The Holiest of All

An Exposition of The Epistle to the Hebrews

by The Rev. Andrew Murray

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Special thanks to Tony Tremblett of Vancouver for sending me this wonderful gift and remarkable family artifact.

Tony recently wrote to me:

“I have in my possession a book with a note written and signed by Rev Robert Charlton of Arcola Saskatchewan. He writes about his candidacy for ministry with the Methodist Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan, and about his immigration to Canada from England on September 19, 1906. …The book itself is in poor condition but the note says he bought it in Montreal the day after he arrived in Canada.”

Robert Charlton
Arcola
Sask.
Sept 19th 1906

The above date – is the date when I arrived in Canada from my home in England. 26 Western Hill Durham City.

At the Methodist Conference in Regina the following year – June 1907 I was accepted by the Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry. I was ordained at Moose Jaw in 1912 – and “accepted into full connection” -

The book was purchased in Montreal at the Methodist Book Room the day after I arrived in Canada.

This entry is made in the office of the Church in Shawinigan Falls Que. July 16 195?

Robt. Charlton

Note: The date in the inscription looks like 1957, however Rev. Charlton died in 1956, the year I was born. Could the date be 1951?  -  John

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Bill Charlton and Wendell Phipps

A rare photo (perhaps the only one) of my mother’s first and second husbands. Bill (left) and Wendell met each other at Palm Plaza in Daytona Beach. Photograph by Della Charlton.

Dutch New York

If you haven’t seen this one hour documentary yet and are interested in the early history of Manhattan and the Dutch influence in the formation of the American Colonies, grab a comfy chair and prepare to be entertained and enlightened.

Source: www.thirteen.org

William Hinton

Born c.1796 Ireland, Died 1856 Ontario

williamhintongrave
Location: Bells Cemetary, Lot 13, Con XI. 9 (1796-1927)

1851 Census
Names Occupation Birthplaces Religion Age M.S. House Type
William Hinton Farmer Ireland W.M. 54 M Shanty
1 story
1 family
Charity Hinton 50 M
Richard T. Hinton U.C. 18 S
Jane Hinton 15 S
Martha Hinton 14 S
Elizabeth Hinton 12 S
William S. Hinton 9 S
Ontario Archives #C-964, Elizabethtown Twp, County of Leeds, Div. 3, Pg 180
From Left to right - Clifford Roy, William Henry, Ethel May, Harold Edison (in front), Lucy Adeline and Howard Victor.

From Left to right - Clifford Roy, William Henry, Ethel May, Harold Edison (in front), Lucy Adeline and Howard Victor.

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wbcharlton

William Charlton was born at Burnt House, Chester le Street, County Durham in 1855. The youngest of two boys listed in the 1861 census, his birth predated his parent’s marriage by 3 years. His mother Eleanor died in 1863, the same year that William went to work at the Edmondsley Pit Coal Mine. He was eight years old at the time.

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Bill Charlton

William Browell Charlton was born on July 20, 1913 in Macklin, Saskatchewan to Rev. Robert Charlton and Helen Lottie Good. He married Della Jean Connell on May 21, 1941 in Alexandria, Ontario.

William and Della had the following children:

  1. Robert Gerald (Bob) Charlton
  2. William James (Jim) Charlton
  3. John Delbert Charlton

Thomas Nixon

Transcripts:

1841 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 12259.4
Plawsworth, Plawsworth Village
Thomas Nixon, 60, Agricultural Labourer
Mary Nixon, 45
Ruth Nixon, 20
Martha Nixon, 11
Ellen Nixon, 9

1851 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 15778.5
Plawsworth 1851 Census, Plawsworth Village
Thomas Nixon, Head, married, 71, Agricultural Labourer, born Arkengarthdale, Yorkshire
Mary Nixon, Wife, married, 60, born Crawcrook, Durham
Thomas Nixon, Son, 25, born Plawsworth, Durham
Eleanor Nixon, Daughter, 19, Agricultural Labourer, born Plawsworth, Durham
Thomas Nixon, Grandson, 2, born Plawsworth, Durham
Source: Durham Records Online

Thomas Charlton

Thomas Charlton's Signature - July 24, 1858

Transcripts:

1841 Census, Gateshead District
Family Number: 45028.4
1841 Census, Gateshead Township, New Row (HO107/296/12 folio 7)
John Charlton, 55, Labourer, N
Dorothy Charlton, 55, Y
Robert Charlton, 25, Coal Miner, Y
Thomas Charlton, 15, Coal Miner, Y
Dorothy Charlton, 15, Y
Source: Durham Records Online

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Sarah Loretta Connell (nee Bradley)

Sarah Loretta Bradley was born in Howick, Huron County, Ontario in 1860. She was my maternal Great Grandmother on my Mother’s side. Her parents, Samuel Bradley and Charlotte Tackaberry seem to have died when she was just a baby as she was taken in and raised by The Chamneys of Elizabethtown township who may also have been relatives. She married twice. The first marraige was to James Henry Craig on May 3, 1881 in Elizabethtown. The second marriage was to my Great Grandfather, Jemuel Connell on Feb 23, 1887. She lived to be 84 years of age.

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