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Fanny Potter

F, #376, b. 2 January 1846
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FatherJohn Potter (b. 1823)
MotherJane Miles (b. 1824)
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Fanny Potter was born on 2 January 1846 in Iping, Sussex, EnglandO.1
Fanny Potter was christened on 1 February 1846 in Iping, Sussex, EnglandO.2 She lived in Iping, Sussex, EnglandO, in 1851.1
  • 1846
    Birth
    2 January 1846 | Iping, Sussex, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S1142] 1851 Census of England, Sussex, Iping, HO 107, Enumeration District (ED) 2, Piece 1654, folio 349, page 9, Line 12 - 16, John Potter household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 14 Aug 2019); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 193559.
  2. [S87] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Name: Salt Lake City: Family History Library;)

James Potter

M, #377, b. 1794, d. 23 July 1844
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FatherJames Potter (b. 1764)
MotherElizabeth Pacey (b. 1773)
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James Potter was born in 1794 in Frensham, Surrey, EnglandO. James and Lucy were married on 15 September 1819 in Trotton, Sussex, EnglandO.1 He died on 23 July 1844 at age ~50 in Iping, Sussex, EnglandO.

Children with Lucy Backhurst (b. 1795, d. 10 October 1874)

SonJames Potter (b. 1820, d. 22 April 1820)
SonJohn Potter+ (b. 1823)
DaughterJane Potter+ (b. 1835)
DaughterFanny Potter (b. 1837)
  • 1794
    Birth
    1794 | Frensham, Surrey, EnglandO
  • 1819~25
    Marriage | Lucy Backhurst
    15 September 1819 | Trotton, Sussex, EnglandO
    Lucy Backhurst
    Age: ~24
    Birth: in 1795 | Milland, Sussex, England
    Death: on 10 October 1874 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1844~50
    Death
    23 July 1844 | Iping, Sussex, EnglandO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S87] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Name: Salt Lake City: Family History Library;)

Lucy Backhurst

F, #378, b. 1795, d. 10 October 1874
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Lucy Backhurst was born in 1795 in Milland, Sussex, England.1,2 James and Lucy were married on 15 September 1819 in Trotton, Sussex, EnglandO.3 She died on 10 October 1874 at age ~79 in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.
Lucy Backhurst lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1861.2 She lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1871.1

Children with James Potter (b. 1794, d. 23 July 1844)

SonJames Potter (b. 1820, d. 22 April 1820)
SonJohn Potter+ (b. 1823)
DaughterJane Potter+ (b. 1835)
DaughterFanny Potter (b. 1837)
  • 1795
    Birth
    1795 | Milland, Sussex, England
    Citations: 1,2
  • 1819~24
    Marriage | James Potter
    15 September 1819 | Trotton, Sussex, EnglandO
    James Potter
    Age: ~25
    Birth: in 1794 | Frensham, Surrey, EnglandO
    Death: on 23 July 1844 | Iping, Sussex, EnglandO
    Citation: 3
  • 1874~79
    Death
    10 October 1874 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S1146] 1871 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG10; Piece: 1127; Folio: 138; Page: 25 & 26, John Courtnell household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 827774.
  2. [S1088] 1861 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG 9; Piece: 634; Folio: 18; Page: 31, William Osgood household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 542674.
  3. [S87] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Name: Salt Lake City: Family History Library;)

James Potter

M, #379, b. 1820, d. 22 April 1820
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FatherJames Potter (b. 1794, d. 23 July 1844)
MotherLucy Backhurst (b. 1795, d. 10 October 1874)
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James Potter was born in 1820.1 He died on 22 April 1820 at age ~0.1
James Potter was christened on 19 March 1820 in Trotton, Sussex, EnglandO.1
  • 1820
    Birth
    1820
    Citation: 1
  • 1820~0
    Death
    22 April 1820
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S87] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Name: Salt Lake City: Family History Library;)

James Potter

M, #380, b. 1764
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FatherJohn Potter
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James Potter was born in 1764 in Lurgashall, Sussex, EnglandO. James and Elizabeth were married on 21 September 1793 in Frensham, Surrey, EnglandO.
James Potter was christened on 17 June 1764 in Lurgashall, Sussex, EnglandO.

