1881 census Darlington Durham West
FORSYTHE
Samuel, 28, b Ont, Methodist, IRish
Ellen, 23, b Ont
No children listed
1891 census Darlington
FORSYTHE
Samuel, 40, Ont, both parents b Ireland, Salvation Army
Ellen, 33, Ont, both parents b England
Floss, 8, Ont
1901 census Bowmanville
FLETCHER
Gorden, 7 Jan 1831, 69, Salvation Army,
Elizabeth E, 29 Oct 1857, 43, Ont, SA
Emma ORCHARD, lodger, 26 April 1830, 73, England
Florence FORSYTHE, daughter, 17 April 1883, 17, England
The enumerator must have put Florence down as daughter of Emma Orchard, not daughter of Elizabeth.
1911 census Bowmanville
FLETCHER
Ellen, Oct 1857, 53, Ont,
Polly, April 1897, 14, Ont
Kate, April 1903, 8, Ont
All Salvation Army.
Where on earth did Polly come from?
She is listed as daughter of Ellen and Gorden but she was born the same month as Samuel Forsythe died. Where was she on 1901 census?
Gordon and Ellen were married in 28 March 1898 so Polly must have gone by name Fletcher.
Florence May Forsythe, 22, b England? living Bowmanville, d/o Samuel Forsythe & Elizabeth Orchard married William Barrell, 28, Darlington, same, farmer, .... Barrell and .....Nunn,15 March 1905, Northumberland & Durham.
None of the children's births were registered. At least they aren't on Ancestry.ca
Ellen Fletcher died 27 Feb 1936 of apoplexy/arteriosclerosis, d/o John Orchard & Sarah Coleman both b England, informant: Frank Orchard, brother, of Hamiton Ont. Burial: Bowmanville.
Maybe her obituary would give more information re the family.
Re Polly. I have looked under the name Mary as well but no luck. Nothing on Kate Fletcher either.
Border Crossings Canada-US, Port Huron Michigan
July 1916
Ellen Fletcher, 59, living Bowmanville, contact: Daughter, Polly of Bowmanville.
Kate Fletcher, 13,
They are going to some place in Michigan. Cannot read the name of the town. Polly is still in Bowmanville.