Monday, March 11, 2019

X00290: Confirm death dates for Charlotte Ann Perry Williams

Charlotte Ann Perry (1836-1862) was the first wife of John Williams (1829-1889). For X00290 I'm trying to confirm her date of death. I know that the two of them married in 1858 from the county marriage records [D01325]. Their three children were born in 1860, 1861 and 1862 from the census records [D03739]. But after that, no more children. And in the 1871 census, John is listed as being a widower [D01565].

Then I found someone on Ancestry had posted a date of death for her of 07 July 1862 in Guelph, Wellington Co. but without any sources given. The location would make sense and the date of death would explain why the two would not have any more children after 1862. So, it's plausible, but I need to find sources to confirm.

Some places to check:
  • Guelph newspapers
  • Cemetery sources such as Find-a-grave and Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
  • TONI
  • Guelph Public Library


Sources
[D01325] Ontario, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 37, Williams-Perry, 1858; digital images, FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch (accessed 5 May 2018)

[D01565] 1871 census of Canada, Ontario, district 37, sub-district 01-g, Owen Sound, p. 28, dwelling 105, family 109; RG 31; digital images(accessed 5 May 2018)

[D03739] 1861 census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Peel, sub-district Brampton, Brampton, p. 15; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca (accessed 13 May 2018).

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