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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Topic started by: Pialba on Monday 14 June 10 04:50 BST (UK)
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Am trying to find information on 2 families. One is George Gallop Pursey who married Murray Lotta Henderson, and lived in the Toronto, Ontario area. George came from England, and Murray from Scotland. the other family is Richard Rilance and Mary Ann nee Pursey. Mary Ann was George's sister, They lived in Laxton area. He was a farmer.
Do hope someone can help me. Pialba, [Bev
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Hi Bev, :)
Can you give us some time frame- dates etc please?
Also, is Laxton in Ontario?
charlotte
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Dear Charlotte,
Thank you for replying so quickly. George and Murray married about 1859, and their children were Annie born 1863,Francis [Frank] Joseph born 1864, Jean Henderson born about 1867. there was, also a Laura born 1860/61, what is throwing me a bit, is the way the names have been transcribed. George died 1919, he was a Bootmaker, Murray died1895, Laura died 1891.
Mary Ann andrichard were married about 1860/61 Their children, I think, were Laura, Maud Ida, Francis William Clara and Lena, born between 1863 and 1877.
Hope this is of some help. they seemed to be in the Toronto and Victoria county areas.
Bev
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Bev,
At the risk of asking the obvious, have you checked the Canada Board Resources to see what lookup links are there that may lead you to info?
charlotte
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Charlotte,
No I haven't done that one. What I have gleaned is from the Ancestry Births, Marriages and Deaths for Canada, also the census. I did find a bit on FamilySearch, but am a little dubious of what is on there as I have found a lot is not correct. Is the Canadian Recourses attached to Rootschat/Web/
Bev
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Bev,
go back to the top of this page and you'll see Canada. Click on that and then you'll see Canada Resources... click there and it will take you to a treasure house of links ;D
Let us know if this doesn't work... never too sure about my directives :-[
charlotte
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George and Murray Pursey
1861 census in Mariposa Township Victoria County
George Percey 30 with wife Murray B. 30 and daughter Laura 1 as well as sister Mary A. Percey 20
1871 census Toronto York County
George and wife with children Laura 10, Annie 8, Frank 7 and Jennie 4
1881 census Toronto
children are Laura E 20, Annie 18, Francis 16 and Jane 14
On the 1891 census Jane again appears as Jennie
The couple had an additional daughter. Georgina Pursey was b. Aug 16 1873 and d. Nov 1 1874 at 1 year 3 mos. from convulsions and coma lasting 10 days. Both in Toronto.
Annie A., Pursey, 31, b. Whitby Ont. married June 15 1894 at Toronto to Thomas Wickett, MD. Son Thomas Haldane Wickett (parents Annie Augusta Pursey and Thomas Wickett) b. 15 Dec 1896 Crediton Stephen township, Huron County.
On the 1911 census the 3 member family found living Cameron St. Hamilton Ontario.
Thomas Haldane Wickett, 29, barrister, of 22 Summerhill Ave. Toronto married Alice Maude Monk
4 Sept 1926 at Ottawa, Ont.
Thomas joined the Canadian Expediitonary Force for WWI as a Lt. and was missing in action. The St. Thomas-Times Journal indexing project has an entry for this but unfortunately the links are not working.
www.collectionscanada.ca has a link to military files.
Thos Haldane Wickett travelled to the U.S. in 1941 and his border crossing shows an address of 94 Lawton Blvd Toronto
A brief entry in the Sierra magazine shows his death in Feb. 2001.
Pages of the Past - paysite for the Toronto Star would probably give you more information on the members of this family who remained in Toronto.
http://www.islandnet.com/ocfa/search.php Annie A. Pursey and Thomas Wickett, MD. are buried White chapel Memorial Gardens.
Jane Pursey, 41, married 2 July 1908 at Davisville, North Toronto to William W. Victory, 51, widower, silver finisher. Wit: her father resident of Davisville and Thomas Wickett resident Hamilton.
Francis Joseph Pearcy, 27 Druggist, married Susan Beale 5 Aug 1891 at Toronto.
On the 1901 census they are living with Susan's parents, Franis and Maria Beale. ancestry has then inexed as Deacy. Susan was born Apr 24, 1868. Daughters Laura Gertrude b. 8 Oct 1892 and Hazel Beatrice 15 May 1894.
On the 1911 census Susan is living in Ward 2 Toronto South, 705(?) King St. E. The surname is not distinquisable and ancestry just shows the first name. She is living with daughters Laura and Hazel and her status is widow. I can't find a death for Francis/Frank
Daughter Laura Gertrude, 30, married George William Jose, 39 Nov 24, 1922 Toronto
Daughter Hazel Beatrice, 28, married Frank Archivald Hamm June 24, 1924 at Toronto
Not sure where George's daughter Laura Pursey disappears to.
