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SAMUEL PEDLAR. 
 
 (Engraved expressly for this work.) 
 
Ancestral History 
 
 OF 
 
 CHARLES PEDLAR 
 
 of Vauxhall, Cornwall, England, 
 
 BORX ABOUT 1710. 
 
 And His Descendants. 
 
 . . ALSO . . 
 
 EDWARD MORRISH 
 
 OF 
 
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 St. Stephens, Cornwall, England, 
 
 BORN ABOUT 1765. 
 
 And His Descendants. 
 
 BY 
 
 S. PEDLAR, 
 
 Toronto. 
 
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INTRODUCTION. 
 
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 Toronto, March 28th, 1894. 
 
 This, my fiist attempt at writing a book, is the out- 
 oome of an intention of writing a history of my father 
 and mother, Hexrv Pedlar, and his wife, Nanx'Y 
 MoRRiSH, of Oshawa, Canada, who emigrated from Corn- 
 wall, England, in the year 1841. 
 
 This book gives a brief history of Charles Pedlar 
 and his descendants, from 1710 down to the present 
 time ; also of Edward Morris h and his descendants, 
 from 1775 down to the present time. It involved much 
 more labor to prepare a general history of these two fami- 
 lies, but to please and benefit the greater number of de- 
 scendants, I did not hesitate to assume the task. 
 
 There are many persons who care very little about the 
 study of Family History or Ancestry. There are others 
 who take a deep interest in the study. Speaking for 
 mjT^self, I can assert that the study is not only absorbingly 
 interesting, but beneficial in the highest degree. I can 
 never regret the time bestowed upon the collection of all 
 the data in this book, scrap by scrap, covering several 
 years of leisure hours, for, as page after page have been 
 written, it seemed as if I intimately knew my Ancestors 
 who have centuries ago been laid in their graves, and 
 their memory forgotten : besides, I have become, so to 
 
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 fnlrodiiction. 
 
 cxproHs it, familiar with a mniicrons liost of Cousins, 
 now living, l»ut many of wliom I can never hope to see 
 on earth. 
 
 I venture to think that such an enlarged conception of 
 Codsinshi]! unfolds a vast realm of pleasure and instruc- 
 tion unobtainable in any other way. It is one of the 
 rewards I now receive that this Anckstiul Histouy, with 
 its many defects, and perhaps errors, may ])i*ove to be the 
 means of imparting the same pleasures to others that I 
 have obtained, without the laboi". Again, if in the future 
 some descendant attempts a more elaborate history, it 
 will be a gratification to the author of this book to feel 
 that his pioneer work laid the foundation, thereby lessen- 
 ing the labor, and making possible the better, the more 
 elaborate, production. 
 
 It is exceeding^ gratifying to the author that he is 
 the means of recalling the forgotten lives of his ancestors, 
 and putting them on record to be read and remembered 
 by the present and unborn generations of descendants. 
 
 In conclusion, I must acknowledge the valuable assist- 
 ance rendered me by Emjlish and Canadian relations. 
 
 SAMUEL PEDLAR. 
 
CHAPTER J. 
 AiNCESTiiAL History of Charles Pkdlar, of " Vaux- 
 
 HALL," IN THE PARISH OF LaNIVKT, CoUNTY OF 
 
 Cornwall, England, Born About 1710, and His 
 Descendants. 
 
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 '' '"' EFORE proceedirii^ with the details of tlio 
 
 little tliat is known of Charles Pedlar, of 
 
 " Vauxhall," it may he proper to state that 
 
 many of his descendants spell the name with 
 
 ^,^^.f'i ' an e in the last syllable, while others spell 
 
 ^^i> the name with an a in the last syllable. In 
 
 (ff)^'^ this book the writer adopts tlie last method 
 
 in all eases, except where the writer knows the 
 
 name is spelled Pedler. 
 
 Burke's " Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Iieland" 
 ijfives the name of a Devonshire family, " Philip Warren 
 Pedler, of Hoo-Mavey, a distinguished officer in the In- 
 dian army." The writer has consulted the best authori- 
 ties as to the proper way of spellini^^ the name. Johnson, 
 the British Lexicographer, says, "The ivord p'uilcr (mea7i- 
 mg a petty dealer) was a contract'um produced bi/ fre- 
 ([iient ttse^ Worcester, the American Lexicogi-apher, 
 says, *' this word is spelt Pedlar, in all the old li^nglish 
 dictionaries of Cotgrave, Coles, Martin, and iJyche, and 
 Pedler in almost all of the other dicti(maries." 
 
 The oiigin of the family called Pedler, or Pedlar, is 
 involved in some doubt. With some of the descendants of 
 Charles Pedlar it has beeri thought that the Cornish family 
 bearing tl> ■* name, originally came from Salisbury Plains ; 
 others agnin say that the family spiang from a Scotch- 
 uian, wrecked upon the coast of Cornwall, who settled at 
 
G Ancestral History of 
 
 Vauxhall. There may be something in both of these 
 suppositions. The Scotch name for the petty dealer or 
 packman or travelling salesman is *' PeddeVy" in time the 
 name might become Pedler ; people of the present day 
 frequently introduce a change in the spelling of their 
 names. This lonely, wrecked Scotchman, a genuine Pedder, 
 may have thought, as he decided to locate in the beauti- 
 ful Cornish country, that it would be good policy to as- 
 sume the English name Pedlar, and drop the Scotch one 
 •* Pedder." 
 
 Those different views as to the origin of the family 
 name are not of so much consequence, however. These 
 pages simply confine themselves to giving a history of 
 Charles Pedlar, born 1710, and his descendants; of him 
 something is known ; to go beyond this date the history 
 would be mere conjecture. 
 
 Charles Pedlar. 
 
 At the present day there is but little known of the 
 history of Charles Pedlar, who saw the light of day 
 nearly two hundred years ago. It is supposed, however, 
 that he was born about the year 1710, and that he lived 
 at " Vauxhall," the name of a property in the Parish of 
 Lanivet, not many miles from Bodmin, the County Town 
 of Cornwall, England. 
 
 The name of Charles Pedlar's wife has not been handed 
 down, nor is it known whether this ancient couple had 
 any daughters. The names of their sons, however, have 
 been preserved, by reason of which the lineal descent is 
 established. 
 
 Charles Pedlar's Sons. 
 
 Joseph. He was born about the year 1739. He mar- 
 ried Nancy Varcoe of the parish of St Wen. As 
 Joseph is the principal character in the next succeed- 
 ing generation, the lineal ancestor of a numerous pro- 
 geny, particulars will be given in that chapter. 
 
Charles I'cdlar, of Vauxhall, and Descendants. 
 
 bh of these 
 'jy dealer or 
 in time the 
 present day 
 ng of their 
 line Feddcr, 
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 Samuel. He was born about the year 1741. He 
 ■I m^ver manied. 
 
 William. He was born about the year 1743. He mar- 
 ried, but the name of his wife cannot be given. He is 
 known as the founder of an extensive blacksmithing 
 business at aSV. Dennis, which he conducted till the year 
 of his death at th« age of eighty-five, and which his 
 descendants continued many years after him, and by 
 some of his descendants at the present day. 
 
 John. He was born about the year 1745, He mar- 
 ried, but the name of his wife also cannot be given. She 
 was called A unt Betty by other branches of the Pedlar 
 family. This couple had four sons, and three daugh- 
 ters. Some of the former are supposed to have emi- 
 grated to Canada as early as the year 183G. 
 
 Samuel Pedler, Jr. 
 
 Fost-Offiee Eugenia- Falls, Ontario, Canada. 
 
 It is the opinion of the writer that descendants of the 
 said JoJtn Fedler, are in Canada. The writer a few 
 days ago met a young man in Toronto who is a son of 
 Samuel Fedler, now residing on a farm in the north- 
 western part of the Province of Ontario, his post- 
 office address being the above. Acting upon the sup- 
 position that the Grandfather of the above Samuel 
 Fedler would prove to be John Fedlar, I asked thfe 
 young man to write his father for particulars about 
 his Grandfather; the young man showed me his father's 
 reply. It went on to say that " he could not give the name 
 of his Grandfather, but said he knew he was a game- 
 keeper, when alive in With[EL, where he was born. He 
 was buried in Withiel Churchyard, nearly one hundred 
 years ago. He further said his Grandmother's Christian 
 name was Elizabeth ; he did not know her maiden name 
 but she was born, married, and died in IT/^/iie^ parish, 
 
s 
 
 Annedval Hist or u of 
 
 Cornwall, ErKjhtiid. lie also said that his father, 
 called Sdwxel Pedlcr, was born in Withlel in the year 
 1801, and lived there a number of years. Ho emigrated 
 to (.^inada in IS4J), sailing Irom P(ulsto}i\ loth of April 
 of that year. He remained in the 'i'ownship of I )arlington, 
 (adjoining Township to the ^Pown of Oshawa, where the 
 H Pedlar lainily resided) till the fall of 18.')!, when he 
 moved to Maiiposa Town.ship. About the year 18G4, he 
 moved to Artemesia Township, County of Grey. He 
 died there October, 20th, 1872. The wife of the deceased 
 was called Susan Eygs, born in 1807, in Lanivet Pariah, 
 Cormuall. She died on the farm in Arteinrsia,on the 1st 
 of July, 1889. The deceased couple were married in 
 1830. They had five sons, and five daughters. Five out 
 of these are still living. ' 
 
 The Samuel Pedler, jr., now living on the homestead 
 farm in Art^Trnsia, has a large family of sons and daugh- 
 ters. The writer only met the son referred to already. 
 This son, called Lutheh Pej)LE1{, is a young man about 
 twenty, engaged in a merchant's establishment in Toronto. 
 
 The Pedler Famij.v. 
 Oakwood, Ontario, Canada. 
 
 The writer is not certain, but he thinks that the Ped- 
 lers in the Township of Mariposa are of the same family 
 as the Samuel Pedler, senior, referred to at considerable 
 length. 
 
 ] h consequence of lack of information concerning CV^arZes 
 l^edlars ddldren, the history of the descendants of The 
 Vauxliall Pedlar family cannot be carried through to the 
 present. 
 
 The following 'chapters will more completely give the 
 names of the descendants of Charles Pedlars son Joseph 
 who it will be seen is the lineal ancestor of a numerous 
 progeny.' The writer is a descendant of Joseph Pedlar, 
 and therefore more competent to deal with this branch of 
 Charles Pedlar's family. 
 
Jofttpk redlar, of Witliid^ and Deiicv.)Hlantf<. \) 
 
 (CHAPTER II. 
 
 JOSKIMI Pk1)1.AI{, of WlTFIIKL (( V)IIN\VALL, KN(JLAND), 
 J>(>nN AI50UT I7.*V.>, AND MIS J)KS(;KN DANTS. 
 
 N ilie precedinjjf hrief chapttM-, the Vauxhull 
 Pedlar family has hoen (iescrib(3(l. This chap- 
 ter brings the time one generation nearer the 
 present, and conse({uently enables the wiiter 
 to place on record a greater amount of data, 
 'he snl)ject of this sketch, Joski'II Fkdlah, the 
 .son of (J/nuiefi Pedlar of Vauxhall, was born 
 •ibout 1781). He married Nanrj Varcor, of St. 
 Wen, and sliortly afterwards set up business, foundry, 
 blacksuiith, etc., on a little farm called Withietfjouse, only 
 a shoi't distance from the Witkiel Parish, Church.. This 
 Whithielf/oose place has been the home for a number of 
 Pedlar families, who contributed so long to the income 
 of Lord Vi\ f an the owner, 
 
 Joseph Pedlar enjoyed the reputation of conducting on^^ 
 of the liirgest concerns in that part of England. He made, 
 amonjist other tliinixs, curious clocks indicatin*' the 
 change of the moon, and other features, which were said 
 to have been excellent time-keepers, (jurio hunters had 
 better keep the okl Pedlar clock in mind, for they would 
 be highly prized by the present generation of Pedlars. 
 
