John Archibald Scarlett

John Archibald Scarlett

Male 1819 - 1897  (78 years)

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  • Name John Archibald Scarlett 
    Birth 1819  York, Upper Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 15 Mar 1821  York (Toronto, Ont ) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Oct 1897  Armstrong, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Armstrong B.C. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6072  Whisperspast | Archibald
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2008 

    Father John Scarlett,   b. 30 Jul 1777, Newcastle Under Lyme, Stafford, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1865, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Mary Catherine Thomson,   b. 7 Dec 1783, Fort Detroit, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1827, Twsp. of York, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jul 1810  St. James Anglican Church, York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Service performed by Rev. G.O. Stuart
    Family ID F2174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa Henriod,   b. 4 Jul 1820, Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1883, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jan 1844  Trafalgar Twp., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record from St Phillips Anglican Church: Married by Special Licence John Archibald S carlett Esquire of Grange in the Township of York Bachelor and Louisa Henriod of the Townshi p of TrafalgerSpinster By Thomas Phillips DD Wittnesses were :J S Jarvis J Scarlett, E C Scar lett , St George Scarlett , J Garret and A. Thomson.

      JAN 5 1844; LOUISA WAS THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JOHN SAMUEL HENRIOD FORMERLY OF HACK NEY RD. LONDON ENGLAND. REV. PHILLIPS OFFICIATED. Reid's Marriage Notices Page248
    Children 
     1. John Henry Scarlett,   b. 1846, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1903, Streetsville, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     2. Isabella Mary Scarlett,   b. 4 Sep 1849, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1924, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Catherine Elizabeth Scarlett,   b. 29 Jan 1851, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1937, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Edward William Scarlett,   b. 22 Sep 1854, Toronto, York, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1923, Toronto, York, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     5. Robert Arthur Scarlett,   b. 23 Feb 1857, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1909, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     6. Joseph George Scarlett,   b. 1860, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1913, Deluth, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     7. James Alfred Scarlett,   b. 4 Jun 1861, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1917, Deluth, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     8. Frank Christopher Scarlett,   b. 13 Jul 1866, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1872, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
    Family ID F2254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

  • Notes 
    • Baptism : Recorded St. Mark's Anglican Church , Niagara on the Lake . Baptism performed by Re v Robert Addison at York . Sponsers were W.W. Baldwin, Quinton St. George and Mary Wilcox
      (Baptised at the same time was his brother St. George Scarlett)

      1840 Along with John Scarlett , Edward Christopher Scarlett , William Gamble, Charles and W . R. Wadworth, William P. Howland and Edward Muson all owners of millas and seven other gentl eman applied for incorporatin of the Humber Harbour and Road Company. They planned to build w harves and storage facilities at the lake and charge tolls for all goods loaded and unloaded . In 1850 a wharf was and warehouse was built on the West side at the mouth of the Humber ( l ikely solely by William Gamble). From The Story of Etobicoke page 4

      1846 John Scarlett purchases the right to one share in The Toronto Building Society.

      1860 Termaine's map shows John A. Scarlett owning 200 acres on Sr Clair between Keele and Jan e and 200 acres north of St Clair / Dundas along Jane butting the Humber River.

      1893 John Archibald Scarlett a member of the York Pioneer and Historical Society. Photos' o f certificate and copies of group picture.

      1897 John Archibald Scarlett died and buried at Armstrong B.C. buried next to Maria Mary Hard ing and Henry Harding. There is a Memorial stone at St James Cemetery Toronto.

      Receipts dated Oct 23 1869 for $2.91 to Widows & Orphans Fund and January 14 1870 for $1.28 t o Mission Fund at St marks Carleton.


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