John Willard Hayes "Willard" Tennant

1871 - 1937  (65 years)

• Name	John Willard Hayes "Willard" Tennant
  Nickname	Willard
  Birth	7 Apr 1871	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Name     [John William H Tennant ] John William H Tennant Gender     Male Birth Date     7 Apr 1871 Birth Place     Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father     John Tennant Mother     Margaret Sturgeon
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1881	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Occupation	1895	Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cheesemaker
  Census	1901	Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  		1901 Census Lanark Drummond William Tennant
  Occupation	1901	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	cutter (sleigh) maker
  Homestead Records	2 Nov 1908	Pembina, Pilot Mound Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  	Application for: SE Section: 10 Township:60 Range 1 Meridian 5
  	Name:?tab?Willard H Tennant Gender:?tab?Male Age:?tab?36 Birth Year:?tab?abt 1872 Birth Country:?tab?Canada Application Date:?tab?2 Nov 1908 Homestead Place:?tab?Alberta, Canada Residence Year:?tab?1908 Residence Place:?tab?Pembina, Alberta, Canada File Number:?tab?1281843 Coordinates:?tab?SE Section:?tab?10 Township:?tab?60 Range:?tab?1 Meridian:?tab?5
  Census	1916	Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  	Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
  Location	1916	Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  	Township 60, Range 1 Meridian W 5, municipality 610
  	Name:?tab?Willard Tenant Gender:?tab?Male Racial or Tribal Origin:?tab?Irish Nationality:?tab?Canadian Age:?tab?46 Marital Status:?tab?Married Birth Year:?tab?1870 Birth Place:?tab?Ontario Home in 1916:?tab?Edmonton West, Alberta, Canada Address:?tab?60, 1, 5, 610 Relation to Head of Household:?tab?Head Spouse:?tab?Charlotte Tenant Sub-District:?tab?09 Sub District Description:?tab?Townships 60, 61, 62, 63 and 64, ranges 1, 2 and 3, W. 5. M. Enumeration District:?tab?9 Enumerator's Name:?tab?John B Johnson Dwelling House:?tab?210 Religion:?tab?Methodist Can Speak English:?tab?Yes Can Speak French:?tab?No Mother Tongue:?tab?None Can Read:?tab?Yes Can Write:?tab?Yes Occupation:?tab?Farmer Employment Status:?tab?Working on Own Account Employer:?tab?On Farm Household Members (Name)?tab?Age?tab?Relationship Willard Tenant?tab?46?tab?Head Charlotte Tenant 44?tab?Wife Elmer Tenant 20?tab?Son Ellison Tenant 15?tab?Son
  Census	1921	Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [7]
  	Canada
  	Name:?tab?William H Tennant Gender:?tab?Male Racial or Tribal Origin:?tab?Irish Nationality:?tab?Canada Marital Status:?tab?Married Age:?tab?49 Birth Year:?tab?abt 1872 Birth Place:?tab?Ontario Residence Date:?tab?1 Jun 1921 House Number:?tab?52 Residence Street or Township:?tab?60 Residence City, Town or Village:?tab?T60 R1 W5 Residence District:?tab?Edmonton West Residence Province or Territory:?tab?Alberta Residence Country:?tab?Canada Relation to Head of House:?tab?Head Spouse's Name:?tab?Charlotte Tennant Father Birth Place:?tab?Ontario Mother Birth Place:?tab?Ontario Can Speak English?:?tab?Yes Can Speak French?:?tab?No Religion:?tab?Methodist Can Read?:?tab?Yes Can Write?:?tab?Yes Occupation:?tab?Farmer Employment Type:?tab?Own Account 3 Nature of Work:?tab?Own Farm Section:?tab?10 Range Number:?tab?1 Meridian Number:?tab?W5 Municipality:?tab?Local Twp't Disct #610 Enumeration District:?tab?6 Sub-District Number:?tab?18 Home Owned or Rented:?tab?Owned Monthly Rental:?tab?BB Class of House:?tab?Single House Materials of Construction:?tab?Wood Number of Rooms:?tab?6 District Description:?tab?Township 60, in ranges 1, 2 and 3, west of fifth meridian Neighbours:?tab?View others on page Line Number:?tab?2 Family Number:?tab?52 Household Members (Name)?tab?Age?tab?Relationship William H Tennant?tab?49?tab?Head Charlotte Tennant 48?tab?Wife Thelma Tennant 25?tab?Daughter Allison Tennant 20?tab?Son
  		1921 Census Edmonton Alberta Willard Tennant
  FamilySearch ID	27T3-7G1
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/27T3-7G1
  Name	William Tennant
  _UID	EC549F20ABFC4A24A44118F78A204B26238C
  Death	5 Mar 1937	Westlock, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada   [8]
  	Name:     Willard Hays Tennant Death Date:     5 Mar 1937 Death Place:     Westlock, Alberta, Canada Registration Number:     403-076
  Notes	(Research):The Tennant family emigrated from Carlow, Ireland an landed in Quebec on 26 Jun 1820 and settled on Con 10 L8 (Drummond Twp?) in Lanark County. William, a grandson, and Charlotte with two children travelled west in 1907. They settled in Edmonton and later moved to Rossington to his homestead where he farmed on NE 1/4-10-60-1-W5th. He lived on the homestead until his death in 1934.
  Person ID	I5718	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	John Tennant,   b. 20 Jul 1831, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 May 1906, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Margaret Sturgeon,   b. 1841, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Jul 1886, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1862	Mississippi Mills (Ramsay), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F11161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Clarke,   b. 25 May 1872, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Nov 1968, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1895	Drummond-North Elmsley Twp (Drummond), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	William Tennant [Willard Tennant] Marriage Date:     9 Jan 1895 Marriage Place:     Drummond Township, Ontario, Canada Spouse:     Charlotte Clarke
  Children	1. Elmer Tennant,   b. 1896   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Thelma Margaret Tennant,   b. 29 May 1896, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Oct 1974, Westlock, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada (Age 78 years) + 3. Carmen Ellison "Ellison" Tennant,   b. 9 Jan 1901, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Feb 1966, Banff, Canmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Apr 1871 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1881 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cheesemaker - 1895 - Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 9 Jan 1895 - Drummond-North Elmsley Twp (Drummond), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1901 - Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - cutter (sleigh) maker - 1901 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta - 1916 - Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Location - Township 60, Range 1 Meridian W 5, municipality 610 - 1916 - Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Census - Canada - 1921 - Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Death - 5 Mar 1937 - Westlock, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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