Peter Alonzo Eadie (1860 - 1935)

Born 10 Nov 1860 in Townsend, Norfolk, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Clara (Kitchen) Eadie — married 22 Dec 1885 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1935 at age 74 in Brantford Township,Brant, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Peter was born in November 10, 1860.^[1] On December 22, 1885, he married Clara Kitchen.^[2] He died on March 3, 1935.^[3]

1. ↑ See Birth and Birth Year.
2. ↑ See Marriage.
3. ↑ See Death.

Research Notes

Birth Year

There is a discrepancy between the birth date (November 10, 1860) recorded in the family Bible and in the death record, and the birth date (November 10, 1859) recorded in the 1901 census.

Sources

Marriage

Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927, FamilySearch

"Clara Kitchen" has been indexed as "Clara Witchan". The certificate says his birthplace was Townsend; and that his parents were James and Eleanor Eadie.

Death

Provincial Death

Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947, FamilySearch

The certificate says that Peter was born on November 10, 1860, and that his parents were James Eadie and Elanor [sic] McIntyre.

Obituary

Brantford Expositor, Monday, March 4, 1935, page 14, column 1

EADIE -- Sunday, March 3, 1935, Peter Eadie, in his 75th year. Funeral, Tuesday, March 5, at 2 o'clock, from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Alfred Davis. Interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Cemetery

Mount Pleasant Cemetery transcription on FindaGrave

Census

Census 1861

1861 Census, Townsend Township, Library and Archives Canada

James Eadie, 33, is listed with his wife, Eleanor, 31, and children, John, 5, Margaret , 3 and Peter, 1.

Census 1871

1871 Census, Townsend Township, Library and Archives Canada

James Eadie, 43, is listed with his wife, Ellen [Eleanor], 40, and children, Margret [Margaret] E., 15, Peter O. [sic], 10, Isabel, 6, and Lucy A., 5.

Census 1881

1881 Census, Townsend Township, Library and Archives Canada

James Eadie, 53, is listed with his wife, Eleanor, 50, and children, John W., 24, Margret [sic] W., 22, Peter A.,19, Isabella, 16, Lucy A., 11, and George, 6.

Census 1891

1891 Census, Townsend Township, Library and Archives Canada

Peter, 30, is listed with wife, Clara, 25, and children, William, 5, and Ellenaor [Eleanor], 2.

Census 1901

1901 Census, Tuscarora Township, Library and Archives Canada

Peter, 41 (b. 10 Nov 1859) is listed with wife, Clara, 35 (b. 25 May 1865), and children, William H., 15 (b. 16 May 1885), Eleanor, 12 (b. 16 Apr. 1888), Wilfred E., 9 (b. 17 Apr. 1891), and Arthur B. , 2 (b. 12 Nov. 1898).

Census 1911

1911 Census, Tuscarora Township, Library and Archives Canada

Peter, 50 (b. Nov 1860) is listed with wife, Clara, 46 (b. May 1865), and children, Arthur B. , 12 (b. Nov. 1898) and Welby E., 7 (b. Sept. 1903).

Census 1921

1921 Census, Brantford Township, Library and Archives Canada

Peter, 61 is listed with wife, Clara, 58, son, Welby, 17, "son", Matthew, 8, "daughter", Margaret, 10, and "servant", Jennie Kitchen, 36.

In truth, Matthew and Margaret were Peter's grandchildren (children of William), and Jennie was a sister-in-law.

Family Bible

Information taken (not always verbatim), from a Bible, then in the possession of Nellie (Eadie) Grantham of Mt. Pleasant, Ontario, on March 13, 1976, by John Davis

James Eadie d. 1900

m1. 27 Feb 1856, Eleanor McIntyre

m2. 9 Nov 1887, Sarah Porter

Children:

- John William b. 24 Nov 1856

- Margaret Willemah b. 24 June 1858

- Peter Alonzo b. 10 Nov 1860 d. 3 Mar 1935

- Isabell b. 15 Nov 1864

- Lucy Ann b. 3 May 1869

- George b. 22 June 1874

A Family History

Norman William Clifton Eadie, The Family from Dunblane: an Eadie family history. Winnipeg: Gateway Publishing Co. Ltd., 1984. FamilySearch catalog

The descendants of Peter Eadie are discussed on pages 20 to 24.

Note: The book has no title page, nor does the name of the author appear on the cover. The author does, however, give a sketch of his own life on pages 43-44. John Davis received a supplement in 2000, but this supplement may have been published at an earlier date.