Alice (Napier) Husband (abt. 1797 - 1873)

Born about 1797 in Ireland

Wife of John Husband — married about 1818 in County Waterford, Ireland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1873 at about age 76 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Alice was born in Clonmel, Ireland around 1797. She married John Husband and emigrated to Canada before 1830. By 1861 she had been admitted to the University Brouch of Provincial Lunatic Asylum.^[1] On both the 1861 and 1871 census she was marked as having an unsound mind.^[2] She died (age 76) on August 31, 1873 in Toronto, York, Ontario.^[3]

Research Notes

She might have married John Husband in County Waterford, Ireland in 1818.^[4][5] The 1861 census for John (living with his son William and daughter-in-law Sarah) says he was married in 1818.^[6]

Birth

Her son, Henry, had written down in the family Bible his parents births. John Husband was the son of George Husband and Elizabeth White, born January 2, 1782 in Monmount Village, Tipperary Co., Ireland. Alicia Napier was the daughter of William Napier and -----, born 1795 in Clonmel, 'Southern' Ireland. He doesn't specify a county.^[7] This Wordpress blogger has more information on John Husband and on Alicia Napier.

Parents Rumours

It is only speculation that Alicia maybe the daughter of Francis and Mary Douglas Napier (Find a Grave memorials #85132110 and #85132208). Francis's daughter Alicia Colden Napier died when she was 18 in 1814.^[8]

The family story says she ran off with John Husband (weaver). According to stories passed down the Napier clan considered her dead in their eyes. [If the rumor is true, then the family faked her death]. The family who is still living are certain this is the daughter of Francis and Mary. Some allege that Alice is a great granddaughter of Francis, the Fifth Lord Napier of Scotland.

Records show she died while in the Toronto Asylum. Death record has her name as Alice. Census, other records has one or the other name. She is interned here and not with her husband John Husband at St Jude's. Her name is on the headstone, but does not include 'Colden' according to the transcription done in the 1970s.

Indexed Ancestry record for her son Henry's marriage says her name was written as Miss Alicia Colden,^[9] which is wrong; it's just "Alicia".^[10] It does the same for Margaret's marriage record - Ancestry indexed it as Alicia Napier,^[11] but it only says Alice Husband.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Census of Canada", database with images
   Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1110
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry uk Record 1570 #1000005272 (subscription required, accessed 22 September 2023)
   Alice Husband (65), married in Saint Patrick's Ward, Toronto, Canada West. Born in Ireland. Line 48.
2. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Census of Canada", database with images
   Year: 1871; Census Place: St Patricks Ward, Toronto West, Ontario; Roll: C-9970; Page: 91
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry uk Record 1578 #58202 (subscription required, accessed 22 September 2023)
   Alice Husband (75), married, Weavers Wife, in St Patricks Ward, Toronto West, Ontario. Born in Ireland. Line 18.
3. ↑ Death: "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", database with images
   citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1873 cn 11562, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,469
   FamilySearch Record: JDTL-V6G (accessed 22 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q93-C9YJ-LDDP
   Alice Husband death 31 Aug 1873 (age 76) in Toronto, York, Ontario.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866", database with images
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007246539
   FamilySearch Record: WG4H-XV3Z (accessed 22 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-894X-YGTC Image number 00371
   Alice Napper marriage to John Husband in 1818 in County Waterford, Ireland.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866", database with images
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007246539
   FamilySearch Record: WG4H-W9MM (accessed 22 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-894X-YPWM Image number 00317
   Alice Napper marriage to John Husband in 1818 in County Waterford, Ireland.
6. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Census of Canada", database with images
   Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1030-1031; Page number: 47
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry uk Record 1570 #795601022 (subscription required, accessed 22 September 2023)
   John Husband (79), married head of household in Nassagaweya, Halton, Canada West. Born in Ireland.
7. ↑ Husband Bible 3. as recorded by Henry Husband, Mary A Husband, and Gertrude Helen Husband in the Husband Family Bible. Registrar number 49/285/12. Uploaded 2019. Media
8. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
   Find A Grave: Memorial #85132619 (accessed 22 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Alicia Colden Napier (10 Mar 1797-2 Dec 1814), citing Saint Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland; Maintained by GariochGraver (contributor 47469430).
9. ↑ Marriage of child Henry Husband: "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939", database
   Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Series Number: Ms 932; Reel: 10
   Ancestry uk Record 7921 #100842634 (subscription required, accessed 22 September 2023)
   Alicia Colden Alica's child Henry Husband marriage to Jane E Coleman on 26 Dec 1867 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.
10. ↑ Marriage of son Henry Husband: "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", database with images
    citing Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,067
    FamilySearch Record: Q2CB-9NV5 (accessed 22 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9GF-BSMD Image number 00622
    Alica's son Henry Husband marriage to Jane E Coleman on 26 Dec 1867 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.
11. ↑ Marriage of son Margaret Husband: "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939", database
    Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Series Number: Ms 932; Reel: 9
    Ancestry uk Record 7921 #100842642 (subscription required, accessed 22 September 2023)
    Alicia Colden Alesia's son Margaret Husband marriage to Israel Jeater on 11 Jul 1860 in Halton, Ontario, Canada.
12. ↑ Marriage: "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", database with images
    citing Halton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,057
    FamilySearch Record: Q2YM-SD8L (accessed 22 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS7D-BSCQ-Q Image number 00354
    Margaret Husband (32) marriage to Israel Jeater (30) on 11 Jul 1860 in Halton, Ontario, Canada.

• Alice Colden Napier Husband on Find A Grave: Memorial #68811635 retrieved 12 Nov 2017