Elizabeth Crampton
ID # 9112, (1826-1899)
| Birth | Elizabeth Crampton was born on 21 August 1826 at Ireland. |
| Marriage | She married Henry Johnson Fyfe on 16 September 1845 at Toronto, Home District, Canada West. For the following see Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto, etc., published by the author at Toronto in 1904. This is said to be the fourth in a series and to be republished from the Toronto Evening Telegram. This contains quite a listing of marriages at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Toronto, and the following marriage record as extracted from the church record is to be found on page 179 of the publication: Fyfe and Kempton - At Toronto, on the sixteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and forty five, were married by license, Henry Johnson Fyfe, of the township of York, widower, and Elizabeth Kempton of the city of Toronto, spinster, daughter of Thomas Kempton of the same place, by me, John Barclay. This marriage has been duly solemnized between us, Henry Johnson Fyfe, Elizabeth Kempton, and in the presence of us, William A. McBurney, Cornelius Van Nostrand. See notes for Elizabeth. The above also is echoed entirely in the Home District's marriage registrations, Volume 11, 1839-1848, and specifically signed off by John Barclay of St. Andrews Church (Presbyterian) in Toronto. MS248, reel 11, Vol. 11, pages 184-185 Home District Marriage Register 1839-1848 Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by John Barclay of St. Andrews Church, Toronto, for the year January 1st to December 31st, 1845. Henry Johnson Fyfe, widower, residing York, and Elizabeth Kempton, spinster, residing York. On September 16, 1845, by license. Witnesses Wm. McBurney and Chas. Van Nostrand. There are slight variations in the recording of names of the witnesses. We may perhaps give the slight edge to their names as rendered in J. Ross Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto, 1904. He does appear to have examined the church's record books directly. What we have in the Home District marriage register is probably an interpretation by the registrar of the handwriting on the form of the records as submitted by perhaps a church clerk. That, and while a good candidate for William McBurney has not been found in the 1851 census, there was a Cornelius Van Nostrand who resided in Toronto Township of Peel County in 1852. He was a miller, age 56 as of sometime in the year of 1852, born in the United States, and he is shown as being of the Church of England. If there was another Cornelius Van Nostrand, he has not been found. |
| Marriage | She married Andrew Anderson in 1853. For the moment, a record of marriage for Andrew and Elizabeth has not been found. With such evidence that is available, we are left to conclude that Andrew F. Anderson, born in 1852, is Dorothy Fleming's son. Matilda is almost certainly the daughter of Elizabeth Crampton/Campton/Kempton, and she was born in 1854. Yes, a marriage year of 1852 for Andrew and Elizabeth is a guess, but shouldn't be far off. The one thing we may reasonably say of Andrew and Elizabeth is that that they were almost certainly married in Canada West (later Ontario), possibly in Toronto. A civil registration has not been found. At best, a church record may yet show up. Certainly, all the children who are with them in Antrim County Michigan, as of the 1870 U.S. census are shown as being born in Canada. |
| Death | She died on 23 January 1899 at Rapid City, Clearwater Twp, Kalkaska, Michigan, at age 72. |
| Burial | She was buried on 25 January 1899 at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Antrim Co., Michigan. |
| Note | First, with reference to Elizabeth's marriage to Henry Johnson Fyfe, I am indebted to information found on several public trees to be found on Ancestry for the clue to Elizabeth's first marriage. And a major clue was staring your researcher in the face and he totally failed to grasp it - or at least at first. The 1861 census of the Andrew and Elizabeth household lists two young woman, A. Fyfe, milliner, Presbyterian, age 15, and E. J. Fyfe, Presbyterian, age 13. They are listed after all the Anderson children, including those that were Elizabeths, so some were half-siblings to Elizabeth's Anderson children. As an interesting aside, Elizabeth's father almost certainly was enumerated in this household. Listed immediately under the Fyfe children is T. Kempton, born Ireland, age 81, Presbyterian. The handwriting is questionable, but, for the moment, and considering that the whole page only shows persons by their initials, and matching the initials as written to the proper names as they appear in the 1870 census in