Charles married in 1832, to Martha Inkerman (born c1813).
Charles and Martha had twelve children : Eunice, Joseph, Sarah, Mary, Jacob, Timothy, Margaret, Susan, George, James, Robert, and Zenas.
From the 1851 census for Canada West, Ontario County, Scott Township...
| LONGHURST |
Charles
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m
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40
|
| LONGHURST |
Martha
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f
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38
|
| LONGHURST |
Unis (Eunice)
|
f
|
15
|
| LONGHURST |
Joseph
|
m
|
13
|
| LONGHURST |
Anne
|
f
|
11
|
| LONGHURST |
Jane
|
f
|
10
|
| LONGHURST |
Isaac
|
m
|
7
|
| LONGHURST |
Timothy
|
m
|
5
|
| LONGHURST |
Margaret
|
f
|
2
|
On this 1851 census, Charles' occupation was recorded as yeoman. Religion was Church of England. Ages noted - "as of next birthday".
Charles Longhurst died December 22, 1892 in Toronto, Ontario. Record of death shows cause as "senile decay" (i.e. old age).
Martha Inkerman died in 1896.
To read more about this couple, please go here...
Eunice Longhurst
- born 1836
- married John Lukes
- children :
- George Parsons Lukes
- (probably named after "Uncle George Parsons" - see info here)
- born c1870
- occupation : machinist
- living in Toronto when married
- married on July 8, 1895, to Alexandria Alberta Legge (born c1875, daughter of Herbert Legge and Charlotte _____ )
- marriage witnesses were Arthur Legge and Carrie Lukes, both of Toronto
- license 14805-95
- Eunice Longhurst died January 30, 1906. She is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
Joseph Longhurst
- born 1838
- occupation : lumber cutter
- of Scott Township when wed
- married on October 25, 1866 to Elizabeth Ferrier Bell (born December 5, 1918 in Georgina Township, Ontario, of Irish descent; daughter of William Bell and Elizabeth Dawson)
- marriage witness was A. McDonald of Toronto, Ontario
- lived on E1/2 Lot 5, 1st Concession, Scott Township when son John was born
- children :
- Nellie May Bell Longhurst
- born _____
- married Robert Smith
- Frederick Longhurst
- born _____
- occupation : labourer
- lived on Lot 2, Concession 1 of ______ when daughter Edna May was born
- married Sarah Cooper
- children :
- Laura Edna May Longhurst
- born October 30, 1902
- ref.: 047563-02, York County (Edna May on birth certificate)
- birth informant : Dr. Armstrong, Georgina Township
- married Edgar William Scott
- children :
- Melvin Longhurst
- born _____
- married Olive Myrtle Longhurst (born 1910)
- children :
- Charles E. Longhurst
- born ___
- married ___
- children :
- Velma Longhurst
- born ___
- married Edward Atkinson
- Johanna Mabel Longhurst
- born ___
- married Talmage Murray Skinner
- Francis Robert Longhurst
- born ___
- married M. Haist
- Thomas Joseph Longhurst
- born ___
- married A. Haist
- children :
- Victor Samuel Lloyd Longhurst
- born 1915
- married Clara Graham
-
- Dora Elizabeth Longhurst
-
- Peter George D. Longhurst
- born 1920
- married Florence Hooper
- children :
- Nathan Bertram Longhurst
- born ___
- married September 9, 1896, in Zepher, Ontario, to Violet Leitch
- children :
- Maisie Lorraine Longhurst
- born ___
- married Gordon Mainprize
- Delbert Bryce Longhurst
- born ___
- married Jean Pickering
- Edith Violet Longhurst
- born July 5, 1904
- ref.: #030896-04, Ontario County
- some inconsistent info - father – Mathew LONGHURST, stone mason; mother – Violet LEITCH, informant – Nathan Longhurst, Scott township - from the birth certificate
- married John Middleton Collins
- Clarence Rosslyn Longhurst
- born ___
- married Mildred Duwell
- Bertram Nathaniel Longhurst
- born ___
- married Nola Noreen Sedore (died January 13, 1992)
- John D. Longhurst
- born March 14, 1873 in Scott Township, Ontario
- ref.: #014750-73, Ontario County
- occupation : labourer
- of Vachell, Ontario when son was born
- married on December 22, 1898 to Martha Keetch (or Martha Hazelton - see below)
- children :
- David Irwin Longhurst
- born April 12, 1901, in York County, Georgina Township, Ontario
- inconsistent records - compare...
