Matthias Marchant CONSTABLE

1820 - 1908  (88 years)

• Name	Matthias Marchant CONSTABLE  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1816	Brighton, Sussex, England   [2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1816	Brighton, Sussex, England   [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   [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
  Gender	Male
  Birth	7 May 1820	England   [4]
  Birth	Abt 1821	England   [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   [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. 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. 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   [6]
  	was a bricklayer
  Census	10 Apr 1851	Lindfield, Sussex, England   [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   [3]
  	on Gravely Lane
  Residence	Abt 1855	England   [7]
  	the time his son, Matthias William Constable, was born
  Census	1861	Lindfield, Sussex, England   [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   [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. 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   [9]
  	bricklayer
  	He registered the birth of his son, Richard Herbert Constable, on this day.
  Marriage witness	13 Feb 1870	Croydon, Surrey, England   [10]
  	to the marriage of his daughter, Mary Ann Constable,
  	The other marriage witness was Elizabeth Smith.
  Occupation	13 Feb 1870	England   [10]
  	bricklayer
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Cuckfield, Sussex, England   [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   [11]
  	journeyman bricklayer
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Cuckfield, Sussex, England   [11]
  	village of St. Wilfrids
  	Cuckfield was the Civil Parish. The Ecclesiastical District was St. Wilfrids.
  Immigration	1872	Canada   [4]
  	from England
  Emigration	Abt Apr 1872	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [12]
  	on the ship "North American"
  Immigration	12 May 1872	Queb?c City, Qu?bec, Canada   [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   [1]
  	a widower
  	He remarried on this day.
  Occupation	9 Jun 1873	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	bricklayer
  Residence	9 Jun 1873	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	He lived in Toronto when he remarried.
  Census	4 Apr 1881	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [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. 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. 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   [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   [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   [4]
  	Toronto West
  Death	12 Aug 1908	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [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   [15]
  	a painter
  Religion	12 Aug 1908	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	a Methodist
  Residence	12 Aug 1908	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	69 Markham Street
  Death	12 Aug 1908	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [15]
  Death registration	14 Aug 1908	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [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   [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
  Person ID	I5113	Everyone
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Edward CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1790, Keymer, Sussex, England d. 1879, Sussex, England (Age ~ 89 years)
  Mother	Mary MARCHANT,   b. England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	29 Jun 1818	Brighton, Sussex, England
  Family ID	F3668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann BROOKER,   b. 1819, Withyham, Sussex, England d. 1849-1854, England (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	1840	Wivelsfield, Sussex, England   [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   [21]
  		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   [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 d. Yes, date unknown   2. Amos CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1843, Lindfield, Sussex, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Alfred CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1846, Lindfield, Sussex, England d. 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 d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Jun 1873	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		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. 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   [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 d. 16 Nov 1871, Sussex, England (Age ~ 42 years)
  Marriage	1854	Brighton, Sussex, England
  Children	1. Mathias William CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1856, Wivelsfield, Sussex, England d. Yes, date unknown   2. Julia Isabella Marchant CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1861, Lindfield, Sussex, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Fanny P. M. CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1863, Lindfield, Sussex, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Fred J. CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1866, Lindfield, Sussex, England d. Yes, date unknown   5. Richard Herbert CONSTABLE,   b. 29 Jan 1867, Lindfield, Sussex, England d. Yes, date unknown   6. Robert W. CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1870, Cuckfield, Sussex, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1840 - Wivelsfield, Sussex, England Marital Status - a widower - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - bricklayer - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - by licence, by Rev. A. J. Bunshall [?], - 9 Jun 1873 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Census - 4 Apr 1881 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Census - 16 Jun 1891 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Census - 1 Apr 1901 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Residence - Toronto West - 1 Apr 1901 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Death - from cancer of the bowels - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - a painter - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Religion - a Methodist - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 69 Markham Street - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Death - 12 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Death registration - was done by Dr. W. J. Fletcher, M.D. - 14 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Burial - 14 Aug 1908 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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