My Family Tree

John was born in January 1830, the son of James Ellis and Jane Ramsay, Lot 12. He married Margaret England in 1853.

At Lot 13 on Thursday the 17th by James Craswell JP Mr. John Ellis to Margaret eldest daughter of Mr. John England Lot 12. Haszard's Gazette Dec 3 1853.

John and Margaret's children were baptized in the Bible Christian/Methodist faith. There are baptisms for another John Ellis and his wife Margaret Potter in the Richmond Parish, Church of England, that do not belong with this family - Margaret M, and John Henry are two from the other family.

John Ellis in Lot 13, on the Canada Road next to John Dyment, fits with the family of John Ellis and Margaret England, with 3 boys and 1 girl under 5 in 1861.

In 1881: John (51), Margaret (46), John (24), James (22), Sarah Jane (21), Agnes (19), Mary Ann (17), Lavinia (15), Louisa (13), Cora Barker (11), William (9), Maggie Bell (7), Haliburton (5), Frederick (9/12).

Children in 1891 census:
John (34)
James (32)
Cora (20)
Louisa (22)
William H (18)
Maggie B. (16)
Haliburton (13)
Garfield (11) - Grandson

Either Frederick died before the 1891 census, or Frederick and Garfield, both born July 1880, were the same grandson.

1901 census: John Ellis, date of birth Jan 15 1831, married to Margaret, in Lot 13.

from Threads of the Past
"James and Jane's second son, John, married Margaret England. From this union L. Robert, Jr., was born - another prominent O'Leary citizen. He was a nephew of B. Robert. He was born and educated at Tyne Valley and married Flora Jane Forbes of that area. He moved to O'Leary and entered into a very successful mercantile business and owned a beautiful home. He raised a large family, one of whom was Luella Ellis who married Jack Kennedy, a successful merchant of O'Leary."

Will of John Ellis names son William and wife Margaret; Louise, Cora and Margaret Bell Ellis got their bed and bedding. Haliburton would get $100 when he turned 21.