376 PAST AND PRESENT OF advanced views on agricultural matters; in many respects he is considered a leader in his community. On November 15, 1868, Mr. Macdonald married Miss Mary Cather ¬ ine Thornton, a daughter of Hon . Edward and Flora Macdonald) Thornton, formerly residents of Lower Montague . To this union have been born ten children, whose names and dates of birth are as follows: Hubert T., January 15, 1870; Annie J., December 24, 1871; James E ., November *7> ^73; Janie G., January 11, 1876; .Annie E ., February 27, 1880; Beatrice M., September 2,y, 1881; Amy L ., November 1, 1883; Ronald P. H ., October 27, 1885; Ella C, Septemher 4. 18 X 7: Clara M.. July 7, 1892. Two are deceased. Annie J., who died on January 8, 1879, ar|d Janie ,G. , who died on July i , 1876. The family are inter¬ ested in all things that tend to the develop¬ ment of the best interests of the community and are held in high esteem everywhere. John England , of Ellersh'e, an enter¬ prising farmer and proprietor of grist, saw and carding mills at that place, was born at Bideford , Lot 12, on the 3d of November, 1837, and is a son of John and Sarah (Ellis) England . John England , Sr.. was born at Monkley, Devonshire , England , and came to Prince Edward Island in boyhood. He be¬ came apprenticed to William Ellis , a ship¬ builder at Bideford , whose daughter he afterward married. William Ellis came from Bideford , Devonshire , England , and was the pioneer shipbuilder in Prince Edward Island , being sent here by the Chantler Burnett Company to build their ships. He was en¬ gaged in this business for many years, and also engaged in the mercantile business on an extensive scale, sending his own vessels to the . Mr. Ellis also erected and started the mills, which are now operated by the subject, sending over eighty years ago to England for a miller named Barlow. After William Ellis 's death Barlow bought, the mills, which he afterward sold to a Mr. Bar ¬ clay and the latter in turn sold them to the subject. William Ellis died at the age of eighty-four years and the subject's father died at the age of seventy-four. The subject of this sketch received his education in the public schools and upon at¬ taining mature years engaged in contracting in the building of wooden vessels, and con¬ tinued in this line until the decreased demand for vessels of that type compelled him to close his efforts in that line. He then bought the mills above referred to and three farms, comprising about three hundred acres, to which he has since devoted his attention, with excellent results. He has operated these mills now for fifteen years and has in this time not only enjoyed a large patronage, but also has retained the confidence and respect of those with whom he has had business deal¬ ings. At one time he was the owner of a mill in Lot 12, but sold it to a Mr. Cannon . ■ Mr. England married Miss Margaret Seaman , of , New Bruns¬ wick, and to them have been born the folli >w ing children: George, who died in , Alaska ; Franklin, a steamboat engi¬ neer; Fred, a farmer in Lot 12; Robert, a farmer in Lot 8; Aldred, who is engaged with his father in the mills; Janie, the wife of H. McCaull , of Guspe, Quebec ; Mrs. Thomas P. Smallman , of Lot 8; Henrietta, a nurse in Prince Edward Island Hospital, and Rachael, at home.