Mary Elizabeth Bigham1,2,3

F, #52502, b. 27 June 1857, d. 19 May 1929
Pedigree
Father*George Bigham1,2,3 b. c 1834
Mother*Jane Waddell1,2,3 b. 28 May 1834, d. 10 Apr 1862
Last Edited19 Jan 2026
     She was born on 27 June 1857, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West (modern Ontario), United Province of Canada.2,3 Mary married Charles Byron Borland, at the Bigham home, 5th concession, on 27 January 1881, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 007862.4,5
     Mary Elizabeth Bigham died on 19 May 1929 at Western Hospital, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Death Registration 004531.2,4 The cause of her death was given as Concussion of Brain as the result of a Cerebral Haemorrhage, Auto Accident.4 She was buried at Orono Cemetery, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.2,6
     Mary Elizabeth Bigham appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West (modern Ontario) in the household of her parents, George and Jane Bigham.3

Family

Charles Byron Borland b. 6 Oct 1856, d. 14 Mar 1930

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1940., Name: Mary Elizabeth Borland; Death: 19 May 1929, Western Hospital, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 72 10 22, Birth Date: 27 Jun 1856, Birth Place: Clarke Twnshp, Cause of Death: Concussion of Brain, Occupation: N/A, Marital Status: M (married), Parents: George Bigham & Jane Waddell (both born Durham County), Informant: C. B. Borland, husband, Burial: 22 May 1929, Orono, Ont., Registration #: 004351.
  2. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Orono Cemetery: Mary Elizabeth Borland née Bigham
    Grave marker transcription:.
  3. [S16294] George Bigham household, 13 Jan 1861 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham, Canada West; Page: 31; Lines: 5 to 10, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-1016-1017, George Bigham, 27, Inferred Head, Jane Bigham, 26, Inferred Wife, Mary Elizabeth Bigham, 4, Inferred daughter, James Bigham, 65, Inferred Father, Elizabeth Bigham, 65, Inferred Mother.
  4. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1940", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Mary Elizabeth Borland; Death: 19 May 1929, Western Hospital, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 72 10 22, Birth Date: 27 Jun 1856, Birth Place: Clarke Twnshp, Cause of Death: Concussion of Brain, Occupation: xx, Marital Status: xx, Parents: George Bigham & Jane Waddell (both born Durham County), Informant: C. B. Borland, husband, Burial: 22 May 1929, Orono, Ont., Registration #: 004351.
  5. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Charles Byron Borland (24, druggist) & Mary Elizabeth Bigham (23); Marriage: 27 Jan 1881, 5 Con., Clarke, Durham, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Samuel J. & Eliza Borland, Bride's Parents: George & Jane Bigham, Groom's Birthplace: Orono, Bride's Birth Place: 5 con Clarke, Registration #: 007862.
  6. [S4749] CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots, online CemSearch home page, Mary Elizabeth Borland, Maiden Name: Bigham, Birth Date: 1857, Death Date: 1929, Age: 72y (approx), Cemetery: Orono, Clarke Twp., ON, Canada, Comment: Mary is buried here., Notes: Daughter of George and Jane Bigham; married Charles Byron Borland 24, druggist from Orono, Jan 27 1881 in Clarke Twp. Additional information from Northumberland and Durham Marriage Registers. Mother of Edyth E.J. Borland.
    Grave marker transcription:
    (side 1)
    George F. Bigham
    Born     June 25, 187?
    Died     Aug. 2, 1934
    Laura A. Casey     His Wife     1877 - 1963
    (side 2)
    George Bigham
    Born     June 13, 1837
    Died     May 13, 1911
    Helen Hunter, His Wife
    Born     Sept 2, 1841
    Died     Jan. 20, 1904
    (side 3)
    C. B. Borland     1856 - 1930
    Mary E. Bigham     His Beloved Wife
    1857 - 1929. Hereinafter cited as CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots.

