Edward Drury (1872)

Born 1872 in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Buchanan (McColl) Drury — married 10 Apr 1893 in St. Margarets Roman Catholic Church Midland On.

Descendants

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Biography

Edward had 5 children. Edward lived in Midland On. and in the 1901 census he was living in Collingwood, a centre for Grain handling and shipping. Edward listed his occupation as a sailor, and his wife and children are not with him. The 1911 census found Edward as a lodger in Sault. St. Marie On. There were domestic issues and the family was not together.

Source for this information is; Drury family & Decendents list & Ancestry.ca. The Drury Family of Medonte, Simcoe County historical reference and Ancestry.ca

Medonte is a township between Orillia and Barrie on the north west shore of Lake Simcoe. In 1994 it merged with the neighbouring township of Oro and is now known as Oro-Medonte. Midland and the Georgian Bay area of Lake Huron are all located within this area.

Sources

• Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFZ-59V : 30 June 2017), Edward Drurey in household of Edw. Drurey, Medonte, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 67; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13251, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,887.