Longhurst associations

The Burton family...

Family name (Burton, Barton) most likely derived from the town of Burton, Staffordshire, England.

Burton Family Photo

Photo edited by Melissa Martin, in 2007.

The Burton family name is prevalent in Ontarian Longhurst ancestry.

Thomas Burton (Sr.)

born c1815

married Eliza Mansbridge about 1847 (born c1815 in England, daughter of Joseph Mansbridge and Ann Voller)

record of death shows details of birth

came to Canada sometime after 1847, possibly in 1871 with family, and settled in Ontario

children :

Thomas A. Burton (Jr.)

born December 1, 1847, in England

came to Canada in 1871 (1901 Ontario Census, Simcoe West)

married on December 24, 1872, in Simcoe County, to Ellen Houghton (born January 6, 1855 in Boarhunt, Hampshire, England)

record of marriage

Source Information: Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario. MS932, 632 reels.

Thomas's residence when married was Tecumseth, West Gwillimbury

Ellen's residence when married was likely the Houghton family residence in the area of Pinkerton's Corners, Essa Township (in Canada for little more than a year)

presiding was Reverend F. Coleman, participants were Wesleyan Methodist

marrage witnesses were Jane Coleman of Bondhead, West Gwillimbury and Fanny Burton of Tecumseth

Ellen's parents were Samuel Houghton and Louisa Lutman

children :

Thomas Alfred "Fred" Burton

born April 23, 1874, in Cookstown, Ontario

Salvation Army Captain in Cookstown, Wallaceburg when wed

married in Wallaceburg, Ontario, on June 24, 1901, to Florence "Flossie" May Smith (born May 15, 1878 in Ancaster, Ontario; Lieutenant in Salvation Army; daughter of Courtland Smith and Mary Dawdy); Marriage Registration in #009576-01; marriage witnesses were Edward Thompson of Wallaceburg, Ontario and Jane Coe of Dresden, Ontario

news article, Toronto Daily Star, Monday, July 3, 1961: Salvation Army Couple Married 60 Years... At the Lilydale Residence for retired Salvation Army Officers, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Thomas A. Burton celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary recently. In June, 1901, when the Burtons were married in Wallaceburg, Ont., the then Florence M. Smith was a Lieutenant and Mr. Burton a Captain in the Salvation Army. They have served more than 41 years of active service in Canada, Bermuda, and Newfoundland until their retirement in 1938. Lt. Col. Burton was born in Cookstown, the eldest of eight children. He joined the Army in the early days of the movement. In 1897, he was accepted for full time service and came to Toronto for training. Mrs. Burton was born in Ancaster, and became a commissioned officer with the Army in Toronto. After retirement, the Burtons lived for nine years in Barrie, and are now living in Toronto.

Florence died January 20, 1963, in Toronto, Ontario; buried January 22, 1963, in Barrie Union Cemetery, (Block G, Lot 33), Ontario. Age at death noted as 84.

Thomas died on October 15, 1963, in Toronto, Ontario; buried in Barrie Union Cemetery, (Block G, Lot 33), Ontario. Age at death noted as 89. He spent his last days in the Lilydale Residence for retired Salvation Army officers.

See more gravesite photos below...

Eliza Harriet Burton

born May 26, 1876, in Cookstown, Ontario

Sgt. Major in Salvation Army when wed

married June 13, 1894, in Woodbridge, Ontario, to William Robert Harris (born July 29, 1871, in Toronto, Ontario; son of Andrew Caldwell Harris and Margaret "Maggie" Fulton)

Marriage Registration in #013582-94, York County

marriage witnesses were William Smith of Maple, Ontario and Eliza's sister Nellie Burton of Laskey, Ontario

Back row: William Alfred, Dorothy, Ollie, and Burt Front row: Margaret, William Robert, Mabel (on floor), Eliza, & Lila.

children :