 Joseph Pedlar and his family were ardent Methodists. 
 The early Methodist travelling preachers found at this 
 home a hearty welcome at all times. Joseph Pedlar sub- 
 scribed regularly to the MetlunUst Majaz'na', edited by 
 Chai-les Wesley. 
 
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 Ancestral History of 
 
 Joseph Pedlar's Cfiildren. 
 
 Joseph Pedlar. Bom about the year 17C0. Mar- 
 ried Dinah Vercoe, of Ruthern, only a mile or more 
 from the Withiel Parish Church ; being the lineal an- 
 cestor of a numerous progeny. He will be described in 
 the next chapter. 
 
 Charles Pedler. The second son of Joseph Pedlar, 
 and his wife Nancy Varcoe, was born about the year 
 1702. He married Maria Vercoe (sister of his brother 
 Joseph's wife). Charles lived with his father up to the 
 time of his marriage, and continued the business long 
 after his father's, death. This couple had only two 
 children, Joshua and Jonah, the latter died aged 21. 
 
 The Joshua Pedler Famh.y, 
 Exeter, Ontario, Canada. 
 
 On the death of his brother Jonah, Joshua became the 
 only descendant of his father's family. He married 
 Elizabeth Kestle, of Ruthern. 
 
 Joshua Pedler, with his wife and a family of grown 
 up boys and one daughter, emigrated to Canada in 1<S52. 
 They settled in the l3ush in the Township of Stephen, 
 about five miles west of the present Villnge of Exeter. 
 
 The work of clearinof a bush farm was somethingf en- 
 tirely new to this brave Cornishman and his family, but 
 they went at the task biavely. The log house, and the 
 log barn were erected upon the first space cleared away, 
 then followed the battle with the forest trees. When the 
 v/riter visited this family in the bush a few years after 
 they settled there, he found them comfortably housed and 
 quite an area under cultivation. Their garden, which 
 Joshua took much pride in, and which was not wholly 
 clear of some of the original stumps of the trees, was well 
 planted with choice fruit trees and vegetables. JosIukCs 
 
Jo8ejph Pedlar, of Withiel, and Descendants. 1 ] 
 
 sows became expert axemen, and in a few years they had 
 cut down all the trees and cleared most of the first land 
 purchased, when they secured adjoining or near by lands 
 and finally,as the boys began to take to themselves wives' 
 they set up homes upon the other lands, where thev 
 worked and toiled to get them cleared of the forest trees 
 like the homestead farm. It is needless to say this meant 
 hard work. 
 
 JosHtJA Pedler lived to witness the homestead farm 
 m a high state of cultivation, fruit trees, he had planted 
 bearing luscious fruit, large flocks of poultry and herds 
 ot cattle, and many fine horses, when at last he was taken 
 ill and died, this occurred on the 12th December, 1880. 
 
 /os/ma's widow still resides on the homestead farm in 
 the enjoyment of the best of health, in her ripe old age. 
 
 JOSHUA PEDLER'S CHILDREN. 
 
 Great Grand Children of Joseph Pedlar and his Wife 
 
 Nancy Varcoe. 
 
 1st. Mary Ann Pedler. She died in infancy. 
 2nd. Jonah Henry Pedler. (Single.) 
 
 (The Josiah Pedler Family.) 
 
 3rd. Josiah Pedler. He married Catherine Gill. Thev 
 have the following children : 
 
 (a) Jonathan Pedler. 
 
 (b) Samuel Gill 
 
 (c) Lillie Corea 
 
 (d) Hilda Priscilla 
 («) Harriet 
 (/) WiLHER John 
 
 4th. Jabkz Pedler. He died in infancy. 
 

 Ancestral History of 
 
 The Geokge Pedler Family 
 
 otlK Geok,;. Pkd,.eu, manied Axn B^olev. thov have 
 these children : 
 
 {a) John Weslky Pedlku. 
 [b) Maiua Elizatuth " 
 Maria 
 
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 Pedlkr (Single). 
 
 itead farm. 
 
 She resides with her mother at'lhe home 
 The James Pedler Family. 
 7th. James Pedler, married Albeiitha VVirPTy tk 
 have the following children ' ^^'^ 
 
 (a) William Henry P 
 
 (^>) Maria Louise 
 
 {c) Edmund 
 
 {d) EijzABETif Alice 
 
 {(i) Emma 
 
 (/■) Alfred 
 
 {(j) Pearl Olive 
 
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 The John Pedler Fa.milv, 
 Exeter, Ont., Canada. 
 
 ^^'^"f Pedlar. Tl,e third s„„ of J,«eph Ped 
 tTa,'l7o'" h'*' Nancy Va,e„e, w«s ..o,„ aC,t tit 
 
 p^HncVtuh ts'Tx; nr;,!r'"'S, "t"^' ^^^ ^ 
 
 'WM;,'I nr.,J." "' "''"-/ Charles m tlie business at 
 iwtomtT'f «" ««'l"«"t>y ''t •■ Cuddles," not 
 
 tai tiom the forme.- place. Charles died Oct. 20th, 
 
Jose2')h Pedlar, of Withicl, and Descendants. V.\ 
 
 1843; fi'om that date IS'timid continued the business. 
 This cou])le had several daughters, i)ut no sons. In 
 this way, the Sftrauel Pedlar branch V)ecame extinct 
 as a Pedlar family. There is no record of the wliere- 
 abouts of the daughters, and for that reason I am un- 
 able to give the particulars it would have afforded me 
 much pleasure to give in this Ancestral Histori). 
 
 THE CALIFORNIA FAMILY. 
 
 John Pedlar. The fourth son of Joseph Pedlarand 
 his wife Nancy Varcoe, was born al)out the year 1764. 
 The name of his wife cannot be given. John Pedlar is 
 supposed to have l)een the founder of the //a^i/aaj, iVo^•a, 
 Scotia family. He held a position in the construction 
 department of the JVavy, an Imperial Government 
 position. Many years ago, the descendants of JoJtn 
 Pedlar left Halifax for San Francisco, California, 
 where a number of them are still residinof. 
 
 The John Gkorge Senior Family. 
 
 Inverness, Quebec, Canada. 
 
 Hannah Pedlar The fifth child of Joseph Pedlar 
 and his wife Nancy Varcoe. Married John George, of 
 Roche, Cornwall, England, In 1835, this family, consist- 
 ing of father, mothe!-, and several grown-up boys and 
 girls, emigrated to Canada. They took up land in the 
 forest south-west of the city of Quebec. The place is now 
 called Inverness Post Office. About fifteen years ago, 
 the writer, then living in Montreal, was honored by a 
 visit from Hannah's two middle-aged sons, John and 
 James. Their story of the trials of their early life in 
 the Canadian forest was thrilling. John said, " Poor 
 mother fairly cried her eyes out of her head worrying 
 over us boys, when away for days hunting wild ani- 
 mals in the forest. It was fun for us, but death for 
 poor mother." 
 
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 Ancestral History of 
 
 HANNAH PEDLAR'S CHILDREN. 
 (Wife of John George.) 
 The William Georgk Family 
 
 '"ThX?th^=i„/ehiMrf^ ^^''-'^"^ Hog, 
 (a) Elizabeth George (single). 
 {h) John Hutchinson George, who married Marv 
 Frankhn, has these children : ^ 
 
 Benjamin George, 
 Joseph « 
 
 Annie « 
 
 Charles > " 
 
 (c) William George (single). 
 
 (d) Jane George (died in infancy). 
 
 The John Franklin Family. 
 
 {e) Hannah George, married John Franklin whose 
 children are as follows : ' 
 
 Nellie Franklin, 
 Georgie « 
 
 Henry 
 
 Bertha 
 
 Hiram 
 
 Ernest 
 
 Elener 
 
 Charlotte " 
 
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Joseiih Pedlar, of Withiel and Descendants. 1 5 
 
 (0 Marv Ann George, iimrried Willmin Wilcox. 
 
 f^ne died, leavin*^ no cliiJdren. 
 (</) Tflos. Mackie George (single). 
 
 The William Wilcox Family, 
 
 Minnesota. 
 {h) Charlotte George, married her deceased sis- 
 ter's husband, William Wilcox. They have 
 children. 
 
 The John Cosgrave Family, 
 
 Minnesota. 
 2nd^ Elizabeth George married John Cosgrave, a native 
 of Yorkshire, England. For many years they have been 
 living in Minnesota, They have the following children : 
 {a) John Cosgrave. 
 
 The Lute Christie Family. 
 Superior, Wisconsin. 
 (6) Hannah Cosgrave, married Lute Christie, of 
 Superior, Wisconsin, and has several children. 
 
 The George Marshall Family. 
 
 3rd Jane George, married George Marshall. They have 
 the following children : 
 
 (a) Jessie Marshall, married Edmund Franklin. 
 
 (h) Jane Marshall, married a Methodist clerc^y- 
 man. **^ 
 
 4th. Thomas George (died in infancy). 
 
 The Thomas George Family. 
 
 Lake Benton, Minnesota. 
 
 5th. Thomas George, named after his deceased brother 
 married Flora McKer. ' 
 
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 Ancestral History of 
 
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 The John Geohgk, Jr., Famii.y. 
 
 Inverness, Quebec, Canada. 
 
 0th. John George married Catharine Mooney. They re- 
 side on the old homestead of John George, Senior, near 
 Inverness, Province of Quebec, Canada, their Post Of- 
 fice. The writer lias met John George, Jr., several 
 times, but never visiter' the home at Inverness, as he 
 promised he would do, it never being convenient to do 
 so. This couple have the following children : 
 
 The Joseph Edwin George Family. 
 
 {a) Joseph Edwin George, and his wife Caroline 
 Hill, have these children : 
 
 MuRiAL Isabella George, 
 Clementina Johnston " 
 Charles Hector " 
 
 The Rev. Arthur Whiteside Family. 
 
 ih) Henrietta Rebecca George and her husband, 
 Rev. Arthur Whiteside, have these chil- 
 dren : 
 
 I 
 
 Arthur Barlow Whtteside, 
 Infant " 
 
 The James George Family, 
 
 Minnesota* 
 7th. James George married Eliza Gillis (now dead). They 
 have had eleven children, seven of whom and his wife 
 died the same fall with diptheria. His family were then 
 residing on a farm near Inverness, Quebec, Canada ; 
 shortly after this severe affliction, his sister prevailed 
 upon him to move to Minnesota, which he did. The 
 writer remembers James George's piteous tale of loss 
 of his wife, and many of his children. He said. " I was 
 
Joseph Pedlar, of With lei, and Descendants. 17 
 
 compelled to nurse and care for my sick children, the 
 neighbors fearing to come near my house, and the dead 
 children, one after the other 1 took to their grave all 
 alone." 
 
 James George's survivinr/ children. 
 
 (a) Reuhen Geouge, 
 
 (/>) JOSEI'H 
 
 (c) Ij)A 
 (r?) Jemima 
 
 
 The Nicholas Oligfr Family, 
 
 Winnebago City, Minnesota. ' 
 
 8th. Mary Ann, who married Nicholas Oliger, whose 
 addres'^ is the above, have quite a family. 
 
 The John Liddicoatt Family of 
 Belovely, near Roche, Cornwall, England. 
 
 Mary Ped lar. The second daughter, and sixth child 
 of Joseph Pedlar, and his wife Nancy Varcoe, married 
 John Liddicoatt of Roche. The writer regrets he is un- 
 able to give further information concerning Mary's 
 family, except that he personally knows Samuel Liddi- 
 coatt, one ot Mary's sons, and he is aware another son 
 resides at the present time at Belovely, near Roche, Corn- 
 ivall, England. 
 
