Elsie Joan Barker

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Notes:

(Research):Baptised: Presbyterian
Occupation: homemaker


Christened:
Baptised Presyterian

Elsie married James Harold Steele on 19 Sep 1934 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. James (son of John Steele and Amy Bertha Coulter) was born on 26 Apr 1897 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 May 1974 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 26 May 1974 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. William Gerald Steele was born on 11 Mar 1939 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Mar 2021 in Uxbridge, Durham County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
3. Living

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Notes:

(Research):Occupation: farmer

Died:
1940, Saturday December 7, The Ottawa Journal, page 31
Robert Barker
ALMONTE, Dec 6 - (Special) - Robert Baker, well-known farmer of Ramsay, died on Thursday. He had been confined to his bed for the past six months. Born in Ramsay, 79 years ago, he was a son of the late James Barker and his wife, Joan Hood, early Ramsay settlers. He farmed all his life in Ramsay. In 1905 he was married to Miss Jessie Coxford, of Blakeney. Surviving in addition to his widow, are two daughters, Miss Thelma, at home, Mrs James Steele, of Ramsay, and one son, Melville Barker, at home; two brothers, James and Alex Barker, of Blakeney, and two sisters, Mrs Wm Blanton, of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs W. Beach, of Carleton Place. The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon from his late residence and interment will be made in the Auld Kirk cemetery.

1940, Thursday December 12, The Almonte Gazette, page 8
Funeral of Robert Barker
Fitting tribute to the memory of Mr Robert Barker was paid by a large circle of friends and relatives who attended his funeral which was held from the family residence on the sixth line of Ramsay on Saturday afternoon. Mr Barker was in his 79th year and his death occurred on Dec 5th, following an illness of five months. Rev W.J. Scott of Bethany United Church, conducted the service at the home and at the grave. Interment was made in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. The pallbearers were John R. Reid, Thomas Erskine, Wm Philip, Thos Coxford, Herbert Coxford and Alex Cochran. The many beautiful floral tributes included wreaths from Ramsay U.F.W.O. and the Ladies' Aid of Blakeney United Church.

Buried:
Plots C229 to C240 Stone 785
BARKER
Footstones: Robert ?b?BARKER?/b? 1862 - 1940 His wife Jessie COXFORD 1872 - 1945
Thelma BARKER 1905 - 1981
Robert Melville BARKER Aug 1912 - Jan 1973
Dorothy M. Reilly wife of Melville BARKER, Mar 1910 - Sep 1978
Baby BARKER Jan 2, 1972 daug of Robert and Agnes

Robert married Jessie Coxford on 11 Jan 1905 in Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Jessie (daughter of James Coxford and Mary Jane Kennedy) was born on 18 Feb 1872 in Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Oct 1945 in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 16 Oct 1945 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Occupation: woollen mill weaver

(Medical):Died as a patient at the St. Lawrence Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Cornwall.

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Died:
The Almonte Gazette, thursday Oct, 1945 Stone 785

Mrs. Jessie Barker
A life-long resident of the township of Ramsay, Mrs. Jessie Barker, widow of Robert Barker, died in a Cornwall hospital on Sunday, after a lenghthy illness. She was in her 73rd. year.

Born and educated at Blakeney, Ont. she was the daughter of the late Jas. Coxford and his wife, Mary Kennedy. The former Jessie Coxford she married Robert Barker in Blakeney 40 years ago. He died five years ago. Mrs. Barker was a member of Bethany United Church.

She is survived by one son, Melville Barker, at home; two daughters, Mrs James Steele, Ramsay Township, and Miss Thelma Barker, Ottawa; fire brothers, Archie Coxford, Edmonton; Robert Coxford Estevan, Sask; Thos Coxford, Ottawa; and William and Herbert, both of Almonte; four sisters, Mrs. William Barker and Mrs. Mansfield Snedden, both of Appleton; Mrs. Charles Black and Mrs. Elizabeth Fulton, both of Fort William.

The funeral which was held on Tuesday afternoon from the residence of her son Mr. Melville Barker was largely attended by friends and neighbours who wished to pay a last tribute. The service was conducted by Rev W.J. Scott of Bethany United Church.

Among the floral tributes which testified to the esteem in which deceased was held were wreaths from Blakeney Ladies' Aid and Ramsay Women's Institute.