Children with Elizabeth Pacey (b. 1773)

SonJames Potter+ (b. 1794, d. 23 July 1844)
SonJohn Potter+ (b. 16 March 1800, d. 24 October 1869)
  • 1764
    Birth
    1764 | Lurgashall, Sussex, EnglandO
  • 1793~29
    Marriage | Elizabeth Pacey
    21 September 1793 | Frensham, Surrey, EnglandO
    Elizabeth Pacey
    Age: ~20
    Birth: in 1773 | Iping, Sussex, EnglandO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Elizabeth Pacey

F, #381, b. 1773
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Elizabeth Pacey was born in 1773 in Iping, Sussex, EnglandO. James and Elizabeth were married on 21 September 1793 in Frensham, Surrey, EnglandO.
Elizabeth Pacey was christened on 25 March 1773 in Iping, Sussex, EnglandO.

Children with James Potter (b. 1764)

SonJames Potter+ (b. 1794, d. 23 July 1844)
SonJohn Potter+ (b. 16 March 1800, d. 24 October 1869)
  • 1773
    Birth
    1773 | Iping, Sussex, EnglandO
  • 1793~20
    Marriage | James Potter
    21 September 1793 | Frensham, Surrey, EnglandO
    James Potter
    Age: ~29
    Birth: in 1764 | Lurgashall, Sussex, EnglandO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

John Potter

M, #383
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SonJames Potter+ (b. 1764)
DaughterMary Potter (b. 1765)
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Fanny Potter

F, #384, b. 1837
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FatherJames Potter (b. 1794, d. 23 July 1844)
MotherLucy Backhurst (b. 1795, d. 10 October 1874)
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Fanny Potter was born in 1837 in Milland, Sussex, England.1,2 William and Fanny were married on 21 June 1853 at St. Marys Church in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.
Fanny was a boot binder.2 She was christened on 8 October 1837 in Milland, Sussex, England.1 She lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1861.2
  • 1837
    Birth
    1837 | Milland, Sussex, England
    Citations: 1,2
  • 1853~16
    Marriage | William Osgood
    21 June 1853 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
    William Osgood
    Age: ~23
    Birth: in 1830 | Milland, Sussex, England
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S87] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Name: Salt Lake City: Family History Library;)
  2. [S1088] 1861 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG 9; Piece: 634; Folio: 18; Page: 31, William Osgood household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 542674.

Jane Potter

F, #385, b. 1835
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FatherJames Potter (b. 1794, d. 23 July 1844)
MotherLucy Backhurst (b. 1795, d. 10 October 1874)
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Jane Potter was born in 1835 in Milland, Sussex, England.1 John and Jane were married on 11 July 1853 at St. Marys Church in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.
Jane Potter was christened on 21 June 1835 in Milland, Sussex, England.2 She lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1871.1

Children with John Courtnell (b. 1829)

SonHenry Courtnell (b. about 1855)
DaughterMary Jane Courtnell (b. about 1857)
SonWilliam Courtnell (b. about 1859)
DaughterAnn Courtnell (b. about 1861)
SonJames Courtnell (b. about 1862)
SonThomas Courtnell (b. about 1864)
SonFrederick Courtnell (b. about 1866)
DaughterFanny Courtnell (b. about 1868)
SonAlfred Nicholas Courtnell (b. about 1870)
DaughterAlice Courtnell (b. 1871)
DaughterAda Courtnell (b. 1877)
DaughterFlorence Courtnell (b. 1879)
  • 1835
    Birth
    1835 | Milland, Sussex, England
    Citation: 1
  • 1853~18
    Marriage | John Courtnell
    11 July 1853 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
    John Courtnell
    Age: ~24
    Birth: in 1829 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, EnglandO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S1146] 1871 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG10; Piece: 1127; Folio: 138; Page: 25 & 26, John Courtnell household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 827774.
  2. [S87] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Name: Salt Lake City: Family History Library;)

William Osgood

M, #387, b. 1830
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William Osgood was born in 1830 in Milland, Sussex, England.1 William and Fanny were married on 21 June 1853 at St. Marys Church in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.
William was a seaman.1 He lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1861.1
  • 1830
    Birth
    1830 | Milland, Sussex, England
    Citation: 1
  • 1853~23
    Marriage | Fanny Potter
    21 June 1853 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
    Fanny Potter
    Age: ~16
    Birth: in 1837 | Milland, Sussex, England
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S1088] 1861 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG 9; Piece: 634; Folio: 18; Page: 31, William Osgood household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 542674.

