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I am trying to find more information about Katherine.
She was born in 1870 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.
She married William John Hill Denford around 1895 in Devon.
She died in the London area in 1951.
I am trying to find out her maiden name and the reason she came over to England.
I would be grateful for any information about Katherine as I seem to have hit a brick wall.

This is the only marriage showing on FreeBMD of a William Denford in Devon around 1895 - but no Katherine.

Marriages Sep 1895 (>99%)
Denford William Bideford 5b 892
Mitchell Mary Bideford 5b 892
Olde Ellen Bideford 5b 892
PADDON Richard Bideford 5b 892


In fact, there's no such marriage anywhere in England/Wales , per FreeBMD.

How did you come across her name?

Is this the couple??

William Denford

in the 1901 England Census
Name: William Denford
Age: 31
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Katherine Denford
Birth Place: Torquay, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Tormoham and Torquay
Ecclesiastical parish: Upton St Mary Magdalene
Town: Torquay
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address:
Registration district: Newton Abbot
Sub-registration district: Torquay
ED, institution, or vessel: 09
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2059
Folio: 67
Page Number: 45
Household schedule number: 273
Household Members:
Name Age
William Denford 31
Katherine Denford 31
Jun Denford 6
Lizzie Denford 4

William John Denford
in the 1911 England Census
Name: William John Denford
Age in 1911: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Devon, Devonshire, England
Civil Parish: St Pancras
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County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 39 Pancras Square, Pancras Rd N W
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: OMNIBUS DRIVER
Registration district: St Pancras
Registration District Number: 9
Sub-registration district: East St Pancras
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Piece: 734
Household Members:
Name Age
William John Denford 40
Katherine Denford 41
Jim Alan Denford 15
Roy George Denford 9



Married 16 years.

Yes, this is the couple in question.

The son Jim Alan has a middle name Cameron.

So maybe this marriage::

Katherine Cameron
in the Web: Montreal, Canada, non-Catholic Marriage Index, 1766-1899
Name: Katherine Cameron
Marriage Year: 1894
Marriage Place: Montreal, Québec (Quebec), Canada
Spouse: William John Hill Denford
Denomination: Anglican
Source: Centre d'archives de Montréal, CE601,S77
Page: 4v
URL:

Proof of Jim's middle name:


Jim Alan C Denford
in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Jim Alan C Denford
Registration Year: 1895
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Newton Abbot
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 124


Jim Alan Cameron Denford
in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Jim Alan Cameron Denford
Probate Date: 26 Oct 1956
Registry: London, England
Death Date: 18 Jun 1956
Death Place: Middlesex, England


Jim A C Denford
in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
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Name: Jim A C Denford
Birth Date: abt 1894
Date of Registration: Jun 1956
Age at Death: 62
Registration district: Hendon
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume: 5e
Page: 460

Maybe ??? Though 3 years out from census info:

Catharine Cameron
in the Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913
Name: Catharine Cameron
Date of Birth: 17 Jun 1873
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Stormont, Ontario, Canada
Father's name: Donald Cameron
Mother's name: Nancy Mc Millan

The only to be certain if Katherine's maiden name is to buy the birth certificate for one of the children ...............

then you will find out whether the "Cameron" in Jim Alan's name is indeed her maiden name.

Assuming the Montreal marriage is the correct one, I can't see any travel record of William going to or from Canada, nor of Katherine travelling to England. which must have been 1894-5.

The Montreal marriage record gives his parents as James Denford and his wife Eliza Hill of (can't make out place name), England.

Her parents are Daniel Cameron and his wife Eliza (looks like Bender) of Cornwall, Ontario.

I live in Cornwall and have a fairly extensive database of the early settlers. I have a Daniel Cameron married to Eliza Bender but don't have a daughter Katherine listed.

This marriage seems to match the parents of the fellow who married in Montreal:

Marriages Dec 1863 (>99%)
Denford James Newton A 5b 287
Hill Eliza Newton A 5b 287

I've been trying to find more info about Daniel Cameron & Eliza Bender to see if they had a daughter Katherine but not having any luck. I can't seem to find them on any census. All I've found so far is the marriage of another daughter in Brockville, Ontario which is about 50 miles west of here.

Incidentally Eliza Bender is both 2nd. cousin 4 times removed and 2nd. cousin 5 times removed of my late husband so if this is your family we have a very distant connection.

Thank you very much for your help so far.

So can you tell us, Alison, if the parents of your William John Hill Denford are James Denford and Eliza Hill? If so, that is definitely his marriage in Montreal.

According to my research I am pretty certain that James Denford and Eliza Hill are the parents of William John Hill Denford.

I am now wondering if there is any way of finding out when William John Hill Denford travelled to Canada, the duration of his stay in Canada and the purpose of his visit?

Curiously I can't find any record of his arrival in Canada nor of the couple returning to England.

Is it possible to buy a copy of the marriage certificate for William Denford and Katherine? If so, does anyone know how much it would cost and where I could get this from?

says the son and daughter are born in devon


Jim Denford
England and Wales Census, 1901
Name Jim Denford
Event Type Census
Event Date 31 Mar 1901
Event Place Tormoham, Devonshire, England
County Devonshire
Civil Parish Tormoham
Ecclesiastical Parish Upton St Mary Magdalene
Sub-District Torquay
Registration District Newton Abbot
Residence Note Vale Terrace
Gender Male
Age 6
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1895
Birthplace Torquay, Devonshire
Schedule Type 273
Page Number 45
HOUSEHOLD

ROLE

GENDER

AGE

BIRTHPLACE

William Denford Head M 31 Torquay, Devonshire
Katherine Denford Wife F 31 Canada
Jim Denford Son M 6 Torquay, Devonshire
Lizzie Denford Daughter F 4 Torquay, Devonshire