 The Samuel Liddicoatt Family 
 
 London, Canada. 
 
 (a) Samuel Liddicoatt, and his wife, who was the 
 eldest daughter of James Dingle, of Cormvall, England 
 reside in London, Ont., Canada. They have these children : 
 
 Henry Liddicoatt, 
 
 Ephraim " 
 
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 Ancestral Ilistory of 
 
 Betzey Pedlar. The third daughter, and the sev- 
 enth child of Joseph Pedlar and his wife NavcyVarcoe, 
 of Withiel-goose, married a Mr. Yetz, whodied,she then 
 shortly afterwards became known as Mrs. Goldsworthy, 
 marrying a man by that euphonious name. It is not 
 known whether she has anv children. 
 
 Grace Pedlar. The fourth daughter, and eighth 
 child of Joseph Pedlar and his wife Nancy Varcoe, of 
 Withiel-goose, never married. She made her home 
 with her brothers Samuel and James. Grace died on the 
 4th of February, lcS64. 
 
 Nancy Pedlar The fifth daughter, and ninth 
 child of Joseph Pedlar and his wife Nancy Varcoe, 
 married Williar)i Rundle. It is not known how many 
 children this couple have, but it is known that a son is 
 in a position on the Wade-bridge Railway, in England. 
 
 The William Pedlar Family, 
 
 At Withiel-goose, Withiel, Cornwall, England. 
 
 William Pedlar. The fifth son, and tenth child of 
 Joseph Ppdiar and his wife Nancy Varcoe, of Withiel- 
 goose. Was born about the year 1797. His wife, Bet- 
 zey Hignian, was the daughter of Higman the miller. 
 William died on the 10th of September, 1843, in his 
 48th year. His widow survived him nearly forty 
 years. She died October 21st, 1882, in her 8r)th year. 
 William and his family lived quite a number of 
 yeais at the old, ancient homestead, VK^YteZ-f/oose. After 
 his death, his widow and her two sons moved to 
 another farm in some adjoining parish. The following 
 are the names of their children : 
 
 WILLIAM PEDLAR'S CHILDREN. 
 
 Lst. JosKPFi Pedlar never married, and for a few years 
 back, has been residing at Mr. Bateson's, BaiUeboro', 
 Ont., Canada. 
 
 4 i 
 
Joseph rc<Uar, of Withial, itnd Descc/mhtnfs. 10 
 
 Thk John Blake Family, 
 Withiel, CWnwall, P^ngland. 
 2n(l. Klizabeth Pedlar, married John Blake, resides at 
 Withiel. They have the following ehihh-en : — 
 
 (a) William Blakk, married, hut cannot give tlie 
 
 name of his wife. 
 
 (b) RuBEKT Blakk, who tnarried a Miss Major. 
 
 (c) JoHx Blake. 
 
 (d) M RY Blake (deceased). 
 
 (e) Eva Blake (single). 
 
 3rd. William Pedlar, married Harriet Bin v, of Lnnivpt 
 Parish. He died on the 17th of M;.rch, "^IcSSIj, in liis 
 55th year. 
 
 The Robert Lanxon F.vmily, 
 
 London, England. 
 
 4th. Tillia Pedlar, married Robert Lanxon, of London, 
 England. They have the following children : — 
 
 (a) Alice Lanxon, married a Mr. Mahany. 
 
 (b) Kate Lanxon (single). 
 
 Joseph Pedlar, (the only surviving son of William 
 Pedlar and his wife Betsey Higman) had worked success- 
 fully the W^ithiel-goose farm, along with his brother, 
 for a number of years, their widowed mother living with 
 them up to her death in 1882. 
 
 Joseph's brother William, only survived his mother 
 four years. These deaths of father, mother, and only 
 brother, broke up the home of the Pedlar fjimily ; and 
 shortly afterwards, Joseph Pedlar, and his brother 
 William's widow, decided they would sell out their pro- 
 perty and make a visit together, to friends and relatives 
 in Canada and the Western States. As there is a little 
 romance in this trip, there can be no harm in describing 
 it in these pages. 
 
20 Anccdral Ilhtoru of 
 
 Joseph redid r, of Withiel, Visits his Cousins in 
 
 Toronto, 1892. 
 
 It was a red letter day for Mr. S. Pedlar, Mrs. William 
 H. Orr, Mrs. John (Jarvin, and the families of the two 
 latter mentioned, when in the winter of 1<SJ)2, Joseph 
 Pedlar and his brother's widow, Mrs. William Pedlar, 
 visited their Toronto cousins. The writer learned after- 
 wards that there was something romantic about the 
 journey of the widow Pedlar to Canada. The story is 
 that the blooming Cornish woman, attracted the attention 
 of two Canadian gentlemen farmers, who first met her on 
 one of the Allan steamships on the passage towards 
 Canada. As the story goes, these gentlemen had been to 
 their native land on a pleasure trip, and were on their 
 return journey. 
 
 There was quite a rivalry between the two, but friendly 
 of course, as to who should monopolize the attention of 
 the fair English widow, which, it is needless to say, was 
 kept up all the way across the water, and at the end of 
 the journey the parting must have been accompanied 
 with much regret. To make the story short, it should be 
 stated that Joseph Pedlar and his brother's wife, the 
 widow aforesaid, proceeded to the end of their journey, 
 the western part of Ontario, in Canada, and made their 
 visit with relatives who had many years ago settled there. 
 Joseph Pedlar and the widow, while attending the ** Ex- 
 hibition " in Toronto, met one of these persistent lovers, 
 the result being, that within a few months, it might have 
 been a few weeks, the widow changed her name ; she 
 became the wife of William Bateson, Es(^., of Bailieboro', 
 Ontario, Canada. 
 
 Thk William Bateson Family. 
 
 Badiehoro\ Ontario, Canada. 
 
 The William Bateson home is situated on a farm 
 about a half mile west, and in sight of the church steeples, 
 
Jos('ith Pedlar, of Withicl, and Ikyccndaiofn. 21 
 
 of" tlie pii.'tty villn^t! of liin/ii horo', Onlnrin, Canada. 
 Rice Lake, about 2^, inile.s soutl), an excMudiu^rly pretty 
 sheet of water, can be seen from the l^ateson fai m. Tlie 
 country round a}>out i.s a hi<,di,rollini,^ ricli fnnniiijjj coun- 
 try, one of tlie l)est in Canada. 'J'he writer \ i.sited tlie 
 BatOHons in the Fall of l(S!);i, an<l with cou.^in Joskimi 
 Pedlaii, who makes his home there, we took a stroll over 
 hill and dale, to the shore of Rice L(d,r, comin<( hack by 
 the excellent wa<,'gon load, years ajjjo, the principal road 
 from Port Hope, into and throu«;h this settleinent, to the 
 Town of Pelcrhoro', the Batesons principal mai ket. 
 
 We were hoth pleased with our ramble. Tlie writer 
 kept Joseph l*edlar talkinnr all the time aV)out the ditter- 
 ent branches of the Ancient Pedlar family of Wi'i'iiiKi, 
 and Vauxhall. 
 
 The writer, durinj^ a week's stay at the Batesons, made 
 a large draft upon Joseph l*edlar's patience, as he ans- 
 wered question after (piestion relating to the Pedlar 
 Ancestry, not all at an^^ one time. The writer changed 
 the theme by relating anecdotes. The result of it all was 
 a large amount of information, which was afterwards 
 made use of in this book. 
 
 To return to the Batesons. It is only proper for the 
 writer to say that Mrs. Bateson appeared, and in fact was 
 quite pronounced in asserting that she was quite happy 
 in her new home. She is sociably and religiously highly 
 esteemed by the people. 
 
 Joseph Pedlar is highly respected and esteemed by 
 Mr. Bateson, and the people of Bailieboro'. He is useful 
 in church work, being a local preacher in the Methodist 
 Church. 
 
 The writer accompanied Joseph Pedlar in an hour or 
 more ride in the Bateson carriage, in fact was the drivei", 
 to a country school-house, where Joseph was to preach. 
 At first it did not look as if the congregation would be a 
 large one, but before Joseph gave out his first hynm, the 
 people flocked in and filled up the school-house. 
 
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 Anrpsfr<il History of 
 
 'riio vvritt'i was jtlwisLMl vvitli tijc pivaelit'i's discourso, 
 and so wore the rest of the conjjjre^'ation, jinlj,nii;^ l»y tlie 
 close attention of every one, children an(J grown jieople. 
 'Phe matter and manner were botli ijfood. 'J'here was 
 .sometliinj; in Joseph's soft, pleasing voice, and earnest 
 heart-felt manner, whicli caused the liearer to feel that 
 there was something to be learned from an EiKjlish 
 Methodist Local Preacher. 
 
 The Jamks Pkdf.au Famii.y. 
 
 Withiel, Cornwall, England. 
 
 James Pedlar, the sixth son, and twelfth child of 
 Joseph Pedlar and his wife Nancy Varcoe, of Withiel- 
 goose, and born about the year 1800, married Jane 
 Johns. This couple never moved away from the Parish 
 of Withiel, the parish where their ancestors before them 
 had lived many years. In the year 1871, when on a 
 visit to his Uncle Sydney atE-uthern-bridge, Cornwall, 
 England, the writer met James Pedlau, though a 
 brother, the youngest, ot the writer s grandfather, he did 
 not appear to be much olderthan the writer's father. The 
 writer referred to family history, but James had no de- 
 sire to dwell upon such things ; neither did he care that 
 monuments were elected to mark the spot where the 
 ancestois were buried. Of James Pedlar it should be 
 said he had all his days liv§d near the spot where his 
 ancestors for generations had lived. Had he emi- 
 grated to some foreign country, he or his children 
 would in all probability take a different view of the 
 matter. 
 
 James's Children. 
 
 1st. Henry Pedlar married Grace Johns, 
 dren are : 
 
 {a) Ephraim Pedlar. 
 (/>) Hattie Pedlar. 
 
 Their chil- 
 
Jaseph Pcillitr, of Wlthie/, anO, Descend ( mis. 23 
 
 2ii(l. \\^ii,M.\M pKDi.Aii iiuinlrd Marv Maria (1o(m1«jo of 
 lioche, whodiedut cliildliirtli, tlie child also died. 
 
 3rd. Hannah Pkdlau married John IV'dlar (a distant 
 cousin). They had ten or nioie children, nuvjority of 
 them are j^nrls. One .son, called Heiuikkt Pedlau, is 
 in some part of America at the present time. 
 
 4th. Maiiy Ann Peulau niiirried John Kestle, Mrs. 
 Joshua Pedlar's brother's son. Mary Ann died without 
 children. 
 
 This completes the history of Joseph Pedlar and wife 
 Nancy Vaucou, and descendants. 
 
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 Ancestral Historj/ of 
 
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 CHAPTER III. 
 
 Joseph Pedlar of Roc be, Cornwall, England, Born 
 about 1770, and his descendants. 
 
 OSEPH PEDLAR, the lineal descendant of 
 Joseph Pedlar and Nancy Varcoe (the With- 
 iel Pedlar family), was born about the year 
 1770. Without enterinof into particulars of 
 his early life, it will suffice to say that up to 
 the dav of his marriage and for some time there- 
 after, Joseph remained at liome at Withiel-goose, 
 assisting his father in the large business con- 
 ducted by him. 
 
 He was most fortunate in the choice of a wife. He mar- 
 ried Dinah Vercoe, daughter of Henry A'^ercoe, of Muthern- 
 hridge, a small place but a few miles from Wtthiel- goose. 
 The Vercoe and the Pedlar families were active co-workers 
 in the Wesleyan Methodist movement. The Vercoes were 
 well known wool-combers, and men of" high repute. 
 Joseph Pedlar and his young wife decided upon settling 
 at Roche, still westward from the old home at Withiel- 
 goose. Here they lived all their married lives, and raised 
 a verj'' large family. 
 