Eliza Amelia "Lila" Harris

born April 9, 1895, in Laskay, Ontario

married September 2, 1913, in Orillia, Ontario, to Bertram John Pitchford (born c1890 in England; son of Samuel Pitchford and Elizabeth Ann Spencer; Anglican)

record of marriage

second marriage to Harvey Graham

Eliza died c1960, in Ontario

William Alfred Harris

born April 20, 1897, in Barrie, Ontario

married in 1919, in Toronto, Ontario, to Luella "Ella" Brown (born October 11, 1898, in Bonfield, Nipissing District, Ontario; daughter of John "Jack" Wesley Brown and Charlotte Edmonds)

William died May 2, 1965, in Toronto, Ontario

Luella died September 17, 1981, in Toronto, Ontario

Margaret Ellen Harris

born March 18, 1899, in Ontario

record of birth

married in 1918, to Rev. William Walker (born c1895, in England)

Margaret died c1980, in Ontario.

Dorothy Mary Harris

born January 8, 1902, in Newmarket, Ontario

record of birth

married April 14, 1928, in Barrie, Ontario, to Ernest Alfred Ranney (born March 21, 1901, in Fort Wayne, Indiana; son of Robert Henry Ranney and Louisa Harriet Benton)

Wedding photo of Dorothy Harris and Ernest Ranney

children :

Dorothy Mary Harris died August 30, 1993, in Scarborough, Ontario; buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Scarborough.

Olive "Ollie" Flossie Harris

born in 1904, in Newmarket, Ontario

record of birth

married c1925, in Ontario, to John Baxter (born 1902, in England)

John died August 26, 1975, and is buried in Barrie Union Cemetery, (Block F, Lot 13), Barrie, Ontario.

Olive died in June, 1981, in Barrie, Ontario.

Burton "Burtie" John Harris

born in 1909, in Ontario

married c1930, to Mary Eleanor Corlett (born 1911)

Burton died in October, 1948, in Trenton, Ontario, and was buried October 8, 1948 in Barrie Union Cemetery, (Block K, Lot 11), Barrie, Ontario.

Mary died April 16, 1995, in Ontario, and was buried April 20, 1995, in Barrie Union Cemetery, (Block K, Lot 11), Barrie, Ontario.

Mabel Alice Harris

born in 1912, in Barrie, Ontario

married c1930, in Barrie, Ontario, to William John Coulson (born 1909)

William died in May, 1995, in Barrie, Ontario, and was buried May 31, 1995, in Barrie Union Cemetery, (Block H, Lot 471), Barrie, Ontario.

Mabel died January 18, 1997, in Barrie, Ontario, and was buried April 18, 1997, in Barrie Union Cemetery, (Block H, Lot 471), Barrie, Ontario.

Robert B. Harris

born December, 1921, in Barrie, Ontario

died at age two months, February 14, 1922, in Barrie, Ontario

buried February 15, 1922, in Barrie Union Cemetery, (Block B, Lot 103), Barrie, Ontario

In this photo, the couples appear husband behind wife. Eliza Harriet Burton is seated in the middle.

From the left : Ernie and Dorothy Harris, John and Ollie Baxter, William and Ella Harris, William and Margaret Walker, Harve and Lila Graham (Harve is second husband), William and Mabel Coulson

Eliza died January 13, 1966, in Barrie, Ontario. Eliza was buried two days later in Barrie Union Cemetery, (Block B, Lot 103).

