Carrice Atkinson (abt. 1861)

Born about 1861 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Sowers) Atkinson — married 11 Jan 1879 in Brantford, Brant County, Ontario

Died [date unknown] in Brant, Ontario, Canada

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== Biography ==

Carrice "Carmi" Atkinson was born around 1861 to Thomas Atkinson and his wife Hannah (Smith) Atkinson in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

He married Frances Sowers on Jan. 11, 1879 and the marriage information is detailed below.

Marriage

Marriage between Carmi Atkinson and Frances Sowers^[1]

Date: January 11, 1879

Place: Brantford, Brant County, Ontario

Groom: Carmi Atkinson

Birth year: 1859 (20)

Birth place: Brantford, Ontario

Father: Thomas Atkinson

Mother: Hannah Atkinson

Bride: Frances Sowers

Birth year: 1859 (20)

Birth place: Brantford, Ontario

Father: Abram Sowers

Mother: Sarah Sowers

Witnesses: Lizzie L. Bate, Brantford; Heather D. Porter, Brantford

Census Data

1871 Census - West Brantford, South Brant 15, Ontario^[2]

Thomas Atkinson - 42 (1829) B. England; O. Farmer

Hannah Atkinson - 40 (1831) B. USA

Louisa Atkinson - 15 (1856) B. Ontario

Mary Ann Atkinson - 13 (1858) B. Ontario

Carmi Atkinson (m) - 11 (1860) B. Ontario

Catherine Atkinson - 9 (1862) B. Ontario

Thersa Atkinson - 5 (1866) B. Ontario

Selina Atkinson - 3 (1868) B. Ontario

Esther May Atkinson - 11 months (May, 1870) B. Ontario

Archibald Green - 19 (1851) B. Ontario; O. Farm Laborer

1881 Census - Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario, Canada^[3]

Carmi Atkinson M - 21y (1860) b. Ontario; o. Farmer

Francis Atkinson F - 23y (1858) b. Ontario

Sarah E Atkinson F - 1y (1880) b. Ontario

(Neighbours on both sides include Thomas and Hannah Atkinson, Carmi's parents, and his sister Mary Ann Woodley and her family.)

1891 Census - Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario, Canada^[4]

Carmi Atkinson - 30 (1861) b. Ontario

Frances Atkinson - 32 (1859) b. Ontario

Sarah Atkinson - 9 (1882) b. Ontario

Russel Atkinson - 7 (1884) b. Ontario

May Atkinson - 4 (1887) b. Ontario

Lillie Atkinson - 2 (1889) b. Ontario

Anna Atkinson - 11/12 (1890) b. Ontario

Edward Sowers (father) - 83 (1808) b. USA; o. farmer; r. Methodist; Widower

• 1910 U.S. Federal Census Record: Age 50; lived with son and daughter-in-law in Saginaw, Michigan; Saginaw Ward 11; Dist. 0060. Widowed. Citizenship - 1902. Trader/Horses. Education: No. Canada; Father: English; Mother: Canada/English.

== Sources ==

• Graeme MacKay, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Graeme and others.

- 1871 Census and Voter Lists: Brantford West, Brant South. - 1881 Census and Voter Lists: Brantford West, Brant South. Methodist Church of Canada

- Canada, City & Area Directories 1819-1906: 1888 Ontario. Residence 1888 - Directory for Counties of Brant, Haldimand, Lincoln, Norfolk, Welland and Wentworth 1888.

1. ↑ Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reel 29 of Reels 1-833, 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FMNP-J5J : accessed 14 June 2012), Carrise Atkinson, 1879.
2. ↑ "1871; Census Place: Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario; Roll: C-9914; Page: 1; Family No: 1. (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M43K-MYF : accessed 14 June 2012), Hannah Atkinson in household of Hannah Atkinson, West Brantford, South Brant, Ontario, Canada.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVDZ-Q99 : accessed 15 June 2012), Sarah E Atkinson in household of Car... Atkinson, Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario, Canada.
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW26-WSX : accessed 15 June 2012), Carmi Atkinson, Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario, Canada.