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Brick wall on Waite family

Posted: 27 Nov 2014 8:14PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Waite Heather Hills Preston
I am descended from Sarah Hills (b. abt. 1824 England) and James Waite (b. England) who were married in St Catharines 22 Oct 1846. James died, supposedly around 1850 in St Catharines and Sarah remarried a James Heather and emigrated to Iowa, USA. James & Sarah Waite's oldest son Joseph emigrated separately with who seems to be his aunt and uncle Ann Waite & Richard Preston and goes by Joseph Preston on some records.

Things I am trying to find:
- When did James and Sarah come to Canada? The first record I have for them is 1846.
- Is there proof of the children's birth there? (Joseph b. 2 Aug 1847, Eugene b. 3 Jul 1848, James b. Apr 1851)
- Who are James' parents? I suspect he may be a James Waite b. in Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England in 1820 but am trying to find proof to link them.
- Who are Sarah's parents?
- When did Sarah marry James Heather? Their first child was born in Canada (Thomas, 31 Jul 1853) so presumably they were married in Niagara. They were in Iowa by 1860.

Things I have done:
- Searched Canada Archives
- No marriage listed in Huron, London or Western Canada District Marriages
- No records in Upper & Lower Canada Marriage Bonds index
- Marriage registers & bonds or St Catharines & Niagaras ends in 1841
- No Waites or Heathers listed on Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Records
- No records found in Ontario Court of Provate
- No records found in London Co & Elgin Co Surrogate Court Records 1800-1900
- Looked for emigration records but they seem to be pretty sparse before 1865.
- Requested help from St Catharine's, Thorold, London & Niagara Peninsula libraries
- Requested help from Mayholme Foundation (I am waiting to hear back)

Any ideas appreciated!

Re: Brick wall on Waite family

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 2:56AM GMT
Classification: Query
Death of first son ?? ------------ from FamilySearch
from Minnesota, Deaths and Burials
Name: Joseph P. Waite
Gender: Male
Death Date: 24 Dec 1919
Death Place: Martin, Rock, Minnesota
Age: 72
Birth Date: 02 Aug 1847
Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: James Waite
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Name: Sarah Hill
Mother's Birthplace: England
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B59755-8 , System Origin: Minnesota-EASy , GS Film number:
1404515 , Reference ID: p35 #20

Re: Brick wall on Waite family

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 10:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
Yep, I have managed to trace down the descendants... Thank you for looking!

Re: Brick wall on Waite family

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 11:58AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 29 Nov 2014 1:08PM GMT
This may be of help as to give you a feel of the area .....
Gosberton is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 9 miles (14.5 km) south-west from Boston, 6 miles (10 km) north from Spalding and 8.5 miles (14 km) north-west from Holbeach. The parish includes the hamlets of Gosberton Clough and Gosberton Risegate. The population of Gosberton is approximately 2500.

http://lrwaite.net/

http://lrwaite.net/uk/gosberton.htm

http://lrwaite.net/waite_leavitt/waite_joseph_chelnecha_wolf...

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This is an extract of names from the Gosberton parish register.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Gosberton/gosberton_par...

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