Listers: About the post included below: Beaverton and Thorah Township ARE NOT and NEVER WERE in Durham County. Today, they are part of the Region of Durham, formed 25 years ago as a Regional Government. It was formed from the original Counties of Ontario and part of Durham. When searching for old records of places such as these, you should be looking for the original County names. These places were ONTARIO County, NOT Durham County. Many people confuse the old Durham County with the new Durham Region - two distinct territories with only some similarities. Similar restructuring has taken place in recent decades all over the province, and newer maps do not tell you the original names of the Counties and Townships. The OGS and some of the Branches have maps available showing the full range of old Counties, their townships and County Seat towns ( county towns as they were sometimes called). This map is invaluable when searching out the area where your ancestors lived, and in what place you might find OLD records. Folks searching for Ontario County records will likely have better luck with the Ontario County List, rather than the Durham County List, though many families spread out across both Counties. I hope this extra bit of information assists you in your search. Sher Leetooze, Bowmanville, Ontario (old Durham County - new Durham Region) >Located in Durham County, the town of Beaverton is a part of Thorah >Township. This database is an index to federal census records for township >residents in 1901. It also contains records from the town of Bracebridge, >Muskoka District. Compiled from original documents in the National Archives >of Canada it provides the resident's name, age, birthplace, and relationship >the head of household. Film, division, page, entry, and family numbers are >provided to aid researchers obtain the original record, if desired. >Source Information: >Hewitt, Doneen. "Beaverton, Durham County, Ontario 1901 Census." [Database >online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Hewitt, Doneen. >"Bracebridge, Muskoka District, Ontario 1901 Census." [Database online] >Orem, >UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from: "1901 Federal Census of Canada." >Toronto: Government of Canada, 1901. > >To search this database, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4391.htm >____________________________________________________________________ > >Hope this helps someone! > >Loretta > > >__________________________________________ >NetZero - Defenders of the Free World >Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at >http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > > >

Located in Durham County, the town of Beaverton is a part of Thorah Township. This database is an index to federal census records for township residents in 1901. It also contains records from the town of Bracebridge, Muskoka District. Compiled from original documents in the National Archives of Canada it provides the resident's name, age, birthplace, and relationship the head of household. Film, division, page, entry, and family numbers are provided to aid researchers obtain the original record, if desired. Source Information: Hewitt, Doneen. "Beaverton, Durham County, Ontario 1901 Census." [Database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Hewitt, Doneen. "Bracebridge, Muskoka District, Ontario 1901 Census." [Database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from: "1901 Federal Census of Canada." Toronto: Government of Canada, 1901. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4391.htm ____________________________________________________________________ Hope this helps someone! Loretta __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

Anyone interested in using the 1851 Ontario Directory as a resource, Linda Adair has posted a notice to the Niagara list that she is scanning it to put on her website. You can check out her beginning efforts at the following url: http://members.home.net/lyna/lyna/1851_ontario_directory.htm By clicking on the Port Hope link I pulled up a page with Marshall, Beamish & Trick surnames. I haven't searched all the linked pages, but, there's bound to be lots of good leads. FYI Linda

In a message dated 3/10/00 4:06:01 PM Central Standard Time, gaelynn@planet.eon.net writes: << I've had a small success today - found my gggrandfather's sister in the OCFA V. 5. She and her husband are listed in the Oshawa Union Cemetery, Section C. Does anyone have access to this transcript and could look up Thomas Dyer and Ealeanor (sic) (Sanders) for me? >> Here's the info: Section C, Stone # 109: Dyer / Thomas Dyer / born 1831 died 1917 / his wife / Ealeanor Sanders / born 1837 died 1923 / their sons / Wesley born 1862 died 1880 / William E. born 1857 died 1922 / his wife / Carrie Ayers / born 1861 died 1943. Lola / Walter / baby / children of / Wm. E. & C. A. / Dyer Nettie Dyer / 1875 - 1954 In case you are interested, the following are also buried in Union Cemetery, Oshawa: In the mausoleum: # 33: Alice M. Keys, beloved wife of John Dyer # 34: John Dyer (no additional information given) In Section I: # 17: Dyer / In loving memory of / John Wesley Dyer / July 5, 1905 - Aug. 18, 1983 / beloved husband of / Mary Ellen Peever / Sept. 9, 1908 - ........ / Happy Hunting, Susan in (it's finally raining ) Houston! :-)

