1901 Census Help Please

[Janice M]

A little off topic, but you mentioned Benjamin's family were from Dundas County.

Picturesque Dundas
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=2905

The history of the town of Dundas. Part 1
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=3608085

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=920084

The story of Dundas : being a history of the county of Dundas from 1784 to 1904
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=2724

[Janice M]

I think this book should be a must find for you. It looks like it's available through interlibrary loan.

The Canadian Album: Men of Canada : Or, Success by Example, in Religion
... By William Cochrane, John Castell Hopkins, W. J. Hunter
Page 118

He then located in Fenelon Falls, and began to practice his profession, and has
now (1892) a ... eldest daughter of Benjamin Bowman, Esq., of Fenelon Falls. ...

Amicus
http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/aaweb-bin/aamain/itemdisp?sessionKey=999999999_142&itm=000005350452

[KarenM]

Wow Janice, thanks!!  How did you find that part that reads.....eldest daughter of Benjamin Bowman?  I clicked on the link, but just got the title?

JJ, I have no information whatsoever on the William Bowman 

Karen

[KarenM]

Just heard back from the lady about the cemeteries in Fenelon Falls, she can find nothing of Benjamin there    but, she did send me the 1891 census for...

Archibald Wilson, Doctor, age 37
Mary, wife, age 33
Violet, age 10
Lillian, age 8
Archibald, age 6
George, age 4
Edward Haston, age 24, born England
John Bowman, age 20, born Ontario, harness maker

So....at least now I know my gr grandfather was living with his sister in Fenelon Falls in 1891 

Karen

[lilybell]

Hello Karen

Here is another birth for Benjamin and Sophia.

061215-71 Victoria County
Bowman not given b. 16 July 1871
Father Benjamin Bowman lumberer
Mother Sophia Ellis
Infirm-Dr Fitzgerald-Fenelon Falls

Looks like a stillbirth with no name given.

Another little bit of information about Findlay McDougall on the 1911 Census

b. 15 July 1851 Glasgow, Lanark, Scot

Father John McDougall

Mother Sarah Moffat

From ScotsOrigins

Anyone run accross a marriage for Benjamin and Sophia yet ?

Trying to put together a time line.

Benjamin could have married Sophia about 1858 0r 59 . According to 1881 Census for Dundas County,Ont,

Morrisburg oldest child  William  born  c 1859,Maud b 1864 and John b. 1871

I think marriage registrations started in 1867 ; could check Parish records.

When did Benjamin die? Anyone  find a death.


Lilybell

[KarenM]

HI Lilybell,

I believe that is the birth of my gr grandfather, John Wm. Bowman, they just hadn't figured out his name yet 

Thanks for the info on Findlay McDougall.

No marriage for Sophia and Benjamin   

No death date for Benjamin 

Karen

[Janice M]

I found the book on Google Books, but there was no preview, just that quote.

http://books.google.ca/books?lr=&q=Benjamin+Bowman+Fenelon

[Janice M]

Not sure if all copies of the book are the same, but I found the 1896 version online.

http://www.archive.org/details/canadianalbum01cochuoft

[Janice M]

It looks like it will only be the 1891 versiion. (Found a way to get a bit more information on the quote

to Miss Minnie, eldest daughter of Benjamin Bowman, Esq., of Fenelon Falls

Does that name sound familiar, and could she have been married to a doctor or lawyer etc.?

Here it is on Our Roots, but I still can't find the quote.

http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=2258