{"id":136,"date":"2022-01-25T18:23:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T18:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/?p=136"},"modified":"2025-07-17T17:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:05:25","slug":"bromley-james-sr-and-margaret-madden-bromley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/2022\/01\/25\/bromley-james-sr-and-margaret-madden-bromley\/","title":{"rendered":"BROMLEY, James Sr. and Margaret Madden Bromley"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cDuring their sojourn there, John was stolen by Indians, and some time elapsed, before his discovery.\u00a0 Then the Indians could not be induced to give him up, but promised to take him home for a visit once a year.\u00a0 When, however, they finally released him, he procured employment as a mail-carrier for the Hudson Bay Fur Company, \u2013 his route being from Fort Coulonge to Fort William.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The John of this excerpt from the\u00a0Myrtle Bromley History 1939<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>is the\u00a0 second son of the Immigrant Ancestor James Sr. and Margaret Madden Bromley. It is the sort of event, (which took place in Prescott County),\u00a0 that makes one wish that John had written his autobiography \u2013 what tales could he tell, \u2013 tales of\u00a0 a frontiersman. Unfortunately he died young as the result of a fall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Bromley Family of Westmeath Township<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

One of the earliest English-Irish families to come to what would become Westmeath Township, was the Bromley family.\u00a0James Bromley Sr<\/strong>.\u00a0(1788-1852)<\/strong>\u00a0and his wife\u00a0Margaret Madden (1790-1865)\u00a0<\/strong>acquired the land on the northeast\u00a0 corner of the Bromley Line (Con. 2) and Malloy Road intersection. Their grown sons would also take up land along this trail through the wilderness, soon to be known as the Bromley Line.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cJames Bromley Sr. was born in England in 1788, the son of a British Army Officer who was also called James. Due to the death of his mother, he was raised by an aunt (a sister of his father) who was married to a Revenue Officer in Ireland and he became a member of the Irish Water Guards of County Wicklow, Ireland. He Married Margaret Madden of Ireland and they had eight children.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cIn 1827, James Bromley Sr. landed with his wife and family in Ottawa, then Bytown, and from there they went to Plantagenet on the Nation River in Prescott County, where they farmed until 1837 when they moved to the Westmeath area and took up several farms on what is now the Bromley Line.\u00a0 Mr. and Mrs. Bromley donated an acre of cleared land for the first\u00a0school.\u00a0 No trace remains of the first home which was on a knoll north of the School but James\u2019 second home still stands on the farm presently owned by Arthur Bromley, a great-great grandson.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cJames Bromley Senior was kicked by a horse while passing a neighbour on the Bromley Line. He was on his way to visit his new grandson, John Gardner Bromley.\u00a0 This resulted in his death on April 1st, 1852 in his 64th year.\u00a0 Both he and his wife are buried in the northwestern corner of the Westmeath Cemetery. \u201d\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>-from Bromley History, Myrtle Bromley, 1939.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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James Bromley Sr.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Of their family of\u00a0eight children, three would die at a young age.\u00a0 The children of\u00a0James Sr. (1788-1852) and Margaret Madden (1790-\u00a0 ) Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0were:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Henry\u00a0Bromle<\/strong>y m.\u00a0Mary Anne Richardson\u00a0<\/strong>Their children were:\u00a0 Catherine, Anne, Margaret Jane, Emily, John Gardner (- would take over his Uncle John\u2019s farm, which was neighbouring his Father\u2019s), Jemima, James Henry and Frederick William.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. John\u00a0Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0(1815-1842) \u2013 died unmarried at age 27; he was the little boy taken by the Indians. Having employment from the Hudson Bay Company was common for the time and place, \u00a0considering that the\u00a0Company of Adventurers<\/em>\u00a0had a post on Coulonge Lake of the Ottawa River, just to the north of Bromley Line. See\u00a0Hudson Bay Company Post<\/a>. His sudden death from a fall must have struck the family hard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1842 John Bromley stone, Westmeath Union Cemetery<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. Edward\u00a0Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0m.\u00a0Sarah Holmes\u00a0<\/strong>Their children were: John, Thomas, William Henry, Edwin, James Holmes, David , Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary Jane, and Sarah Margaret.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. William \u00a0Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0m.\u00a0(1)\u00a0Eliza Brownlee<\/strong>. This was the first of\u00a0two \u00a0Brownlee\u00a0marriages to a Bromley. \u00a0Their children: Margaret, John Hatton, James, Joseph, Anne, Catherine, Mary, William Moses. Son William\u00a0Bromley Jr.\u00a0m.\u00a0Margaret Winters Hennessey and their children were Peter Hennessy and William (Bill) Moses Hennessy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

William then m. (2) Jane Hillman and later (3) a Miss Livingston.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5<\/strong>.\u00a0Margaret\u00a0Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0m.\u00a0Thomas Brownlee<\/strong>. The second Brownlee marriage to a Bromley. \u00a0Their children: Ann, Margaret Jane, Catherine, Sarah, Mary, ___, Hugh Edward Brownlee.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0James Bromley Jr<\/strong>.\u00a0m.\u00a0Elizabeth Larmour<\/strong>. \u00a0John Edward Bromley\u00a0( \u2013 this son\u00a0John Edward\u00a0Bromley with his wife\u00a0Jennie Brownlee\u00a0 would own Grandfather James Sr. property); \u00a0Margaret Ann; Alexander;\u00a0 Thomas; Henry; Joseph and James Larmour Bromley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7.<\/strong>\u00a0Thomas\u00a0Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0died at age 11 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

