My Scottish "Wilkie" Family
Edward Milton Weeks
1880 - 1936 (56 years)-
Name Edward Milton Weeks Birth 8 Sep 1880 Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Gender Male Occupation Between 1904 and 1911 Residence 1911 London St, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Death 15 Dec 1936 Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Burial 18 Dec 1936 Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Person ID I523 Weeks Last Modified 25 Feb 2017
Father Walter Weeks, b. 11 Jan 1837, Dereham Twp, Upper Canada, Canada d. 9 Feb 1915, Middleton, Dereham Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) Mother Mary Mathilda Foley, b. 28 Oct 1852, , , Michigan, USA d. 25 Dec 1900, Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada (Age 48 years) Photos WEEKS, Walter (1837-1915) Family
Back row - Left to Right
Weeks, Joseph William & Weeks, Andrew
Middle Row - Left to Right
Weeks, Walter; Weeks, Edward Milton; Weeks, Mary Mathilda (Foley)
Front Row - Left to Right
Weeks, Clarence Delmer; Weeks, John Albert and Weeks, Anna BellFamily ID F170 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Jane Atkinson, b. 12 Jun 1881, , , Michigan, USA d. Nov 1952 (Age 71 years) Marriage 1 Dec 1903 Courtland, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada [1] - Marriage;
Groom: Edward Milton Weeks
Age: 23 years
Residence; Middleton
Birthplace: Middleton, Ont
Bachelor
Occupation: Barber
Parents: Walter Weeks, Mary Foley
Bride; Mary Jane Atkinson
Age: 22 years
Residence: Tillsonburg, Ont
Birthplace: Omoard Cty, Michigan, USA
Spinster
Parents: Joseph Atkinson, Sarah Darron(w)
Witnesses: Mrs. H. S Hastings, Miss Annie Adams, Courtland
Date of Marriage; Dec. 1, 1903, Courtland, Ont
Religion: Presbyterian for both Bride and Groom
Minister; HS Hasting by license
Source: LDS Film# 1871523; #13570 -03
Also REf. Vital Stats of Ont. # 013570
Tillsonburg Observer Newspaper, Dec. 3, 1903 pg 7 col 3 ;
Marriage:
On Tuesday, Dec. 1st, at the Methodist parsonage, Courtland, by the Rev.
Mr. Hastings, Miss M. J. Atkinson was married to Mr. Edward Weeks. A few of the immediate friends of the contracting parties took dinner with them at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. W. H. Herron. The bride was attired in a navy blue cloth traveling suit with hat to match.
The groom is the son of Mr. Walter Weeks, who lives just south of Tillsonburg, and the bride is a daughter of Mrs. J. Atkinson, Queen Street, Tillsonburg.
Children + 1. Mildred Mary Weeks, b. 17 Jun 1904, Milverton, Perth County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Gordon Walter Weeks, b. 15 Mar 1906, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Sep 1968 (Age 62 years) + 3. Mabel Anna Bell Weeks, b. 28 Nov 1907, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Apr 1966, , , Ontario, Canada (Age 58 years) Family ID F194 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Nov 2006
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Notes - 1881 Census, Middleton, Norfolk North, Ontario, Film 1375899, C-13263; Dist 158, Sub dist D, Div 2, Page 74, Family 375
Walter Weeks, Male, Married, Age 44, Farmer, German, Birthplace Ontario
Mary Weeks, Female, Married, Age 38, English, Birthplace Ontario, Presbyterian
Joseph Wm Weeks, Male, Age 7, German, Birthplace Ont.
Andrew Weeks, male, Age 5, German, Birthplace Ont.
Walter Weeks, Male, Age 2, German, Birthplace Ont.
Edward Weeks, Male Age 7 mos., German, Ontario Birthplace
Lived South of Tillsonburg, Ontario
1901 Census:
Weeks, Walter, head, widow,age 64, Presbyterian, Farmer, Origin, English
Weeks, Andrew, Son, Farmer, age 25
Weeks, Edward M., age 20
Weeks, John A., Age 18
Weeks, Clarence D., age 15
Weeks, Anna B., age 12
Weeks, Mary Jane, daughter in law, age 24
Weeks, Aletta, granddaughter, age 1
1911 Census, Ontario, Oxford South, District 38, Page 19
Lines 18 - 22; Household # 219
Weeks, Edward, Male, Head, Married, Born Sep 1880, Age 30, Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist, Barber
Weeks, Mary Jane, Female, Wife, Married, Born Jun 1881, Age 29, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Baptist
Weeks, Mildred, Female, Dtr, Single, Born Jun 1904, Age 6, Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
Weeks, Gordon, Male, Son, Single, Born Mar 1906, Age 5, Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
Weeks, Mable, Female, Dtr, Single, Born Nov 1907, Age 3, Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
Burial: Tillsonburg Cemetery, Section H, Row E, #8
Weeks / Edward M / Weeks / 1880 - 1938* /
Markers: Edward, Mary Jane
* Tombstone has year of death as 1938, I have 1936
Tillsonburg Observer Newspaper, Dec 17, 1936, pg 10 col 2
Death
Weeks - In Tillsonburg, on Tuesday, December 15, 1936, Edward M. Weeks, in his 57th year. The funeral will meet at the S. E. Carle funeral home on Friday, December 18, at 2 p.m. Interment in the Tillsonburg Cemetery.
- 1881 Census, Middleton, Norfolk North, Ontario, Film 1375899, C-13263; Dist 158, Sub dist D, Div 2, Page 74, Family 375
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Sources - [S99] OVS Marriage Index 1857-1922, Edward M. Weeks & Mary J. Atkinson, Reg. # 013570, Pg 325, MS 932 (Reliability: 3).
- [S99] OVS Marriage Index 1857-1922, Edward M. Weeks & Mary J. Atkinson, Reg. # 013570, Pg 325, MS 932 (Reliability: 3).