Ann Eliza Wiggins
ID # 7962, (1846-)
| Father | Robert Wiggins (1819-) |
| Mother | Martha Maria Merigold (1823-1885) |
| Birth | Ann Eliza Wiggins was born on 25 October 1846 at Burford Twp., Brock District. |
| Baptism | She was baptized on 10 May 1855 at Woodhouse Township, Norfolk Co., Canada West. |
| Marriage | She married Lewis Westover on 22 March 1866 at Norfolk County. MS248 reel 11, Vol. 44, page 146 Norfolk County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Matthias Holtby, (Lynedoch, C.W.) a minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, for the year ending 30th day of December, A.D. 1866 Lewis Westover, 27, born County of Elgin, Canada. Residing Walsingham. Harmer and Elsie Westover. Annie Wiggins, 19, born Burford, Canada. Residing Walsingham. Parents Robt and Martha Wiggins. Witnesses Margt Holtby and Mrs. Holtby, both of Walsingham. On March 22, 1866, by special license. The names of Lewis' parents as shown, Harmer and Elsie, are poorly written. An examination of the district marriage registrations, however, show that their names were Harman and Eliza. The marriage register tells that Harman Westover and Eliza Boughner were married in 1837 in the London District. They resided in Malahide Township which was later in Elgin County. Lynedoch was in Charlotteville Township of Norfolk County. This does not mean that the marriage was in Charlotteville, but, considering that the clergyman's family members were witnesses, this was probably where the marriage was held. County marriages are not typically specific as to the place of marriage. |
| Note | Five of the children of Martha and Robert Wiggins were baptized the same day, 10 May, 1855, at Woodhouse Township, per page 141 of the Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms. The whole page shows the baptisms to be in the Talbot District, though by 1855 this was actually Norfolk County. Ann Eliza's date of birth is shown as 25 October, 1846, and her place of birth is shown as Burford. |
| Last Edited | 21 Apr 2020 |