8<\/strong>.\u00a0Catherine\u00a0Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0died at age 4 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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For the\u00a01973 Bromley Reunion<\/em>, a Bromley Family Tree was compiled by Dawn Bromley Anderson and others. Laid end-to-end all the branches are displayed.\u00a01973 Reunion BROMLEY Family Tree<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0The Family Tree has charts for each branch.\u00a0\u00a0248 clan members attended the reunion:\u00a0\u00a0Bromley Reunion<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Various members of the family are mentioned in this Westmeath Loyal Orange Lodge summary:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Orange Hall History<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There is a second complete\u00a0BROMLEY-FAMILY-Genealogy<\/a>, prepared by Linda Gervais Bromley, which sets out the Family\u2019s generations in detail. This document was relied on heavily for this entry. The family branches that still have descendants living in Westmeath Township are presented here below. If greater detail is desired, please refer to the Genealogy document.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Many of the photos used in this entry were scanned from the Bromley picture album now held by Keith and Hazel Bromley. Keith is the great-great-grandson of James Bromley and Margaret Madden; the grandson of James Bromley Jr. and Elizabeth\u00a0Larmour. That family branch continues to live and farm, on the original Bromley homesteaded land\u00a0at the corner of Bromley Line and Malloy Road. Keith\u2019s generous loan of these photographs is greatly appreciated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We have\u00a0set out the surviving branches in birth order.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1.\u00a0 Henry Bromley and Mary Ann Richardson<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(Eldest child of James Sr. and Margaret Madden Bromley)<\/strong>\u00a0This excerpt from Myrtle Bromley\u2019s 1939 History:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201dHenry died at his homestead on July 4th, 1902, in his 92 year, his wife (Mary Ann Richardson), having predeceased him on Sept. 12th, 1892.\u00a0\u00a0Their son\u00a0James Henry\u00a0and his wife formerly,\u00a0Elizabeth A. Griffith,\u00a0succeeded to the homestead.\u00a0\u00a0The original dwelling house of log construction, \u2013 the first on Bromley Line, \u2013 was destroyed by fire in 1880, and replaced by the brick house still standing which is now the home of the latter\u2019s son, Harry G. Bromley.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cOne of the original barns, built of hewn logs, dovetailed at the ends, still remains to tell the tale of a mighty forest of long ago.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The brick farm house at the south-east corner of the\u00a0Wright Road and Bromley\u00a0Line intersection, is still a handsome, well-maintained home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1861 Census, Westmeath Township: Household of Henry & Mary Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Pembroke Observer & Upper Ottawa Advertiser. February 5, 1886<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Pembroke Observer & Upper Ottawa Advertiser. February 19, 1886<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Children of\u00a0Harry\u00a0Bromley\u00a0<\/strong>(1810- ) and \u00a0Mary Ann Richardson\u00a0<\/strong>(1818-\u00a0 ) are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Annie\u00a0 Bromley (1846-\u00a0 )\u00a0 m. Charles Stinson<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. Margaret Bromley \u00a0(1848-\u00a0 )<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. Emily Bromley (1850-1938)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. John Gardner Bromley (1852-1946) m. (1) Margaret Ross and had two\u00a0daughters Katie Bromley & Margaret Bromley. John was widowed in his 40\u2019s and after farming became a rural mail driver. He remarried to (2) Elizabeth Ellen \u201cNellie\u201d Farrell (1872-\u00a0 ).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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John Gardner & Nellie Bromley family; Katie and Margaret with baby Joe.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This excerpt from Myrtle Bromley\u2019s 1939 History:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cJohn, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr. was born in the County of Wicklow, Ireland, in 1815.\u00a0\u00a0He died on July 15th, 1842, as a result of injuries received in a fall.\u00a0\u00a0He was 27 years of age, and unmarried.\u00a0\u00a0His tombstone is one of the oldest in the Cemetery at Westmeath, Ontario.\u00a0 (<\/em> NOTE: This is the boy taken by the Algonquin in Prescott County and would go on to work for the Hudson Bay Company.)<\/p>\r\n

His nephew, John Gardner Bromley, (Henry\u2019s oldest son) succeeded to his homestead adjoining Henry\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0After the death of John Gardner\u2019s wife, formerly Margaret Ross, he married Helen Farrnell and their second son William is now owner of the property.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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John Bromley stone, Westmeath Union Cemetery. Inscription:\u00a0 “John son of James Bromley died July 15, 1842 \u00c6. 27 yrs. Native of Co. Wicklow Ireland.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

John Gardner, son of Henry and Elizabeth Griffith and grandson of John Sr., would farm his Uncle John\u2019s land after John\u2019s death at age 27. This farm sits to the adjacent east of his father\u2019s place on the south side of the Bromley Line.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The children of\u00a0John Gardner Bromley and Ellen Farnell Bromley:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

i. William Gardner\u00a0 Bromley m. (1) Olive Duff\u00a0\u00a0Bromley.\u00a0Bromley-Olive-Duff-and-William-Garner<\/a>\u00a0Their children:\u00a0 Eric\u00a0Bromley-Eric<\/a>\u00a0, Dorothy, Ruth and Joan.\u00a0\u00a0William\u2019s second marriage to (2) Tessie Hein.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ii. Lincoln Bromley<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iii. Orville Bromley<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iv. Joseph Bromley<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

v. Reggie Bromley<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

vi. Olive Bromley<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

vii. Charlotte Bromley m. ___O\u2019Brien<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Charlotte Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5. James Henry Bromley (\u00a0 -1936) m. Elizabeth \u00a0Ann Griffith.\u00a0\u00a0BromleyElizabethGriffith1936<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Elizabeth Ann was the daughter of the\u00a0School Teacher John Griffith \u00a0<\/a>at S.S. #3 , Bromley Line, when it was\u00a0held in a log schoolhouse.\u00a0 This couple took over his parent\u2019s farm at the Bromley Line and Wright Road corner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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James Henry Bromley & Elizabeth Ann Griffith<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Pembroke Observer & Upper Ottawa Advertiser, January 8, 1886. Note the P.O. was at Gower Point (now LaPasse) for the Bromleys.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Pembroke Observer & Upper Ottawa Advertiser. January 15, 1886<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A Mrs. J. H. Bromley endorsed the use of \u201cBaby\u2019s Own Tablets\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 1929, treating her four children with the product.\u00a0BromleyEndorsement1929<\/a>. This might have been Elizabeth Griffith Bromley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Ottawa Journal, Friday, December 11, 1936<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The children of James Henry & Elizabeth were:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

