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From: "D O'" <>
Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Thomas Luxton + Sarah Thornthwaite
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:50:09 +0000
In-Reply-To: <469E5976.6020103@telusplanet.net>


Well done Marg!!


Doreen
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>From: Marg McFarlane <>
>Reply-To:
>To: ,
>Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Thomas Luxton + Sarah Thornthwaite
>Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:18:30 -0600
>
>Hi:
>
>Am joining this thread in mid-stream so you may already have:
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>Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922
>County of Essex, Division of Windsor
>Name: Charles W Luxton, divorced, hotel keeper, Anglican, resides Bay
>City, Michigan
>Age: 44
>Father Name: Thomas Luxton, harnessmaker
>Mother Name: Sarah Thornthwaite
>Estimated birth year: abt 1866
>Spouse Name: Margaret Van West, widow, resides Bay City, Michigan, Roman
>Catholic
>Spouse's Age: 44
>Spouse Father Name: James Goyeau. lumberman
>Spouse Mother Name : Rosanne Benson
>Marriage Date: 23 Feb 1910
>Marriage Place: Windsor, Essex
>Witnesses: Elizabeth Acheson, Goderich, and Gertrude Smith, Windsor
>Minister: F. W. Hollinrake, Windsor
>Reg. #008314
>
>Unfortunately, the above marriage came at a time when Place of birth was
>not on the form. Son Charles is listed with the family on the 1870,
>1880 US census further down this email.
>
>1910 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay Ward 2 >
>District 38, sheet 4A, April 21, 1910:
>
>Charles W Luxton Head 44 Born Michigan, father born England,
>mother Born Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia is crossed out and Canada
>Englich substituted Married for the second time for 1 year Hotel
>Keeper
>Maggie Luxton Wife 44 Self and parents born Canada
>Emigrated in 1879 Married for the 3rd time for 1 year, has borne 5
>children, 4 still living
>Peter Van West Step-son 14 Born Michigan, father born Holland,
>mother born Canada
>Helen Van West Step-dau 9 Same
>
>1920 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay Ward 2 >
>District 57, sheet 11B, January 12, 1920:
>
>Charles W Luxton Head 54 MI ENG CAN Manager ____
>Margaret Luxton Wife 55 CAN CAN CAN Emig 1878, nat 1885
>Ellen Vanert Step-dau 18 MI HOLLAND CAN
>Rosan Gokey Mother-in-Law Widow 76 Emig 1878, nat 1884
>
>1930 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay City > District
>6, sheet 10A, April 12, 1930:
>
>Margaret Luxton Head Widow 64 Was married for the first time
>at age 16 Self and parents born French Canada Emig 1880, nat
>
>Bay City directory for 1884-5 :
>
>LUXTON, Thomas - Propr Luxton House northeast corner of 32d and Harrison
>LUXTON, Charles - Bartender T. Luxton, boards same
>LUXTON, John - laborer, boards 217 Mercer
>LUXTON, William - laborer Dolsen, Chapman & Co., boards 217 Mercer
>
>1900 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Huron > Caseville >
>District 4, sheet 3B, June 6, 1900:
>
>Henry Luxton Head 30 January, 1870 MI ENG Nova Scotia
>Day laborer
>Rose Luxton Wife 24 April, 1876 MI GER GER
>Ernest Luxton Son 1 May, 1889 MI MI MI
>
>Thomas Luxton Head 68 March, 1832 Married 43 years Self
>and parents born England Emigrated to the US in 1864, naturalized
>Harnessmaker
>Sarah Luxton Wife 57 May, 1843 Married 43 years,
>has borne 8 children, 7 still living born Nova Scotia parents born
>England Emigrated to US in 1864
>Lola Carpenter GrDau 14 November, 1885 born Michigan, father
>born MI, mother born Canada At school
>Hattie A Carpenter GrDau 13 March, 1887 born Michigan, father born