Hello list, I've had a small success today - found my gggrandfather's sister in the OCFA V. 5. She and her husband are listed in the Oshawa Union Cemetery, Section C. Does anyone have access to this transcript and could look up Thomas Dyer and Ealeanor (sic) (Sanders) for me? Thanks Gaelynn ---------- Name: DYER, Thomas Cemetery: Oshawa Union, Section C County: Durham Township: Whitby East Reference: WO- Name: DYER, Ealeanor (sic) (Sanders) Cemetery: Oshawa Union, Section C County: Durham Township: Whitby East Reference: WO-

I just saw the alphabet soup I posted to the list. Sorry. Obviously I my word processor skills need honing. Rather than figure it out just now, Frank or anyone else interested drop me a line & I can try faxing my notes! My p/c is in a sorry state right now, trying to get it in for debugging & can't find a pc tech who ISN'T faster than 3 weeks! (beauty of small town living!) Linda

Hi Frank & List, Here from the Abstract Index Books 1800-1859, Registrar of Deeds, Clarke Twp. V. 1-2. are the land transaction details for the period of time when the Bigham family had interest in the property. I'm not an authority on interpreting such documents, so I give it to you as I transcribed it from the film. I'm posting this to the list in case someone can assist in any interpretation or on the off-chance one of the other individuals' names interests another lister. Also, anyone who might want to know the contents of the microfilm...what you see below is basically what you get. For further reference, the LDS film # is 197648. >From the book, Genealogy in Ontario (auth. Brenda Merriman), the index books are described as being created in 1865 retroactively to the date of patent. Often, in the early years of registration, there are gaps in the records since registration was not required until 1851. People often did not bother to register ownership until they wanted to sell or mortgage the property. p. 248 Township of Clarke Lot 24 in the 4th Concession: Instrument Instrument date date of consideration no. registry grantor grantee or amount of mortgage ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ grant 03Jan1828 Crown Kings College 200 ac. 1832 Jemmia Clifford N 1/2 1833 David Buchan James Bigham S 1/2 963 ? 19Oct1833 5Nov1833 David Buchan James Bigham N 1/2 100 ac 1460 " 28Sep1835 17Nov1835 James Bigham etux George Bigham N 1/2 100 ac 1461 Mort. 29Sep1835 17Nov1835 George Bigham James & Elizabeth Bigham N 1/2 100 £40 1462 " 29Sep1835 17Nov1835 George Bigham James Bigham N 1/2 100 ac £300 discharged 4:2507 ? Poll 21Nov1857 22Nov1859 James Bigham John Bigham N 1/2 2508 Deed 21Nov1859 22Nov1859 James Bigham etux George Bigham N 1/2 1:20 Mortg. 13Jan1860 14Jan1860 George Bigham Daniel McCullough N 1/2 $500, dis. 19Jan1863 2515 Mortg. 17Jan1863 19Jan1863 George Bigham Daniel McCullough N 1/2 $1000 dischgd 2432 D of M 09Feb1878 09Feb1878 David McCullough George Bigham Dischg 2515 2433 Mortg. 09Feb1878 09Feb1878 George Bigham David McCullough E 1/2 of N 1/2 $2300 dischgd 3297 D of M 02Mar1881 02Mar1881 David McCullough George Bigham Disch. 2433 3298 Mortg. 02Mar1881 02Mar1881 George Bigham David McCullough N 1/2 $2900 disch.6290 3363 " 11May1881 11May1881 George Bigham et ux William Grose N 1/2 $1200 dischd 5980 ............the Bigham name doesn't appear again in the register for Lot 24 Con 4 Clarke Twp. Hope this helps somewhat, Linda

Here's another one: Cramahe and Murray, Northumberland County, Ontario Census, 1901 free until 3/18 Loretta Craig in Texas where spring has sprung __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

