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Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland 1827–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1827

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 7 Mar 1897

Death Location: Meaford, Ontario, Canada

Father: Samuel McClelland

Mother: Margaret Todd

Spouse(s): Robert VanWyck

Children(s): James VanWyck, Gilbert Wyck, Esther Wyck, Margaret Wyck, Abigail Wyck, Sophronia Wyck, Robert Wyck

Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland was born in 1827 in Ireland, the child of Samuel Mcclelland And Margaret Todd. In 1851, Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland resided in Peel, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. In 1861, Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland resided in Sydenham, Grey, Canada West, Canada. Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland married Robert M Vanwyck, and had children including Abigail Van Wyck, Esther Van Wyck, Gilbert Francis Van Wyck, James Walter Vanwyck, Margaret Elizabeth Van Wyck, Robert Forbes Van Wyck, Sophronia Van Wyck. Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland passed away in 1897 in Meaford, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland was born in 1827 in Ireland, the child of Samuel Mcclelland And Margaret Todd.
  • In 1851, Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland resided in Peel, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • In 1861, Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland resided in Sydenham, Grey, Canada West, Canada.
  • Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland married Robert M Vanwyck, and had children including Abigail Van Wyck, Esther Van Wyck, Gilbert Francis Van Wyck, James Walter Vanwyck, Margaret Elizabeth Van Wyck, Robert Forbes Van Wyck, Sophronia Van Wyck.
  • Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland passed away in 1897 in Meaford, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth McClelland's Ancestors

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Elizabeth McClelland
1827–1897
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Samuel McClelland
1805–1887
Ireland
Margaret Todd
1815–1882
Antrim, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Francis McClelland
–1828
Francis McClelland
–1828
John Todd
1780–1851
Balleymoney, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Jane ('Jean') Gordon
1785–1850
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John* Levenfield
1760–1802
Barbara Scott
1756–1835
John Gordon
1764–1826
Mary Malloy
1765–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Scott
1725–1789
Helen Yuille
1724–1789
Moses Gourdon
1735–1840
Barbara [Gordon]
1742–1835

Elizabeth McClelland's Descendants

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Elizabeth ('Betsy') McClelland (abt 1827–7 Mar 1897) m. Robert (M) VanWyck (21 Nov 1826–20 August 1892)
  1. 1. James (Walter) VanWyck 1861–1897 m. Ellen ("Nellie") Gallagher 1861–1931
    1. 1. Horace (James 'Roy' Van) Wyck 1894–1956 m. Edith (Maud Harpell (Marr: Van) Wyck) 1898–1986
      1. 1. Jack (Van) Wyck 1926–2001 m. Doris (Christina "Tina" Hillyer (Marr: Van) Wyck) 1929–2022
      2. 2. Frederick (James Van) Wyck 1927–2007 m. Louise (Florence) Sylvest 1930–2008
        1. 1. Laura (Louise 'Joe-Ann' Van) Wyck 1950–2012
      3. 3. Laura (Ellen Rosabell Van Wyck (Marr:) Hooey) 1920–1993
      4. 4. Frank (Harpell Van) Wyck 1928–2016
      5. 5. Gladys (Edith Van Wyck (Marr:) Allan) 1931–2012
      6. 6. George (Arthur Van) Wyck 1923–1997
  2. 2. Gilbert (Francis Van) Wyck 1850–1907
  3. 3. Esther (Van) Wyck 1857–1937
  4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth Van) Wyck 1864–1874
  5. 5. Abigail (Van) Wyck 1851–1888
  6. 6. Sophronia (Van) Wyck 1856–1910
  7. 7. Robert (Forbes Van) Wyck 1859–1901

Elizabeth McClelland's Timeline

7 Records

1827
abt 1827
Birth of Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland in Ireland
Ireland
1851
1851
Age 24
Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland resided here in Peel, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Peel, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 34
Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland resided here in Sydenham, Grey, Canada West, Canada
Sydenham, Grey, Canada West, Canada
1871
abt 1871
Age 44
Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland resided here in Owen Sound, Grey North, Ontario
Owen Sound, Grey North, Ontario
1881
1881
Age 54
Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland resided here in Meaford, Grey East, Ontario, Canada
Meaford, Grey East, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 64
Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland resided here in Meaford, Grey East, Ontario, Canada
Meaford, Grey East, Ontario, Canada
1897
7 Mar 1897
Age 70
Death of Elizabeth 'Betsy' McClelland in Meaford, Ontario, Canada
Meaford, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1827
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Peel, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Peel, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11746; Page: 281; Line: 17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Sydenham, Grey, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1028-1029

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: Owen Sound, Grey North, Ontario
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Owen Sound, Grey North, Ontario; Roll: C-9954; Page: 34

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Meaford, Grey East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Meaford, Grey East, Ontario; Roll: C_13261; Page: 34; Family No: 158

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Meaford, Grey East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Meaford, Grey East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6338; Family No: 63

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Meaford, Ontario, Canada

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