Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ellen Rebecca White[1, 2]

Female 1817 - 1901  (84 years)


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  • Name Ellen Rebecca White 
    Born 26 Oct 1817  , Fermanagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238651 
    Immigration 1842  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Immigration 1842  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Name Ellen Rebecca Collum 
    Name Ellen Rebecca Kerr 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Church of England 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Anglican 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Church of England 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-102509 
    Died 10 Dec 1901  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I102509  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father William White,   b. 1786, , Fermanagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F23386  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hugh Kerr,   b. 1813, of, Eniskillen, Fermangh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1842, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Kerr,   b. 22 Jul 1836, Eniskillen, Fermangh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Rebecca Ellen Kerr,   b. 15 Feb 1839, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1910, Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Robert Nixon Kerr,   b. 31 Aug 1841, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1919, Mersea Township, Essex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F4633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 William Collum,   b. 1806, , Fermanagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1895, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1842  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Married by Rev. Henry Scadding, witnessed by Joseph Lawson (or Rawson), John Flanagan, Lettice Lawson (or Rawson)

      St. James Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Married by Rev. Henry Scadding, witnessed by Joseph Lawson (or Rawson), John Flanagan, Lettice Lawson (or Rawson)

      St. James Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Children 
     1. Hugh Collum,   b. 7 Oct 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. James Collum,   b. 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Simon J. Collum,   b. 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Jane Collum,   b. 18 May 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1936  (Age 88 years)
     5. Margaret Ellen Collum,   b. Apr 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
     6. Elizabeth Collum,   b. 20 Feb 1855, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. Mary Ann Collum,   b. 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F23282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Hugh Collum (farmer of Wilmot) Born: Wilmot Age: 23 Est. Birth: abt 1854 Father: William Colum Mother: Ellen White married Mary Ann Graham Age:: 29 Est. Birth: abt 1848 Born: Ireland Father: William Graham Mother: Barbara Crook married 10 Jan 1877 Marriage Place: Perth, Downie

    2. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 12557 (1919), Robert N. Kerr.
      Robert N. Kerr, d. 27 Jan 1919 Mersea Township, aged 77 b. Ireland, Lot 10 Conc2 Mersea Tp. farmer, s/o Hugh Kerr & Ellen Rebecca White, cause: arteris sclerosis (one year)

    3. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 7.

    4. [S320] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - St. James Anglican CC#4571 Internet Link.
      In/ memory of/ Ellen White/ Wife of/ William Collum/ Died Dec. 10 1901/ aged 84 years/ 1 mo. 14 days/ a native of Fermanagh/ Ireland

    5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 20.

    6. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 8.

    7. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 41.

    8. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 4 Page 21.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1842 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1842 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Oct 1842 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Dec 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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