i. Henry (Harry) Bromley m.\u00a0 (1) Laura Spotswood; their children Clemence and Harold. Harry\u2019s second marriage to (2)\u00a0 Letta Comrie\u00a0\u00a0Bromley\u00a0Bromley Letta Comrie<\/a>,\u00a0Bromley, Harry & Letta 50th<\/a>. Clemence m. Lucy Rose Hammond\u00a0Bromley,LucyRoseHammond1942<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1966 Harry & Letta Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Clem Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00a0ii.\u00a0 Myrtle\u00a0 Bromley (1887-1966) \u2013 the author of the\u00a0Bromley History 1939<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>manuscript. This document sets out the whole of the Westmeath Township Bromley clan and is presented in its entirety at the end of this entry. She would also\u00a0battle the crippling effects of rheumatoid arthritis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Henry & Myrtle Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iii.\u00a0 Hazel Bromley (1899-1988) m. Lorne Elliott (1895-1954)\u00a0 son of Andrew Elliott an Marguerite Shields. See\u00a0ELLIOTT\u00a0<\/a>entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Hazel Bromley Elliott<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iv. Pearl Bromley m. Rodney Bryce.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Pearl Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bromley women were all committed members of the Westmeath Women\u2019s Institute and they published their contributed recipes in 1914 in a\u00a0\u201cWestmeath Women\u2019s Institute Cookbook\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>which has been listed in a new bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks.\u00a0Bromley Culinary Landmarks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2.\u00a0 Edward Bromley and Sarah Holmes<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(Third-born child of James Bromley Sr. and Margaret Madden)<\/strong>\u00a0From Myrtle Bromley History 1939:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cEdward,\u00a0the third son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr. married Sarah Holmes, and their family consisted of the following members: John, Thomas, William Henry, Edwin, James Holmes, David, Samuel, Elizabeth (Mrs. George Collins), Mary Jane (1st<\/sup>\u00a0Mrs. Beach, 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Mrs. Harris), and Sarah Margaret (Mrs. Ferguson Healey).<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Their son David and his wife, formerly Mary Gordon, succeeded to the homestead, and they in turn were succeeded by their son, Milton, who lives in the original house of his Grandfather, \u2013 the only homestead in use as a dwelling house at the present time, however, it has been remodeled.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Edward Bromley (<\/strong>1821-1901) m.\u00a0Sarah Holmes<\/strong>\u00a0(1822-1913). Ancestry.ca record Edward as being born in 1814 in Wicklow, Irelandand died 1893 in Ontario.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

On Boxing Day of \u00a01913 Sarah died of pneumonia\u00a0just 3 months shy of her 92nd birthday. The death registration filed by Dr. Bradley shows that she and her brother-in-law James both died on the exact same day of the same illness; he at age 89.\u00a01913 Sarah\u2019s & John\u2019s death reg<\/a>. Her parents names are not listed on the Registration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The children of\u00a0Edward and Sarah were:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1.\u00a0John Bromley (1845-1921)<\/strong>\u00a0m. (1)\u00a0Catherine Johnson (1846-1907) born in Quebec.\u00a0On the 1901 Census for Pembroke John is incorrectly listed as an Irishman.\u00a0Catherine died of cancer in 1907 and \u00a0John remarried in 1913 to a Pembroke widow named (2) Sarah Ann Tubb Noyes when they were both in their 60s.\u00a01913 John & Sarah Tubb Noyes Marriage<\/a>. John\u2019s occupation is listed as a lumberman. Sarah was an Englishwoman from Oxfordshire, England. The children of John and Catherine were:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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William Henry Johnson Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

i. Frances Elizabeth Bromley (1875-1960)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ii. William Henry Johnson\u00a0Bromley (1875-1950)\u00a0He married Margaret Ellen May Poitras (1875-1934) and they settled in Pembroke, Ont.\u00a0\u00a01916 William Henry\u2019s ServiceDoc.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0As\u00a0a 43 year old married lumberman he\u00a0joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1916.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iii. Mary Bromley (1878-<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iv. John E. Bromley (1879-<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Sarah & John Bromley at their Pembroke home. Photo from Ancestry.ca<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2.\u00a0Thomas Bromley (1847- )<\/strong>\u00a0m. Jane \u201cJanney\u201d Hill, in Beachburg in 1877.\u00a0 Jennie was the widowed daughter\u00a0 of Thomas and Jane McCabe and was living in Ross Township when they were married at\u00a0Beachburg\u2019s Methodist Church<\/a>.\u00a0 Jane McCabe\u2019s first\u00a0 marriage in 1871 was to a Ross Township teamster Thomas Hill.\u00a0 Jane\u2019s two marriages:\u00a0\u00a0Marriages of Jane McCabe Hill Bromley<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