Fannie Esther Burton

born March 10, 1878, in Cookstown, Ontario

married on June 6, 1901, in Barrie, Ontario, to Archibald Walter Longhurst

(see more photos and many details of the children from this family here)

Nellie Jane "Ellen" Burton

born September 15, 1880, in Cookstown, Ontario

married Seneca Nixon Hurst (born March 28, 1882 in Whitchurch, Ontario; son of John Hurst and Sarah Booth)

children :

Walter John Hurst

born April 28, 1903, in Barrie, Ontario

died as a result of an accident on a swing, in Newmarket, Ontario, o August 5, 1904

Laura Mabel Hurst

born October 25, 1913, in Barrie, Ontario

died of a brain tumor, January 26, 1933, in Barrie, Ontario

buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Innisfil, Ontario

Side note : Theresa and Alfred Longhurst visited members of the Hurst family in the early 1950's, on Cowan Street, in Barrie, near the Allandale train station. They were along for the ride with Alfred's parents and infant son Chris. Their recollection is that they visited Fanny or Hattie and Charlie Hurst.

Seneca Nixon Hurst died March 7, 1940, in Ontario.

Nellie Jane Burton died January 9, 1945, in Ontario.

Alice Kate Louisa Burton

born July 15, 1880, in West Gwillimbury (Cookstown), Ontario

married October 15, 1902, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, to Thomas Arthur Eade (born November 8, 1876, in Newton-Robinson, Ontario; son of John Eade and Mary Ann Hedger)

children :

Freda Alice Eade

born March 11, 1905, in Newmarket, Ontario

married February 21, 1922, to Arthur Rhodes (born November 7, 1900, ni Birmingham, England)

children :

Arthur Rhodes died October 8, 1965, in Lindsay, Ontario; buried in Riverside Cemetery.

Freda Alice Eade died November 21, 1985, in Lindsay, Ontario; buried in Riverside Cemetery.

Velma Victoria Eade

born February 7, 1907, in Newmarket, Ontario

married October 24, 1928, to Thomas Albert Langley (born October 8, 1906, in Chelsea, England)

children :

Arthur Burton Eade

born June 26, 1909, in Newmarket, Ontario

Thomas Jack Eade

Clifford Arthur Eade

Thomas Arthur Eade died September 2, 1955, in Lindsay, Ontario; buried in Riverside Cemetery.

Alice Kate Louisa Burton died November 8, 1965, in Lindsay, Ontario; buried in Riverside Cemetery.

Sisters Thirza Victoria Burton (married Thomas Eade), Fanny Esther Burton (married Archibald Walter Longhurst), Nellie Jane "Ellen" Burton (married Seneca Nixon Hurst) and Alice Kate Louisa Burton (married Thomas Eade). Photo taken by J. Frank Jackson, Barrie, Ontario.

Thirza Victoria Burton

born May 24, 1884, in Newton-Robinson, Ontario

birth registration #032893/84 : May 24, 1884, W. Gwillimbury

married September 30, 1901, in Beeton, Ontario, to Thomas Arthur Eade (see note below, and info a few lines above)

"According to our records Thomas Eade first married Thirza Victoria Burton then Alice Burton after Thirza died." Marion Skiffington.

children :

Treva Thirza Eade

born June 15, 1902, in Newmarket, Ontario

married August 12, 1922, in Lindsay, Ontario, to Victor James Hoole (born July 29, 1900, in Worcester, England)

children :

Treva Thirza Eade died August 31, 1981, in Lindsay, Ontario; she is buried in Riverside Cemetery.

Victor James Hoole died November 8, 1993, in Lindsay, Ontario.

Thirza Victoria Burton died June 15, 1902, in Newmarket, Ontario, while giving birth to Treva.

Charles Lutman Burton

born October 13, 1887, in Ontario

as a youth...

then, middle-aged...

married Emma Pearl Pratt (born May 26, 1890; daughter of Stephen Pratt and Jane Wilson)

Charles L. Burton died March 3, 1940, in Ontario.

Emma Pearl Pratt died February 3, 1975, in Ontario.

Both Charles and Emma are buried at Terrace Lawn Cemetery in County Nipissing, Township Widdifield, Ontario.

Mary Amelia Ruth Burton

born May 10, 1893, in Ontario

married May 14, 1913, in Barrie, Ontario, to John J. "Jack" Beleskey (born 1888)

Jack Beleskey died 1966, in Barrie, Ontario.

