William Norris, #008

1837 - Unknown   Has no ancestors but 35 descendants in this family tree.

Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009

1856 - 1936  (80 years)

Birth	28 Feb 1856	Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Died	8 Sep 1936	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 86
Buried	10 Sep 1936	Port Carling Cemetery, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Family	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada
Children	1. Mary Ann Norris, #041,   b. 30 Dec 1877, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   2. Elizabeth Jane Norris, #048,   b. 11 Feb 1879, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada + 3. Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   4. Rebecca Isabella Norris, #050,   b. 31 Mar 1882, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   5. William George Norris, #051,   b. 21 Feb 1884, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   6. Margaret Norris, #052,   b. 20 Mar 1887, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   7. Francis Knox Norris, #053,   b. 25 Jun 1889, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   8. Isabella Norris, #054,   b. 17 Aug 1891, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   9. Richard George Norris, #055,   b. 13 Jul 1896, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada

Mary Ann Norris, #041

1877 - 1966  (~ 88 years)

Birth	30 Dec 1877	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Buried	1966	Foot's Bay Cemetery, Foot's Bay, Ontario, Canada
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada

Elizabeth Jane Norris, #048

1879 - 1932  (53 years)

Birth	11 Feb 1879	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Died	15 May 1932	Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
Buried	17 May 1932	Port Carling Cemetery, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada

Alexander Norris, #049

1880 - 1973  (93 years)

Birth	6 May 1880	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Died	2 Jun 1973	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Buried	5 Jun 1973	Foot's Bay Cemetery, Foot's Bay, Ontario, Canada
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada
Family	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Children	1. Roy Alexander Norrie, #079,   b. 11 Nov 1903, Crookston, Minnesota, USA   2. Joseph William Norrie, #080,   b. 19 Jan 1906, Crookston, Minnesota, USA   3. Pearl Evangeline Norrie, #081,   b. 7 Jan 1908, Crookston, Minnesota, USA   4. Vernon George Norrie, #082,   b. 15 Nov 1909, Crookston, Minnesota, USA   5. Flora Olive May Norrie, #083,   b. 16 Oct 1912, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada + 6. (Oliver) Levi Norrie, #057,   b. 14 Dec 1914, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   7. Orbrey Allan Norrie, #084,   b. 21 Feb 1918, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   8. Violet Aleen Norrie, #085,   b. 12 Dec 1919, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   9. Earl Raymond Norrie, #086,   b. 9 Feb 1922, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   10. Ivy Elizabeth Norrie, #087,   b. 9 Dec 1923, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Rebecca Isabella Norris, #050

1882 - 1882  (0 years)

Birth	31 Mar 1882	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Died	23 Aug 1882	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada

William George Norris, #051

1884 - 1918  (34 years)

Birth	21 Feb 1884	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Died	17 Apr 1918	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Buried	Aft. 17 Apr 1918	Port Carling Cemetery, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada

Margaret Norris, #052

1887 -

Birth	20 Mar 1887	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada

Francis Knox Norris, #053

1889 - 1977  (88 years)

Birth	25 Jun 1889	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Died	31 Dec 1977	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Buried	5 Jan 1978	Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada

Isabella Norris, #054

1891 - Unknown

Birth	17 Aug 1891	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Died	Unknown
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada

Richard George Norris, #055

1896 -

Birth	13 Jul 1896	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada

• Name	William Norris
  	William alternated between Norrie and Norris
  Suffix	#008
  Birth	Abt. 1837	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	No birth or baptism record has been found. Year based on the 1841 census.
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Norrie
  Census Record	2 Apr 1871	Medora Township, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	William Norris - Age: Not Noted Occ: Farmer Born in: Scotland
  		1871 Canada Census Medora Township Ontario Page 21
  Census Record	3 Apr 1881	Medora Township, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	William Norris - Married Age: 35 Occ: Farmer Born in: Scotland
  		1881 Canada Census Medora Township Ontario Page 3
  Census Record	5 Apr 1891	Medora Township, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	William Norris - Head Married Age: 48 Occ: Farmer Born in: Scotland
  		1891 Canada Census Medora Township Ontario Page 20
  Census Record	31 Mar 1901	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	William Norris - Head Married Age: 57 Born: 1843 Occ: Farmer Born in: Scotland
  Death	Unknown
  Person ID	I8	Our Family Tree | Norris/Jestin Branch
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Sep 1936, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	William Norris Bachelor Age: 32 Residence: Medora Township Place of Birth: Scotland Profession: Farmer Father: Thomas Norris Mother: Margaret Daniel Elizabeth Jane Jestin Spinster Age: 20 Residence: Wood Township Place of Birth: Ontario Father: George Gestin Mother: Mary Ann Green Marriage was at her fathers house. Witnesses were George Gestin and William Board
  		ID 008 009 Norrie Jestin Marriage Record
  Children	1. Mary Ann Norris, #041,   b. 30 Dec 1877, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada bur. 1966, Foot's Bay Cemetery, Foot's Bay, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 88 years)   2. Elizabeth Jane Norris, #048,   b. 11 Feb 1879, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada d. 15 May 1932, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada (Age 53 years) + 3. Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Jun 1973, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)   4. Rebecca Isabella Norris, #050,   b. 31 Mar 1882, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Aug 1882, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)   5. William George Norris, #051,   b. 21 Feb 1884, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Apr 1918, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada (Age 34 years)   6. Margaret Norris, #052,   b. 20 Mar 1887, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   7. Francis Knox Norris, #053,   b. 25 Jun 1889, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Dec 1977, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 88 years)   8. Isabella Norris, #054,   b. 17 Aug 1891, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada d. Unknown   9. Richard George Norris, #055,   b. 13 Jul 1896, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt. 1837 - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Census Record - William Norris - Age: Not Noted Occ: Farmer Born in: Scotland - 2 Apr 1871 - Medora Township, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 10 Apr 1877 - Wood Township, Ontario, Canada Census Record - William Norris - Married Age: 35 Occ: Farmer Born in: Scotland - 3 Apr 1881 - Medora Township, Ontario, Canada Census Record - William Norris - Head Married Age: 48 Occ: Farmer Born in: Scotland - 5 Apr 1891 - Medora Township, Ontario, Canada Census Record - William Norris - Head Married Age: 57 Born: 1843 Occ: Farmer Born in: Scotland - 31 Mar 1901 - Port Carling, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Occupations

  Yeoman Definition: A man who farms his own land. The land is normally worth more than 40 shillings a year. Equivalent to almost $5 USD today.

  
  

• Notes

  Our William is not to be confused with a William H Norris born in Scotland and living in Polk County Minnesota.

  
  

• Sources

  [S35] Medora Township Ontario Canada Census 1871. [S36] Medora Township Ontario Canada Census 1881. [S37] Medora Township Ontario Canada Census 1891. [S38] Port Carling Ontario Census 1901. [S16] Ontario, Canada Marriages.