I am looking for information/death/descendants of Charles White b 1828 in Dartmouth NS, Canada. Son of Michael White [1790 Co Kilkenny, Ireland - 1847 Halifax NS] & Mary Drea/Dray [born ? - 1838-44]. Charles was a brother to my g g grandmother Joanna [Anne] Holland née White [1833 - ?]. Eventually I am hoping to gain information about their mother Mary Drea/Dray.
1850 US census in Black Rock, NY
A Charles White labourer aged 19 born NS is with a Thomas Dray aged 30 b Ireland & family on : 1850; Census Place: Black Rock, Erie, New York; Roll: 500; Page: 253A and I feel confident that this is 'my' Charles. Thomas & his wife Catherine Mooney had children Edward, Daniel, Catherine, Thomas, William, Margaret, Johanna, James - all similar name to Mary Dray's children. I wondered if Mary & this Thomas were siblings or cousins? Mary died between 1838 [on Halifax census] & 1844 [Michael White's remarriage]. It looks as though Charles went to live with maternal uncle/cousin Thomas after his mother died/father remarried. Thomas & Catherine were married 17 May 1846 in New Brunswick, their first child was born there but subsequent children in USA.
Charles White married a Mary J Colman, had Alpheus C in 1870 among other children. [as stated on 1900 census.
1900 census Census Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0700 aged 70 [transcribed on ancestry as 30], Mary aged 68, Agustus C [=Alpheus] aged 30, married 45 yrs 4 children 3 alive.
also states b Jul 1829 NY? [which is not right but transcribed as Nova Scotia on ancestry] father born in Ireland, mother Connecticut**, Mary aged 68 b NY parents born Germany, Agustus [Alpheus] aged 30 b NY parents NY mech engineer, Charles & Mary married 45 yrs 4 children 3 alive; boarding with Payne family.
I don't have any other records for Charles, either censuses or marriage. I wondered if any of their descendants might see this post & have delved further back for Charles' parents.
**So could Mary Dray have been born in Connecticut???
Thanks for any help.
