#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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