- #046002-01, York County; LONGHURST, David Irving, m, b. 12 Apr.1901, father - John LONGHURST, labourer, Vachell; mother - Martha HAZELTON; informant - Dr. Armstrong, Georgina Twp.
- #045989-01, York County; LONGHURST, David Irwin, m, b. 12 Apr.1901, father - John LONGHURST, farmer; mother - Martha KEETCH; informant - John Longhurst, Georgina Twp.
- Timothy Longhurst
- born October 26, 1875 in Scott Township, Ontario
- married Helen ____
- Elizabeth Ann Longhurst
- born 1878
- married September 25,1901, in Brown Hill, York County to Charles Leitch
- children :
- Fred Rossland Leitch
- born July 25, 1904, in Scott Township, Ontario
- record #033027-05, Ontario County (registered twice - see #030901-04)
- (Joseph Longhurst) died February 11, 1911 in Georgia Township, Ontario
Sarah Anne Longhurst
- born April 14, 1841 in Ontario
- married c1866 to Weller Longhurst (son of uncle George Longhurst (Sr.) and aunt Rebecca Weller, born 1834, died 1932)
- religion : Christian
- children :
- Mary Ellen Longhurst
- born ___
- married November 8, 1882, in Franklin, Ontario, to _____ Smith
- William Weller Longhurst
- born 1870
- married in 1901 to Betsy Wilkinson
- children :
- Edna May Longhurst
- born ___
- married Thomas Fountain
- Egbert James Frederick Longhurst
- note : from information found in the 1881 Census in East Gwillimbury, with Welleer's name found to be mis-spelled "Mhelles"
- Sarah Anne Longhurst died on July 6, 1917, in East Gwillimbury, Ontario
- Weller Longhurst died Dec. 27, 1922, and is buried in Franklin, County York, Ontario.
Mary Jane Longhurst
Jacob Isaac Longhurst
Timothy Longhurst
- born July 2, 1847
- married circa March 27, 1878
- the following is based on info from the 1891 census 101d3 family 124...
- living in Ontario County South in 1891
- occupation : farmer
- religion : Protestant
- married to W. Sarah Imrie (born c1854, in Scotland, daughter of John Imrie and Marion Wilson; the famly came to Canada c1862)
- children :
Margaret Longhurst (listed as Maria on baptismal record and marriage record)
- born April 24, 1850
- married February 13, 1874, in Uxbridge Township, to Daniel Hauser (born c1854 in Germany, shoemaker, son of Barnet Hauser and Barbara _______ )
- marriage witnesses were George Longhurst and Mary Strasley
- marriage license #006638-74, Ontario County
Susan Longhurst
- born March 27, 1852
- married in Streetsville, Ontario, to Lewis Mitchel Smith (born __________ )
- children:
- Inez Dell Smith
- born ___________
- married Herman Hendrix (born _________ )
- children:
- Dorothy Irene Hendrix
- born _________
- married Thomas Alan McLauchlan (born _________ )
- children:
- Robert Alan McLauchlan
- born __________
- married Anna Bell Harding (born _________ )
- children:
- S A McLauchlan
- born __________
- married T P (born _________ )
- children:
- note: information in this area has been provided by S A McLauchlan.
George Longhurst
James Longhurst
- born July 23, 1856
- occupation : farmer
- living in Scott, East Gwillimbury, Ontario in 1879
- married on October 29, 1879, in Mount Albert, Ontario, to Rhoda Ann Jennings (born c1860, daughter of Robinson Jennings and Eliza ______ , of Pickering, East Gwillimbury, Ontario)
- marriage witnesses were Robert Longhurst and Mary Longhurst of East Gwillimbury, Ontario
- marriage license #013444-79, York County
- children :
- Robinson Longhurst
- born c1880
- children :
- Martha L. (Mattie) Longhurst
- died 1959
- George Robinson Longhurst
- married in 1907 to Frances Leitch
- Emily May Longhurst
- married c1899 to George E. Merriwether
- John Wesley Longhurst
- married Mary Williams
- children :
- Harry Clayton Longhurst
- married Linda Boyd
- children :
- James Longhurst died June 22, 1940.
Robert Hosmer Longhurst (baptised as Robert "Hersmer")
Note: Hosmer was the last name Sarah, wife of Joseph, on this site prior to June 15, 2006. Her last name turned out to be Haysman (from a document provided by Dawn Shilcock), leading to speculation about the accuracy of Robert's reported middle name.
- born September 2, 1858
- married (at age 38) to Mary Anne Sweezy
- note: marriage record shows the name as Robt. making him hard to find, try this link
- children: yes
- died December 7, 1941
Zenas Inkerman Longhurst (baptised as such)
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