With Thomas Hill, Janney had three little boys in quick succession. Her second husband raised them as his own and these sons used the Bromley surname throughout their lives. [Note: for purposes of this entry only, the hyphenated surname Hill-Bromley is used for clarity.]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Alexa Pritchard, a descendant of\u00a0 this branch of the Bromleys, has generously submitted some information to this entry.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1901 Census, Town of Pembroke – Bromley-McCabe Household. The five sons and one daughter were all living at home and all, except young Calvin, had jobs<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The children of Thomas and Jane \u201cJanney\u201d McCabe Hill Bromley were:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

i. Thomas Hill-Bromley (1874-\u00a0\u00a0 ) married Sarah Mildred Mary Teevans (1882-\u00a0 ) in 1907.\u00a0\u00a0From Alexa Pritchard: \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Record of Marriage at Pembroke, #24 in 1907, of\u00a0 Hill, Thomas,\u00a0 33 yrs, Nov 19, 1907, Hotel Keeper, son of Hill, Thomas & McCabe, Jane. Catholic (he converted before marriage,\u00a0Nov 17th) to Teevans, Mildred, 25 yrs Pembroke, daughter of Teevans, Bernard & Mangnan, Jane.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ii. Robert Hill-Bromley 1874\u00a0\u00a01874 Robert Hill Birth<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iii. James Hill-Bromley 1876<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iv. Mabelle Bromley (1879-\u00a0 ) was working as a telephone operator\u00a0 on the\u00a0 1901 Census. Mabelle married Gordon Phillips (b Dec 29, 1879), on Sept 26, 1902, son of Charles Philips and Hattie Francis.\u00a01902 Mabel & Philippe Marriage<\/a>. \u00a0He was a portrait painter and hotel keeper of the Canada Atlantic Hotel in Cobalt. Together they had a son, Earl Gordon Rallery Phillips (1904-\u00a0 )\u00a0 in Cobalt, Ontario.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

v. Edward \u201cNed\u201d Bromley (1882 -1952) was a WWI vet joining at the beginning of the war in 1914 in Kingston.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Edward Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Edward listed his mother Mrs. Thomas Bromley as next of kin on his military paperwork and she was living in Cobalt at the time.\u00a01914 Edward\u2019s Attestation Paper<\/a>.\u00a0 The 21st Division saw some dreadful action during the Great War and Ned\u2019s stone in York Cemetery notes his contribution.\u00a0Notes on the 21st Division C E F.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ned also worked as a scaler in the lumber industry. He married a Charette woman from Camtroke ON and there was a child, Doris \u2013 unconfirmed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

vi. William Henry Bromley (1884-\u00a0 ) outside of Pembroke in\u00a0 Stafford Twp, Renfrew County. William was a jeweller.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

vii. Calvin McCabe Bromley (1888-1970) died Dec 22, 1970 at the age of 82, in the Baptist Home, White Rock BC. Sunnyside Lawn Cemetery, Surry BC. Calvin married Caroline Kelo (1890-1985) on May 8, 1914 at Port Arthur, ON. Caroline was born in Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew County, ON, the daughter of German-born William Kelo (1861-1919), and Augusta Markus. Caroline died May 17, 1985 at the age of 94, in White Rock BC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0Elizabeth \u201cLizzie\u201d Bromley\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0(1849 \u20131886) m. Joshua Collins (1856-1944), left Canada and settled in Minnesota, USA. They had six children before her early death at age 37. See\u00a0COLLINS\u00a0<\/a>entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. William Henry Bromley (1851<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0Edwin Bromley (1853-<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6. Mary Jane Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0(1855-\u00a0 ) m. (1) ____ Beach; (2) ____ Harris<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7.\u00a0James Holmes Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0(1857- ) m. Catherine Marin Carswell (1865-\u00a0 ). In the 1901 Census for Pembroke, \u00a0two children are in the household: Etta M. Bromley 15 and James C.A. Bromley 13.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

8.\u00a0David Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0(1860-1932) m. Mary Elizabeth Gordon (1870-\u00a0 ) in Westmeath in December of 1888, the \u00a0daughter of Robert Gordon (1840- ) and Mary McBride (1842- ) .\u00a0\u00a01888 David& MaryMarriage<\/a>. \u00a0The Gordon\u2019s were also a Westmeath family with the parents born in Ireland and emigrating during the Great Famine to settle in Ross Township. See\u00a0GORDON\u00a0<\/a>entry. David and Mary\u2019s home, on a knoll well in from the Bromley Line,\u00a0 is now occupied by Great-great-grandson Andrew and his family with this Century Farm now into its fifth generation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Milton, Mary Gordon, David and Retta Bromley.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The children of\u00a0David Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Mary Elizabeth Gordon Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0were:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

i.\u00a0 Milton Estcourt Bromley (1894-1979) m. Susan \u201cSusie\u201d Ann Anderson\u00a0(1906-1963)\u00a0Bromley-Milton-and-Susan-Anderson-Bromley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Their children are:\u00a0David Allan Bromley\u00a0Allen Bromley\u00a0<\/a>(1926-2005) \u00a0BromleyA<\/a>, Robert Izett (Bob) Bromley (1932-1994) , Ronald Milton Bromley (1933-1988), John Bromley, and only daughter Dawn Bromley. David\u2019s grandson Bob and his wife Nellie Desjardins, assumed the farm from his father Milton. Milton and Susie\u2019s many grandchildren are still very active in the Westmeath community.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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ii.\u00a0 Retta McBride Bromley (1896-\u00a0 m. _____ Armstrong.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iii.\u00a0 Leonard Bromley who died at age 9 of diphtheria.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

9.\u00a0Samuel Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0m. Almira Brush Tennant in 1886 in Pembroke. He was listed as a mill owner.\u00a01886 Sam & Almira Marriage.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

