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Note: Following is my transcription of the handwritten marriage certificate of Agnes Black and James Nickle:
“I do hereby certify that on the sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five James Nickle of the township of Dunfries and Agnes Black of Beverly were married by me Thomas Fawcett a Minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada in the presence of George Black and Mary Ann Black which said marriage was solemnized by banns
Witnyss my hand at St George
April 16th a.d. 1855
Thomas Fawcett
Wesleyan Minister
Witneyss
James Black
Mary ann Black”
Transcribed: April 10, 2005
By Samuel William Aylesworth
Great-great grandson of James & Agnes
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The following obituary for Agnes (Black) Nickle was published in the Thamesville Herald on September 28, 1905:
"Died, at Winnipeg on Friday, Sept 22, Agnes Nickle, relect of the late James Nickle, aged 74 years. Deceased had been a resident of Zone for a number of years and only left a short time ago for Winnipeg on a visit to her daughters, Mrs. E.H. Moran and Miss Agnes Nickle. The remains were brought here on Monday and conveyed to the residence of her sister, Mrs. Hardy, Ann street, from which place the funeral took place on Tuesday. Services were conducted in St. James Presbyterian church by Rev. J. McInnes. Internment in Sherman's cemetary."
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Searching for information on the parents and siblings of:
- Agnes Black, who married James Nickle, and
- Eliza Jane Black, her sister, who married Abraham Hardy
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1) The following notice of the history and death of Eliza Jane (Black) Hardy was published in the Thamesville Herald, Thamesville Ontario on January 19, 1922:
"The death occured at the family residence, Ann street, this town, on Friday last, January 13, 1922, of Mrs. Eliza Jane Hardy, relict of the late Abraham Hardy, one of the pioneer residents of Thamesville, after an illness of one week, at the advanced age of 75 years. Mrs. Hardy, whose maiden name was Eliza Jane Black, was born in the country of Down, Ireland, and came to Canada with other members of her family when 13 years old. The family first settled at St. George [in the county of South Dumfries, Brant County, Ontario] and afterwards in Caradoc township [Middlesex County, Ontario], where she was married to Mr. Hardy in 1869. After their marriage they took up their residence in Thamesville, where Mrs. Hardy has resided for fifty-three years. Deceased was a member of St. James Presbyterian church. The surviving members of the family are three sons and one daughter, viz. Messrs. Robert James, John Wesley and George and Mrs. Chas. McGaffey, all residing in Thamesville. The funeral, which was largely attended by relatives and friends, took place on Monday afternoon of this week from the family residence, Ann street, Rev. W. I. McLean conducting services at the home and at the graveside, interment being made in the Mayhew cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. John Howat, John Vance, John Secord, D. J. MacPherson, M. Ruckle and Robert George. Among those present at the funeral services were friends and relatives from Detroit, Mt. Brydges, Caradoc township, Rodney, Ekfrid and London."
2) Building on this information, we requested that the Brant County Branch of OGS (Ontario Genealogical Society) obtain a copy of the death certificate for Eliza Jane (Black) Hardy, hoping it might indicate the names of her parents. Instead, the OGS advised as follows:
"We have the death registration for Eliza Jane Hardy. However, it does not help us as
the informant at the time of Eliza's death (being her son George Hardy)
apparently knew nothing of his family. The space for "name of father" for Eliza only says "Black" born Ireland. And the space for "name of mother" for Eliza has a line drawn through it, indicating no information available.
Signed: Heather Ibbotson, Brant County OGS, Brantford, Ontario
3) Recently we made a request to the Government of Manitobafor the death certificate of Agnes Black, given that Agnes died there in 1905, while on a visit to her daughters home. If new information is obtain about the familys history, it will be added to the detailed records.
Sam Aylesworth Aug 19, 2005
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Regarding Mary Ann Black, who witnessed the marriage of Agnes Black and James Nickle, the critical questions are:
1) Is this Mary Ann Black the same person who married John Powell Davies in 1858 in Paris, the County of Dumfries (see this database for the Davies family)
We do note that Agnes Black herself was married at St. George, Ontario, in the Township of Dumfries, in 1858.
2) If this is the same Mary Ann, what is her relationship to Agnes Black? Were they sisters? Cousins?
3) How is Mary Ann related to James Black and George Black, who also witnessed the marriage of Agnes Black & James Nickle? Are they brothers? Is one her father? Are they cousins? I do not know.
If Mary Ann Black is a sister, then she would also be a sister to Eliza Jane Black.
Written by: Sam Aylesworth, March 14, 2007
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On August 8 2008, I located the marriage record for the marriage of Samuel BLACK, widower, to Agnes MENZIES. This marriage record states that the parents of Samuel BLACK were Joseph BLACK and his wife Jane (maiden name UNKNOWN). I had previously learned that the parents of George BLACK (who married Mary Ann ELLIS) were Joseph BLACK and his wife Jane.
Based on this information, I am now ASSUMING that Samuel BLACK was a brother of George BLACK, and thus a brother of Agnes BLACK, Mary Ann BLACK and Eliza Jane BLACK.
This note written by Sam Aylesworth, Aug 8, 2008.
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