English Corners Project / Columbus (Ontario) Families

Wesley Johnston’s English Corners Project Website (Click on the preceding to see the project website.)

First Name Last Name
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark

Catherine Castle

Female 1795 - 1859  (64 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Vertical    |    Text    |    Register    |    PDF

Less detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Catherine Castle was born in 1795 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died in 1859.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1841, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1851, Chittlehampton, Devon, England

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Her maiden name is given as CASTLE on the 1911 Ontario death record of her son William WARD.

    Family/Spouse: Hugh Ward. Hugh was born in 1798 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died in 1857. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1833 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 21 Jan 1911 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Aaron Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1838 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 31 Mar 1900 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Ward Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born on 20 Jan 1833 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 21 Jan 1911 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1841, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1851, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1861, Plympton St Maurice, Devon, England
    • Arrival: 1869; arrival in Canada per 1901 Census
    • Residence: 1871, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1901 census says 4 Apr 1826 - but prior censuses give ages with birth about 1836

    Died:
    Concession 6 Lot 10

    William married Mary Ann Edgerton in Dec 1870. Mary (daughter of Robert Edgerton and Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Leslie) was born on 4 Nov 1839 in Ireland; died on 3 Nov 1909 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Mary Jane Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jan 1872 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. William L Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1874 in Ontario.
    3. 6. Levi Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 May 1880 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Aaron Ward Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born in 1838 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 31 Mar 1900 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1841, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1851, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1861, Plympton St Maurice, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1871, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Arrival: Abt 1873; arrival in Canada between 1872 child born England & 1874 child born Ontario
    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Port Whitby, Ontaro, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Died:
    Concession 4 Lot 9

    Family/Spouse: Mary Congram. Mary was born on 20 Jul 1835 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. William Henry Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1860 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 26 Nov 1897 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 8. Charles Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Feb 1862 in Brixton, Devon, England; died on 15 Jan 1934 in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 9. Elizabeth Ann Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1866 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 23 Dec 1884 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 10. Mary J Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1869 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England.
    5. 11. John Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1871 in England; died on 26 Feb 1933 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 12. Ellen Nellie Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1873 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 13. Samuel George Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1875 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 14. Franklin Frank Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1879 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Mary Jane Ward Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 4 Jan 1872 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada


  2. 5.  William L Ward Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1874 in Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; his household includes his cousin Pearl Ward as a domestic and James Saunders as a hired man


  3. 6.  Levi Ward Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 24 May 1880 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 10 Dec 1902, Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Conc 7 Lot 2, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birthdate 24 May 1880 on 1901 Census

    Levi married Mary Edith Taylor on 10 Dec 1902 in Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Henry Taylor and Mary Jane Sears) was born in Sep 1877 in Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Elgin Wesley Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Oct 1907 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Jan 1927 in Bowmanville, Durham, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 7.  William Henry Ward Descendancy chart to this point (3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1860 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 26 Nov 1897 in East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1861, Plympton St Maurice, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1871, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: Abt 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Died:
    Concession 3 Lot 8;

    William married Elizabeth Collins about 1886 in Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born about 1861 in Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Minnie Gertrude Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1887 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 17. Norman J Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1889 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 18. Pearl Elizabeth Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1891 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 19. Garfield Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1894 in Ontario, Canada.
    5. 20. William Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jun 1896 in Ontario, Canada.

  5. 8.  Charles Ward Descendancy chart to this point (3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 25 Feb 1862 in Brixton, Devon, England; died on 15 Jan 1934 in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1871, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1891, Ontaro South, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 3 Jan 1894, St. Mary's, Perth, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    25 Feb 1862 per 1901 Census; Death record gives 15 Feb; birth in Brixton per 1871 England census

    Died:
    Residence at Mitchell, Ontario; Death at Stratford General Hospital; Burial at Presbyterian Cemetery in Mitchell

    Charles married Catharine Murray on 3 Jan 1894 in St. Mary's, Perth, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Alex Murray and Catharine) was born on 7 Sep 1868 in Blanshard, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Helen Ellen M Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1895 in Ontario.

  6. 9.  Elizabeth Ann Ward Descendancy chart to this point (3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1866 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England; died on 23 Dec 1884 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1871, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Died:
    Typhoid Fever, 2 Months; English Church (so probably buried at St. Paul's)


  7. 10.  Mary J Ward Descendancy chart to this point (3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1869 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1871, Chittlehampton, Devon, England
    • Residence: 1881; She does not appear with the family in the 1881 East Whitby (Ontario) census, when she would have been about 12, but I cannot find a death record for her.


  8. 11.  John Ward Descendancy chart to this point (3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 25 Jun 1871 in England; died on 26 Feb 1933 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1871
    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Ontaro South, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Died:
    death at Oshawa Hospital; residence at 215 King St W; married; born England 25 Jun 1871; informant is wife Mrs. J. Ward living separately at 281 Simcoe St S; burial at Union Cemetery

    Family/Spouse: Mary Margaret Conlin. Mary was born in Aug 1880 in Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Mary Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1902 in Ontario, Canada.

