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Ellen R.
Gosnell
Information from Jeff Gosnell, Gosnell and Butterfield Family Genealogy Pages, RootsWeb WorldConnect Project.
1881 personal census, Orford Twp, Kent Co., ON, LDS 1881 census household record:
McDonald James, M, Married, 48, born USA, origin: Scottish, E Meth, Farmer;
Ellen, F, Married, 43, born Ont, origin: Irish, E Meth;
Ellen, F, 23, born Ont;
Margaret A., 21, born Ont;
John B., M, 19, born Ont;
Wm. L., M, 17, born Ont;
Naomi, F, 14, born Ont;
Bertha, F, 12, born Ont;
Ellathea, F, 9, born Ont;
James A., M, 7, born Ont;
Ezra, M, 4, born Ont;
Florence, F, born Dec, born Ont.
1901 personal census, Orford Twp, Kent Co., ON, E3-2:
McDonald James R., M, Married, 1833, 67, born US, immigrated 1834, origin: Scotch, Can, Meth, Farmer;
Ellen R., F, wife, Married, 15 July 1838, 62, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth;
Margret A, F, daughter, Single, 16 Sept 1859, 41, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth;
Ezra, M, son, Single, 10 May 1877, 23, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth, Farmer's Son;
Florence, F, daughter, Single, 5 Dec 1880, 20, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent County, Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1904, pg. 358:
Lawrence J. Gosnell, general farmer of Orford township, residing on his excellent place of 163 acres in the 7th Concession, Lots 11 and 12, came to this property in 1877 from the family homestead on the Ridge road, in the same township. He was born on that homestead Nov. 23, 1848, a son of James and Ann (Gosnell) Gosnell, of County Cork, Ireland, who came to Orford township, County of Kent, Ont., about 1824, and here remained, the father dying May 24, 1866, aged seventy-six, and the mother Aug. 4, 1891, aged seventy-two years. They were buried in Gosnell cemetery, and were members of the Methodist Church. The children born to them were as follows: ... Ellen married James McDonald, of Orford township...
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