 Roche is an obscure village on the skirts of Tregoss 
 Moors, in sight of Roche Rock and Jdensharroiu Beacon, 
 1034 feet above the sea. From the summit of this beacon, 
 both the Irish and English Channels can be seen. Roche 
 is one of the healthiest spots in England, a fact which, in 
 a measure, may account for the good health of Joseph's 
 children and their descendants. 
 
 Joseph Pedlar was a man of great strength but only 
 of medium height. Dinah, his wife, however, was a 
 
Jo8ej)h Pedlar, of Roche, and Descendants. 
 
 25 
 
 woman of more tlian aveiafje y tat me, and possessed a 
 good constitution. Their cliildren, daughters as well as 
 sons, were stalwart figures. The writer remembers vis- 
 iting his grandparents at their Roche home when a mere 
 boy. His brother and he walked the whole distance from 
 SL Blazey to Roche, hand in hand, through a drenching 
 rain. The visit was a surprise to the old couple, but the 
 tender caresses, and the warmth of the reception, will 
 never be forgotten. This couple had thirteen sons' and 
 daughters. 
 
 Joseph Pedlar's Children, with full particulars as 
 to their marriage. With interesting details concerning 
 the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 
 
 Grace Pedlar. 
 
 Charles 
 
 Joseph 
 
 Henry 
 
 AMEr 
 
 James 
 
 Hannah 
 
 Thurza 
 
 Reuben 
 
 Mary Maria 
 
 JOSIAH 
 
 Edna " (Single.) 
 
 Joseph Sidney Pedlar. 
 
 Henry Bueed Family, 
 Hemel-hemstead, Hertfordshire, England. 
 
 Grace Pedlar, the first child of Joseph Pedlar and 
 his wife Dinah Vercoe, was born the 21st of June, 
 1798. She married Henry Breed, of Hemel-hemstead, 
 Hertfordshire, a well-to-do farmer. • 
 The writer visited the family when in England in 18G2. 
 
 Mr. Breed was not then living, ^[rs. Breed was in the en- 
 
 (Deceased at age 17.) 
 
 (Single.) 
 
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 Ancestral History of 
 
 
 )■ •■: 
 
 joyincnt of excellent heultli. She was a very strong 
 woman. 
 
 Grace Pedlar (wife of Henry Breed), had the follow- 
 ing children : — 
 
 1st. Henry Breed. 
 2nd. Emma Breed. 
 
 They are both married, and have children. 
 
 Charles Pedlar. 
 
 Roche, Cornwall, England. 
 
 Charles Pedlar, The second child of Joseph Pedlar 
 and his wife, Dinah Vercoe, was born September 2:]rd, 
 1799. He also became a blacksmith. From a youth he 
 assisted his father. He married Mary Hooper in 1828, 
 and continued the business established by his father. 
 
 The writer enjoyed the visit he made his uncle Charles 
 in 1862. The Roche home appeared to be full of promis- 
 ing grown up boys and girls. Since then, they have 
 doubtless emigrated to various parts of the earth. 
 Charles Pedlar and his wife are dead. In consequence of 
 no correspondence being kept up with his Roche cousins, 
 the writer regrets he is unable to give the full particulars 
 of Charles' children and grand-children. 
 
 Charles Pedlar's Children. 
 
 1st. Maria Pedlar, married Mr. Julift; but further 
 particulars cannot be given. 
 
 2nd. Mary Jane Pedlar, married John Jolly. 
 
 3rd. Hannah Pedlar, married Vercoe. 
 
 4th. Grace Pedlar, married Vercoe. 
 
 5th. Richard Pedlar, married Mary Vercoe. 
 
 6th. James Pedlar, married Hawke. 
 
 7th. Thomas Pedlar, married Pickard. 
 
 * 
 
Joseph Pedlar, of Roche, and J)esctndai}(&. 
 
 27 
 
 It is a <^reat pit}' tlie iiaiiies of tlio grand-cliildren can- 
 not be given of Charlen family. These three sons, must 
 have a larf:^e number of cnildren. If a new edition of 
 this history is published, it is to be hoped these names 
 will all b(3 included. 
 
 Michard, the eldest son, continues tlie business in 
 Roche, established by his grandfather about one hundred 
 years ago, and continued by his father his life time, 
 making in all three geneiatii.ns. There is something re- 
 markable about the attraction of the metal business to 
 several generations of the different branches of the Pedlar 
 family, who appear to have a special aptitude to engage 
 in the metal business, whether as makers or dealers. 
 
 Joseph Pedlar, The third child of Joseph Pedlar 
 and Dinah Vercoe, was born January 7th, 1802, but 
 died, aged 17. 
 
 The Henry Pedlar Family, 
 Oshawa, Canada. 
 
 Henry Pedlar. (The writer's father.) The fourth 
 child of Joseph Pedlar, an<l Dinah Vercoe, was born in 
 Roche, Cornwall, England, August 28th, 1803. 
 
 Henry Pedlar's marriage with Nancy Morrish, daughter 
 of Edward Morrish, of St. Stephen's, took place in the St. 
 Stephen's Parish Church, on the 21st of March, 1820. 
 Nancy Morrish was born on the 25th of January, 1807. 
 Her father on the 8th of Septemberj 1787, married Jane 
 Truscott in the same church. 
 
 This old parish church with its low entrance door, could 
 not very well be entered without causing people to 
 stoop. The structure is built of china-stone, very valu- 
 able at the present day, as it makes a superior class of 
 pottery. The writer in 18(12 very much enjoyed visiting 
 this spot, associated as it was by being the place where 
 his mother and grandmother were married. The 
 
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 Ancestral History of 
 
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 a 
 
 writer was informed that the china-stone in the walls 
 of the old church would command the value of sev- 
 eral church structures if taken down and sold. The old 
 church, with its creeping plants over it, and the high- 
 backed seats of oak, dark with age, and some fine colored 
 glass windows, will always endear itself to generation 
 after generation, who will take good care that its walls 
 are not converted into cups and saucers. 
 
 Henry Pedlar and his wife left Roche shortly after 
 tlieir marriage, and located in the then prosperous mining 
 village of ISt. Blazey, situated in sight of the waters of 
 the English Channel, near Par harbor. The writer can 
 recall the appearance of the village where he nut in his 
 early boyhood, being born there, as the parish church re- 
 cord will show. Our house in St. Blazey was situated on 
 the main thoroughfare, over which rolled the swift mail 
 coaches every day on their way from London to Land's 
 End. 
 
 The little creek that came up from Par harbor into 
 our garden often had wild fowl in it. The writer re- 
 members fixing a trap to catch one of these, but on the 
 failure of its working to catch wild fowl, he reluctantly 
 gave up the trapping business. 
 
 The Temperance Flag. — (Still preserved.) 
 
 Henry Pedlar and his wife took an active part in the 
 Temperance cause when first agitated in Cornwall. The 
 latter is said to have made the first Temperance flag un- 
 furled to the breeze in their town, St. Blazey, and her 
 husband carried it at the head of the procession. This 
 bold stand for principle, and for a good cause, brought 
 down upon the Pedlar family a bitter opposition from the 
 publicans and their patrons Society at that period was 
 indifferent to the ravages and miseries of the drink habit. 
 It was a period when a total abstainer was scorned ; they 
 had no such word then, but if they had, he would have 
 been called a crank. This was about the year 1JS35. 
 
Joseph Pedla7\ of Roche, and Descendants. 2f) 
 
 How greatly the Temperance sentiment has changed since 
 then ? 
 
 Emigrate to Canada in 18 Jf I. 
 
 Notwithstanding the loss to his business by giving 
 support to the Temperance movement, Henry Pedlar did 
 a good, proHtable business in St. Blazey. 
 
 About 1839-1840, the county of Cornwall was aroused 
 over cheering information from some of its people, who a 
 few years before had emigrated to Canada. This caused 
 Henry Pedlar and wife to decide upon going there also. 
 Accordingly, in the spring of 1 84 1 , having disposed of their 
 interest in St. Blazey to pretty good advantage, and after 
 settling up with every one, the tamily took passage in the 
 famous old timber vessel, the barque " Clio" from the 
 ancient Cornish seaport Padstow for Quebec, Canada. 
 The passage over, of course, was slow and tedious, when 
 compared with the passage made by the " Allan " steam- 
 ships of the present day. Quebec was finally reached in 
 safety, and so Montreal, and so Kingston, at the foot of 
 Lake Ontario. 
 
 Incident of Lord Sydenham, and the Family Bible. 
 
 Our route from Montreal was via Lachine canal to St. 
 Anne ; thence in the same boats {Durham boats) we passed 
 over lakes and up the Ottawa river to Bytown (now 
 Ottawa) ; thence up the numerous locks to the Rideau 
 canal ; thence to the city of Kingston, the end of canal 
 navigation ; at that time the St. Lawrence canal was not 
 built. The incident about Lord Sydenham is as follows : 
 He was in Canada representing the Imperial Govern- 
 ment, arranging the difficulty, which appeared to be seri- 
 ous, between the French and English colonists. From 
 1791 up to the year 184L, the colony was divided into 
 two parts, Upper and Lower Canada, with two separate 
 Legislatures. Lord Sydenham had authority to do away 
 with these separate Legislatures, and instead of the two 
 Canadas, they were to unite, with one Legislature, some- 
 
.so 
 
 Av cent ml llwlovy of 
 
 ' Cll 
 
 nil 
 
 911 
 
 Cll 
 
 what after the model of the British Parliament, the seat 
 of Government henceforth, from IS41, to be at Kin<^ston. 
 The eflect was a boom for Kingston. It seems when we 
 neared Kingston, the lake steamer, which the emigrants 
 expected would be waiting for them, as promised, at 
 Kingston, had left before her time, at the command of 
 Lord Sydenham and his. suite, who wished to reach To- 
 ronto with all speed, to enable him to attend to some 
 urgent public business. Of course, the emigrants, several 
 hundreds, were very much put about, and they were loud 
 in giving expression to their feeling in the streets of 
 Kincfston. 
 
 When Lord Sydenham came to Kingston the following 
 day, and hearing of the loss to the emigrants, he reim- 
 bursed liberally all the loss sustained by them, besides 
 expressing his regrets for being the cause of so serious 
 an interruption to their journey westward. The emi- 
 grants accepted the noble lord's cash and regrets with 
 complacency. The writer's father's share received from 
 Lord Sydenham was $10 (ten dollars), which sum was 
 spent in the purchase of a Family Bible, to commemorate 
 the event referred to, and more especially a recognition 
 of God's preserving care in the passage over the sea, and 
 the rivers and canals, altogether many thousands of miles. 
 
 This was an appropriate investment. The Bible is 
 still in the keeping of members of the Henry Pedlar 
 family, and lovingly preserved, as it should be. 
 
 The Lake Ontario Passage. 
 
 The ''Lake Ontario'' trip from Kingston to Port Ilop^ 
 was [terhaps the most enjoj'able portion of the journey to 
 the place of destination. The Pedlar family required 
 two large waggons to take them and their baggage over 
 the Kingston Road from Port Hoi^e to Oshawa, and 
 thence to the Richard Lukes settlement, between live 
 and SIX miles north. 
 
 The settlement was reached in safety, and there the 
 
Jose^'h Pedlar, of Roche, and Descendants. ;>1 
 
 family remained for a few weeks. In the meantime, about 
 the middle of July, KS4I, Henry Pedhir and his wife con- 
 cluded to settle at Oshawa. Land bein;jj purchased, and 
 dwellinof made ready, the family moved to their new 
 home without delay. 
 
 H. Pildlar and Family 
 Settle in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, 1841. 
 
 Oshawa obtained its name in 1842, the year the Cana- 
 dian Postal Authorities granted it a Post Office. 'J'he 
 name is an Indian name, signifying a crossing, having 
 reference to a lar^je creek in the village. In the year 
 1841, when the Henry Pedlar family settled in Oshawa, 
 it was a mere village, pleasantly situated, being about 
 30 miles east of Toronto, the capital city of the prov- 
 ince, and about three miles north of Lake Ontario, 
 The population, in 184:^, could not have exceeded .'iOO. 
 At the present time it is a station of the Grand Trunk 
 Railway and is in every sense a prosperous place. From 
 its earliest settlement it has been an industrial centre, 
 and up to the present time, while its population is only 
 about 5,000, its out[)ut of manufactured goods, such as 
 agricultural implements and tools, furniture, Hour, [)ianos, 
 oigans and leather, must aggregate many millions of dol- 
 lars It is destined to be one of Canada's leading in- 
 dustrial towns. 
 
 Resuming the history of the Henry Pedlar family, it 
 should be said that when they were settled down in their 
 new home in this rising and most promising village, the 
 season in July gave the newcomers some idea of the rapid 
 growth of plant life. The patches of uncut forests of 
 which there were a number within a mile of the centre 
 of the village, afforded the family some faint conception 
 of what the whole face of the country was like before 
 the demands of civilization and the sturdy settler began 
 the destruction of the grandest forests the world possessed. 
 
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 Ance.sfral Hlstovy of 
 
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 One of the peculiarities of Canada is the rapid growth 
 of vegetable life in the summer. The air in the forests 
 is musical with the songs of wild birds, while in the 
 open the insects' hum indicates the life imparted to the 
 animal creation. 
 
 Beginning life in a new country, however, makes heavy 
 draughts upon the time, energy, and ability of the immi- 
 grant. Every hour is precious which is expected to be 
 used to some purpose. This was the case with the Henry 
 Pedlar family in Oshawa ; in the home and in the shop 
 every one had duties to perform. It was not for once 
 thought of that any mistake had been made in coming to 
 Canada, for it became manifest that the new country 
 offered, in many respects, advantages not so easily attain- 
 able in the old country. The writer can say that neither 
 father nor mother ever expressed any regrets that they 
 made Canada their home. 
 
 Henry Pedlar's Brother 
 Settles in Oshawa. 
 
 In the vear 1844, Josiah Pedlar, the writer's father's 
 next youngest brother, with his wife, came to Oshawa, 
 and settled there. 
 
 Death of the WiaTtR's Eldest Brother. 
 
 The first gloom that settled upon the Henry Pedlar 
 familv at Oshawa was the illness and deatli of Jonah 
 Sidney Pedlar. In less than a fortnifjht from the first ill- 
 
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 ness, from a slight cold which located in one of his ears, he 
 died. He was a smart, promising young man, beloved by 
 everyone who knew him. He died on the 21st of April, 
 1855, in his 24th year. 
 
 The First Railroad at Oshawa^ 1850. 
 
 An event of great moment to the village of Oshawa 
 took place on Monday, the 25th August, 1856. The 
 
Jo>,epk I'edlar, of Roche, and DrmmdanU .S8 
 
 Grand Trunk Railroad brouirht a train of excursionists 
 
 a ed letter day of the ovent. A few weeks afterwards 
 a tram reacl.ed Oslmwa fron. Montreal, on its way to To- 
 &n"let'"^ '' continuous railway of over th/ee hun- 
 
 HENRY PEDLAR'S CHILDREN. 
 1st. Jonah Pedlar, born in St. Blazey, Cornwall Encrknd 
 
 on the ^4th December, 1829. He died intincy 
 2nd. Jonah Sidney Pedlar, born in St. Blazey, Cornwall 
 
 afflllne-s' n'"'' t'^'"^^'"' '''''' H^ died aft ' 
 hisT/th year '' "'^ ^^'' '^ ^^''^^ ^^'^' ^" 
 
 3rd. Samuel Pedlar, born in St. Blazey, Cornwall Fnc 
 
 DugRan, Toronto, Canada /hi'' tJJ;r?S''w^!5^^'r^' **^* residence of Mrs. Tohn 
 late Col. Arnold, of Thornhill "^""'^^ ^mma Jane Arnold, daughSJ of thS 
 
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 W. H. Orr Family. 
 Toronto. 
 4th Anna Maria Pedlar (wife of W. H. Orr) born in Sf 
 Blazey Cornwall^ England, on the 20th^ Feb. 1835* 
 married Wiham Henry Orr, of Oshawa, on the 3th of 
 
 (a) Cyrus Pitman Orr, married Lilian Milner 
 daughter of Honorable Mr. Milner a pro- 
 minent citizen of ^Newcastle, Alabama, 
 United States. This couple have the fol- 
 lowing children : 
 
 Flora C. Orr, 
 Dorothea 
 c Lilian, M. 
 
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 (h) Georue Henry Orr (single). 
 
 (c) Emilv Louise OtiR, married Dr. E. Elliot of To- 
 ronto, December, 1893. 
 
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 W. T. Dingle Family, 
 
 Oshawa, Canada. 
 
 5th. Edna Jane Pedlar (wife of W. T. Dingle), born in St. 
 Blazey, Cornwall, England, on the lOth May, 1887. 
 married William Thomas Dingle, a native of Cornwall, 
 in Oshawa, on the 13th of November, 1856. 
 
 Mr. Dingle was one of Oshawa's enterprising manu- 
 facturers of agricultural implements. His home life, 
 surrounded with a devoted wife and large family, was a 
 happy one. However, at a time of life when he began 
 to anticipate ease and comfort, he was stricken down 
 with a severe congestion, of which he died on the 21st of 
 May, 1886. The following are their children : 
 
 (a) Marietta.. Dingle (single). 
 
 (?>) Frank E. Dingle, married Maggie Fisher, of 
 Oshawa. They have one son. 
 
 Russell E. Dingle. 
 
 (c) Charles E. Dingle. He married Lilian Luke, 
 
 daughter of Je.ssie P. Luke. The followin^: 
 are their children : 
 
 Howard C. Dingle. 
 William H. " 
 Arthur Vivian" 
 
 (d) Edith Gert. Dingle (single). 
 
 (f) William Henry Dingle. He married Miss 
 Cordelia Elizabeth Cole, of Brockvilie, Ontario, 
 Canada. 
 
'fn^eph Pedlar, of liochc, aa<l Ikscemlanls. 
 
 (/) Harriet Mokkish ])ingle, (single.) 
 to) Jamks Russell Dix(jle. (single) 
 (A) Alice Beatkick DixciLE, Csincrio.) 
 (i) Okouge Stanley Dingle, (single.) 
 0*) OnACE Ream Dingle, (single.) 
 (^■) Dudley Dingle, (single.) 
 (0 Guy Vivian Din(jle, (single.) 
 
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 John Garvin Family. 
 Toronto, Canada. 
 6th Maiitiia Pedlar, wife of'john Gnrvin. l.orn in St 
 iazey Cornwall, Kngland, on the 14th Jan |S40 
 ma ned John Garvin of Oshawa. on the 2.th of A^ri .' 
 l«o9. The following are their children: 
 
 {a) Fred. W. Garvin married C. 0. Williams, daugh- 
 ter of Dr. Wdhams, one of Canada's prominent 
 divines, who is now dead. Their children 
 are : 
 
 John Garvin. 
 (6) James Sidney Garvin (single), 
 (c) John Ark etel " 
 
 {d) Ethel B.Mary " 
 , (e) Martha Lill 
 
 (/) Winnifred " 
 
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 Twin sisters. 
 
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 7th. Johanna Grace, born 5th April, 1842- die<l in 
 infancy. , m 
 
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 (Jeoiujk Hknuy Fkdi.au Kamii.v, 
 
 Osliawa, (^aiuida. 
 
 (Sth. Oi'ioiuiK Hknkv 1'edlah, Uurn Au^r. 4th, 1843, mar- 
 ried S.irali Kliza Wilcox, of Osliawa, in Nt)VL'iul)er, I.S(>(i, 
 H(! lias always been en^^aged in the metal business, 
 stoves, tin goods, etc. Hoofing and metal building 
 materials latterly. Their children are : 
 
 {a) Nellie Mouuish Pedlak. 
 
 {h) George Henry " 
 
 (<;) Grace " Two infants died young. 
 
 9th. Fanny, born Jan. 11th, 184(), died in her third year of 
 a malignant attack of scarlet fever. She was a bright, 
 healthy girl, 
 
 1 0th. Nancy Grace, born 1st May, 1848. She died in 
 August, 1848. 
 
 Henry Pedlar's Death. 
 
 19 th Dec, 1870. 
 
 Henry Pedlar and his devoted wife Nancy were spared 
 to witness the growth of their children, niany of whom 
 were settled with families, all in the enjoyment of 
 health. At last Henry was taken to his bed-chamber 
 with what at first was only a bilious attack, but never- 
 theless, it proved a complicated case, which batHed the 
 skill of the best physicians of the town, and of which 
 he finally died on the 19th of December, 1870. 
 
 Nancy Pedlar's Death, 
 7th of October, 1882. 
 
 For twelve years, Nancy Fed/ar, the wife of the late 
 Henry Pedlar, lived in the enjoyment of health in the 
 Pedlar home at OshaAim, after the death of her husband, 
 She was in receipt of an income more than her wants re- 
 quired, and something to spare. 
 
 The writer will say of his mother as well as his father, 
 
Joseph redlar, of liochc, ami Dcsandnn/s. H7 
 
 that tlicy set tlio ln-st of ('\aiii|il(' to lluif cliiMirii in 
 tlieir Clnistian lives; tli(^y iuUmI liiinly, lnit lovini^dy. 
 
 Nft/ncy Pedlar aftei* a week's illness (if i^nadual par- 
 alysis, with all her children and many of liei- ^^nandehild- 
 ren at Ijer home in Osliawa, died in peace the 7th of 
 October, 1SS2. 
 
 Amey Pedlar. The fifth child of Joseph Pedlar, 
 and his wife Dinah Vereoe, was born March tlie 1st. 
 LSOf). She never married, 
 
 Jamks Pkdlar, 
 Bojea, near St. Austell, Cornwall, England. 
 
 James Pedlar The sixtli ehild of Joseph Pedlar, 
 and his wdfe Dinah Vereoe, was born on the Gth of 
 January, JSOO. lie married (Jrace Webber Morrish, 
 (sister of Nancy), in the year IS.S.S. 
 
 Shortly after theii-marriai^e, James Pedlar and his wife 
 left Roche, and leased tlie faiin called Bojea, a mile or so 
 out of the town of St. Austell, (^)rnwall, Knji^land. The 
 fact that James did not follow in the old beaten track of 
 the Pedlar family is a proof that he possessed pluck and 
 confidence. The choice proved a good one, for as a fai'm- 
 er he was a sucess, one of the foremost in that part of 
 the country. The Bojea family was wxdl known V)y all 
 the different branches of the Pedlar family. The Bojea 
 letters which foun<l their way to the Oshawa Pedlar 
 family for the first few years after the brothers parted in 
 1841, were a source of deep intei'est. They wei'e a medium 
 b}^ which the homes of the two brothers were brought very 
 near each other. The writer can remember these letters, 
 they were lengthy and well written, /a ?n cs P^'(/^ar of 
 Bojea being a splendid penman. 
 
 {Great Affliction at Bojea.) 
 
