Lambert

(from The Smith Family Record by Eleanor Nielsen)

John Lambert (1789–1867) was born in England. He served in the British Army and also in the War of 1812 in Canada. He settled in Lobo Twp., in about 1828. In 1834 he married Mary Ann Smith, daughter of William Smith and Mary Ann Staples. Mary Ann died in 1884 at the home of her son Cornelius in Warwick Twp. Of the eleven children of John and Mary Ann Lambert, all of whom were born in Lobo, several at one time or another lived in Warwick Twp.

Elizabeth married James Salisbury and later John Oke. William Lambert (1838–1893) was the fourth child, George Lambert (1843–1865) the seventh.

John Lambert Jr. (1835–1906) came to Warwick in the 1850s. He married Letitia Zavitz (1837–1937) in 1864. For a number of years he was employed at Auld’s Mill in Warwick, later purchasing and operating the mill. He then retired to his farm at Lot 14, Con. 1 SER. He was a Councillor for a number of terms, a Justice of the Peace, and President of the Warwick Agricultural Society.

Naomi Lambert (1836–) married Alfred Charles Ladell in 1862. In the 1870s they lived in Warwick Twp., and eventually settled in Enniskillen Twp. Their daughter Matilda married Fred Cook of Warwick. Fred and Matilda’s son L. S. Cook owned and operated the Warwick General Store for a number of years.

Eliza Lambert (1839–1932) married Robert Wilkinson (1839–1930). Robert and Eliza farmed on Lot 7, Con. 1 SER where they raised their family. Esther Lambert (1841–1864) married Hugh McCutcheon in 1861. Their two daughters were raised by relatives.

Cornelius Lambert (1845–1931) married Mary Ann Hambly (1853–1937) in Warwick Twp. Their farm was the north ½ of Lot 15, Con. 2 SER, near Warwick Village. They eventually moved to Caradoc Twp., Middlesex County.

David Lambert (1849–1934) married Barbara Ellen Harper (1852–1934) in 1872. David was at one time a miller in Warwick Village, and later a miller in Uttoxeter. They are buried in Bethel Cemetery.

Levi Lambert (1851–1911) married Christina Thompson of Bosanquet Twp. Levi was also a miller in Warwick Village at one time.

Elijah Lambert (1857–1907) married Amelia Wright in 1890 in Enniskillen Twp. They lived in Watford where their three children were born: Vane (1893–1987), Claire (1899–1970), and Florence (1902–1967).

Chapter 24 of 25 - Lambert Family

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