Dorothy Burton

married Ralph Robbins

From the 1881 Census of Canada, Gwillimbury West, Simcoe South, District 138, Subdistrict B, Division 2...

Burton, Thomas (farm labourer)	33	English	Born : England	Methodist Canada
Burton, Ellen	26	English	Born : England	Methodist Canada
Burton, Thomas A.	06	English	Born : Ontario	Methodist Canada
Burton, Eliza H.	05	English	Born : Ontario	Methodist Canada
Burton, Fanny E.	03	English	Born : Ontario	Methodist Canada
Burton, Nellie J.	01	English	Born : Ontario	Methodist Canada

Thomas A. Burton (Jr.) died January 7, 1911 (death registration #002608/11, Simcoe County, Barrie, Ontario). As reported on this record of death, Thomas had been ill with "paralysis agilous" from as early as 1901 until his death. Seniliy had also set in. Thomas wound up in the Dunn Avenue "Hospital for Incurables". The attending physician was Dr. Arnold Clarkson. The certificate of death was signed by A.W. Miles. His age was reported as being 68, and his place of birth was reported as being Canada.

Ellen Houghton died November 22, 1924, in Allandale, Ontario.

Thomas and Ellen are buried together in Barrie Union Cemetery, on Sunnidale Road, Barrie, Ontario. Also buried there is son Thomas and his wife Florence Smith.

Gravestone of Thomas Burton and Ellen Houghton, photo taken by Cam Longhurst, June, 2008

indiscernable print at the base of the upper stone reads: "kept in fond rememberance"

Fannie Burton

born May 7, 1853, in England

married to Charles Hounsome (Townsend?) (born c1851, in England; son of Thomas Hounsome and wife Lucy _______ )

marriage was October 24, 1875, in Tecumseth Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, registration #8408-75

1901 Canadian on-line Census {ON, YORK N (#130) Gwillimbury West, f-2 Page 8, Microfilm T-6507}, reports an Eliza Burton living with her daughter Fannie and her husband Charles.

Charles' occupation: farmer

children:

Charles Thomas Hounsome

born July 10, 1876, in Tecumseh, Ontario

record of birth

died of diptheria, December 25, 1884

record of death

William John Hounsome

born June 7, 1880, in West Gwillimbury, Simcoe Township, Ontario

record of birth

Frank Hounsome

born May 12, 1887, in West Gwillimbury, Simcoe Township, Ontario

record of birth

Fannie (Burton) Hounsome died March 17, 1932, of chronic endocarditis, arteriosclerosis, influenza

place of burial: Mount Pleasant

noted at time of death: same residence for 60 years, Bradford, Ontario

record of death

in the 1881 census for Gwillimbury West, Simcoe County, Ontario, Thomas is alive at age 65, Eliza is alive at age 55, and there is a Martha Burton, age 4, there also.

Thomas Burton (Sr.) died between 1881 and 1901, in Ontario.

Eliza (Mansbridge) Burton died December 18, 1914, age 89. Residence at time of death was Lot 10, Concession 8, Bradford, Ontario.

Eliza (Mansbridge) Burton - record of death

The photo above was taken circa 1901, by A. Hunter, Barrie, Ontario. The consensus of opinion of who these people are, based on info from Marion Skiffington and Margaret Cooper (Longhurst) is...

Back row : Nixon Hurst, Charlie Burton, Thomas Eade.

Front row : William Harris, Archibald Walter Longhurst (Jr.), Thomas Alfred (Fred) Burton.

How this family connects...

The generations to present include :

Thomas BURTON (Sr.) / Eliza MANSBRIDGE

Thomas BURTON (Jr.) / Ellen HOUGHTON

Archibald Walter LONGHURST / Fannie Esther BURTON

Archibald Thomas LONGHURST / Lulu SQUIRES

Alfred Thomas Burton LONGHURST / Theresa Mary BURKE

This file last modified 3/14/2016...

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