X00192 Part 1: Sorting out the Lancelot Hardys

I have recently come across some new information about the Hardy family and Lancelot Hardy (born 1827) that has me re-examining what I have found about him and his father, also named Lancelot, born about 1793.

In the process, I keep finding records for another Lancelot Hardy living around the same time in Exeter, Huron County, Ontario. Including a few property records in the property atlases for Huron County:

Based on has 1922 death record and various census records, I've been able to piece the following information together about the Lancelot Hardy of Huron County:

• Born 14 January 1836 in Tipperary, Ireland
• Came to Canada about 1841
• Spouse: Eliza Bissett
• Died 26 December 1922 in Exeter, Huron, Ontario
• Parents: Michael Hardy & Judith Ardell

Other than coming to Canada bout 1841, none of the above items matches with the Lancelot Hardy born 1827, so I'm going to rule out a connection between this Lancelot Hardy and the family that I'm researching.

X00316 Solved!!

Previously, I mentioned X00316 where there were two potential burial locations given for William R. Hoyt. One of them in Eugene Pioneer Cemetery and one in Multnomah Park Cemetery

I have since discovered that William's death registration mentions a burial in the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery:

I contacted someone with the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery Association and there is no stone associated with WIlliam R. Hoyt, so speculation that he is buried there may be based on the death registration alone.

I checked with the Multnomah Park Cemetery burials and they list a burial date for William Hoyt of 14 August 1924, three days after his death. So the more likely situation is that he was buried at Mulnomah Park, rather than first buried at Eugene Pioneer and then relocated later.

X00120 Solved!!

I had posted previously about X00120 and the mystery of what happened to Jane Louise D'Eye and George Forbes after 1897.

In my previous post, I had found George's death certificate noting that he had died in British Columbia in 1951 [D07117]. I had also narrowed down Jane's date of death between 1901 and 1921, as I had found their daughter's baptism record in 1901 [D07119] and the 1921 census shows George as being a widower [D07118].

But I did some searching on newspapers.com and came across an article in the Calgary Herald dated 25 January 1905 that mentioned that the wife of George Forbes, a CPR employee had died recently [D07122].

The last Friday before January 25th 1905 was the 20th of January. I then checked the death indices for Alberta and found a death registration for a Jane Forbes who died 20 January 1905 [D07120].

So, mystery solved. It took researching in four provinces, two religions and two languages, but I have finally managed to trace Jane D'Eye after 1897. The article in the Herald indicates that her remains were shipped to Toronto and her death registration indicates that she was buried at an Anglican church. I haven't yet been able to track down which church at this point, but that's a mystery for another day.

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Sources:
[D07117] British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, death certificate 1951-09-004040 (1951), B13208; British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria. Rec. Date: 24 Jun 2018. Cit. Date: 17 Dec 2020.

[D07118] 1921 census of Canada, district 6, sub-district 83, Edmonton, p. 11, dwelling 132; RG 31; digital images, ancestry.com (accessed 17 Dec 2020). Rec. Date: 1 Apr 2017. Cit. Date: 17 Dec 2020.

[D07119] Église Saint-Romuald (Farnham, Quebec, Canada), Drouin Collection, "Baptism - Gertrude Ellen Forbes," B.119; digital images, ancestry.ca (accessed 20 Dec 2020). Rec. Date: 20 Dec 2020. ID: D07119. Cit. Date: 20 Dec 2020.

[D07120] Alberta Provincial Archives of Alberta, Alberta Canada Deaths Index, 1905: 227; digital image, "Alberta Deaths," (19 Dec 2020).

[D07122] "Local and General," Calgary Herald, 24 Jan 1905, p. 8, col. 3; digital images, newspapers.com (accessed 19 Dec 2020).

X00214 Solved!

In reviewing what I know about the Hardy family, I've come across one issue that I thought I'd have another look at. In my research trying to find the baptism record for Jane Tricker I have found two possible options.

Jane Tricker married Lancelot Hardy (the details of which I am currently sorting out in X00192) and then later on William Carthew (which I am sorting out in X00318)

Her gravestone gives a birth year of 1823 and census records give a birth location of England. Looking at baptism records around that time, I found two possibilities, both in Suffolk.

The first one, [D02614], gives a baptism date of 3 October 1824, and the parents listed as James Tricker and Sarah Wade

The second one, [D02976], gives a birth date of 30 October 1824 and a baptism date of 15 November 1824. The parents listed were John and Ann Tricker.

I then found the record for her second marriage and in it, it gives the names of the parents as James and Sarah Tricker. So it would appear that the first one is the correct baptism.

X00306 Solved!

Thomas James Decatur (1848-1887) was the first husband of Helen Douglas. They were married 20 December 1880 in Toronto [D03207].

While researching what happened to Thomas James Decatur, I found his death registration, but oddly no date of death was given in it [D02963]. He died in 1887 of consumption, but no specific date of death was given.

I also couldn't find him in any listings for the Owen Sound cemeteries or any other cemetery listing to that point, so I couldn't get any information there.

So, I put this X-File aside to go and work on other issues. But then just the other day I was looking at my research and realized that this issue was still outstanding and so decided to have another look on Find-A-Grave. To my surprise, someone had added the gravestone for Thomas James Decatur in March of 2020. The stone is in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario and not only do the birth and death years match but his parents are also listed on the stone, so I'm confident that this is the right person.

The dates given on the stone are:
Birth: 9 May 1848
Death: 5 Jan 1887

So, I now have an answer to the question, as well as a burial location. Some times if you wait long enough these mysteries just take care of themselves.

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Sources:
[D02963] Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Deaths, MS935; Reel: 49: 225, 15838; digital image, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Deaths," Ancestry.ca

[D03207] Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages 190, 13286, Decatur-Douglas; digital images, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Marriages,"