10.\u00a0Sarah Margaret Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0m. Ferguson Healey<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Almira Tenant Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. William Moses Bromley\u00a0and\u00a0(1) Eliza Brownlee; (2)Miss Livingston;\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(3)\u00a0 Margaret Winters<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(Fourth- born and 3rd surviving child of\u00a0 James Bromley Sr. and Margaret Madden)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Two of James Bromley Sr. sons, William and Alexander, married two Brownlee daughters Eliza and Margaret. Their sister Margaret would marry Thomas Brownlee. See\u00a0BROWNLEE<\/a>\u00a0entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The children of William Moses Bromley (1822-\u00a0 )\u00a0and (1) Eliza Brownlee (1823-1852) were:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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From left: \u00a0John Hatton Bromley, James Bromley and William Moses Bromley standing at right with hand on Joe Bromley sitting.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Margaret Bromley m. Thomas Richardson,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. John Hatton Bromley<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. \u00a0James Bromley<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0 Joseph Bromley,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5.\u00a0 Elizabeth Anne\u00a0Bromley m. Patrick McCagherty, the son of Patrick McCagherty Sr. and Elizabeth \u201cEliza\u201d Edmunson. Anne and Patrick\u00a0 would farm on the Con. 2, Bromley Line, \u00a0beside her family\u2019s farms and raise a large family. See\u00a0MCCAUGHERTY<\/a>\u00a0entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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McCagherty Sons L-R: George McCagherty, unknown, Joe McCaugherty<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6. \u00a0Catherine Bromley\u00a0(1851-\u00a0 ) m. John Howard\u00a0(about 1844 possibly in Fitzroy), on\u00a013 Jan 1868.\u00a0Catherine was 17 and he was the son of Joseph Howard and Eliza Darin. The Howard family were also Westmeath farmers. The young couple would live in Chatham, ON.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7. \u00a0Mary Bromley m. John Rose,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

8. William Edward Bromley (1851-1852) died as infant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

9.\u00a0 Peter Bromley<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

10. \u00a0William (Bill) Moses Bromley m. Margaret Winters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4.\u00a0 Margaret Jane Bromley and Thomas Claude Brownlee<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(Fifth child and only surviving daughter\u00a0of James\u00a0 Bromley Sr. and Margaret Madden.)<\/strong>\u00a0Margaret Bromley m. Tom Brownlee (1824-1898) in 1844. \u00a0Tom was the son of Joseph Brownlee (1799-1841) and Anne Susannah Richardson (1799-1859)\u00a0from Claredon Township, Pontiac County, Lower Canada.\u00a0\u00a0See\u00a0BROWNLEE<\/a>\u00a0entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5.\u00a0 James Bromley Jr. and Elizabeth Larmour<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(Sixth-born\u00a0child of James\u00a0 Bromley Sr. and Margaret Madden.)<\/strong>\u00a0From the Myrtle Bromley History 1939:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cJames, (the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr.) married Elizabeth Larmour, and they had a family of 7 sons and 1 daughters namely: William, John Edward, Margaret Ann (Mrs. John Malloy), Alexander, Thomas, Henry, Joseph and James Larmour.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cTheir son Alexander and his wife, formerly Margaret Brownlee, succeeded to the homestead.\u00a0 The original house has been used as a granary, since the erection of a brick one, in which their son Garnet resides.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u2013\u00a0From Bromley Genealogy<\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0JAMES (JR.) BROMLEY<\/strong>\u00a0was born Nov 1824 in County Wicklow, Ireland, and died 26 Dec 1913 in Westmeath, Ont..\u00a0 He married\u00a0ELIZABETH LARMOUR<\/strong>\u00a0Abt. 1854.\u00a0 She was born 09 Jan 1832 in Plantagenet, Ont., and died 28 July 1919 and \u00a0is buried in Westmeath\u00a0 Union Cemetery. James died on the same date as his sister-in-law Sarah.\u00a01913 Sarah\u2019s & John\u2019s death reg<\/a>. Continuing the connections between the Bromley and Brownlee families; two sons of James Jr. would marry Brownlee women.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

These Bromley\u2019s lived in the Village of Westmeath and were hotel-keepers to the passing teamsters and travellers of the mid-1800s. Incoming settlers,\u00a0 lumbermen, and the shipping of goods \u00a0for the lumber trade, created a booming economy at the time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Hotels for the travellers\u00a0and stabling for the horses were needed. Westmeath sat at the top of the Paquette Rapids and all goods\u00a0had to\u00a0be portaged around the rapids down to Spotswoods and\u00a0 calmer waters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Children of\u00a0JAMES BROMLEY JR.<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0ELIZABETH LARMOUR<\/strong>\u00a0are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

i.\u00a0MARGARET ANN BROMLEY<\/strong>, b. 25 Nov 1854; d. 1934; m. JOHN MALLOY.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ii.\u00a0MARY BROMLEY<\/strong>, b. 10 Jun 1853; d. 01 Jul 1853.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iii.\u00a0JAMES LARMOUR BROMLEY<\/strong>, b. 1858; d. 26 Aug 1874<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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James Lamour Bromley 1857-1874<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

iv.\u00a0JOHN EDWARD BROMLEY<\/strong>, b. 1860; d. 18 Apr 1930\u00a0Bromley,JohnEdward1930<\/a>\u00a0m.\u00a0Mary Jane \u201cJennie\u201d Brownlee<\/strong>\u00a0(1871-1954) of Shawville, Pontiac County, Quebec.\u00a0See\u00a0BROWNLEE<\/a>\u00a0entry. \u00a0John was the postmaster of the Bromley Line Post Office and the president of the Bromley Line Telephone Company. Later both entities were incorporated into larger area post office and telephone companies in\u00a01928.\u00a0\u00a0Jennie\u2019s widowed elderly father Joseph Brownlee Jr. lived with them and died in Westmeath.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The children of John E and Jennie Bromley are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Graham Clarence Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

a. Mabel Florence Bromley (1889-1974) m. Jacob McMullen and after his death Florence moved to Ottawa.\u00a0McMullen, FlorenceBromley<\/a>.\u00a0 See\u00a0MCMULLEN<\/a>\u00a0entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

b. Margaret Elizabeth Bromley (1893- ) m. Eric McLean Ross in 1919 and lived out her years in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.\u00a01988);<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

