Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton
G.M. HIGNELL
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. G.M. HIGNELL
2. T. HIGNELL T. married Vere Mary Burgess MASON. Vere and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Vere Mary Burgess MASON and died. Children:
Generation: 3
4. G.K. HIGNELL G.K. married M. THOMPSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. M. THOMPSON Children:
- 2. T. HIGNELL
- Bud HIGNELL and died.
Generation: 4
8. A.R. HIGNELL A.R. married E. KIRBY [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. E. KIRBY Children:
- Norman HIGNELL was born in 1886 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jun 1892 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 13 Jun 1892 in Guelph, Wellington County, Canada West, Canada.
- Olive HIGNELL was born in 1887 in Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada; died in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- 4. G.K. HIGNELL
- Victor Russell HIGNELL was born on 24 May 1899 in Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
- L.D. HIGNELL
10. Samuel Jacob THOMPSON was born on 1 Sep 1844 in Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada; was christened on 1 Oct 1847 in Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada (son of Jacob THOMPSON and Elizabeth MAY); died in 1910 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: used by W. P. Thompson was "Samuel J. Thompson"
- Name: Jacob Samuel Thompson
- Name: Samuel J. Thompson
- Occupation: Carberry, Manitoba, Canada; veterinary doctor
- Reference Number: 56.13
- Residence: Carberry, Manitoba, Canada; a big house within the western limits
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- _UID: DC4B14CB2FA248308E019297E96C78320616
- Birth: 1841, Seneca Township, Niagara District, Upper Canada, Canada; according to W. P. Thompson
- Birth: 2 Sep 1844, Caledonia, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1845, Canada West, Canada
- Moved: Abt 1865, Carberry, Manitoba, Canada; from Haldimand County before his father died in 1868
- Residence: 16 Jun 1869, Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation: 1 Aug 1870, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada; farmer
- Politics: 1880-1890, Manitoba, Canada; He was elected a member of the Manitoba legislature for the riding of Norfolk
- Occupation: Abt 1890, Manitoba, Canada; Provincial Veterinary Surgeon for Manitoba
- Moved: Abt 1891, St. James, Manitoba, Canada; from Carberry, when he sold the farm
- Burial: Abt 1909, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; in Elmwood Cemetery
- Death: 3 Dec 1909, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Notes:
Christened:
Jacob was baptized by Rev. T. Demorest.
Courtship:
Samuel met Maggie on one of his infrequent visits to the farm near Decewsville. She was the sister of the family's three nearest neighbours - William, John and Ed Fawell.
Occupation:
"His veterinary office was under a farm building."
Residence:
He also had a barn and granary, with the farm land being further west.
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FHL microfilm # 2,230,879. NAC microfilm C-9917. In Walpole Township, Haldimand County, in the 1871 census searchable index, there is a Jacob Thompson, born in Ontario, Wesleyan Methodist, in District 17, subdistrict A, division page 3, page D. The Haldimand County census returns are items 1 to 18.
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He died December 3, 1909 in Winnipeg. See Legacy source A00582. April 26, 2005.
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He married Margaret Fawell on June 6, 1869. The Ancestry.com index refers to the "Hullsville Curcuit" (Methodist), Haldimand County, on Family History Library microfilm # 1,030,057.
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Samuel and his wife, Margaret (Maggie) were buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg. He died December 3, 1909. Don't know her death date. Ask Donna Kirkwood, Linda Holdaway or others? See Legacy source A00582. April 26, 2005.
Birth:
Since he married on June 16, 1869 aged 24, his birth year was calculated as circa 1845.
Occupation:
"His work required him to be away a good deal, when the farm was run by his wife and older boys."
Moved:
He bought land at St. James, near Winnipeg.Samuel married Margaret FAWELL on 16 Jun 1869 in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Leonard FAWELL and Mary) was born on 3 Jan 1848 in Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada; died in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Margaret FAWELL was born on 3 Jan 1848 in Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada (daughter of Leonard FAWELL and Mary); died in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Burial: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; in Elmwood Cemetery
- Family: Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
- Name: Maggie Fawell
- Name: Margaret Ann Fawell
- Reference Number: 56.13*
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- _UID: C6D4D9FE1A8B497989D627D9DDA54A2F324B
- Birth: Abt 1850, Canada West, Canada
- Residence: 16 Jun 1869, Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada
Notes:
Family:
Maggie had three brothers, William, John and Ed Fawell. They were the nearest neighbours.
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MARGARET THOMPSON died in Winnipeg. See Legacy source A00582. April 26, 2005.
Birth:
Since she was age 19 when she married on June 16, 1869, her birth year was calculated as circa 1850.Notes:
Marriage:
[The minister was probably a Methodist.]
Marriage registration:
The minister [Methodist?] on the Hullsville Curcuit probably recorded the marriage in his books. The Ontario Marriage Index refers to Family History Library microfilm # 1,030,057.Children:
- Wesley THOMPSON was born on 26 Jul 1870 in Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada; died before 1909.
- Chester Fawell THOMPSON and died.
- W.J. THOMPSON
- Fanny THOMPSON and died.
- M.A. THOMPSON
- C.G. THOMPSON
- Earl Edward THOMPSON and died.
- Gertrude THOMPSON and died.
- 5. M. THOMPSON
- C. THOMPSON