Thomas Mark (1830 - 1911)

Born 15 Aug 1830 in Cornwell Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Sumner) Mark — married 1861 (to 1904) in Parkhill, Middlesex, Ontario

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1911 at age 80 in Parkhill, North Middlesex, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Thomas Mark migrated from Cornwall to Upper Canada.

Thomas was born in 1830 in Lanivet, Cornwall to Henry Mark Sr. & Lovdy Cornelius (abt.1801-1891). He was the fifth of thirteen children.

The family emigrated to Canada about 1848 when Thomas was 18. They settled in Middlesex, Canada West, in what is still known as the Mark Settlement.

Thomas married Mary Sumner in May 1861; Mary was a widow of George Young and brought one child, Daniel Benjamin Young (1857-1934), to the marriage. Thomas and Mary remained in Parkhill and had eight children.

Thomas passed away in 1911 at age 91, 10 months & 13 days. He was buried in Parkhill Cemetery with his wife Mary (d. 1904).

Research Notes

• FamilySearch Person: LC3T-7C5 Thomas Mark

Children of Thomas Mark and Mary Sumner:

• Elizabeth Mae Mark 1862–1947
• John Henry Mark 1864–1949
• Thomas Edward Mark 1866–1953
• Robert Mark 1868–1871
• Margaret Loudy Mark 1872–1966
• Sarah Melissa Mark 1873–1960
• Martha Ann Mark 1875–1907
• William Arthur Mark 1875–1958
• Mary Lucinda Mark 1877–1968

Children of Mary Sumner and George Young (FamilySearch Person: LL4W-BMY):

• George Young (Jr) d.1854
• Daniel Benjamin Young 1857-1934

Sources

• 1841 Census of England and Wales - database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQB3-PFQ : 5 March 2021), Henry Mark, Lanivet, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• 1861 marriage - "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-CDY8 : 17 March 2018), Thomas Marks and Mary Young, 16 May 1861; citing Huron, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,058.
• 1871 Census of Canada - "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QL-VBZ : 7 April 2022), Thomas Mark 40, head; in household with Mary Mark 40, wife; Daniel Young-Mark 15, (step)son; Elizabeth Mark 9, dtr; John Henry Mark 7, son; Thomas Mark 5, son; Margaret Mark 0, dtr;McGillivray Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• 1911 burial - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184563987/thomas-mark: accessed 31 May 2023), memorial page for Thomas Mark (15 Aug 1829–3 Jul 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 184563987, citing Parkhill Cemetery, Parkhill, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Denis Mark (contributor 49383184).