Thread: Justin family of Ontario

Looking for the Justin family that came to Canada, from Southern Ireland.



I think William Justin lived in Guelph in the 1920's



Sidney Justin and his sister Hannah.



Sidney married Leona ? a Canadian girl and they had a son call Herbert.



Hannah Justin married ? Ashworth and they had a son called Cyril Ashworth who died about 2000.



Justin is an unusual family name and there cannot be that many that originated from Ireland.



All help would be much appreciated.

Hi Lance



Do you have any other info? There are quite a few Justin's in Canada giving their birthplace as Ireland.



Do you have any idea of William's birth year or when he may have emigrated? Were the others you list his children?



Do you have any idea on when the others may have been born?

William Justin was living in Guelph/ Toronto in 1922.

There was another Justin from Ireland, also living in Toronto in 1886.

Charles Justin Matthews was born 14.05.1886 in Toronto of Irish parents, Susan and Charles. They had also stayed with a Justin relative.

I have made a list of all the Justins that were born in Co Offaly and County Laois.

The other Justins I mentioned were

Taken from the 1911 Census for County Offaly (King’s County), Eire.

Surname

Forename

Townland/Street

DED

County

Age

Sex

Justin

Herbert Francis

Clonbulloge Town

Clonbulloge

King's Co.

7

M

Justin

Harcourt Sydney

Clonbulloge Town

Clonbulloge

King's Co.

7

M

Justin

Hannah Rebecca

Clonbulloge Town

Clonbulloge

King's Co.

11

F



The above are the step children of Joseph (47) born County Offaly & Emina Rynehart (45) born County Kildare. Susan Anne (Justin) Matthews was also born County Kildare.

Hi Lance



OK so will take this in bite sized pieces.



Starting with Harcourt Sydney Justin - I have found records as follows:-



Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957



Harcourt S Justin

Arrival Date: 18 Jul 1926

Age: 22

Birth Date: abt 1904

Birthplace: Conbullogue

Birth Country: Ireland

Gender: Male

Race/Nationality: Irish

Port of Arrival:Detroit, Michigan

Arrival Contact: Sister Mrs. Ashwood



This record notes that he was deported from Detroit on 15 July 1938



U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995



Harcourt Sidney Justin

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1903

State: Michigan

Locality, Court: Detroit, District Court

Title: Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, Detroit, 1907-1995



1930 United States Federal Census



Harcourt S Justin



Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904

Birthplace: Ireland

Relation to Head of House: Head

Spouse's Name: Lona E

Race: White

Household Members:

Name

Harcourt S Justin Age: 26

Lona E Justin Age: 26



UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960



Harcourt Justin

Birth Date: abt 1903

Age: 48

Port of Departure: Quebec, Canada

Arrival Date: 26 Oct 1951

Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England

Ports of Voyage: Quebec

Ship Name: Empress of Scotland

Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific

There is a border crossing record from US to Canada for:



Arrived at Border at Windsor, Ontario on 3rd Oct 1930



Harcourt Sidney Justin

Age: 27

Born: Ireland, Clonbulogue

Previously in Canada Jan 1922 to Feb 1926 in Toronto, Ontario

Profession: Auto Mechanic

Going to stay with Father-in-Law, Frank Wiseman, 55 Park Street, Barrie, Ontario

Nearest Relative: Mother, Emma (unable to read surname but best guess is Reinehart) in Dublin, Irish Free State



Travelling with wife: Edith Leona Justin



Age: 27

Born: Barrie, Ontario

Previously in Canada from Birth to 1 Sept 1928



There is also another crossing record before this one, 10 Sept 1930 - notes wife’s name as Leona E Justin.

There is a record for Hannah Rebecca Ashworth in the



Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935



Name: Hannah Rebecca Ashworth

Gender: Female

Age: 29

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896

Birth Country: Ireland

Date of Arrival: 29 Mar 1925

Vessel: Marloch

Port of Arrival: St John, New Brunswick

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England



The record states that she was born Clonborogue, Ireland.

Previously in Canada from July 1920 – April 1924 in Toronto, Ontario.

She states that she is meeting her husband William Ashworth

Her nearest Relative is Parents: Mr & Mrs Rynehart (so that's the correct spelling!)



She is travelling with another (possibly son) but the record has been crossed through and illegible.



There are more records that I will post tomorrow.

Thank you so much for this information, which is fantastic.



John Thomas Matthews came from Ireland and lived with William Justin, in Guelph, Toronto.



Name: John Matthews

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897

Birth Country: England

Date of Arrival: 6 Apr 1920

Vessel: Empress of France

Port of Arrival: St John, New Brunswick

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

Roll: T-14840

He mentions that WilliamJustin is a farmer.





Once again, thank you for your valued input.

Here are details for William



US Naturalization Record Indexes, 1794-1995

William Victor Justin

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1897

State: Michigan

Locality Court: Detroit, District Court



On a border crossing from Canada into Detroit, Mich. on 3rd Feb. 1927 he is recorded as a farmhand, 29 years and 1 month old, born, Clonbullogue, Ireland. He is meeting his brother Harcourt Justin living at 635, Field Avenue, Detroit. He names his wife as Kathleen Justin of Toronto.



He says that he arrived in St. John’s, New Brunswick in April 1920 on the SS Metagama which is confirmed by a passenger list entry for him for a sailing of this ship which arrived NB on 20 April 1920 from Liverpool. On this he is a farmer travelling on to Calgary, Alta.



UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960



Name: William V Justin

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1897

Age: 61

Port of Departure: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Arrival Date: 11 Aug 1959

Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England

Ports of Voyage: Montreal

Ship Name: Empress of France

Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific Steamship Ltd

Official Number: 3056/01



William is a farmer, married and intending to stay for 10 months at Mrs Child’s Nursery, Kildare, Eire.

Thank you for all your help with my Justin project.



I only have to find the birth details for the son of Harcourt and Edith Leona Justin. Think his name was Herbert.

Hi



I don't think I can be of much help there, as it looks likely that he would have been born in Detroit sometime in the 1930s? Unfortunately the Michigan BMD records for that period look locked up tight and I have found no way of accessing them online.



Harcourt's naturalization record notes that he was deported from Detroit in 1938. In the 1930 census he is shown as an Assembler in an Auto Factory. This makes me wonder if he became involved in the Union militancy (United Auto Workers Union, UAW), that occurred in the automotive industry in Detroit during the mid 1930s.



So had their child been born by then – who knows. One assumes that Harcourt and Edith then went to Canada, perhaps to stay with his in-laws, as we know that Harcourt travelled from Quebec to Liverpool in 1951 – he travelled alone and was making his way to South Green, Co. Kildare, Eire. I can find no further records for Edith.



However, the following gives you a little more on Edith and family.



Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1909



Name: Edith Leona Wiseman

Date of Birth: 6 Jul 1903

Gender: Female

BirthCounty: Simcoe

Father's Name: Frank Wiseman

Mother's Name: Sarah Turner



The following is the record for Frank and Sarah’s marriage



Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924



Name:-FrankWiseman

Occupation: Butcher

Birth Place:-Barrie

Age:-22

Estimated Birth Year:-abt 1869

Father Name:-Henry Wiseman

Mother Name:-Caroline Ban??

Spouse Name:-Sarah Turner

Spouse's Age:-21

Spouse Estimated Birth Year:-abt 1870

Spouse Birth Place:-Midhurst

Spouse Father Name:-James Turner

Spouse Mother Name:-Sarah Eliza Wright Turner

Marriage Date:-8 Dec 1891

Marriage Place:-Simcoe

MarriageCounty:-Simcoe