Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Matthias Marchant CONSTABLE

Male 1820 - 1908  (88 years)


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  • Name Matthias Marchant CONSTABLE  [1
    Birth Abt 1816  Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Birth Abt 1816  Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Since Matthias was aged 35 [? - hard to read] on April 10, 1851, his birth year was calculated as circa 1816.
    Birth Abt 1820  Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Since he was age 53 when he married on June 9, 1873, his birth year was calculated as circa 1820.
    Birth 7 May 1820  Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 7 May 1820  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Birth Abt 1821  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • The "Matthew Constable" who was enumerated in the 1881 census, was recorded as age 60. His birth year would be calculated as circa 1821.
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Matthias Constable was enumerated as a male, age 20, a bricklayer and born in the County. Since ages were rounded up or down on this census, the age of 20 is not exact. He was living with his wife Mary (Brooker) Constable 20, and their son Samuel Constable 2 months old. They were living with Mary's parents, Benjamin Brooker 45 and Philadelphia (Hayler) Brooker 40, and Mary's sisters Catherine Brooker 10 and Jane Brooker 4. Also in the household was William Brooker 45 [possibly Mary's uncle, a brother of her father Benjamin Brooker]. They lived at the Graveley Colony in the parish of Lindfield.
    Benjamin Brooker and his family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in the Gravelye Colony, Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    Benjamin Brooker and his family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in the Gravelye Colony, Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    England census 1841. Piece 114, Book 6, Folio 15. Lindfield civil parish, Sussex. Hundred: Burleigh Arches. Original records at TNA The National Archives (PRO), London, England. Digital image Ancestry.ca: 2017 Sept 13. Page 23.
    Benjamin Brooker and his family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in the Gravelye Colony, Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    Benjamin Brooker and his family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in the Gravelye Colony, Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    England census 1841. Piece 114, Book 6, Folio 15. Lindfield civil parish, Sussex. Hundred: Burleigh Arches. Original records at TNA The National Archives (PRO), London, England. Digital image Ancestry.ca: 2009 Feb 8. Page 23. Detail.
    Occupation 11 Jul 1849  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    was a bricklayer 
    Census 10 Apr 1851  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1851 
    • Matthias was recorded as the head of household, married aged 35?, a bricklayer, and born in Brighton, Sussex.
    Residence 10 Apr 1851  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    on Gravely Lane 
    Residence Abt 1855  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    the time his son, Matthias William Constable, was born 
    Census 1861  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • He was enumerated as Matthias Marchant Constable, head of the household, married, aged 40, a bricklayer and born in Brighton, Sussex. He was living with his wife, Mary Ann Marchant Constable, two daughters and two sons at King's Cottage No. 3 on Great Walstead Farm.
    Registered 1 Mar 1867  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    the birth of his son, Richard Herbert Constable, 
    • Richard was born on January 29, 1867.
    Richard Herbert Constable was born January 29, 1867 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    Richard Herbert Constable was born January 29, 1867 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    England Vital Registrations: Birth. General Register Office. Certified copy of an entry of birth. Ordered 2009 February 7. 1867 March quarter 1, Cuckfield registration district, volume 2b page 137.
    Occupation 1 Mar 1867  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    bricklayer 
    • He registered the birth of his son, Richard Herbert Constable, on this day.
    Marriage witness 13 Feb 1870  Croydon, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    to the marriage of his daughter, Mary Ann Constable, 
    • The other marriage witness was Elizabeth Smith.
    Occupation 13 Feb 1870  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    bricklayer 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Cuckfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • He was enumerated as Mathias M. [Marchant?] Constable, the head of the family, married and age 50. He was a journeyman bricklayer. He was born in Brighton, Sussex. He was living at 4 Alma Cottages, The Triangle, Village of St. Wilfrids, with his wife and 6 children.
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  Cuckfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    journeyman bricklayer 
    Residence 2 Apr 1871  Cuckfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    village of St. Wilfrids 
    • Cuckfield was the Civil Parish. The Ecclesiastical District was St. Wilfrids.
    Immigration 1872  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    from England 
    Emigration Abt Apr 1872  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    on the ship "North American" 
    Immigration 12 May 1872  Queb?c City, Qu?bec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    from England arriving 
