Robert Neill Whitton

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Hugh Donald Latimer October 12, 1910 to May 10, 1986, Photographer

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Born: 26 July 1859
Died: 28 April 1932
Parents: James Whitton and Elizabeth Heseltine;
Marriage: 15 February 1928 Janet Donald
Occupation: Drover
Random fact: Robert's brother Leonard Whitton was the fattest man in North America!

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Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com

Robert Neill Whitton1,2,3,4,5
M, #82000, b. 26 July 1859, d. 28 April 1932
•Father*: James Whitton2 b. 12 Apr 1819, d. 19 Nov 1887
•Mother*: Elizabeth Heseltine2 b. 1 Sep 1822, d. 5 Aug 1868
•Birth*: 26 July 1859; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 26 1859 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date July 1859 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jul 28 1860 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1860 & location Seymour per marr. reg'n. - anet Donald.2,6,3,5,7,8,9,10
•Marriage*: before April 1881; Ontario; married per 1881 Census. per 1891 Census.; Principal=Mary Ann Hill7,8
•Marriage*: 15 February 1928; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017830: Groom: Robert Neil Whitton; Age: 67; Status: widower; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour; Occ.: Drover; Rel.: United Church; Parents: James Whitton & Elizabeth Heseltine; Bride: Janet Donald; Age: 60; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour; Status: spinster; Occ.: housekeeper; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: James Donald & Jane Little; Wit.: A. T. Donald, R.R. 3, Campbellford & Edna Graham, Campbellford; Date: Feb 15 1928; Place: Campbellford; Performed by: James Grier, Campbellford, Pres.; Sworn: Campbellford, Feb 4 1928; Reg'r.: G. A. Hay, Campbellford (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017830-1928, ancestry.com); Principal=Janet Donald11
•Death*: 28 April 1932; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025320: Name: Robert Neil Whitton; Date: Apr 28 1932; Age: 72y 9m 2d; Res.: Brighton Village, 48 yrs.; Born: Ont. July 26 1859; Status; married; Occ.: Drover, buy & sell livestock; Parents: James Whitton & Elizabeth Haseltine, b. England; Inf.: Mrs. Sarah Morton, Stirling, sister; Cause: mycoarditis & renal insufficiency, 1 yrs. (overwork, worry & indiscretion in diet); Phys.: F. M. Dure, Brighton; Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Apr 30 1932; Reg'd.: Apr 28 1932; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #025320-1932, ancestry.com)12
•Burial*: 30 April 1932; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Reg'n.3
•Census*: April 1861; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see James Whitton2
•Census: April 1871; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see James Whitton6
•Census: April 1881; Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: Whitton, Robert, 24, b. Ont., Eng., Kirk, Butcher, married; Mary, 18, b. Ont., Eng., Kirk, married (1881 Census: Rawdon Twp., Hastings North Co., dist. 122, sub-dist. c-2, pg. 13, line 24 - ancestry.com)8
•Residence*: 1884; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Resident 48 yrs. on death 1932 - Death Reg'n.3
•Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1891 Census: Whitton, Robert, 31, b. Ont., p.b. England, Pres., Butcher, married; Mary, 27, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Scot., Pres., married; Frances(f), 7, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Pres.; Fred. 2 (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 9, line 3 - ancestry.com)7
•Census: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1901 Census: Whitton, Robert N., 40, b. Ont. r. Jul 28 1860, Eng., Pres., Cattle Buyer, married; Mary A., 37, b. Ont. r. Jul 18 1863, Eng., Pres., married; Francis R.(m), b. Ont. u. Jan 5 1884, son; Freddie A., 11, b. Ont. u. May 12 1889, son; Lillis Pearl, 9, b. Ont. u. May 23 1891, daughter (1901 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 95, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 8, line 6 - ancestry.com)
Note: Obed Simpson is below; John Cornwall and Mary Morrow are above.9
•Census: 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1911 Census: Whitton, Robert, 52, b. Ont. July 1859, Eng., Pres., farmer & Cattle Buyer, married; Mary, 48, b. Ont. May 1863, Eng., Pres., married (1911 Census: Brighton, Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 30 (13-2), pg. 7, line 36 - ancestry.com)
Note: John Cornwall just above; D.. Freeman below.10
•Residence: 15 February 1928; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.5
•Note*: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Robert Whitton appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)13

Family 1: Mary Ann Hill b. 18 Jul 1862, d. 9 Apr 1923
•Marriage*: before April 1881; Ontario; married per 1881 Census. per 1891 Census.; Principal=Mary Ann Hill7,8
•Francis Roy "Frank" Whitton+7 b. 5 Jan 1884
•Frederick A. "Freddie" Whitton7 b. 12 May 1889
•Lillis Pearl Whitton9 b. 23 May 1891

Family 2: Janet Donald b. 1868
•Marriage*: 15 February 1928; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017830: Groom: Robert Neil Whitton; Age: 67; Status: widower; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour; Occ.: Drover; Rel.: United Church; Parents: James Whitton & Elizabeth Heseltine; Bride: Janet Donald; Age: 60; Res.: Brighton; Born: Seymour; Status: spinster; Occ.: housekeeper; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: James Donald & Jane Little; Wit.: A. T. Donald, R.R. 3, Campbellford & Edna Graham, Campbellford; Date: Feb 15 1928; Place: Campbellford; Performed by: James Grier, Campbellford, Pres.; Sworn: Campbellford, Feb 4 1928; Reg'r.: G. A. Hay, Campbellford (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017830-1928, ancestry.com); Principal=Janet Donald11

Citations
1.Robert Neil Whitton per Death Reg'n. Robert Neill Whitton per Late Birth Reg'n. of daughter Lillis Peark Whitton (inf. son Frank Roy Whitton) Rev. R. Neill peformed the marriage of Francis Whitton & Mary McDonald - and a few others in Seymour.
2.[S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
3.[S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
4.[S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
5.[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
6.[S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
7.[S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
8.[S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
9.[S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
10.[S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
11.[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #017830-1928.
12.[S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #025320-1932.
13.[S87] Unknown subject unknown record type; unknown repository.

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