Debbie
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Dear Debbie,
Thank you so much for all the information youu have sent. You are such a lifesaver. I have found there is not a great deal of Canadian information even on Ancestry, so I have to rely on wonderful people like you to help me.
Bev
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All of the above was taken from ancestry except for the OCFA website
Richard Reliance/Rilance and Mary Ann Pursey
1871 Canadian census for Longford Township Victoria County
Richard 31, Mary Ann 29, Annie I 7, Maude A 3, Ide 3 and Francis W. 3 mos b. Nov.
1881 Canadian census for Digby, Laxton and Longford Twsp Victoria County
parents with children Laura 18 (later on birth records for her children show her name as Annie Laura)
Maud 15, Ida 13, Francis 10, Clara 6, Lena 3
1891 Canadian census for Thorah Township - Ribarine surname
parents with children Ida 22, Francis W 20, Clara 16, Lena 13
1901 Canadian census Thorah Township, North Ontario County
parents with W. Francis 30, L. Clara 26, M. Lena 23
The only birth registrations for this couple were for Clara 29 Dec 1874 Digby Township
Mary Alvina 30 Nov 1877 Digby Township - I would assume that this is the Lena from the census.
Richard Realance of mariposa, 22, s/o William and Jane married 28 Sept 1861 at Mariposa Township to Margaret Perry, 19, b. England d/o Francis and Ann - no image available for this but I would think it's your couple.
Mary Ann Reliance d. Aug 5 1904 @ 62 Beaverton Ontario w/o Richard
Richard Reliance d Sept 11 1908 @ 69 at Beaverton. B. Smith Falls, Ontario. Frank W. Reliaance informant.
Debbie
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children of Mary Ann and Richard
Laura Rilance, 23, b. Mariposa Twsp married July 15 1883 at Laxton Twsp to G.W. Allely, 26, merchant
Wit: Maude Rylance of Digby Twsp
1891 Census Laxton Twsp Victoria County the couple is residing with his parents, William and Ellen and his 2 sisters Susan and Mary.
George W. Allely 22, Laura 25 and daughter Nellie 1.
The couple had a stillborn male child b. Feb 28, 1888 Norland, Ontario
1901 Census shows the following children and the complete dates of birth have been taken from birth registrations. These show Annie Laura as the full name of the mother.
Ida Ellinor 28 Aug 1889
William R. 28 Oct 1891
Richard Lawrence 6 March 1895
Alice Maud Marion 3 Jan 1897
George Howard 8 Aug 1898
1911 census Laxton Township shows parents with
Elenor 21, William 19, Lawrence 16, Marion 14, Howard 12, Rowena (Clara Rowena 29 Jun 1902) and John 6
Ida E Reliance, 24, b. Digby married June 8, 1892 to Silas Scott Irwin, 23 at Thorah Twsp Ontario County.
Frank Harold b. 28 May 1893 at Fenelon and Charles Arthur b. 4 Aug 1897. The couple emigrated to the US in 1898
1900 US census for Two Harbours, Lake County, Minnesota
Ida, Silas and the boys born in Canada
1910 US census for same city. they have added Helen 4 b. Minn.
From Family Search Labs Sarah Helena Irwin b. 1906 d. 15 Aug 1917 @ 11 d/o Silas Irwin and Ida Kilance
1920 US census for the same city. Silas, Ida and Charles.
1930 for the same city Silas S. Irwin 61 and Ida A Irwin 62. Silas has continued as electrical foreman steam railroad.
Ida Elizabeth Irwin d. 28 Dec 1942 @ 74 at Two Harbours, Lake Count, Minnesota. d/o Richard Rilance and Mary Ann Percy.
Not sure where Charles is on the 1930 census
1920 US census for Hennepin Minn is
Frank H. Irwin b. 1894 Canada, Electric Engineer with wife Nellie E. 27 b. Montana
1930 US census for Arcon Blboa District Panama Canal Zone
Frank H. Irwin 36, Nele E. 37, Dorothy Jean 8, b. Minn and Robert D. 3 b. Canal Zone. Electrical Engineer.
