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M John Moorhouse

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Information from Ronald Cox's Ancestors, Cousins and their allied families, RootsWeb WorldConnect Project.

1861 personal census, Euphemia Twp, Lambton Co., ON, transcribed by the Lambton Branch of the OGS:
Moorhouse Thomas S., M, Single, 28, born U.C., WM, Farmer;
Winnifred, F, Single, 20, born U.C., WM;
John, M, Single, 19, born U.C., WM;
Sarah, F, Single, 17, born U.C., WM;
Lorenda, F, Single, 15, born U.C., WM;
Matilda, F, Single, 14, born U.C., WM;
Alfred, M, Single, 11, born U.C, WM;
Richard, M, Single, 9, born U.C, WM.

Headstone Shetland Cemetery, Euphemia Twp, Lambton Co., ON, transcribed by the Lambton Branch of the OGS:
John Moorhouse 1804-1857.
His wife Lorenda Scarlett 1815-1855.
John W. Moorhouse 1842-1870.
Children of Thos. & Emily Moorhouse
Mary A. L. 1865-1866.
Elizabeth A. 1869-1871.
Benson W. 1871-1879.
Mina W. 1875-1879.
Mary L. 1876-1879.

Euphemia Township History 1849-1999, Euphemia Township Historical Society, 1999, p.371-374:
Moorhouse Family:
Thomas was the first Moorhouse to settle in Euphemia. Thomas and Jane had 11 children: John, William, Henry, Joseph and Thomas were all born in Ireland. The family's six daughters were Ann, Jane, Eliza, Sara, Maria and Susannah...

Euphemia Township History 1849-1999, Euphemia Township Historical Society, 1999, p.371-372:
John Moorhouse Family:
John Moorhouse (1804-1857) married Lorenda Scarlett (1810-1855) in 1829. They resided at Lot 24, Con. 1. John and Lorenda had 12 children: Thomas S., Edward, Joseph, Anne, William Henry, Winnifred Maria, John Wesley, Sarah Jane, Lorenda, Matilda, Alfred and Richard. Edward (1833-1911) married Margaret Price and they had seven children. Joseph moved to the States. William Henry (1838-1902) married Margaret Kerby (1852-1928). Winnifred Maria married William Quick. They lived in Mosa Township and had 12 children. John Wesley (1842-1870) was engaged to Margaret Kerby, daughter of Squire Kerby, but took a cold when hunting coons and died. Margaret later married his brother William. Sarah Jane married David Wilson. When she died, David married Catherine, daughter of William Moorhouse. Lorenda married George Newman of Kent County. Matilda, who was known to have a beautiful soprano voice, married Hugh McTavish of Mosa Township. Alfred Scarlett Moorhouse married Nancy Elizabeth Armstrong, daughter of William 'Pap' Armstrong. He operated a cheese factory in the community prior to 1880, later moving to South Dakota. Richard Baxter (1852) went to California. Anne died at an early age.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1907; pp.253-254:
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This is one of the early families of the county. William Moorhouse was born in County Wickford, Ireland, in December, 1805, son of Thomas and Jane (Hopkins) Moorhouse, who came to Euphemia in 1824, and settled on Concession 2, where the father cleared up a home from wild land...
... He was survived by his wife a number of years, she living to be ninety years of age. They left five sons and five daughters, namely: John, William, Henry, Joseph and Thomas were all born in Ireland, but settled and died in Euphemia; Ann, deceased, was formerly wife of William Pearce of the County of Elgin, and left a family; Jane married Richard Wilson of Lambton County, both deceased, survived by children; Eliza, deceased, was the wife of John Pearce, who died in Elgin County, leaving a family; Susan, deceased, was the wife of Joseph Backus, of Kent County, and left a family; and Sarah, who resides on the old homestead, is the only survivor of the children of Thomas and Jane Moorhouse.
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Thomas Moorhouse /1774-1844   Jane Hopkins ca 1779-1869
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John Moorhouse 1804-1857