BECKETT - Wentworth County, Ontario

[JDGen]

Today I think I have found the death of the brother of my 2xggrandfather in Barton Township, Wentworth County, Canada.

He was born in Cheshire, England in 1802 and married Ann Garner in Manchester, England in 1830.  Their children were:
Frederick 1831
Henry c1832
Charles c1835
Samuel c1847

They were still in Manchester, England in 1851 (HO107 2232/134 Page 14) but I can't find any of them in 1861.  I think I can see Henry senior aged 68 in the Ontario index for 1871.
Henry senior died in 1884, his wife in 1894 and Henry junior in 1914.

My questions are:
1.  Can I get more information on the Ontario 1871 census
2.  Is there an earlier census for the area eg 1861
3.  I believe Henry junior married Anne THOMPSTONE, possibly in Canada, will I be able to find marriage details and see if they had children?
4.  What other census information is available, and what information will I be able to find?

I'm completely new to Canadian research, so please bear with me if I'm asking the impossible!

Jean

[KarenM]

Hi JD,

1st. Question

Yes, you can get more information on the 1871.  It will have everyone in the household on it.

If you want I can look it up next time I'm at the library for you.

2nd. Question

Yes, there is the 1861 and 1851 census available.  They are not indexed though.

[KarenM]

Marriage Registration for:

Charles Beckett
Age:  23
Birthplace:  England
Name of father:  Henry Beckett
Name of Mother:  Anne Beckett

Harriet E. Gillard
Age:  22
Birthplace:  England
Name of Father:  Henry Gillard
Name of Mother:  Maria Gillard

Date of Marriage:  May 27, 1858, Wentworth County

[J.J.]

http://www.interment.net/data/canada/ontario/wentworth/bart/barton.htm

I imagine you may already have this information includes births and death dates of your Beckets...
Henry Sr. & wife Ann Garner / Henry Jr. & wife  Anne  Thompstone
daughter Alice M. b 1873

[J.J.]

The 1881 also can help with more names for Henry jr's (& Anna E.) children
Henry L- 1868 , Alice M- 1873,  Edward T - 1875, May H1877 & Alfred - 1880
You can also see that Henry Sr. & his wife Anne are in the same household

Edward's middle name ( mistranscribed ?) as thompston / birth reg.:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~births/Be_Surnames.htm

[J.J.]

On the 1901 Alice M. is down as Maria A.   and there is a Samuel
( both Henrys are down as Henery ) see split view above for more info!
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/DisplayPagePanb.jsp?id=109559&highlight=2

Anne's date of immigration says 1866...Henry's says 1854...so he should be on 1861!
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/DisplayPagePanb.jsp?id=109558&highlight=50


follow the links later to see the family on the 1911...May H. living with elderly parents...fellows off on their own...Maria likely married...no wait...she died a spinster, right...? Yes, that was the M. Alice above...

[J.J.]

May H. married a Reginald F. Baghott, which can be found in the initial link above

[J.J.]

here's a wonderful site...where you can find plenty of information on your family!
( and their businesses in Hamilton harbour!!!)  I guess farming paid off well, and
the boys were industrious!
Henry Sr. and his 3 sons Henry and Samuel & Frederick Garner also mentioned often 
search: Beckett for many results, then the url links to the actual story lines...
http://www.halinet.on.ca/GreatLakes/documents/Brookes/search.asp

[J.J.]

http://tinyurl.com/q6ehc
This is really good, as it is a page from a genealogy site no longer working....but has an email contact also!