James was born around 1837 (July 17, 1846 according to the 1901 census) to Andrew Phillips and Elizabeth Young in Albion, Canada West.[1] He lived in Normanby Township when he married Hannah Hewitt/Hewett[2][3] on April 19, 1858 in Huron. They had seven children:
There's a Phillips family in Brant County (same area James lives in after he marries, now Bruce County): James Phillip (age 41), wife Elizabeth (age 31), with children James (potentially this james, 12), William (9), Richard (3).[16]
Birth date
Date chosen as a mix of 1901 census date and the age given on his marriage record. He couldn't be born in 1847 if he was 20 (it does not say 26) when he married Hannah Hewitt. His age also shifts younger with each census, so there's no reason the 1901 date should be seen as 'accurate'.
Who He is Not
There is another James Philips in Ontario that doesn't seem to be him-- that James married a woman named Annabell McKinnon and had multiple children with her from 1880[17], then married a Mary Ann McKinnon in 1897 as a widower.[18] Her parents are Hugh and Margaret McKinnon.
James Elgin's parents are Samuel Phillips and Elizabeth Ann Hill (died Jan 1901)[20] and he died in 1909.[21] The children in the 1901 census don't line up with the children in the 1891 census here.
He is not James Phillips who lived in York in 1891 with wife Margaet and five children.[22] He married Margaret Pickiam in 1860 and his parents are Samuel and Sarah.[23][24]
Family
In 1891 there is a James Phillips married to a "C/I" Phillips with their daughter Triause/Triausu/Treausu? and domestic Alice Fraser living in Toronto.[25]
One of his daughters, either Mary Ann or Martha, married twice, to William Hicks and Thomas Henry Hetherington. Her marriage and death record says her mother is Hannah Hewitt.[26][27] It says Maria on the records and Martha is enumerated once as Maria, but the death record filled out by her daughter says Maria Hick/Helturington's birth date is May 1859 which is Mary Ann's birth date.
There is also a Maria Phillips who married Thomas Wilson by 1883.[28]
Mother
Elizabeth's last name in the 1901 census might be Hickinbottom. On the 1881 census there is a Hickinbottom family enumerated on page 12, and the Phillips family is on page 13. She is listed as Elizza [unreadable]bottoms or bottom. It is clearly not 'Phillips' but something and then bottoms. The census page is bent over/folded on her last name so the first half is unknown.
Myer's death record lists his parents as 'unknown'.[31] If he is James's grandson and Mary's nephew, then why does he have the last name Hewitt? That's Hannah's maiden name.
He was born circa 1882-to-1884 and so his mother/father would be one of James's children born before 1867-to-1870 if they were at least 15 years old. Myer's age on his death record puts his birth year in 1882.
If the 1891 census can be found, Myers is possibly enumerated with James's family.
Pre-marriage censuses
In 1851 there is this James, in the household of Bansaler and Hannah Philips:
James M/N (age 7) was recorded as in Lennox, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.[32]
There are two separate James Phillips in Ontario around his age in 1861:
James (age 16) was recorded in Pickering, Ontario, Canada West.[33] He's Christian and his parents are John and Polly Phillips.
James (age 21), chair maker, was recorded in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada West.[34] He's Wesleyan Methodist and is living in a mixed household.
Death
There is a James that died (age 73) on April 2, 1914 in Bruce, Ontario, Canada. He was listed as being born in the USA.[35]
There's another James (age 77), inmate, was recorded at 1 House Refuge, Ontario South, Ontario, Canada.[36] He was still married, and his parents are English.
DNA
I have DNA matches on Ancestry who are all related via James Phillips. In the 'Shared Matches' section for each DNA match, the only people listed are the other descendents of james Philips. All appear to be via children by his first marriage. Gibson-Wilhelm-1 18:06, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series Number: Ms 932; Reel: 42 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 7921 #2594270 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
James Philips (41) marriage to Isabella Fletcher on 6 Apr 1883 in Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
↑Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", database Ancestry uk Record 8510 #115100 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
James Philip (21) marriage to Hannah Hewitt on 19 Apr 1858 in Huron.
↑Marriage:
"Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", database with images
citing Huron, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,058
FamilySearch Record: Q2CB-CZSQ (accessed 14 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS7D-1DZM Image number 00104
James Philip (26) marriage to Hannah Hewitt (17) on 19 Apr 1858 in Huron, Ontario, Canada.
