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Robert Auld Janes + Matilda Baird

9 children
1934 Janes siblings
Birth: June 11, 1891 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Occupation: looked after family after mother died — 1911
Death: February 24, 1968 — Warwick, Ontario
Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Warwick, Ontario
Reference number: 1.3.6.1
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Addie Lulu Janes
1891–1968
Birth: June 11, 1891 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Death: February 24, 1968 — Warwick, Ontario
Robert (father), Charlie, Dougall, George, Wilbur, Cecil, Grant, Ray Janes circa 1929
Birth: July 5, 1892 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Marriage: August 1, 1922 — Sunnyside Farm, Bosanquet (Thedford), Ontario
Occupation: Cecil bought the homestead from his father. After Cecil's death his widow ran the farm until 1951 when she sold it to George & Frances O'Neil. By this time the farmbouse had indoor plumbing and an indoor bathroom. — 1925
Occupation: Owner of a general store in Clachan; shared stores in Warwick Village and Sarnia with brother Ray
Occupation: Member of Havelock Lodge, AF&AM, Watford
Death: December 15, 1937 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Burial: Beechwood Cemetery, Forest
Reference number: 1.3.6.2
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Cecil Meredith Janes
1892–1937
Birth: July 5, 1892 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Death: December 15, 1937 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Robert (father), Charlie, Dougall, George, Wilbur, Cecil, Grant, Ray Janes circa 1929
Birth: July 3, 1894 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Occupation: Ray was postmaster at the Warwick General Store, working for Robert McKenzie. — 1918 — Warwick, Ontario
Occupation: The Janes Bros. bought the stock from the Menery store which was closing. Ray rented the Warwick General Store for $8 a month. It was the only gas pump between Sarnia & London at that time. — 1919 — Warwick, Ontario
Marriage: August 8, 1922 — Moffatt home in Brooke Township, Ontario
Occupation: Ran General Store in Warwick with Cecil before he was married. He left when Bernice was 3 months old. (1923) — between 1922 and 1923
Occupation: Ran general store in Sarnia, Ontario at Confederation and Brock Sts — between 1923 and 1943
Occupation: Lloyd and Anna Cook bought the store and ran it until 1954 when they sold it to Les & Ann Neuman — 1923 — Warwick General Store
Achievement: Ray was one of the first Elders at the church. — 1934 — Paterson Memorial Church, Sarnia, Ontario
Occupation: Sold insurance and real estate. He named Rayburne Street after himself, as well as Cecil Street in Sarnia. — between 1944 and 1953
Cause of death (Facts Pg): 1965 — Parkinson's disease
Fact 11: Member of Tuscan Lodge #437 AF&AM
Achievement: He named Rayburne Street in Sarnia, as well as Cecil.
Fact: Member London Lodge of Perfection
Minister: Rev. J. H. Hosford
Death: March 7, 1965 — St. Joseph's Hospital, Sarnia, Ontario
Burial: 1965 — St. James Cemetery, Brooke Township, Ontario
Reference number: 1.3.6.3
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Rayburne Baird Janes
1894–1965
Birth: July 3, 1894 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Death: March 7, 1965 — St. Joseph's Hospital, Sarnia, Ontario
Robert (father), Charlie, Dougall, George, Wilbur, Cecil, Grant, Ray Janes circa 1929
Birth: June 25, 1898 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Marriage: October 7, 1922 — Home Street Presbyterian Manse, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Occupation: Banker Crediton, Ontario; Accountant and Bank Manager in Transcona, Manitoba; Winnipeg, MB; Victoria, BC; The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce — 1922
Marriage: May 16, 1953 — Victoria, British Columbia
Death: January 12, 1976 — Langford, British Columbia
Reference number: 1.3.6.4
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William Wilbur Janes
1898–1976
Birth: June 25, 1898 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Death: January 12, 1976 — Langford, British Columbia
1934 Janes siblings
Birth: February 24, 1901 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Education: Watford schools; Victoria Hospital (1922)
Education: RN Victoria Hospital, London or Toronto General Hospital?
