Person:Eliza Stewart (16)

Name and Relationships

Name: Eliza Stewart. Source is her 1896 and 1916 marriage registrations. Some ancestry.ca trees show her name as Elizabeth without listing a source for this. All the documents listed below show her name as Eliza.

Parents: Thomas Stewart and Jane Reid. Source is Eliza's 1916 marriage registration.

Personal History

1873 - Birth: Eliza Stewart was born in 1873. Source is her grave marker in Chapman Cemetery.

1881 - Census: On May 3, 1881, Eliza Stewart 7, was living on the farm in Croft Township with her father, Thomas Stewart 28, farmer, born in Ireland and her mother, Jane 31. Source is 1881 Census of Canada.

1891 - Census: On April 6, 1891, Eliza Stewart 17, was living on the farm in Croft Township with her father, Thomas Stewart 37, farmer and her mother, Jane (incorrectly spelled Jain) 39, and her brother, Thomas E. 6. Source is 1891 Census of Canada.

1896 - Marriage 1: On September 9, 1896, Eliza Stewart, 21, from Magnetawan, married Samuel Howard, age not given, bachelor, Buttermaker, from Powassan, Ontario, in Muskoka District. His date of birth was not given and his parents were not given. Her parents were listed as Thomas Stewart and not given. Her date of birth was not given. Witnesses were Mr and Miss Anderson, Sundridge, Ontario.

1911 - Census: On June 20, 1911, Eliza Howard 37, widow, born November 1873, was living on the farm at Lot 1 Con 7, Croft Township with her two children: Harvey H. Howard 11 and Lila R Howard 13 and her brother, Thomas E Stewart 26, Farmer, single, born June 1884. Source is 1911 Census of Canada, Parry Sound District, Croft Township, Ahmic Harbour, p 10.

1916 - Marriage 2:On September 20, 1916, Eliza Howard 46, Housekeeper, widow, born in Muskoka, residing in Toronto, married Frederick John Whalley, 42, bachelor, Agent, born in New York, USA, in Toronto, York County. The marriage registration listed his parents as Thomas Whalley and Elizabeth Scott and her parents as Thomas Stewart and Jane Reid. Witnesses were .. Indistinct. Source is their 1916 marriage registration in Ontario, Canada Marriages 1801 - 1935.

1921 - Census: In 1921, Eliza Whalley 50, was living at 712 Sixth Ave, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan with her husband, Frederick J. Whalley 50, Sales Manager, Automotive and her daughter, Reta Howard 23, Teacher, Public School. Source is 1921 Census of Canada, City of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

1952 - Death and Burial: Eliza Stewart died in 1952. She was buried in Chapman Cemetery. Source is her grave marker in Chapman Cemetery, Parry Sound District, Ontario.

Grave Marker: SAMUEL HOWARD 1863-1900 ELIZA STEWART 1873-1952 HARVEY HAMIL HOWARD 1900-1919. Chapman Cemetery, Parry Sound, Ontario.