Martha Gavin was born in Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario on May 25th, 1871. She was the eldest child of Robert Gavin and Margaret F. Horn. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Martha (Machan) Horn.Martha married Thomas Ennis April 4th, 1888 in Bracebridge, Muskoka when she was almost seventeen years old. (Seems that a little hyperbole was used for the marriage record which gives age as 18). Her younger sister Sarah and a man named Thomas Paine were witnesses. Martha was the first in her family to marry.
Thomas Ennis, the son of John and Margaret Ennis, had been born in Brockville, Ontario but was a resident of Macaulay Township where the young couple lived after they married. Thomas's father was the original settler on the fourth concession of Macaulay locating in the fall of 1869:
Lot 24, 100 acres...John Ennis 8th Nov, 1869
Lot 25, 95 acres.....John Ennis 8th Nov, 1869
7274-88 Thomas ENNIS, 23, farmer, Brockville, Macaulay, s/o John & Margaret, married Martha GIVEN, 18, Perth, Draper, d/o Robert & Margaret, witn: William PAINE & Sarah GIVEN both of Draper on April 4, 1888 at Bracebridge.
The 1891 Census provides the following information:
1891 Census - Macaulay Twp, Muskoka
Ennis, Thomas, 26.........b. Ont.....***Disciple...Farmer
Ennis, Martha, 18...........b. Ont
Ennis, William J., 2............b. Ont
Warren, Robert, 12.............b. England
***Click on the title at the top for more information on the Disciples
Muskoka Death: Robert Ennis, died 12 March, 1896, 15 days old
Cause of Death: Unknown.
Jan, 1897 letter from Martha Ennis to her sister, Maggie Hammond - click on letter to enlarge
On January 24, 1900, Martha gave birth to a son.
1901 Census - Macaulay Twp, Muskoka
Ennis, Thomas, Head......... b. Apr 15, 1860,41,........ Farmer
Ennis, Martha, Wife........... b. May 25, 1871, 29
Ennis, William J., Son........ b. Mar 19, 1889, 12
Ennis, Richard T., Son........ b. Oct 2, 1891, 9
Ennis, Margaret E., Dau..... b. Dec 27, 1893, 7
Ennis, Jane I., Dau............. b. May 13, 1897, 3
Martha died June 26th, 1901 at thirty years old and is buried in the Kirk Cemetery, Macaulay Township, Muskoka. Her death certificate reads 'died June 26, 1901, address- Lot 23, Concession IV, Macaulay Tp, Religion- Disciple- Cause of death - Convulsions - Dr. J.F. Williams
1911 Census - Hutton Twp, Nipissing, Ontario
Yuill, Archie, Head.................b. June, 1874, 36
Yuill, Minnie, Wife................b. May 1881, 29
Yuill, John, son......................b. Aug, 1910, 9/12
Yuill, Minnie, dau.................b. Ap, 1904, 7
Yuill, Doris,...........................b. Jul, 1909, 2
Ennis, Margaret, Niece...b. Dec. 1893, 17
1911 Census - Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario
Gavin, Albert, Head.............. b. Feb, 1876, 35
Gavin, Florence, Wife.......... b. Nov, 1874, 36
Gavin, Donald, Son................b. Jan, 1901, 10
Gavin, Gordon, Son............. b. Aug, 1902, 8
Gavin, Ivine, Son...................b. Nov, 1906, 4
Gavin, Agnes, Dau................b. Sep, 1908, 2
Ennis, Irene, Niece........ b. May, 1897, 14
In 1911, Margaret Ennis is living with her mother's sister, Minnie, and her younger sister, Irene (Jane in previous census) is living with her mother's brother, Ab in Bracebridge.
...........Kirk Cemetery, Macaulay Township, Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario
