Poor Addie Stewart. A young girl of Perth, Ontario who went to visit her sister in Rochester, New York and fell in love with young Nelson Scott who worked in copper. She lied about her age, said she was 18, and they did the deed and were married by a Methodist minister. I guess she never came home that night and her sister had her husband chase her down and bring her home. Addies’s Dad was not impressed, and journeyed from Perth to Rochester to bring her home. I searched and searched and could not find out what happened. All that remains in the family ancestry is the marriage certificate. You can’t blame Addie, she had 10 siblings waiting for her back in Perth where her job was probably looking after her brothers and sisters. Her Dad probably didn’t understand it all as if you look at his genealogy he was living with 31 other people while he grew up. You did what you had to do in those days.
I ended up find her in a 1911 census where it looks like she was working in a mill working 52 hours a week
Nelson Scott
| Event Type: | Marriage License |
|---|---|
| Name: | Nelson Scott • Edit |
| Sex: | Male |
| Age: | 21 |
| Birth Year (Estimated): | 1890 |
| Father’s Name: | Charles Scott • Edit |
| Mother’s Name: | Nettie Oneal • Edit |
| Spouse’s Name: | Addie Stewart • Edit |
| Spouse’s Sex: | Female |
| Spouse’s Age: | 18 |
| Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated): | 1893 |
| Spouse’s Father’s Name: | John Stuart • Edit |
| Spouse’s Mother’s Name: | Hanah Emerson • Edit |
| Marriage License Date: | 2 Sep 1911 • Edit |
| Marriage License Place: | Seneca, New York, United States • |
1911 Census
| Name: | Addie A Stewart |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Female |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Race or Tribe: | Scotch (Scotish) |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Age: | 16 |
| Birth Date: | Feb 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Ontario |
| Census Year: | 1911 |
| Relation to Head of House: | Daughter |
| Province: | Ontario |
| District: | Lanark South |
| District Number: | 90 |
| Sub-District: | 27 – Perth |
| Sub-District Number: | 27 |
| Place of Habitation: | Drummond St |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
| Occupation: | Thonning |
| Employer: | no |
| Employee: | no |
| Works at: | Proder Buce |
| Weeks Employed: | 52 |
| Hours/Week: | 60 |
| Earnings: | 120 |
| Can Read: | yes |
| Can Write: | yes |
| Language: | E |
| Family Number: | 2 |
| Neighbors: | View others on page |
Addie A Stewart
Canada Census, 1911
| Name: | Addie A Stewart |
|---|---|
| Sex: | Female |
| Event Date: | 1911 |
| Event Place: | Lanark South Sub-Districts 1-37, Ontario, Canada |
| Sub-District Number: | 1-37 |
| Birth Date: | Feb 1895 |
| Birthplace: | Ontario |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
| Relationship to Head of Household: | Daughter |
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceJohn StewartHeadMale53OntarioHannah StewartWifeFemale43OntarioEthel A StewartDaughterFemale21OntarioJohn H StewartSonMale19OntarioAddie A StewartDaughterFemale16OntarioJennie StewartDaughterFemale11OntarioEvyln A StewartDaughterFemale9OntarioEdward G StewartSonMale7OntarioAlvert V StewartSonMale5OntarioErnest C StewartSonMale3OntarioGeorge EmmonsBrother-in-lawMale48Ontario
Her father
| Name | John Stewart |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Event Date | 1911 |
| Event Place | Lanark South Sub-Districts 1-37, Ontario, Canada |
| Sub-District Number | 1-37 |
| Birth Date | Nov 1858 |
| Birthplace | Ontario |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Relationship to Head of Household | Head |
| Name: | Jahn Stward [John Stewart] |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Age Next Birthday: | 3 |
| Estimated Birth Year: | abt 1848 |
| Birthplace: | Canada |
| Census Year: | 1851 |
| Enumeration District: | Perth County |
| Enumeration District Number: | 29 |
| Sub-Enumeration District: | Easthope |
| Sub-Enumeration District Number: | 281 |
| Residence Place: | Perth, Canada West (Ontario), Canada |
| Religion: | Free Church – Presbyterian |
| Household Members: | NameAgeName Not Kown4Jas Robertsen45Batsy Robertsen43Margret Robertsen17Jes Robertsen15Mary An Robertsen13Elisabeth Robertsen11Jas Robertsen9Elen Robertsen7Jean Robertsen2Thomas Barr26John Freman25Cathrine Freman22Richard Freman11Sonny Freman2Alex Howard41Donald Howard21Janet Howard64Duncan Koppen5Hugh Flanley36Mary Flanley45John Flanley14Margard Flanley12Duncan Stward36Helen Stward34Janet Stward12Margret Stward10Cathrine Stward8Joan Stward6Jahn Stward3 |
| Line Number: | 7 |
Her Mother
| Name | Hannah Stewart |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Event Date | 1911 |
| Event Place | Lanark South Sub-Districts 1-37, Ontario, Canada |
| Sub-District Number | 1-37 |
| Birth Date | Dec 1868 |
| Birthplace | Ontario |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Relationship to Head of Household | Wife |
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