Lauzau, Charles

1810 -

• Name	Lauzau, Charles
  Born	1810	Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	Cainsville, Brantford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Census	1851	Wellington Square (now Burlington), Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Census	1881	Burlington, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	i63	VV-Adam-AnnaDiamond
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Lozon, Francois,   d. Aft 1861
  Mother	St. Germain, Catherine,   b. 1781, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Married	1809	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lauzau, Charles,   b. 1810, Quebec, Canada
  Married	21 Apr 1836	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Lauzau, Barrent,   b. 1836, Ontario, Canada  [Natural]   2. Lauzau, Maria Jane,   b. 1837, Brantford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. New York, USA   3. Lauzau, Mary Ann,   b. 1838, Ontario, Canada  [Natural]   4. Lauzau, Charles Henry,   b. 1840, Ontario, Canada  [Natural]   5. Lauzau, Louisa,   b. 1842, Ontario, Canada   6. Lauzau, Adam Nelson,   b. 1844, Ontario, Canada  [Natural]   7. Lauzau, Peter Cain,   b. 1845, Brantford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		MARRIAGE - Charles Lauzau--Catharine VanValkenburg,1836 Brantford,Brant,Ontario,Canada Marriage Bonds Married at the Mohawk Parsonage and witnessed by her brother John Diamond VanValkenburg. See Maria VanValkenburg's Marriage Bonds witnessed by her brother John. Note that John VanValkenburg again is listed as a Cooper. "Know all Men by these Presents, that We Peter Boyer of the Town of Brandtford in the Gore District and Province ____saddler, and John Vanvalkenburgh of the same place, Cooper." See the History of Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks
  		"Vital Records of Upper Canada / Canada West: Gore District Part 2 (1824-1869)", by Dan Walker, Global Heritage Press Various VV record transcripts.
  		MARRIAGE - Charles Lauzau--Catherine VanValkenburg,1836 A copy of the marriage register from the Mohawk Parsonage, April,21,1836. The marriage was witnessed by Catherine's brother, John Diamond VanValkenburg. John later married Charles' sister Flora Lauzau at the Mohawk Chapel, February 12, 1837. Marriage Register copy courtesy of Grace Anglican Church, Brantford, Ontario.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Coopering as a trade in Colonial North America.
  		Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks in Brantford, Ontario
  		A brief description of Adam VanValkenburg and Anna Diamond's family and history. The history includes documents that we have that link family members to Adam and Anna.

  
  

  Census Records » Slide Show		CENSUS-1851 - Nelson Ogg--Lucy Lauzau Nelson,Louisa,Lucy,Mary,Napoleon,Merseline,Anna M.,Charles E. Halton,Nelson,Ontario a border Lesley Loerly? Lucy's brother Charles Lauzau...where is Charles' wife Catherine?
  		CENSUS-1851- Charles Lauzau(widower)_page_1 Catherine(St. Germain)mother, Barrent,Maria Jane, Mary Ann,Charles Henry,Louisa,Adam Nelson,Peter Cain Brantford,Brant,Ontario Census lists Charles' profession as "Cooper" and his residence as Wellington Square(Burlington,Ontario). His wife, Catharine VanValkenburg, were married in the Mohawk Parsonage in 1836. It appears she has died somewhere between the birth of their last child in 1845 and 1851, the time of the census.
  		CENSUS-1851 - Charles Lauzau(widower)_page_2 Catherine(St. Germain)mother, Barrent,Maria Jane, Mary Ann,Charles Henry,Louisa,Adam Nelson,Peter Cain Brantford,Brant,Ontario Census lists Charles' profession as "Cooper" and his residence as Wellington Square(Burlington,Ontario). His wife, Catharine VanValkenburg, were married in the Mohawk Parsonage in 1836. It appears she has died somewhere between the birth of their last child in 1845 and 1851, the time of the census.
  		CENSUS-1881 - Charles Lauzau(widower) Charles is living in a hotel/bording house down the street from his sister Lucy and her husband, Nelson Ogg. Burlington,Halton,Ontario