The pallbearers were five nephews, Herbert Snedden, Harold Snedden, Stewart Coxford, Robert Barker and Russell Cochran and a son-in-law James Steele. Interment was in the family plot in the Auld Kirk cemetery.














Buried:
Plots C229 to C240 Stone 785
BARKER
Footstones: Robert ?b?BARKER?/b? 1862 - 1940 His wife Jessie COXFORD 1872 - 1945
Thelma BARKER 1905 - 1981
Robert Melville BARKER Aug 1912 - Jan 1973
Dorothy M. Reilly wife of Melville BARKER, Mar 1910 - Sep 1978
Baby BARKER Jan 2, 1972 daug of Robert and Agnes

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• Name: Jas Barker
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Died:
BLAKENEY NEWS
Another aged and highly respected resident of the community passed away on Monday evening, in the person of Mr Jas Barker, sr., after about four months of suffering from cancer of the stomach. Deceased who was the only son of the late Wm Barker, was born in Ramsay township nearly 83 years ago, on the farm upon which he died, but spent his early boyhood and until he was married on the farm on the eighth line now owned by his son, Mr R. Barker. In 1855 he was married to Joann Hood, who was born in Scotland, and had come to Canada. After their marriage they went to the farm upon both spent the balance of their lives, her death taking place in 1874. This union was blessed with a family of nine children., two of whom died in infancy. those who are now living are William in Almonte; James at Blakeney; Robert near Bennie's Corners; Alex on the homestead; Maggie (Mrs Arthur Beach) at Nokomis, Sask; David and Neil at Seattle, Wash. Some time after the death of his first wife Mr. Barker was married to Agnes Wood, a daughter of the late Walter Y Wood, who is still living. There were no children to the second marriage. A sister Mrs Wm Conner of Carleton Place, also survives. The late Mr Barker was possessed of more than ordinary energy and progressiveness, and as a consequence was one of Ramsay township's most prosperous farmers.
Evidence of his thrift and thoroughness was to be seen all over his farm, and many a traveller along the ninth line had looked with admiration at the splendid fields of waving grain which were the result of his up-to-date methods and his thorough application of them. in this connection he was crop-viewer for the township for a number years and was connected with the N.L.A.S., latterly as Honourary director, so long and so actively that when failing energy prevented him from being on duty at the fair, his presence and assistance were much missed. he was also a member of township council for some years, and here is fine, executive ability and good judgement were of much value, especially in the roads and bridge department. He was also active in church matters, and took a deep interest in the Presbyterian church of Blakeney, of which he was a member, and in fact was one of the few to whose earnestness and energy, the existence of the church was due. For many years he was a member of the managing committee, and was also a leader of the choir in his earlier years. he was one of those who was instrumental in the organization of the Rosebank cheese factory, and for some time its energetic president. the funeral took place today, Thursday, to the eighth line cemetery, and was a fitting tribute to the memory of so old and useful a member of the community as Mr Barker was. the services were conducted at the home and the grave by Rev Mr Merrilees of Blakeney.

[from Death Records: b Aug 22, 1832 d Jan 25, 1915 (from the Dawn Leduc Papers, at the Lanark Archives)]


Buried:
Plots A61 to A72 Stone 57
James BARKER 1832 - 1915 His wives Joann HOOD 1831 - 1874, Agnes WOOD 1834 - 1921

Stone 58
Joann HOOD wife of James BARKER died Jan 8, 1874 ? 43 yrs
Native of Forfershire Scotland
also her son David BARKER died May 3, 1859 ? 1 yr 15 das

James married Johanna Hood on 26 Jun 1855 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Johanna was born in 1831 in Forfarshire, Scotland; died on 8 Jan 1874 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Jan 1874 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Jo Ann Hood
• Name: Joann Hood
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Notes:

Buried:
Plots A61 to A72
Stone 57
James BARKER 1832 - 1915 His wives Joann HOOD 1831 - 1874, Agnes WOOD 1834 - 1921
Stone 58
Joann HOOD wife of James BARKER died Jan 8, 1874 ? 43 yrs
Native of Forfershire Scotland
also her son David BARKER died May 3, 1859 ? 1 yr 15 das

