Avis NOSWORTHY

1845 - 1936  (91 years)

• Name	Avis NOSWORTHY  [1]
  Born	1845	Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [1]
  Christened	28 Mar 1845	St. Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [2]
  	Avis NOSWORTHY, daughter of John and Mary; father a stonecutter; abode at Stoutes.
  Gender	Female
  Address	1891	St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Address	1901	Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Address	1909	Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	In 1909 Avis was living in Walkerton, Ontario as reported in the NORSWORTHY biography. "Avis is still living, making her home with her sister Elizabeth, never married".
  Address	1911  [6]
  	Coast St., Walkerton, Ontario
  Died	9 Jul 1936	Brant Twp., Bruce, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  	Avis NORSWORTHY, age 91, daughter of John NORSWORTHY and Mary CAUNTER.
  Person ID	I4224	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	John NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1808, Devon, England ,   d. 18 Oct 1865, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Mary CAUNTER,   b. 31 Mar 1809, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 18 Jan 1901, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Address	1831  [8]
  	Bittleford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	Address at the time of Charles' baptism.
  Married	7 Apr 1831	St. Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [9]
  Address	1832  [8]
  	Southway, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	Address at the time of Samuel's baptism.
  Address	1841	Stouts Cottage, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [10]
  Address	1843  [11]
  	Stouts, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	Address at the baptism of their son, Henry, on 19 October 1843
  Address	1851  [12]
  	Bridge St., Bovey Tracey, Devon
  Name change	1852  [13]
  	After coming to Canada their name changed to NORSWORTHY.
  Address	1861  [14]
  	Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario
  Photos		Stouts Cottage, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon Home of John and Mary Nosworthy between 1841 and 1851.
  Documents		Census 1841: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon Three generations: John and Mary Nosworthy living with five children at Stouts Cottage beside John and Ann (Brinning); also present is Elizabeth (Browning), most likely Ann's mother.
  Histories		THE STORY OF JOHN NOSWORTHY AND MARY CAUNTER
  Family ID	F1192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Norsworthy family Inscribed: L-R Wm. George Norsworthy, Elizabeth Watts, James Counter Norsworthy, Aunt Avis. Photo taken in Walkerton; there is no date.
  		Avis Norsworthy Inscribed "Aunt Avis"
  		Norsworthy family Back of photo taken in Walkerton, Ontario
  		Norsworthy family photo (not inscribed) Believed to be: First row (children) (L-R): #1 Jean HALL (tentative); #2 Emma HALL (tentative) Second row (seated) (L-R) (including standing child as #1): #5 Avis NORSWORTHY (tentative); #7 Theophilus John (T.J.) WATTS; #8 Elizabeth (Norsworthy) WATTS Third row (standing) (L-R): #1 John Robert DICKSON [husband of Henrietta Eliza WATTS]; #2 Henrietta Eliza (Watts) DICKSON; #4 Juanita (Huntley) WATTS [wife of V. Orval WATTS]; #5 V. Orval WATTS Fourth row (standing) (L-R): #2 George HALL [husband of Ella Dickson]; #9 Elizabeth Ellen "Ella" (Dickson) HALL

  
  

• Sources

  [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S318] Genealogical report on CAUNTER: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, C. F. Belam, M.A., (Professional genealogist, Buckfastleigh, Devon; citing from parish records; rec'd Oct. 2005.). [S1079] Census of Canada, 1891. [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901). [S305] Biography: NORSWORTHY, James C. Norsworthy, (15 March 1909, McIntosh, Florida; rec'd from Mike NORSWORTHY, direct descendant of William George NORSWORTHY, July 2005.). [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911). [S816] Index: Deaths - Ontario 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947, (www.familysearch.org). [S208] Parish Register, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, Rev. E. C. WOOD; H. TAPLEY- SOPER, (Exeter, Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1938.). [S159] Index: International Genealogical Index (IGI), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, (Salt Lake City, Family History Library). [S137] Census of England, 1841. [S246] Parish Register, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon. [S696] Census of England, 1851. [S676] Personal communication. [S222] Census of Canada, 1861.