c. Graham Clarence Bromley (1896- ) m. Minnie Webster in Peterborough, Ontario in 1916 and served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in WWI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Graham Bromley & Minnie Webster 1915 Wedding<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

d. Mae Bromley (1896- ) m. John \u201cJack\u201d Hennessy, also from a local family. See\u00a0HENNESSY\u00a0<\/a>entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

e. Mildred Mary Bromley (1897-<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

f. Violet Sara Ray Bromley (1900-1959)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

g. Joseph James Bromley (193-1986)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

v.\u00a0ALEXANDER BROMLEY<\/strong>, b. 01 Nov 1862, Westmeath Township; d. 16 Aug 1931, Westmeath, Ont. would marry\u00a0Margurite Elizabeth Brownlee\u00a0<\/strong>(1872-1967)\u00a0\u00a0Bromley,MargaretEBrownlee<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This branch of the Bromley Family, following the children of Alexander and Margaret is well researched and documented starting on Page 4, #12 of :\u00a0\u00a0BROMLEY-FAMILY-Genealogy<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Alex Bromley & Family.<\/strong>\u00a0From Left: Sam Brownlee, Millie Bromley, John Edward Bromley, Margaret & Albert Brownlee, Alex Bromley with the pipe.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In the 1911 Census the family homestead on Lot 5 Con. 2 CLF hosted a busy household with seven children and their grandparents James and Elizabeth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1911 Census Westmeath Township – Alexander Bromley Household<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00a0The children of Alex and Margaret are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Arthur Garnet Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1.James \u201cJim\u201d Larmour Bromley (1893-1947) m. Gertrude Ada McPhee (1893-\u00a0 ) in Sudbury District in 1907.\u00a01907 Jim & Gertrude Marriage<\/a>. He was listed as an \u201coperator\u201d \u2013 perhaps in lumbering or mining.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Gertrude McPhee and Jim Bromley 1907 Wedding<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2.Arthur Garnet Bromley (1896-1990) m. Jessie Bulmer (1903-1994).\u00a0\u00a0Bromley-J-G<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Garnet Bromley War Service<\/a>.\u00a0 Their children are:\u00a0 i. \u00a0Keith Bromley m. Hazel Davidson;\u00a0 \u00a0ii. Arthur (Art) Bromley m. (1) Carol Leason \u2013 and (2) Linda Gervais;\u00a0 \u00a0 iii. Marion Elizabeth Bromley (1929-1996);\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0iv. \u00a0Joan Margaret Bromley (1931-2003) m. Donald Garnet Hogg (1927-1982).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Art\u2019s son David Bromley and his family, still reside on the Malloy Road homestead. Jessie taught at the Bromley Line School and elsewhere\u00a0in the area. In later years Garnet & Jessie lived in the brick house on Malloy Road just north of the Bromley Line corner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1929 Jessie & Garnet in New Liskeard<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3.Margaret Ann Bromley (1898-1969)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4.Laura Bromley<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5.Matilda \u201cTilly\u201d Bromley (1903- 1961) m. William Mowat Wilson (1891-1955)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Wilson-Bromley stone, Burk\u2019s Falls Cemetery. Photo from Ancestry.ca.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6. Edith Alexandra Bromley (1905-1987) m. Robert Leslie Mason (1906-1983) living in Cambridge, ON. Leslie was the son of Elizabeth Blackwell and Samuel Mason. See\u00a0BLACKWELL<\/a>\u00a0entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

vi. THOMAS ARTHUR BROMLEY,\u00a0(1871-1951) m. Robina Cobb (1875-1970), daughter of John Cobb (1814-1896) \u00a0and Mary Ann Carmichael (1836-1916) of Mansfield, Pontiac County, Quebec.\u00a01899 Thomas&Robina Marriage<\/a>. They were married in the Fort Coulonge Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Thomas (Tom) was a saw-mill\u00a0 labourer in the 1901 Census. By 1911 Thomas had his own family and was married to Robina. They were\u00a0 Free Church adherents living in Mansfield & Pontefract Township of Pontiac County, Quebec, on opposite shore of the Ottawa River from Westmeath Township.\u00a0 Thomas worked in the lumbering business for many years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1911 Census for East Algoma<\/strong>\u00a0lists Thomas and Robina\u2019s children Arthur and Kenneth and moth-in-law Mary Ann Cobb<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The family lived in McCormick Ward, Sudbury, Nipissing District.\u00a0 Tom\u2019s occupation in the 1921 \u00a0is listed as \u201cLine Chief\u201d; sons were Arthur Bromley (1901-\u00a0 ) and Kenneth James Bromley (1904-1983) m. Bessie Maud Smith.\u00a0 In 1940 Voter\u2019s List for Algoma East, Webbwood section, he was listed as a \u201cscaler\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Tom Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Robina Cobb 1899<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Sons of Tom & Robina Bromley<\/strong>
Arthur Bromley 1907 and Kenneth Bromley 1905.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

vii. WILLIAM BROMLEY, b. 1869; d. 11 Jan 1899, at age 30 yrs. having caught pneumonia while suffering from\u00a0quinsy\u00a0<\/a>; buried in Westmeath Union Cemetery.\u00a0\u00a0Bromley,William1899<\/a>.\u00a0 William\u2019s funeral rites became a cause for \u201cconsiderable unpleasantness<\/em>\u201d in the small congregation of St. Mary\u2019s Anglican Church, Westmeath Village,\u00a0and its rector Rev. Mr. Peck.\u00a0\u00a01899 The Ottawa Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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William Bromley<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

