1. | LONGHURST, George was born in 1809 in Capel, Surrey, England; died in 1869 in Mulmur Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Arrival: 1832, Quebec, Canada; Date and port of arrival. Indexers assumed spouses immigrated with main entry. Originally extracted from letters published in Emigration: Letters from Sussex Emigrants Who Sailed from Portsmouth, in April, 1832, on Board the Ships Lord Melville and Eveline, for Upper Canada (Thomas Sockett, see no. 8775 in PILI 1984) and Letters from the Dorking Emigrants Who Went to Upper Canada in the Spring of 1832 (Charles Barclay; published by J. and A. Arch, London and Robert Best Ede, Dorking; 1933). The former book is among the holdings of the Waldon Room of the Hamilton Public Library. The latter book is available on microfiche at the National Library in Ottawa. See 1088.3 and 1088.10 below for more information on the Petworth Emigration Scheme.
Source Bibliography: AMBROSE, ROSEMARY W. The Petworth Emigrants of 1832. In Families, vol. 28:1 (Feb. 1989), pp. 7-12.
- Residence: 1861, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada
- Death: 1869, Mulmur Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1881, Sunninghill, Berkshire, England
- Residence: 1881, Sunninghill, Berkshire, England
George married WELLER, Rebecca on 04 Jul 1831 in Dorking, Surrey, , England. Rebecca (daughter of WELLER, James and CHANDLER, Susan) was born in Dec 1808 in Newdigate, Surrey, England; died on 27 Oct 1888 in Watt Township, District Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. LONGHURST, Albert Edward was born on 15 Jan 1853 in Canda, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 03 Feb 1934 in Muskoka District, , Ontario, Canada.
- 3. LONGHURST, Joseph was born on 14 Mar 1845 in , , Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Sep 1888 in Edgewood, Clayton, Iowa, USA.
- 4. LONGHURST, George was born on 21 Oct 1837 in Mulmur Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; died in 1924.
- 5. LONGHURST, Weller was born on 02 Mar 1834; died in 1923.
- 6. LONGHURST, Mark Adam
- 7. LONGHURST, Moses was born on 28 Jul 1848 in , , Ontario, Canada.
- 8. LONGHURST, Frederick was born on 09 Mar 1844.
- 9. LONGHURST, Christianna was born in 1832 in Leatherhead, Surrey, , England; died in 1892.
- 10. LONGHURST, James was born on 24 Jan 1842 in , , Ontario, Canada.
- 11. LONGHURST, Rebecca was born in 1836.
- 12. LONGHURST, John was born on 16 Feb 1842 in Mulmur Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Aug 1917 in Sault St Marie, Michigan; was buried in Pine grove Cemetery, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, Plot A-12NE.
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