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Duckwith burials in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville

Duckwith burials in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville

Posted: 19 Jul 2014 4:38PM GMT
Classification: Query
Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid lists 4 Duckwiths buried in Forest Lawn: George, Anne, Eliabeth S an William Arthur. If someone has access to the transcrition of this cemetery, I would appreciate having the information on these 4.

Re: DUCKWITH burials in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville

Posted: 19 Jul 2014 6:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: DUCKWITH
Have you contacted the Cemetery Office - they will have the information
With date of Death /Burial - Obituaries may have been published - may show names and locations of other family members at the time.
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements - may also have taken info if an Obituary was to be published.

Contact the following - there will possibly be a fee for service
Reference # DU-RAYBURN
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "DU-", write to...

Dufferin County Museum & Archives
P.O. Box 120
Rosemont, Ontario, Canada
L0N 1R0
1-705-435-1881 or 1-519-941-7787

Re: Duckwith burials in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville

Posted: 20 Jul 2014 2:02AM GMT
Classification: Query
Sorry this isn't the cemetery info, but here are the death regs., if that helps. They are all listed as "Duckworth".

Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947

Name: George "Duckworth"
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 19 Oct 1913
Event Place: Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Birth Date: 31 May 1836
Birthplace: England
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846

Occ: Blacksmith
Cause of death - arteriosclerosis



Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947
Name: Anne "Duckworth"
Death Date: 4 Sep 1913
Death County or District: Dufferin
Death State: Ontario
Death Country: Canada
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Estimated birth year: abt 1839 (gives date as Apr 7, 1839)
Birth Location: Easingwold, England
Father - Thomas Germain (b. Yorkshire)
Mother- Ann Germain (b. Yorkshire)
Cause of death - heart failure

Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947
Name: William Arthur Duckworth
Death Date: 24 May 1914
Death County or District: York
Death State: Ontario
Death Country: Canada
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Cause of death - fractured skull

Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
Name: Elizabeth Duckworth
Birth Place: Watal Africa
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Father Name: George Duckworth
Mother Name: Ann Duckworth
Spouse Name: George Nicholson
Spouse's Age: 30
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1857
Spouse Birth Place: Wellington County
Spouse Father Name: Obediah Nicholson
Spouse Mother Name: Margaret Nicholson
Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1887
Marriage County or District: Dufferin


Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas
Name: Elizabeth Susanna Nicholson
Death Date: 19 Mar 1926
Death County or District: Dufferin
Death State: Ontario
Death Country: Canada
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Estimated birth year: abt 1863 (gives date of Oct 3, 1862)
Father - George Duckworth
Mother - Ann Germain
Cause of death - Breast Cancer

Re: Duckwith burials in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville

Posted: 20 Jul 2014 4:43PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks for the info. This is George Duckwith and his wife Anne and 2 of their 4 (so far) children. Nice to get parents for Anne and to settle where they lived (one census has Australia but 2 other sources list KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) Still some strange things to sort out like George and daughter Julia living with David and Sarah Ann Robinson Bland in 1871 but Anne, George Jr and Elizabeth not there. Family emigrated in 1870 and baby Julia died in Chinguacousy in 1871. They are definitely Duckwiths although many records had Duckworth and at some point they changed as there are not many Duckwith records around. Thanks again. All help is greatly apreciated.

Re: Duckwith burials in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville

Posted: 21 Jul 2014 12:10AM GMT
Classification: Query
George, Ann, George jr., and Julia are all together in 1871 census, along with the Bland family & Julia Robinson ------ appears to be one household (#72)

1871 Census of Canada
Name: George Duckwith
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birth Place: England
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Primitive Methodist
Origin: English
Province: Ontario
District: Peel
District Number: 39
Division: 04
Subdistrict: Chinguacousy
Subdistrict Number: d
Household Members:
Name Age
David Bland 26 ---- b. England
Sarah Ann Bland 21 --- b. England
Fredrick Bland 1 month --- b. Ontario past Feb.
Julia Robinson 10 ----------- b. England
George Duckwith 36 --- b. England
Anne Duckwith 31 --------- b. England
Elizabeth Duckwith 8 ----- b. South Africa
George Duckwith 6 ----- b. South Africa
Julia Duckwith 8 months --- b. England past Aug
---------- all Methodist and men Labourers