↑Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series Number: Ms 932; Reel: 56 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 7921 #1272736 (subscription required, accessed 23 November 2023)
Emily Philips (18) marriage to John Fraser on 21 Feb 1887 in Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
↑Death:
"Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047448; Reel: 624; Certificate Number: 017359 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 8946 #24483070 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
Ida Bell Phillips death 17 Jul 1939 (age 80), daughter of James Fletcher & Agnes Fletcher, in Markdale, Grey, Ontario, Canada.
↑Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series Number: Ms 932; Reel: 106 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 7921 #1824581 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
Agnes Philips (18) marriage to George Garrow on 2 Jun 1902 in Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
↑Memorial:
"Find a Grave", database with images
Find A Grave: Memorial #68199520 (accessed 23 November 2023)
Memorial page for Evelyn Mildred Phillips Domm (1902-1968), citing Maplewood Cemetery, West Grey Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada (plot: 16); Maintained by Sheila Davidson (contributor 49460873).
↑Marriage:
"Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", database with images
citing Digital film/folder number: 005635576; FHL microfilm: 002295204; Image number: 964
FamilySearch Record: QKM5-JL42 (accessed 23 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9SY-9P38
Eveleen Mildred Phillips (19) marriage to Richard Bryans (34) on 26 Oct 1921 in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada.
↑Birth:
"Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database
citing Digital film/folder number: 004657001; FHL microfilm: 2130512; Record number: 36; Packet letter: Q
FamilySearch Record: F2YR-MBF (accessed 23 November 2023)
Eveline Philips born on 13 Feb 1902, daughter of James Philips & Isabella Dobson, in Eastnor Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
↑1861 Census:
"1861 Census of Canada", database with images
Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1010-1011; Page number: 47 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 1570 #794549733 (subscription required, accessed 24 November 2023)
James Philips (25), married, Laberoue, head of household in Brant, Bruce, Canada West. Born in Upper Canada.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 Census of Canada", database
Year: 1871; Census Place: Brant, Bruce South, Ontario; Roll: C-9936; Page: 73; Family No: 244 Ancestry uk Record 1578 #2482288 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
James Philips (27), married, Farm Labourer, in Brant, Bruce South, Ontario. Born in Ontario.
↑1881 Census (page 13):
"Canada Census, 1881", database with images
citing Volume: 27; Page: 13; Affiliate Publication Number: e008209125; Digital film/folder number: 004467420; FHL microfilm: 1375917; Image number: 725
FamilySearch Record: MVDB-W8B (accessed 23 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-69D7-KVB
Elizabeth Phillips (16) in Algoma, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
↑1881 Census (page 14):
"1881 Census of Canada", database with images
Year: 1881; Census Place: Gordon and Mills, Algoma, Ontario; Roll: C_13281; Page: 13; Family No: 63 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 1577 #744093 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
James Phillips (41), widowed, Labourer, in Ontario. Born in Ontario.
↑1901 Census:
"1901 Census of Canada", database with images
Year: 1901; Census Place: Eastnor, Bruce (North/Nord), Ontario; Page: 18; Family No: 166 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry Record 8826 #13821021 (subscription required, accessed 18 May 2023)
James Phillips (54), married, Labourer, head of household in Canada, Ontario. Born in Ontario.
↑1911 Census:
"1911 Census of Canada", database with images
Year: 1911; Census Place: 24 - Eastnor, Bruce North, Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 89 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 8947 #4334407 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
James Philipo (71), married, Laborer, head of household in Ontario. Born in Ontario.
↑1851 Census:
"1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia", database with images
Year: 1851; Census Place: Brant, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: a; Roll: C-11713; Page: 227; Line: 30 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 1061 #2004560 (subscription required, accessed 18 February 2024)
James in Brant, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in Canada.
↑Birth of child Elizabeth Margaret Phillips:
"Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 49; Record Group: Rg 80-2 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry Record 8838 #31529291 (subscription required, accessed 18 May 2023)
Elizabeth Margaret Phillips born to Anabel McKinnon and Elgin J Phillips on 4 Aug 1880 in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
↑Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 93 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry Record 7921 #3242601 (subscription required, accessed 18 May 2023)
James Elgin Phillips (47) marriage to Mary Ann McKinnon on 2 Sep 1897 in Lambton, Ontario, Canada.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 Census of Canada", database with images
Year: 1891; Census Place: Moore, Lambton West, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6347; Family No: 95; Page number: 18 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry Record 1274 #2468616 (subscription required, accessed 18 May 2023)
J Elgan Phillip (41), married, Farmer, head of household in Moore, Lambton West, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
↑Death:
"Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 101 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry Record 8946 #1642725 (subscription required, accessed 18 May 2023)
Elizabeth Ann Phillips death 24 Jan 1901 (age 82) in Lambton, Ontario, Canada.