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] 1851 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Brant-Brantford-LAUZAUCharles, Canada. "Census of 1851" (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Brantford, Brant County, Canada West (Ontario); Roll: C-11721.. District 5, Brantford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario Charles Lauzau, 41 b. 1811 Canada, cooper, widower Catharine Lauzau, 69 b. 1783 Canada East, housekeeper, widow Barrent Lauzau, 15 b. 1837 Canada West Maria Jane Lauzau, 14 b. 1838 Canada West Mary Ann Lauzau, 13 b. 1839 Canada West Charles Henry Lauzau, 11 b. 1841 Canada West Louisa Lauzau, 9 b. 1843 Canada West Adam Nelson Lauzau, 7 b. 1845 Canada West Peter Cain Lauzau, 6 b. 1846 Canada West [Ancestry transcribes surname as LOUZACE. Charles Lauzau is enumerated twice in 1851. On page 2 of this Brant Co. census, Charles states his usual residence as "Wellington Square" (Nelson Twp., Halton Co.). Here enumerated with his children, and his mother Catharine St. Germain-Lauzau who cares for the children while Charles is living/working away. This part of Brantford Twp. is the east side of the village of Brantford at a convergence of rail and roads that by 1858 is known as Cainsville. In this community also lives the Asa P. Smith family whose son Adolphus Smith will marry Jane Lauzau.] [And on the preceding page, Jane LEAUZEAU living with a Peter Westbrook family and next door to the Cain family for whom the village will be named. Jane is Maria Jane, above, enumerated twice - above with her siblings, and here as living with the Westbrooks, perhaps a domestic helper or attending school.] Peter Westbrook, 48 b. 1804 Canada, farmer Martha Westbrook, 46 b. 1806 Pennsylvania Catharine Jane, 14 b. 1838 Canada George W., 12 b. 1840 Canada Jane Leauzeau, 14 b. 1838 Canada, not member of the family [S6] 1851 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Halton-Nelson-LAUSACharles, Canada. "Census of 1851" (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Nelson, Halton County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11744 - C-11745.. Wellington Square, Nelson, Halton, Ontario Nelson Ogg, 38 b.1814 Canada, cooper, married Lucy Ogg, 36 b. 1816 Canada, married Nelson, 16 b. 1836 Canada Louisa, 14 b. 1838 Canada Lucy, 11 b. 1841 Canada Mary Ogg, 10 b.1842 Canada Nuapolan, 7 b. 1845 Canada Mercelin (f), 5 b. 1847 Canada Ann M., 3 b. 1849 Canada Charles E., 1 b. 1851 Canada Louis Loerty (m), 22 b. 1830 Canada Charles Lausa, 40 b.1812 Canada, cooper, married [Charles Lauzau is living with the family of Nelson Ogg, his brother-in-law, also a cooper. Record states Charles is married, but where is his wife? See Charles' other enumeration this census in Brant Co. where he is definitely a widower, and states his usual residence to be Wellington Square. His children live in Brantford with his mother Catherine St. Germain-Lauzau.] [S9] 1881 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Halton-Nelson-LAZAUCharles, Canada. "Census of Canada, 1881." Statistics Canada Fonds, Record Group 31-C-1. LAC microfilm C-13162 to C-13286. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html. Burlington, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario Charles Lazau, 56 b. 1825 Ontario, cooper, widower [Age and birthplace details are wrong, perhaps because they were supplied by the Walshes, owner of the hotel where Charles Lauzau resides at this time. Charles is living at the Burlington Hotel 380 Brant St., formerly operated by the DiGarmos and now by Patrick and Bridget Walsh. The hotel is in view of the Ogg home and cooperage on Pine St. After 1910 known as Hotel Raymond.]