Person:James Dunn (104)

1851 CAN Census (ON, Wellington, Peel Twp, penned sh 47, stamped sh 89, ln 36) James Dunn 40, b. York State, Farmer, Wes Meth. His wife, Nancy 40, b. York State. Their apparent children, all b. Canada: Mathew 17; Tasence? 9; Denis 7; David 3; Louisa 2. Also living with them, Sarah Dunn 85, b. York State, widow.

1867 Wellington Co, Peel Twp Directory (from Bill Martin’s Freepages online) lists two James Dunns: James Dunn, Conc 18, lot 3, householder James Dunn, Conc 5, lot 18, householder

1871 CAN Census index from Archivia.net, the only DUNN of African descent in Ontario was one G. B. Dunn, 71, b. USA, living in Windsor. Not sure if this Dunn is related ... more research is needed.

1881 CAN Census (ON, Wellington Centre, Peel Twp, Dist 152, Sub Dist E, Div 1, sh 10) James Dunn 70, widow, b. USA, African origin, b. USA, farmer, rel = Epis Meth. Living with him his son, David Dunn 32, b. Ontario, African origin, farmer, same rel; and John Riely 10, b. USA, African origin, laborer, same religion. No idea of John’s relationship to James. Info from Familysearch.com 12/8/03 **

1896 Ontario Death Certificate no. 025959 (from Ancestry.ca), James Dunn, 100 years or over, farmer, v. New Jersey U.S., died of old age, no attending physician, Methodist. Informant was Albert Douglas, registered Dec 31, 1896 by Magnus Henderson.