    • Mathias, age 57, and his son, Mathias Constable Jr, age 16, arrived on the ship "North American".
    Marital Status 9 Jun 1873  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    a widower 
    • He remarried on this day.
    Occupation 9 Jun 1873  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    bricklayer 
    Residence 9 Jun 1873  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • He lived in Toronto when he remarried.
    Census 4 Apr 1881  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    • Matthias was enumerated as a male, age 60, born in England, a Methodist, of English ethnic origin, a bricklayer, and married. He was living with his wife Catherine Constable 39, and a girl named Claire 16. [Claire may not be Claire Constable.]
    Family of Matthias Constable on April 4, 1881 census in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Family of Matthias Constable on April 4, 1881 census in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Canada Census 1881, Ontario, District 134 Toronto, sub-district I, St. Stephen's Ward, division 1, page 22, family 117.
    Family of Matthias Constable on April 4, 1881 census in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Family of Matthias Constable on April 4, 1881 census in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Canada Census 1881, Ontario, District 134 Toronto, sub-district I, St. Stephen's Ward, division 1, page 22, family 117. Detail.
    Census 16 Jun 1891  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • Mathias was enumerated as a male, age 72, married, and born in England. Both his father and mother were born in England. He was a Methodist and a Gentleman. He was living with his wife, Hatty [or Kathy?]. The street address does not appear on this census sheet.
    Census 1 Apr 1901  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Mathias was enumerated as a male, head of household, married, born on May 7, 1820 in England, and aged 80 years old. He immigrated to Canada in 1872. His racial origin was English and his nationality was Canadian. He was a Methodist, and retired. He was living with his wife, Catherine Constable.
    Residence 1 Apr 1901  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Toronto West 
    Death 12 Aug 1908  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    from cancer of the bowels 
    • His doctor, W. J. Fletcher M.D., reported that he had suffered from cancer of the bowels for six months.
    Occupation 12 Aug 1908  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    a painter 
    Religion 12 Aug 1908  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    a Methodist 
    Residence 12 Aug 1908  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    69 Markham Street 
    Death 12 Aug 1908  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Death registration 14 Aug 1908  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    was done by Dr. W. J. Fletcher, M.D. 
    Name Mathias Constable  [16, 17
    Name Mathias M. Constable  [11
    Name Matthew Constable  [18
    Name Matthias Constable  [6
    Name Matthias Marchant Constable  [8
    Reference Number 38.0 
    Residence Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    • Mathias and his family moved to Canada.
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    • microfilm # 1,375,884 for St. Stephen's Ward, Toronto. District 134, sub-district I, division 1, page 22, household number 117. PHOTOCOPY. Also, Catherine Constable (39) and Clare Constable (16). National Archives microfilm # C-13248. Ref: www.familysearch.org
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    • Matthias Constable was born in Brighton, Sussex. Could be c. 1816 if he was age 35 on April 10, 1851.
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    • FHL microfilm # 0464161. Was Matthias at home with his family or married or working somewhere? Ref: Family History Library catalog online, April 4, 2005.
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    • FHL microfilm # 0542665. Look for family in Lindfield first. Ref: Family History Library catalog online, April 4, 2005.
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    • FHL microfilm # 0827489. Cuckfield, enumeration district 5, folio 79, page 36, household 203.
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    • Family History Library microfilm # 2,142,087 has Cuckfield Parish Church records: composite register of baptisms & burials 1787-1812, baptisms 1313-1901, and burials 1813-1901. Mathias married Mary Ann Brooker in 1840 - was it in Cuckfield or Lindfield?
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    • book "Surrey & Sussex Occupations" by Stuart A. Raymond. Ref: Chinook, AFHS, Vol. 23, No. 3, June 2003, page 21.
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    • book "Surrey & Sussex Parish Registers, Monumental Inscriptions & Wills" by Stuart A. Raymond. Ref: Chinook, AFHS, Vol. 23, No. 3, June 2003, page 21.
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    • book "Surrey & Sussex Family Histories & Pedigrees" by Stuart A. Raymond. Ref: Chinook, AFHS, Vol. 23, No. 3, June 2003, page 21.
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    • Mathias CONSTABLE died in Toronto on August 12, 1908.
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    • Matthias Constable marriage registration 1840 Q3 September Cuckfield registration district 7 403. He married MARY ANN BROOKER.
    _UID 88E95EE43E364C5C82DC919073AD36C86C9E 
    Burial 14 Aug 1908  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5113  Everyone
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2018 

