#14 BRUCE & KIM RAYNER
1875 Anderson Survey shows James Henry Ellis as occupant.
Deed A14/14 purchase cormnenced by James Henry Ellis December 9, 1881 deeded August 22, 1893
transferred to Richard Ellis
transferred to Leland Ellis
farm land transferred to LDC (community pasture) small acreage reserved
transferred to Dayre & Wendy Chappell
transferred to Bruce & Kim Rayner
This house built around 1870.
1881 Census, page 54, family # 207, 1901 Census, page 22, section 2, family # 76
James Henry Ellis (1846), son of James and Marion (MacArthur) Ellis of Bideford, moved to
Northam and married Clarinda Gorrill (1856) daughter of Richard and Mary Ann Gorrill also of
Northam. On one occasion When Clarinda was on her way to the spring for water, she met a bear, she had to retreat very carefiilly back to the house They had 13 children:
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