Phillip and Margaret McMurray Brown’s children: Alice Maria Brown Wellman

Twelfth Line Cemetery Location in Hastings County, ON – Google Maps

Alice Maria Brown was born about 1845 in Rawdon Twp., She married a Gilbert Barton Wellman who was born 20 May, 1848. Alice died 20 November, 1921 in Rawdon Twp., Hastings County, Ontario.  She died on the 20th and was buried on November 22, 1921 in the Twelfth Line Cemetery in Hastings Co.,

Wellman, Alice Maria, Female, Married, White, 76 yrs 8 mos, 24, days, born Rawdon, Housewife, always in Ontario and area, father Phillip Brown, mother Margaret McMurray, Information W.A. Wellman, Bonarlaw, Ontario, son, 12th concession, date of burial Nov. 22, 1921, date of death 20 Nov. 1921, Senility, 2 yrs. and paralysis of the heart, J.R. Simmons, Spring Brook, Nov. 21, 1921,

Source: Alice Maria Wellman, Death Certificate, 22 November 1921, Rawdon, Hastings Co. #015986, Ontario Canada Deaths, 1869-1938 and Overseas

Gilbert Barton Wellman died on 4 January 1936 in Rawdon Twp..  His father was David Wellman and mother was Jane Barton.

Ontario, Hastings, Rawdon, 70 yrs, Wellman, Gilbert Barton, Lot, 21, 12 Con. Rawdon West, Male, Anglo-Saxon, British, widowed, born Rawdon, Ontario, May 20, 1848, 87 yrs, 7 mos, 8 days, farmer, retired 15 years, father David Wellman, Mother Jane Barton, both of Rawdon, Informant David Wellman Bonarlaw RR#1, son, Place of burial 12th Line Cemetery, Jan 6, 1936, Died Jan 4, 1936, pneumonia. Hamilton Crawford MD, Marmora. Reg. L.C. Bateman. 

Source:  Gilbert Barton Wellman, January 4, 1936, Rawdon, Hastings Co., Ontario, #018136, page 71. Ontario Canada Deaths and overseas 1869-1947

Alice and Barton Wellman appear in the 1881 Canadian Census:

Wellman, Barton, Male, age 31, born 1850, born Ontario, married, Farmer, English, Methodist,
Wellman, Alice, F, 36, born Ontario,
Wellman, Zora, F, 6 born Ontario
Wellman, Barton Edmond Wellman, M, 3 yrs.
Wellman, Margret Barton, F, 7m, born Ontario

Source: Barton Wellman Family, 1881 Canadian Census, Rawdon, Hastings Co., Ontario, Dist #122, C, pg. 8. 

They appear in the 1891 Canadian census they are in Rawdon Twp., and North Hastings:

Line 11, North 5, 88, Wellman, Barton, M 42, M, all born in Ontario, Farmer, Allas, F, 46, M, parents born Ireland, Zora, F, 16, Edmund, M, 13, Margaret, F, 10, David, M, 4

Source:  1891 Canadian Census, Rawdon Twp., North Hastings, page 19, enumerated on 18 April, 1891, by James McComb. 

The family appears in the 1901 census using initials:  E.B. Willman age 23, G.B. Willman age 53, AM Willman age 56, MM Willman age 20 and DA Willman age 14. They are in Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co. and he is a carpenter. On line 34 page 5.

Things get real interesting in the 1911 Canadian Census for the Wellman family page 2, Rawdon, 80 Hastings West Co., Ontario

Line 6, 11, 11, Wellman, Barton G. con 11, Lot 2, M, Head, M, May 1868, 62, all born in Ontario, Alice M., F, Wife, M, Feb. 1875, Edward, M, Son, S, Sep. 1877, 33. McMullan, Mable, F, grand-daughter, S, Oct. 1900, 10, McMullen Hershine, M, grand son, S, Nov. 1901, 9, McMullen, Eveline, F, grand-daughter, S, July, 1903, 7, McMullen, Verna W. F, grad daughter, 5, May, 1906, age 4.

Line 13, 12, 12, Wellman. David A., Con 11, Lot 2, M, Nov. 1886, 24, Jennie, L, F, Wife, M, March, 1888, 23, David W., M, son, S, Dec. 1907, 3, Clarence, M, son, S, April 1909, 2

UPDATE: July 12, 2016 – A visitor to this blog shared additional information about the Wellman family.  There are two additional children I did not know about. There is a transcript to the Wellman bible with additional information that has errors. There is additional information about this family, I will only add some of it to the information below.  If interested leave a comment.  This will change the order of the children

1.  Philip Brown Wellman, died young.  (NEW)

2.  Zora Wellman born about 1875 in Ontario. She married a Gilbert McMullen on 25 October 1889 in Hastings.  This means that Zora died before 1911 per the above census.

Zora Z. Wellman, age 25, born about 1874 in Rawdon, married on 25, Oct. 1899 in Hastings. Father Barton Wellman, mother Alice Brown. Spouse Gilbert McMullen, age 38, born about 1861 in Rawdon. Father Andrew McMullen and mother Catherine Wescott.  Source Ontario Canada Marriages 1801 to 1928

Update:  July 12, 2016 – Zora was in the Rockwell Hospital in Kingston, Ontario in the 1911 census and eventually recovered. In the 1911 Canadian census her children are living with her parents and brother in Rawdon Twp.  Her final fate is still unknown.