↑Death:
"Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 145 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry Record 8946 #1130617 (subscription required, accessed 18 May 2023)
James Elgin Phillips death Dec 1909 (age 60) in Lambton, Ontario, Canada.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 Census of Canada", database with images
Year: 1891; Census Place: York West, York West, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6381; Family No: 392; Page number: 80 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 1274 #4117676 (subscription required, accessed 2 May 2024)
James Phillips (50), married, Day Labourer, in York West, York West, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
↑Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", database Ancestry uk Record 8510 #115147 (subscription required, accessed 2 May 2024)
James Philips (23) marriage to Margaret Pickiam on 19 Sep 1860 in York.
↑Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940", database
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Reel: 6 Ancestry uk Record 7921 #889856 (subscription required, accessed 2 May 2024)
James Philips (23) marriage to Margaret Pickiam on 19 Sep 1860 in Stouffville, York, Ontario, Canada.
↑1891 Census:
"Census of Canada, 1891", database
Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 62-63; Family number: 333; Image number: 30953_148173-00791; Item ID number: 26672542 Library and Archives Canada (accessed 23 November 2023)
James Phillips (45), married in St Patricks Ward, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada.
↑Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series Number: Ms 932; Reel: 114 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 7921 #1414822 (subscription required, accessed 23 November 2023)
Mariah Hicks (37) marriage to Thomas Henry Hetherington on 12 Oct 1904 in Grey, Ontario, Canada.
↑Death:
"Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Ms935; Series: 511 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 8946 #2882001 (subscription required, accessed 23 November 2023)
Maria Helturington death 19 Jan 1935 (age 76), daughter of James Philips & Hana Hewett, in Grey, Ontario, Canada.
↑Birth:
"Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 63; Record Group: Rg 80-2 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 8838 #1198248 (subscription required, accessed 23 November 2023)
Mary Jane Wilson born on 3 Oct 1883, daughter of Thomas Wilson & Maria Philips, in South Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
↑Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series Number: Ms 932; Reel: 128 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 7921 #3904240 (subscription required, accessed 23 November 2023)
William Hicks (21) marriage to Margaret Elizabeth Harriett Trotter on 2 Jan 1907 in Owen Sound, Ont., Grey, Ontario, Canada.
↑1901 Census:
"1901 Census of Canada", database with images
Year: 1901; Census Place: Keppel, Grey (North/Nord), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 38 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 8826 #7111947 (subscription required, accessed 23 November 2023)
Myers Hewit (18), single nephew, in household of William Hicks (39) in Canada, Ontario. Born in Ontario.
↑Death:
"Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Ms935; Series: 605 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 8946 #4034494 (subscription required, accessed 23 November 2023)
Myers Hewitt death 20 Aug 1938 (age 54) in Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
↑1851 Census:
"1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia", database with images
Year: 1851; Census Place: Lennox, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11735; Page: 49; Line: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 1061 #2054564 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
James N Philips in Lennox, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in Canada West Demorestville.
↑1861 Census:
"1861 Census of Canada", database with images
Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1057; Page number: 129 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 1570 #797978393 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
James Philips (16), single head of household in Pickering, Ontario, Canada West. Born in Upper Canada.
↑1861 Census:
"1861 Census of Canada", database with images
Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1057; Page number: 4 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 1570 #797969834 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
James Philips (21), single, Chair Maker, head of household in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada West. Born in Upper Canada.
↑Death:
"Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948", database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 195 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 8946 #2560115 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
James Phillips death 2 Apr 1914 (age 73) in Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
↑1921 Census:
"1921 Census of Canada", database with images
Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 75; Census Place: 75, Ontario South, Ontario; Page Number: 2; Line Number: 19 Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry uk Record 8991 #2225881 (subscription required, accessed 14 August 2023)
Jas Philipps (77), married inmate, Inmate, in household of J F Lavery (66) at 1 House Refuge, Ontario South, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
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