 The writer remembers the day when one of these 
 large Bojea letters came to the Oshawa Post Office, 
 
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 tlic exact dale cannot be j^ivori. '^I'liis letter was heavily 
 sealed in black sealing-wax, and the reading of it made 
 the Osliawa home a heart-breaking one, and tears flowed 
 fiom every eye. It seems that a virulant attack of scar- 
 let fever swept the Bojea home of most of the ehihlren. 
 In a few days. Only one son, Caleb Geoi'ge Pedlar, was 
 spared. The afHiction was terrible to bear. 
 
 The Writers Trip to England in 1862. 
 
 The writer crossed the Atlantic in 1862 to pay a visit 
 to his relatives, and while in that part of England made 
 his head quarters at ''Bojea." His uncle James and 
 Aunt Grace made his visit a most enjoyable one. They 
 were very near to him as relatives, because they were 
 brother and sister of his own parents. 
 
 The Donheii Ride Incident. 
 
 The writer must relate an incident about his experience 
 riding an ass or donkey, as they are called. 
 
 Uncle James's son, Caleb George, was saying one day, 
 that a donkey was a tricky beast to i-ide. I had taken 
 riding lessons, and thought that I could ride a donkey, and 
 keep on his back, too, and so expressed myself before 
 Caleb George and others standing around. In a moment 
 I was challenged to make the trial, the wager being that 
 the Canadian (meaning the writer) should get a shilling 
 if he could keep on the donkey's back, beginning at a 
 certiun distance and riding past a large heap of stones. 
 The glee in cousin's face as he assisted me on the donkey 
 I shall never forget, needless to relate I got no English 
 shilling, but instead a pretty rough doubling up. The 
 brute seemed to start off all right, and I felt sure the 
 shilling would be mine, but when about opposite the 
 stone heap, by a peculiar motion, a secret one of the Cor- 
 nish donkeys, I found it was more than I could do to keep 
 on its back. The matter was all over in a few moments. 
 I sutTered no harm, except my feelings, for the old hills of 
 
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 "Bqjoa" fairly rang out witli sliouts of laughter from 
 the onlookers, I tried to look pleased, but it niust have 
 been a failure. 
 
 ^AMES PEDI.AR'S CHILDREN. 
 
 1st. Fanny Pedlar, born in 1.S34. She died November 
 16th, 1842. 
 
 2nd. George Pedlar, born in 1836. He died November 
 21st, 1842. 
 
 3rd. Dinah Jane Pedlar, born in 1838. She died No- 
 vember 17th, 1842. 
 
 4th. Caleb Pedlar, born 1840. He died on the 20th 
 November, 1842. 
 
 5th. Caleb George Pedlar, born 1843; married Annie 
 Carveth. Their children's names are : — 
 
 (a) Mary Ann C. E. Pedlar. 
 (h) Sarah Grace " 
 
 (c) Caroline " 
 
 (d) James H. Carveth 
 
 (e) Clarissa Annik " 
 
 (/) George Willlxm VVithiel Pedlar. 
 
 6th. Joshua Henry Pkdlar, the sixth child of James 
 Pedlar and his wife, Grace Webber Morrish, was born 
 in 184.3. He died on the 2lst of December 1855. 
 
 7th. William James Pedlar, the seventh child of James 
 Pedlar and his wife, Grace Webber Marrish, was born 
 in 1847. He died the 27 th December, 1855. 
 
 8th. Fanny Jane Pedlar, the eighth child of James Ped- 
 lar and his wife, Grace Webber Morrish, wa-^- born in 
 1850. Slio died December l!)th, 1855. 
 
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 The De<(fh of Grave Wehher Morrish, Wife of 
 
 J(imes Pedlar. 
 
 Grace Webber Morrish, wife of James Pedlar, Bojea, 
 occurred on the 18th April, 1871, in her 68th year. 
 
 ■ ' Death of Jaones Pedlar. 
 
 James Pedlar died on the 22nd of August, 1878, in his 
 72nd year. 
 
 William Eva Family, 
 
 Dob-walls, Cornwall, England. 
 
 Hannah Pedlar. (Wife of William Eva), the 
 seventh child of Joseph Pedlar, and his wife, Dinah 
 Vercoe, was born on the IGth of October, 1808. She 
 married Williaon Eva, in the year 1832. They have a 
 very large family. The writer |)aid his aunt a visit in 
 18(i2, and remembers quite well the pleasant trip made 
 with some of his cousins, who were then in high youth- 
 ful glee and spirits, but since which time, they are at 
 the head of large families. Aunt Eva's monument to 
 her memory, is her numerous progeny. 
 
 Hannah's Children. 
 
 (The Ferry Family.) 
 
 1st. Grace Eva. She married John Perry, 
 dren's names are : — 
 
 Their chil- 
 
 (a) Hannah Perry. 
 (6) Eva 
 
 (c) Cecil 
 
 (d) Valentine 
 
 (e) Jack " and four youngsters. 
 
 2nd. Ellen Eva. (No information.) 
 
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Joseph PcdUtT, of Roche,, and Descendants. 4.1 
 
 The Charles Johns Family. 
 
 3r(]. Thurza Eva married Benjamin Chas. Johns, whose 
 children's names are : — 
 
 (a) Willie Johns. 
 
 (b) Frank 
 
 The William Eva Family. 
 
 4th. William Eva married Emma E , whose chil- 
 dren's names are : — 
 
 (a) William Eva 
 
 (b) Bertie " 
 
 (c) Kate " 
 
 The Joseph Eva Family. 
 
 5th. Joseph Eva married Margaret , whose child's 
 
 name is : — 
 
 (a) Bertie E\'a. 
 
 The Richard Park house Family. 
 
 6th. Priscilla Eva married Richard Parkhouse, whose 
 children's names are ; 
 
 (a) Bessie Parkhouse. 
 (6) Richard " 
 
 (c) Rosaline " 
 
 The Richard Johns Family. 
 
 7th. Hannah Eva married Richai-d Jolins, whose chil- 
 dren's naiijcs are : 
 
 (a) Percival Johns. 
 
 (6) Lilian J. 
 (c) Eugene J. H. 
 
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 Ancestral Hi dory of 
 
 
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 The Arthur Scobel Family. 
 
 8th. Ella Eva married Arthur Scobel, whose children's 
 names are: 
 
 (a) Victor Scobel. 
 
 (b) Lilian 
 
 (c) JOHANNAH 
 
 The Nicholson Family. 
 
 9th. Caroline Eva married Nicholson. They 
 
 have one daughter. 
 
 The James Eva Family. 
 
 10th. James Eva married Cheese. They have 
 
 eight or more children. 
 
 The Nash Family, 
 
 of London, England. 
 
 Thurza Pedlar (the wife of Nash). The eighth 
 child of Joseph Pedlar and his wife Dinah Vercoe, 
 was born the first of September, 1810. She married 
 
 Nash, of London, England. The writer was 
 
 very cordially entertained by his aunt at her London 
 residence, in 1862. Their family consists of 
 
 (a) Sidney Nash. 
 (6) Reuben " 
 
 The writer reirrets he is unable to give more informa- 
 tion concerning this family. 
 
Joseph Pedlar, of Roche, and Descendants. 
 
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 The Kkuben Pedlar Family, 
 
 of Bugle, near Roche, Cornwall, England. 
 
 Reuben Pedlar, the ninth child of Joseph Pedlar 
 and his wife Dinah Vercoe, was born December the 
 3rd, 18J 1. He married Mary Coombs, in 1837. Like 
 the majority of his ancestors, and his father, and a 
 number of his brothers, he was a worker in iron. He 
 set up business in the mining village called "Bugle." 
 He lived there all his days. This couple had quite a 
 large family when the writer visited his uncle in 18G2. 
 Both Reuben and his wife have died, and his child- 
 ren are at the head of families, and scattered, some 
 in England, America and elsewhere. Reuben Pedlar 
 was a consistent Christian, a local preacher. 
 
 Reuben Pedlar's Children. 
 1st. Thurza Pedlar. 
 
 2nd. Eliza Ann Pedlar. She married Thomas Biown. 
 3rd. Edna Jane Pedlar. 
 4th. Michael Pedlar. (Died when young.) 
 5th. Christopher Pedlar. (Died when young.) 
 6th. Ellen Pedlar. 
 
 There must be others, but the writer is unable to fur- 
 nish them. 
 
 The Thomas U'Ren Family, 
 of , Cornwall, England. 
 
 Mary Maria Pedlar, (wife of Thos. URen), the 
 
 tenth child of Joseph Pedlar and his wife Dinah Ver- 
 coe, was born October 1st, 1813. She married Thomas 
 U*iten in 1837. She is now living (over eighty years 
 of age), with her daughter, Mrs. Holten, at Bristol, 
 England. The writer is unable to state when Thomas 
 
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 U'Ren died, but thinks it must have been many years 
 ago. Mary Marias numerous progeny will always be 
 a monument to her memory ; she has indeed proved to 
 be a most fruitful vine. 
 
 Mary Maria Pedlar's Children. 
 (Wife of Thomas U'Ren.) 
 
 The Henry U'Ren Family. 
 
 1st. Henry, who married Mary Jane Crago, had the fol- 
 lowing children. 
 
 (a) Ada U'Ren. 
 
 • , (?>) James H. " 
 
 (c) Ernest " 
 
 (d) Rosette 
 
 (e) Mary H. " 
 
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 (/) Flora 
 
 (g) Thos. Albert U'Ren. 
 
 The William Borlase Family. 
 
 2nd. Edna, married William Borlase, and their children's 
 names are : 
 
 (a) James Henry Borlase. 
 
 (b) Thomas 
 
 (c) Samuel 
 
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 (d) Selina 
 
 (e) William James 
 (/) Edna 
 
 3rd. Hannah. (Not married.) 
 
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Josei)h Pedlar y of Roche, ami Descendants. 45 
 
 The JosErii U'Ren Family. 
 
 4th. Jo8ej)h married Eliza A. Howard. Their children's 
 names are : 
 
 (a) Maiiy Ann U'Ren. 
 
 (b) Helena 
 
 (c) Clara. 
 
 5th. Dinah. 
 
 
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 The Cai'tain R. Holten Family, 
 Bristol, England. 
 
 6th. Mary Grace, married Capt. R. Holten. Their chil- 
 dren's names are : 
 
 (a) Mary Louise Holten, 
 
 (h) Florence Hannah 
 
 (c) Vict. Grace 
 
 {d) Arch. Rich. 
 
 (e) Beatrice 
 
 (/) J. Fred. Thomas 
 
 Thomas U'Ren Family. 
 7th. Thomas, married Luella Jackson. Their children's 
 
 names are 
 
 (a) Edna Maria U'Ren, 
 
 (b) Gertrude A. 
 
 (c) Ethel 
 
 (d) Ralph Melville " 
 
 
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 TflE JosiAH Pedlar Family, 
 
 At Oshawa, Canada. 
 
 Josiah Pedlar, theeleventhchildof J. P.andD. v., 
 was born December the Stli, 1814. In the year 1842 
 he emigrated to Canada, with his wife, Caroline Breed, 
 daughter of Mr. Breed, of Hemel-hemstead, Hertford- 
 shire, who married Josiah Pedlar's eldest sister (irace. 
 The following year he visited England to look after his 
 wife's property, after which he again returned to Oshawa 
 where he set up business — merchant tailoring. Josiah 
 soon secured a fair patronage and began to accumulate 
 property. He became interested in public affairs, 
 besides taking an active part in church work (Metho- 
 dist). While in his prime, however, he was taken sud- 
 denly ill with malignant fever, quite prevalent in 
 Oshawa at that time. In spite of the best medical at- 
 tendance, he died in the month of August, 1849. Two 
 or more of his children, the eldest a girl, had died 
 before him. 
 
 Josiah Pedlar's death was severely felt by the two 
 families, as well as the village, <also, six years later, the 
 death of Jonah Sidney. Both of them were earnest 
 Christian workers, and both have, doubtless, received 
 their crown of reward. 
 
 Josiah Pedlar's remains, also those of his children, 
 (by the consent of his widow), were transferred from the 
 original burying-place to the Henry Pedlar Cemetery 
 Lot, in the Union Cemetery, west of Oshawa, Their 
 remains were transferred in 1870, about a month or so 
 after the death of Henry Pedlar. The writer and his 
 mother caretuUy superintended this removal. It was 
 thought that the deceased ones of the two families 
 should be together. Their names are cut in the monu- 
 ment erected in the family lot. 
 
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 JosiAH Pkdlar's widow, a year or more after his de- 
 cease, married William Barnes, a person slie had 
 known in England. They moved away from Oshaiua to 
 Barnes' farm, about ten miles north of Oshawa, on 
 the Ridges in Reach Township. At a later period they 
 moved to the western part of Ontario Province, near the 
 village of Parkhill. Mrs. Barnes, no doubt, desired to re- 
 side near her only surviving son of her first husband, 
 William Pedlar, who is the owner of a farm in that sec- 
 tion. 
 
 Mrs. Barnes died about the year 1892, and her husband 
 soon afterwards. Their two sons still reside near Park- 
 hill, Ontario, Canada, and are doing well. 
 
 JOSIAH'S CHILDREN. 
 
 1st. Maria Pedlar. She died when about six or more 
 years of age. She was quite a bright, clever girl. 
 
 2nd. Henry Vkrcoe Pedlar. He must have been over 
 four years of age when he died. He was quite a ro- 
 bust boy. 
 
 The William Pedlar Family, 
 Near Parkhill, Ontario, Canada. 
 
 3rd. William Pedlar, the youngest, is the only survivor 
 of Josiah 's children. He married Eliza Jane Barrett, 
 and settled on a farm near Parkhill, Ontario, their Post 
 UtHce. 
 
 Their Children are: 
 
 (a) George F. Pedlar, 
 
 (b) Alice M. 
 (c ) Samuel A. 
 
 Edna Pedlar, the twelfth chi 
 
 and his wife, Dinah Vercoe, was \ 
 1810. She never married. 
 
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 n 22nd September, 
 
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 Tbe Joseph Sidney Pi:dlar Family, 
 Of Ruthern-bridge, Withiel, C.*urnwall, England. 
 
 Joseph Sidney Pedlar, the thirteenth child 
 of Joseph Pedlar and his wife, Dinah Vercoe, was born 
 Aug. J 8th, 18 li). He married Rebecca Hignian, in 1839. 
 This couple moved back to the land of Joseph Sidney's 
 forefathers, to the Vercoe property, at Ruthern-bridge, 
 only a mile or so from the old Pedlar home, Withiel- 
 goose. When the writer visited England, in 18C)2, he 
 spent a pleasant time with the uncle Sidney family. 
 At that time he had a number of bright, robust boys, 
 and one daughter, as fair as a lily. 
 
 The Ruthern-bridge home has a romantic history. It 
 was the ancient home of the Henry Vercoe family, where 
 Joseph Sydney Pedlar's father must have first met his 
 wife, Dinah Vercoe. The Vercoe home at Ruthern-bi-idge, 
 and the Pedlar home at Withiel-goose, were welcome 
 homes to the pioneer Wesleyan preachers. The follow- 
 ing incident is only one which might be given, showing 
 that the brightest of Wesley's followers were on visiting 
 terms with these families : 
 
 Br. Adam Clark and the Plum Tree. 
 
 It is related that on one occasion, when Dr. Adam 
 Clark, the distinguished commentator, was visiting Corn- 
 wall, preaching, he was a guest at the V^ercoe house at 
 Ruthern-bridge. The Withiel country is noted for its 
 plums and other fruits, the Vercoe orchard especially. 
 The story is that the young preacher had obtained lib- 
 erty to partake of all the plums he wished, so he climbed 
 one of the trees, and while up in the branches, heartily 
 indulged in the luscious fruit, and being satisfied with 
 his experience, he began the descent, but, on slipping 
 his hold, fell to the ground, quite a distance, and was 
 considerably shaken up by the fall. This accident did 
 
Joseph redlar, of Roche, avd Dr^cenddnls. 4!) 
 
 not intL'ifere witli liis ^)|•(•a(']li!l!^^ ncitliL'f did it prevent 
 Ills intellect pio'liiein^" oiu; of the lifst ('()niment;nies of 
 the (lay 
 
 Missiomirt/ Ltnvt'ijs Home. 
 
 It is also related that the little villaije of Ruthern 
 bridcre was the home of the noted India niissioriarv, 
 Lawiy, The vviitei- is not certain whether he spells the 
 name properly. This missionaiy and the Henry V'ercoc 
 family were related. 
 
 If the writer had any idea of writinL( Pedlar family 
 history, the best place in the world to obtain the princi- 
 pal facts would have been at the home of Joseph Sidney 
 Pedlar, at Ruthern-brid^e : but the writer had no such 
 idea then. What a romantic tale even the dullest mind 
 might evolve, by thinking over what transpired in thos(; 
 close-by little Cornish conmiunities, where the Pe<llars, 
 the Vercoes, the Lawrys, an<l others lived. The loman- 
 tic incidents of Vauxhall, WitJtiel-goof^e, Jiutherii-hridge, 
 Roche, and other places, nught easily be made into an 
 interesting tale. (Certainly the neighborhood possessed 
 beautiful surroundings ; the narrow winding roadways, 
 as smooth as a kitchen floor ; on either sides, hedges 
 abounding in shrubbery, and in places where the Cornish 
 sun could send its warm rays, the honey-suckle, and wild- 
 flowers bloomed ; and such blackberries ! 
 
 The writer w^as very much impressed with the beauty 
 of the landscape at and in the vicinity of Ruthern-bridge, 
 and especially the visit he made at J^odmin the county 
 town with its ancient make uj), narrow streets, old pecu- 
 liar shop-fronts, and ancient interesting churches, and 
 public buildings. 
 
 Bodmin is the business centre, or market for many of 
 the places mentioned in these pages. 
 
 Josei^h Sidney s death occurred a number of years back. 
 His widow still survives him, residing at the Ruthren- 
 bridge home. 
 
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 JOSKIMI SIDNKY I'KhLAR'SCIIlLDIlKN. 
 1st. Cordelia Pkdt.au (died young). 
 2nd. Walter Pedlar (died yoiinf?). 
 
 THE JAMES PERRY FAMILY. 
 
 3rd. Susan. She married James Perry. Tliey have the 
 following children : 
 
 (a) Sidney P>eeciieu Pehhy. 
 (h) Emily Maud 
 (c) Archibald James 
 
 
 4th. Walter. He married Anna Higman. They have the 
 following children : 
 
 (a) Ethel Maud Pedlar, 
 (h) Joseph Sidne " 
 (c) Edith Maria 
 
 5th. Rev'd. Joshua. He married Emily Parry. They have 
 the following children : 
 
 (a) Evelyn Vercoe Pedlar. 
 
 6th. Samuel. He married Mary Ann Higroan. 
 
Ancestral History 
 
 • . Of . . 
 
 EDWARD MORRISH 
 
 . OF . . 
 
 St. Stephen's, Cornwall, England, 
 
 HORN AIJOUT 1705. 
 
 BY 
 
 S. PEDLAR, 
 
 XORONXO. 
 
 -^>«H 
 
 PRINTED JiY HUNTER, ROSE & 00. 
 
 1894. 
 
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Eilw. Moirlsh, of St. Stepliens, and Descendants. 5;i 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 Ancestral History of Edward Morrish of St. Ste- 
 phen's, IN Bramwell, Cornwall, England. Born 
 About 17G5. 
 
 HE subject of this sketch, Edward Morrish, 
 of St. StepJieu's, (near St. Austell) CornivaU, 
 England, is the writer's grandfather on his 
 mother's side. The object of this history is 
 not to furnish a bio^^niphical sketch of the 
 hfe of any particular person, but rather to su[)ply 
 and put into a convenient form, the different de"^ 
 scendants— a reference book for anyone interested 
 in Ancestry. 
 
 Edward Morrish, born about the year 17(j.5, married 
 Jane Triiscott on the 8th of September, 1787. The writer 
 remembers his granfl parents. They fie(|uently paid a 
 visit to the Henry Pedlar home at *S^. Blazey. 
 
 At one time Edward Morrish was a China-day mer- 
 chant, a business which had its upsand downs ; merchants 
 sometimes made money in the business, and sometimes 
 they lost. Ediuard Morrish was one of the unfortunate 
 ones, and lost heavily by the failure of those he dealt 
 with. At his time of life he failed to recover his reverses. 
 He did not allow these troubles to shorten his days, how- 
 ever, he lived to ripe old age, carrying with him in his 
 daily life a cheerful, contented disposition. 
 
 Edward Morrish's Children. 
 
 Samuel Morrish. The first child of Edward 
 Morrish and his wife Jane Truscott remained single. 
 In his manhood days, he lived with James Fedlar'at 
 
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 Ancestral History of 
 
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 the Bojea farm. The writer saw him there in 1862 ; 
 at that time he was an old man, but robust and cheer- 
 ful. He gave the writer an impression that he was a 
 Tory dyed in the wool, and amongst the reforms of the 
 times, the teetotal movement especially, he took no part 
 in. Samuel Morrish reached old age. He never married. 
 
 Edward Morrish. The second child of Edward 
 Morrish and his wife Jane Truscott, was said to give 
 promise of a useful life, but providence ordained other- 
 wise. He died when about nineteen years of age. 
 
 THE JAMES TRELOAR FAMILY, 
 
 Of St. Stephen's. 
 
 Mary Morrish. The third child of Edward Mor- 
 rish and his wife Jane Truscott, married JarfiesTreloar. 
 Their family is a very large one. Some of the children 
 who have married are living in Cornwall, in different 
 parts, and others in America. 
 
 Mary Morrish died about June, 1850, and her 
 husband, James Treloar, died on the 20th February, 1856. 
 Tiie writer visited several of his cousins Treloar in 1S62, 
 and joined his cousin James Treloar, jr., in a walk from 
 Pduzauce to Land's End and back. 
 
 The following are Mary Morrish's children : — 
 (Philipsburg, New Jersey, U.S.) 
 1st. James Treloa.r, who married Elizabeth Rowe, had 
 these children : 
 
 William James Treloar, died in his 2nd year. 
 Joseph " died in his 20th year. 
 
 The Robert Lamb Family. 
 
 ((fc) Km/a Mary Treloar and her husband, Robert 
 Lamb, have these children : 
 
had 
 
 Edw. Morrlsh, of St. Stepheu't^, and Descendents. 55 
 
 Mary Lamj^. 
 Joseph " 
 Forest " 
 
 The Wilson Beam Family. 
 
 (6) LoiusA Jank Treloar and her husband, Wilson 
 Beam, have these children : 
 
 Violet Keelah Beam. 
 
 The Edmund Kettles Family. 
 
 (c) Prudence Ann Treloar and her husband, Ed- 
 ward Kettles, have these children ; 
 
 Evelyn Kettles. 
 
 Gertruds " 
 {d and e) Lillie and Edith (twins), died in infancy. 
 (/) James Henry (single) merchant. 
 
 2nd. Mary Ann Treloar and her husband, James Crowle 
 have these children : 
 
 {a) Mary J. Crowle. 
 (6) Samuel J. " 
 
 The Henry Crowle Family. 
 
 Son of James Crowle. 
 
 (c) Henry Crowle and his wife, Mary Ann Hore 
 have these children : 
 
 Lloyd E. D. Crowle. 
 Lyman R. G. 
 