    Father Edward CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1790, Keymer, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1879, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Mother Mary MARCHANT,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 29 Jun 1818  Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann BROOKER,   b. 1819, Withyham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1849-1854, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 1840  Wivelsfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    • Mattias' marriage was registered in the September quarter of 1840 in the Cuckfield register office, volume 7, page 403. His wife's name is not recorded on the index.
    Marriage 6 Jul 1840  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on  July 16, 1840 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on July 16, 1840 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    GRO certificate, accessed 2009 Feb 9.
    Marriage 6 Jul 1840  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [22
    was conducted by F.H. Sewell [?] the Officiating Minister at the Parish Church 
    • The witnesses were Henry Brooker and Harriet Brooker.
    Children 
     1. Samuel CONSTABLE,   b. Feb 1841, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Amos CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1843, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Alfred CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1846, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. M.A. CONSTABLE
    Family ID F1180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2017 

    Family 2 Catherine MARTIN,   b. 5 Jun 1841, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 9 Jun 1873  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Matthias Constable and Catherine O'Grady married on June 9, 1873 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Matthias Constable and Catherine O'Grady married on June 9, 1873 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Ontario, Canada, Vital Registrations, Marriages. Toronto, York County, marriage registration 1873-014204. Originals at Archives of Ontario. Digital image from Ancestry.ca: accessed 2017 November 29.
    Matthias Constable and Catherine O'Grady married on June 9, 1873 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Matthias Constable and Catherine O'Grady married on June 9, 1873 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Ontario, Canada, Vital Registrations, Marriages. Toronto, York County, marriage registration 1873-014204. Originals at Archives of Ontario. Digital image from Ancestry.ca: accessed 2017 November 29. Detail.
    Marriage 9 Jun 1873  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    by licence, by Rev. A. J. Bunshall [?], 
    • The witnesses were Henry Clarke and Eliza Clarke, both of Toronto.
    Family ID F3666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2017 

    Family 3 Mary Ann MARCHANT,   b. Abt 1829, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1871, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Marriage 1854  Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mathias William CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1856, Wivelsfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Julia Isabella Marchant CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1861, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Fanny P. M. CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1863, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Fred J. CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1866, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Richard Herbert CONSTABLE,   b. 29 Jan 1867, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Robert W. CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1870, Cuckfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F3670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1840 - Wivelsfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarital Status - a widower - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - bricklayer - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - by licence, by Rev. A. J. Bunshall [?], - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 4 Apr 1881 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 16 Jun 1891 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Apr 1901 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Toronto West - 1 Apr 1901 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - from cancer of the bowels - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - a painter - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - a Methodist - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 69 Markham Street - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath registration - was done by Dr. W. J. Fletcher, M.D. - 14 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 14 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S975] Registrar General, Government of Ontario, Canada, Canada. Ontario. Vital Registrations: B. Marriages, Marriage registration 1873-014204 Toronto York County. Matthias Constable and Catherine O'Grady married on June 9, 1873. (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S627] A00544, 22 Feb 2005, Ontario. Surname: Constable, A00544. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S693] Chilcott, Samuel, Enumerator, A00606, 24 May 2005, page 35, family 103, A00606. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S983] Government of Canada, LA0010, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. April 1, 1901.), 7 Feb 2009, LA0010. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1235] Government of England and Wales, England Census 1841, Sussex, Lindfield. Piece 114, Book 6, Folio 15, page 23. Family of Benjamin Brooker. (Reliability: 4).

    6. [S632] William Chilcott, Registrar, General Register Office,, A00549, (Southport, London, England. February 22, 2005), 2 Mar 2005, A00549. (Reliability: 4).

    7. [S975] Registrar General, Government of Ontario, Canada, Canada. Ontario. Vital Registrations: B. Marriages, Marriage registration 1876-013383, Toronto, York County. William Matthias Constable and Emily Brower married on August 25, 1876. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S994] Government of Great Britain, LA0018, (Lindfield, Sussex County, England, UK. 1861.), 8 Mar 2009, page 27, schedule # 122, Great Walstead Farm, King's Cottage No. 3, LA0018. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S1273] England Registrations. Births, Marriages, Deaths., Birth registration 1867 March quarter Cuckfield registration district, volume 2b page 137. Richard Herbert Constable born January 29, 1867. (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S1273] England Registrations. Births, Marriages, Deaths., Marriage 1870. Registration district of Addington, Surrey, # 57. Mary Ann Constable and Charles William Close married February 13, 1870. (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S984] British Government, LA0011, (Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK. April 2, 1871.), 7 Feb 2009, LA0011. (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S986] Ship's Master, LA0013, (Quebec, Canada. May 12, 1872), 13 Feb 2009, LA0013. (Reliability: 4).

    13. [S1225] Government of Canada., Canada Census 1881. Ontario, District 134 Toronto, sub-district I, St. Stephen's Ward, division 1, page 22, family 117. Family of Matthias Constable. (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S982] Government of Canada, LA0009, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 16, 1871), 6 Feb 2009, LA0009. (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S981] Registrar General, Government of Ontario, LA0008, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. August 14, 1908), 6 Feb 2009, LA0008. (Reliability: 4).

    16. [S330] N. A Vetere, Deputy Registrar General, Ontario Government, A00270, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 30 January 1979.), 10 Dec 2001, A00270. (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S365] A00300, 7 Mar 2002, A00300. (Reliability: 4).

    18. [S360] N. A. Vetere, Deputy Registrar General, Government of Ontario, A00295, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 18 April 1979.), 2 Mar 2002, A00295. (Reliability: 3).

    19. [S987] Laughton, Walter, LA0014, (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. November 23, 1980), 13 Feb 2009, LA0014. (Reliability: 3).

    20. [S354] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00289, (January 2002), 17 Feb 2002, A00289. (Reliability: 3).

    21. [S1273] England Registrations. Births, Marriages, Deaths., Marriage. 1840. Registration District of Cuckfield, Sussex. No. 19. Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on 6th July 1840 in Lindfield. (Reliability: 3).
      Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on  July 16, 1840 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
      Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on 6th July 1840 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
      GRO certified copy, accessed 2009 Feb 12.


    22. [S1273] England Registrations. Births, Marriages, Deaths., Marriage. 1840. Registration District of Cuckfield, Sussex. No. 19. Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on 6th July 1840 in Lindfield. (Reliability: 3).



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