Captain Rolland Walpole

[liverpool annie]

Maybe this was why he was in Michigan !! .......   

http://books.google.com/books?q=+Under+Five+Flags+Marion+ROLAND+in+1912&btnG=Search+Books

[Valda]

Early Miners Continued Mixed-Race Marriage Tradition

Walpole Roland, a retired British Army officer, was another local mining prospector who also “got hitched” to a native woman. Dr. Matthews in “Oft in the Stilly Night” tells us that for their honeymoon they walked from the Lakehead to Nipigon. His Aunt Elizabeth had this to say of his family: “They were very nice people and respected. Mrs. Roland had a sweet face. They lived a little apart from the community but I think it was probably by choice. I went to school with the two Roland girls. They were well mannered and well brought up.

http://www.thewelcomematproject.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=1308

Regards

Valda

[liverpool annie]

Hi Valda - thank you ! .... that must be the same Dr Matthews I found earlier !

so we're on the right track ! .... how interesting huh ? ....

Annie 

[Valda]

Two daughters births in Ontario

Marion Dela Ronde Roland
30 Dec 1886  
Thunder Bay  
parents
Alexander Walpole Roland
Isabel Watt  
Father's occupation Land surveyor

Isabella Grace Roland Walpole Roland
22 Apr 1887
Thunder Bay  
Alexander Walpole Roland
Isabella Watt
Father's occupation surveyor

Regards

Valda

[jorose]

And from the births Valda found, the rest of the family in 1901 are at:

District:   ON ALGOMA (#44)
Subdistrict:   Port Arthur (Town/Ville) L(2)-1 Page 12
Isabella, b. May 12 1855 b. Labrador
Connelly (female), child, b. Oct 26 1879 (all children b. Ontario)
Louis C, child, b. July 7 1883
Claude, child, b. same date
Francis, child, b. Aug 26 1884
Marion, child, b. Dec 30 1886

Isabella Grace Roland d. 18 Aug 1889 at Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
her mother might be Bella Rolland, d. 5 Nov 1901, aged 48, in, Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ontario, married, b. Hudson Bay, Canada.  (these from http://search.labs.familysearch.org/)

[jorose]

They've also been indexed in 1891:
http://ontariocensus.rootsweb.com/transcripts/143-1.html
 
And from this I have finally pinned them down in 1881 - Prince Arthur, Algoma, Ontario, indexed as 'Rowland', head of household 'Alx Walpod Rowland', wife 'Isabelle' (indexed as aged 50, original probably reads '30', children Fredrick V, Constance W, and Olive.


ETA: familysearch labs also shows the death of Olive in 1882.

[Daisypetal]

I found this marriage,

His Name: Alexander Walpole ROLAND
Age: 38
Residence when married:  Red Rock
Birth Place: England 
Bachelor or Widower:  B
Rank or Profession:  C.E
Names of Parents: Jouis ROLAND & Marie ROLAND

Her Name: Isabel Watt
Age: 24
Residence when married:  Prince Arthurs Landing   
Birth Place: James Bay H B T 
Spinter or Widow:  S
Names of Parents:

Names and Residences of Witnesses:  James A GOSS, Christina Healey, Prince Arthurs Landing   
Date and Place of Marriage:  Dec 20/75 St Johns Church, Prince Arthurs Landing   
Religious Denomination of Groom:  Ch of England
Religious Denomination of Bride:     "  "
By Whom Married:  Rev C B DUNDASS
Licence or Banns:  L

Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924
Marriage Place: Thunder Bay District 
Marriage County: Thunder Bay 
Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_18 

a couple of births to follow...


Daisy

[Daisypetal]

ROLAND Constance Walpole
POB: Garden River
District:  Algoma
DOB:  October 26 1878
Female
Parents are married

Father:  Alexander Walpole ROLAND
Residence:  Garden River, Ontario
Citizenship:  Canadian
Racial Origin:  English
Age:  40
POB:  India
Civil Engineer

Mother:  Isabel Watt ROLAND
Residence:  Garden River, Ontario
Citizenship:  Canadian
Racial Origin:  Scotch
Age:  22
POB:  Quebec Canada

Name & address of Informant:  Constance W PRATT  5747 Linwood, Detroit, Michigan
Registration Ordered Jul 11 1947
Declaration by self; Certificate of Baptism

Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1909
Roll Number: MS930_2 




Louis Claire
Thunder Bay Ontario
DOB:  July 7th 1882
POB:  Res A Government-Reserve Port Arthur

Father: Walpole ROLAND
Address:  473 Bellevue Ave, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Civil Mining Engineer

Maiden name of Mother:  Isabel WATT
Is she single, married or widowed;  Dead

Twins:  Leslie Claud ROLAND, Louis Claire ROLAND

Name of informant:   Walpole ROLAND
Address:  473 Bellevue Ave, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Date of Return:  Oct 1918

Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1909
Roll Number: MS933_9 



Ooh found the original of the above...

DOB:  July 7th 1883
Louie Clare,  Leslie Cla??
M

Alexander Walpole ROL?                             
Isabel WATT

Civil Engineer

Isabel ROLAND
Prince Arthurs Landing
Aug 10th 1883

Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1909
Roll Number: MS929_58


Daisy

[liverpool annie]

Jorose and Daisy .... thank you both very much !! 

This is so cool .... considering I could find nothing ... you guys have come up trumps !! 

I'm trying to figure out how many children he really did have !!  ( it's a bit early in the morning yet ... I need another cup of coffee !!  )