viii. HENRY BROMLEY,\u00a0(1874-\u00a0 ) \u00a0m. Susanna A. Moxam (1880-\u00a0 ), a schoolteacher from Hastings County.\u00a01902 Henry& Susanna Marriage<\/a>. They settled in the Detroit, Michigan area.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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ix. JOSEPH JAMES BROMLEY, b. 1880; d. 06 Nov 1901, buried in Westmeath\u00a0 Union Cemetery. He died at 30 years of age after being hit by a train.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Joseph James Bromley 1879-1901-<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A History of The Bromleys\u2019 and The Westmeath Area<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Compiled by Myrtle Bromley, 1939<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Pioneers of Bromley Line<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Resting peacefully beneath the sod in the United Cemetery which overlooks the Ottawa River at Westmeath, Ontario, Canada are the last remains of James Bromley, Sr. and his wife, formerly Margaret Madden, and their sons Henry and John, the first settlers on what has been long known as \u201cBromley Line\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0Not long after settling, Henry and John were joined by their parents (mentioned above) and the rest of the family, namely: Edward, William Margaret, James and Thomas.\u00a0\u00a0They too, are sleeping in the land of their adoption.\u00a0\u00a0One daughter, Catherine, aged 4 years, died.<\/em>\u00a0And the third generation have all passed on, with the exception of the following:\u00a0\u00a0Samuel Bromley, Pembroke, Ontario, Mrs. F. Healy, Ottawa, Ontario, Peter Bromley, British Columbia, Wm. Moses Sumas, Washington, U.S.A., Thomas Bromley, Webbwood Ontario and Henry Bromley, London, Ontario.\u00a0\u00a0Thus, nearly three generations of pioneers have crossed the Great Divide.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Now let me carry your thoughts across the ocean, to the British Isles, for there, James Bromley Sr. of Canada, first saw the light of Day. He was born in 1788, in England, a son of James Bromley (an officer in the British Army), whose wife died after the birth of James.\u00a0\u00a0He had a sister married to a Revenue Officer in Ireland, to whom he gave his son, James, to raise.\u00a0\u00a0When he became of age, he joined the Irish Water Guards of County Wicklow, Ireland \u2013 a police force, to keep smugglers from landing.<\/em>\u00a0He married Margaret Madden of Ireland, and they had eight children, namely: Henry, John, Edward, William, Margaret, James, Thomas and Catherine.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Henry, the eldest, was born in the Parish of Kilbride, County of Wicklow, Ireland, on March 1st, 1811, and when about 16 years old, accompanied his parents and the rest of the family to Canada, arriving at Bytown, (now the City of Ottawa) before the construction of the Rideau Canal.\u00a0\u00a0Later, the family moved to Plantagenet, on the Nation River, County of Prescott, where they farmed for several years.<\/em>\u00a0During their sojourn there, John was stolen by Indians, and some time elapsed, before his discovery.\u00a0\u00a0Then the Indians could not be induced to give him up, but promised to take him home for a visit once a year.\u00a0\u00a0When, however, they finally released him, he procured employment as a mail-carrier for the Hudson Bay Fur Company, \u2013 his route being from Fort Coulonge to Fort William.<\/em>\u00a0In June 1835, Henry and John accompanied their Father (whom we shall designate James Sr.) on a voyage up the Ottawa River, to investigate the country.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In August 1835, Henry and John arrived at Front Westmeath, \u2013 having paddled and portaged their way up the Ottawa River, via Stoqua Portage to the head of Muskrat Lake, and thence on foot across the trails that led to the little settlement of Miramachi, (now the Town of Pembroke).\u00a0\u00a0It is uncertain whether or not their Father accompanied them thus far, nevertheless, he returned to Plantagenet, and after packing up his belongings, retraced his footsteps, accompanied by the rest of the family, and joined his sons, at a later date \u2013 1837.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Meanwhile, Henry and John had chosen a site about a mile from the Ottawa River, \u2013 on the Line that bears their name \u2013 and proceeded to carve a home for themselves in the forest, through which they could travel for miles without seeing a ray of sunshine. They each took up 200 acres of adjoining land.\u00a0\u00a0Westmeath Township was not then organized, and Henry took a keen interest in its organization.\u00a0\u00a0When at last the township was organized, he was elected the first Reeve of the township.\u00a0In those days, Lanark and Renfrew Counties were united, and The County Council of the two counties met at Perth, as well as the courts.\u00a0\u00a0Henry had therefore to travel all the way to Perth, \u2013 on horseback \u2013 to attend the Council meetings.\u00a0\u00a0When the Counties were separated he took an active part in having Pembroke selected as the County Town of Renfrew.<\/em>\u00a0Note on side of Page: Henry Bromley was elected Councilor on Jan. 5, 1857.\u00a0\u00a0Other Councilors elected were:\u00a0\u00a0Thos. Carswell, Joseph Keyes, David Beach and Allen McCracken. Henry Bromley, elected Reeve on Jan. 19, 1857-1858.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0In the early days Henry Bromley was appointed Justice of the Peace, which commission he retained until his death.<\/em>\u00a0He married Mary Ann Richardson of South March Ontario (formerly of Tipperary, Ireland) on March 23rd, 1844 and they had eight children, namely: Catherine (Mrs. James McCagherty), Anne (Mrs. Charles Stinson), Margaret Jane (Mrs. W. H. Bromley), Emily (Mrs. Thomas Somerville), John Gardner, Jemima (Mrs. George Howard), James Henry, and Frederick William.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Henry died at his homestead on July 4th, 1902, in his 92 year, his wife having predeceased him on Sept. 12th, 1892.\u00a0\u00a0Their son James Henry and his wife formerly, Elizabeth A. Griffith, succeeded to the homestead.