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Emma Louise EDWARDS

Female 1833 - Abt 1871  (37 years)


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  1. 1.  Emma Louise EDWARDS was born on 06 Oct 1833 in All Hallows on the Walls, Exeter, Devon, England; was christened on 06 Oct 1833 in All Hallows On The Walls, Exeter, Devon, England; died about 1871 in Quebec, Canada.

    Notes:

    NOTE 1./ EDWARDS, Emma Louisa
    Baptised to parents Robert and Elizabeth Edwards at All Hallows on the Walls, Exeter in 1833.

    Present in the family household at Dukes Place, All Hallows on the Walls, Exeter in 1841 aged 8. Head of the household was a John Edwards, assumed to be Emma`s grandfather.

    Emma was not present in the household at All Hallows in 1851 with her widowed mother Elizabeth, and I have been unable to locate where Emma Louisa was at this time.

    Married to William Melmer at Exeter, Devon, in the December quarter of 1858. GRO ref 5b/139. The couple were married on 11th December 1858 at the Parish Church of All Hallows on the Walls, City of Exeter, Devon, by License, witnessed by Soloman Stoneman and Martha White. William was 23 year old bachelor Schoolmaster residing in Totnes at time of marriage whose father was George Melmer, Confectioner and Emma Louisa Edwards was a 25 year old spinster, from Allhallows, daughter of Robert Edwards, a Tailor. The couple signed the register themselves.

    Emma Louisa emigrated to Canada, along with her husband, the early part of 1860. She had had a daughter in the December qtr of 1859 but who suffered debility at birth and who died in April 1860. By 1861 Emma was in Canada and her second child, Emily was born in 1861.

    The wife of a school teacher, Emma had three more children in Canada but died an early death circa 1872.

    Family/Spouse: William MELMER. William (son of GeorgeSr MELMER and Matilda COOLEY) was born in 1835 in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England; died on 08 Feb 1893 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario; was buried in Hamilton Wentworth Hamilton HM-287. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Emma Matilda MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1859 in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England; died on 23 Apr 1860 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
    2. 3. William Robert MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1863 in Kingston, Ontario Canada; died on 09 Oct 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 09 Oct 1938 in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada..
    3. 4. Emily Frances MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1864 in Kingston, Ontario; died after 1895 in Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario.
    4. 5. Archibald MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1865 in Ontario.
    5. 6. Arthur MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1868 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Emma Matilda MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Emma1) was born in Dec 1859 in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England; died on 23 Apr 1860 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

  2. 3.  William Robert MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Emma1) was born on 23 Apr 1863 in Kingston, Ontario Canada; died on 09 Oct 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 09 Oct 1938 in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada..

    Notes:

    NOTE 3./ 1901 York West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada census:

    Surname Given Age Province District Subdistrict Number Page Line
    Melmer Clarence E 5 ON YORK (West) Toronto (City) Ward No. 5 f-6 9 27
    Melmer Ida 10 ON YORK (West) Toronto (City) Ward No. 5 f-6 9 25
    Melmer Lydia M 34 ON YORK (West) Toronto (City ) Ward No. 5 f-6 9 24
    Melmer Myra 7 ON YORK (West ) Toronto (City ) Ward No. 5 f-6 9 26
    Melmer Norman 1 (9) ON YORK (West ) Toronto (City ) Ward No. 5 f-6 9 28
    Melmer William R 37 ON YORK (West) Toronto (City) Ward No. 5 f-6 9 23

    NOTE 2./ 1911 Toronto West, Ontario Canada census <>

    Surname Givens Age Province District Subdistrict Enumeration District # Page Line
    Melmer William R. 48 Ontario Toronto West Toronto 143 1 12
    Melmer Lydia M. 44 Ontario Toronto West Toronto 143 1 13
    Melmer Ida Evelyn 20 Ontario Toronto West Toronto 143 1 14
    Melmer Migra Francis 17 Ontario Toronto West Toronto 143 1 15
    Melmer Clarence Edward 15 Ontario Toronto West Toronto 143 1 16
    Melmer Norman Arthur 12 Ontario Toronto West Toronto 143 1 17
    Melmer Archibald Gordon 9 Ontario Toronto West Toronto 143 1 18
    Melmer Muriel Louise 6 Ontario Toronto West Toronto 143 1 19
    Melmer Velma Ruth 3 Ontario Toronto West Toronto 143 1 20

