Our Genealogy - Person Sheet
Our Genealogy - Person Sheet
Spouses
1Eliza Ann Crane 
51, F
51, FDeath19 Aug 1875
Marriage29 Apr 1845
2Eleanor Whitman 51, F
51, FMarriage27 Dec 1876
3Hannah Bennett 84, 2C4R, F
84, 2C4R, FMemoage 19 on 1851 census; Oct from 1901 census which stated year of birth as 1836
Death20 May 1910, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada51
FatherJohn Bennett , M (ca1805-1888)
MotherCharlotte Jones , F (ca1806-)
Marriage2 Jun 188651
Notes for James DeWolfe Spurr
He’s listed with his wife Hannah in the 1901 census in Saint John City.5
Notes for James DeWolfe & Eliza Ann (Family)
Date: May 3 1845
County: Saint John
Place: Saint John
Newspaper: New Brunswick Courier
“m. Tuesday eve., by Rev. Rector, James Dewolf SPURR, merchant / Eliza Ann CRANE youngest d/o John CRANE, Economy, N.S.”51
County: Saint John
Place: Saint John
Newspaper: New Brunswick Courier
“m. Tuesday eve., by Rev. Rector, James Dewolf SPURR, merchant / Eliza Ann CRANE youngest d/o John CRANE, Economy, N.S.”51
Notes for James DeWolfe & Eleanor (Family)
Date: January 6 1877
County: Saint John
Place: Saint John
Newspaper: Watchman
“m. At Church of the Intercession, Washington Heights, New York City, 27th Dec., by Rev. E. Winchester Donald, James DeWolf SPURR, St. John, N.B. / Eleanor WHITMAN d/o late Hon. Alfred WHITMAN, Annapolis, N.S.”51
County: Saint John
Place: Saint John
Newspaper: Watchman
“m. At Church of the Intercession, Washington Heights, New York City, 27th Dec., by Rev. E. Winchester Donald, James DeWolf SPURR, St. John, N.B. / Eleanor WHITMAN d/o late Hon. Alfred WHITMAN, Annapolis, N.S.”51
Notes for James DeWolfe & Hannah (Family)
The following marriage record from the New Brunswick Archives site creates some confusion:
Date: June 3 1886
County: Saint John
Place: Saint John
Newspaper: The Daily Telegraph
“m. Holy Trinity Church, Anerley, London, England, 2nd inst., by Rev. Thomas Scott, Vicar, James DeWolfe SPURR, Esq., Saint John, N.B. / Hannah ROBERTSON d/o James ROBERTSON, Esq., Moncton (West. Co.)”51
This suggests James DeWolfe Spurr married a Hannah Robertson instead of Hannah Bennett, but we know from various announcements regarding Hannah Bennett’s father John Bennett that his daughter was Mrs. James DeWolfe Spurr [cf: John Bennett 1805-1888]. Could Hannah have been a widow of James Robertson? As it turns out, there was indeed a James Robertson of Moncton who died in 1883 leaving a widow Hannah of precisely the right age to be Hannah Bennett, and son George. It seems most likely therefore that Hannah was married twice and the marriage announcement should have read “widow of” rather than “d/o”.
Date: June 3 1886
County: Saint John
Place: Saint John
Newspaper: The Daily Telegraph
“m. Holy Trinity Church, Anerley, London, England, 2nd inst., by Rev. Thomas Scott, Vicar, James DeWolfe SPURR, Esq., Saint John, N.B. / Hannah ROBERTSON d/o James ROBERTSON, Esq., Moncton (West. Co.)”51
This suggests James DeWolfe Spurr married a Hannah Robertson instead of Hannah Bennett, but we know from various announcements regarding Hannah Bennett’s father John Bennett that his daughter was Mrs. James DeWolfe Spurr [cf: John Bennett 1805-1888]. Could Hannah have been a widow of James Robertson? As it turns out, there was indeed a James Robertson of Moncton who died in 1883 leaving a widow Hannah of precisely the right age to be Hannah Bennett, and son George. It seems most likely therefore that Hannah was married twice and the marriage announcement should have read “widow of” rather than “d/o”.