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Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario
« on: Sunday 05 April 20 18:59 BST (UK) »
I am looking for any information on a Catin or Caton Willis. He was born in Ireland in 1795. As a young man he settled in Ramsay on the outskirts of Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario. He died in Ramsay in 1869. The only other thing I know of this ancestor was that in 1836 his name appeared as a contributor to the Carleton Place fund for providing and operating a curfew bell and in 1845 he was a Church Warden of St. James Church. Unfortunately I do not know if he was married or had children. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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Re: Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 April 20 19:29 BST (UK) »
Catin Willis - 1795 Ireland - 2 December 1869 Lanark Ontario - aged 74 years.  Yeoman.
Cause of Death Congestion of the Lungs.

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1861 census Ramsay, Lanark, Canada West

Caton Willis aged 63 years. Farmer.
Jane Willis aged 49 years.
Sarah 22 years
Martha 20 years
Amelia 18 years
Thomas 16 years
Henry 14 years
Caton  12 years
George 10 years
John 8 years
William 6 years

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Re: Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 05 April 20 19:33 BST (UK) »
Elizabeth Willis born 1836 married John Crawford - 30 September 1858 - parents Caton Willis and Jane - Lanark Canada West

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLPG-YXQ

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Re: Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 05 April 20 19:49 BST (UK) »
Caton Willis Jnr-

1881 census Nanaimo & Noonas Bay, Vancouver.

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Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
PLOT   Range 11 Plot 68

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Re: Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 05 April 20 19:55 BST (UK) »
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Re: Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 05 April 20 20:02 BST (UK) »
1861 Census shows that all of the children listed were born in Canada. The eldest at home is Sarah, aged 22, so immigration prior to 1839.

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Re: Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 05 April 20 20:05 BST (UK) »
Elizabeth Willis born 1833 Ramsey Townshipmarried Carleton Place, Lanark, Ontario 30 September 1858 to John Crawford. Father Caton Willis - mother Jane Willis.

Elizabeth Crawford born 1836  died Lanark Ontario - 15 June 1913 - aged 77 years.

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Dewar Cemetery Beckwith, Lanark County, Ontario.

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Re: Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 05 April 20 20:10 BST (UK) »
Name:   Anne Willis
Age:   28
Birth Year:   abt 1848
Birth Place:   Ireland
Marriage Date:   10 Aug 1876
Marriage Place:   Lanark , Ontario, Canada
Father:   John Willis
Mother:   Jane Willis
Spouse:   George Baldwin

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Re: Catin or Caton Willis in Ramsay, Ontario
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 05 April 20 20:11 BST (UK) »
Sorry, wrong father in this marriage.  As all of the Willis families seem to be related, some time could be spent working out the different family lines.