Louisa Harriet Shilson (1863 - 1959)

Born 23 Sep 1863 in King Twp, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Alfred Wesley Griffin — married 6 Dec 1882 in Essex, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 25 Aug 1959 at age 95 in Leamington, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Louisa was born in 1863.

In the 1871 census she is eight years old and living at home in King, York, Ontario with her parents and seven siblings, and one of her grandmothers.

By 1881 the family are farming in Mersea, Essex.

In 1891 Louisa is married and living next door to her parents. She has two young sons and her husband is a farm labourer. By 1901 they had four children at home, and the same four in 1911. In 1911 they had either moved or the enumeration districts changed, because they are listed in Rochester, Essex (very close to Mersea). In 1921 Alfred and Louisa are living in the town of Leamington in Essex, on Marlboro street. Alfred is 63 and still lists his occupation as farmer.

At the time of the 1931 census, "Louisea H" is 68 years old, widowed, and living alone at 42 Marlborough East in Leamington. She owns her single-family home, which has a value of $3000, is made of wood, and has 8 rooms. ^[1]

Louisa passed away in 1959.

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27262; Census Place: Essex South, Ontario, Canada, subdistrict 0051 - Leamington (Town), page 87.

• Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 39

• 1871 Census of Canada at Library and Archives Canada. [1]

• 1881 Census of Canada at Library and Archives Canada. [2] (Note the writing is very faint and she has been transcribed as "Luisa Wilson".)

• 1891 Census of Canada at Library and Archives Canada. [3]

• 1901 Census of Canada at Library and Archives Canada. [4] (Note that her last name was not transcribed, so the entry is simply "Louisa".)

• 1911 Census of Canada at Library and Archives Canada. [5]

• 1921 census of Canada: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 57; Census Place: Leamington (Town), Essex South, Ontario; Page Number: 13. Accessed from https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1607496, May 6, 2021.