My Scottish "Wilkie" Family
Isaac Weeks
1844 - 1931 (87 years)-
Name Isaac Weeks Birth 28 Jan 1844 Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada 
[1] Gender Male 1851 Census 1851 Dereham Twp, Canada West, Canada [2] 1851 Canadian Census 
1871 Census1871 Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada [3] 1881 Census 1881 Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada [4] 1881 Canada Census 1891 Census 1891 Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada [5] 1891 Canada Census 1901 Census 1901 Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada [6] 1901 Canada Census 1911 Census 1911 Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada [7] 1911 Canada Census Occupation Farmer Religion Presbyterian Residence Lot 24, Conc 10, 11. Post Office Springford, Ontario Death 20 Sep 1931 Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada [8] Burial 22 Sep 1931 New Road Cemetery, S. Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Person ID I77 Weeks Last Modified 25 Feb 2017
Father Joseph Weeks, b. 1 Oct 1803, Newport, Upper Canada, Canada d. 23 Nov 1878, Forestville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) Mother Charity Kern, b. 14 Dec 1802, Forestville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 May 1890, Forestville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) Marriage Abt 1826 Unknown Family ID F18 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Nancy Westbrook, b. 30 Aug 1840, Durham Cty, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Jan 1925, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) Marriage 5 Aug 1866 Ingersoll, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada [9, 10, 11, 12] - Marriage:
Weeks, Isaac C, 22, Dereham, Canada, s/o Joseph and Charly, married
4 August 1866, Mary Westbrook, 25, Dereham, Canada, d/o Ben and Polly ann.
Source: Marriage Register Vol Page 145
Marriage Certificate - copy of original (Gerald Beaman has the original)
This is to certify that Mr. Isaac Weeks of the Township of Dereham in the County of Oxford and Province of Canada, and Miss Mary Westbrook of the Township of Dereham in the County of Oxford and Province aforesaid, were duly and legally Married by me, Rev. Thos. Batwin, Pastor of the Regular Baptist Church in Ingersoll C.W., on the fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six by virtue of a Special License, and the authority vested in me by the Laws of the Province of Canada.
As Witness my hand the day and year hereinbefore written
Witnesses:
Helen Westbrook ? (hard to decipher handwriting)
A.n Clark
Thos. Batwin, Baptist Minister
Form was printed from Baptist Book Room, Church Street, corner of King, Toronto
Children + 1. Ransom Weeks, b. 2 Sep 1867, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Oct 1959, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years)+ 2. Ira Weeks, b. 21 Mar 1870, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 May 1951, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 81 years)3. Sherman Weeks, b. 1 Feb 1873, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Jul 1935 (Age 62 years)+ 4. Annie Mabel Weeks, b. 30 Apr 1875, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Apr 1955, Ingersoll, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)+ 5. Henry Weeks, b. 23 Jul 1878, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Sep 1927, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 49 years)+ 6. Isaac Austin Weeks, b. 19 Nov 1880, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Mar 1948, , , Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)+ 7. Omar Amos Weeks, b. 23 Nov 1884, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Nov 1954, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada (Age 70 years)8. George Munroe Weeks, b. 2 Dec 1886, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Jul 1958, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)Family ID F32 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Dec 2009
- Marriage:
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Photos 
WEEKS, Isaac & Weeks, Mary (Nancy) (Westbrook)
Weeks, Isaac - Age about 45 thus approx. 1890
and his Wife, Mary (Nancy) (Westbrook) Weeks -Age about 49
Documents 
Weeks, Isaac Funeral Notice Card
Died
In South Norwich, on Sunday, September 20th, 1931
Isaac Weeks
In his 88th year
Funeral
The funeral will meet at the residence of his son-in-law
Mr James E. Butler, 10th concession, on
Tuesday, September 22nd, 1931
At 2 p.m., thence to the New Road United church
for service and interment
Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation
Headstones 
Weeks, Isaac; Weeks, Nancy (Westbrook); Weeks, Sherman
Nancy Wife of
Isaac Weeks
1840-1925
Isaac Weeks
1844-1931
Sherman Weeks
Reverse marker: Westbrook, Polly Ann (Hall); Butler, Annie M.;
Butler, James E.
