William Hemstreet

#2910, (1848 - 1929)
Extended Family
ChartsDescendants of John Inkster & Abigail Marion
Abigail Inkster & William Hemstreet descendants

Children of William Hemstreet and Abigail Inkster

Life Events

NoteWilliam Hemstreet was listed as William Charles Hemstreet on his son Charles' death registration.1 
BirthHe was born on 3 Jul 1848 in Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario.2
 
1851/2 CensusHe appeared on the 1852 Census of Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, enumerated 12 Jan 1852. Wm was a 5 year old child (born in Ontario) with 6 siblings, in the household of Jacob (born in U.S.) and Elizabeth (born in Ireland) Hemstreet. Jacob was a yeoman and they lived in a shanty.3 
1861 CensusWilliam appeared on the 1861 Census of Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario. He was with Jacob (68) and Elizabeth (51) Hempstreet. William was 14 years old, born in Upper Canada, religion Free Church, and they lived in a one-story log house.4 
DirectoryThere were three Hemstreets listed in the 1864 Madoc, Hastings County, directory:
Hempstreat, Jacob, yeoman, 4th concession, part lot 9
Hempstreat, Nelson, yeoman, 2nd concession, part lot 17
Hempstreat, Samuel, yeoman, 4th concession, part lot 9.5 
1871 CensusHe appeared on the 1871 Census of Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario. He was a Journeyman living with Carriage Maker William Orr. William was 22, born in Ontario, Methodist, of Irish origin [both ditto from the Orr family], and not married.6 
MarriageHe married Abigail Inkster, daughter of William Inkster and Elizabeth O'Donnell, in 1873 in Madoc.
[Haven't yet found a marriage record]7,8 
1881 CensusWilliam and Abigal Hempstreet [sic] appeared on the 1881 Census of Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario. William was 31, born in Ontario, of American origin [crossed out but not replaced], and was a blacksmith. Abigail was 28 and born in Ontario. The family was Presbyterian. Their children were Carrie B (4), William I (3), and Nelson B (11 months, born in April).9 
1891 CensusWilliam and Abigail Inkster Hemstreet appeared on the 1891 Census of Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario. The Hemstreets lived in a two story wooden house with 9 rooms. William was 40, born in Ontario, father born in the United States, mother born Ireland, religion Canada Presbyterian, occupation Blacksmith. Abigail was 39, born in Ontario, father born Scotland, mother born Ireland, and Canada Presbyterian. Their children were Blanche (14), William I (13), Nelson Bruce (12), Magnus Charles (6), Ablea M (2) and Albert K (6 months).10 
1901 CensusWm and Abegail Hemstreet appeared on the 1901 Census of Sarawak, Grey County, Ontario. William was 51 years old, born 3 July 1849 in rural Ontario, of Irish origin, Presbyterian, a blacksmith working on his own account with $100 in earnings other than as a blacksmith. Abigail was 49, born 8 Feb 1852 in rural Ontario, and of Scotch origin. Their children were Carrie Blanche (24), Bruce N (20, farmer), Charles M (16, at school 4 months), Abegail M (12, attended school 10 months), and Albert K (10, school for 10 months).11 
1911 CensusWilliam and Abagail Hemstreet appeared on the 1911 Census of Sarawak Township, Grey County, Ontario, at Lot 24 Concession 2. William was 62, born July 1839 [sic] in Ontario, of English origin, Presbyterian, and a farmer working on his own account. Abigail was 59, born in February 1852 in Ontario, Presbyterian, and of Scotch origin. Their children at home were Abbie M (22) and Albert K (21). [The image is difficult to read]12 
1916 CensusWilliam Hemstreet appeared on the 1916 Census of Township 25 Range 3 W4, Alberta, enumerated 1 Jun 1916. He was 68, married, born in Ontario, Presbyterian, of Pennsylvania Dutch origin, and was a farmer working on his own account. No one else was in the household, which was near the town of Acadia, but his son Albert lived not far away.13 
Land Record In Aug 1917, William Hemstreet homesteaded at NW 32-25-3-W4. This was in Alberta, a few miles from the homestead of his son Albert Kenzie Hemstreet.14 
1921 CensusWilliam and Abigail Hemstreet appeared on the 1921 Census of Alberta, at Section 7 Township 25 Range 5 W4. They owned their 4 room log home. William was 73, born in Ontario, father born in Pennsylvania, mother in Ireland, of Dutch origin, and was a farmer working on his own account. Abigail was 68, born in Ontario, father born in Scotland, mother in Ireland, of Scotch origin. They were Presbyterian.15 
DeathWilliam died on 26 Apr 1929.16,17
 
