11-15-2009, 02:44 PM
The reference to Margaret living in Richmond County in NY seems a bit suspect according to the 1860 US census where it lists her as being born in NY not Quebec. Maybe this is not the same family or it's just assumed by the census taker she was born in NY. Her age is listed as 23, Married to John Williams age 25, daughter Martha age 3.
There is a McAndrew family listed in the 1851 Canadian census records living in Grenville, Deux Montagnes County, Canada East (Quebec). Available on ancestry.com . Keep in mind Canada was divided by East and West or Upper and Lower Canada back then before confederation.
It lists the family as
John McAndrew 50 born in Ireland
Mary McAndrew 30 born in Ireland
Thomas McAndrew 10
Margaret McAndrew 13
Mary McAndrew 8
John McAndrew 6
Catherine McAndrew 2
There's a few McAndrew families that seem to be living side by side that's not uncommon back then for that area where families often lived in close proximity or one big farm was divided into smaller farms for siblings.
There is a McAndrew family listed in the 1851 Canadian census records living in Grenville, Deux Montagnes County, Canada East (Quebec). Available on ancestry.com . Keep in mind Canada was divided by East and West or Upper and Lower Canada back then before confederation.
It lists the family as
John McAndrew 50 born in Ireland
Mary McAndrew 30 born in Ireland
Thomas McAndrew 10
Margaret McAndrew 13
Mary McAndrew 8
John McAndrew 6
Catherine McAndrew 2
There's a few McAndrew families that seem to be living side by side that's not uncommon back then for that area where families often lived in close proximity or one big farm was divided into smaller farms for siblings.