Anthony Clarkson Dennis

Anthony Clarkson Dennis was born at Rudland, Farndale West, Kirkbymoorside Parish, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, on 6 April 1836; and was christened 10 April 1838, Kirkbymoorside. He was the son of Anthony Dennis and Esther Neeshaw. He died 20 November 1929 in Ontario, Canada. He was a farmer.

Anthony Clarkson Dennis married Elizabeth Green 22 February 1858 in Kirkbymoorside Parish, North Riding of Yorkshire.

Children:

Sarah E. - born Rudland, 1859; age 12 in 1871 Census - Kirkby Moorside, NRY; married Thomas Watson: issue - John, Clarkson, George, Edward, Sarah, Jane

William J. - born abt 1860, Rudland, Kirkbymoorside Parish, NRY; resided in Rockwood, ON; 11 in 1871 Cernsus - Kirkby Moorside, NRY; married Emily Lamb: issue - Hazel, John C., Margaret

Anthony - born Dec. 1864, Rudland, NRY; age 7 in 1871 Census; married Isabella Unknown; issue - Albert, Mary E., Ella Amelia; Ref. Dufferin Co. DU-DCM&A 1911 Census: Wellington County; Luther Township Page 3 Luther West Sub_dist 14

Francis (Frank) W. - born 20 April 1865; Res. Paisley Rd., Guelph, ON (1901 Census)

George - born 1866, Goatland, NRY, England; age 6 in 1871 Census

Arthur - born 1870, Rudland, NRY; age 1 in 1871 Census; grandfather of Helen Denver MacDonald who died 29 March, 2010 (aged 97)

Mary - born 1871 - died 1902; married Gilbert Allen Pannabaker; issue - Nellie Elizabeth, Alice Irene (1897 - 31 Aug. 1975)

Rose - born 27 June 1880 - died 1969; age 20 in 1901 Census - WELLINGTON South; 2nd wife of Gilbert Allen Pannabaker: issue - Eva (Dora Barber Roberts: "My mother was at Rose's funeral. Nellie had called for mother to come.")

Emily - married William Long; res. Brantford, ON

Margaret - born 1892 - died 22 June 1926

Elizabeth -

Residence in 1871 Census of England: Kirkbymooride, North Riding of Yorkshire

He was a Methodist lay preacher in Ontario, around Guelph. He was 20 at the time of his marriage; res. Farndale West. His father, Anthony, was a mason. A descendent recalled that he proposed the toast at John Denver's wedding to his daughter Eva, and went on at length from the Scriptures.

When the Dennis (Sr.) family arrived in Canada, they lived in Beeton, ON, in a barn (because there were so many children). Irene (Rene) Arriss was raised on a farm on the 10th line of E. Luther (14 mi. n. of Arthur), 200 acres. Pannabakers visited them there.