Charles Byron Borland1

M, #52503, b. 6 October 1856, d. 14 March 1930
Pedigree
Last Edited19 Jan 2026
     He was born on 6 October 1856, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West (modern Ontario), United Province of Canada.2,1,3 Charles married Mary Elizabeth Bigham, at the Bigham home, 5th concession, on 27 January 1881, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 007862.4,1
     Charles Byron Borland died on 14 March 1930, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada at age 73 according to Ontario Death Registration 002405.2
     The informant on his death registration was his son-in-law, C. Kennedy.2 He was buried on 17 March 1930 at Orono Cemetery, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.2,3,5
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Canadian Statesman published in Bowmanville, Ontario 27 March 1930:
Charles B. Borland, Toronto
      C. B. Borland, Toronto, an old Orono boy, and one time prominent business man of the village, passed away Friday, March 14th, interment in the family plot in Orono Cemetery on the Monday following.
     Charley, as he was popularly known to his many friends here, was a resident of Orono in early boyhood and received his early education on Old College Hill. In the early eighties after his graduation in Pharmacy he conducted a drug store here. About forty years ago he moved to Toronto where he carried on the same business until his retirement a few years ago.
     A short service was conducted at l the grave here by his former pastor and life-long friend, Rev. J. W. Rae, a number of his old boyhood friends being in attendance.
     Relatives present from a distance were his daughter and son-in-law, Dr. C. A. and Mrs. Kennedy, with whom he made his home since the death of his wife about a year ago; Mr. and Mrs. Robson, the latter a niece of (a daughter of the late Ed. Borland. Mr. and Mrs. William Percy; Mr. and Mrs. George F. Bigham, Buffalo, N.Y., Mr. and Mrs. Sid Brooks, Courtice; Mr. B. J. Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Staples, Toronto.
     Besides his daughter, one brother, Mr. Anson Borland, Winnipeg, Man., survives him.
     Pall bearers were Messrs. W. S. Percy, J.E. Robson, George F. Bigham, William Staples, Bruce Waddell and Sid Brooks-News.6

Family

Mary Elizabeth Bigham b. 27 Jun 1857, d. 19 May 1929

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Charles Byron Borland (24, druggist) & Mary Elizabeth Bigham (23); Marriage: 27 Jan 1881, 5 Con., Clarke, Durham, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Samuel J. & Eliza Borland, Bride's Parents: George & Jane Bigham, Groom's Birthplace: Orono, Bride's Birth Place: 5 con Clarke, Registration #: 007862.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1940., Name: Charles B Borland; Death: Mar 1930, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 73 5 6, Birth Date: 06 Oct 1856, Birth Place: Dudham (sic) County, Ontario, Cause of Death: Valvalar Heart Disease, Occupation: Retired Druggist, Marital Status: Widowed, Informant: C. Augus Kennedy, son-in-law, of the same address, Burial: N/A, Registration #: 002405.
  3. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Orono Cemetery: Charles Byron Borland
    Grave marker transcription:
    C. B. Borland     1856 - 1930
    Mary E. Bigham     His Beloved Wife
    1857 - 1929.
  4. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1940", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Mary Elizabeth Borland; Death: 19 May 1929, Western Hospital, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 72 10 22, Birth Date: 27 Jun 1856, Birth Place: Clarke Twnshp, Cause of Death: Concussion of Brain, Occupation: xx, Marital Status: xx, Parents: George Bigham & Jane Waddell (both born Durham County), Informant: C. B. Borland, husband, Burial: 22 May 1929, Orono, Ont., Registration #: 004351.
  5. [S4749] CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots, online CemSearch home page, Charles Byron Borland, Birth Date: 1856, Death Date: 1930, Age: 74y (approx), Cemetery: Orono, Clarke Twp., ON, Canada, Comment: Charles is buried here., Notes: Son of Samuel and Eliza Borland; married Mary E. Bigham 23, from Clarke Twp., Jan 27 1881 in Clarke Twp. Additional information from Northumberland and Durham Marriage Registers. Father of Edyth E. J. Borland.
    Grave marker transcription:
    (side 1)
    George F. Bigham
    Born     June 25, 187?
    Died     Aug. 2, 1934
    Laura A. Casey     His Wife     1877 - 1963
    (side 2)
    George Bigham
    Born     June 13, 1837
    Died     May 13, 1911
    Helen Hunter, His Wife
    Born     Sept 2, 1841
    Died     Jan. 20, 1904
    (side 3)
    C. B. Borland     1856 - 1930
    Mary E. Bigham     His Beloved Wife
    1857 - 1929. Hereinafter cited as CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots.
  6. [S16299] Obituary: Charles B. Borland, Toronto, The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 27 Mar 1930, Page 7, column 4 viewed at Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection, Page containing obituary for Charles B. Borland. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Statesman.