- Born: Nov 1823, North Pickenham, Norfolk, , England 15,16,17,18,19,20,21
- Christened: 28 Nov 1823, North Pickenham, Norfolk, , England 22
- Marriage: Sara(H) BURTON on 16 Sep 1844 in Wilmot Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 1,2,3
- Died: 6 Feb 1899, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada aged 75 23,24
- Buried: Feb 1899, Armow, Bruce, Ontario, Canada 24
 Cause of his death was Heart Failure.25
General Notes:
28 Nov 1823
JB072a- A 'James Gerrel' appears in theNorth Pickenham Baptism Records in Norfolk England, His parents were John and Mary Anne Gerral. This is believed to be the James Jarrell who married Sarah Burton as Sarah's sister, Matilda, married a Leonard Took also in North Pickenham where the Tooks and Burtons lived.
James Jarrel came to Canada with the Burton family and they settled in Blenheim Twp.
16 Sep 1844
JB084- James (name spelled as Lacorel) married Sara Burton. Samuel, Mary Ann and Hannah Tooke were baptized on Sept 16, 1844 on the same day as their Aunt Sarah Burton married James Jarrel, by Rev. Peter Ker. Witnesses were Robert and Eliza Tooke. Rev. Ker was a Wesleyan Methodist.
He and wife, Sara, and children moved to Kincardine TWP in 1853, from Oxford County, with children Elizabeth, John, Mary and Frances.
Note: in 1861& 1871 Ontario census, Bruce County,Kincardine Twp, James appears as 'James Gerald' : From England, age 48, farmer. (In 1881 spelled as Jarrel, and in 1891 census as Jerald.)
JB062: It is believed that James Jarrell had sisters but no brothers - living in England or Canada.
In a letter from Mae Collins Sept. 1963, Mae states that she believed that James had no brothers, but that he did have sisters.
In the family bible of James and Sara Jarrell, the name is spelled with one "l", as "Jarrel". The other letter was added in next generation by John, when John's daughter, Elizabeth (Mrs. B.O. Allen) discovered the name "should be spelled with 2 l's"
James and Sara started the Jarrell Family Bible which was published June 8, 1813. It was passed to Elliott in 1902 and it went through a fire in 1929 when Elliott's house burned. It survived with only water spots.
It was given to his daughter Sadie in 1936 and later to Elliott's nephew, Lawrence.
6 Feb 1899
Death certificate the name is spelled as Jarrel, age 75, living lot 17 Conc. 6, a Married farmer, from England, cause of death heart failure, length of illness half hour, no physician present. Religious denomination Methodist, return filed by John Jarrell.
Research Notes:
Mae Collins believed that James Jarrell had sisters but no brothers.
Noted events in his life were:
• Baptism: Parish register Certificate # 88, 28 Nov 1823, North Pickenham, Norfolk, , England. 26
• Census: Possible - James Jarrell as labourer, 1841, Bircham, Newton, Norfolk, England. 27 Find My Past Norfolk Census
1841 Parish of Bircham Newton Page 31
James Jarrell age 20 Ag Lab b in this county
• Census: Jerrel / Burton Household enumerated, 1851, Wilmot Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 28 Ancestry - 1851 Canada West Census Waterloo County Wilmot Twp
Page 29 Lines 42-48
John Burton farmer b England Ch of Eng age 65
Elizabeth b " " age 57
James Jerrel labourer b England " age 28
Sarah b England age 28
Elizabeth b Can age 7
John b Can age 5
Mary b Can age 3
Note on next page states that 2 families are sharing a 1 story log home
• property purchased: Lot 20, Conc. 4, 1853, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 29
• Land: settled with 4 children on Con 4 Lot 19 Also owned 20/21, 1854, Kincardine Twp, Bruce , Ontario, Canada. 30 James Gerrald appears having come from Oxford County with 4 children, and settled on Lot 19, Concession 4. He also owned lots 18, and 21on Concession 4
• property sold: Lot 21, Conc. 4, 1856, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 31 to George Bone.
• property sold: Lot 20, Conc. 4, 1857, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 31 to his brother-in-law, William Tooke.
• Census: James Gerald family, 1861, Kincardine Twp, Bruce , Ontario, Canada. 32 Ancestry - 1861 Canada West Census Twp of Kincardine County of Bruce
Page 49 Lines 1-7
James Gerald farmer b England Church E.M age 37 Mar 1 family in 1 story log home
Sarah b " " age 38 Mar
Elizabeth b U Can " age 15
John b U Can " age 14
Mary b U Can " age 11
Frances b U Can " age 8
Emma b U Can " age 1
Lines 8-17
Leonard Took farmer b Eng EM age 47 Mar single family in 1 stry log home
Matilda b " " age 42 Mar
William labourer b " " age 23 S
Eliza b " Baptist age 20 S
Rhoda b " E M age 18 S
George b U Can " age 16 S
Ellen b U Can " age 10 S
Harriet b U Can " age 7 S
Alice b U Can " age 5 S
Francis b U Can " age 2 S (Male)
• property sold: Lot 18, conc. 4, 1864, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 30 to his son-in-law, Robert McCullough.