Occupation: RN, Toronto General Hospital — 1930
Marriage: April 6, 1942 — Toronto, Ontario
Owner: 1962 — Ila bough the farm from the O'Neils, then Janet & Harold Firman moved into teh hosue and ran the farm.
Marriage: April 8, 1972 — Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
Cause of death (Facts Pg): 1978 — Cancer
Fact 9: Cancer surgery November 1977, stroke in May 1978
Death: September 18, 1978 — Pinecrest Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
Reference number: 1.3.6.5
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Isla Elizabeth Janes
1901–1978
Birth: February 24, 1901 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Death: September 18, 1978 — Pinecrest Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
Robert (father), Charlie, Dougall, George, Wilbur, Cecil, Grant, Ray Janes circa 1929
Birth: September 14, 1902 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Education: MD., University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario — 1926
Education: Intern in Pontiac, Michigan
Education: learned radiology in Detroit, Michigan
Military service: Lieutenant Colonel in US army, stationed in England
Occupation: Practised medicine in Marquette, Michigan; Finlay, Ohio; Charleston, South Carolina; Connersville, Indiana
Death: February 3, 1978 — Parkinson's Disease; Sun City, Arizona, U.S.A.
Reference number: 1.3.6.6
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Robert Grant Janes M.D.
1902–1978
Birth: September 14, 1902 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Death: February 3, 1978 — Parkinson's Disease; Sun City, Arizona, U.S.A.
Robert (father), Charlie, Dougall, George, Wilbur, Cecil, Grant, Ray Janes circa 1929
Birth: August 23, 1904 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Education: Kelvin Grove SS #2. George was later a trustee at SS2, responsible for a bored well, indoor toilets and a furnace.
Occupation: George bought the farm on Lot 14 which originally belonged to Ham Janes. — June 15, 1935
Fact 1: 1949 — George built a one storey house using the brick from the original house which had burned earlier in the year. The original summer kitchen remained.
Fact 2: 1969 — George was a member of the Board of Management of Knox Presbyterian Church, Warwick Twp.
Fact 3: 1974 — George was ordained as elder of Knox Presbyterian Church.
Death: October 12, 1989 — Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, Strathroy, Ontario
Burial: October 14, 1989 — Bethel Cemetery, Warwick, Ontario
Reference number: 1.3.6.7
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George Thomas Janes
1904–1989
Birth: August 23, 1904 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Death: October 12, 1989 — Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, Strathroy, Ontario
1934 Janes siblings
Birth: October 18, 1906 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Education: Kelvin Grove SS #2
Marriage: September 22, 1934 — at home of Provincial Constable Robert J. Whiting, Sarnia ON Rev. Siscoe
Occupation: Owner — operator of Janes Grocery Store, Plank Road (Ontario St.) and Russell Streets, Sarnia
Occupation: merchant & butcher
Fact 9: Member of Tuscan Lodge #437 AF&AM
Fact: Member Knight Templars, Mocha Shrine of London
Death: February 20, 1969 — Sarnia, Ontario
Burial: Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia
Reference number: 1.3.6.8
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Charles Redvers Janes
1906–1969
Birth: October 18, 1906 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Death: February 20, 1969 — Sarnia, Ontario
Robert (father), Charlie, Dougall, George, Wilbur, Cecil, Grant, Ray Janes circa 1929
Birth: February 3, 1910 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Education: Kelvin Grove SS #2
Residence 1: 1939 — 562 Wellington Street, Sarnia, Ontario
Occupation: Dougall ran a hardware store on Confederation Street, east of Charlie's grocery store when Tom was a baby. he ran it for a short period of time. — 1940 — Confederation Street, Sarnia, Ontario
Residence 2: 1943 — 188 Stuart Street, Sarnia, Ontario
Residence 3: 1958 — 1046 Wellington Street, Sarnia, Ontario
Residence 4: 1971 — maybe 1970 or 1972; Eton Court, Camlachie, Ontario
Retirement: December 1974
Residence 5: 1986 — when "skyscraper" built, The Sandpiper Apartments, 175 Wellington Street, Sarnia, Ontario
Residence 6: 1990 — Entered Twilight Haven Nursing Home, Petrolia January 8, 1990
Occupation 1: Worked in Winnipeg for Western Grain Inspection, then for brother Ray in Sarnia store, then CNR
Occupation 2: Yard Foreman — Canadian National Railway, Sarnia, Ontario
Height: 1.85 m
Medical: Had Alzheimers Disease
Death: May 30, 1991 — Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital, Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Death: at 2:10 am
Burial: June 1, 1991 — Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Ontario
Reference number: 1.3.6.9
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Dougall Gordon Goldwin Janes
1910–1991
Birth: February 3, 1910 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Death: May 30, 1991 — Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital, Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Janes homestead circa 1911
Birth: may be born in 1863 — May 20, 1862 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Marriage: February 12, 1890 — Baird Family Farm, Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Occupation: between 1882 and 1925 — farmer; family farm inherited from father; E 1/2 Lot 14, Concession 3NER. [W 1/2 Lot 14 belonged to his brother Ham.]
