Frances Amelia Coxall1,2

#12474, (1848-22 October 1918)
FatherLaurence John Coxall1 (28 Nov 1820-14 Mar 1857)
MotherAmelia Darby1 (11 Apr 1813-17 May 1903)
ChartsAylott Family - descendants
Brett Family - descendants
Darby Family - descendants
Descendents of Richard Darby
Last Edited30 Dec 2021
     Frances Amelia Coxall was also known as Fanny.3 NOTE: The information on this page is my research to date and is subject to change as I become better informed. I very much welcome any corrections or additional info you might have - my email address is at the bottom of this page. Whilst historical facts are not copyright, my writing about these facts are. If you wish to use any text from this site on Ancestry or on any other website, please ask me first - Tim Hill.
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She may have been born in 1848 at Wolfe Island, Ontario.4 She was the daughter of Laurence John Coxall and Amelia Darby.1 Frances Amelia Coxall may have been born on 11 December 1848 at U.S.A.5,6 She was listed in the 1851 census at Wolfe Island, Ontario.1 She was baptised at Holy Trinity Anglican on Monday, 8 March 1852 at Wolfe Island, Ontario. The four youngest Coxall children were all baptised on the same day.6

Her father died 14 March 1857 at the age of 36.

Frances Amelia Coxall was recorded as a member of the household of Amelia Darby in the 1871 census at Wolfe Island, Ontario. Possibly recorded under the name of 'Cockswell', Her age next birthday was recorded as being 23.7 Frances Amelia Coxall was a dressmaker.7

She married George Gillespie, son of Robert Gillespie and Elizabeth Martin, in a Church of England ceremony at Trinity Church on Tuesday, 2 December 1873 at Wolfe Island, Ontario.. George and Frances went on to have nine known children together.4,8,9

Frances Amelia Coxall was recorded as the spouse of George Gillespie in the 1881 census at Wolfe Island, Ontario. She was recorded as being 30. Also living in the house was her mother and four of their children.10

Frances Amelia Coxall was recorded as the spouse of George Gillespie in the 1891 census at Wolfe Island, Ontario. She was recorded as being 42. Also living inthe house were eight of their children aged from just a few months old to sixteen years.11

Frances Amelia Coxall was recorded as the spouse of George Gillespie in the 1901 census at Wolfe Island, Ontario. She was recorded as being 52. Also living in the house were five of her chilren aged nine to twenty one, and her eighty-eight year old mother.12

Frances died on 22 October 1918 at Wolfe Island, Ontario, of dementia (for one year) and heart failure.13 Her body was interred on 23 October 1918 at Wolfe Island, Ontario.13

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1848Birth-CandidateWolfe Island, Ontario4
1
1848Birth-CandidateU.S.A.5,6
1852BaptismHoly Trinity Anglican, Wolfe Island, Ontario6
Occupation7
1873Married Name9
1873MarriageTrinity Church, in Wolfe Island, Ontario4,8,9
1918DeathWolfe Island, Ontario13
1918BurialWolfe Island, Ontario13

Family

George Gillespie (c 1852-1928)
Children

Citations

  1. [S555] Provincial censuses for Canada (online image) Year: 1851; Census Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11721; Page: 21; Line: 1.
  2. [S716] E-mails from Brian MacDonald to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2014- 'ThoseBefore.com - Amelia Darby' - 25 January 2014 09:21 (for first name).
  3. [S723] The Islands (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…
  4. [S1081] Canada Marriage Certificate, No. 001226 1875.
  5. [S725] 1891 Census of Canada for Canada (online image) Year: 1901; Census Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 11. (has birth as 18 Nov. 1848).
  6. [S716] E-mails from Brian MacDonald to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2014- 'Mary Gladys Coxall d/o William Coxall & Emily Bennett (2nd wife)' - 27 January 2014 06:29.
  7. [S723] The Islands (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…
  8. [S723] The Islands (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/… (for date).
  9. [S716] E-mails from Brian MacDonald to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2014- 'ThoseBefore.com - Amelia Darby' - 25 January 2014 09:21.
  10. [S726] 1881 Census of Canada for Canada (online image) Year: 1881; Census Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario; Roll: C_13235; Page: 24; Family No: 99.
  11. [S696] 1891 Census of Canada for Canada (online image) Year: 1891; Census Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario; Roll: T-6336; Family No: 13.
  12. [S725] 1891 Census of Canada for Canada (online image) Year: 1901; Census Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 11.
  13. [S723] The Islands (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…
  14. [S723] The Islands (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…