James retained ownership of lot 19 until 1992
• Census: James Gerald family, 1871, Ontario, Canada. 33 Ancestry - 1871 Province of Ontario census District 27 Sub District E Page 12
Family 36 Lines 5-10
McCullough Robert age 33 b Ireland Presb farmer Mar
Elizabeth age 26 b Ont " " Mar
Mary 7 b Ont
William 5 b Ont
Sarah Ann 3 b Ont
Fanny 10 m b Ont May
Family 37 Lines 11- 20 plus Page 13 Line 1
Tooke William age 34 b Eng C E farmer Mar
Susan 32 b Eng Mar
Sarah Elizabeth 16 b Ont
Elijah 14 b Ont
Mary Ann 13 b Ont
Eliza Jane 11 b Ont
Henry 9 b Ont
Edith 8 b Ont
Charles 6 b Ont
George Albert 3 b Ont
Page 13 Line 1-2
Ellen Angela 2 b Ont
Tooke Robert age 28 b Eng C Math farmer S (Unclear as to whether Robert is living with Family 37 or 38)
Family 38 Lines 3 - 9
Tooke Leonard age 60 b Eng farmer C Meth Mar
Matilda 47 b Eng Mar
George 22 b Ont S
Harriett 16
Alice Amanda 13
Francis 11
Family 39 Lines 10 - 15
Tooke William age 34 b Eng farmer Math Mar
Henrietta 26 b Scot Mar
Elizabeth 8 b Ont
Matilda 6 b Ont
Mary 4 b Ont
John 2 b Ont
Family 40 Lines 16 - 20 Plus page 14 Line 1
Gerald James age 48 b Eng E. C farmer Mar
Sarah 49 b Eng
John 23 b Ont
Fanny 18 b Ont
Emmie 9 b Ont
see page 14 line 1
Elliott 7 b Ont
• Land: Settled on Lot 12 Concession 6, 1872, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 34
• property purchased: 50 acres from John McKay Con 6 Lot 11, 16 Jun 1879, Kincardine Twp, Bruce , Ontario, Canada. FM434- Indenture for property - indicates James purchased E 1/2 of Lot 11 from John McKay for $1000.00.
Mortgage for this property, dated 3 Jul 1879 taken for $1200.00, interest at 8.5%, and signed by Sarah, with James's mark.
• Gazateer and Directory: Jerrold James con 4, lot 19 farmer 47, 1880, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 35
• Census: James Jarel Family, 1881, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 36 Ancestry - 1881 Ontario Census District 176 S. Bruce E Subdivision Kincardine Tp
Page 3 Family 10 Lines 2-8
Jarel James age 57 b England Meth farmer Mar
Sarah age 57 b Eng Mar
Fanny age 24 b Ont Wid
Emma age 20 b Ont
Elliott age 17 b Ont
Bennett William age 4 b Ont
Ethel age 4 b Ont
• property sold: E 1/2 Lot 11, Con. 6, 29 Jun 1889, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 37 Dated 29 Jun 1889, for amount of $1,900 from James Jarrell to Elliott Jarrell. The paper was finalized Sep. 5 1889.
• Census: James Jerald family pg 32 lines 21-25, 1891, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. 38 Ancestry - 1891 Ontario census District 53 S. District B Twp of Kincardine
Page 32 family 146 Lines 21-25 W 1/6
Jerold James age 66 Mar Head b Eng parents b Eng C. Me farmer
Sarah 66 Mar Mother b Eng " "
Bennett Francis 37 Wid Dau b Ont " "
William 14 gSon b Ont Ont "
May 9 gDau b Ont " "
James married Sara(H) BURTON, daughter of John BURTON and Elizabeth, on 16 Sep 1844 in Wilmot Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 1,2.,3 (Sara(H) BURTON was born in Aug 1822 in Norfolk, , England 17,21,24,39,40,41,42,43,44, christened on 10 Aug 1822 in Norfolk, , England,45,46 died on 15 Nov 1902 in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada 24,47 and was buried in Nov 1902 in Armow, Bruce, Ontario, Canada 24.) The cause of her death was Death Registration gives cause of death given as senile decay..25
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Census: Jarrell and Burton families enumerated, 1851, Wilmot Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 28 JB089 gives information from 1851 census that James and Sarah Jarrel and their children Elizabeth, John and Mary were living in a log house in Wilmot Township Waterloo county, There appear to be 2 families sharing a one story log house
• Census: James Jarrel family census, 1881, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. JB092a
James Jarrell and wife Sarah and 3 Jarrel children plus 2 Bennett children
• Census: James Jerald fmily enumeration, 1891, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. JB094b
James Jerald, wife Sarah, one daughter, Fanny, and two Bennett children
Marriage Notes:
16 Sept 1844
JB095 per email: Marriage of James Lacorel and Sarah Burton of Wilmot Twp in Gore District.
JB084 Marriage performed by Rev Ker and witnessed by Robert and Eliza Tooke
Online Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/goredist3.htm
Rev. Peter Kerr, Wesleyan Methodist Church
Pg 22, 1844
Sept. 16 James LAWREL, Wilmot, to Sarah BURTON, Wilmot. Wit: Robert & Eliza Took.
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