His mother Hannah was born c. 1800 in Canada, died c. 1870 in Oakville, Ontario.
His father Michael was born c. Aug 17, 1774 in Putman, Pennsylvania, died in Oakville, Ontario.
The County Marriage Registers of Ontario 1858 - 1869 lists Oliver's parents as "Michael and Harriet".
Oliver was born c. Aug 20, 1837 in Trafalgar township, Halton, Ontario.
The County Marriage Registers of Ontario 1858 - 1869 lists his age as 28 on Sept 10, 1866.
The 1871 Ontario census gives his age as 32.
The 1881 Ontario census shows his age as 35.
Oliver was a child from his father's third marriage.
Harriet's parents: Thomas Cunneyworth / Ann Reynard
The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society's Electronic Search Service for Places of Worship Registers located a record for "Maria Cunningworth" among the Cathedral Church of St. James (Anglican), Baptisms 1807-1908, showing her parents as Thomas and Ann "Cunningworth".
The County Marriage Registers of Ontario 1858 - 1869 lists her parents as "Thomas and Ann".
Harriet was born c. July 21, 1850 in Toronto, the ninth child of Thomas and Ann.
The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society's Electronic Search Service for Places of Worship Registers located a record for (Harriet) "Maria Cunningworth" among the Cathedral Church of St. James (Anglican), Baptisms 1807-1908, showing that she was born July 21, 1850, baptised Nov 8, 1850.
The County Marriage Registers of Ontario 1858 - 1869 lists her age as 17 on Sept 10, 1866.
The 1871 Ontario census lists her age as 22.
The 1881 Ontario census shows her age as 30.
Mike Ingledew's research notes that Susan had a sister Harriet Maria.
Rowsell's City of Toronto and County of York Directory, for 1850-51 lists her father, Thomas, at the time of her birth as "Cunningworth Thomas, labourer, Queen-street east, near Sumach-street" (west of the Don Valley).
Harriet Maria and Oliver Butts Buck were married c. Sept, 10, 1866 in Bronte.
The County Marriage Registers of Ontario 1858 - 1869, Vol 11, Halton County, spells Harriet's name as "Cunnyworth".
The Internet index to the 1871 Ontario census lists two Oliver Bucks about the same age: one in St. John's Ward, age 32, sailor, religion: Wesleyan Methodist (a visit to the Ontario Archives confirmed that this is "our" Oliver, with wife Harriet) and the other in Uxbridge, age 34, labourer, religion: Wesleyan Methodist.
The Toronto Directory, for 1878 lists "Buck, Oliver, mariner" at 87 Tecumseth Street (between King Street West intersection and Little Adelaide Street intersection), two doors down from George "Cunayworth" (at 83 Tecumseth).
In the 1881 Ontario census Oliver is listed as age 35, of German descent, occupation: Carpenter.
Harriet's middle initial is mistranscribed as "W", age is given as 30.
This census lists daughter Ida, age 4.
Religion for all family members is shown as Church of England.
No information is currently known about Oliver's death.
No information is currently known about Harriet's death.
The 1871 Ontario census lists no children for this couple.
The 1881 Ontario census lists daughter Ida, age 4.
In a rough sketch of a Cunneyworth/Wright family tree chart sent to me by Mike Wright, a notation of "2 adopted girls" is written in the box for "Harriet married Buck", with "Ida" and (possibly) "Janice" written next to it.
Children:
- Ida Buck
- Janice? Buck