Margaret (Yates) Smith (abt. 1830 - aft. 1892)

Born about 1830 in Lower Canada

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Biography

Margaret appears in the 1861 Canadian Census. The information is as follows: Surname: Smith, Given Name: Margaret, Gender: Female, Age: 33, Marital Status: Married, Place of Birth: Lower Canada, Religion: Church Of England, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: York, Sub-District Name: North Gwillimbury, Page Number: 3, Line Number: 12, Microfilm: C-1087, Item Number: 131531. Others who appear in his household include: William age 40, Ann (age 12), Ellen (age 10), John (age 8), Susan (age 6), Thomas (age 5), Frances Jane (age 3), Elisa (age 1).

Margaret appears in the 1871 Canadian Census. The information is as follows: Surname: SMITH, Given Name: Margaret, Gender: Female, Age: 50, Place of Birth: Quebec, Religion: Church of England, Anglican, Ethnic Origin: IRISH, District Name: YORK NORTH, District Number: 43, Sub-District Name: North Gwillimbury, Sub-District Number: G, Division Number: 1, Page Number: 45, Microfilm: C-9966, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 197767. His occupation was farmer and he was identified as unable to read or write. Others in the household included: William age 54, and Ann age 20.

Margaret appeared in the 1881 Canada Census. The information is as follows: Surname: SMITH, Given Name: Margaret, Occupation: Seamstress, Gender: F, Age: 47, Birth Year: 1834, Marital Status: W, Place of Birth: Quebec, Religion: Church of England, Nationality: Irish, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 137, Sub-District Name: King, Sub-District Number: A, Division Number: 4, Family Number: 6, Page Number: 1, Microfilm: C-13249, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Item Number: 3610711. The household included: Margaret age 47; Susan age 21, (on next page); Thomas age 19 occupation labourer; Frances Jane age 18 occupation servant; William age 17, occupation labourer; Henry age 16, occupation labourer; Mary Eliza age 14.

Margaret appeared in the 1891 Canada Census. The information is as follows: Surname: Smith, Given Name: Margaret, Gender: Female, Age: 68, Birth Year: 1823, Marital Status: Widowed, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 131, Sub-District Name: Gwillimbury North and Snake Island, Sub-District Number: E, Family Number: 167, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 3076627. The household included: Henry age 28, occupation farmer; Margaret age 68; Mary age 23.

Sources

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZBD-4KZ : 10 April 2015), William Thompson and Mary E Smith, 10 Jan 1900; citing registration, Sutton, York County, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,079.

Archives Canada. “Canadian Census 1861 Item: William Smith.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 16 Oct. 2015, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=131531.

Archives Canada. “Census of 1871: William Smith.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 30 May 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871-on/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=197767.

Archives Canada. “Margaret Smith 1881 Canada Census.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 7 Apr. 2016, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3610711.

"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJX-RYX : 11 March 2018), Margaret Yates in entry for Reuben Draper and Frances Jane Smith, 08 Nov 1882; citing registration, Queensville, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,761.

Archives Canada. “Margaret Smith 1891 Canada Census.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 16 Oct. 2015,https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3076627.

"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXY6-9Y2 : 9 March 2018), Margaret Smith in entry for William Smith, 15 Feb 1880; citing Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 14375, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,230.

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