Robert Addison, Reverend

1754 - 1829  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Robert Addison
  Suffix	Reverend
  Christening	6 Oct 1754	Heversham, Cumbria, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Oct 1829
  Burial	St. Mark's, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I3148	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2012

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Atkinson,   c. 17 Sep 1762, St. Mary's Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1784, , , England (Age ~ 21 years)
  Marriage	24 Oct 1780	All Saints, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
  Children	1. William Addison,   c. 15 Oct 1781, Whittlesey, Cambridge, England bur. 7 Nov 1781, Whittlesey, Cambridge, England (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Elizabeth Plummer Addison,   c. 31 Mar 1784, St. Mary's, Whittlesey, Cambridge, England d. 23 Jan 1849, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 64 years)
  Family ID	F724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	Aft 1784	poss, Hampstead, , England
  Children	1. Mary Eleanor Rebecca Addison,   c. 3 Mar 1790, Hampstead, , England d. 4 May 1854, Niagara, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 64 years)   2. Robert Addison, Jr.,   b. 1792, Beathwaite Green, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England d. 9 Jan 1797, Heversham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England (Age 5 years)
  Family ID	F1775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Rebecca Plummer,   b. Abt 1770, of, Niagara, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Feb 1856 (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1811	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Christening - 6 Oct 1754 - Heversham, Cumbria, England Marriage - 24 Oct 1780 - All Saints, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Marriage - Aft 1784 - poss, Hampstead, , England Marriage - 25 Jun 1811 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Burial - - St. Mark's, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Records of Weldon L. Whipple !SOURCE: Email from Donald L. Combe (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 2 Nov 2012. Rev. Robert Addison's second (unidentified) wife, died in England in 1809. !SOURCE: Email from Donald L. Combe (email hidden), member of the Archives of St. Marks Church, Niagara on the Lake, Canada, to the Whipple Website, 4 Mar 2008. He states that "We are deeply interested in any information relating to Mary Atkinson and her whereabouts after Robert left England in 1791 for Canada. There is considerable speculation that Mary died earlier than the 1809 date and that indeed Robert had a second wife in England." He notes the following events in the lives of Robert Addison and Mary Atkinson and their relatives: 1754 Oct 6 Robert Addison baptism in Heversham (certified at ordination) 1761 Aug 14 Mary Atkinson's birth, daughter of Richard Atkinson and Rebecca Plummer 1780 Oct 24 Addison marries Mary Atkinson Cambridge All Saints (All Saints Parish register, Richard Atkinson officiated, witness were Hannah Linton, Richard Edwards, William Atkinson) 1781 Addison completes B. A. Trinity College, Cambridge 1781 Mar 11 Ordained deacon at Norwich, Norfolk (Norwich and Norfolk registry office). Licensed as curate in Upwell, Norfolk at £45 per annum. Curate in 1781 only. Conducted one marriage and signed banns May to October 1781. 1781 Oct 15 William Addison is baptized in Whittlsea and died within the month (Whittelsea Parish register) 1782 Addison completes M.A. degree Trinity College, Cambridge 1784 March 31 Elizabeth Plummer Addison is baptized in St.Mary's Whittlsea (parish register). Died in Canada 1849 1785 July at sea, Aug at sea 24 August in Halifax 15 September Cornwallis 1788 Mary Eleanor Addison is christened in Hampstead. Died 1854 May 4 1791 May 20 Addison's application to the S.P.G. is received 1790 May 21 Letter from Hamilton and Butler is received by the S.P.G 1791 Jun 17 Addison is appointed by the S.P.G. 1791 Robert Addison came to Canada apparently with two daughters and his sister, Mary 1791 Robert Addison, jr. born in England 1792 Apr 29 Addison's letter indicating that they had wintered over in Quebec 1792 Oct 3 Letter indicating that they had arrived in Niagara in July 1797 Jan 9 Robert Junior dies in Heversham, Westmoreland, England. 1797 Mar 31 Addison's land petition indicates he has two daughters and a son. No mention is made of a wife. Obviously he had not heard of the death of his son Robert 1797 Mar 31 Mary Addison requests land 1797 Mar 31 Rebecca Plummer requests land. These three requests appear together 1808 Mar 17 Mary Addison appears to be in Canada (fulfilling residency for land grant?) 1811 Jun 25 Rebecca Plummer of Niagara marries Robert Addison at St.James's in Toronto 1815 Feb 7 Mary Addison marries John Moon in England 1829 Oct 6 Addison dies and is buried at the east end of St.Mark's 1856 Feb 5 Rebecca (Plummer) Addison dies age 86. (from Burial book and newspaper obit)