Mary Potter

F, #388, b. 1765
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FatherJohn Potter
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Mary Potter was born in 1765 in Lurgashall, Sussex, EnglandO.
  • 1765
    Birth
    1765 | Lurgashall, Sussex, EnglandO
Last Edited 19 October 2025

John Courtnell

M, #389, b. 1829
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John Courtnell was born in 1829 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, EnglandO.1 John and Jane were married on 11 July 1853 at St. Marys Church in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.
John was a painter H.M. ship yard.1 He lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1871.1

Children with Jane Potter (b. 1835)

SonHenry Courtnell (b. about 1855)
DaughterMary Jane Courtnell (b. about 1857)
SonWilliam Courtnell (b. about 1859)
DaughterAnn Courtnell (b. about 1861)
SonJames Courtnell (b. about 1862)
SonThomas Courtnell (b. about 1864)
SonFrederick Courtnell (b. about 1866)
DaughterFanny Courtnell (b. about 1868)
SonAlfred Nicholas Courtnell (b. about 1870)
DaughterAlice Courtnell (b. 1871)
DaughterAda Courtnell (b. 1877)
DaughterFlorence Courtnell (b. 1879)
  • 1829
    Birth
    1829 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1853~24
    Marriage | Jane Potter
    11 July 1853 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
    Jane Potter
    Age: ~18
    Birth: in 1835 | Milland, Sussex, England
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S1146] 1871 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG10; Piece: 1127; Folio: 138; Page: 25 & 26, John Courtnell household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 827774.

Mary Jane Courtnell

F, #390, b. about 1857
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FatherJohn Courtnell (b. 1829)
MotherJane Potter (b. 1835)
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Mary Jane Courtnell was born about 1857 in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.1
Mary Jane Courtnell lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1871.1
  • 1857
    Birth
    About 1857 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S1146] 1871 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG10; Piece: 1127; Folio: 138; Page: 25 & 26, John Courtnell household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 827774.

Fanny Courtnell

F, #391, b. about 1868
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FatherJohn Courtnell (b. 1829)
MotherJane Potter (b. 1835)
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Fanny Courtnell was born about 1868 in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.1
Fanny Courtnell lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1871.1
  • 1868
    Birth
    About 1868 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S1146] 1871 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG10; Piece: 1127; Folio: 138; Page: 25 & 26, John Courtnell household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 827774.

Alfred Nicholas Courtnell

M, #392, b. about 1870
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FatherJohn Courtnell (b. 1829)
MotherJane Potter (b. 1835)
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Alfred Nicholas Courtnell was born about 1870 in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.1
Alfred Nicholas Courtnell lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1871.1
  • 1870
    Birth
    About 1870 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S1146] 1871 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG10; Piece: 1127; Folio: 138; Page: 25 & 26, John Courtnell household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 827774.

Alice Courtnell

F, #393, b. 1871
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FatherJohn Courtnell (b. 1829)
MotherJane Potter (b. 1835)
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Alice Courtnell was born in 1871 in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.1
Alice Courtnell lived in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO, in 1871.1
  • 1871
    Birth
    1871 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S1146] 1871 Census of England, Hampshire, Portsea, RG10; Piece: 1127; Folio: 138; Page: 25 & 26, John Courtnell household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 827774.

William Farrant

M, #394, b. 1 April 1809, d. 1890
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FatherWilliam Henry Farrant (b. about 1786)
MotherMary Harroll (b. 12 January 1775)
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William Farrant was born on 1 April 1809 at St. Paul's Church in Hammersmith, Middlesex, EnglandO. William and Emma were married on 22 February 1833 at All Souls Church in St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England.1 He died in 1890 at age ~81 in Brentford, Middlesex, EnglandO.2
William Farrant was christened on 9 January 1817 at Whitefield's Memorial Church in Middlesex, EnglandO. In 1881 William was a gilder.

