Re: CENSUS Look-up for FERRIS, James
I have a Minnie Farris Born 1885, married to Melbourne Reece/Rees, born 1869, Waterborough Parish, Queens Co., NB.
Would you have any idea who Minnie Farris parents were?
Thanks, Carole
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Re: CENSUS Look-up for FERRIS, James
Hi Carol... a quick trawl through the On-Line Census for Queens Co. Waterborough for 1871 shows this record of the Reece family of Melbourne at age 2, s/o Archibald and Matilda:
67 70 Reece Archibald M 52 NB Baptist English Farmer M Reece Matilda F 40 NB Baptist English M Reece Mary Jane F 23 NB Baptist English Reece Elenor A. F 19 NB Baptist English Reece Howard D. M 16 NB Baptist English Farmer Reece James H. M 9 NB Baptist English Reece Melbourne F. M 2 NB Baptist English
Then, in 1891, same parish lived a Farris family with a 6 yr. old Minnie Farris, d/o Duncan and Olive Farris:
71 Farris Duncan M 35 M NB NB NB B Farmer Farris Olive F 34 M W NB NB NB B Farris Minnie F 6 D NB NB NB B Farris Beverly M 5 S NB NB NB B Farris Archibel M 2 S NB NB NB B Farris Damie F 4mo D NB NB NB B
Hope this helps. Charrie
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Re: CENSUS Look-up for FERRIS, James
My records show Minnie's parents to be Duncan Ferris and Rhoda Olive Knight. And Melbourne's parents to be Archibald Reece and Matilda Butler.
Hope this help you out. Sara
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Re: CENSUS Look-up for FERRIS, James
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Re: CENSUS Look-up for FERRIS, James
As both Charrie and Sara have pointed out, your Minnie E. Ferris (likely Minnie Elizabeth) was the daughter of Duncan Isaiah Ferris, b. 05-Nov-1855, Queens Co, NB and Olive Rhoda Knight, b. 08-May-1857, NB. I suspect Olive is one of the many Knights in the area descended of Peter, but have not worked all that out, as yet.
Minnie's siblings include:
Archibald Gordon Ferris, b. 13-May-1889, d. 1957 MINNIE E., b. 01-Dec-1883 or 1885, d. 1957 Beverly D. Ferris (male), b. 08-May-1886 Damey O. Ferris (female), b. 26-Nov-1890 E. Louise Ferris, b. 06-Jan-1893 Helen Margaret Ferris, b. 18-Jan-1899
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Re: CENSUS Look-up for FERRIS, James
regarding this marriage between James Ferris & Sarah Miller, where I can find documentation, as I am out west I do not have access to anything unless it is on-line. William E Ferris was my great grandfather and it seems to me looking at some records that there were two wives and that the Mary Jane is not his Mom. But I have also found a Lottie Kathleen Ferris that was born in 1860 to a James H Ferris & Sarah Miller, on this certificate it states that there are 6 other children born to this mother. Might she also be the sister of William E Ferris. I know that William named his daughter Ellen Sarah which leads me to believe it may have been after his mother. If you have any input it would be greatly appreciated, if you are still following this post. Rhonda
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Re: CENSUS Look-up for FERRIS, James
I'm curious about the MILLER name. Aside from that, it seems possible, yet also sketchy. After all, if the Lottie Kathleen mentioned as b. 1860 was indeed the daughter of James Henry Ferris and his wife, Sarah, and born in Waterborough area, I can't fathom her being a different child than the Charlotte seen in the 1861 Census as being aged 5. The concern I have is what actually happened to Charlotte and her brother, George Peter, who was actually born closer to 1860 than, apparently, was his sister. They do NOT appear in 1871 census with James and his 2nd wife, Mary Jane. It concerns me for two reasons. Firstly, that she is seen in 1861 and not later, and 2, the listing of her mother as Sarah Miller. These are late registrations of birth you are looking at, and 1860 doesn't fit with being listed as 5 in 1861, though I guess anything is possible. My concern is, why was this certificate requested? Where was Charlotte/Lottie after the 1861 census? DID Sarah (nee Drillen) Ferris divorce James Henry and marry a man named Miller? Or, did she die before James married Mary Jane? Will have to do some more digging, as this surely has caused a ripple that needs closer examination.
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Re: CENSUS Look-up for FERRIS, James
An interesting additional. FERRIS also needs to be searched as FARRIS. In doing so, found that Lottie's late registration was provided by her "elder brother", James A. Farris/Ferris. When I located his death record from 1937, he is listed as James A., son of James H. Farris and Sarah Drillon. So, even IF this Lottie is the same one seen in 1861 census records, why would her own elder brother list her mother as a Miller, if his own was Drillon/Drillen? I had listed James as James H. Ferris or James Henry Ferris, Jr. prior to finding his death record, while not spelling out the A. name, it must be at least one of his middle initials. He is seen as James M. in some transcriptions. The mystery for me, now, is what happened to Charlotte/Lottie and her younger brother, George Peter, who are both listed in 1861 but not in 1871, when James and 2nd wife, Mary Jane, are listed in Waterborough, and son James (the one who died in 1937) is listed with the family as the only child of James and Sarah... One might have presumed the two younger children might have died, but I cannot find that evidence. This recent information (to me) of "Lottie" requiring a late registration of birth in 1924 is a bit confusing. Where did she disappear to for all those years? By what name?
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Re: CENSUS Look-up for FERRIS, James
The Lottie Kathleen Ferris you are looking for married Charles Foster. Last seentogether in 1901 census. I don't know what she was thinking when she requested a birth certificate; she lied about her age and her parents. She is the dau of James Henry and Sarah Drillen. The James A. Ferris who signed her birth certificate in 1924 is actually her brother, James Henry Ferris. The Mary D. Crouse also found on the birth certificate is a daughter of James Henry Jr. She must be running from something. Sara
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Sara,
From all I've been able to find, I totally agree with you, though James was the one providing this information for his younger sister, from what the records note. And, yes, Mary was also a sibling. There was also Marjorie/Margery. I think there were a few screws loose in that whole group, in regards to remembering actual dates and being a bit screwy with names.
Jared
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