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Household of Chas. Broad [Josiah’s father].
1851 Canada West Census;
Ontario County, Part 1, No. 62;
Township of Whitby; Page 121, Lines 24-30.
National Archives of Canada, Microfilm C-11742.
[Photocopy from Barrie Public Library? On June 2, 1999?]
“Josiah Broad”: age 11 next birthday [b. 1840-41] in Upper Canada,
religion: Christian. Josiah was staying as part of “1 family” in his father’s
household and 1-story log home.
Census Land Records available for 1851:
Follow-up! The 1851 agricultural census for Whitby Township in
Ontario County is found at the end of Whitby Township.
Not found.
SPALDING, Mary Ann - line 43.
Household of Sidney Stevens.
1861 Canada West Census;
County of Victoria; District No. 4;
Township of Mariposa;
Page 55, Lines 37-43;
National Archives of Canada, Microfilm C-1076,
"Line 43, Mary Ann Spalding, occupation: [illegible "Hugent?"],
born in Canada, religion Christian, age 30.”
Mary Ann lived in the household and log home of Sidney Stevens.
Note: Sidney Stevens' household included his unmarried sister
"Feebe" (Phoebe) who later married Josiah Broad's brother
Charles Broad. Also, Sidney Stevens later married Josiah Broad's
sister Rachel Broad. Therefore, Sidney Stevens’ household in 1861
included three future spouses of the Broad siblings. It is possible that
Josiah met his future wife through the Stevens family, but was Mary Ann
only working for or was she related to the Stevens family?
Census Land Records available for 1861:
Follow-up! The 1861 agricultural census for Victoria County is found at
the end of the county, but pages might be out of order (in which case, it might
be necessary to have to search through the whole agricultural census of
*each county).
Remarks about the Village of Manilla.
1861 Canada West Census;
Victoria County, District No. 5;
Township of Mariposa, Sub District ?;
Village of Manilla (east half), Page 64,
Remarks (8th & 9th Concession).
National Archives of Canada, Microfilm C-1076.
[Photocopy from Barrie Public Library, 2002 Apr 24]
"Manilla
4 churches
1 British[?] Hold 350 [p?]
1 ? Presbyterian " 350
16[?] Methodist[?] " 350
1 Bible Christian 220
1 One School 100
4[?] Stores
One Waggon Factory
1 Tavern[?] This
comprises only the
East half of the
Village, the other
Half lying in
the County of Ontario."
Marriage
Registration for Charles Broad and Phobe [Phoebe]
Stephens [aka Stevens], married June 22, 1863,
[Township
of ?], County of York, Canada West [Ontario after 1867].
[Follow
up: see Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada: Microfilm ???].
Transcribed
by cmp:
"York
County Marriage Register 1848-1869, Vol. 6, ref 3:9,
(LDS film
20, pre 1869 marriages).
Charles Broad:
age 19 residing Mariposa, born Whitby, s/o Mary and Charles;
Phobe
Stephens: age 20, born and residing in Mariposa, d/o Mary and Hiram;
Witness:
Mary A. Spaulding [sic?] & Josiah Broad, both of Mariposa;
Jesse
Talton, Minister of the Christian Denomination, report 12."
by Connor and Coltson
Bill Martin's Web-Site at Rootsweb:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/ontario2.htm
[Accessed online on 2002 Aug 07]
"Broad, Robert, farmer, 1 e ½ 23 f. [? Township?]
Broad, Samuel, farmer, 7 s ½ 23 f. [? Township?]"
[Note: Samuel from Gloucester living in Manilla before Josiah. Related?]
Household of Josiah Broad.
1871 Canada Census, Province of Ontario;
County of "Victoria South", District No. 52;
Township of Mariposa, Sub District "A";
Division 3, Page 27, Lines 3-5;
National Archives of Canada, Microfilm C-9980,
NAC reference: "RG31 – Statistics Canada."
Broad, Josiah, Male, Age 29, born [c.1842] in Ontario,
Bible Christian, English (origins), Farmer, Married.
Broad, Mary Anne, Female, Age 39 [born c.1832],
born in Ontario, Bible Christian, origins [crossed out], Married.
Broad, Eliza Jane, Female, Age 7 [born c. 1864],
born in Ontario, Bible Christian, English.
None had recorded infirmities of “Deaf and Dumb,” “Blind,” or
“Unsound Mind.” Nothing noted in columns “going to school” or
“unable to read… unable to write.”
Census Land Records available for 1871:
Schedule 4 "Return of cultivated land,
of field products and of plants and fruits"
usually on same microfilm as other schedules
for the same area.
Cross-reference Division 3, Page 27, lines 3 to 5:
Broad, Josiah – Con. 6 Lot 2 [Mariposa Township], 50 acres, owned.