\u00a0\u00a0The original dwelling house of log construction, \u2013 the first on Bromley Line, \u2013 was destroyed by fire in 1880, and replaced by the brick house still standing which is now the home of the latter\u2019s son, Harry G. Bromley.<\/em>\u00a0One of the original barns, built of hewn logs, dovetailed at the ends, still remains to tell the tale of a mighty forest of long ago.<\/em>\u00a0John, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr. was born in the County of Wicklow, Ireland, in 1815.\u00a0\u00a0He died on July 15th, 1842, as a result of injuries received in a fall.\u00a0\u00a0He was 27 years of age, and unmarried.\u00a0\u00a0His tombstone is one of the oldest in the Cemetery at Westmeath, Ontario.\u00a0\u00a0His nephew, John Gardner Bromley, (Henry\u2019s oldest son) succeeded to his homestead adjoining Henry\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0After the death of John Gardner\u2019s wife, formerly Margaret Ross, he married Helen\u00a0 and their second son William is now owner of the property.<\/em>\u00a0As stated before, Henry and John were joined by their parents, brothers and sister, who also obtained 200 acres of land each, \u2013 married \u2013 and in time there was quite a little colony of \u201cThe Bromleys.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bromley Line School stands on the South-East corner of the property of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr. who presented one acre of land, fully cleared, to the school section.<\/em>\u00a0Their dwelling house was situated on a little knoll near the northern limit of the property, but no trace of it remains today.<\/em>\u00a0James Bromley, Sr. was kicked by a horse owned by Mr. John Wright Sr. while turning out on the narrow road, resulting in his death on April 1st, 1852.\u00a0\u00a0(He was on his way to visit his new grandson, John Gardner Bromley).<\/em>\u00a0Mrs. James Bromley Sr. formerly Margaret Madden, was born in Ireland in 1788, and died on Sept. 22nd, 1863.\u00a0\u00a0She was laid to rest beside her husband in the United Cemetery, Westmeath, Ontario.<\/em>\u00a0Their fourth son, William succeeded to the homestead.\u00a0\u00a0He was married three times.\u00a0\u00a0His first wife was Eliza Brownlee, and they had a family of seven, namely: Margaret (Mrs. Richardson), John Hatton, James, Joseph, Anne (Mrs. Patrick McCagherty), Catherine (Mrs. John Howard), and Mary (Mrs. John Rose).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Their son William Edward died April 3, 1852, Age 10 months old.<\/em>\u00a0After the death of Eliza Brownlee, (Aug. 24, 1852-age 29 yrs.) William married Margaret Winters, (a sister of Mrs. Martin Hennessey) and of this union two children were born namely: Peter, and William (Bill) Moses \u2013 both of whom survive.<\/em>\u00a0Miss Livingston was Williams third wife.<\/em>\u00a0Some<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Years later John Edward, a son of James Bromley, Jr. became possessor of the property of his Grandfather, James Bromley Sr.\u00a0\u00a0He married Jennie Brownlee, who still survives.\u00a0\u00a0They built a log house on the south-east corner, behind the school grounds, but this house was destroyed by fire, and replaced by a brick one.<\/em>\u00a0Edward, the third son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr. married Sarah Holmes, and their family consisted of the following members: John, Thomas, William Henry, Edwin, James Holmes, David, Samuel, Elizabeth (Mrs. George Collins), Mary Jane (1st\u00a0Mrs. Beach, 2nd\u00a0Mrs. Harris), and Sarah Margaret (Mrs. Ferguson Healey).<\/em>\u00a0Their son David and his wife, formerly Mary Gordon, succeeded to the homestead, and they in turn were succeeded by their son, Milton, who lives in the original house of his Grandfather, \u2013 the only homestead in use as a dwelling house at the present time, however, it has been remodeled.<\/em>\u00a0Margaret, the only surviving daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr. (when they moved to Bromley Line) married Thomas Brownlee, and they had 6 daughters and l son, namely: Ann (Mrs. Samuel Richardson), Margaret Jane (Mrs. Robert Spotswood), Catherine (Mrs. Edward McCagherty) Sarah (Mrs. James King), Mary (Mrs. Silas Huntington), unable to read this name (Mrs. Phil Montgomery) and Hugh Edward.<\/em>\u00a0James, (the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr.) married Elizabeth Larmour, and they had a family of 7 sons and 1 daughters namely: William, John Edward, Margaret Ann (Mrs. John Malloy), Alexander, Thomas, Henry, Joseph and James Larmour.<\/em>\u00a0Their son Alexander and his wife, formerly Margaret Brownlee, succeeded to the homestead.\u00a0\u00a0The original house has been used as a grainary, since the erection of a brick one, in which their son Garnet resides.<\/em>\u00a0Thomas, (the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr.) died on May 10th, 1838, aged 11 years, the first or one of the first on record buried in the United Cemetery, Westmeath, Ontario.<\/em>\u00a0Note: The death of Thomas is recorded on the tombstone of his father, James Bromley Sr.<\/em>\u00a0Catherine (the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr.) died at the age of 4 years and was buried.<\/em>\u00a0Among descendants of Mr. and Mrs. James Bromley Sr. who live in this district and the Ottawa Valley, \u2013 not herein before mentioned \u2013 are the following great grandchildren:\u00a0\u00a0Mrs. Jos. Davis, Mrs. John Paterson and Mrs. Lawrence Elliott, Westmeath Ontario.\u00a0\u00a0Mrs. Robt. Armstrong, Fort Coulonge, Quebec.\u00a0\u00a0Joseph H. Bromley, Beachburg; James and Robt. McCagherty, Mrs. Jas. Reynolds, and George Bromley, Pembroke, Claude King, Renfrew; Jos. And Wm. McCagherty, Mrs. Jacob McMullen, Mrs. Roderick Bryce, The Misses Margaret and Myrtle Bromley, Ottawa, Ontario.<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cDuring their sojourn there, John was stolen by Indians, and some time elapsed, before his discovery.\u00a0 Then the Indians could not be induced to give him up, but promised to take him home for a visit once a year.\u00a0 When, however, they finally released him, he procured employment as a mail-carrier for the Hudson Bay READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-d","category-b"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4854,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions\/4854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}