Family:Henry Perkins and Mary Moffat (1)

The King and Queen Send Cable To Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Perkins^S5

Congratulations Extended to Former Durham County Venerable Couple on Their 66th Wedding Anniversary (Teeswater News)

Despite strenuous duties as wartime rulers, Their Majesties, The King and Queen have not forgotten loyal British subjects, and proof of this was quite evident in a cablegram received by Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Perkins of Teeswater. Dated May 31st, 1942, from Buckingham Palace, Eng., the cable reads:

"Mr. and Mrs. Perkins--

   The King and Queen send you hearty congratulations and good wishes on the 66th anniversary of your wedding day.
            --Private Secretary"

To say that Mr. and Mrs. Perkins were pleased would indeed be a mild statement. They were in the most plain terms, "tickled to death."

The elderly couple observed the 88th anniversary on Sunday, May 31st, and many were the messages of congratulations and felicitations extended by friends and neighbors.

Mr. Perkins, who is in his 88th year, was born in Plymouth, England, coming to Canada as a youth of seventeen. Mrs. Perkins, formerly Mary Moffat, is in her 87th year; she was born at Orono. In 1876 the young couple were married at Bowmanville, and shortly afterwards moved to Howick Township. There they farmed for a number of years, later moving to Belmore where Mr. Perkins operated a sawmill until coming to Teeswater in 1893. They have resided here since.

Mrs. Perkins is in excellent health and carries on her own household duties in as competent a manner as many women half her age. Mr. Perkins is not just in the best of health, but takes a keen interest in the activities of this community, and has not lost one whit of his keen sense of humor. An insight into the character of a real man is gleaned from this statement Mr. Perkins made the other day when the editor paid him a visit: "We've had a lot of neighbors in our day, but we never had a poor one."

To Mr. and Mrs. Perkins on their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary the community as a whole adds their voice to that of the King and Queen in extending congratulations and best wishes.

Additional information published the following week:^S6
In publishing the report last week of the 66th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Perkins of Teeswater we were not aware that this venerable couple still had relatives in Durham County. But we learn Mrs. Henry Jacks, Manvers Road, and Mrs. Elias Trimm, Tyrone, are sisters of Mrs. Perkins.

1. ↑ Marriage Registration, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
   1876.

   Name: Mary Moffat
   Birth Place: Clarke
   Age: 20
   Father Name: Hubert Moffat
   Mother Name: Harriet Moffat
   Estimated birth year: abt 1856
   Spouse Name: Henry Rich'd Perkins
   Spouse's Age: 21
   Spouse Birth Place: Eng
   Spouse Father Name: Richard Perkins
   Spouse Mother Name : Mary Perkins
   Marriage Date: 31 May 1876
   Marriage Place: Northumberland and Durham
   Marriage County: Northumberland and Durham
   Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_21

2. ↑ Henery Perkins household, in Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 1901 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
   Page 9, 31 Mar 1901.

   ON BRUCE (East/Est) (#48) Subdistrict: Teeswater (Village) E-1
   
   38 100 Perkins Henery M Head M Mar 16 1855 46 England R 1872 EnglishCanadian Methodist Drover
   39 100 Perkins Mary F Wife M Apr 2 1856 45 Onr r Scotch CanadianMethodist
   40 100 Perkins Olive F Daughter S Dec 31 1885 15 Ont u EnglishCanadian Methodist

3. ↑ Henery Perkins household, in 1881 Canadian Census, LDS CD, Transcriptions. (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT84150-3400, 2001)
   Page 65 Family 264, 4 Apr 1881.

   Census Place: Howick, Huron North, Ontario, Canada Source: FHL Film 1375909 NAC C-13273 Dist 175 SubDist A Div 1
   
   Household:
   Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
   Henery PERKINS
   M M 26 English England Occ: FarmerReligion: Methodist
   Mary PERKINS
   F M 25 Scottish O <Ontario>Religion: Methodist
   Francis PERKINS
   M 4 English O <Ontario>Religion: Methodist
   Russel J. PERKINS
   M 2 English O <Ontario>Religion: Methodist
   Eliy M. PERKINS
   F <1 English O <Ontario> Religion:Methodist Born: Sep; 1/12

4. ↑ Henry Perkins household, in Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 1911 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
   Page 2, 5 Jun 1911.

   1911 / Ontario / 60 Bruce South / 59 Teeswater
   
   24 22 Perkins Henry M Head M Mar 1855 56 England 1871 English Canadian Methodist Drover
   25 22 Perkins Mary F Wife M Apr 1856 55 Ontario Scotch Canadian Methodist
   26 22 Lewis Henry M Son-in-law M Oct 1884 26 Ontario Irish Canadian Methodist Teamster , butter factory
   27 22 Lewis Olive F Daughter M Dec 1885 25 Ontario English Canadian Methodist

5. ↑ The King and Queen Send Cable To Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Perkins, in Canadian Statesman. (Bowmanville, Ontario)
   Page 4, 25 Jun 1942.
6. ↑ Additional information, in Canadian Statesman. (Bowmanville, Ontario)
   Page 1, 2 Jul 1942.