(same lot as Sydney Stevens and his wife, Rachel,
who is Josiah's sister, who are next household
on census return).
[Note: John Broad and Elizabeth live nearby on Con. 4 Lot 15.
Related?]
Not found. Why?
I tried the online 1881 searchable index, looking for any one of the three:
BROAD, Josiah or Mary Ann or Eliza Jane. No right individuals found.
Were they moving at the time of the census? Travelling?
In the United States, England, outside the populous areas of Canada?
And where were they in 1891?
Or perhaps this family was missed by either the transcriber of the 1881 census
or by the enumerators themselves at the time.
But notice that the family cannot be found in 1891 either. Explanation?
Not found. Why? (See 1881 notes.)
Household
of Josiah Broad.
1901 Canada
Census, Province of Ontario;
County of
Ontario (North), District No. 97;
Township of
Brock, Sub District No. C;
Division 8
[Manilla?], Page 2, Dwelling 23, Family 23, Lines 30-32;
National Archives
of Canada, Microfilm T-6486;
Schedule
No. 1, Population.
“Broad,
Josiah.” Male, Age 60, Head of household, Married,
Born 03
Sept 1840 in urban Ontario. English origin, Baptist, occupation
"Farmer"
living on own means. Broad, Mary A., Female, Age 73, Wife,
Married,
Born 11 Jan 1828 in Ontario rural, Scotch origin, Methodist.
Broad,
Eliza J., Female, Age 28 [s/b 38 born 1863?], Daughter, Single,
born 11 Jan
1873 in Ontario urban, English origin, Baptist.
All are
Canadian Nationality, Mother tongue English,
and all can
speak, read and write in English.
Land record
of Josiah Broad.
1901 Canada
Census, Province of Ontario;
County of
Ontario (North), District No. 97;
Township of
Brock, Sub District No. C;
Division 8
[Village of Manilla], Page 1, Line 19
[cross-reference
to Schedule 1, C-8, Page 2, Line 30];
National
Archives of Canada, Microfilm T-6486.
Schedule
No. 2: Return of Buildings and Lands, Churches and Schools:
“Ontario
Street” in the Village of Manilla;
wood house
with three rooms, one family.
Owns: one
acre, four lots, one house,
and one
only of "number of barns, stables, or other outbuildings";
Leases: 87
acres with only one "number of barns, stables, or other
outbuildings."
Enumerator’s
first visit: April 4, 1901, but informant absent.
Date when
enumerated: April 5, 1901.
Note: The
online site for the National Archives of Canada, explains
“Dates
of Census enumerations: In
most cases, the following list indicates
the official
enumeration dates for the various census returns. The actual
enumeration
of the population took weeks or months. Enumerators were
instructed
to record the information on the census returns as it existed on the
official
enumeration date.” The official enumeration date in 1901 was
March
31, 1901. [Accessed online at Archives.ca on March 22, 1901]
http://www.archives.ca/02/02020205_e.html#Dates%20of%20Census
Contact cousin “P” re. discrepancies between her transcription sent by
E-mail in her "research files"dated 25 Apr 2002, i.e., my photocopy states
"Divison 8"(not 7) and Josiah's occupation is "farmer"and not "gardner."
Also add info about reading, writing, and mother tongue.
Death
registration for Mary Ann Broad, d. March 15, 1908,
Brock
[Township], County of Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
Registration:
March 15, 1908; No. 021487,
Archives of
Ontario, Toronto, Canada: Microfilm 935 Reel 137.
Name of
Deceased: Broad, Mary Ann, Female, died March 15th, 1908;
Age 83 years;
Residence: Lot 24 Con 8 [Brock
Township],
Occupation:
Housewife; Married; Father's Name: Broad, Joseph;
Cause of
Death: Cerebral Apoplexy, 2 Days, Dr. McPhail, Methodist;
Name of
Person Making Return: Dr. McPhail, reg. March 15th 1908"
Marriage
Registration for Josiah Broad and Charlotte Maude Walter,
married
Dec. 3, 1908, at Toronto in the County of York, Ontario, Canada.
Registration:
Dec. 8, 1908, in Toronto, County of York; No. 004241.
Archives of
Ontario, Toronto, Canada: Microfilm 935 Reel 133.
“Name of
Groom: Broad, Josiah, Farmer.” Widower, Age 68 [born 1839-40];
Baptist;
Usual residence: Manilla [illegible letters follow];
Father:
Broad, Charles; Mother: Matthews, Mary.
“Name of
Bride: Walter, Charlotte Maud.” Single. Age 66 [born 1841-42];
Baptist;
Usual residence: Toronto; Father: Walter, Charles; Mother: Cann, Mary;
“When,
where and how married: 3 day of Dec 1908 at Toronto, County of York by L
[License].
