I'm looking for any information about my great uncle Alexander MacDonald, who was born in Kenmore, Applecross, Scotland in 1889, moved to Canada, fought in the Canadian army in WW1, and was discharged in Ottawa in 1919. His family lost touch with him, but from some fragmentary letters I have, I think they heard he may have died in Parry Sound sometime between 1919 and 1929. There were later unconfirmed rumours that he may have moved to South Africa.

Any information would be gratefully received.

My great grandmother Sarah Annie Taylor (called Annie) married Thomas Mahood August 9, 1886 in Gravenhurst. The name was spelled 'Mahood' on birth registrations of all her children, but spelled 'Mayhood' on the marriage registration. When I was a child we pronounced it 'Mayhood' but knew the correct spelling. The marriage registration gave her parents as David and Kate Taylor, James Taylor was a witness. The marriage between Annie and Thomas Mahood was not successful, and I believe he left Muskoka for B.C. Annie Mahood was the mother of my father's mother Lillian Mahood, who married Robert McVittie Reid. The other children of Thomas and Annie were Robert James Grant (called Grant), Annie Ethel, and David George. Annie (Taylor) Mahood lived to a great age, dying in Gravenhurst late 1960 or early 1961 when I was 12. I am posting this in the hope that someone can give me some information about Annie's parents David & Kate Taylor, and any information on their connections in Muskoka.

William Andrew Martin & John and Ellen Martin

I am looking for infomation on the deaths of the above family, sometime in the late 1890,s or early 1900.They were know to be in Brunel in the 1891 census .William Andrew Martin gave his birth place as Lingsville, Ontario and we have not been able to find it. He married Henrietta Lynch but died young.

Edith

I am researching the McIntyre's and Nickason who started out in Stephenson township and also the GREEN's who lived in both Brunel & Stephenson twp.

All families came here in the early 1870's.

Janine

Ivor and son William of Kearney 1850 to 1905

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Thanks in advance

Andrew Hind
maelstrom@sympatico.ca

Robinson Albert Nelson, Married Mary Jane Cook

They married Sept.11 1890 Morrison Twp.
Albert & Mary could be called Jane lived at Severn Bridge in 1912.
I am related to Lemual Cook who's father was Joseph Cook, German settlers.
Went to the Archives on Monday in Toronto,tried to read the 1901 census for Gravenhurst to faded to read.

Regards
Sharon Wyns
136 Ontario St. R.R.#4
Brighton Ontario K0K1H0

My greatgrandmother, Mary E. Noble, was born in Parry Sound June 1, 1877. She has a twin, Margaret. I believe her parents were William John and Harriet(nee Healy) Noble. It is believed that William had died and Harriet remarried a Harris. Mary and her family supposedly came to the U.S. via Windsor. Mary was in the Cloquet, Minnesota area around 1902(she was married in 1903--there is an O'Reilly connection there as she was married in North Dakota at the residence of a J.T. O'Reilly). Her sister, Margaret, married Charles Thompson and was living in the Parry Sound area in the 1940's.

I am trying to find out when the Nobles came to and left the Parry Sound area. According to the IDS web site William was Scottish and Harriet was Irish.

I plan to be in the Parry Sound area the first week of September for 3 days. Where would I best look/do research while there? Is it possible that there are still Thompsons living there? I plan to do research on Ancesry.com in the mean time but would appreciate tips for researching the Parry Sound area as well. Thank you for any help you can provide!!!!!!!!!!

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I am looking for the gravesite of my Great Grandfather John Pascall in Uffington Ontario. His obituary states he was buried there in 1918. My wife and I have been to Uffington but could not make out most of the graves names. As well we don't know which graveyard is the correct one, we assume anyone associated with Church of England, Anglican or Methodist.

I am also interested in locating the original homestead there. Somewhere in a dusty file I have the lot and concession number but I am not sure how to equate that to an actual location.

This website is a very valuable resource and the information on the cemetaries is especially helpful.

Here is a URL for a picture of my great grandfather as well as my grandfather.

http://retiredstwd862.homestead.com/GreatGrandfather.html

Also here is a URL for what I think is an old picture of Utterson

http://retiredstwd862.homestead.com/utterson.html

Thanks
Luke Pascall

I'm just starting my genealogy adventure. My grandfather (william Percival) had atleast 1 sister (Olive) and 1 brother who I think was a past mayor of Huntsville. My grandfather was married to Margaret Eileen Mattice who died in 1938. Any information or where I can find it would be greatly appreciated

Thanks Ed

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I am searching for information for my gr. grandmothers brother Albert Edward Pollock, who was born abt.1880, in the Bowmanville, Ont. area.
He was married to Harriet Louisa Drew ( I have the marr. info), and had 3 children James Frederich Pollock, Albert Thomas Pollock and William John Pollock. Wm. John Pollock was born in 1907, in Huntsville.I have the birth info. for all the children.
Albert was a GFR fireman?according to the 1907 birth registration. I am wondering if the GFR is Grand Trunk Railway?
Albert, Hattie, and children have not been found in the 1911 census, for Huntsville, and for Ontario.
In 1920, Hattie is widowed and is married to Robert Spring , of Niagara Falls, Ont.
I am wondering if family, or anyone may have more information for this Pollock side of our family? Thank you.

At the time of the 1881 census, John Quinn was a Superintendent Teacher living at Hagerman & McKeller, Muskoka, Ontario. He and Sarah nee Smythe of English descent, had 10 children at the time. William, the oldest was farming, Ann was also a teacher, Matthew, a laborer. and Mary Jane, a clerk. They were of the Methodist Faith.

1901 Census John, Maggie, Herbert and Fredrick lived next door to daughter Anna and John Stevenson (Stephenson) in Parry Sound, Ontario.

John Quinn died September 27, 1901 at the age of 79 years. Address Church St. Parry Sound, Ontario. Teacher single born in Belfast, Ireland. Methodist. Chronic Interstitial Nephritis. Son of William and Elizabeth Quinn.

Do you have any information about this man or his family. thank you for your help.

Margaret Whatmore nee Quinn
28 Beaver Dr
Whitecourt, AB
T7S iG4
780 778 2569

rome agnes,elizibeth lauri,.david rome

any info on my family who lived at axe lake PLEASE

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There was a Richard Rutter aged 22 (born Cape of Good Hope, S.A.), his wife Matilda Louisa Rutter aged 18 (born England), and a brother Charles John Rutter aged 23 (born Cape of Good Hope, S.A.) in the 1881 census at Oakley & Ryde & Draper, Muskoka.

Matilda Louisa Rutter was buried in the Fraserburg United Church Cemetary in 1886.

In the 1960's or 70's there was a railway station named "Rutter" somewhere in Muskoka, at least on the way northward to Parry Sound. Is it still there, and where exactly was it?

Did Richard and Matilda Louisa or Charles John Rutter have any descendants?

Thanks for reading this, and if you have any info, I thank you in advance.

Best regards Colin.