Biography

Dorcas (Reed) Brunsdon migrated from England to Canada.

Dorcas was born in 1824 to Nathaniel and Grace Reed.

She married Thomas Sandercock on March 14, 1843 in Werrington, Devon, England. At the time of her marriage she was a minor living in Bullapit.^[1]

Following her husband's death she married a second time to William Brunsdon on Feb. 19, 1878 in Hullet Township, Huron, Ontario.^[2]

She passed away on Apr. 9, 1892 in Hullett Township, Huron, Ontario. Her cause of death was listed as 'general debility and insanity, one year.'^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage registration for Thomas Sandercock and Dorcas Reed, March 14, 1843, Werrington, Devonshire, England. "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch.
2. ↑ Marriage registration for William Brunsdon and Dorcas Sundercosk, Feb. 19, 1878, Hullett, Huron, Ontario, Canada. "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch.
3. ↑ Death registration for Dorcas S. Brunsdon, Apr. 9, 1892, Hullett, Huron, Ontario, Canada. "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch.

• Thomas Sundercock household, Hullett Township, Huron North, Ontario, Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. Page: 27-28 Line: 17-20 & 1-6 Microfilm: C-9931.