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Elizabeth was born about 1813 in Ireland. Sources provides differing birth years of 1811,[1] 1813,[2] and 1815.[3]
Elizabeth married William Ovens (abt.1801-bef.1860) about 1837 as their first child Mary Jane was born in 1838.[4] Sometime before 1839 Elizabeth and William , along with their daughter Mary Jane, left Ireland for a new life in North America. They arrived in New York where their son Thomas Ovens (abt.1839-1892) was born in about 1839. From New York Elizabeth and her family moved to Canada by about 1841 when her son William Ovens (abt.1841-1898) was born in Canada.[1] Her second son, John Ovens (abt.1843-1910), was born in about 1843.[1] They were living in Toronto in 1846 when her son Howard Richard Ovens (1846-1924) was born.[5]
By 1851 the family had moved to North Dorchester in Middlesex County. There, the family was farming. The household consisted of William (50), Elizabeth (40), Mary Jane (15), Thomas (13), William (11), John (10), Howard (9), Elizabeth (3), and Sarah (2). They lived in a log house.[1]
Sadly, sometime between 1851 and 1859 Elizabeth was widowed. In 1861 she was on the farm with her children who were still living at home. Their household consisted of her (48), Thomas (22), William (20), John (18), Howard (15), and Elizabeth (12). The boys were running the farm. Eldest child Mary Jane was married and no longer living at home.[6]
In 1866 Elizabeth's son Thomas was married.[7] In the following census of 1871, all of Elizabeth's sons, except for Howard had left the family home. The household consisted of Howard (23), Elizabeth (50), Eliza Anne (20), Sarah (18), and Catherine (16).[8]
In 1872 her son John was married.[9] The following year her son Howard Richard was married.[10][11] In June, 1875 her daughter Sarah was married[12] and in October of the same year daughter Catherine was married.[13] In the following year Elizabeth's son William was married.[14]
In 1891 Elizabeth was living with her son Howard Richard and his family on the farm in Dorchester.[15] After 1891 there are no more records found for Elizabeth, so it is presumed she died prior to the 1901 census.
No death record has been found for Elizabeth. In 1901 she is no longer living with her son Howard so it seems she may have died between 1891 and 1901. However, several trees on Ancestry provide a date of death of October 28, 1905 but do not provide a source for this information. Nor do they explain where she was living in 1901.
1851 [1]
Name | Occupation | Birthplace | Religion | Age at Next Birthday | Sex | Marital Status | Residence | Other Information | House | |
William Ovens | Farmer | Ireland | Episcopal England | 50 | Male | Married | Male Member of Family | Log with 1 Story and 1 Family | ||
Elizabeth Ovens | Ireland | Episcopal England | 40 | Female | Married | Female Member of Family | ||||
Mary Jane Ovens | Ireland | Episcopal England | 15 | Female | Female Member of Family | |||||
Thomas Ovens | Labourer | Canada | Episcopal England | 13 | Male | Male Member of Family | ||||
William Ovens | Canada | Episcopal England | 11 | Male | Male Member of Family | |||||
John Ovens | Canada | Episcopal England | 10 | Male | Male Member of Family | |||||
Howard Ovens | Canada | Episcopal England | 9 | Male | Male Member of Family | |||||
Elizabeth Ovens | Canada | Episcopal England | 3 | Female | Female Member of Family | |||||
Sarah Ovens | Canada | Episcopal England | 2 | Female | Female Member of Family | Born in 1851 |
1861 [6]
Name | Occupation | Birthplace | Religion | Age at Next Birthday | Sex | Marital Status | Residence | Education | House | |
Elizabeth Uvens | Ireland | Church of England | 48 | Female | Widowed | Female Member of Family | Log with 1 Story and 1 Family | |||
Thomas Uvens | Farmer | United States | Church of England | 22 | Male | Single | Male Member of Family | |||
William Uvens | Laborer | United States | Church of England | 20 | Male | Single | Male Member of Family | |||
John Uvens | Laborer | Church of England | 18 | Male | Single | Male Member of Family | ||||
Howard Uvens | Laborer | Church of England | 15 | Male | Single | Male Member of Family | ||||
Eliza A Uvens | Church of England | 12 | Female | Single | Female Member of Family | Attended School |
1871 [8]
Name | Sex | Age | Province or Country of Birth | Religion | Origin | Occupation | Married or Widowed | Instruction | |
Uvins, Howard | Male | 23 | Ontario | Church of England | Irish | Farmer | |||
Uvins, Elizabeth | Female | 50 | Ireland | Church of England | Irish | Widowed | |||
Uvins, Eliza Anne | Female | 20 | Church of England | Irish | |||||
Uvins, Sarah | Female | 18 | Church of England | Irish | |||||
Uvins, Catherine | Female | 16 | Church of England | Irish |
April 6, 1891 (enumerated April 13)[15]
Home | Name | Sex | Age | Married or Widowed | Relation to Head of Family | Province or Country of Birth | Place of Birth of Father | Place of Birth of Mother | Religion | Occupation | Employment | Instruction | |
W1/8 | Ovens, Richard | Male | 44 | Married | Ontario | Ireland | Ireland | Methodist | Farmer | Can read and write | |||
Ovens, Mary Jane | Female | 41 | Married | Wife | Ontario | Ireland | Ontario | Methodist | Can read and write | ||||
Ovens, Sarah | Female | 15 | Daughter | Ontario | Ontario | Ontario | Methodist | Can read and write | |||||
Ovens, William J. | Male | 11 | Son | Ontario | Ontario | Ontario | Methodist | Can read and write | |||||
Ovens, Edward | Male | 6 | Son | Ontario | Ontario | Ontario | Methodist | ||||||
Ovens, Elizabeth | Female | 76 | Mother | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Methodist | Can read and write |
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