Who's Who at Picton Meeting Room, ON

Picton Meeting Room, Prince Edward, ON (EB) +1878-1890; (TW-Lowe EB) 1890-1903+

Correspondents

• Mr. McGilvray +1878-1879+
• Draycott White +1880-1889+
• G. Handley +1889+
• William McCaw +1894-1903+

Families

Handley family

• James Handley (b. 1788 Escrick, Yorkshire, Eng. - d. 1854 Picton, ON), son of James Handley (b. 1750 Sheffield, Berkshire, MA - d. 1808 Attercliffe, Yorkshire, Eng.) & Alice Bateman Handley (1750-1802 Sheffield, MA).
• Hannah Margaret Harper (b. 1789 Escrick, Eng. - d. 1882 Picton, ON), daughter of John Harper (b. 1739 Sedgley, Staffordshire, Eng. - d. 1816 Skipwith, Yorkshire, Eng.) & Hannah Newlove Harper (b. 1741 Wetwang, Yorkshire, Eng. - d. 1834 Escrick, Eng.).
  • Newlove Handley (b. 1813 Escrick, Eng. - d. 1817 Selby, Yorkshire, Eng.)
  • William Handley (b. 1817 - d. 1822 Selby, Eng.)
  • Newlove Handley (b. 1821 Escrick, Eng. - d. 1913 Prince Edward Co., ON). Wife: Nancy Sykes Handley (b. 1819 ON - d. 1865). Newlove & Nancy were Wesleyan Methodist in 1861. Six children.
  • James Handley (1824-1893)
  • Richard William Handley (b. 1823 Selby, Eng. - d. 1901 Picton or Sophiasburg, ON).
  • George Henry Handley +1889+ (b. 1826 Selby, Eng.; emig. 1831; d. 1906 Picton, ON). George was employed in +1881-1891+ as a shoemaker. He was W.M. in 1861, Anglican in 1881, "Church of God" in 1891, Presby. in 1901.
    • 1st wife:
      • Newlove Harper Handley (b. 1856 Prince Edward Co. - d. 1917 Hastings Co., ON). PB in 1891.
    • 2nd wife: Alice Maud M. Handley (b. 1844 Eng. - d. 1918 Rochester, NY)
      • Ralph Edgar Handley (b. 1882) - Rochester, NY
      • Ethel Maud Handley Mercer (b. 1881) - Rochester, NY. Husband: Charles M. Mercer
      • Emma A. Handley Lyddon (b. 1887) - PA
  • John Handley (b. 1831 Selby, Eng.)
  • Rebecca Handley (b. 1833 Escrick, Eng. - d. 1896 Picton, ON). Rebecca was W.M. in 1861, and Meth. of Canada in 1881.

McCaw family

• William McCaw +1894-1903+

McGilvray family

• Mr. McGilvray +1878-1879+

White family

• Draycott White +1880-1889+

Sources

• TW AB's 1878-1903
• Ancestry.com