Occupation: apple orchard to east of house; packed and shipped apples — between 1882 and 1925 — farm in Warwick Twp.
Marriage Fact: February 12, 1890 — Marriage certificate on page 41 of Janes Family History (1980)
Fact: Robert & Mr. Auld, a neighbour, dug a spring-fed pond in front of the house with teams of horses and slush scrapers. — about 1900 — farm
Death: November 24, 1930 — London Hospital, Ontario
Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Warwick, Ontario, in the northeast corner.
Reference number: 1.3.6
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Matilda Baird Addie Lulu Janes Cecil Meredith Janes Rayburne Baird Janes William Wilbur Janes Isla Elizabeth Janes Robert Grant Janes M.D. George Thomas Janes Charles Redvers Janes Dougall Gordon Goldwin Janes
Robert Auld Janes
1862–1930
Birth: may be born in 1863 — May 20, 1862 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Death: November 24, 1930 — London Hospital, Ontario
Charles Meredith Janes, Jennet Auld Janes
Birth: about 1824 — Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England
Baptism: August 5, 1824 — St. John's Church, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England
Education: Somersetshire, England
Immigration: 1839 — Charles came to Westminster Twp., Middlesex County with his parents, an elder brother and a younger sister.
Occupation: about 1839 — discharged seaman from Royal Navy
Occupation: Charles delivered mail by horseback from London to Errol, probably via the Egremont Road. — about 1840 — drove stagecoach out of London, Ontario; the assignee of John Sykes
Settled: 1848 — This is the first record of Charles settling in Warwick, in connection with the Maple Leaf (Maple Grove) Hotel in Warwick Village. The Maple Leaf was a prominent post-house in staging days. It was also a place of business for drovers.
Occupation: Stagedriver, recorded on crown grant — 1851
Property: Crown grant — January 16, 1851 — West 1/2 of Lot 14 3NER, Warwick Township; 200 acres; erected log house and cleared farm
Property: October 1, 1851 — Charles purchased Lots 1, 2, 3, West Camden Street; Lot 4 on Camden (First) Street and all of Lot 1 SER, Warwick Village from James Atkinson for 200 pounds.
Property: December 23, 1854 — Charles purchased the south 49 acres of the east half of Lot 14, 3NER. He built a 1 storey log house, a slaughter house and a smith shop. Brickyard also located here.
Fact 4: between 1853 and 1854 — Charles served as Councillor for Ward 3.
Occupation: for 8 years an innkeeper, Maple Leaf or Maple Grove Hotel, on old Highway 7 (Egremont Road) in Warwick Village — 1854
Marriage: 1856
Property: February 13, 1856 — Charles purchased the remaining 50 acres of the east half of Lot 14 3NER
Fact 2: 1861 — William Fullerton, a 20 year old labourer from Ireland, and Catherine Overholt, 18, from West Canada lived with them -- census records
Property: May 5, 1865 — Charles sold all the property in the village to William Manders.
Fact 5: 1869 — His father came to live with him after his mother died. Samuel died there the next year.
Finances: 1874 — owned shares in Maple Grove Cheese Factory, 12 sideroad.
Health: 1874 — Charles died of a ruptured appendix.
Fact: The menu at the Maple Leaf included wild geese, frog legs and venison.