>MI, mother born Canada At school
>
>1910 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay Ward 2 >
>District 38, sheet 16A, April 29, 1910:
>
>Sarah A Luxton Head Widow 67 born Nova Scotia Parents born
>England Emig to US in 1864
>James M Luxton Son Single 34 born MI Father born
>England, mother born Nova Scotia Dredge Engineer
>
>Henry & Rose are also still in Bay City. I imagine you already have the
>1910 census for them. Family members:
>
>Henry Luxton 40
>Rose Luxton 33
>Ernest Luxton 10
>James Luxton 9
>Elsie Luxton 6
>Edward Luxton 2
>Effie Luxton 2/12
>
>Also in Bay City:
>
>William T Luxton 43 born Canada, father born England, mother born at sea
>Lola L Luxton 38
>Orena Luxton 9
>
>and here are Thomas and Sarah in 1880, spelling as indexed:
>
>Thomas LUNTON Self M Male W 49 ENG
> U. S. Mail Carrier ENG ENG
> Sarah LUNTON Wife M Female W 40
> NOVA SCOTIA Keeping House ENG ENG
> John LUNTON Son S Male W 22 CAN
> Mail Carrier ENG NOVA SCOTIA
> Annie LUNTON Dau S Female W 19 CAN
> At Home ENG NOVA SCOTIA
> Ema LUNTON Dau S Female W 16 CAN
> School Teacher ENG NOVA SCOTIA
> Charles LUNTON Son S Male W 14 MI
> At School ENG NOVA SCOTIA
> Effa LUNTON Dau S Female W 12 MI
> At School ENG NOVA SCOTIA
> Henry LUNTON Son S Male W 10 MI
> At School ENG NOVA SCOTIA
> Frederick LUNTON Son S Male W 6 MI
> ENG NOVA SCOTIA
> James LUNTON Son S Male W 4 MI
> ENG NOVA SCOTIA
>
>Source Information:
> Census Place Sebewaing, Huron, Michigan
> Family History Library Film 1254582
> NA Film Number T9-0582
> Page Number 185A
>
>and in 1870:
>
>1870 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Bay > Bay City, Page 127,
>June 24, 1870:
>
>Spelling as Indexed:
>
>LIRTON, Thomas 39 Harnessmaker born England Parents both foreign
>born Has real estate worth $3000 Has personal goods worth $3000
> Sarah 31 Keeping house born Nova Scotia
>Parents both foreign born
> John 12 CAN
> Anna 9 CAN
> Emma 6 CAN
> Charlie 4 MI
> Eddie 2 MI ---Should
>be Effie according to 1880 census but original says Eddie, female
> Henry 6 months MI
>
>Some Luxton entries:
>
>http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/search.htm
>
>Scroll down and type Luxton in the search box. Don't select a County
>for a wider search.
>
>There are a couple of Thomas Luxton's born abt 1832ish on the 1851
>Canada West (Ontario) census:
>
>1851 census of 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick,
>and Nova Scotia
>DISTRICT: Huron County District Number: 16 Sub-District: Usborne
>Sub-District Number: 137 Page: 49 Line: 45 Roll: C_11728 Schedule: A :
>
>LUXTON, John Farmer born ENG Episcopalian 47 Married Log house
> Ann
>ENG 35 Married
> John Laborer ENG
>22 Single
> Thomas " ENG
>20 Single
> William " ENG
> 18 Single
> Margaret ENG
>16 Single
> Sophia
>ENG 14 Single
> Richard
>ENG 10
> Henry or Harry? ENG 7
>
>and:
>
>1851 census of DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27
>Sub-District: Ingersoll village, Sub-District Number: 267 Page: 39
>Line: 12 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A:
>
>Thomas Luxton Saddler born England Episcopalian age 18 Single
>
>He appears to be living with a Hoffman family. Perhaps this one is
>yours as his occupation is Saddler and on later censi he was a
>harnessmaker. Just a thought. Age on this 1851 census may vary by a
>year or two as the age question was "age at next birthday". Also, some
>locations didn't get this census done until 1852.
>
>I didn't find Sarah Thornthwaite on the 1851 census but many census
>areas' original pages are missing and therefore not indexed.
>
>Marg in Sunny Alberta
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