Reverse Marker:
1873-1935
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Notes - 1871 CENSUS Oxford
Weeks, Isaac age 27, birthplace, Ontario, Religion - Presbyterian;
Occupation - Farmer district 013, Sub Dist. B Division 1, Page 22,
National Archives, Reel C9910
Weeks, Isaac, male, age 27, birthplace Ontario, religion * unable to decipher, Origin German, Occupation Farmer, married
Weeks, Nancy, female, age 30, birthplace Ontario, Origin German, married
Weeks, Ransom, male, age 3, birthplace Ontario, Origin German,
Weeks, Ira, male, age 1, birthplace Ontario, Origin German.
125 acres of land, 1 house dwelling, 1 carriage, 2 wagons, 3 ploughs, 1 fanning mill, Concession 11, Lot 24, owner, 4 acres in garden/orchards,, 90 bushels fall wheat, 55 bushels rye, 141 bushels peas, 100 bushels corn, 1/2 acre potatoes, 90 bushels potatoes.
Historical Atlas County of Oxford:
Lists Isaac weeks as freeholder at Lot 24, Concession 10, 11; PO Springford.
1881 Cdn census; NAC C-13266, Dist 165, SubDist A, Div 3, Page 14, Fami # 69
Isaac Weeks family was documented as MEEKS - truly an error and took me several months to find them under this surname
Isaac Meeks, Male, Married, Age 37, Birthplace Ontario, Farmer, Methodist
Nancy Meeks, Female, Married Age 40, Birthplace Ontario, Methodist
Ransom Meeks, Male, Age 13, Methodist
Ira Meeks, Male, Age 11, Methodist
Sherman Meeks, Male, Age 8, Methodist
Ann Meeks, Female, Age 5, Methodist
Henry Meeks, Male, Age 2, Methodist
Isaac O. Meeks, Male, Age 1, Mehtodist
1891 Cdn Census; Page 21
Isaac Weeks, Male, Age 47, Married, Presbyterian, Farmer
Nancy Weeks, Female, Age 50, Wife
Ransom Weeks, Male, Age 23, Farmer's Son
Ira Weeks, Male, Age 21, Farmer's Son
Sherman Weeks, Age 18, Son
Annie Weeks, Female, Age 15, Daughter
Henry Weeks, Male, Age 12, Son
Isaac A. Weeks, Male, Age 10, Son
Omar A. Weeks, Male, Age 6, Son
George M. Weeks, Male, Age 4, Son
*1901 Census 93 Norfolk b-5 Dereham, Page 8, Line 1-9*
Weeks, Isaac, Male, white, Head, Married, Born 27 Jan 1844, age 57, Birthplace rural Ontario, Origin Scotch, Canadian, Religion Presbyterian, Farmer
Weeks, Nancy, Female, White, Wife, Married, Born 29 Aug. 1840, age 60, Birthplace rural Ontario, Origin Dutch, Canadian, Presbyterian
Weeks, Ransom, Male, W., Son, Single, Born 2 Sept 1867, age 33, Birthplace rural Ontario, Origin Scotch, Presby, Farmer
Weeks, Annie M., Female, W., Daughter, Single, born 30 April 1875, Age 25, Birthplace rural Ont., Presby.
Weeks, Henry, Male, W., Son, Single, Born 23 July 1878, Age 22, Rural Ontario, Presby., Farmer
Weeks, Isaac A., Male, W., Son, Single, Born 19 Nov. 1880, age 20, Rural Ontario, Presby, Farmer
Weeks, Omar A., Male, W., Son, Single, Born 25 Nov. 1884, Age 16, Rural Ontario, Presby.,
Weeks, George M., Male, W., Son, Single, Born 2 Dec. 1886, Age 14, Rural Ontario, Presby,
Westbrook, Poly A., Female, White, Mother in Law, Widow, born 11 Sept 1820, Age 80, Birthplace United States, Immigrated 1825, English, Religion Methodist.
Schedule 2 stated the land location was Lot 4, Lot 5, Conc. 9, wooden house, 2 wooden homes vacant, 1 house has 11 rooms, Total acres 400, 5 barn/granaries etc.
