Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 4 Apr 1881, Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 6 Apr 1891, Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Mr. Benjamin Fawcett became one of the lay preachers in the district, walking miles each Sunday to preach at schoolhouses and later churches, at such places as Allenford, North Derby, Tara, Invermay, Arkwright and Burgoyne. In later years he rode horseback. Benjamin Fawcett also gave leaderships in the Saugeen Reservation church. Logging bees and fall fairs occupied his time and he was president of the Bruce Farmers' Institute for several years.

Family said to come from Snainton, Yorkshire.

Arrival in New York 30 Mar 1857

Buried:
monument says aged 75 yr, 10 m

Benjamin married SPAVEN Martha in 1857 in Scarborough, Yorkshire North Riding, England. Martha (daughter of SPAVEN William and BIELBY Anne) was born on 25 Dec 1826 in Sherburn Near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 26 Dec 1826 in Sherburn Near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England; died on 11 Feb 1892 in Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Tara, Bruce County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. FAWCETT William was born on 11 Oct 1857 in Pickering County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1939; was buried in Tara, Bruce County, Ontario.
2. FAWCETT John was born on 15 Nov 1859 in Canada; died in 1948; was buried in Tara, Bruce County, Ontario.
3. FAWCETT Jemima R was born about 1866.
4. FAWCETT Fanny was born about 1867.