Person:John Arnold (86)

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John Bowley Arnold
m. 29 Dec 1836
  1. Mary Jane Arnold1837 - 1923
  2. Joseph Crompton Arnold1839 - 1911
  3. Elizabeth Phoebe Arnold1841 - 1910
  4. Elias Arnold1843 - 1897
  5. John Bowley Arnold1845 - 1872
  6. Eliza Hewitt Arnold1847 - 1915
  7. Robert James Arnold1849 - 1893
  8. Alexander Christopher Arnold1851 - 1926
  9. William Button Arnold1853 - 1921
  10. Charles Wellington Arnold1855 - 1876
  11. Francis Sylvester Arnold1857 - 1877
  12. Abner Arnold1859 - 1892
Facts and Events
Name John Bowley Arnold
Gender Male
Birth[4] 14 Apr 1845 Vaughan (township), York, Ontario, Canada
Census[1] 12 Jan 1852 Vaughan (township), York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada West 1851
Census[2] 14 Jan 1861 Whitchurch, York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada West 1861
Census[3] 2 Apr 1871 Aurora, York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada 1871
Death[5] 16 Aug 1872 Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada
References
  1. United Province of Canada. 1851 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-11759, page 111, line 1ff, 12 Jan 1852.

    Location described as Canada West, District 42: York County, SubDistrict 401: Vaughan
    Robert Arnold, m, 44, b Upper Canada, married, farmer
    Margaret Arnold, f, 36, b New Brunswick, married
    M Jane Arnold, f, 15, b Upper Canada, single
    Joseph Arnold, m, 13, b Upper Canada, single
    Elizabeth Arnold, 11, f, b Upper Canada, single
    Elias Arnold, m, 9, b Upper Canada, single
    Bowley Arnold, m, 7, b Upper Canada, single
    Eliza Arnold, f, 4, b Upper Canada, single
    Robert Arnold, m, 3, b Upper Canada, single
    Alexander Arnold, m, 2, b Upper Canada, single

  2. Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-1089, page 49, line 30ff, 14 Jan 1861.

    Location described as Canada West, York County, Whitchurch Township, Division 1, First Concession
    Robert Arnold, m, 53, b Canada West, builder [farmer crossed out], married
    Margaret Arnold, f, 46, b New Brunswick, married
    Joseph Arnold, m, 22, b Canada West, single, labourer
    Elizabeth Arnold, f, 20, b Canada West, single
    Elias Arnold, m, 18, b Canada West, single, apprentice tanner
    Bowley Arnold, m, 16, b Canada West, single
    Eliza H Arnold, f, 14, b Canada West, single
    Robert Arnold, m, 12, b Canada West, single
    Alex Arnold, m, 10, b Canada West, single
    Wm Arnold, m, 8, b Canada West, single
    Chas Arnold, m, 6, b Canada West, single
    Sylvester Arnold, m, 4, b Canada West, single
    Abner Arnold, m, 2, b Canada West, single

  3. Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-9965, page 4, family 10 , 2 Apr 1871.

    Location described as Ontario, District 113: Co of York, SubDistrict 19: Village of Aurora
    Arnold, Robt, m, 64, born Ontario, English, brewer, married
    Arnold, Margaret, f, 56, born USA (sic), Scottish, married
    Arnold, Elizas, m, 28, born Ontario, English, brewer, married (name corrected to Elias in right hand column)
    Arnold, Jemuh, f, 21, born Ontario, married
    Arnold, Bowley, m, 26, male, born Ontario, brewer
    Arnold, Alexander, m, 19, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, Eliza, f, 24, female, born Ontario
    Arnold, Robert, m, 22, painter, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, William, m, 17, brewer, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, Charles, m, 16, scholar, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, Frank, m, 14, scholar, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, Abner, m, 12, scholar, male, born Ontario

    The locations given for the 1861 and 1871 censuses may indicate the same dwelling.

  4. The original birth date given is from a list of all the children of Robert Arnold and Margaret Phillips given to me by another descendant.
  5. John Bowley Arnold contracted tuberculosis after visiting some relations in Wentworth County to help with their hay harvest. He wrote two letters to his sisters once he became ill asking them to come and nurse him. The description of his symptoms is quite heart rending. He was a young man of 27 and he did not know what was wrong with him.

    His death registration, if it exists, has not been found.