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Died:
The Almonte Gazette, Friday 2 Dec., 1904, page 8

?b?Obit - Jas. Coxford?/b?
Mr. James Coxford, of Blakeney, had been ailing for some time and a couple of weeks ago he went to an Ottawa hospital for treatment but nothing could be done for him, and he returned home last week. From that time he gradually sank until on Wednesday the end came. The deceased was born in London England, and came with his parents to Canada at Ottawa (then Bytown) and here the deceased served his apprenticeship at shoemaking. When a young man he came to Ramsay and spent a year with Robert Gomersall, a tanner, at Blakeney. He afterward opened a shoe shop a Snedden's Corner at the ninth line, about fifty years ago, and removed to Rosebank Messrs James and Thomas McCann. Of a family of eighteen children born to them sixteen are still living, two having died in infancy. John and David are in Rochester; Arch and James, in Vegerville, N.W.T.; Thos. in Carp; Wm. and Mrs. Fulton, in town (Almonte); Mrs M. Snedden, in Ottawa; Mrs. W. Barker, 8th line, Ramsay, and Mrs. Forsythe, Misses Jessie, Mary, Jean and Robt. Alf and Herb, at home. the funeral takes place today (Friday) at 12:30 o'clock to the eighth line cemetery.

Buried:
Plots B420 to B449 stone 492 pg 27

James COXFORD died Nov 30, 1904 aged 69 yrs.
His wife Mary KENNEDY died Feb 10, 1905 aged 66 yrs.
Alfred E. COXFORD died May 12, 1908 aged 26 yrs.

James married Mary Jane Kennedy on 20 Aug 1858 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West. Mary (daughter of Moses Kennedy and Anne McCann) was born on 8 Feb 1836 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; died on 8 Feb 1905 in Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Feb 1905 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Mary Jane Kennedy
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Notes:

(Research):Record indicated Mary Kennedy age as 69 when she died but Obit in Almonte Gazette and record on grave stone lists her at 66 yrs old at death. also date of death on stone indicated Feb 10, 1905 but obit indicates she died Feb 8, 1905. Birth date from Northern Ireland should be verified as it may be out by three years.

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Died:
The Almonte Gazette, Friday 10 Feb. 1905 front page.

Obit - Mrs. James Coxford
After several weeks of illness following upon the death of her husband, which occured a couple of months ago, Mrs. Jas. Coxford, of Blakeney, passed away on Wednesday at her home in Blakeney, aged 66 (69) years. the deceased was a woman of a very quiet disposition, possessed of a warm heart and ever willing to do a good turn for fried or neighbour. The funeral takes place on Friday at 2 p.m. to the eighth line cemetery.

Buried:
Plots B420 to B449 stone 492 pg 27

James COXFORD died Nov 30, 1904 aged 69 yrs.
His wife Mary KENNEDY died Feb 10, 1905 aged 66 yrs.
Alfred E. COXFORD died May 12, 1908 aged 26 yrs.

Notes:

Married:
Married at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Auld Kirk?

Name:?tab?James Coxford
Age:?tab?22
Gender:?tab?Male
Birth Place:?tab?England
Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township
Spouse Name:?tab?Mary Kennedy
Spouse Age:?tab?17
Spouse Gender:?tab?Female
Spouse Birth Place:?tab?Ireland
Spouse Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township
Marriage Date:?tab?20 Aug 1858
Father Name:?tab?John Coxford
Mother Name:?tab?Esther Hull
Spouse Father Name:?tab?Moses Kennedy
Spouse Mother Name:?tab?Anna McCann
County:?tab?Lanark
Microfilm Roll:?tab?1030058

Name:?tab?Mary Kennedy
Age:?tab?17
Birth Year:?tab?abt 1841
Birth Place:?tab?Ireland
Residence:?tab?Ramsay Township
Marriage Date:?tab?20 Aug 1858
Marriage Place:?tab?Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Father: Moses Kennedy
Mother: Anna McCann
Spouse: James Coxford

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Died:
1877, Friday June 15, The Almonte Gazette page 2
Deaths
On Sunday, 10th June, Mr Wm Barker, 8th Line Ramsay, aged 83 years.

