ELEANOR Mary Ellen Walkington CLAY
1818 - 1853 (35 years)-
Name ELEANOR Mary Ellen Walkington CLAY Born 1818 Hull, Yorkshire, England 
Gender Female Died 18 Nov 1853 Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario - Aged 35 years.
Buried Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery - Grey-white cement Monument with a 'weeping willow'.
Person ID I118 Richard Patterson NJ & ON Last Modified 19 Dec 2018
Family Lieut. Col. Charles Earl LAWRENCE, . 1st, SUE
b. 27 Nov 1802, Saint John, Queens Co., New Brunswick
d. 19 Dec 1868, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Lincoln, Ontario (Age 66 years) Married 31 Dec 1836 Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario - Yonge Street.
Children 1. William Henry LAWRENCE, .16
b. 15 Dec 1838, Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario
d. 30 May 1924, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario (Age 85 years)2. Gertrude Lavinia LAWRENCE
b. 31 Mar 1841, Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario
d. 23 Aug 1910, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 69 years)3. Mary ELEANOR LAWRENCE, .xii
b. 1842, Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario
d. 28 Dec 1923, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 81 years)4. Molly LAWRENCE
b. 1853, Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario5. Margaret MAGGIE LAWRENCE, .ix
b. 1844, Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario6. Frederick ELISHA LAWRENCE, .i
b. 20 Mar 1848, Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario
d. 3 Jun 1929, Brandon, Cornwallis Co., Manitoba (Age 81 years)Last Modified 17 May 2012 Family ID F79 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - . Marriage on Thurs. 31st Dec, 1836, Charles Lawrence of Yonge Street &
Miss E. W. Clay, late of Hull, England, by Rev. C. Matthews.
Ref: Christian Guardian Newspaper, 1836-4849.
. Lawrence, Mrs. Eleanor, d. Richmond Hill, 18 NOV 1853, aged 35
Married Charles E Lawrence, Philadelphia 181-, for one year, Niagara-worked on Erie Cannel 1821, north to Toronto:
JOHN, SR. went on to Illinois, d. 1859, 79 years [?]
Ref: Christian Guardian Newspaper.
. Marriage register of her son William Henry Lawrence lists her as Eleanor Walkington, Lawrence, 1862.
. 1858 July 1 - Letters remaining in Richmond Hill Post Office: Mrs. C.E. Lawrence.
Ref: British Tribune & York Ridings' Gazette Newspaper. Richmond Hill, ON. Published 1858 Jul 16.
. Monument reads: Eleanor wife of Charles E. Lawrence departed this life
Nov. 18, 1853 In the 36 year of her age [1817] A much beloved Mother, this grave encloses here. A tender mother & friend sincere Great is our loss, but her eternal gain with joy in Christ we hope to meet again.
. Wreath placed on grave (2006). Grey Cement Weeping willow stone is next to separate tall column stone for her husband Chas. E Lawrence.
. A darkish photo on the internet (2010) reveals a pleasant looking, healthy woman. Eleanor is sitting on a hardback chair, wearing a black dresses with a large button or broach at her neck & she may be wearing small round earrings (or is it hair curling around her ear?) Is she in mourning wear a black dress? She appears to be of fair complexion & there is a smidgen of a smile. The most prominent feature of this photo is Eleanor's intelligent eyes gazing at you.
Note: From the photo of Eleanor Clay Lawrence in bountiful health, it is still difficult to comprehend that she died at the age of 36 in 1853. - PJA 2010. - - -
- . Marriage on Thurs. 31st Dec, 1836, Charles Lawrence of Yonge Street &