1881 Census of Canada
Name: George Duckworth
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 44
Birth Year: 1837
Birthplace: England
Religion: P. Methodist
Nationality: English
Occupation: Blacksmith
Province: Ontario
District Number: 152
District: Wellington Centre
Sub-District Number: A
Subdistrict: Orangeville
Division: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
George Duckworth 44
Anne Duckworth 42
Elizabeth Duckworth 18
George Duckworth 16
Arthur Duckworth 9
------------- this one says Eliz. & Geo. jr b. Australia !!!!! Arthur b. Ontario


1891 Census of Canada
Name: George Duckworth
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Methodist
French Canadian: No
Spouse's Name: Ann Duckworth
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Province: Ontario
District Number: 54
District: Cardwell
Subdistrict: Caledon
Household Members:
Name Age
George Duckworth 54
Ann Duckworth 52
George Duckworth 24 --- b. Africa
Arthur Duckworth 13 --- b. Ontario


Re: Duckwith burials in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville

Posted: 21 Jul 2014 12:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks so much for your census data with the extra bits added. I was using the 1871 from the Latter Day Saints site and 1871 did not have Anne, Elizabeth, or George Jr. in their transcritions so that clears up one sticking point!

Re: Duckwith burials in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville

Posted: 21 Jul 2014 1:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
You are welcome. Glad to be able to help.
With the variations on the birth places, maybe it was just a case of getting a couple of "the continents of the world" mixed up. Seems like South Africa wins out.
Good luck with the rest of your tree.

Re: Duckwith burials in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville

Posted: 21 Jul 2014 7:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Duckwith, Nicholson, McLellan
I can add a little more information from the local newspapers. I don't have the full text for a couple of them but if I have time on Saturday I will try to look them up. - Roger

Gravestone Inscriptions of Forest Lawn Cemetery - 2003
/ DUCKWITH / George DUCKWITH / born 1836 - died 1913. / Anne his wife / born 1839 - died 1913. / William Arthur their son / born 1872 - died 1914. / Elizabeth S. DUCKWITH / wife of George NICHOLSON / born in South Africa / Oct. 3. 1862 died Mar. 19 1926 /

Shelburne Economist, Date: 01 Sep 1910, Page: 4, Column: 5, Type: Article
Duckwith , George , Mr&Mrs , 50th Wedding Anniversary

Orangeville Sun, February 20, 1913, MARRIED: DUCKWITH-CORK – At Toronto on Feb. 1, William Arthur Duckwith to Minnie Cork.

Orangeville Banner, Date: 11 Sep 1913, Page: 2, Column: 2, Type: Death Notice
Mrs. Annie Duckwith, w/o George, nee Germaine, aged 74, born Easingwold, Yorkshire England, died Orangeville; leaves husband, m/o George, Arthur and Mrs. George Nicholson; came to Canada 40 years ago with husband and young family.

Orangeville Sun, Date: 11 Sep 1913, Page: 8, Column: 1, Type: Obituary
GERMAIN Ann, w/o George DUCKWITH

Shelburne Economist, September 18, 1913, Mrs. Geo. Duckwith: Annie Germaine, wife of George Duckwith, is dead at Orangeville, in her 75th year. Born at Easingwold, Yorkshire, England, Mrs. Duckwith came to Canada with her husband and young family forty years ago moving to Orangeville three years afterwards. Mr. and Mrs. Duckwith celebrated their golden wedding three years ago. Besides the husband, two sons and one daughter survive: Geo., Caledon; Arthur, Toronto; Mrs. Geo. Nicholson, Orangeville.

Orangeville Banner, Date: 02 Oct 1913, Page: 7, Column: 1, Type: Article
Mr. Will Lathwell has bought Mr. Geo. Duckwith's dwelling house on John St.