BurialThere is a headstone for him in Fairview Cemetery, Drinkwater, Saskatchewan. The map of the cemetery for Plot 68, graves 1 & 2, says Abigail Hemstreet died 10 May 1927 & John [sic] Hemstreet died 26 Apr 1929.

There is also a headstone in O'Hara Cemetery in Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario which reads William & Abbie Hemstreet and has no dates recorded.18,17
William & Abigail Hemstreet are buried to the right of the headstone, where there is ice in the indentation
Fairview Cemetery, Drinkwater, Saskatchewan
Last Edited25 Jun 2014

Citations

  1. Death certificate of Magnus Charles Hemstreet, died 22 September 1967, registered 26 September 1967 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #67-09-012204.
  2. E-mails from Netanis Boger to J Kolthammer ", according to her grandmother, Abigail Mildred Hemstreet."
  3. 1851/2 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada. Canada West, Hastings County (15), Madoc (125), page 95.
  4. 1861 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Canada West, Hastings County, Township of Madoc (1), Page 5.
  5. 1864-65 Directory of the County of Hastings (Belleville: Mackenzie Bowell, 1865). Digitized copy viewed online at Randy Saylor's site "Transcribed Records of the Bay of Quinte", page 283.
  6. 1871 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Hastings North (62), Madoc (Div 1), Page 10.
  7. Birth Registrations of Ontario, Canada. Image viewed at Ancestry.com. William Inkster Hemstreet, #003099-78.
  8. Letter from Linda Thompson, Ontario, to J Kolthammer, dated 1991.
  9. 1881 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North (177), Port Elgin (h-9), Page 9.
  10. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, North Grey (68), Center Ward Owen Sound, page 7.
  11. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Grey (north) #65, Sarawak e-4, p2.
  12. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Grey North 73, Sarawak Tp 26, page 5.
  13. 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Medicine Hat (40), Subdistrict 26, Page 12.
  14. Index to Dominion Land Grants, Western Canada, 1870-1930, compiled by Library and Archives Canada, <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020111_e.html>.
  15. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Medicine Hat, SD 35, Page 3.
  16. E-mails from Deb Parry to J Kolthammer.
  17. Val Thomas, Cemetery Transcription, 2008, Fairview Cemetery, Drinkwater, Saskatchewan. Viewed online at http://saskcemetery.com/fairview.html ; photo taken by Val Thomas in February 2012.
  18. Website Hastings County Cemeteries (http://www.angelfire.com/wa3/greenwoodontario/…), no authorship or sources noted.
  19. Marriage Registrations of Ontario, 1857-1928. Image viewed at Ancestry.com. McIntyre/Hemstreet, #008826-03.
  20. Birth Registrations of Ontario, Canada. Image viewed at Ancestry.com. Unnamed male Hemstreet, #002350-80.
  21. Marriage certificate of Charles M Hemstreet and Dorothy Birch, married 11 September 1925 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #1925-09-284318.
  22. Marriage Registrations of Ontario, 1857-1928. Image viewed at Ancestry.com. McLellan/Hempstreet, #005648-13.
  23. Birth Registrations of Ontario, Canada. Image viewed at Ancestry.com. Albert Kenzie Hemstreet, #901583-(1932).