James Weekes and Anna Smith

James Weekes was the fifth child of Joseph Weekes and Jane Fullerton Weekes, who brought their family from Ireland some time around the year 1839 (about 1844 according to James' obiuary). James lived with Joseph and Jane on their farm near Port Elmsley, married Anna Smith (a girl from Glasgow) and acquired the farm from Jane in 1863 (selling it to Thomas Stone in 1882).

After Anna's death in 1897, James married Agnes McEwen (nee Lawford) in 1898. The mother of Agnes Weekes is Margaret Cameron, wife of Thomas Lawford. Agnes was the eldest of 12. She was from Scotland and Thomas emigrated to Canada West after being wounded at the Battle of Waterloo settling in Perth area. He farmed 100 acres. Margaret died in 1888.

Perth Courier, Aug 31, 1883
"At Port Elmsley, on 22nd Aug, by Rev J Mylne, Mr John McChesney, of Perth, to Miss Annie Weekes, sis of Jas Weekes, grocer, Carleton Place."

James' and Agnes' Marriage Registration

James and Anna had eleven or twelve children, who seem to have been an adventurous lot. Their firstborn, John, died at a young age in Montana. Their last child, William, spent many of his years in Saskatchewan. And several of the other children, including at least Alexander, Eva, Elizabeth and Charlotte lived in the area of Cobalt, Ontario during the mining boom years in that district.

The following letter to the editor of the Perth Courier of February 18, 1876, is in support of the Temperance Act of 1864. There must have been interesting family get-togethers, as Alexander successfully applied for a tavern license in the same township in at least 1870 and 1871.

1861 Census North Elmsley Township, Lanark County

NAME	LOCATION	BORN	RELIGION	AGE	OCCUPATION	HOUSE	PAGE
WEEKS, James	ELMS.Con.06,Lot 09	IRE.	C/S	37	FARMER	LOG	28
" , ANN Mrs.	"	ONT.	C/S	31	HOUSEWIFE		28
" , JAMES Jr.	"	ONT.	C/S	10	SCHOOL		28
" , JOHN	"	ONT.	C/S	08	SCHOOL		28
" , ELIZABETH E.	"	ONT.	C/S	07	SCHOOL		28
" , JOSEPH	"	ONT.	C/S	06			28
" , ANNE JANE	"	ONT.	C/S	02			28
WEEKS , JANE Mrs.	"	IRE.	C/S	72	HOUSEKEEPER		28

1871 Census North Elmsley Township

Pg	No	Fam	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	S	Ag	Bn	Ch	Or	Trade,etc	St	ED
64	12	215	WEEKES	JAMES	M	44	IR	CPR	IR	FARMER	M
64	13	215	WEEKES	ANN	F	40	SC.	CPR	SC	SPOUSE	M
64	14	215	WEEKES	JAMES	M	20	ON	CPR	IR	FARMER	S
64	15	215	WEEKES	JOHN	M	18	ON	CPR	IR	FARMER	S
64	16	215	WEEKES.	JOSEPH	M	16	ON	CPR	IR	FARMER	S
64	17	215	WEEKES	ANNE JANE	F	10	ON	CPR	IR		S	SCHOOL
64	18	215	WEEKES	CHARLOTTE	F	09	ON	CPR	IR		S	SCHOOL
64	19	215	WEEKES	ALEXANDER	M	07	ON	CPR	IR		S	SCHOOL
64	20	215	WEEKES	MARY ELLEN	F	05	ON	CPR	IR		S
65	01	215	WEEKES	ISABELLA	F	02	ON	CPR	IR		S

1881 Census North Elmsley Township

PG	FM	NM	SURNAME	NAME	S	AG	Bn	CH	Or	Ed	*	EXTRAS
23	117	02	WEEKES	JAMES	M	50	IR	CP	IR		M	FARMER
23	117	03	WEEKES	ANNE	F	45	SC	CP	SC		M	SPOUSE
23	117	04	WEEKES	JAMES	M	25	ON	CP	IR		S	FARMER
23	117	05	WEEKES	ANNIE	F	20	ON	CP	IR		S
23	117	06	WEEKES	CHARLOTTE	F	18	ON	CP	IR		S	TEACHER
23	117	07	WEEKES	ALEXANDER	M	16	ON	CP	IR		S	FACTORY HAND
23	117	08	WEEKES	MARY	F	14	ON	CP	IR	X	S	SCHOOL
23	117	09	WEEKES	EVA	F	09	ON	CP	IR	X	S	SCHOOL
23	117	10	WEEKES	ELIZABETH	F	05	ON	CP	IR		S
23	117	11	WEEKES	WILLIAM	M	02	ON	CP	IR		S

1891 Census North Elmsley Township

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	PG	NO	FAM	S	AG	RE	X	BN	FB	MB	CH	TRADE
WEEKS	JAMES	27	24	128	M	60	HD	M	IR	IR	IR	PR	FARMER
WEEKS	ANN	27	25	128	F	55	HW	M	SC	SC	SC	PR	SPOUSE
WEEKS	MARY	28	01	128	F	20	DA	S	ON	IR	SC	PR
WEEKS	EVA	28	02	128	F	18	DA	S	ON	IR	SC	PR
WEEKS	ELIZABETH	28	03	128	F	15	DA	S	ON	IR	SC	PR
WEEKS	WILLIAM	28	04	128	M	12	SO	S	ON	IR	SC	PR

1901 Carleton Place Census, page 1

Name	Sex	Relationship to head	Marital	Date of birth	Age at last birthday
Weekes James	M	Head	S	Jan 1 1854	47
Weekes Mary K.	F	Sister	S	Sep 11 1871	29
Weekes Eva	F	Sister	S	Sep 14 1873	27
Weekes Elizabeth G.	F	Sister	S	Aug 11 1877	23
Weekes William E.	M	Brother	S	Aug 26 1879	21

1901 Carleton Place Census, page 9

Name	Sex	Relationship to head	Marital	Date of birth	Age at last birthday
Weekes Agnes	F	Head	W	Feb 26, 1826	75

1911 Carleton Place Dufferin Census, page 4

Name	Sex	Relationship to head	Marital	Date of birth	Age at last birthday
Weekes Agnes	F	Head	W	Feb 1826	84

1901 - James Weekes obituary

1901 - James' Death Registration

James Weekes and Anna Smith

Mary Ellen Weekes

Janet Isabella Weekes