Re: Morcormbes in Canada
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In reply to:
Re: Morcormbes in Canada
2/13/00
Anne & Deny Thomas.
My wife is related to the Morcombes.This what we have.
William Morcombe (Sr.) born in 1827 Okehampton Devonshire & died May 09,1917 in Whitby, Durham County, Ontario, Canada. Married Anne Churchyard Born July 26 1828 in Buckfastleigh, Devenshire, England coming to Canada with two children in 1854 landing at a village of Darlingtondied 1914 Whitby. A farmer, Methodist, lived in Whitby since 1881 & they had 7 children. William Jr, Elizabeth, Susan, Thomas, Mary,Jessilina & Daniel.OUR FAMILY IS WILLIAM MORCOMBE(JR).
William born in England Jan 10, 1855 Died April 1913 Pickering,Durham, Ontario.ROXY ANN DINGMAN (Born) May 24,1856 (Married) January 17, 1877, daughter of Nelson Dingman and Eliza Warrant.They had 2 children, Percival Grant & Charles Leslie. Percival born 9 months & 7days after ther marriage Oct 25.1877.Charles was born in July 02, 1886 but I have another story that they were born in Canada not England. Percival Married Annie Elizabeth King Feb 25, 1903 in Pickering Ontario.She was born 1880 in Ontario.
Children were.
Galdys, Edna, Helen and Herbert.
Helen Morcombe married Walter Collins they had 11 children. The one daughter Helen ( 6th child) is my wife. All the Collins descendents live in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. We live in Surrey B.C. which is a suburb of Vancouver on the west coast of Canada.