3.  Edward Barton Wellman born about 1876/8 and died 14 December, 1912 in Rawdon, Hastings Co., Ontario. He married a Katie Myrtle Eleanor Gifford on 26 June, 1912 in Hastings Co.  She was the daughter of Samuel Sterling Gifford and Precella Lidster.  Source was Ontario, Canada, Marriages 1801-1928

Wellman, Edward Barton, male, white, died Dec. 14, 1912, born 1876, 35 yrs. 5 mos, 5 dys, Lot 22 Con 11, farmer, married, father Gilbert Barton Wellman Rawdon, mother Alice Brown, Rawdon, Dr. Tolton, P.J. Belleville, Dec. 16, 1912. Died Dec. 14, 4:30 pm., suicide, Rifle Shot, Instantly, H. H. Alger, Striling Ont. Dec. 16, 1912.

Source:  Edward Barton Wellman, 14 Dec. 1912, Death, Rawdon, Hastings Co., Ontario, page 545 Deaths. #015464, Ontario Canada Deaths 1869-1938, Overseas 1939-1947.

Update: July 12, 2016 – Sadly Edward/Edmond tried to shoot his wife Katie and then shot himself.  Katie survived and remarried to a Myron Seymore.

4. Margaret Wellman born 1880. She may have married on 12 August 1884 but no name of spouse was given for it was only and index.  There are many references to a Margaret in the census for 1911 but not knowing her married name will take a bit of work to figure out what happened to her. Update: July 12, 2016 the name of her husband is Carl Wheeler Nixon.

5. Ethel Alvina Wellman – died young. (NEW)

6.  David Wellman about 1887.  The David listed in the 1911 Canadian census above might be a son of Barton and Alice Wellman appearing next door to them.  Update: July 12, 2016 – David married Jennie Gifford, sister to Katie see #3.

Once again, more research needs to be done on this family and the children.  A thorough census study, marriage, and burial records needs to be done to piece it all together.  It is time to move on to other family members.

Thanks to the visitor for sharing these updates.

Phillip and Margaret McMurray Brown’s Children: Frances Brown Clements 1843 to 1933

Frances Brown was born to Phillip and Margaret Brown on the 9th of January, 1843 in Rawdon Twp., Hastings County, Ontario.  She married James Clements about 1865. He was born 1838 in Ontario.  James was the son of Thomas Clements (1803-1891) and Christina King (11 June 1805, b. Northern Ireland and died 30 September 1901 in Rawdon).

James and Francis Clements burial information

James and Fanny lived next to her brother William for a while.  They were there in 1871:

Line 91, 98 Brown, William, M, 29, All born in Ontario, all Church of England, Irish, Farmer, Married:
Brown, Emila, F, 21, Scotch, Married
Brown, Walton, M, 1, Irish

Line 4, 92, 99, Clements, James, M.32, All born in Ontario, all Ch. of England, all Irish, Farmer, Married:
Clements, Fanny, F, 28, Married
Clements, Ann, F, 6
Clements, Matilda, F, 1

Source:  1871 Canadian Census, Rawdon Twp., Hasting Co., Ontario, page 28, #62 Hastings North. 

In the 1881 Census we find James and Fanny are still next door to her brother William:

Line 5, 74, 74, Brown, William, M, 40, Born Ontario, all Ch of England, Irish, Farmer, Married
Brown, Emily, F, 30, born Ontario, Scotch, Married:
Brown, Walton, M, 11, born Ontario, Children all Irish
Brown, Wilbert, M, 8, born Ontario
Brown, Isabella, F, 8, born Ontario
Brown, Blanch, F, 5, born Ontario
Brown, Phillip, M, 3 born Ontario
William, M, 1, born Ontario

Line 13, 75, 75, Clements, James, M, 41, all born Ontario, all Ch of England, all Irish, Farmer, Married:
Clements, Fanny, F, 30, married
Clements, Margret, F, 16
Clements, Matilda, F, 11
Clements, Clementine, F, 6

Source: 1881 Canadian Census, Rawdon Twp., Hastings North, page. 18, Dist#122. 

James and Fanny stay in Rawdon and are there in 1891.  William has left for Thurlow Twp.

Line 1, 3?, 44, Clements, James, M, M, 52, Married, born Ontario, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, Ch of E, farmer:
Clements, Frances, F, 46, Married, Wife, born Ontario, parents, born Ireland,
Clements, Clementine, F, 16, S, Daughter, born Ontario
They can all read and write.

Source:  1891 Canadian Census, Rawdon Twp., North Hastings, Ontario, page. 10, Dist. 74, April 16, 1891 by John Bateman.

By 1901 Fanny and James are getting up in years and living on their own.

