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Elizabeth Davidson (Betsy or Bessie or Bess) AINSLIE
1864 - 1952 (88 years) Has 8 ancestors and 54 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Elizabeth Davidson (Betsy or Bessie or Bess) AINSLIE Birth 1 Jan 1864 Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1, 2] - or 18 January 1864
Gender Female Passenger Lists 1871 [3] Age: 7y - Port of Embarkation: Glasgow
To Quebec
1871 Census 2 Apr 1871 Plough Jan, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland [4] Age: 7y - RD 795, Enum Dist 1, Page 14
Daughter, Scholar
1881 Canada Census 4 Apr 1881 Burpee & Robinson & Barrie Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada [5] Age: 17y - C-13281, Dist 182, Sub J, Page 9
Daughter, Presbyterian
Reference Number V 0137a Burial 1952 Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Water, Robinson Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada [2, 6] Age: 88y - Lot 25, Concession 10
Death 20 Jun 1952 Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada [2, 7] Age: 88y Person ID I3140 Vernon Last Modified 8 Oct 2023
Father James Davidson AINSLIE, b. 17 Feb 1833, Ancrum, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 24 Feb 1915, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) Mother Bridget L SMITH, b. 28 Jun 1838, Oxnam, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1910 (Age 71 years) Marriage 29 Oct 1858 United Presbyterian Church, Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [8, 9, 10] Family ID F1205 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Norman MATHESON, b. 11 Jul 1840, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 31 Jul 1922, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) Marriage 1885 Goderich, Huron County, Ontario, Canada [10] Children + 1. Angus MATHESON, b. 18 Sep 1886, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Jun 1978, Manitoulin Centennial Manor, Little Current Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) + 2. Bridget MATHESON, b. 24 Mar 1888, Goderich Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Feb 1968, St Joseph's Hospital, Little Current Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) + 3. Margaret MATHESON, b. 28 Mar 1890, Robinson Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Jun 1915, Elizabeth Bay, Robinson Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 25 years) + 4. Norman MATHESON, b. 5 Feb 1892, Silver Water, Robinson Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Mar 1965, Silver Water, Robinson Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) + 5. Muriel Elizabeth MATHESON, b. 19 Oct 1893, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Mar 1985, Elliot Nursing Home, Guelph Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) + 6. James Davidson Ainslie MATHESON, b. 26 Jan 1896, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 1961 (Age 64 years) 7. John Morrisons Mcleod MATHESON, b. 11 Jul 1898, Gore Bay Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Nov 1962 (Age 64 years) + 8. Marcella Ainslie MATHESON, b. 4 Mar 1900, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Oct 1997, Manitoulin Lodge, Mindemoya Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 97 years) + 9. Edward Mathew MATHESON, b. 9 Feb 1902, Bayfield, Robinson Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Oct 1999, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 97 years) 10. Lewis MATHESON, b. 1 May 1904, Robinson Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Jan 1953, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 48 years) + 11. Effie MATHESON, b. 2 Apr 1906, Robinson Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Mar 1985, Little Current Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) 12. Leonard MATHESON, b. 3 Oct 1909, Elizabeth Bay, Robinson Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Mar 1990, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years) Family ID F1300 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jan 2021
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Notes - ELIZABETH DAVIDSON MATHESON nee AINSLIE
Canadian Citizen by 1888
12 children, 11 living in 1952
ADDRESSES:
Plough Jan, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland (02 April 1871)
Burpee & Robinson & Barrie Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada (04 April 1881)
Burpee Township, Manitoulin District, Algoma, Ontario, Canada (18 September 1886)
Elizabeth Bay, Burpee, Ontario, Canada (24 March 1888)
Silver Water, Robinson Township, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada (05 February 1892)
Lot 6, Con 9, Burpee Township, Ontario, Canada (19 October 1893)
Lot 1, Con 8 Burpee Township, Ontario, Canada (26 January 1896)
Gore Bay Township, Manitoulin District, Algoma, Ontario, Canada (11July 1898)
Burpee, Manitoulin District, Algoma, Ontario, Canada (04 March 1900)
Robinson Township, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada (02 April 1906)
OCCUPATIONS:
Scholar (02 April 1871)
- (04 April 1881)
CENSUSES: (1864-1952)
02 April 1871 - transcript
03 April 1881 - yes
05 April 1891 -
31 March 1901 -
02 April 1911 -
10 Jine 1921 - - Last checked: 23 February 2012
- ELIZABETH DAVIDSON MATHESON nee AINSLIE
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Sources - [S577] Family Search - Births, 13 Apr 2011.
- [S4709] Manitoulin Roots, 12 Feb 2018.
Courtesy of Rootsweb - Marilyn Irish - [S1841] Passenger Lists - Canada - Ainslie, James & Bridget - 1871, 26 Feb 2012.
- [S1323] 1871 Scotland Census Transcript - Ainslie, James D & Bridget, 17 Apr 2011, RD 795, Enum Dist 1, Page 14.
- [S1326] 1881 Canada Census - Ainslie, James & Bridget, 23 Apr 2011, C-13281, Dist 182, Sub J, Page 9.
- [S3716] Headstone Transcription - Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada, 30 Nov 2015, Stone No. 63.
Matheson/Norman/Father/1840-1922/Elizabeth/Mother/1864-1952/Lewis/son/1905-1953 - [S578] Family Search - Deaths, 22 Apr 2011.
- [S562] Family Search - Marriages, 14 Apr 2011.
- [S2127] Church - Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland, 11 Nov 2012.
- [S4709] Manitoulin Roots, 12 Feb 2018.
- [S577] Family Search - Births, 13 Apr 2011.