Edward Tovey (abt. 1825 - abt. 1890)

Born about 1825 in County Kilkenny, Ireland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 25 Feb 1890 at about age 65 in Bathurst, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

Biography

Edward Tovey was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in about 1825.^[1]

In 1881, the Tovey family was living in the Bathurst Division of Ontario. Edward's wife, "Bekca," was 51, born in Ontario, as were all their children: "Thersa" (age 20), James (age 14), "Elizebeth" (age 11), and "Harriety" (age 8).^[2] In 1891, the census recorded their residence as Sub-district of Bathurst, District of Lanark South, Ontario. ^[3]

Edward Tovey died on 25 Feb 1890, in Bathurst Division, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.^[4] He was buried in Saint John's Parish Cemetery in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ No photo of gravestone, no sources on memorial: Find A Grave Memorial# 20025784, Edward Tovey (accessed 6 Jun 2020).
2. ↑ Canada Census, 1881, Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario (accessed 5 May 2018).
3. ↑ Transcript only: Canada Census, 1891, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWLD-48V : 3 August 2016), Lillie Tovey, Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148151. (accessed 5 May 2018).
4. ↑ "Edward Tovey," d. 25 Feb 1890, age 64, farmer, [born] Kilkenney, Ireland: "Registry: Schedule C - Deaths," Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, County of Lanark, Division of Bathurst, No. 8 (accessed 6 Jun 2020 - subscription required).
5. ↑ No photo of gravestone, no sources on memorial: Find A Grave Memorial# 20025784, Edward Tovey (accessed 6 Jun 2020).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 June 2020), memorial page for Edward Tovey (1825–25 Feb 1890), Find a Grave Memorial no. 200625784, citing Saint John's Parish Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Bruce Gordon (contributor 48010981) .
• Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com, Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
• Canada Census, 1881, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVX6-PFF : 11 March 2018), Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 12; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13233, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,869.
• Transcript only: Canada Census, 1891, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWLD-48V : 3 August 2016), Lillie Tovey, Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148151.