Just thought I'd pass on a passage that I found interesting in the conveyancing mortgage book I'm transcribing. Yes, I'm still working on it - up to 1908 now. Interest rates still hovering about 7% (up from 6 1/2 from previous years for most mortgages). Many women held mortgages - most listed as the "wife of so & so", but never the less, the mortgages were held by the wives. Lots of chattel mortgages issued, with property listed for chattel as diverse as teams of horses and milk cows, to one such as this - thought the group out there would enjoy reading this. Oct 15 1908: Chatttel mortgage George Herbert KNIGHT of Penetang, book-keeper, to Fanny J. MACKIN of Penetang assistant station agent, $200.00 Int 7% as follows: $25 on principal and interest on amount of principal outstanding from time to time, payable on 15th January, April, July & October of the years 1909 and 1910 of the following household furniture and chattels, contained in dwelling upon part Lot 128 W of Church St Penetang now occupied by mortgagor. Mahogany table, mahogany chair upholstered, mahogany china cabinet with mirror panels, Axminster rug, oak dining table, 6 oak dining chair, Axminster Rug, 1 set china fruit dishes, 1 cut-glass fruit bolw, 3 china jardinieres, 1 set dinner service, 1 cook stove & utensils, 1 oil stove, 1 kitchen table and two chairs, 1 iron & brass bed stead with mattresses & springs, 1 mahogany dresser & 1 mahogany wash stand, one small coal heater. Quite the inventory. I wonder, in case of non-payment, how Miss Mackin would go out seizing the chattel? Take the rug one day, a dinner service the next, perhaps a fruit bowl or two..... Interesting glimpse into life & times of 100 years ago. As you can see, this ledger has all kinds of genealogical hints - occupation, address, date living at said address & at said occupation. Miss Mackin interests me as she holds many mortgages in the years 1907/08. I will be investigating her further the next time I'm at the museum. Hope you find this kind of interesting as well, if not, I apologize for taking up your time - kindly hit the delete button.... Have a great night, one & all

Hi Debra This is great. Things like this really tell us how our ancestors lived. Thanks very much. Malcolm Campbell Searching for CURRIE and McDOUGALL on Lagmore Farm, in Simcoe Co. -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Deborah Crawford Sent: January 3, 2008 8:41 PM To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Quite a chattel mortgage Just thought I'd pass on a passage that I found interesting in the conveyancing mortgage book I'm transcribing. Yes, I'm still working on it - up to 1908 now. Interest rates still hovering about 7% (up from 6 1/2 from previous years for most mortgages). Many women held mortgages - most listed as the "wife of so & so", but never the less, the mortgages were held by the wives. Lots of chattel mortgages issued, with property listed for chattel as diverse as teams of horses and milk cows, to one such as this - thought the group out there would enjoy reading this. Oct 15 1908: Chatttel mortgage George Herbert KNIGHT of Penetang, book-keeper, to Fanny J. MACKIN of Penetang assistant station agent, $200.00 Int 7% as follows: $25 on principal and interest on amount of principal outstanding from time to time, payable on 15th January, April, July & October of the years 1909 and 1910 of the following household furniture and chattels, contained in dwelling upon part Lot 128 W of Church St Penetang now occupied by mortgagor. Mahogany table, mahogany chair upholstered, mahogany china cabinet with mirror panels, Axminster rug, oak dining table, 6 oak dining chair, Axminster Rug, 1 set china fruit dishes, 1 cut-glass fruit bolw, 3 china jardinieres, 1 set dinner service, 1 cook stove & utensils, 1 oil stove, 1 kitchen table and two chairs, 1 iron & brass bed stead with mattresses & springs, 1 mahogany dresser & 1 mahogany wash stand, one small coal heater. Quite the inventory. I wonder, in case of non-payment, how Miss Mackin would go out seizing the chattel? Take the rug one day, a dinner service the next, perhaps a fruit bowl or two..... Interesting glimpse into life & times of 100 years ago. As you can see, this ledger has all kinds of genealogical hints - occupation, address, date living at said address & at said occupation. Miss Mackin interests me as she holds many mortgages in the years 1907/08. I will be investigating her further the next time I'm at the museum. Hope you find this kind of interesting as well, if not, I apologize for taking up your time - kindly hit the delete button.... Have a great night, one & all ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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