William married Helen "Ellen" Pringle. Helen was born in 1794; died on 27 Sep 1879 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
1879, Friday October 3, The Almonte Gazette page 2
DEATHS
At her residence, 8th line of Ramsay, Mrs Ellen Barker, wife of the late W. Barker, aged 85 years.

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Notes:

?u?Coxford - Norfolk County, England?/u?

George and Mary Browne, friends (of Sylvianne Penner) from York, Yorkshire, England ran across a Coxford sign while visiting friends and kindly sent these pictures and ordnance survey map and did some research on the history of Coxford.

The nearest town of any size is Fakenham (52 degrees 50'n, 0' 51'E) about eight (8) miles from Coxford. There is a Coxford heath (see map) that is wet and partly wooded, unusual for the area. There was a Coxford Priory in the Middle Ages and the nearby village of Rudham benefited from the Market and Fair granted to the Priory. A lot of the stone from the ruins of the Priory were used in the foundation of a house called Raynham, built in the 1620's for Sir Roger Townsend. To quote from a Reference Library book: "The Plundering of Coxford for building stone created one of the most attractive monastic sites in Norfolk. There is much less masonry work than at most other abbeys, but its atmosphere of space and isolation is unique. Founded about 1140, dissolved in 1536 to become the property of the Duke of Norfolk and eventually passed on to the Townsends in 1597".

The ordnance map was obtained from the farmer who now owns this property. Very little of the Abby ruins remain. Cosford, according to the farmer consists of his farm and farmhouse, plus three other cottages. As George states, that's Coxford. not much nightlife I'm afraid.

Note: on the map of England, the names of to towns, Blakeney and Pakenham that are in close proximity to Coxford and undoubtedly, these names were transplanted to Canada to locales where the Coxfords settled.

?u?History of the Coxford Name
?/u?
These notes are according to Fred Sadler, a historian of Norfolk, England and rewritten by Sylvianne Penner of Calgary, AB

1066: Norman Invasion

1085: Stonework on St. Mary's (see photos) at East Rudham began.

1135-1154: Coxford Priory founded (Old Ruins) by William Cheney (a Norman) during Stephen's
Reign (originally at East Rudham). It was a Augustine Priory and was relocated in 1216.

1140: Normans came to this area, prior to this time the Saxon's constructed the Churches using flint a wedging between the stones. The Normans who brought their own stone masons used a cement mortar between stones so that many of these structures are still standing and in use.

?u?"Cokesford"

?/u?This is a Norman name which is possibly the origin of the name Coxford.
Cokes were Norman Landowners.
Ford meaning where there is no bridge, a shallow spot in the river.
Coxford (Cokesford) meaning landowners at the ford in the river. They were a higher class of society, not in the working class and may have come from Brittany.
Cokesford may have been spelled Cotesford. at one time.

1216: The Monks moved their headquarters from St. Mary's to Coxford Priory (Coxford Abby ruins) at the beginning of Henry III's Reign.

1301: Vicar of Rudham was John de Titeshale, Prior and Convent of Cokesford.

1305: Vicar of West Rudham was William Rademelde, Prior and Covent of Cokesford.
1534 John de Coxford, alias Mathew, was the last Prior.

1537 The Abby was dissolved
The Earl of Lester (who was a Coke, landowner) started the farm course rotary system of farming, soon after.

1623: Henry VIII ordered the absolution of Catholic Monasteries. Three churches, the Coxford Abby and two others were ordered destroyed. About the same time Black Death wiped out the Village of Sengham, which surrounded Coxford Abby. Sengham means home of Seng (Saxon). About 800-1000 survivors of the Black Death left Sengham and established Gates End about one mile away.
Gates End or perhaps Gates Hill is what is know at Tattersett today.
The Black Day is reported to have been brought to the area by a Tax Collector from London.

1719: A small pot of Roman coins was found in the Coxford Abby ruins in an underground passage, indicating that Romans were in this area at one time.

?u?Some Well Know People from this Area:?/u?

Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) He was the Prime Minister for King George I and King George II. His original home is in the area.
Earl of Orford (a Walpole) He was a Prince of England.
Many of these Walpoles known at the Earls of Orford are buried in St. Martin of Tours Church, at Houghton.

