Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton
Nellie MAY
Abt 1850 - Yes, date unknown-
Name Nellie MAY Birth Abt 1850 Ontario, Canada [1] Gender Female Birth Abt 1850 Ontario, Canada [1] - She was aged 20 when she married on October 6, 1870.
Born the seventh child of her parents [2] Family Markham Township, York County, Ontario, Canada [3] - There are 3 burials of Wootten's in the Quantztown / Christian Church Cemetery: Hettie F. B. Wootten, Sarah Wootten, and Thom. F. Wootten. Were these family members?
Family She did not know her brothers and sisters well because she was "adopted when very young and taken away to the United States first to one part then another" [4] Family She had an adopted father who was in the Civil War. [4] Name Nellie May Duncan [5] Residence Abt 1860 Elmira, Chemung County, New York, United States [4] "when my father was in the army" Religion 6 Oct 1870 Markham Township, York County, Ontario, Canada [1] Methodist, at the time of her marriage Residence 6 Oct 1870 Markham Township, York County, Ontario, Canada [1] at the time of her marriage Residence 17 Feb 1917 Venice, Los Angeles County, California, United States [6] at 29 Clubhouse Avenue Occupation Mar 1917 Venice, Los Angeles County, California, United States [7] - "She was a nurse to a little girl who's father had died and left her quite wealthy in her own right. The child's mother was also wealthy."
Reference Number 29.6 _TODO Open - Quantztown / Christian Church Cemetery - Hettie F. B. Wootten, Sarah Wootten, and Thom. F. Wootten. Find out whether this cemetery has been transcribed? York area branch of OGS.
_TODO Open - Were Nellie and George in Markham village? Try 1871 census ref: Markham # 73/5 or 306/3. See A00627.
_TODO Open - Were Nellie and George in Markham village? Try 1881 census in Markham Village around #140. See A00627.
_TODO Open - Were Nellie and George in Markham village? Try 1891 census in Markham Village. See A00627.
_TODO Open - Were Nellie and George in Markham village? Try 1901 census in Markham Village. See A00627.
_UID EFFFE8295D914B73BED2F616DA2836048366 Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I5362 Everyone Last Modified 3 Sep 2005
Father Henry MAY, b. Abt 1814, Ireland d. 1 Jun 1856, Toronto, York County, Canada West, Canada (Age ~ 42 years) Mother Ellen HENDERSON, b. Abt 1819, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1835 Ossory Diocese, Ireland Family ID F251 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family David George WOOTTEN, b. Abt 1849, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage registration 1870 Markham Township, York County, Ontario, Canada [8] volume 9 page 358 Marriage 6 Oct 1870 Markham Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Marriage 6 Oct 1870 Markham Township, York County, Ontario, Canada [1] was conducted by licence by W. McCullough - [Mr. McCullough was probably a minister in the Methodist Church.]
Marriage witnesses 6 Oct 1870 Markham Township, York County, Ontario, Canada [1] were Joseph Rayner and Nellie Thompson, both of Markham Children 1. H. WOOTTEN 2. Miss WOOTTEN d. Yes, date unknown 3. Son WOOTTEN d. Yes, date unknown 4. Walter Wellesley WOOTTEN, b. 13 Apr 1880, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1261 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Feb 2005
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- [S542] A00463, 14 May 2004, A00463. (Reliability: 3).