Eliza Ophelia (Edy) Harpin (1852 - bef. 1901)

Born 1852 in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada West

Ancestors

Descendants

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Biography

"Eliza is missing! No amount of searching has found what happened to her. She simply disappeared. The 'Brantford Directory of 1875-1876' lists her as a photographer boarding at Nelson Avenue corner Murray. This location was the new home of James Newbury, 220 Nelson Ave. He is recorded as an artist. This occupation brought Eliza into contact with James Buckley Harpinwho also had an interest in the field of photography. In the same directory "EDY & CO. (James B. Harpin and Jacob E. McMichael), photographers, north side of Colbourne." James was a widower was a widower who was previously married to Ann Burrell and had four surviving children.

Research into the life of Eliza has been difficult after 1881. It is likely that Eliza died sometime after then and before 1883. There is no record of a death registration or listing for her in the Vital Statistics Microfilm. Research for cemetery locations came up empty." ^[1]

Marriage

Marriage between Eliza Edy and James B. Harpin^[2]

Date: 6 Jun 1876

Place: Brant

Groom: James B Harpin

Birth Place: England

Birth Year: abt 1835 (41)

Profession: Music Teacher

Father: John Harpin

Mother: Minerva Harpin

Bride: Eliza C Edy

Age: 23

Birth Place: Canada

Spouse Father: Daniel Edy

Spouse Mother: Mary Ann Edy

Witnesses: James N. Edy, Mary Edy, Brantford.

Marriage Notice

HARPIN-EDY - At the residence of Jas. N. Edy, Esq., brother of the bride, on the 6th inst., by Robert Cameron, A.M., Jas. Buckly Harpin, Esq., to Eliza Ophelia Edy, both of this place. (Source: Brantford Expositor - 9 Jun 1876, Page 2)

Census Data

Pages from the 1861 census for Townsend have Daniel and Mary Ann's surname spelled 'Eddy'.

1861 Census^[3] - Townsend, Norfolk, Enumeration District 01

Eddy, Daniel - 54, b. (1807), Upper Canada, Methodist, married

Eddy, Mary - 49, b. (1812), Upper Canada, Methodist, married

Eddy, Lavina - 17, b. (1844), Methodist, single

Eddy, Caroline - 15, b. (1846), Methodist, single

Eddy, Eliza - 9, b. (1852), Methodist, single

Eddy, Alfred - 22, b. (1839), Methodist, Married

Eddy, Clarisa - 22, b. (1839), Methodist, Married

Eddy, Jane - 18, b. (1843), Methodist, single

1871 Census^[4] - Town of Brantford, Brant South, District #15, Division #2

James Edy -- 29 - 1842 - Photographer, Second Adventist

Nannie Edy -- 22 - 1849

Bertie Edy (Female) -- 1- 1870

Mary Edy -- 60 - 1811 Widow, Second Adventist

Silvinia Haight -- 26 - 1845, married

Eliza Edy -- 19 - 1852

1881 Census - Brantford, Brant South, Ontario^[5]

James B Harpin - 44 (1837) b. England; o. Music Teacher

Eliza Harpin - 28 (1853) b. Ontario

Mary Harpin - 13 (1868) b. Ontario

Amelia Harpin - 11 (1870) b. Ontario

Constance Harpin - 4 (1876) b. Ontario

Charles Harpin - 17 (1864) b. Ontario

John Henry Harpin - 15 (1866) b. Ontario

Mary Ann Edy - 70 (1811) b. Ontario

Sources

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

1. ↑ "Climbing Down the Eddye-Eddy-Edy Family Tree: A Sixteenth Century Family Travels From England to New England to Canada", Written, compiled and Edited by Eric Johnstone, 2009/10. Contributions from Jane Hughes, Mary Crandall, and Pat Kelderman. P.60
2. ↑ Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833 (Reel 19), 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
3. ↑ 1861; Census Place: Townsend, , Norfolk, Canada West; Roll: C-1053; Page: 21. (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQ7V-4DF : accessed 22 April 2012), Daniel Eddy (Townsend, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada).
4. ↑ 1871; Census Place: Brantford, Brant South, Ontario; Roll: C-9915; Page: 85; Family No: 300.
5. ↑ Year: 1881; Census Place: Brantford, Brant South, Ontario; Roll: C_13263; Page: 40; Family No: 208.