 {d) Charles Crowle, 
 
 {e) Elizabeth 
 
 (/) Wm. James 
 
 ((/) Riciiaim) " who mani(Ml Eden Bullock 
 
 {k) Edith 
 
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 Ancednd Ilistortj of 
 
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 The William Wateiis Family. 
 :3id. Jane Treloae, who married William Waters,had the 
 following children : 
 
 (a) Mary Waters, who married W.H. Whittacomb, 
 had the following children : 
 
 Jessie Whittacomb. 
 
 Janey 
 
 Beatrice 
 Wm. George " 
 Baby 
 
 (6) Matilda Waters, who married Joseph Hooker, 
 had the following children : 
 
 Minnie Hooker. 
 Katie 
 Fred'k 
 Jessie 
 
 LiLLIE 
 
 (c) Thomas Waters, who married Lucy Varcoe, had 
 
 the following children : 
 
 Rorekt Waters. 
 
 Maude 
 
 Baby 
 
 (d) Fred'k Waters, who married Matilda Alloway, 
 
 had the following children : 
 
 Tilly Waters 
 
 Alice 
 
 Fred'k 
 
Edtv. Morrlsh, of St. Stephen (^, and Descendants. 57 
 
 (e) Grace A. Waters, who married John Truscott, 
 had the following children : 
 
 Beatrice Truscott. 
 Irena " 
 
 (/) Priscilla Waters. (Single.) 
 
 had 
 
 The James Coad P^amily. 
 
 4th. Elizareth Treloar, who married James Coad, has 
 the following children : 
 
 (a) Elizabeth Ann Coad, who married John Lawry, 
 
 has a son : 
 
 Thomas Lawry. 
 
 (b) Joseph Henry Coad, who married Susan Lawry, 
 
 has the followinir children : 
 
 Elizabeth 
 
 Coad. 
 
 Annie 
 
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 Sophie 
 
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 (e) Emily Coad, who married Solomon Watts, has 
 these children : 
 
 John S. Watts. 
 Florence " 
 
 The Henry Treloar Family. 
 
 5th. Henry Treloar, who married Ann Common, has 
 the following children : 
 
 (a) Mary Ann, who married Barrington E. Kitto, 
 has three children : 
 
 LiLLfE Jane Kitto. 
 Horace Henry " 
 
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 Ancestral History of 
 
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 (( 
 
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 (/>) Joseph H. Treloar, who nuirriod Susanna Ben- 
 net, has these children : 
 
 J. Stanley Treloar. 
 Percy B. 
 Wm. Ewart 
 Elsie Muriel " 
 
 (c) Stephen J. Treloar (Single). 
 {d) William 
 (e) Fanny 
 (/) Thomas 
 6th. Joseph Treloar (died young). 
 
 Jane Morrish, the fourth child of Edward Mor- 
 
 RISH and his wife Jane Truscott, never married. She 
 resided for many years at a little place called Hohu- 
 husk, near St. Blazey Gate, on the main highway or 
 coach road between St. Blazey and the town of >Si^. 
 Austell. Jane Morrish engaged her time in conducting 
 a little store. The writer reme tubers her, as she fre- 
 quently visited her sister, the writer's mother, at St. 
 Blazey, Cornwall, England. 
 
 The John Williams Family, 
 At St. Blazey-Gate, Cornwall, England. 
 
 Betsey Morrish, the fifth child of Edward Mor- 
 rish and his wife, Jane Truscott, married John Wil- 
 liams, they lived all their lives at St. Blazey-Gate, 
 the name given to the place, being a toll-gate upon 
 a leading highway between London and Land's End, 
 in England. The writer visited this family in 1862, 
 and at that time aunt and her husband were well 
 advanced in years, but in the enjoyment of excellent 
 health. Their family consisted of grown-ii|» sons and 
 daughters, manied, with families. John Williams 
 and his wife have been dead (juite a number of years. 
 
Edw. Morrish, of St. Stephen's, and Descendants. 59 
 
 The Silas Williams family still reside there, so does 
 their daughter, Mrs. Penalurick and her family of grown- 
 up children, and other family descendants of John Wil- 
 liams and Betsey Morrish. 
 
 Betsy Morrish's Children. 
 (Wife of John Williams.) 
 1st. Edward M. Williams. 
 
 2nd. Richard W. Williams, married Eliza Peters. 
 3rd. Grace Williams. 
 
 The James Penalurick Family. 
 
 4th. Betsy M. Williams married James Penalurick. 
 These are their children : 
 
 (a) Silas J. Penalurick married Jane Richards, 
 They have these children : 
 
 Marion M. Penalurick. 
 Gladys Maud " 
 
 Olive Irene " 
 
 (The Arthur Truscott Family.) 
 
 (h) Mary Ann Penalurick married Arthur P. 
 Truscott, and have the following children : 
 
 Emeta Truscott. 
 
 Evelyn Arch " 
 
 Ethel 
 Maud Mary 
 Reginalj) a. J. " 
 James Roland 
 Ida Geraldin 
 John Leonarj) 
 Lionel " 
 
 5th. James M. Wilijams (dead). 
 
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 Ancestral History of 
 
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 rTHE John Lawer Family.) 
 
 Gth. Gertrude Williams, who married J ohn Lawer, has 
 the following children : 
 
 (a) William Lawer (dead). 
 
 (b) Grace Lawer, who married William Trebilcoek, 
 
 lias these children : 
 
 Ada Trebilcock. 
 
 Rhoda " 
 
 Frederick " 
 
 Gertrude M. 
 Elsie " 
 
 (c) William Lawer married Jane Baker, now de- 
 
 ceased, no family. 
 
 (d) John Lawer, who married Fanny Moore, has 
 
 the following children : 
 
 Nellie Lawer. 
 
 Bessie " 
 
 Beatrice 
 
 Percy 
 
 Sarah 
 
 Ada 
 
 Nina 
 
 (e) Bessie Lawer, who married Arthur W. Stanley, 
 
 has the following children : 
 
 Arthur Stanley. 
 Reginald 
 
 (/) Thomas Lawer. (No information.) 
 
 {(j) Annie Lawer, who married Charles Hood, has 
 these children : 
 
Edw. MorriPih, of St. Stephev's, and Driver vdcfvff<. <!1 
 
 
 Gertrude Hood. 
 
 
 Charles 
 
 
 Wtlmam 
 
 (h) Jane 
 
 Lawer. 
 
 (i) GERTftUDE 
 
 (j) Kate 
 
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 (A;) Harry 
 
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 The Silas Williams Family, 
 
 St. Blazey Gate, Cornwall, England. 
 
 7th. Silas Williams married Eliza Grieves. They have 
 the following children : 
 
 (a) Ada Williams, who married Richard Dawe, has 
 these children : 
 
 Ada G. Dawe. 
 Elsie " 
 
 Richard S. " 
 
 Nina Jane " 
 
 (h) Nina Williams. 
 
 (c) John 
 
 (d) Maud L. " 
 
 (e) Jane, Guy " 
 
 (f) Harry 
 
 (g) Frank 
 
 (/?.) Marie V.G. " 
 
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 Ancenfral History of 
 
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 The James Pedlak Family, 
 Bojea, near St. Austell, Cornwall, England. 
 
 Grace Morrish. The sixth child of Edward Mor- 
 rish, and his wife Jane Truscott, was born in February, 
 ]803. She married James Pedlar in 1838. 
 
 See James Pedlar, son of Joseph Pedlar, and his wife 
 Dinah Vercoe, for a complete history. 
 
 The Henry Pedlar Family, 
 Oshawa, Canada. 
 
 Nancy Morrish. The seventh child of Edward 
 Morrish, and his wife Jane Truscott, was born on the 
 25th of January, 1807. 
 
 She married Henry Pedlar (born August 29th, 1803), 
 on the 21sc of March, 1829, in the parish church of St. 
 Stephen's, in Brarawell, Cornwall, England. 
 
 See Henry Pedlar, son of Joseph Pedlar, and his wife 
 Dinah Vercoe, of Roche, for a more complete history. 
 
 The Richard Daniel Family, 
 of Bristol, England 
 
 PriSCilla Morrish. The eighth child of Edward 
 Moriish and his wife Jane Truscott. Married Richard 
 Daniel, who for many years resided in Bristol, England. 
 
 The writer was most handsomely entertained by his 
 aunt in 1862, also in 1871. Priscilla's several sons and 
 daughters with their families reside in Bristol. Priscilla 
 died about the year 188G. Cannot give date when 
 Richard Daniel died. For years the family have been in 
 correspondence with the Pedlar families in Oshawa, and 
 the writer has not been overlooked. The Daniel children 
 have the trading instincts. 
 
Ed II'. Morrish, of St. Sfrjihnis, (tnd Desrnhhnifs. (\t\ 
 
 I'iMsciM.iA Mokiiish's (!imjH{EN. 
 (Wile of Riclmid Daniel.) 
 1st. Anna Jane Daniel. 
 
 TifE Richard Yandel Family. 
 
 2nd. Emma Daniel, who married Richard Yandel, has 
 these children : 
 
 (a) Emily Yandel. 
 
 (h) Edith Maud 
 
 (c) PiuscillaMay 
 
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 The Richard Daniel Family. 
 
 3rd. Richard Daniel, who married Lydia Drake, has 
 these children : 
 
 (a) Walter D. Ernest Daniel. 
 
 (6) George 
 
 (c) William Richard 
 
 4th. Walter Daniel. 
 
 The Thomas Daniel Family. 
 
 5th. Thomas Daniel, who married Ada Pegler, has the 
 following children ; 
 
 (a) Gilbert Daniel. 
 
 (b) Reginald T. 
 
 (c) Percy Archibald " 
 
 The Charles Daniel Family. 
 
 Gth. Charles Daniel, who married Jane Phillips. 
 7th. William Daniel, (single.) 
 Sth. Priscilla Daniel, (single.) 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
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 (mArTEii I. 
 
 TiiR CHARLES PEDLAR Family. <>f Vuuxhall,. 
 
 (mATTEU II. 
 The JOSEPH PEDLAR Family, of Withiel, 
 
 JOHEI'H 
 
 Chakleh, . 
 
 Samukl, ■ • • • * ' . 
 
 ToHN ..*■*' 
 
 Hannah (wife of John George), • • • • 
 Mauy (wife of John LuWicoatt).. • 
 
 Bktzky (wife of Goldaworthy). 
 
 Grace (single), • • • • ' ' . 
 
 Nancy (wife of Wilham Rundle), . • ■ 
 
 William, " ' ' . 
 
 jAMEa, 
 
 CHAPTER Til. 
 THE JOSEPH PEDLAR Family, of Roche, . • • 
 
 Grace (the wife of Henry Breed), . • • 
 Charles (who married Mary Hooper), 
 
 Sry (ItL^'wXAYither; who u^arried Nancy MoVrish.) 
 
 ^r>".^(wttar;ied Grace Webb^^^^^^ • • 
 
 Hannah (the wife of Wilhain Eva). . • • • 
 
 Thurza (the wife of -iNaBh), . 
 
 Reuben (who married Mary CoouiM. . • • • 
 Mary Maria (the wife of ThosU Ren), . • 
 
 JosiAH (who married Carohne Breed), . 
 ^;"Epitif4'lV (who married'^ • ' ' 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 THE EDWARD MORRISH Family, of St. Stephen's, 
 Samuel (single), •_ • 
 
 Edward (died about I'J), • • • 
 
 Mary (wife of James Treloar), , • • • ' 
 
 Jane (single), . • • • • ' " ' . 
 
 Betsey (wife of John Williams), 
 
 GRACE (wife of James Pedlar), - • p^i^;,.) ' . 
 Nancy (the writer's mother, wife of Henry f edia. ), 
 Priscill A (wife of Richard Daniel), . • • • 
 
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