Mary CAUNTER

1809 - 1901  (91 years)

• Name	Mary CAUNTER  [1]
  Born	31 Mar 1809	Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [1]
  Christened	9 Nov 1809	St. Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [2]
  	Mary, daughter of George and Alice CAUNTER, baptized 9 November 1809 at Widecombe in the Moor.
  Gender	Female
  Address	1881	North Dorchester Twp., Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Dorchester North, Ontario
  Address	1891	St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Died	18 Jan 1901	Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  	NORSWORTHY--At Walkerton, on Friday, January 18th, Mrs. Mary NORSWORTHY, in her 93rd year. (Website) At the time of her death, Mary had about 50 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. (Book) Mary NORSWORTHY, female, died January 20, 1901, age 90 yrs, at Walkerton; born England; died of old age, Church of England. Death registered on Jan. 18, 1901. [The local paper stated her death was on the 18th of January; it would appear the death and registration dates were interchanged in error.]
  Buried	21 Jan 1901	St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Thamesford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	"The remains of the late Mrs. Mary NORSWORTHY, whose death occurred in Walkerton on Friday last, in her 93rd year, were brought to Ingersoll on Monday. The funeral took place from the residence of her son, J. C. NORSWORTHY, in the afternoon to St. John's Cemetery, Thamesford". Mary's parents, George and Alice CAUNTER, are also commemorated on the same headstone as Mary and her husband.
  Notes	"The mother was a woman of strong character and of a fortitude and personal strength which the upbringing of eleven children amid pioneer conditions rendered so essential; she was of a cheerful nature and a strong believer in Canada and its future....... after the death of her husband she was urged by her friends in Devon to return to her old home but refused to do so and, with never-failing confidence, encouraged her boys and maintained her place in the new community. Long years after, she died at Walkerton in her 93rd year." (Hopkins) [8]
  Person ID	I4218	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	George CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1782, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 1862, Thamesford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Alice CLEAVE,   b. Abt 1782, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 1854  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1801	St. Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [2]
  	George CAUNTER and Alice CLEAVE, both of this parish, were married in this church by Banns on 4 October 1801. Both signed the register. Witnessed by John TREMILLS (signed others) and the mark of John POTTER. [9]
  Address	1814  [2]
  	Ponsworthy, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	Address at the time of Richard's baptism.
  Address	1814-1821  [2]
  	Bittleford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  Address	1826  [9]
  	Bittleford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	Address of their daughter, Elizabeth, at her burial on 29 November 1826; presumably she was living at home with her parents.
  Address	1841  [10]
  	Lynchaford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  Address	1851  [11]
  	Lynchaford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	They were living beside their married son, John.
  Family ID	F1193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1808, Devon, England ,   d. 18 Oct 1865, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Address	1831  [2]
  	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   [12]
  Address	1832  [2]
  	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  [9]
  	Stouts, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	Address at the baptism of their son, Henry, on 19 October 1843
  Address	1851  [11]
  	Bridge St., Bovey Tracey, Devon
  Name change	1852  [1]
  	After coming to Canada their name changed to NORSWORTHY.
  Address	1861  [13]
  	Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario
  Children	1. Charles NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1831, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 6 Jul 1899, St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 68 years)   2. Samuel NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1832, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 31 Mar 1892, Bentinck Twp, Grey, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 60 years)   3. Henry NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1834, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 15 Jul 1915, Emeryville, Alameda, California, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 81 years)   4. Elizabeth NOSWORTHY,   b. 25 Jan 1837, Devon, England ,   d. 25 May 1932, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   5. Marianne NOSWORTHY,   b. 1839, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 15 Jun 1877, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)   6. John Charles NOSWORTHY,   b. 7 Jul 1841, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 26 Jan 1918, Kola, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 76 years)   7. Eliza NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1843, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 19 Dec 1904, Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 61 years)   8. Avis NOSWORTHY,   b. 1845, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 9 Jul 1936, Brant Twp., Bruce, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   9. James Caunter NOSWORTHY,   b. 2 Jul 1846, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 4 Nov 1936, Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   10. William George "George" NOSWORTHY,   b. 11 Jan 1849, Princetown, Devon, England ,   d. 13 Aug 1933, McIntosh, Marion, Florida, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years)   11. Josias NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1851, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England ,   d. 27 Oct 1918, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  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
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Caunter - Norsworthy (4 Generations) Left: Mary Norsworthy, nee Caunter. Photo would have been taken around 1894 when Clarence was born; Charles died before his mother in 1899.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Poster: Norsworthy Benefit for Mrs. Norsworthy after the death of her husband.
  		Death registration: Mary Norsworthy (part 1) The death of Mary Norsworthy was reported in the local paper as occuring on January 18th. Her death registration (part 1) shows the death occured on January 20th; and (in part 2) was registered on January 18th.
  		Death registration: Mary Norsworthy (part 2)

  
  

  Headstones

  NORSWORTHY JOHN NORSWORTHY Died Oct 18, 1865 Aged 57 years MARY COUNTER His wife, Died Jany 18, 1901 Age 92 years Native of Devonshire England Came to Canada in the year 1852 ELIZA HUDSON, daughter of John & Mary Norsworthy Died Dec 19, 1904 Aged 61 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S676] Personal communication. [S208] Parish Register, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, Rev. E. C. WOOD; H. TAPLEY- SOPER, (Exeter, Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1938.). [S135] Census of Canada, 1881, (4 April 1881). [S1079] Census of Canada, 1891. [S162] Website. [S328] Book: Genealogy of the Counter Family, William Charles Counter, (Published by Edward F. Counter Co.; Reprinted by Higginson Book Co., Salem, Mass. Digitized copy on internet archive from the Allen County Library: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofcount00coun). [S77] Civil Death Registration. [S348] Book: A Canadian Family in the Great War 1914 - 1918, J. Castell Hopkins, (Published privately, Toronto, 1921. Copy in Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor Family History Center Library.). [S246] Parish Register, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon. [S137] Census of England, 1841 (6 June 1841). [S696] Census of England, 1851 (30 March 1851). [S159] Index: International Genealogical Index (IGI), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, (Salt Lake City, Family History Library). [S222] Census of Canada, 1861.