Isaac: A Hebrew name meaning 'He (God) may laugh', see the story explaining the name ( Gen18:9ff) Isaac was the child promised to the aged Abraham and Sarah and honoured by Jews and Christians as one of the founding patriarchs of the Chosen People. There are 8 saints, mostly of the early years of Christianity. Still used occasionally among Christian Jews (Messianic Jews) it has othrwise dropped out of use. Saints Day - 9 Sept.
About the year 1875, the home farm on the 9 concession of Dereham was divided
into two farms. Each farm was one field wide and a mile long - so Joseph and Isaac
farmed the old homestead with Joseph having lot 5 and Isaac lot 4. A little later
Isaac acquired the remainder of the land from lot 4 to Cranberry Road, and this land
was divided crosswise. Henry Weeks farmed the south east half and Ransom
farmed the North east half. Source: Springford Tweedsmuir Women's Institute, copy by volunteer in Norwich Library, Archives.
1911 Census, Ontario, Oxford South, Dereham, District 4, Page 6
Lines 8-12, Household # 56
Weeks, Isaac, Male, Head, Married, Born Jan 1844, Age 67, Ontario, German, Canadian, Presbyterian, Farmer
Weeks, Nancy, Female, Wife, Married, Born Aug 1840, Age 70, Ontario, German, Canadian, Presbyterian
Weeks, Henry, Male, Son, Single, Born Jul 1878, Age 32, Ontario, German, Canadian, Presbyterian, Farmer
Weeks, George, Male, Son, Single, Born Nov 1886, Age 24, Ontario, German, Canadian, Presbyterian, Farmer
Palen, Roy, Male, Servant*, Single,Born Dec 1894, Age 16, Ontario,
Death Certificate: Source OVS Death 1931, Page 382, Reg # 026795
Place & Date of death: Oxford Cty., South Norwich Twp, Sept 20, 1931
Name: Isaac Weeks of 10 Conc Lot 24
Sex: Male
Racial: English
Widower
Birthplace: Ontario
Date of Birth: January 28, 1844
Age: 87, 6 mos, 23 days
Farmer
Cause of Death: Arterio Sclerotic Change
Res: 2 yrs at place of Death, lifetime in Ontario
Father: Joseph Weeks, Birthplace Canada
Mother: Charity Kern, Birthplace Canada
Informant: Mrs. James E. Butler (Anna) Daughter
Burial: New Road Cemetery on Sept 22, 1931
Registered: 22 Sept 1931
Burial in New Road Cemeterty, Conc. 10/ Lot 26, South Norwich Twp, Oxford Cty., Lot 14 D. Tombstone states 'Isaac Weeks 1844 - 1931'
- 1871 CENSUS Oxford
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Sources - [S155] Death Certificate Isaac Weeks 1931, Page 382, Reg # 026795 (Reliability: 3).
- [S311] 1851 Census, Canada West, Oxford County, Dereham Township, (Line 28-31), Microfilm #23 (Reliability: 4).
- [S324] Canadian Government, 1871 Census, Page 22 (Reliability: 4).
- [S325] Federal Government, 1881 Cdn Census, Page 14, Family 69 (Reliability: 4).
- [S326] Federal Government, 1891 Canadian census, Page 21 (Reliability: 4).
- [S327] Federal Government, 1901 Canadian census, Page 8, Line 1 (Reliability: 4).
- [S222] 1911 Canadian Census, Page 6 (Reliability: 4).
- [S156] OVS Death 1931, Isaac Weeks, Page 382, Reg # 026795 (Reliability: 3).
- [S154] Marriage Certificate of Isaac & Nancy Weeks, copy 1866, photo of actual copy (Reliability: 3).
- [S310] Ontario Canada Marriages 1857-1924, Photocopy of Original Marriage certifcate (Reliability: 4).
- [S321] Marriage Certificate, copy of original from Family (Reliability: 4).
- [S154] Marriage Certificate of Isaac & Nancy Weeks, copy 1866, copy of original Family copy (Reliability: 4).
- [S155] Death Certificate Isaac Weeks 1931, Page 382, Reg # 026795 (Reliability: 3).