Michigan, the initial T. for this person is probably correct. Whether the name 'Kempton' is precisely correct is another matter. That this was indeed Elizabeth's father is strengthened by the burial book of the Toronto Necropolis which shows Thomas Campton, age 92, born Ireland, and died Yorkville on November 12, 1871. He was buried in Toronto Necropolis on November 14, 1871, in lot Q46, N1/2. The property owner was A. Anderson, who we must believe to be Elizabeth's husband. That Andrew and Elizabeth were located in Antrim County, Michigan, as of the U.S. 1870 census, by no means elmininates this probabilty. Robertson's 1904 Landmarks of Toronto does list, along with many marriages, a range of baptisms for St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Annie and Elizabeth Jane Fyfe are not found therein. As per the marriage notes, however, this is where we find the church's marriage record for Henry Johnson Fyfe and Elizabeth 'Kempton'. Records of death or burial for Henry Johnson Fyfe have not been found. It remains unknown in which cemetery he is buried. What has been found is that in the 1846-47 Brown's directory of Toronto City and Home District is a listing for Henry Johnson Fyfe. He is said to be located on lot 12 of the 1st concession of York (almost certainly referring to the township). As to whether Henry owned this lot or leased we do not know. Land research (onland.ca is one possibility) may or may not tell a story. Certainly, looking over the Tremaine map of York printed some years later the concession and lot arrangement do not have the simplicity of other townships. Back to Thomas Kempton, age 81, as of the 1861 census. As mentioned, he died in Yorkville on November 12, 1871. The 1871 census was enumerated beginning April 2nd, and Thomas was enumerated. He appears with his granddaughter Elizabeth, by now married. She is with her husband John Sheppard, who is a shoe maker. Thomas is shown as age 90. Ancestry's presentation of the enumeration places the family in St. John's Ward, though the page lists them in West Toronto. Looking over the city directories of the day is at least of some interest. Andrew Anderson is shown in directories as being at the intersection of Terauley and Elm Streets. Some directories place his residence at 49 Elm Street. Whether these street numbers were at all times fixed is not known. Andrew is in the Toronto directories at Elm Street as of 1866, but gone as of 1867. John Sheppard and Elizabeth Jane Fyfe were married December 26, 1867. Andrew Anderson had been at 158 Terauley, around the corner from his Elm Street residence. At the Terauley address he had variously run a lumber business, a saloon, and a grocery store. And here, a bit of caution. John Sheppard was a shoemaker according to the 1871 census. The Toronto city directories have two John Sheppards (surname variously spelled) from the era, both shoe makers, but none on Elm or Terauley until the 1870 directory. This directory shows a John Sheppard at 158 Terauley running a grocery store. Given that this was the address where Andrew Anderson had his several businesses, it isn't unreasonable to believe that this is the John Sheppard who married Elizabeth Jane Fyfe Sheppard, the daughter of Andrew's second wife. Perhaps Andrew was hanging onto the property should he wish to return from Michigan. To top this off, the 1870 Toronto street directory shows John Sheppard at 49 Elm Street, grocer, around the corner from 158 Terauley. So, yes, he is the John Sheppard that married Elizabeth Jane Fyfe. One other note: As mentioned above, Thomas Campton, age 92, was buried in Toronto Necropolis Cemetery on November 14, 1871, in plot Q46, north half. There was also a family burial in the south half of this plot. The Toronto Necropolis burial book, to be found on familysearch, shows the death of a Samuel Anderson at age of 1 year and 9 months on August 17, 1863, and the burial on August 18. This clearly shows the plot owner as Andrew Anderson. Since Thomas Campton was buried in the north half a few years later, we must believe them all to be family. We do not have a story for young Samuel's parentage. There is only one thing to add. The Toronto branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society has transcribed the gravestones in the Toronto Necropolis Cemetery. There is a flat stone at Q46N, so stated, but the name recorded does not appear to have anything to do with the Andersons or Camptons. |
Children of Elizabeth Crampton and Henry Johnson Fyfe |
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Children of Elizabeth Crampton and Andrew Anderson |
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| Last Edited | 17 Apr 2022 |