Robert Addison (Reverend)

• CHRISTENING: 6 Oct 1754, Heversham, Cumbria, England
• DEATH: 6 Oct 1829
• BURIAL: St. Mark's, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
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• TITLE: Reverend

• MARRIAGE: 24 Oct 1780, All Saints, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

1.  William Addison (CHR 15 Oct 1781 - BUR 7 Nov 1781)
2.  Elizabeth Plummer Addison (CHR 31 Mar 1784 - 23 Jan 1849)

• MARRIAGE: AFT 1784, poss, Hampstead, , England

1.  Mary Eleanor Rebecca Addison (CHR 3 Mar 1790 - 4 May 1854)
2.  Robert Addison (1792 - 9 Jan 1797)

• MARRIAGE: 25 Jun 1811, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Notes

!SOURCE: Email from Donald L. Combe (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 2 Nov 2012. Rev. Robert Addison's second (unidentified) wife, died in England in 1809.

!SOURCE: Email from Donald L. Combe (email hidden), member of the Archives of St. Marks Church, Niagara on the Lake, Canada, to the Whipple Website, 4 Mar 2008. He states that "We are deeply interested in any information relating to Mary Atkinson and her whereabouts after Robert left England in 1791 for Canada. There is considerable speculation that Mary died earlier than the 1809 date and that indeed Robert had a second wife in England." He notes the following events in the lives of Robert Addison and Mary Atkinson and their relatives:

1754 Oct 6

Robert Addison baptism in Heversham (certified at ordination)

1761 Aug 14

Mary Atkinson's birth, daughter of Richard Atkinson and Rebecca Plummer

1780 Oct 24

Addison marries Mary Atkinson Cambridge All Saints (All Saints Parish register, Richard Atkinson officiated, witness were Hannah Linton, Richard Edwards, William Atkinson)

1781

Addison completes B. A. Trinity College, Cambridge

1781 Mar 11

Ordained deacon at Norwich, Norfolk (Norwich and Norfolk registry office). Licensed as curate in Upwell, Norfolk at £45 per annum. Curate in 1781 only. Conducted one marriage and signed banns May to October 1781.

1781 Oct 15

William Addison is baptized in Whittlsea and died within the month (Whittelsea Parish register)

1782

Addison completes M.A. degree Trinity College, Cambridge

1784 March 31

Elizabeth Plummer Addison is baptized in St.Mary's Whittlsea (parish register). Died in Canada 1849

1785

July at sea, Aug at sea
24 August in Halifax
15 September Cornwallis

1788

Mary Eleanor Addison is christened in Hampstead. Died 1854 May 4

1791 May 20

Addison's application to the S.P.G. is received

1790 May 21

Letter from Hamilton and Butler is received by the S.P.G

1791 Jun 17

Addison is appointed by the S.P.G.

1791

Robert Addison came to Canada apparently with two daughters and his sister, Mary

1791

Robert Addison, jr. born in England

1792 Apr 29

Addison's letter indicating that they had wintered over in Quebec

1792 Oct 3

Letter indicating that they had arrived in Niagara in July

1797 Jan 9

Robert Junior dies in Heversham, Westmoreland, England.

1797 Mar 31

Addison's land petition indicates he has two daughters and a son. No mention is made of a wife. Obviously he had not heard of the death of his son Robert

1797 Mar 31

Mary Addison requests land

1797 Mar 31

Rebecca Plummer requests land. These three requests appear together

1808 Mar 17

Mary Addison appears to be in Canada (fulfilling residency for land grant?)

1811 Jun 25

Rebecca Plummer of Niagara marries Robert Addison at St.James's in Toronto

1815 Feb 7

Mary Addison marries John Moon in England

1829 Oct 6

Addison dies and is buried at the east end of St.Mark's

1856 Feb 5

Rebecca (Plummer) Addison dies age 86. (from Burial book and newspaper obit)

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