John Ferris Sen. (Abt 1783-1865)

Mary MacLean (Abt 1785-1875)

William Cameron (-)

Archibald Ferris (1806-)

Phoebe Cameron (1816-)

Duncan R. Farris (1855-1916)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Olive Rhoda Knight Minnie E. Farris+ Beverly Duncan Farris+ Archibald Gordon Farris+ Daime Olive Farris+ Emma Louise Farris Helen Margaret Farris Beverly Ferris Duncan R. Farris 2 Born: 5 Nov 1855, New Brunswick, Canada 3 4 Marriage: Olive Rhoda Knight on 14 Dec 1881 in Cambridge, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada 1 Died: 1916 aged 61 5 Buried: Mill Cove, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada 5    Another name for Duncan was Duncan Ferris.   General Notes: The Ferris/Farris name changed between 1871 census (Ferris), and the 1891 census (Farris). Not just Duncan and his immediate family, but all the Waterborough Ferris/Farris changed the names. It appears that most/all Waterborough was recorded by one census taker - Clarence Mott.   Noted events in his life were: • Occupation: farmer: Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 6 • Census: Canadian, 1861, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 7 • Census, 1871, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 4 • Ethnic Origin: Listed as English on the census, 1871, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 4 • Religion: Listed as Baptist on the census, 1871-1911, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 4 6 • Census: Canadian, 1881, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 8 • Census: Canadian, 1891, Cambridge, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 9 • Appointment: Justice of the Peace, 21 Aug 1891, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 10 • Census: Canadian, 1901, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 11 • Census: 1911 Canadian, 1911, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 6 On this census the family name has changed from Ferris to Farris. Duncan married Olive Rhoda Knight, daughter of Captain Richard Knight and Rhoda Elsworth, on 14 Dec 1881 in Cambridge, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.1 (Olive Rhoda Knight was born on 8 May 1857 12 and died in 1913 2.)

1 Daniel F. Johnson, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, "Newspaper Vital Statistics," database, Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NewspaperVitalStats : accessed 4 Feb 2009), Marriage of Duncan Farris and Olive Rhoda Knight.

2 Personal knowledge of Dick Rice. Family Group Sheet for Duncan R. Farris.

3 Library and Archives Canada, "1901 Census of Canada Indexing Project," database, Automated Geneology (http://www.automatedgenealogy.com : accessed 2 Feb 2009), Census record for Duncan Farris.

4 database, Census Records (http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbqueens/cen-intro.htm : accessed 1 Aug 2009), Record for Duncan Ferris.

5 Personal knowledge of Dick Rice.

6 Library and Archives Canada, "1911 Census of Canada Indexing Project," database, Automated Genealogy (http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/ : accessed 10 Feb 2009), Census record for Duncan R. Farris.

7 1861 census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Queens, district 28, Waterborough, Cambridge, p. 25, Duncan R. Ferris; RG 31; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 0,477,555, item Library and Archives Canada film number: C-1004, Digital GS number: 4108520.

8 1881 census of Canada, New Brunswick; RG 31; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada 1881 (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html?PHPSESSID=amblt64e1mokqd1p547d42ri45).

9 1891 census of Canada, New Brunswick; RG 31; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada - 1891 (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html).

10 New Brunswick Provincial Government, "Index to the Justice of the Peace Appointment Register, 1863-1963 ," database, New Brunswick Provincal Archives (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/GovRecs/RS581/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA&PageLoad=Intro).

11 Library and Archives Canada, "1901 Census of Canada Indexing Project," database, Automated Geneology (http://www.automatedgenealogy.com).

12 Library and Archives Canada, "1901 Census of Canada Indexing Project," database, Automated Geneology (http://www.automatedgenealogy.com : accessed 2 Feb 2009), Census record for Olive R. Farris.