Debbie
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Frank William Rilance, 31, b. Digby, farmer married Catherine elizabeth McHattie, 27, June 11, 1902 Victoria County
Children richard Percy b. June 15 1904 Ontario County
Jessie Elizabeth b. July 3 1905
Marion Brenda Frances Jan 21 1909 Lot 8 Con 5 thorah Township
1911 census thorah Township Ontario North County
Frank Rillianer 40, Catherine 37, Richard 6, Jessie 4, Marion 2
http://www.ramarahistoricalsociety.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=105&theme=Printer
Jessie E. Rilance 1906-1996 married to Garnet C. Thompson
Debbie
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George Pursey was the brother of my Great grandfather Joseph Pursey, the Pursey Project has some information. http://www.npp.me.uk/purseyproject/tngfiles1010/index.php
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Maybe interested in this ..
The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser
THE LATE MR. GEO. PURSEY.
Last week word was rcceived by relatives here of tho death of Mr. G. G. Pursey, brother of Messrs. Josoph Pursey, Bungawalbin, and T. Percy, Coraki. Referring to the said event an evening Toronto daily paper of February 18th, which publishes deceased’s photo, says: — ‘In the death of George G. Pursey, who passed away yesterday, North Toronto has lost one of its oldest inhabitants. The late Mr. Pursey was born in England in 1831 coming to Canada in 1857. He almost at once settled where North Toronto now stands, and for many years lie pursued his trade of bootmaker. He learned his trade as a boy in England, and had no schooling at all. However, this did not deter him form getting an education, for he found his favorite compan- ions in the essays of Emerson, the poems of Cowper, and other authors. At the time of his death he had memorised all of Emerson’s essays. He was accounted a good astronomer. With home-made instruments, costing not much more than about five dollars, he took observations of the sun spots daily. These were sent to the Dominion astronomers and were found to compare favorably with the readings taken by them with some of the best instruments in North America. For 33 years he had been a charter member of the Astronomical and Physical Society, also for the same period of time of the Biological Section of the Canadian Institute. Two of tho best papers in the files of the Dominion Archaeological Society are from his pen, namely, ‘A Nebular Theory of Creation’ and ‘The Aurora Boroalis and Its Relation to Earth Currents.’ . Deceased was a frequent contributor to the press, and years ago the ‘R.R. Herald’ republished some of his able writings which were read with gre
PURSEY, George Gallop [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Born
18 Mar 1831
Walton, Somerset [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender
Male
Died
18 Feb 1919
York, Ontario, Canada
Person ID
I52
H_Walton_Street
Last Modified
21 Apr 2016
Father
PURSEY, Francis Frampton, b. 01 Oct 1799, Walton, Somerset , d. 28 Aug 1876, Street, Somerset (Age 76 years)
Relationship
Natural
Mother
GALLOP, Ann, b. 06 Jan 1800, Ubley, Somerset , d. 26 Feb 1856, Walton, Somerset (Age 56 years)
Relationship Natural Married 10 Jun 1823 Ubley, Somerset
Family ID F6 Group Sheet
Family 1
HENDERSON, Murray Lotta, b. 1831, Scotland , d. 06 Apr 1895, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
Married
Abt 1859
Children
1. PURSEY, Jean Henderson, b. 16 Dec 1866, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , d. 15 Jan 1937, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)
2. PURSEY, Georgina, b. 06 Aug 1873, York, Ontario, Canada , d. 01 Nov 1874, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 1 years)
3. PURSEY, Annie A, b. 1863
4. PURSEY, Francis Joseph, b. 24 Jun 1864, d. 24 Dec 1905, Rosemead, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 41 years)
5. PURSEY, Laura E, b. 1860, d. 16 Dec 1891, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 31 years)
Family 2
BROWNING, Mary Ann, b. Abt 1823, Walton, Somerset
Married
01 Aug 1850
Wells, Somerset
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Thank you so much for the information regarding George Gallop Pursey. I wonder if you can help me again. I am trying to tie up loose ends and have hit a sort of brick wall. Frances Frampton, mother of Frances Frampton Pursey? Do you know for sure when she was born? and who were her parents? I have found some information that she was born either 1775 or 1777 and her parents were Thomas Frampton and Hester Collins, but I can/t find absolute proof so I don't want to put anything on my family tree unless it is the correct information. Many thanks again Bev [Pialba]
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The Name FRAMPTON PARK was the name of the PURSEY family home near Coraki Australia from 1880-90, it is no longer there but the other family home across he dirt road wears the original name plate of FRAMPTON HOUSE lived in by an old great uncle. My mother passed away three years ago and she is buried in the Coraki Cemetery alongside her mother and her Father Frances George Pursey, her grandfather Joseph and Theodore Pursey who were George's brothers. Theodore went to Canada before coming to Australia, he also spent years in Noumea as a coffee plantation owner, before he joined Joseph in Australia. I have a copy of a letter written to Joseph and Theo from their mother. There are a number of Pursey's that have done extensive research into the family history, and every few years arrange a Pursey Family reunion.