    NOTE 3./ Ontario Marriages
    007232-87 (Lincoln Co.) William R. MELMER, 23, carpenter, Kingston, Toronto, s/o William & Louisa, married Lydia M. BALL, 20, Niagara, same, d/o Charles & Maria, witn - George FOSTER of Toronto & Eliza F. BALL of Niagara, 28

    William married Lydia Maria BALL on 28 Sep 1887 in Niagara Falls, Lincoln County, Ontario. Lydia (daughter of Charles Marion BALL and Maria Eliza BISSEL) was born on 21 Jan 1867 in Niagara, Ontario, Canada; died on 02 Nov 1932 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 02 Nov 1932 in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. William Charles MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Nov 1889 in Toronto, York County, Ontario; died before 1938.
    2. 8. Ida Evelyn MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Feb 1891 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died on 07 Jun 1938 in Toronto.
    3. 9. Myra Frances MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Jun 1893 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died after 1963.
    4. 10. Clarence Edward MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Jul 1895 in Niagara on the Lake, Lincoln County, Ontario; died after 1938.
    5. 11. Norman Arthur MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 May 1899 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died after 1963 in Willowdale, Ontario.
    6. 12. Gordon Archchibald MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1902 in Toronto, York County, Ontario; died on 18 Jan 1963 in Hamilton Wentworth County Ontario Canada; was buried on 21 Jan 1963 in Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth, Flamborough East HM-348-1.
    7. 13. Muriel Louise MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Nov 1905 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died on 06 Jun 1991 in Detroit, Michigan?.
    8. 14. Velma Ruth MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died on 07 Jun 1938 in Toronto, Ontario; was buried on 10 Jun 1938 in Prospect cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

  3. 4.  Emily Frances MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Emma1) was born in 1864 in Kingston, Ontario; died after 1895 in Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario.

    Emily married Samuel HARRIS on 16 Feb 1895 in Methodist Parsonage, Dundas, Wentworth County, Ontario. Samuel (son of George HARRIS and Sarah UNKNOWN) was born in 1863 in Walpole, Ontario; died after 1895 in Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Archibald MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Emma1) was born in 1865 in Ontario.

  5. 6.  Arthur MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Emma1) was born on 13 Apr 1868 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    Notes:

    Note 1: Interesting that Arthur Melmer according to the 1881 census, was born in Quebec, as the last child of William and Emma nee Edwards Melmer. After her passing, William Melmer then married Louisa Levine, who was born in Quebec.



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  William Charles MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 09 Nov 1889 in Toronto, York County, Ontario; died before 1938.

  2. 8.  Ida Evelyn MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 24 Feb 1891 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died on 07 Jun 1938 in Toronto.

    Notes:

    NOTE 1./ Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957

    Name Arrival Date Estimated Birth Year Port of Arrival
    Ida Melmer 12 May 1921 Detroit, Michigan
    Ida Melmer 15 Oct 1920 Detroit, Michigan


  3. 9.  Myra Frances MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 07 Jun 1893 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died after 1963.

  4. 10.  Clarence Edward MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 03 Jul 1895 in Niagara on the Lake, Lincoln County, Ontario; died after 1938.

    Clarence married Catherine Elizabeth MILLS on 23 Feb 1918 in Toronto, York County, Ontario. Catherine (daughter of William F MILLS and Julia Ann ROGERS) was born in Jun 1894 in Northampton, England; died on 11 Jan 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 11.  Norman Arthur MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 14 May 1899 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died after 1963 in Willowdale, Ontario.

