Edith G Wilkinson1

#14490, (1877 - )
FatherJames Wilkinson2 (c 1834 - bt 1891 - 1901)
MotherElizabeth Fidlar2 (c 1848 - 1908)
Extended Family
ChartsDescendants of Magnus Fidlar & Janet Irvine

Child of Edith G Wilkinson and Joseph Carson
  • John Carson5

Life Events

BirthEdith G Wilkinson was born on 24 Nov 1877 in Marmora, Hastings County, Ontario.
Details from the register: not named, daughter of James Wilkinson & Elizabeth Fidlar, informant James Wilkinson Shoemaker Marmora, registered 1 Dec 1877.2 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusEdith appeared on the 1881 Census of Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario with her parents. She was 3 years old and born in Ontario.1 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusEdith appeared on the 1891 Census of Marmora & Lake, Hastings County, Ontario with her parents. She was 13, born in Ontario, father born in England, mother born in Ontario and religion Church of England.3 
(with Mother) 1901 CensusEdith G Wilkinson appeared on the 1901 Census of Marmora Village, Hastings County, Ontario in the household of her widowed mother. She was 23, born 24 Nov 1877 in Ontario, and no occupation noted.4 
MarriageShe married Joseph Carson.5
 
1921 CensusJoseph and Edith Carson appeared on the 1921 Census of Southampton, Bruce County, Ontario, at High Street. They owned their 6 room plaster-finished house. Joseph was 60, born in Ireland, immigrated in 1888, and was a cabinet maker working in a factory. Edith was 43, born in Ontario, father born in England, mother in Ontario. They had one son, John, age 10, born in Ontario. The family was Presbyterian.5 
(Heir) WillShe was named an heir in the will of Isabella Fidlar dated 22 Jan 1925. The will included the phrase, "I give and bequeath to my niece Edith Carson of Southhampton Ontario the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)."6 
Research Note Records not yet found: marriage, John's birth, 1911 census. 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Joseph died on 30 Jan 1931.7 
Last Edited27 Jun 2014

Citations

  1. 1881 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, North Hastings (122), Township of Marmora, (1-f), Page 48.
  2. Birth Registrations of Ontario, Canada. Image viewed at Ancestry.com. Unnamed Wilkinson, #009074-77.
  3. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Hastings North (74), Marmora & Lake Township (j-1), page 31.
  4. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Hastings N (71), Marmora & Lake (J-1), page 7.
  5. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North, SD 43, Page 13.
  6. Last Will and Testament of Isabella Fidlar of Toronto, Ontario, 22 January 1925. Typescript copy in the possession of Sharon Hoskyn.
  7. Death Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1938. Image viewed at Ancestry.com. Joseph Carson, 1931, #009548.