Line 29, 6, 6, Clement James M, W, Head, born November 25, 1838, 62, born Ontario, Irish, Ch. of England, Farmer

Clement, Frances, F, W, wife, M, born January 9, 1842, 58, born Ontario, both Irish, Ch. of England

Source: 1901 Canadian Census, Rawdon, North Hastings, Dist. #71, 5, page 1, April 6th, 1901, J.W. Heagle. 

Frances and James Clement are buried in Stirling Cemetery. I did not get a photo of their graves although I tried very hard to find all of those interred.

James Clements appears in the Anglican Diocese of Kingston records as

James Clements 80, farmer Heart, Nov. 4, 1918. C. Ryan, Stirling Cemetery 

The Stirling Cemetery book reads:

#1210 CLEMENTS:  Clements/James/Born 1838-Died 1918/his wife Frances BROWN/Born 1843-Died 1933.

Francis died on the 2nd of August, 1933 in Northumberland, Ontario.

County: Northumberland, Township of Seymour, Village, Campbellford
Name: Frances, Clements, Female, Irish, Widowed, Birth: Rawdon Township Ontario, Dated of Birth January 9, 1843. Age 90, years, 6 mos 23 days. No occupation. Lived 2 years in city.
Father Philip Brown, Ireland, Margaret McMurray, Ireland, Informant: Mr.s Thomas Russell, Campbellford, Ont. daughter. Buried Stirling, Aug, 3, 1933, Undertaker, A.D. Bennett, Campbellford, Ont. Filed 11:30 am 3rd of Aug. 1933, J.F. McGregor. Dated of Death Aug. 2, 1933, July 12, 1993 to July 30, 1933 attended. Stroke, assisted with arteriosclerosis and hypertension. . E.A. Stuart, Campbellford, Aug. 2, 1933.

Source: Francis Brown Clement’s Death Certificate, #225, 025164, Aug, 2, 1933, Campbellford, Northumberland, Ontario

Frances and James Clements had the following children:

1.  Margaret Christin Clements b. about 1864 in Ontario. She married a William J. Mumby of Rawdon.  They married on 20 December 1887 in Marmora. His parents were Joseph and Mary Mumby.

Wm. J. Mumby age 23, residence Rawdon, born Rawdon, Bachelor, Farmer, father Joseph Mumby and Mary. Spouse Margaret Christin Clements, age 23, residence Rawdon, born Marmora, S. father James Clements, mother Frances. Witness Thos Russell of Rawdon and Matilda Clements of Rawdon, married December 20, 1887 in Marmora. Ch of England, R.C.M. Harris, L.

Source: Wm. J. Mumby to Margaret Christin Clements, 20 December 1887, Hastings Co., Ontario, #004879 page 208 Schedule B Marriages, Marmora & Lake #12, Ontario Canada Marriages 1803-1938. 

Margaret and William John Mumby migrated to Brandon, Manitoba.  They are on Find A Grave buried in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery.  They may have had three children: Ambrose, Ina and Clarence.

2.  Alice Matilda Clements was born about 1870 in Ontario and she married a Thomas Wellington Russell of Rawdon Twp. on 4 February 1891 in Hastings Co., Ontario.

Thomas Wellington Russell, age 23, residing Rawdon, PofBirth Rawdon, Bachlor, Farmer, father John B. and Annie Russell, spouse Alice Matilda Clements, 22, living Rawdon, born Rawdon, Single, parents James and Frances Clements, Witnesses George Russell and Clementina Clements both of Rawdon. Marriage February 4, 1891, Rawdon, both Ch of England, C.M. Harris

Source: Thomas W. Russell and Alice Matilda Clements, 4 February 1881, Rawdon, Hastings Co., Ontario, page 367, Schedule B – Marriages, #001808, Ontario Canada Marriages 1801 to 1928

There is a T. W. Russell born March 30, 1867 age 34 and an A.M. Russell his wife born January 11, 1869 age 32 living in Rawdon, Hastings Co., Ontario in the 1901 census. They have two children: Irene born Aug, 8, 1892 and John born June 11, 1895.

In 1911 Thomas and Matilda are now living in Northumberland East, in Seymour Twp. with two children Irene age 19, August 1892, and John age 16 June 1895.

A John and Mary Russell are below them on the 1911 Census. They are 49 years old and maybe be a brother to Thomas.

3.  Clementina Clements was born about 1875 in Ontario and she married to George Archibald Johnston on 31 January, 1900 in Hastings Co., Ontario.

George Archibald Johnston, 21 Campbellford residing, born Campbellford, B, Farmer, parents John Johnston and Mary Clements, Clementina age 24, Rawdon, born Rawdon, Single, farmers daughter, parents James and Fanny Brown,

Source: George A. Johnston and Clementina Clements, 31 January 1900, Hastings Co., Ontario, Ontario Marriages 1801-1928. 

There is a George W. Johnston and a Clementina living in Owen Sound, Grey North, Ontario in 1911. He is 33 years old and she is 36 being several years older than him. They have Wilhelmenia (10 yrs), Marjorie (9 yrs.) and Dorothy (3 yrs).

There is of course more research to be done on this family such as a thorough census search, and finding burial locations, but I think this is a good start for James and Francis (Brown) Clements and their family.