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M Edwin S. Irwin

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1851 personal census, Mersea Twp, Essex Co., ON, p. 18:
Irvin George, M, Married, 40, born Ireland, C of England, Farmer;
Sarah, F, Married, 28, born Canada, C of England;
Jno, M, Single, 8, born Canada, C of England;
Jas, M, Single, 6, born Canada;
Edw, M, Singe, 4, born Canada;
George, M, Single, 1, born Canada.

1861 personal census, Mersea Twp, Essex Co., ON, 3-7:
Irwin George, M, Married, 50, born Ireland, C[hurch] E[ngland], Farmer;
Sarah, F, Married, 36, born Canada W, C E, Wife;
John, M, 16, born Canada W, C E;
James, M, 14, born Canada W, C E;
Edmin, M, 12, born Canada W, C E;
George, M, 9, born Canada W, C E;
William, M, 7, born Canada W, C E;
Eli, M, 6, born Canada W, C E.

1901 personal census, Gosfield North Twp, Essex Co., ON, F3-11:
Irwin E. S., M, Married, 14 June 1850, 50, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth, Farmer;
Belinda C., f, wife, Married, 1 June 1854, 46, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth;
Lane Harry, M, labourer, Single, 1 Nov 1885, 15, born England, immigrated 1896, origin: English, Can, Meth, Farm Lab.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 624:
Edward S. Irwin, a prosperous farmer of Gosfield North, Concession 9, Lot 25, has long been a prominent figure in township affairs, and has seen many years' service as a councilman. He was born in Mersea township, Couty of Essex, Ont., June 14, 1849, son of George and Sarah E. (French) Irwin, who lived on a farm there on Concession 7. His maternal great-grandfather was Rev. Nicholas French, who came originally from England, lived first in Vermont, and went thence to the County of Oxford, Ont., about the close of the Revolution. There his son, Edmund French, was born and there, too, the latter's daughter, Mrs. Irwin, whose birth occurred Feb. 11, 1824. John Irwin, the paternal grandfather, was born in Ireland and died there. All of his children came to America. His family, all deceased, were as follows: William, a farmer of Mersea; Thomas, a farmer in Wisconsin, where he left a family; Joseph, who lived with his family on a farm in Maidstone; Maria, who married Jacob Fox, of Mersea, and left children; James, who was drowned in Michigan; and George.
     George Irwin was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1809, and was reared and educated in that country. He came to Essex in 1835, and settled in the woods on land drawn from Col. Talbot. In time he developed the place into to a fine farm, and his widow still makes her home there. Mr. Irwin's death occurred in 1881. He belonged to the Church of England, and his wife was a Baptist. Ten children were born to George and Sarah Irwin, as follows: (1) John, who married Miss Hilda Ralston, has a large family and lives on the homestead. (2) James, unmarried, is a lumberman in Otsego, Michigan. (3) George, born in 1853, married Miss Eliza Ryall, has one son, Charles, and is a retired farmer of Leamington. (4) William, born in 1856, married Miss Elizabeth Ryall, of the County of Essex, and resides in Leamington. (5) Eli, (6) Sarah and (7) Clarissa, all died young. (8) Samuel, a farmer in Mersea, married Miss Eliza Gulliver, of Mersea, and they have one daughter, Myrtle. (9) Joseph, who married Miss Edna Ryall, of Gosfield, lives on a farm in Mersea, with his six children, Sarah, Ezra, George, Charles, Albert and Maud. (10) Edward S. is the subject proper of this sketch.
     Edward S. Irwin grew up on the old homestead, working on the farm and going to the district school. He continued to work on the farm until 1872, when he married and removed to a farm in Gosfield North, Concession 10. After four years there he bought his present farm on Concession 9.
     Mrs. Irwin was a Miss Linda C. Whittle, born in Mersea June 1, 1853. Her parents were Aaron and Susan (Reve) Whittle, born in the County of Essex and Romney, Ont., respectively. Both are now deceased, and of their children, only Mrs. Irwin, and a son, George, on the home place, are still living. To Mr. and Mrs. Irwin only one child has come, a daughter, named Edna, who was born May 15, 1875. She is the wife of Eli Cowles, an engineer on the Michigan Central Railroad, lives in St. Thomas, and has two children, Thomas E. and Joseph W.
     Both Mr. and Mrs. Irwin were brought up in the Church of England. Politically he has always been a Conservative, and has been prominent in the councils of the party. In 1883 he was elected councillor for Old Gosfield, and served ten years consecutively, while in 1903 he was again chosen for the office. He has also been secretary and treasurer of the school board for several years. In fraternal life he is a member of the Orangemen, in Mersea Lodge. Mr. Irwin comes of an old pioneer family, most favorably known in Mersea, where they have always been highly respected and in prosperous circumstances, and Mr. Irwin is a worthy representative of his line.

Yleiskatsaus sukutauluun

John Irwin †   ?? ??   Edmund French ca 1801-   Fanny ?? ca 1804-
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George Irwin 1809-1881   Sarah French 1824-
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Edwin S. Irwin 1849-