“Names and
Addresses of Witnesses: James Hickingbottom and Mrs. Cecilia Hickingbottom,
Toronto.
“Date of
Return: Dec. 8, 1908. Signature and address of person solemnizing Marriage:
A.R. Park.”
Death
registration for Eliza Broad, d. July 2, 1918,
Rose
Hospital in the Town of Lindsay, County of Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
Registration:
July 4, 1918; No. 039911,
Archives of
Ontario, Toronto, Canada: Microfilm 935 Reel 248.
Name of
Deceased: Broad, Eliza; Female; died July 2, 1918
At Rose
Hospital in Lindsay; Female;
Age “53
years, 4 mos., 18 dys.” [ca. 14 Feb. 1865],
Born in
Manilla. Place of burial: Manilla.
Occupation:
Housekeeper; Single;
Name of
Father: Broad, Joseph [sic];
Name of
Mother: Walters Charlott [sic];
Cause of
Death if known: Cancer of brain,
secondary
to cancer of breast, 18 months
duration.
Immediate
Cause of Death: Cancer of Brain, 6 months duration.
Physician:
W.G. Collison of Lindsay;
Informant:
R. Nugent of Lindsay, July 4, 1918.
[Astrid’s
Note: The unknown informant, R. Nugent, seems to have assumed that
Eliza’s
parents were “Joseph” (probably known as “Joe”) Broad
and
Josiah’s second wife (Charlotte). However, Eliza’s birth place and place of
burial
seems to have been known. Eliza’s step-mother, Charlotte (Walter) Broad, was
still alive.]
Death
registration for Joseph [sic] Broad, d. March 5, 1919,
Village of
Manilla, Brock [Township], County of Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
Registration:
March 7, 1919; No. 023941,
Archives of
Ontario, Toronto, Canada: Microfilm 935 Reel 257.
Name of
Deceased: Joseph [sic] Broad, Male, Age 78 years [b. 1840-41],
Born in
Ontario, Buried in the “Scotch Cemetery” [in Manilla with his wife
Mary Ann
and his daughter Eliza?], Occupation “Gentleman”; Married;
Cause of
Death: Old Age; Physician: W.J. Henderson from Cannington;
Name of
Informant: Lorne Parkham of Sunderland; Date of Return: March 7th
1919.
One online family tree included information about Charlotte Walter and Josiah Broad. However, please do not copy the following information since it has not been verified and did not include source notes:
Charlotte
Walter, female, born in 1841 in Bradworthy, Devon, England;
baptized
Oct. 31, 1841, in Bradworthy, Devon, England;
died in
1924 in Manila [sic], Ontario, Canada.
Compiler wrote that Charlotte’s parents were Charles Walter
(born Sept.
30 ,1787 in Blatchborough, Devon, England)
and Mary
Cann (born 1818 in Bradworthy, Devon, England).
On the
website it states that Charlotte married a Thomas Broad [second marriage?],
later
Josiah Broad in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, and was the mother to Eliza Broad [probably an error].
I
am very interested in knowing what sources were used for this tree.
However,
Note: In the Ontario "Vital Statistics Index" for 1924, there is only
one
"Charlott
Broad" – is this Josiah's widow or a different Charlotte Broad?:
"Broad,
Charlott – Scarborough – 09.21.24 [died September 21, 1924] –
Reference
No. 036435 / 24."
[Look
up]
There are
other “Charlotte Broad” individuals in Ontario at that time, so there is need for
caution.
For
example, there is a Charlotte Broad, wife of William Henry Broad.
BOOKS – HISTORY, LOCAL
CHURCH RECORDS
ESTATE FILES – CANADA, ONTARIO
FAMILY BIBLES (Family Data)
LAND RECORDS – AO and LRO
NEWSPAPERS – BIRTHS
NEWSPAPERS - OBITUARIES
OTHER SOURCES
MEMOS: Send
relevant and updated family group sheets with photocopies.
Also update websites and bulletin boards and
previous genealogical inquiries.
My sources for creating citations and bibliographies:
Richard S. Lackey, F.A.S.G., Cite
Your Sources: A Manual for
Documenting Family Histories and Genealogical Records (New Orleans:
Polyanthos, Inc., 1980).
Elizabeth Shown
Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, Evidence! Citation & Analysis
for the Family Historian (Baltimore,
Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997).
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Lackey, Richard S., F.A.S.G. Cite Your Sources: A Manual for
Documenting Family Histories
and Genealogical Records. New Orleans:
Polyanthos, Inc., 1980.
Mills, Elizabeth Shown, CG, CGL, FASG. Evidence! Citation &
Analysis for the Family Historian.
Baltimore,
Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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