Descendants of Thomas & Mary METCALF



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2. Thomas METCALF (Thomas1) was born on March 25, 1805 in Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England,1 died on April 18, 1883 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 78, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

" Thomas married Hanna in Yorkshire, England, without his parent's consent and they left England without telling where they went. Thomas first settled on 50 acres in "Muddy York" which he traded for 150 acres in West Gwillimbury"
This info was verbally passed on to the writer by D.J. Metcalf, Greenock Twp in 1975.

Events

• Thomas farmed on Lot 34 & 35, Con 10, King Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1852

• Thomas farmed on South 1/2 Lot 11, Con 12, West Gwillimbury Twp, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1855

• Thomas farmed at West Gwillimbury Twp, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada, 1861

• Thomas resided in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1881 .

Thomas married Hanna Ann SIMPKIN, daughter of John SIMPKIN and Lucy RUSTON, about 1840 in , , Yorkshire, England. Hanna was born in November 1809 in , , Yorkshire, England, died on May 16, 1903 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2,6 aged 93, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Events

• Hanna resided at the home of her son Christopher in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 7 M    i. Jonathan METCALF was born on March 21, 1841 in , , Upper Canada, died on April 20, 1897 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 56, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 8 M    ii. John METCALF was born on January 1, 1843 in , , Upper Canada7 and died on November 21, 1924 in West Gwillimbury Twp, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada aged 81.

+ 9 M    iii. David METCALF was born on April 4, 1845 in , , Upper Canada, died on February 22, 1932 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada6 aged 86, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 10 M    iv. Thomas METCALF was born on October 11, 1847 in , , Upper Canada,8 died on January 14, 1940 in Bradford, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada9 aged 92, and was buried in Bradford Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada.

   11 M    v. Robert METCALF was born in 1848 in , , Upper Canada.

Events

• He worked as a farm labourer at home in 1861 in West Gwillimbury Twp, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada.

   12 M    vi. Christopher METCALF was born on May 9, 1850 in , Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada,2,10 died on December 7, 1917 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 67, and was buried in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Events

• He worked as a farm labourer at home in 1861 in West Gwillimbury Twp, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada.

• Christopher farmed on home, West Gwillimbury Twp, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1871

• Christopher farmed at Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, 1881

• Christopher farmed on Lot 12, Con 16, Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1890 11

   13 F    vii. Ann METCALF was born in 1851 in , , Upper Canada.

Events

• Ann resided at home in 1861.

   14 F    viii. Jane METCALF was born in 1853 in , , Upper Canada.

Events

• Jane resided at home in West Gwillimbury Twp, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada in 1861.

4. Robert METCALF (Thomas1) was born on September 7, 1809 in Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England1,5 and died on March 16, 1893 in , , Ontario, Canada5 aged 83.

Robert married Mary Ann HOSHAL, daughter of Benjamin HOSHAL and Sarah LYON, on February 17, 1841 in Home District, , Ontario, Canada.5 Mary was born on August 12, 1819 in Langstaff, York Co, Ontario, Canada5 and died on March 14, 18915 aged 71.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 15 M    i. Thomas Benjamin METCALF was born on June 13, 1845 in Markham Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada,5 was christened on December 26, 1848 in Vaughan Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada, and died on July 3, 1891 in Vaughan Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada5 aged 46.

   16 F    ii. Mary Elizabeth METCALF was born on December 9, 1847 in Vaughan Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada.5

Mary married Robert GRAHAM, son of William GRAHAM and Matilda (__?__), on December 28, 1869 in Vaughan Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada.5 Robert was born about 1846 in Vaughan Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada.5

Events

• He worked as a gardener in 1891 in Richmond Hill, York Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 17 M    iii. George Hoshel METCALFE was born on September 7, 1857 in Richmond Hill, York Co, Ontario, Canada.5

5. Mary Ann METCALF (Thomas1) was born in 1811 in Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England1,5 and died in January 1885 in Riding, , Yorkshire, England5 aged 74.

Mary married George STEELE, son of Robert STEELE and Mary OLIVER, on October 15, 1831 in Wykeham, , Yorkshire, England.5 George was born in 1806 in Wykeham, , Yorkshire, England5 and died in January 1885 in Riding, , Yorkshire, England5 aged 79.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 18 M    i. Robert Thomas STEELE was born on October 25, 1834 in Wykeham, , Yorkshire, England5 and died on November 24, 1926 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States5 aged 92.

   19 M    ii. William STEELE was born in January 1842 in Wykeham, , Yorkshire, England.5

William married Elizabeth SNOWDON on October 29, 1868 in Scarborough, , Yorkshire, England.5 Elizabeth was born in January 1840 in Allerton, , Yorkshire, England5 and died on November 5, 1871 in Scarborough, , Yorkshire, England5 aged 31.

   20 F    iii. Ann STEELE was born in 1844 in Wykeham, , Yorkshire, England.5

   21 M    iv. George STEELE was born in 1845 in Wykeham, , Yorkshire, England.

   22 M    v. Henry STEELE was born in 1847 in Wykeham, , Yorkshire, England.5

6. Christopher METCALF (Thomas1) was born in 1814 in Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England.1

Events

• He worked as an agricultural labourer in 1841 in Kirkby Cum Osgoodby, , Lincolnshire, England.

• He worked as a journeyman tailor in 1851 in Great Driffield, , Yorkshire, England.

• He worked as a tailor in 1861 in Hilderthorpe, Bridlington Parish, , Yorkshire, England.

• He worked as a tailor and lived at #8 Gravel Pits, Bridlington Quay, in 1871 in Hilderthorpe, Bridlington Parish, , Yorkshire, England.

• He worked as a tailor in 1891 in Hilderthorpe, Bridlington Parish, , Yorkshire, England. 12

Christopher married Elizabeth COOPER about 1839. Elizabeth was born in 1803 in Owersby, , Lincolnshire, England.13

The child from this marriage was:

+ 23 F    i. Sarah Jane METCALF was born in April 1840 in Lincoln, , Lincolnshire, England12,14 and died in 1900 aged 60.

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