Agnes LOGAN
1843 - 1916 (73 years)-
Name Agnes LOGAN Birth 1843 Spry Bay, Halifax, NS 
[1] Gender Female Death 18 Oct 1916 Sober Island, Halifax, NS [2, 3] Burial St. Margaret's Anglican Cemetery, Sober Island, NS Person ID I62955 A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich Last Modified 30 Sep 2016
Father David LOGAN, b. 1805, Halifax County, NS d. Yes, date unknown Mother Elizabeth HURD, b. 1813, Halifax County, NS d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F19389 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 John William HARNISH, b. 6 Apr 1846, Mill Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 2 Jan 1891, Sober Island, Halifax, NS (Age 44 years) Marriage 13 Feb 1879 Sober Island, Halifax, NS [4] Children 1. Charles HARNISH, b. 10 Mar 1889, Sober Island, Halifax, NS d. 24 Feb 1921, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 31 years)Family ID F19357 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Apr 2025
Family 2 David LOGAN Children 1. John Duncan LOGAN, b. 30 Aug 1862, Sober Island, Halifax, NS d. 11 Sep 1956, Sober Island, Halifax, NS (Age 94 years)Family ID F19765 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Apr 2025
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Notes - Duncan is listed in the 1871 Census of Sheet Harbour, as is Agnes LOGAN, as though he is a child of David and Elizabeth Logan. But Elizabeth is too old to be his mother, and at his marriage, he gives his mother as Agnes. So it looks to me that Agnes is either a widow in 1871 or the mother of illegitimate son Duncan. [Bob H] The age at death given in her death register entry is 83 years. That appears to be a mistranscription by the records clerk, but the problem is that every record for Agnes gives a completely different DOB from 1833 to 1850. If her death certificate entry is discounted, then the average of the other five entries is 1843, which is her 1881 Census entry.
There is also the problem of whether there were one or two Agnes LOGANs. We know that Agnes, age 40, Spinster, d/o David and Elizabeth (HURD) LOGAN marries John William HARNISH in 1879. But we also know that was an Agnes, wife of David LOGAN, who is the mother of Duncan Robert LOGAN, b. abt 1862. However, this Agnes seems to appear in the household of David and Elizabeth (HURD) LOGAN in 1871. Moreover, in succeeding years, she is seen living next door to at least two of the sons of David and Elizabeth. And finally, there is only one Agnes HARNISH from 1881 through 1911, and no Agnes LOGAN's.
So my best guess is that there was only one Agnes LOGAN, and that she was the widow of David LOGAN, not a spinster, when she marries John William HARNISH. [Bob H]
- Duncan is listed in the 1871 Census of Sheet Harbour, as is Agnes LOGAN, as though he is a child of David and Elizabeth Logan. But Elizabeth is too old to be his mother, and at his marriage, he gives his mother as Agnes. So it looks to me that Agnes is either a widow in 1871 or the mother of illegitimate son Duncan. [Bob H] The age at death given in her death register entry is 83 years. That appears to be a mistranscription by the records clerk, but the problem is that every record for Agnes gives a completely different DOB from 1833 to 1850. If her death certificate entry is discounted, then the average of the other five entries is 1843, which is her 1881 Census entry.
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Sources - [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Sheet Harbour, Div 1, family #29.
- [S9206] Parish Register, St. James Anglican Church--Port Dufferin, Abstracted by Joe Whitby.
- [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1916, book 34, page 341, #1106.
- [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1879, book 1817, page 5, #64.
- [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Sheet Harbour, Div 1, family #29.