Names and Information from
The Ontario Archives

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At the main Reading Room of the Ontario Archives (www.archives.gov.on.ca) in Toronto, Canada, many civil records can be found on microfilm and microfiche. I visited there in June, 2003, and searched for records of my Schneider ancestors and other Catholic families of Welland County.

Marriage Records

• SCHNEIDER-LEARN
  • Jacob SCHNEIDER to Sarah Jane LEARN - marriage record
  • MS932 reel 35, marriage record #011460
  • 19-Apr-1880 in Willoughby
  • Roman Catholic
  • Jacob SCHNEIDER of Willoughby
    • Age 46
    • Widower
    • Place of birth: not noted
    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Parents: Peter SCHNEIDER and Barbara KLEIN
  • Sarah Jane LEARN of Willoughby
    • Age 46
    • "Spinster"
    • Parents: Jacob LEARN and Penelope BUCHNER
    • Place of birth: not noted
  • Witness: George Minner and M.A. Minner of Bertie

Death Records

• SCHNEIDER, Jacob - death record
  • MS935 R.181, vo. 26, death record #32553 of 1912
  • Male, white, widowed
  • Died 26-Dec-1911 at Stamford Township
  • Born 14-Oct-1832 in Germany
  • Age 79y 2m 12d
  • Occupation: Gentleman
  • Father: Peter Schneider, born Germany
  • Mother: Barbara Cline, born Germany
  • Certified by Peter Schneider
  • Cause of death: Organic disease of the heart for one year or over; heart failure
• SNIDER, Sarah Jane - death record
  • MS935 R.181, vo. 26, death record #31386 of 1910
  • Married
  • Died 26-Dec-1910 at Lot 8 Com 4 in Humberstone
  • Born 14-Jul-1833
  • Age 77y 5m 12d
  • Occupation: Housekeeper
  • Father: Jacob Learn, born Bertie
  • Mother: Penelope Buchner, born Crowland
  • Cause of death: Vascular lesion of heart
• SCHNIDER, Nancy - death record
  • MS235 Reel 5, death record #8251 of 1873
  • Died 14-May-1873
  • Born in Willoughby
  • Age 27y
  • Cause of death: Childbirth fever
  • Religion: Evangelical Lutheran
  • Witness: Peter Schnider
• SCHNIDER, Peter - death record
  • MS235 Reel 5, death record #8233 of 1873
  • Died 10-Jul-1872
  • Born in France
  • Age 82y
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Cause of death: Stroke Palsey
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: Jacob Schnider of Humberstone
• SNIDER, Mary - death record
  • MS235 Reel 9, death record #10717 of 1874
  • Died 22-Oct-1874
  • Born in Thorold Township
  • Age 23?
  • Cause of death: Nephritis
  • Religion: Weslian Methodist
• SCHNIDER, George - death record
  • MS235 Reel 9, death record #10690 of 1874
  • Died 19-Sep-1874 in Humberstone
  • Born in Alsace
  • Age 77y
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Cause of death: Bronchitis and old age
  • Religion: Lutheran
• SNIDER, Margaret - death record
  • MS235 Reel 9, death record #10573 of 1874
  • Widow of Adam Snider
  • Died 24-Jun-1874 in Bertie
  • Born in Albany NY
  • Age 78y
  • Cause of death: Dropsy (Cardiac)
• SCHNEIDER, Sophia of Humberstone - death record
  • MS235 Reel 23, death record #15265 of 1879
  • Died 06-Jan-1879
  • Born in Germany
  • Age 39y 7m 2d
  • Occupation: Housewife
  • Cause of death: Consumption (2 years)
  • Religion: Catholic
  • Witness: Jacob Schneider
• WILLICK, Mary of Willoughby - death record
  • MS235 Reel 29, death record #19097 of 1881
  • Died 08-Sep-1881
  • Born in Germany
  • Age 56y
  • Occupation: Farmer's wife
  • Cause of death: Dropsy
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: Frederic Willick (son) of Willoughby
• DRUMMER, George of Willoughby - death record
  • MS235 Reel 2, death record #006977 of 1870
  • Died 15-Jul-1870
  • Place of birth: "Supposed to be in U.S."
  • Age 28y
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Cause of death: Consumption (about one year)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: Joseph King of Willoughby
• DRUMMER, Michael of Humberstone - death record
  • MS235 Reel 2, death record #006899 of 1870
  • Died 22-May-1870
  • Place of birth: Humberstone
  • Age 9y
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Cause of death: Scarlet Fever (about one week)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: John Drummer of Humberstone
• DRUMMER, Jacob of Humberstone - death record
  • MS235 Reel 2, death record #006896 of 1870
  • Died 21-May-1870
  • Place of birth: Humberstone
  • Age 5y
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Cause of death: Scarlet Fever (about five weeks)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: John Drummer of Humberstone
• DRUMMER, Anne of Willoughby - death record
  • MS235 Reel 3, death record #018691 of 1871
  • Died 12-Dec-1870
  • Place of birth: Willoughby
  • Age 5-1/2 mo.
  • Occupation: Farmer child
  • Cause of death: Fits induced by inflammation of the lungs (for four days)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: Chalres King of Willoughby
• DRUMMER, Fred. John of Humberstone - death record
  • MS235 Reel 4, death record #26994 of 1872
  • Died 22-Aug-1872
  • Place of birth: Humberstone
  • Age 2y
  • Cause of death: "Summer Complaint" (two weeks)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: John Drummer of Humberstone
• DRUMMER, Jacob - death record
  • MS235 Reel 4, death record #26995 of 1872
  • Died 05-Sep-1872
  • Place of birth: Humberstone
  • Age 5 mo.
  • Cause of death: "Summer Complaint" (two weeks)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: John Drummer of Humberstone
• DRUMMER, Amelia Elizabeth of Humberstone - death record
  • MS235 Reel 17, death record #15772 of 1877
  • Died 31-Dec-1876
  • Place of birth: Humberstone
  • Age 3 mo. 8 days
  • Cause of death: Cramps (three days)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: Jacob Schihl of Humberstone
• KAUFMAN, Anna of Humberstone - death record
  • MS235 Reel 35, death record #17415 of 1883
  • Died 02-Jun-1883
  • Place of birth: United States
  • Age 67y 7mo
  • Cause of death: Consumption (seven months)
  • Occupation: Housewife
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: Jacob Schihl of Humberstone
• BLUNDY, Catharine of Willoughby - death record
  • MS235 Reel 56, death record #18654 of 1889
  • Died 05-Feb-1889
  • Place of birth: Willoughby
  • Age 37y 6mo 28days
  • Occupation: Farmer's wife
  • Cause of death: "Confinement followed by blood poisoning" (for eleven days)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: Nicholas Blundy of Willoughby
• BLUNDY, Catharine of Willoughby - death record
  • MS235 Reel 56, death record #18664 of 1889
  • Died 03-Mar-1889
  • Place of birth: Alsace, France
  • Age 77y 9mo
  • Occupation: Farmer's wife
  • Cause of death: (none given)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Witness: Robert McCredie of Willoughby
• SNYDER, Mary of Willoughby - death record
  • MS235 Reel 56, death record #18661 of 1889
  • Died 30-Apr-1889
  • Place of birth: Willoughby
  • Age 44 yrs
  • Occupation: Farmer's wife
  • Cause of death: Confinement
  • Religion: Evangelical
  • Witness: Peter Snyder of Willoughby

