Esther (Hall) Lennox (abt. 1826 - 1898)

Born about 1826 in Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Lennox — married 13 Nov 1848 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1898 at about age 72 in York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

• Esther Hall was born about 1826 in Ireland^[1]. She was the daughter of Hercules Hall^[2].
• Esther emigrated to Canada before 1848.
• Esther married Robert Lennox on 13 Nov 1848 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada^[2].
• Esther and Robert had eleven known children: Richard (b. 1849), Hercules (b. 1852), Robert Joseph (b. 1853), William (b. 1855), Thomas (b. 1856), Henry (b. 1860), Mary Ann (b. 1860), Charlotte Jane (b. 1862), James Edwin (b. 1864), Christiana (b. 1867), Albert Edward (b. 1869).
• In the 1861 Canada census Esther was age 33 living at Mulmur, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada with her husband Robert Lennox (45), sons Richard Lennox (11), Hercules Lennox (9), Robert Lennox (6), William Lennox (6), Thomas Lennox (4), Henry Lennox (1), daughter Mary Ann Lennox (2). Also mother-in-law Mary Lennox (70)^[3][4].
• In the 1871 Canada census Esther was age 44 living at Mulmur, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada with her husband Robert Lennox (54), sons Hercules Lennox (18), Richard Lennox (21), Robert John Lennox (16), William Lennox (14), Thomas Lennox (12), Henry Lennox (8), James Edmon Lennox (5), daughters Mary Ann Lennox (10), Charlotte Jane Lennox (6)^[5][6]. Their two youngest children are not listed on the census page.
• In the 1881 Canada census Esther was age 54 living at Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada with her husband Robert Lennox (66), sons William Lennox (26), Henry Lennox (21), Albert E. Lennox (12), daughter Christiana Lennox (14)^[7][8].
• Esther's husband Robert died in 1886.
• In the 1891 Canada census Esther was age 64 living at St Andrews Ward, Toronto City, Ontario, Canada with her daughter Christiana Lennox (23), son Henry Lennox (28)^[9][10].
• Esther died in 1898 age 72 at Toronto, York, Ontario^[1] and was buried at Creemore Union Cemetery, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J628-KTB : 25 June 2015), Esther Lennox, 15 Jul 1898; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1898 cn 25956, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,388.

   Name Esther Lennox

   Event Type Death

   Event Date 15 Jul 1898

   Event Place Toronto, York, Ontario

   Gender Female

   Age 72

   Birthplace Ireland

   Birth Year (Estimated) 1826

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Esther Hall. FamilySearch Family tree. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2S42-8HV
3. ↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQQR-7NR : 8 November 2014), Ester Lennox, Mulmur, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 29, line 34; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1073, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,321.
4. ↑ 1861 Census of Canada. Item: Ester Lennox. Library and Archives Canada. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=98625
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M47Y-K8S : 2 April 2016), Easter Lennox, Mulmur, South Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 6, line 11; Library and Archives Canada film number C-9960, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,753.
6. ↑ 1871 Census of Canada. Item: Easter Lennox. Library and Archives Canada. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2717163
7. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVFH-6M5 : 30 June 2017), Easter Lennox in household of Robert Lennox, Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 37; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13250, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,886.
8. ↑ 1881 Census of Canada. Item: Easter LENNOX. Library and Archives Canada. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3644171
9. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWG8-X6M : 3 August 2016), Ethel Lennox, St Andrews Ward, Toronto City, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148172.
10. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada. Item: Ethel Lennox. Library and Archives Canada. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2697471
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-91YV : 11 July 2016), Esther Hall Lennox, 1898; Burial, Creemore, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Creemore Union Cemetery; citing record ID 97040373, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.