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- Ella is the daughter of Jane Matilda McCutcheon & Richard Lawrence Hamilton.
. 1876 Dec 7 - Acton Public School, results of a written examination in grammar: third Class, Ellen Hamilton 92%.
Ref: Acton Free Press.
. Ontario Marriage Registration # 3874, Acton, Halton Co., Ontario
Charles H Walker, Age 24/ b.1857, Resided Twp. of Erin, Born Erin, Manufacture,
Son of Elizabeth Walker & John S Walker, married
Ella Hamilton, Age 18 / 1863 in Twp. of Esquesing, Born Esquesing,
Daughter of Jame Hamilton an Richard Hamilton.
Wit: John Corraick, Erin & S M Law, Acton. Married at Acton, 15 Jun 1881. License.
. The Altar - Walker - Hamilton - In Acton, on the 15th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, by Elder A. Anderson of Hamilton, Mr. C. H. Walker of Erin Village to Miss Ella, the only daughter of Mr. Richard Hamilton of this village.
Ref1: ACTON FREE PRESS, Thursday, June 16, 1881 & in the Erin Advocate "
Ref2: ERIN ADVOCATE, Published every Wednesday.
NOTE1: A similar copy was written in Ella Hamilton's Bible & given to her eldest granddaughter, Jennie Walker's bible.
. 1881 Jun 23 - Mr. C. H. Walker & his newly made bride (Miss Ella Hamilton, of this village) returned from their wedding trip on Friday evening, after visiting friends in Toronto & Collingwood. They left for their new home in Erin Village on Saturday.
Ref: Acton Free Press, page 3, column 2.
. 1883 WELLINGTON COUNTY DIRECTORY:
The Erin Disciples church is a brick building, seating 300. It was erected in 1873, at the cost of $4,200. Services at 11 a.m.; Sunday school at 10 a.m. There are 75 members. The pastorate is vacant.
. Mr. C. H. Walker & his newly made bride, (Miss Ella Hamilton, of this village) returned from their wedding trip on Friday evening, after visiting friends in Toronto & Collingwood. They left for their new home in Erin Village on Saturday.
. 1897 Jan 14 - Erin, A grand musical entertainment was given by the ladies of the Disciple Church, in the Temperance Hill last evening. The programme consisted of vocal & instrumental music, solos & recitations.
. 1902 May 22. Obituary: Mrs. James Brown, Ruth Ann Hall, eldest daughter of Asa Hall, Esq. Born 1841 in Acton. Her husband lived 14 years. on Lot 1, Con 4, Erin, where he operated a saw mill. Friends form a distance were in attendance: Mr. Richard Hamilton (her father) & Mrs. C W. Walker, Erin. Ref: Acton Free Press.
. 1911 Census Erin, Ontario, Ella Walker, b 1863.
Ella sold up the foundry & house & moved with her girls to Toronto.
ERIN ADVOCATE Weekly Newspaper, Ontario:
. 1909 Aug 25 Wed.- Mrs. Chas. W Walker, of West Toronto, who has been spending a 2 weeks vacation with friends & relatives here, returned home on Saturday evening, sorry to leave, but looking forward to a return visit next year.
[Chas. Walker died in June 1908. Ella sold up the foundry & moved with her girls to Toronto in 1922 to nurse her dying daughter Kate Walker.]
. 1911 Jan. 4 - Mr. Frank Walker, Union Bank, Smith's Falls, at home. Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto, spent New Years with his mother, Mrs. C H Walker. May 24, 1911 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto; & Mrs. T. Justice & daughter, of Dauphin, Manitoba, are here on a visit to their mother, Mrs. C. Walker
. 1911 May 31- Mrs. J. Felker,
Mr. John Walker, who has been visiting his mother here, for sometime returned to Winnipeg on Tuesday last.
who has been here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker, returned to her home in Toronto last week, accompanied by her sister Ruby.
. 1911July 12 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker.
. 1911 Oct. 18- Erin Fair Visitors: Mr & Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, at Mrs. C. Walker's, 6,000 people attended the Fair last Friday.
. 1911 Dec. 27- Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto; Mr. Frank Walker, of Smiths Falls; Miss I. Walker, with their mother, Mrs. Walker.
. 1932 Jan 7 - Erin - Mrs. J. Felker an family &
Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto, Mr. Hughes of Regina Sask. [ should be son Babe Walker of Regina, Sask?], spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Ella Walker.
