Wallington

(submitted by Debbie Oxby)

In May of 1831 the family of John and Sophia Wallington of Monmouthshire, Wales arrived in Canada at Montreal, then moved to southwestern Ontario.

In 1846 two of their sons married in Port Sarnia. Richard Wallington married Catherine Myers and moved to the United States. James (1823–1893) married Harriot Rathbun. They were both listed as being from Plympton Twp., Lambton County. By 1851 James must have remarried, for the first two children of James and Sophia (Ann, –1906) Wallington are baptised in Warwick Twp., in the Wesleyan Methodist Church. In the 1861 census the Wallington family was listed as Church of England but by 1871 they were Baptists. James is described as a farmer on both censuses.

In 1871 James Wallington of Warwick swore in Bracebridge that he had never before received any land grants from the government. His property in Warwick had been sold in pieces over the years to George Mill (20 acres in 1858) and Joseph Morris (30 acres). The family then settled in the District of Muskoka.

The 12 children of James and Ann Wallington include Edwin (1851–), George (c.1852–), Hephzibah (1856–), Hannah (1858–), Charles (1860–), William (1862–), Sophia (1863–), Mary (1866–), Jane (1866–), Charlotte (1868–), Matilda (1868–), and James (1871–). James Wallington and his wife lived in the Muskoka area for the rest of their lives. All of James’ and Ann’s children stayed in Canada.

A brother of Richard and James Wallington also settled in Warwick Twp. for a while. Daniel (c.1829–1881) is believed to be the youngest of the Wallington family. He married Elizabeth Tomlinson. Their first child was baptized in Plympton in 1851 but by 1852 their second child was baptized in Warwick. The 1861 census lists them in Warwick, under the family of James and Ann. Daniel was also listed as a farmer. The children of Daniel and Margaret were John (1851–), James (1852–), Sophia (1855–), Rachel Leah (1856–), Elizabeth (1859–), Charles W. (1860–), Henry (1861–), Daniel (1862–), Mark (1864–), Jane (1866–), Margaret (1867–), Samuel (1870–), and George (1875–).

Many of Daniel and Elizabeth’s children moved to the United States.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Wallington Family

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