Children with Emma Cox Lascelles (b. about 1812)

SonWilliam James Farrant+ (b. 8 November 1833, d. 25 August 1895)
DaughterEmma Cook Margaret Farrant+ (b. 12 October 1835)
DaughterCatherine Farrant (b. about 1842)
DaughterMaria Cecilia Farrant+ (b. about 1844, d. 12 January 1922)
SonJohn Farrant+ (b. 4 February 1846)
SonFrancis Farrant+ (b. 8 January 1848)
SonArthur Farrant (b. about 1850)
  • 1809
    Birth
    1 April 1809 | Hammersmith, Middlesex, EnglandO
  • 183323
    Marriage | Emma Cox Lascelles
    22 February 1833 | St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    Emma Cox Lascelles
    Age: ~21
    Birth: about 1812 | Westminster, Middlesex, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1890~81
    Death
    1890 | Brentford, Middlesex, EnglandO
    Citation: 2
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S32] database
  2. [S77] FreeBMD Index hosted by Rootsweb (Name: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com;), Richmond, Surrey District.
    Volume 2a
    Page 709

Ada Courtnell

F, #395, b. 1877
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FatherJohn Courtnell (b. 1829)
MotherJane Potter (b. 1835)
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Ada Courtnell was born in 1877 in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.
  • 1877
    Birth
    1877 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Florence Courtnell

F, #396, b. 1879
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FatherJohn Courtnell (b. 1829)
MotherJane Potter (b. 1835)
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Florence Courtnell was born in 1879 in Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO.
  • 1879
    Birth
    1879 | Portsea, Hampshire, EnglandO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Felix John Griffin

M, #397, b. 15 December 1877, d. 27 December 1948
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FatherMichael Griffin (b. 29 March 1850, d. 28 April 1918)
MotherBridget McGinn (b. 20 January 1856, d. 19 May 1933)
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Felix John Griffin was born on 15 December 1877 in Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO.1 He died on 27 December 1948 at age 71 in Calgary, Alberta, CanadaO.1
  • 1877
    Birth
    15 December 1877 | Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
  • 194871
    Death
    27 December 1948 | Calgary, Alberta, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S229] Hagen, Mary Ann - Rootsweb Worldconnect, McEllistrum family (Name: http://www.rootsweb.com;)

Catherine McLean

F, #399, b. December 1856, d. 1911
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FatherAllan McLean (b. about 1828, d. 6 November 1876)
MotherMary Ann McLeod (b. 29 October 1831, d. 10 April 1912)
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Catherine McLean was born in December 1856 in Brock, Durham, Ontario, CanadaO.1,2,3,4,5 William and Catherine were married on 25 February 1880 in Cannington, Durham, Ontario, CanadaO.2 She died in 1911 at age ~55.
Catherine McLean lived in Brock, Durham, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1861.5 She lived in Brock, Durham, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1871.1 She lived in Cannington, Durham, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1891.3 She lived in Cannington, Durham, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1901.4

Children with William Mullen (b. 1850)

SonWilliam Allen Mullen (b. about 1879)
DaughterMary Grace Mullen (b. 1886)
DaughterBertie Mullen (b. 1888)
DaughterMargaret Alberta Mullen+ (b. 1888, d. 1976)
SonCharles Mullen (b. 1892)
  • 1856
    Birth
    December 1856 | Brock, Durham, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citations: 1,2,3,4,5
  • 188023
    Marriage | William Mullen
    25 February 1880 | Cannington, Durham, Ontario, CanadaO
    William Mullen
    Age: ~30
    Birth: in 1850 | Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 2
  • 1911~55
    Death
    1911
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S331] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1871 Census of Canada (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;, n.d), Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1871. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: C-9888 to C-9975, C-9977 to C-10097, C-10344 to C-10388, C-10390 to C-10395, to C-10540 to C-10570., Year: 1871; Census Place: Brock, Ontario North, Ontario; Roll: C-9987; Page: 79; Family No: 273, lines 10-20
  2. [S335] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934 (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;, n.d), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 34
  3. [S344] Ancestry.com, 1891 Census of Canada (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;, n.d), Year: 1891; Census Place: Cannington, Ontario North, Ontario; Roll: T-6357; Family No: 116
  4. [S303] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;, n.d), Year: 1901; Census Place: Cannington (Village), Ontario (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 35
  5. [S1151] 1861 Census of Canada, Brock, Ont., district 4, page 53, lines 10-14, Allan McLean household ; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 18 Aug 2019); Library and Archives Canada. Roll C-1056.
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