Indexes

• MS 937 reel 8 - Death index 1912
• MS 937 reel 8 - Death index 1883
• From the death indexes:
  • SCHNIDER, Geo. of Humberstone, died 19-Sep-1874, record # 010690 of 1874, MS 995 reel # 9D
  • SCHNIDER, Nancy of Humberstone, died 14-May-1873, record # 008251 of 1873, MS 995 reel # 5D
  • SCHNIDER, Nancy of Humberstone, died 14-May-1873, record # 039507 of 1873, MS 995 reel # 7
  • SCHNIDER, Peter of Humberstone, died 10-Jul-1872, record # 008233 of 1873, MS 995 reel # 5D
  • SCHNIDER, Peter of Humberstone, died 10-Jul-1872, record # 039489 of 1873, MS 995 reel # 7
  • SNIDER, Janette of Welland, died 08-Sep-1869, record # 003174 of 1869
  • SNIDER, Margaret of Bertie, died 24-Jun-1874, record # 010573 of 1874, MS 995 reel # 9D
  • SNIDER, Mary of Port Colborne, died 22-Oct-1874, record # 010717 of 1874, MS 995 reel # 9D
  • SCHNEIDER, Sophia of Humberstone, died 06-Jan-1879, record # 015265 of 1879, MS 935 reel # 23G
  • WILLICK, Mary of Willoughby, died 08-Sep-1881, record # 019097 of 1881, MS 935 reel # 29H
• From the death indexes - B=M5937R1, D=R3, K=R5
  • BLUNDY, Catherine at Willoughby, died 05-Feb-1889, record # 018654 of 1889, MS 235 reel # 56
  • BLUNDY, Catherine at Willoughby, died 03-Mar-1889, record # 018664 of 1889, MS 235 reel # 56
  • DRUMMER, Anne at Willoughby, died 12-Dec-1870, record # 018691 of 1871, MS 235 reel # 3
  • DRUMMER, Frederic John at Humberstone, died 28-Aug-1872, record # 026994 of 1872, MS 235 reel # 4
  • DRUMMER, George of Willoughby, died 15-Jul-1870, record # 006977 of 1870, MS 235 reel # 2
  • DRUMMER, Jacob of Humberstone, died 21-May-1870, record # 006896 of 1870, MS 235 reel # 2
  • DRUMMER, Jacob of Humberstone, died 05-Sep-1872, record # 026995 of 1872, MS 235 reel # 4
  • DRUMMER, Michael of Humberstone, died 22-May-1870, record # 006899 of 1870, MS 235 reel # 2
  • DRUMMER, Amelia Elizabeth of Humberstone, died 31-Dec-1876, record # 015772 of 1877, MS 235 reel # 17
  • KAUFMAN, Anna of Humberstone, died 02-Jun-1883, record # 017415 of 1883, MS 235 reel # 35
• From the naturalization index in "Families" magazine
  • Although the following five index entries give the county as "Welland," the detail records were actually in Waterloo County
  • SCHNEIDER, Allowis, 1842, Welland County, entry # 225, P.A.C. RG5B47 vol. 7
  • SCHNEIDER, Caspar, 1844, Welland County, entry # 277, P.A.C. RG5B47 vol. 7
  • SCHNEIDER, Lorenz, 1845, Welland County, entry # 312, P.A.C. RG5B47 vol. 7
  • SNYDER, John, 1842, Welland County, entry # 135, P.A.C. RG5B47 vol. 7
  • SNYDER, Benj., 1842, Welland County, entry # 20, P.A.C. RG5B47 vol. 7
  • The name DRUMMER does not appear in this index

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