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Merrill Weekes - "William R. Bolton - 1844 - 1931. He lived
in the older brick house on Hwy #15, just south of the Marina, and before the
street leading into Portland. He probably owned most of the shoreline in that
area, where he operated a ship building yard and a cheese box factory. The
cheese boxes were made from elm, and delivered to local cheese factories in a
long wheel-base truck with very high racks.
His son, Earl Henry Bolton, operated a saw mill on the location until about 1950.
I remember Mother [Roberta Ready (Weekes)] speaking about another son (Uncle Wilbur) leaving home to seek his fortune when a very young man and was not heard from again. Destination Chicago or Western Canada?"
The cheese box factory, originally built by Charles A. White by Trotter's Creek, later burned down.
The 1911 census lists William as operating a sawmill, and all of the boys as working at a mill.
Husband
William Richard Bolton
1851 Bastard census: Boulton William, age 7;
1861 Bastard census: William Boulton, Labourer, born U.C., Church of England, 16 next birthday;
1871 Bastard census: Bolton, William, age 25, Farmer;
1901 Bastard census: Bolton, William, born Apr 15 1846, age 55 at last birthday;
1911 Bastard census pg 5: Bolton, William, L19 C2, M, Head, Born April 1845, age 65, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Anglican, in Mill;
Grave stone: William R. Bolton / 1844 - 1931 / His Wife / Emily McCrea / 1852 - 1929
Wife
Emily McCrea
MS 932 REEL 20 Vol B - 002765-77, (Frontenac), "William Richard BOLTON, 28, Bastard Ont. Twp of Bastard, carpenter, s/o Henry & Elizabeth BOLTON married Emily McCray, 25, Wolfe Island, Wolfe Island, d/o Weir & Delilah McCRAY, Wit: William H. BOLTON & Mary Jane McCRAY- Wolfe Island Ont, Mar. 7, 1877, not given"
1871 Wolfe Island census: MacRae, Emely, F, 19, ON, CS, Scotch;
1901 Bastard census: Bolton, Emley, born May 10 1856, age 45 at last birthday;
1911 Bastard census pg 5: Bolton, Emley, L19 C2, F, Wife, Born March 1854, age 57, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Anglican;
1929 Death Registration 021228 - Bolton, Emily; Female; Irish; 77 yrs 20 days; Born Frontenac Twp., March 6, 1852; 50 yrs at place of death; in Ontario: Lifetime; Father: Weir McCray, place of birth unknown; Maiden name of mother: Miss Ellis, place of birth unknown; Name of Physician: J.M. Dunn, Elgin; Name of Informant: Wm. Bolton, Portland, husband; Place of burial: Bastard Twp., April 1/29; Undertaker: A.L. Campbell, Elgin; Date of Death March 30/29.
Grave stone: William R. Bolton / 1844 - 1931 / His Wife / Emily McCrea / 1852 - 1929
1. Elizabeth
1901 Bastard census: Ready, Elizabeth, born Nov 11 1880, age 21 at last birthday (with Robert J.);
Grave stone: Robert J. Ready / 1877 - 1946. / His Wife / Elizabeth Bolton / 1879 - 1909. / His Wife / Zeridia I. Baker / 1879 - 1954.
2. Evelyn
1901 Bastard census: Bolton, Evyline, born Sep 1 1881, age 19 at last birthday;
1911 Bastard census p. 12-13: Polk Joseph, 8-2, M, Head, M, April 1881, age 31;
Polk Eveline, F, Wife, M, September 1882, age 24;
Polk Clifford, M, Son, S, born May 1906, age 5;
Polk Vera, F, Daughter, S, born October 1909, age 2;
Grave stone: Polk / Joseph W. 1880 - 1962 / His Wife / Evelyn Bolton / 1881 - 1958
3. Myrtle S. Bolton
Birth registration 016879, Bastard and Burgess: December 23, 1883;
1901 Bastard census: Bolton, Myrtle S, born Dec 23 1883, age 17 at last birthday;
1911 Bastard census pg 5: Bolton, Myrtle, L19 C2, F, Daughter, Born Dec 1884, age 27, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Anglican
Preston William, Male, Son (of Joseph and Jessie), born June 1883, age 28
Grave stone: William A. Preston 1883 - 1962 / his wife / Myrtle S. Bolton 1883 - 1979
"... Anthony Preston's property ... was ... granted by the crown to Anthony himself, in 1848. ... The Preston family eventually consisted of five boys and three girls. ... One son, Robert Henry, became a doctor ... he also served in the Provincial Legislature as a Member of Parliament for Leeds County. Anthony's youngest son, Richard Franklin, also became a doctor, and ... was elected first as a M.L.A. in the Ontario Legislature, and later became a member of the Dominion Parliament.
Joseph Preston, the second youngest son, continued the family farm with his wife, Jessie Barker, until their son, William, assumed ownership in 1923. When William married Myrtle Bolton in approximately 1910, the frame house, which is at present located close to the stone house, was moved here from County Road 5, no doubt to provide a home for the young couple. ..." - Haskins, My Own Four Walls
4. Earl Henry Bolton
Birth registration 018597, Bastard and Burgess: July 15, 1886;
1901 Bastard census: Bolton, Earl H, born Jul 15 1886, age 14 at last birthday;
1911 Bastard census pg 5: Bolton, Earl, L19 C2, M, Son, Born July 1886, age 25, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Anglican, in Mill;
Grave stone: Earl H. Bolton / 1886 - 1965 / His Wife / Luella Pansy Green / Mar. 30 1968
5. Wilber J.
1901 Bastard census: Bolton, Wilbert J., born Apr 28 1889, age 11 at last birthday;
1911 Bastard census pg 5: Bolton, Wilber, L19 C2, M, Son, Born April 1889, age 22, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Anglican, in Mill
6. Stewart M.
1901 Bastard census: Bolton, Stewart, born Apr 13 1892, age 9 at last birthday;
1911 Bastard census pg 5: Bolton, Stewart, L19 C2, M, Son, Born April 1892, age 19 born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Anglican, in Mill
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