Death in Canada?

[VelkyAl]

1861 Canadian Census puts the family in St. Lawrence Ward, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Canada West (now Ontario, formerly Upper Canada):

Moyes, Geo., mason, b. England, Church of England, aged 27, married
Moyes, Eliz., b. England, aged 35, married
Moyes, Eliza, b. Jersey, aged 18?, servant (residence out of limits = St. Mary's Ward)
Moyes, Cecilia, b. Upper Canada, aged 4

The age gap between the girls and Elizabeth's age being older than George suggests a second marriage for Elizabeth, and that the daughter Eliza may be from her first marriage.

Not sure about the age of George being 27 with an 18 or 13 year old daughter, unless he was very precocious!

[eileenwilson]

She is likely Elizabeth's child from a first marriage; she is noted as a servant and living out of limits, so she is old enough to be on her own.

[VelkyAl]

She is likely Elizabeth's child from a first marriage; she is noted as a servant and living out of limits, so she is old enough to be on her own.

I have George and Elizabeth getting married in St Helier, Jersey in 1845, with George being born in 1822, making George 39 at the time of the 1861 census. Though that census 27 is pretty clear.

[eileenwilson]

Interesting ... Still a big gap between the children.

[VelkyAl]

Interesting ... Still a big gap between the children.

Perhaps, though given the birthdate that I have for Eliza as 1848, she would be 13 rather than 18, so only 9 years between her and Cecelia. There are 9 years between my eldest brother and my youngest. Probably arguing from silence, but it makes me wonder if Elizabeth had multiple miscarriages in the intervening years.

[eileenwilson]

Or babies who died in infancy.   

[polarbear]

The 1861 census indicates young Eliza is out of the area in St Mary's Ward. This looks like it might be her, age 14, although it says born England and not Jersey....

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4391930_00759.jpg

PB

[VelkyAl]

The 1861 census indicates young Eliza is out of the area in St Mary's Ward. This looks like it might be her, age 14, although it says born England and not Jersey....

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4391930_00759.jpg

PB

The census entry posted earlier in this thread has Eliza seemingly crossed out, but gives her place of birth as Jersey.

[VelkyAl]

Coming back to the original question though, any signs of a death certificate for George?