1 William Ion born Feb 14, 1850, married Eleanor Davidson, born Dec 15, 1855, both born in Appleby Westmoreland. I believe William was illegitimate, his mother being Mary Ion according to the birth certificate that I have a copy of. I have been able to fill out most of the information up to this point, but am unable to go further back. William had 2 Daughters, Mary & Anna, he died Jan 24th, 1879. I have a 130 year old family bible to account for these dates.
2 Arthur Ion born Nov 11, 1867, believed to be the illegitimate son of Emma Ion. The only census record indicates Emma was the daughter of Ann and John Ion of Knock, Long Marten (1871 census.) Arthur was a stowaway, and came to Canada. The “Mary Ion” he married was the daughter of William Ion (above)
Now for some confusion—an Ion married an Ion here in Canada, therefore these men constitute two different branches of the tree.