Fact 3: He was involved in community affairs. He was a Reformer who never sought political office.
Politics: staunch Reformer
Will: 1874 — left east 1/2 Lot 14 3NER to son Robert, on condition he care for his mother.
Death: March 10, 1874 — Warwick, Ontario
Burial: 1874 — Bethel Cemetery, east side, in front of a pine tree
Religion: Church of England, but brick from his brickyard was used for Knox Presbyterian, Warwick Twp.
Reference number: 1.3
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jennet Auld Agnes Anna Janes Charles Hamilton Janes Mary Ann Ingles Janes William Janes Samuel Janes M.D. Robert Auld Janes Janet Allen Janes Thomas Ingles Janes Margaret Ann Janes
Charles Meredith Janes
1824–1874
Birth: about 1824 — Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England
Death: March 10, 1874 — Warwick, Ontario
Charles Meredith Janes, Jennet Auld Janes
Birth: June 1829 — Whitburn, Scotland
Marriage: 1856
Fact 3: 1877 — She built a large 2 storey white brick house about 200 yards northwest of Bear Creek, directly north of where the pond was later dug by her son Robert Janes
Property: 1880 — all of Lot 14, 3NER, north half of Lot 7, 2NER, east half of west half of Lot 16 3NER, a total of 350 acres.
Fact: a devoted wife and mother who kept her 7 unmarried children together after Charles' death.
Fact 2: Jennet took over farm after Charles' death and it prospered.
Fact 4: The original house had a kitchen, back kitchen, dining room, parlour, 5 bedrooms, a large hallway. There was a low basement under the kitchen, a cistern which held rain water off the roof of the house and a furnace.
Fact 5: There was a porch across the front of the house and an attached woodshed was added.
Fact 6: Education was important to her. Two sons taught school, then became medical doctors in the USA
Death: at home of daughter Mrs Hillis — August 14, 1900 — Arkona, Ontario
Burial: 1900 — Bethel Cemetery, Warwick Twp. On her tombstone is "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want."
Religion: Presbyterian
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Meredith Janes Agnes Anna Janes Charles Hamilton Janes Mary Ann Ingles Janes William Janes Samuel Janes M.D. Robert Auld Janes Janet Allen Janes Thomas Ingles Janes Margaret Ann Janes
Jennet Auld
1829–1900
Birth: June 1829 — Whitburn, Scotland
Death: at home of daughter Mrs Hillis — August 14, 1900 — Arkona, Ontario
Janes homestead circa 1911
Birth: December 29, 1870 — Warwick, Ontario
Marriage: February 12, 1890 — Baird Family Farm, Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Fact 1: Birth date may be Dec 28, 1970
Death: May 13, 1911 — Watford, Ontario
Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Warwick, Ontario
Reference number: 1-4-2
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Auld Janes Addie Lulu Janes Cecil Meredith Janes Rayburne Baird Janes William Wilbur Janes Isla Elizabeth Janes Robert Grant Janes M.D. George Thomas Janes Charles Redvers Janes Dougall Gordon Goldwin Janes
Matilda Baird
1870–1911
Birth: December 29, 1870 — Warwick, Ontario
Death: May 13, 1911 — Watford, Ontario
Birth: November 1835 — Caledon, Ontario
Marriage: April 9, 1861 — Watford, Ontario
Occupation: Yeoman
Death: buried at Bethel Cemetery, Warwick, Ontario — August 9, 1900 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Reference number: 1-4
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Adam Baird
1835–1900
Birth: November 1835 — Caledon, Ontario
Death: buried at Bethel Cemetery, Warwick, Ontario — August 9, 1900 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Birth: August 3, 1842 — Tyrone County, Ireland
Immigration: 1852
Marriage: April 9, 1861 — Watford, Ontario
Death: December 28, 1914 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Adam Baird George Baird Matilda Baird James Baird Elizabeth Dorcas Baird Lela Bertha Baird Ethelena Baird
Letitia Brandon
1842–1914
Birth: August 3, 1842 — Tyrone County, Ireland
Death: December 28, 1914 — Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario

Facts and events

Marriage February 12, 1890
Baird Family Farm, Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario