(Above) Joseph TRANTER (a.k.a. Joseph TRANTOR)

Photo courtesy of S. DePALMA & H. LINTON

Joseph TRANTER (a.k.a. Joseph TRANTOR),
son of Josiah TRANTER & Mary ANTILL,
b: 18 Jan 1808 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England;
Christened: 7 Feb 1808 Stroud, Gloucester, England;
m: Eliza WAGER 26 Oct 1826 Painswick, Gloucestershire, England,
daughter of Richard WAGER & Sarah SELWIN;
d: 15 Oct 1888 Southampton, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada

Occupation:
1851 - 1888 - Farmer (New Brunswick & Ontario)
1861 - Lath Maker

Residence:
Bef. 1826 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
1826 - Bef. Jun 1830 - Stroud or Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
Jun 1830 - Came to New Brunswick
Dec 1835 - 20 Redmondville, Parish of Glenelg, North-land, 100 acres
Dec 1835 - 3 S. SD. of Black River Parish of Glenelg, North-land, 107 acres
Mar 1840 - 4 S. SD. Black River Parish of Glenelg, North-land, 150 acres
(Above information from Provincial Archives of New Brunswick,
Natural Resources Land Grants)
By 1861 - Con. 14, Lots 10 & 11, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co. North, Ontario, Canada

Religion:
Church of England, Anglican

Family Tradition:
"The TRANTER line was supposed to come from France (Huguenots).
A TRANTER in France 'looked just like' the barber (Billy TRANTER?) in Southampton, ON."

Their Twelve Children:
Sarah TRANTER, b: 28 Nov 1827 in England; d: Bef. 1831;
William TRANTER, b: 22 Feb 1830 England;
Mary TRANTER, b: 06 Nov 1831 New Brunswick, Canada;
Richard Wager TRANTER, b: 03 Jun 1834 New Brunswick, Canada
Josiah "Josh" TRANTER, b: 13 Jun 1836 in New Brunswick, Canada;
Jesse TRANTER, b: 15 Aug 1838 New Brunswick, Canada;
Ann TRANTER, b: 28 Oct 1840 in New Brunswick, Canada;
Isabella TRANTER, b: 06 Sep 1842 New Brunswick, Canada;
Eliza Wager TRANTER, b: 30 Apr 1844 New Brunswick, Canada;
Emma TRANTER, b: 01 Apr in New Brunswick, Canada;
Sarah Sylvia TRANTER, b: 14 Feb 1849 New Brunswick, Canada;
Joseph Enoch TRANTER, b: 12 Nov 1851 Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada

Death:
18 Oct 1888 - "Died - TRANTER - At Southampton on the 15th. inst.,
Joseph TRANTER, aged 80 years & 9 months." (Port Elgin Times)

Death Registration of Joseph TRANTER:
From Schedule C, Deaths - Registrations,
Registrar General, Archives of Ontario, Film #1853488:
Registration #001884, p. 227, Southampton Division, Bruce Co.
Joseph TRANTOR (with an "O"),
Died 15 Oct 1888, at age 80 years, 9 months, from old age,
Occupation farmer, born in Gloucestershire,
Religion English Church, Informant: Joseph E. TRANTOR,
Death certified by Dr. W.L. SCOTT, M.D., Death registered 15 Oct. 1888

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From Schedule C, Deaths - Registrations,
Registrar General, Archives of Ontario, Film #1853491:
Joseph TRANTER, no registration number given, p. 258,
Township of Saugeen, Bruce Co.
All info the same as above except
Death registered 11 Mar 1889. Informant: Joseph E.,
but the document has him residing at Lot #10, (?)14.

Buried: Plot 83r, Old Southampton Cemetery, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada

To photo of grave marker >

Links to:
Bruce County Genealogical Society (Ontario, Canada);
Bruce County Heritage Association (Antique tractors,
antique machinery, equipment, horse-drawn machinery, antique vehicles);
Bruce County Museum & Archives (Ontario, Canada);
Bruce County, Ontario GenWeb;
Bruce County's Natural Retreat, Ontario, Canada;
CousinConnect - View my genealogy queries;
David GIBBARD & Sarah Sylvia TRANTER
(Brant GIBBARD's Genealogy Homepage);
Lake Huron Shoreline
(Kincardine, Paisley, Point Clark, Port Elgin, Southampton);
NB GenLinks - Northumberland County Records;
New Brunswick GenWeb;
Northumberland County GenWeb;
Painswick, Gloucestershire, England (GENUKI);
Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada;
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick;
Southampton, Ontario, Canada;
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (GENUKI);
TRANTER Surname in Australia & England, also contact
Royston J. TRANTER;
Travel in Early Ontario

Maps:
Bruce County, Ontario, Canada 1885 Map;
Bruce West (Ontario, Canada) 1901 Census Map

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