X00192 Part 2: Sorting out the Lancelot Hardys

I previously mentioned X00192 and the sorting out of multiple Lancelot Hardys.

To add to the confusion, the book Meadowvale: Mills to Millenium by Kathleen A. Hicks has the following passage about Jane Tricker:

“Joseph (b. 1823), operated a shingle factory. He lost his wife, Isabella, and was left with six children, Ella, 1855, Eliza, 1856, Rebecca, 1862, John, 1864, William, 1866, and Henrietta, 1860. In 1875, he married a widow named Jane….”

This would suggest that it was Joseph Wood Hardy who married Jane Tricker, rather than one of the Lancelot Hardys.

There's quite a bit that seems to be off with that above passage. Not only are the number of children and their birth years off, but according to my research, Isabella outlived both Joseph Wood Hardy and Jane Tricker. She was at least alive in 1901 [*].

But also, the marriage registration for Sarah Jane Hardy, lists her parents as Lancelot and Jane Hardy [D00170]. Sarah Jane is buried in the same plot as Jane Tricker in Churchville Cemetery [D02104].

Perhaps the author was mixing up Joseph Wood Hardy with one of the Lancelots, but I think it’s safe to rule out the hypothesis that Joseph Hardy married Jane Tricker.

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Sources:
[*] Year: 1901; Census Place: Toronto (West/Ouest) (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 4, Toronto (west/ouest) (city/cité), Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 91

[D00170] (Meadowvale, Peel, Canada West, Canada), "Marriage Record - Hallam & Hardy"; FHL microfilm 1,030,063. Marriage Registers of Upper Canada / Canada West

[D02104] Churchville Cemetery (Canada, Ontario).

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.