Orangeville Banner, Date: 23 Oct 1913, Page: 6, Column: 2, Type: Death Notice
aged 77, born Easenwold, Yorkshire England died Orangeville, married 1860; f/o George, Arthur, Mrs. Geo. Nicholson / DUCKWITH, George

Orangeville Sun, Date: 23 Oct 1913, Page: 5, Column: 4, Type: Death Notice
DUCKWITH George

Orangeville Sun, Date: 23 Oct 1913, Page: 8, Column: 2, Type: Obituary
DUCKWITH George

Orangeville Banner, Date: 30 Jul 1914, Page: 7, Column: 1, Type: Death Notice
Arthur Duckwith, the former Orangeville man who was killed by falling from a street car in Toronto on May 24th, left an estate of $5,473. It consists of household goods $200, insurances $1000, cash $2,628 and an equity in 299 Perth Ave., $1650.

Orangeville Banner - March 25, 1926, pg 3, col 5: MRS. GEORGE NICHOLSON: Orangeville lost a well-known citizen on Friday night in the person of Elizabeth S. Duchworth, beloved wife of Mr. George Nicholson, Townline St. Deceased had been ill for the last two weeks with an internal malady that defied the best efforts of medical skill. Toward the end she suffered a great deal, but bore her pain and weakness with Christian patience and fortitude. Mrs. Nicholson, who was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Duckworth, citizens of Orangeville for many years, was born in Durban, South Africa. When she was three years of age her parents returned to England and five years later decided to try their fortunes in Canada. She had been a resident of Orangeville for about fifty years and in that time had made many warm friends to whom the news of her demise brought real sorrow. There is also general sympathy for her husband and brother, Mr. George Duckworth, of Alton, who survive to mourn her loss. For many years Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson conducted a large greenhouse business at the south end of John St. This they sold to Mr. E. A. Parsons some ten years ago. The late Mrs. Nicholson was a member and an active supporter of First Avenue United Church.
The funeral was held from her late residence to the Forest Lawn cemetery on Monday afternoon, Rev. E. W. McBrien, her pastor, conducting services at the house and grave. The pallbearers were her brother, George Duckworth, a brother-in-law, J. J. Nicholson, of Hamilton, and four nephews, Austin Nicholson, Toronto; Jos. Dermott, Wm. Cullen and J. E. Maltby.

Orangeville Banner, Thursday, June 24, 1948 - Page 12 - MRS. GEORGE DUCKWITH: Mrs. George Duckwith, a longtime and highly regarded resident of the Alton district, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Percy Lazenby, Norwich, Ont., on Friday, June 18th, in her 85th year. The funeral service was held in Alton United Church on Monday afternoon, Rev. E. M. Burgess officiating, and was followed by interment in the family plot in Alton cemetery. The pallbearers were Cecil Presley, Clifford Groves, Charles Pinkney, William Thomas, Peter Currie and Ross Houston. Many lovely flowers testified to the esteem in which the departed woman was held.
Mrs. Duckwith, whose maiden name was Mary Alice McClellan, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. McClellan, lot 22, 4th line, west, Caledon, where she resided until her marriage to George Duckwith on March 15, 1893, when she moved to lot 22, 5th line, west, Caledon. Predeceased by her husband, her demise is mourned by a family of four daughters and two sons - Mrs. Percy Lazenby (Alva), of Norwich, Mrs. E. Jensen (Ruth), of Erin, Mrs. Comyn Cassell (Emily), Ontario, Calif., Mrs. Carl Hammer (Edith) of Burgessville, Ont., Howard, on the homestead in West Caledon and Harmon, of Kitchener. A daughter, Mrs. J. Barkwill (Winnifred), of Merritton, predeceased her mother sixteen years ago. There are seventeen grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Mrs. Duckwith was very fond of music and played the organ in the Congregational church in Alton, which later united with the Methodist church and was finally merged in the United Church.

Alton Cemetery
George DUCKWITH, Oct. 13, 1864 - June 4, 1940
his wife Mary Alice McLELLAN Sept 4, 1863 - June 18, 1948.
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