?u?The Coxford Group of churches:
?/u?
Seven churches, all in the area of the Coxford Abby Ruins
St Mary's at East Rudam
Norfolk Trust at West Rudham
St. Martin's at New Houghton
St. Mary's at Sydestone
St. Mary's at Totterford
Norfolk Trust at Barmer
All Saints at Tollersett

See media file photographs courtesy of Kathleen (Coxford) Thomson.

?u?Rosebank (Blakeney) and the Coxfords

?/u?Re: Bosebank Re: lots 42 Ottawa Street.
Property abstracts in OA of James Coxford, who died in 1904.
Succession to his widow Mary Coxford.

It looks as if the factory workers were all family members.

Wm Coxford factory operative and wife
Annie Barker w/o Wm. B. yeoman
Esther Forsythe widow
John Coxford boiler maker and wife
Mary Coxford spinster
David Coxford yeoman unmarried
Jesse Barker w/o Robert Barker, yeoman
Agnes Snedden w/o Mansfield Snedden, clerk
Thomas Cosford painter & wife
Eliz. Maud Fulton w/o Alex. Fulton, Sectionman
Robt. Coxford yeoman, unmarried, teacher
Sarah Jane Coxford spinster

Who together with parties of the second part are all heirs-at-law and heiressess at law of Mary Coxford, widow, late of the Village of Rosebank.
(2 Jul 1906)

Sold to Herbert L. Coxford, cheesemaker & elford E. Coxford, painter for $1.00 and assumption of Mortgage.

V6654 Q. C. Deed 1911 Reg't, 2 June 1913.

Wm Coxford factory operative & wife
Annie Barker w/o Wm. B., laborer
Wm. Forsythe carpenter, unmarried
Arthur Forsythe clerk
Kate Cochrane w/o Alex Cochrane
James Forsythe clerk, unmarried
Amy Alice Forsythe spinster
John Coxford rankker? & wife
Jas. Coxford foreman & wife
David Coxford baker
Jesse Barker w/o Robt. B.
Agnes Snedden w/o Mans. S., dairyman
Thomas Coxford painter & wife
Eliz. Maud Fulton w/o Alex. F., sectionman
Robt. Coxford mill operator & wife
Sarah Jane Black w/o Chas. Black, yeoman

Sold to Herbert S. Coxford, cheesemaker for $1.00

1913, Herbert sold to David McGill and this property came to John Hunt & Geo. Lowry (Joint tenants) in 1956 for $4300.00.

Peter McDougall owned the woolen Mill in 1891.

David McGill, son of John McGill & Jane McCann.

The house David McGill lived in is still standing, all enclosed, photocopy, it is opposite the building which was the General Store for many years, on the main street of Rosebank, now called Blakeney.

John Coxford: Occupation: stone mason
John died in a rock slide while working on the Rideau Canal. John may have also used the name James. The name John Coxford appears on his son (James) marriage certificate. I have not been able to determine which ship and exactly when the Coxfords came to Canada, but it is know that Mary was born after they arrived, so must of been in 1837-1838. John worked as a stone mason on the Rideau Canal and according to oral stories he was killed in a Rock Fall in the 1840's. There were two rock falls, the question is which one?

(Medical):There may be some historical confussion in that the construction of the Rideau Canal was between 1826-1832, although there was probably construction for years afterward, such as Lockmaster houses . As the workforce became available after completion of the Canal the stone houses of the area were built from 1834 on. It would seem more likely that John Coxford was killed in a quarry site or construction site post Rideau Canal construction.

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John married Esther Hall on 4 Jul 1823 in Wood Dalling, Norfolk County, England. Esther (daughter of James Hall and Mary Long) was born in 1801 in London, England; was christened on 9 Aug 1801 in Wood Dalling, Norfolk County, England; died on 29 Feb 1908 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

Occupation: housewife
On the marriage Certificate of her son James, Esthers name is Esther Hall Coxford. Hence the confusion as to which is the correct spelling of her last name. I have not been able to find her final resting place. We know that she resided somewhere near Ottawa. She may have lived in Nepean, as it is next to Ottawa were Halls and Hulls resided at this time.

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Baptised: Methodist

Moses married Anne McCann in 1835 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Anne (daughter of John McCann and Elizabeth Mooney) was born in 1814 in County Down, Northern Ireland; died on 17 Feb 1889 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: Abt 1817, Carrigallen, County Leitrim, Northern Ireland

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