Notes2: For more Advocate social news, please look under the various individuals - PJA
. 1935 Wellington Co., voters list: Mrs. Chas. widow, Erin.
. 1938 Jun 30 - Ospringe - McCUTCHEON REUNION, held Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr Mrs Robert S McCutcheon, THIRD LINE, Erin, home offers McCutcheon settlers for 3 generations. The first McCutcheon came from Ireland over a 100 years go & purchased the home from the Crown.
Inspire of unfavorable weather in early afternoon, 110 guest registered. Games & races:
Races under 13: Helen Aitken & CHARLIE FELKER [born 1924]
After the races, supper was served on the lawn, President Robt. McC. called the guests to order & extended to all a hearty welcome.
MRS ELLA WALKER, gave a short history of the McCutcheon clan, which was very interesting.
Ref: Acton Free Press.
. ELLA HAMILTON'S FAMILY BIBLE: 12 X 9 X 4.5 inches thick. This Bible does not bear a publication date as such, but does have a publisher's note that it was entered into US Librarian of congress in 1876. The first entry for Richard & Jane's marriage was, thus entered at least two to three decades later. The Bible was then given to her eldest daughter, Jennie Walker, who in turned left it her eldest & only daughter, Marie Felker. The Bible then came to Marie's niece, myself, Patricia Felker Ahlberg.
> Here I would like to make interesting notation: Between the pages of Luke XXI -XXII, there are several dark blue ink spots. Additionally, caught up in the binding was a broken & spent wooden match head. Grandmother Ella was well noted for smoking a pipe! - So which came first the flying match head or spilt ink?
. First Family Record is a richly coloured Certificate of Holy Matrimony,
Richard Hamilton of Acton
& Jane M. McCutcheon of Erin Township
on Thursday, Jany 24th, 1861 at Hugh McCutcheons
by Revd. Joseph Unsworth, Congressional Minister, Georgetown.
. HAMILTON, ESTATE FILE, WELLINGTON, #8251, RG 2, 1917 Nov. 17
Petition of Ella Hamilton Walker: city of West Toronto, York Co., Widow
Jane M. Hamilton of the village of Erin, Wellington Co. left $1,000 in Real Estate. Signed, Ella M Walker
WILL dated 1 November 1910, Died "I devise & bequeath the sum to my daughter Ella Walker & for her & assign excepting the sum of $400 which I bequeath to my grand-daughter Jennie Felker - Residue to my said daughter." Executrix is my daughter Ella Walker.
Signed, Jane M. Hamilton
Witnesses: Janette McDowell, Erin, William McDowell Arch H. MacDonald Solicitor. Real Estate Description: 1/1 7 of an acre, being part of Easterly half of Lot #14, 9th concession of Erin, described by metes & Bounds in a Conveyance dated 1 May, 1891, from Charles Staples, of Golden, Colorado, & his wife to the said Jane Matilida Hamilton.
. Ontario Death Registration #5413, died Nov 17, 1917:
Born Erin, 78 , 1839, Erin, Residence 855 Keele St., Toronto, housework, widow, died of cancer uteri, for 1 year.
. DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.
Briefly then, the Esquesing church grew peacefully into the principles of the Campbellian reformation, & in June, 184 3, the first June meeting of the Ontario Disciples, was held. On that occasion the name "Disciples of Christ" or "Christians" was used. The site of this meeting house was near Norval, actually on the Menzies farm, Lot 8, 10th line, Esquesing. So small was the log building, that at the first June meeting, Ash records that numbers of the listeners had to vacate their seats in order to permit others to hear.
This Esquesing church was characterized by very strict discipline as to its members' conduct. For, with this strong desire to maintain the purity of the witness to the gospel, there was evident the air of exaltation & discovery which are elements in any youthful cause. There was not much experience to fall back upon, & the Bible was truly an honored medium of counsel toward maintaining a high standard of conduct with which to exalt the Christian profession; & who ca n deny the wholesomeness of such an aim? Consider the delicacy of the recording scribe who could indite upon his record s about a sister that had erred & been removed from fellowship- "for a crime mentioned in I Corinthians." ...This forest sanctuary to Christ which Esquesing folk raised, has long since passed from common knowledge, but the spiritual emanations from that Bible-loving people still grasp at the stars.
> Please see the McCutchons on the separate McCutcheon Family of Erin, Wellington Co., Ontario. at Rootsweb.com .
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1]
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