Splan, Samuel (W?)

Birth Name Splan, Samuel (W?)
Gender male
Age at Death 69 years, 7 months, 29 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1832-12-17     1a 2a
Event Note

1851 Census of Canada: for year; 1901 Census of Canada for date -  Dec 17 1832, and Lanark ON - headstone

Birth 1832   Township Montague? in Marriage Record 3a
Residence 1852-01-12 Kincardine Township, Bruce, Ontario, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada 1851 Census 4a
Event Note

1851 Census of Canada

Splaan: Samuel 22* and Margaret A 22.
Occupation: Samuel - Farmer.
Born: Samuel - Canada, Margaret - Ireland.
Religion: Episcopalian - both.

* age next birthday.

Property 1852-01-12 Kincardine Township, Bruce, Ontario, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   4b
Event Note

1851 Census of Canada - Agricultural

Ln 35: Thos Splaan - Concession: Prima St; Lot: 15; Held by each person/family - acres: 1/4; Under Cultivation - acres: 1/4.

Ln 38: Sam'l Splaan - Concession: 2 S[outh]; Lot: 26 & 26 [sic]; Held by each person/family - acres: 100; Under Cultivation - acres: 1; Under Wood or Wild - acres: 99

Occupation 1876 Kincardine Township, Bruce, Ontario, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Fish Descaler? Dealer? see image 5a
Marriage 1880-01-14 Kincardine Township, Bruce, Ontario, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   6a
Residence 1901-03-31 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1901 Census - Samuel states is Danish 2a
Event Note

1901 Census of Canada:
Splan: Samuel 68, wife Alma 46, and adopted son Adris  Perrault [?] 17.
DoBs: Dec 17 1832, Jan 14 1855, Jan 23? 1889.
Born: Samuel and Alma - Ontario; Adris - USA
Racial/Tribal Origin: Danish**; Scotch; French
Nationality: Canadian - all [possibly English for Samuel]
Religion: Samuel and Alma - C of E(?); Adris - Roman Catholic
Occupation: Samuel is a Farmer.
Education: All can read, write, and speak English; Adris can also speak French;
Mother tongue: Samuel and Alma English; Adris - French.

** This is the only reference to Denmark found to date which may explain the story from TAL that the Splans were from Denmark. All other records clearly show as Irish.

Death 1902-08-15 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   1a
Event Note

"Aged 61 years"

Edmonton Municipal Cemetery
Edmonton
Edmonton Census Division
Alberta, Canada
Plot: A 0018 0020

Image available: Samuel W Splan 1902 108083124_138273981551.jpg

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Splan, THOMAS18101861
Mother Weston, ELIZABETH18081892
    Sister     Splan, Ann 1831 1915
         Splan, Samuel (W?) 1832-12-17 1902-08-15
    Sister     Splan, Jane 1832
    Sister     Splan, Elizabeth 1835
    Brother     Splan, John 1839
    Brother     Splan, THOMAS 1841-05-15 1928-04-04
    Brother     Splan, George 1841 1897
    Sister     Splan, Frances 1842 1930
    Brother     Splan, Richard 1845
    Sister     Splan, Esther 1846
    Brother     Splan, William 1847 1877
    Sister     Splan, Sarah 1848
    Brother     Splan, Richard 1853

Families

Family of Splan, Samuel (W?) and , Margaret A
Married Wife , Margaret A ( * + ... )

Family of Splan, Samuel (W?) and Snowden, ??Addie ?Alma
Married Wife Snowden, ??Addie ?Alma ( * + ... )

Family of Splan, Samuel (W?) and , ??Catharine
Married Wife , ??Catharine ( * + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Splan, Thomas A1856

Family of Splan, Samuel (W?) and Anderson, Ellen
Married Wife Anderson, Ellen ( * + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Splan, Catharine1857
Splan, John1859
Splan, William Charles1860
Splan, George1864
Splan, Ellen1869
Splan, Edith1874
Splan, Ethel1876-09-21

Family of Splan, Samuel (W?) and Morrison, Alma S
Married Wife Morrison, Alma S ( * 1855 + 1929-05-26 )
  Narrative

Samuel 47 is listed as a Widower, Alma 25 as Single. Samuel is a Fisherman, and their Witnesses are Archibald MacLean and Alice Dagg. The Minister is Reginald H Starr, Church of England. His comment appears to read "Easy all right". (The other two on page are "Both Happy" and "Happy".)

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Perrault (sp?), Adris (sp?)1889-01-23

Source References

  1. Find a Grave Memorial
      • Page: # 108083124, findagrave.com; Samuel W Splan (1832 - 1902) - Find A Grave Memorial.htm
  2. 1901 Census of Canada
      • Page: 1901/North West Territories/202 Alberta/94 Edmonton West/p 24/lns 33-34; 1901 Census Samuel Splan z000178371.pdf
  3. Genealogy.com: GenForum
      • Page: J Christiansen in Splan discussion; 2. Re Splan from Denmark.htm
  4. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
      • Page: Canada West, Bruce County, Kincardine Township 4, pg 7, lns 15-16; 1851 Canada Census Splaan family 2 e002344483.pdf
      • Page: 1851 Agricultural Census: Canada West/Bruce County/Kincardine Township/Enum District 1/Twnshp No 4/pg 47/lns 35 & 38; 1851 Census Canada Splaan Sams e002344523.pdf
  5. FamilySearch.org: Ontario Births 1869-1912
      • Page: #001987; Samuel Splan and Ellen Anderson - Ethel Splan birth.JPG and Samuel Splan Ellen Anderson - Ethel Splan birth record-image_9Q97-Y3S7-TWJ.jpg
  6. AncestryLibrary.com
      • Page: Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario Marriages, pg 253, 001541; Samuel and Alva Splan marriage ONMS932_32-1295.jpg