SAMELLS Edith Estella

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• Name: Edith Estella FELTON
• Residence: 307 Cansey Avenue, Suffolk VA
• _UID: BF37FCF932E84BB2A387EDDA69EA598F2E52

Edith married Rev. FELTON Colin James 14 Aug 1918, Oshawa, Durham ONT. Colin was born 12 Jun 1888; died , USA; was buried , USA. [Group Sheet]

1. FELTON Margaret Edith was born 12 Mar 1921, USA.

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• _UID: 23EF69D0FBC74A29A79319FF0A01D9CE849E

Henry married SCHNUR Elizabeth Louise 12 Jun 1883. Elizabeth was born 20 Sep 1857; died 4 Oct 1936; was buried , Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Durham ONT. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Louise SAMELLS
• _UID: 30B3A174656747458D0D953181B14B9DCA0B

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• _UID: BCA6995CB13149BC852AEA6633B5F26C8364

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His first wife was Mary Ann ROBINSON (born 1827) who died May 11, 1883, age 56 years and 8 months, a native of Grimsby, LIN. They had 12 children. Benjamin died at the home of one of his daughters in a house just north of the four corners in Whitby. He was a Brethren by denomination, a branch of the Quakers. A tall man, over 6 feet tall, he had an interesting life. He lived at Port Whitby after emigrating in 1856 to Canada. He was involved with sailing, then was an engine driver when Chester DRAPER was Harbour Master; later he was a county constable, and a contractor for moving buildings. Currently there is a street or court in North Whitby named Worfolk. His grand-daughter Effie PRESTON at 99 Court St., Oshawa (728-2995), knows no nothing about Charlotte. In fact until recently, she didn't know that her grandfather had married for the second time (13 Apr 1996).

Benjamin married SAMELLS Charlotte 17 Nov 1885, Oshawa, Durham ONT. Charlotte (daughter of SAMELLS John and BASKERVILLE Grace) was christened 8 Aug 1832, Ashwater DEV; died 6 Apr 1895, Whitby, Durham ONT; was buried , St. John's Cemetery, Port Whitby ONT. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Charlotte WORFOLK
• _UID: 242D8D93C7E54E94ABDA46FBB1E734D7680C

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Wedding information found by Bessie GAGNON for Jean: "Benjamin WORFOLK, 60, Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire, England, Widower, ship carpenter, son of James and Sarah Worfolk. Charlotte SAMELS, 53, Oshawa, Devonshire, England, Widow, John and Grace Samels. Witnesses: Chas. Menagh, Mrs. R.I. Menagh, Oshawa. Nov. 17, 1885, Oshawa. Benjamin was of the Brethren denomination and Charlotte was an E. Methodist. Rev. J.M. Fowler. Charlotte and Benjamin are buried immediately to the north of St. John's Church. Charlotte is probably buried in plot 365.

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• _UID: 9DC238B5E8B04022B1FCBFCAE886D8C2840D
• Baptism: 10 Nov 1805, Boyton CON

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Died:
John's death in May 1839 came only a month after the birth of his sixth child Ruth born 13 Apr 1839. He had gone to a village named Egg Buckland DEV, near the sea and was living with relatives of his wife on the WEEKS side. I suspect he was trying to regain his health and also did not want to communicate the disease to his young family. The name on the death certificate is John SHAMELS. (This information from Susan Mayes (e-mail waulstx@compuserve.com) 20 Sep 1999)

John married BASKERVILLE Grace 4 Jan 1827, Ashwater DEV. Grace was born Abt 1803, Ashwater DEV; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Grace SAMELLS
• _UID: 8F67A65FB22C4F63BFA159EE7AA23C038D11
• Baptism: 27 Jun 1803, Ashwater DEV
• Occupation: 1851, Ashwater DEV; Schoolmistress