Obediah Wilson (1814 - 1894)

Born 11 Apr 1814 in Bassingbourne, Cambridgeshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Maria (Martin) Wilson — married 16 Feb 1847 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1894 at age 79 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Obed was born in 1814 in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England. In 1832, on his eighteenth birthday, he set sail from Portsmouth for Upper Canada with the Petworth Emigration Committee. He passed away in 1894.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

• Wendy Cameron, Sheila Haines, Mary Maude. "English Immigrant Voices: Labourers' Letters from Upper Canada in the 1830s". McGill-Queen's Press: Toronto, 2000.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9W1-ZMK : accessed 2 September 2015), Obed Wilson, 10 Jul 1814; citing Bassingbourne, Cambridge, England, reference item 14; FHL microfilm 1,040,367.

• Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s. Petworth Emigration Scheme, The: A Preliminary List of Emigrants from Sussex and Neighbouring Counties in England to Upper Canada 1832-1837.

• 1851 Census of Canada. Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Obed, farmer, 31; Betsy, 21. John S., 4; Wm. H., 2.

• "Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)," online database with images. Entry for Obid Wilson; Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: Ontario (county), District Number: 26, Sub-District Name: Whitby, Sub-District Number: 244, Page Number: 85, Microfilm: C-11742, Reference: RG 31, Item Number: 1469625. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1851/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1469625 : accessed 22 Jan 2022).

• 1861 Census of Canada. East Whitby, Ontario. Obed, 40, yeoman; Elizabeth, 30. John S., 13; William H., 11; Richard, 9; Obed A., 7; Martha, 5; Charles, 3; Mary A., 1.

• 1871 Census of Canada. East Whitby, Ontario. Obed Wilson, 49, farmer; Betsy Wilson, 40. John, 22; William, 21; Richard, 19; Obed, 17, going to school; Martha, 15, going to school; Charles, 13, going to school; Mary A , 10, going to school; Clmen, 8, going to school; James, 5; Fanny, 3; Lidles , 1.

• 1881 Census of Canada. East Whitby, Ontario. Obed Willson, 66; Betsy, 50. William H., 31; Obed Augustus, 27; Charles Maitland, 22; Colmen Elias, 18; James Sanford, 15; Fannie Malresa ,13; Lydia Sophia, 11; Emma Jane, 8; Christophe Ad, 5.

• 1891 Census of Canada. East Whitby, Ontario. Obed Willson, 76, farmer; Betsy M Willson, 60. S James, 26; J Emma, 18; A Christopher, 15.