  9. 12.  Ellen Nellie Ward Descendancy chart to this point (3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 28 May 1873 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Ontaro South, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 19 Apr 1893, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; married; domestic in the home of James & Elizabeth Meskel
    • Residence: 8 Mar 1916, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; WWI record of her husband James Alexander Riggs shows them living at 487 Dundas Street in Toronto

    Ellen married James Riggs on 19 Apr 1893 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. James (son of James Riggs and Amelia Deacon) was born on 8 Mar 1872 in Port Perry, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 13.  Samuel George Ward Descendancy chart to this point (3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 3 Aug 1875 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Ontaro South, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 20 Dec 1899, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, Columbus, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birthdate 3 Aug 1875 on birth record

    Samuel married Elizabeth Eliza Jane Luke on 20 Dec 1899 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of James Albert Luke and Elizabeth Hannah Anna Harper) was born on 30 Dec 1874 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Living Ward  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Adella Bernice Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jun 1908 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died in 1985 in Oshawa, , Ontario, Canada.

  11. 14.  Franklin Frank Ward Descendancy chart to this point (3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 23 Nov 1879 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1881, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Port Whitby, Ontaro, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 17 Oct 1903, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birth record has Frank; 1891 Census has Franklin

    Franklin married Selina Florence Lena Smith on 17 Oct 1903 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Selina (daughter of Joseph Smith and Mary Jane married Smith) was born in 1882 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Living Ward  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Mary Madeline Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Sep 1908 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 31 Mar 1992 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Elgin Wesley Ward Descendancy chart to this point (6.Levi3, 2.William2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 31 Oct 1907 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Jan 1927 in Bowmanville, Durham, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1911, Conc 7 Lot 2, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Concession 7 Lot 2

    Died:
    single; death on Liberty Street; burial at Brooklin; occupation Mechanic; birth 31 Oct 1907; informant father Levi Ward of Bowmanville


  2. 16.  Minnie Gertrude Ward Descendancy chart to this point (7.William3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 22 Feb 1887 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; living with grandmother Mary (Congram) Ward
    • Residence: 22 Nov 1905, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birth record shows only East Whitby Township; marriage record says she was born in Oshawa

    Minnie married Frederick C. Cornish on 22 Nov 1905 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Frederick (son of Daniel Cornish and Mary Davey) was born about 1884 in Bowmanville, Durham, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 17.  Norman J Ward Descendancy chart to this point (7.William3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 10 Dec 1889 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada


  4. 18.  Pearl Elizabeth Ward Descendancy chart to this point (7.William3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 29 Mar 1891 in East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, East Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; living with her father's uncle William and Mary Ann (Edgerton) Ward; her siblings Minnie, Garfield & William are living with their grandmother Mary (Congram) Ward, also in East Whitby Township
    • Residence: 1911, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; domestic in household of her bachelor cousin William L. Ward
    • Residence: 24 Jan 1917, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Pearl married Frederick William Gilroy on 24 Jan 1917 in Myrtle, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Frederick (son of William James Gilroy and Fanny Bryant, son of William James Gilroy and Fanny Bryant) was born about 1891 in Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Apr 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 19.  Garfield Ward Descendancy chart to this point (7.William3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 9 Jul 1894 in Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; living with grandmother Mary (Congram) Ward


  6. 20.  William Ward Descendancy chart to this point (7.William3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 4 Jun 1896 in Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1901, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; living with grandmother Mary (Congram) Ward


  7. 21.  Helen Ellen M Ward Descendancy chart to this point (8.Charles3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 5 Mar 1895 in Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1901, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada


  8. 22.  Mary Ward Descendancy chart to this point (11.John3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born in May 1902 in Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1911, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada


  9. 23.  Living Ward Descendancy chart to this point (13.Samuel3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1)

  10. 24.  Adella Bernice Ward Descendancy chart to this point (13.Samuel3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 27 Jun 1908 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died in 1985 in Oshawa, , Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1911, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 11 Oct 1924, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birth record gives location as Oshawa; her marriage record gives her birth location as Columbus

    Adella married Claude Herbert Franklin Munroe Burk on 11 Oct 1924 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Claude (son of Herbert Burk and Agnes Potter) was born on 13 Mar 1904 in Cedar Dale (East Whitby Township), Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Oct 1956 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. George Herbert M Burk  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1925 in Oshawa, , Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Sep 1968 in Oshawa, , Ontario, Canada.
    2. 28. Robert Murray Burk  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1934 in Oshawa, , Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Nov 1992.

  11. 25.  Living Ward Descendancy chart to this point (14.Franklin3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1)

  12. 26.  Mary Madeline Ward Descendancy chart to this point (14.Franklin3, 3.Aaron2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 9 Sep 1908 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 31 Mar 1992 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1911, Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    born on Concession 3 Lot 9

    Mary married Warner Benson Brown on 18 Sep 1927 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Warner was born on 25 Mar 1906 in Pickering Twp., Ontario; died on 25 Mar 1978 in Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]