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Rachel Bersey Holliday

Rachel Bersey Holliday

Female Abt 1846 - Abt 1874  (28 years)

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  • Name Rachel Bersey Holliday  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born Abt 1846  Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1852  Whitby Township, Ontario, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 6, born Upper Canada - she and her widowed mother are living with her mother's father and siblings on Conc 5 Lot 9 of Whitby Township 
    Residence 1861  East Whitby Township, Ontario, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 15; House Maid in home of John Lee 
    Residence 22 Apr 1867  Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    residence at marriage 
    Residence 1871  Brock Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 25, born Ontario, Wesleyan Methodist, origin: English, married 
    Died Abt 1874  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • husband' James Currie's biographical sketch with photo says she died 7 years after they married
    Person ID I837  English Corners Project / Columbus (Ontario) Families
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2023 

    Father Holliday,   b. Abt 1824,   d. Bef 1852  (Age < 27 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Bursey Pascoe,   b. Bef 9 May 1824, Biscovey, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1845  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Currie,   b. 21 Jul 1843, Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1926, Stirling, Hastings, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1867  Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Martha Currie,   b. 15 Mar 1868,   d. 24 Jan 1871  (Age 2 years)  [natural]
     2. (daughter) Currie,   b. 3 Nov 1869,   d. 8 Aug 1870  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2023 
    Family ID F209  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt 1874 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    James Currie    		James Currie
    Photo from old photo album handed down from Lucy (Currie) Smith, eldest daughter of George Comer Currie and Mary Alberta (Oke) Currie.

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scoti;), Year: 1851; Census Place: Whitby, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11742; Page: 121; Line: 47.
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia      		 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia


    2. [S13] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;), Archives of Ontario; Series: MS248; Reel: 15 and 16.

    3. [S33] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869.

    4. [S8] 1871 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1871 Canada Census Index.Images reproduced by courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, ;), Year: 1871; Census Place: Brock, Ontario North, Ontario; Roll: C-9987; Page: 68; Family No: 248.
      1871 Census of Canada      		 1871 Census of Canada
      Year: 1871; Census Place: Brock, Ontario North, Ontario; Roll: C-9987; Page: 68; Family No: 248


    5. [S7] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Census returns for 1861. Microfilm C-999 to C;), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1058-1059.
      1861 Census of Canada      		 1861 Census of Canada
      Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1058-1059