Who's Who at Picton Meeting Room, ON

Picton Meeting Room, Prince Edward, ON (EB) +1878-1890; (TW-Lowe EB) 1890-1904+

Correspondents

• Mr. McGilvray +1878-1879+
• Robert Draycott White +1880-1891+
• George Henry Handley +1889+ (1826-1906)
• William McCaw +1894-1903 (1821-1903)

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: Kathrine Simmons Handley (b. 1827)
      • Helen Rebecca Handley Rutter (1856-1923/1935). Husband: Levi Rutter (b. 1854 Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward, ON - d. 1939 Hamilton, Wentworth, ON), son of George Rutter (b. 1828 Bethel, Prince Edward, ON - d. 1926 Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, ON) & Permillia "Millie" Demill Rutter (1834-1927 Prince Edward Co., ON).
      • Newlove Harper Handley (b. 1856 Prince Edward Co. - d. 1917 Hastings Co., ON). PB in 1891. By 1901 @ Bethel Hall (OB) in Belleville. Wife: Anne Crozier Handley (b. 1870)
      • Edward Robert Handley (b. 1857)
      • Henry Handley (b. 1858)
      • Mary Handley (b. 1859)
      • Stephen N. Handley (b. 1861)
      • James William Handley (b. 1862)
    • 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 +1881-1903 (b. 1821 Ireland - d. 1903 Prince Edward Co., ON). +1851-1871+ Episcopalian. 1851 @ Hamilton, ON. 1881 @ Athol, Prince Edward, ON, 1891+ @ Picton.
• Elizabeth Jane Werden McCaw +1881-1904 (b. 1829 Prince Edward Co., ON; m. 1849; d. 1904 Picton, ON), daughter of Frederick Asa Werden (b. 1779 Stonington, New London, CT; m. 1801 Picton, ON; d. 1865 Woodrous, P.E., ON) & Elizabeth Aylesworth Werden (b. 1785 Hallowell Twp., P.E., ON - d. 1856 Woodrous, ON).
  • Edwin J.C. McCaw
  • Leslie Gray McCaw
  • Mary Elizabeth McCaw
  • Wiliam Werden McCaw
  • Edward G. McCaw (b. 1848 ON). MeCoC in 1881.

McGilvray family

• Mr. McGilvray +1878-1879+

White family

• Robert Draycott White +1880-1891+. In 1891, he was employed as a florist.
• Elizabeth Twigg White +1880-1891+ (b. 1833 Picton, ON; m. 1860; d. 1915), daughter of Stephen & Catherine White. 1910 @ North Plainfield, Somerset, NJ). Elizabeth was raised in the Quakers.
  • Henry T. White +1880-1881+ (b. 1861)
  • Mary A. White +1880-1881+ (b. 1863)
  • Frederick J. White +1880-1883+ (b. 1865)
  • Edith M. White +1880-1885+ (b. 1867)
  • Maud Elizabeth White +1880-1887+ (b. 1869)
  • Rose A. White +1880-1891+ (b. 1874)
  • Charles A. White +1880-1891+ (b. 1877)

Sources

• TW AB's 1878-1903
• Ancestry.com