto that matched a Claxton, Danishdots ?
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Hi again,
Yes I found a connection - but as some of the folk are living I will write a personal message.
Thanks,
Danishdots
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Hi my name is Joanne Claxton and I am from queens county ireland it is now called county laois I am a great great grandaughter of Richard Claxton born 1829 in Ballyroan also I am a great great grandaughter of William claxton and Anne seale, my granny constance elizabeth b1919 was a Claxton before she married my grandad Joseph b1914 who also was a Claxton but they weren't related as I can find!!if u ar interested on some family history please write back and I can tell u everything!!
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Thank you Joanne - the same tree as Anne Seale. Not sure about Richard. Will send a personal message.
Thanks Danishdots
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Hi Danishdot i cant seem to send u a personal message!cud u explain how u du it? what is your surname?
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Hi and welcome to Rootschat
You need to make one more post before you can access the PM system. After you make the 3rd post you should be able to access the PM to contact danishdots by clicking on the little green scroll beneath the user name for danishdots. If you have trouble with the PM, post that info here and we will help you through it.
Val
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Hi Val thank you very much for your help!!ar u a discendant of claxtons?
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Joseph R. Claxton is in Stratford Cemetery,County Perth
FinderPH276 - 6
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Hi Joanne,
We must be cousins! I also have Queens County CLAXTON ancestors: Maria CLAXTON of Corbally married John O'BRIEN at Roskelton in 1855. Their first three children [including my g-grandfather James Wall O'BRIEN born in Colchester, ENG] were born before they migrated to Tasmania, where more children were born. We met the Blackhills family back in the 1970s when researching in your part of the world. I'd love to exchange more info with you.
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I believe that practically all of the Claxtons in Ireland were originally "Clugston" or "Clogstoun", which comes from Galloway, Scotland, and are unrelated to the Claxtons from Norfolk. Many of them used the spelling "Cluxton", as well.
I have a collection of information about this family here:
https://clugstonfamilytree.wordpress.com/home/cluxton/
I'm hoping to find a Claxton male from County Laois or Waterford to do a Y-DNA test to confirm this.
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Hi my name is Joanne Claxton and I am from queens county ireland it is now called county laois I am a great great grandaughter of Richard Claxton born 1829 in Ballyroan also I am a great great grandaughter of William claxton and Anne seale, my granny constance elizabeth b1919 was a Claxton before she married my grandad Joseph b1914 who also was a Claxton but they weren't related as I can find!!if u ar interested on some family history please write back and I can tell u everything!!
Hi Joanne
Would I be correct in suggesting that your GG Grandfather Richard had three children, Frances, Emily and Thomas? I would be Emily's grandson, John. Emily and her husband took over the family farm at Dysart Enos when Thomas emigrated to Canada. I visited there regularly as a child in the 60's. I also met Arthur Claxton who lived nearby at Dysart. To me he was an old man who walked over in the evenings an sat with my grandmother and the other adults and chatted all night, possibly he wasn't that old!!
I've started looking into the family history and have gathered a certain amount of information but would love to learn more about the family connections and the various townlands where they farmed. I believe Richards brother John was also related to my grandfathers (Emily's husband) side of the family and my aunt, Emily's eldest daughter, had Seale as a middle name. If you're still available on site it would be great to hear from you.
John.
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http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html
More Attestion Papers for Claxton's from Maryborough, Queens County, Ireland.............
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Thomas Claxton
Regimental # 231168
b. June 17, 1880, Maryborough, Ireland
Next of Kin: Elizabeth Jane Claxton, wife
address: 9644-80th Ave, Edmonton, Alberta
joined March 13, 191A
I wonder if he could be a grandson of William and Anne Claxton
I am confident that this Thomas Claxton is a son of Richard & Elizabeth Claxton - see the 1901 census. Thomas had two sisters, Frances and Emily. Emily was my grandmother, she and her husband took over the family farm when Thomas moved to Canada. The house and farm were called Dysart Enos, which has confused me doing my research as I didn't realise it was also the name of the civil parish!!! :-\
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from the 1911 Irish census
house 1 in Kilminnin, Upper ( Stradbally, Waterford)
Thomas Claxton, head, age 44
Florence, wife, age 22
William, father, age 78
Rebecca F., sister, age 39
Ellen Baker, relative
John Murphy, servant
Edward Galvin, servant
house 62 in O'Connell St, Dungarvan No 1, Urban, Waterford
Edward Claxton, head, age 42
Emily Edith, wife, age 25
Emily Frances, daughter, age 1
Wilhelmina claxton, sister, age 30
The more information you find, the easier it will be to piece all the puzzle together.
This Thomas Claxton will be the eldest son of William Claxton & Anna Seale.
Edward and Wilhelmina must be Thomas's brother and sister as the names and ages match. Wilhelmina (nickname Bunt) married and became surname Moore. I have no further details on Edward, I thought perhaps he had died at a young age so was surprised to see him here at age 42!!