Miss
Jane
Wilson, 21 Nov 1850 in Woodhouse Township (age 27)
Died:
7
Mar 1885 in Winnipeg, Manitoba (age 61)
Buried:
Oakwood
Cemetery, Simcoe
Jane
Wilson, daughter of William
Wilson and Maria Loder
Born:
27
Oct 1827 in Norfolk County
Married:
Aquila
Walsh, 21 Nov 1850 in Woodhouse Township (age 23)
Died:
4
Apr 1917 (age 89)
Buried:
Oakwood
Cemetery, Simcoe
Their Children:
Clara
A. Walsh
Honorable
William Leigh Walsh, K.C.
Ida
Grace Walsh
Emma
E. Walsh
Notes:
Aquila
was his father's Deputy-Registrar of Norfolk County for many years.
Aquila raised his nephew Eli L. Chadwick after his sister Almira
died. He was Reeve of Simcoe 1857-59, represented Norfolk in the
provincial legislature, 1861-1867; represented North Norfolk in the
federal parliament, 1867-1872; and was Chairman of the Board
of Commissioners who built the Intercolonial Railway 1868-1874. Won
election as Mayor of Simcoe, 1882, but resigned days later to become
Government Commissioner at Winnipeg.
Source: John
Cardiff of Simcoe, Norfolk County. Submitted: 3 May 2003
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