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Richard WAISTELL

Male 1825 - 1906  (81 years)


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  • Name Richard WAISTELL  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Born Mar1825  Warcop Westmorland England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15Oct1906  Clandeboye Biddulph Middlesex Ontario Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • from old age see attached death record also see comments
    Buried October 16 1906  Biddulph township,midlesex county,ontario Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • buried in Lewis Cemetery : see the records of The Diocese of Huron Archives London Ontario age listed as 82,listed as a blacksmith
    Person ID P49  Ian Westell Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2020 

    Father James WAISTELL
              b. july1794, Warcop, Westmorland, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 12Nov1868, Mcgilivray Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Isabella PRINGLE
              b. 1793, Kirby Thore Westmorland England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Sept 1869, Mcgilivray Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1815  Temple-Sowerby, Westmoreland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susannah COOK
              b. 01Jan1832, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 24 Oct 1913, Custer, Mason, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 23Oct1849  York,York County,Ontario Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Hudson WAISTELL
              b. 1853, midlesex county ontario Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. usa Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Anna WAISTELL
              b. 21Jan1868, ontario Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18Dec1886, Custer, Mason County, Michigan, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ann LEWIS
              b. Abt 1820, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1896, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1889  Huron, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • As well as the attached death record the Biddulph Township Death Register 1896-1925 gives the same information adding that place of residence in Clandeboye was Lot 21 R.S

      died of infirmities of old age

      farmer age 81

      death October 15,1906

      registered October 16,1906

      Doctor was Dr.James Sutton ME

      ...............................................................................

      -Bigamy case against Richard

      Exeter Times,14 April,1892

      The adjurned bigamy case was concluded at Crediton on Tuesday,when sufficient evidence was adduced against the prisoner Waistell to commit him to Goderich for trial .Rev.Mr.Clement,President of the London Conference was in this village on Tuesday to give evidence in the Waistell bigamy case as his having married Richard Waistell and Mrs. Ann Cobleigh in Exeter at the James Street Parsonnage in march 1888.
      Census: 1871, Canada Census shows both he and Susannah living in McGillivray Township. Named spelled 'Westeel' Agricultural Schedules record the farm as 50 acres with 25 acres improved 1 acre pasture and 1/4 acre garden/orchard..Of crops 2 acres are in wheat with 8 bushels of spring wheat,and 15 bushels of fall wheat,15 bushels peas,30 bushels of oat,1/4 acre of potatoes yielding 15 bushels.5 acres are in hay yieding 4 tons .The garden/orchard yielded 12 bushels of apples.

      1883-Later they both owned land in Custer Michigan as well : The 1883 directory of Mason County, Michigan shows Richard Waistell, farmer, owning 40 acres ( north eastern quarter section33) Apparently Richard had the south half and Susannah the north half-twenty acres ( each see land records, courthouse,Custer MI ) Each owned 20 adjoining acres. (They both bought the land in 1882.Nov.24)
      1893 -However on March 18,1893 Richard sells his 20 acres.The deed shows Richard as unmarried (quick claim)
      1897 -On November 16,1897 Susanna sells 19 acres for $700.00 dollars keeping 1 acre presumably for her residence.
      - The property is a couple of concessions south of Riverside Cemetery fronting on Custer and Wilson Road.
      Richard-Occupation: 1880, Lumber dealer in Lieury, McGillivray Township Canada
      Also owned property in Clandeboye at time of his death in 1906 lot 21, range 2.
      Property: 1864, Lot 14 Con. 4 McGillivray Township

      The 1900 census USA for Ludington City michigan shows Susannah working as a servant working in the Hutchins household,divorced,with no children.
      The 1901 canadian census for Clandeboye Biddulph township ,middlesex county shows Richard age 77,married,living with the Morley family.While he is shown as head of the household,there is no wife and the other members are his nieces family.( Ann Cobleigh died in 1896)
      1913-On October 1913 Susanah sells 1 acre for 1$ but retains a right of possession for her natural life. The sale was to Charles Ressequie ,her son in law and was done shortly before her death and was probably done for estate records.
      sources : Jim Westell- and various records including land records and census records.
      Census: 1871, Canada Census shows both he and Susannah living in McGillivray Township. Named spelled 'Westeel' Agricultural Schedules record the farm as 50 acres with 25 acres improved 1 acre pasture and 1/4 acre garden/orchard..Of crops 2 acres are in wheat with 8 bushels of spring wheat,and 15 bushels of fall wheat,15 bushels peas,30 bushels of oat,1/4 acre of potatoes yielding 15 bushels.5 acres are in hay yieding 4 tons .The garden/orchard yielded 12 bushels of apples.

      1883-Later they both owned land in Custer Michigan as well : The 1883 directory of Mason County, Michigan shows Richard Waistell, farmer, owning 40 acres ( north eastern quarter section33) Apparently Richard had the south half and Susannah the north half-twenty acres ( each see land records, courthouse,Custer MI ) Each owned 20 adjoining acres. (They both bought the land in 1882.Nov.24)
      1893 -However on March 18,1893 Richard sells his 20 acres.The deed shows Richard as unmarried (quick claim)
      1897 -On November 16,1897 Susanna sells 19 acres for $700.00 dollars keeping 1 acre presumably for her residence.
      - The property is a couple of concessions south of Riverside Cemetery fronting on Custer and Wilson Road.
      Richard-Occupation: 1880, Lumber dealer in Lieury, McGillivray Township Canada
      Also owned property in Clandeboye at time of his death in 1906 lot 21, range 2.
      Property: 1864, Lot 14 Con. 4 McGillivray Township

      The 1900 census USA for Ludington City Michigan shows Susannah working as a servant working in the Hutchins household,divorced,with no children.
      The 1901 canadian census for Clandeboye Biddulph township ,middlesex county shows Richard Waistell age 77,married,living with the Morley family.While he is shown as head of the household,there is no wife and the other members are his nieces family.( Ann Cobleigh died in 1896)
      1913-On October 1913 Susanah sells 1 acre for 1$ but retains a right of possession for her natural life. The sale was to Charles Ressequie ,her son in law and was done shortly before her death and was probably done for estate records.
      sources : Jim Westell- and various records including land records and census records.

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