    Norman married Ella Lonena JANNEY on 30 Sep 1922 in Toronto, York County, Ontario. Ella (daughter of William W JANNEY and Elizabeth FRIEND) was born on 06 Feb 1883 in Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Gordon Archchibald MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 15 Feb 1902 in Toronto, York County, Ontario; died on 18 Jan 1963 in Hamilton Wentworth County Ontario Canada; was buried on 21 Jan 1963 in Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth, Flamborough East HM-348-1.

    Gordon married Myra Isobel CORNER on 09 Jan 1931 in Toronto York Co. Ontario. Myra (daughter of Fredrick Hart CORNER and Annette ANDREWS) was born on 17 May 1904 in Georgina, York County, Ontario; died on 15 Sep 1988 in Burlington, Ontario; was buried on 19 Sep 1988 in Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth, Flamborough East HM-348-1. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Baby Twin MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1931 in Toronto, York County, Ontario; died on 13 Jan 1931 in Toronto, York County, Ontario; was buried in Prospect cemetery, York County, Ontario.
    2. 18. Baby Twin MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1931 in York County, Ontario; died on 13 Jan 1931 in York County, Ontario; was buried in Prospect cemetery, York County, Ontario.
    3. 19. Lorna May MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1932 in Hamilton Wentworth Co. Ontario; died on 14 Jun 1999 in Hamilton Wentworth Co. Ontario; was buried in Woodland Cem. Hamilton Wentworth Co. Ontario.
    4. 20. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 21. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 13.  Muriel Louise MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 21 Nov 1905 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died on 06 Jun 1991 in Detroit, Michigan?.

    Notes:

    NOTE 1./ Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957

    Name: Muriel Hunt
    Alias: Muriel Melmer
    Arrival Date: 22 Oct 1943
    Age: 37
    Birth Date: 11 Nov 1905
    Birthplace: Toronto Ont
    Gender: Female
    Race/Nationality: English
    Port of Arrival: Detroit, Michigan
    Departure Contact: Brother Norman Melmer
    Arrival Contact: Husband Frederick
    Microfilm Roll Number: M1478_31

    Family/Spouse: Edward CARRIAGE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Muriel married Frederick HUNT before 22 Oct 1943. Frederick died in in Detroit, Michigan?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 14.  Velma Ruth MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born in Feb 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died on 07 Jun 1938 in Toronto, Ontario; was buried on 10 Jun 1938 in Prospect cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Living MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (10.Clarence3, 3.William2, 1.Emma1)

  2. 16.  Living MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (10.Clarence3, 3.William2, 1.Emma1)

    Family/Spouse: Gladys HUNNINGS. Gladys died on 01 May 1970 in Queensway General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 17.  Baby Twin MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gordon3, 3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 13 Jan 1931 in Toronto, York County, Ontario; died on 13 Jan 1931 in Toronto, York County, Ontario; was buried in Prospect cemetery, York County, Ontario.

  4. 18.  Baby Twin MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gordon3, 3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 13 Jan 1931 in York County, Ontario; died on 13 Jan 1931 in York County, Ontario; was buried in Prospect cemetery, York County, Ontario.

  5. 19.  Lorna May MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gordon3, 3.William2, 1.Emma1) was born on 20 Jan 1932 in Hamilton Wentworth Co. Ontario; died on 14 Jun 1999 in Hamilton Wentworth Co. Ontario; was buried in Woodland Cem. Hamilton Wentworth Co. Ontario.

    Lorna married John Alexander MCCLEARY on 09 Feb 1951 in Ryerson United Ch. Hamilton Wentworth Co. Ontario Canada. John was born on 02 Mar 1928 in Toronto York Co. Ontario; died on 30 Jul 1990 in Hamilton Wentworth County Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Living MCCLEARY  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. Craig David MCCLEARY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 29 Aug in Hamilton Wentworth Co. Ontario Canada.
    3. 26. Living MCCLEARY  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 20.  Living MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gordon3, 3.William2, 1.Emma1)

    Family/Spouse: Living TOMLINSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 21.  Living MELMER Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gordon3, 3.William2, 1.Emma1)

    Family/Spouse: Living PENDERGAST. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Living MELMER  Descendancy chart to this point