Dear List, I made a request to http://ancestralfindings.genealogy.org for a lookup (They will do one free lookup a day ) on " Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s -1900s" ( CD118). I was looking for my 2nd great grandparents, Charles and Jane Baker Manning, who lived in or near Bowmanville in Durham Co. prior to moving to Illinois in 1848. I received a long list of results, but none were MY Mannings..... If anyone is looking for a C. Manning or a J. Manning in Canada or Alaska, I would be glad to share this listing with them. There was a listing for Whitby, I've heard that mentioned on the list although I don't know where it is. > Manning, J. Event : Living > Year : 1877 > Place : Whitby & East Whitby Townships > Province of record source : Ontario > Source : Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, 1877. > Publisher : Cumming Atlas Reprints > Publication place : Port Elgin > Volume/Page(s) : 18 Loretta Craig _________________________________________________________ NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

On 7 Mar 2000, at 23:16, RkMontg342@aol.com wrote: > Boys brought to Canada by the British Immigration and Colonisation > Association > > Saw this at the Ancestry site....am wondering, what was this > organization? Hi Karen; There is an excellent site at the Canadian Archives which is all about 'Home Children': { SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1}"List of Home Children _ I know that quite a few people are researching "Home Children", relatives who, as small children were brought to Canada through homes in Britain like Dr. Barnardos. There is an excellent site "Young Immigrants to Canada, including Juveniles and Home Children", a site which cannot be missed if you are researching these areas. http://www.archives.ca/exec/naweb.dll?brs?02011002|e|top|0 Although the HOME CHILDREN program did not begin until 1869, the date is close enough to our cut off date of 1867 to include this database URL on the list. Kind regards Kathy Witheridge Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Canadian Immigrant Records, Part One (free until 3/9) http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/3795.htm Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario Census, 1901 (free until 3/12) http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4361.htm Hope this is useful to someone, Loretta __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

New names that I am researching. Thomas Carscadden-1820 Mary Johnston 1821 Eliza Jane Carscadden-1840 William B. Carscadden 1842 George Carscadden-1844 Isabella Carscadden-1845 Johnstone/Johnston Carscadden 1848 James Carscadden 1852 Thank you Steph

Boys brought to Canada by the British Immigration and Colonisation Association Saw this at the Ancestry site....am wondering, what was this organization? Thanks, Karen Foster Montgomery

I am researching my husband's Virtue ancestry. Robert Virtue and his wife Philina Morrison came to the Enniskillen region of Darlington Township in what I now think would likely be the 1830's from Enniskillen, N. Ireland. They had eleven children and I have been able to find that seven of them were born in Ireland or Scotland. There was a son Charles who died April 23, 1853 at age 20 and I don't know if he was born in Ireland or Canada. Also I would like to find out more about Hanna Virtue who married a Charles Floody (two children Edward and Matthew and they seemed to have resided at Blythe, Ont.); Philina Virtue who married a Charles Chambers and had one son Edward; and Margaret Virtue who married a Charles Sherret and who also lived at Blythe. By the way, where is Blythe - at all close to Enniskillen? Hopefully somebody out there can help me or point me in the right direction to find out the information I am looking for. Leah Joys

Contact the Bowmanville Museum. It has a Virtue genealogy completed some years ago by a woman in Florida. Robert Virtue et al are covered in there. >From: "Leah Joys" <buffy1@telusplanet.net> >To: ONDURHAM-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Looking for Virtues >Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 09:47:12 -0700 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [209.85.6.27] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBA8E7DF700C0D82197BBD155061B06090; Tue Mar 07 08:48:56 2000 >Received: (from slist@localhost)by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id >IAA15111;Tue, 7 Mar 2000 08:47:44 -0800 (PST) >From ONDURHAM-L-request@rootsweb.com Tue Mar 07 08:50:56 2000 >Resent-Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 08:47:44 -0800 (PST) >Message-ID: <002101bf8854$df33af40$0534b8a1@default> >Old-To: "Durham Ontario Newsgroup" <ONDURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> >X-Priority: 3 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 >Resent-Message-ID: <dgQxPC.A.9qD.vKTx4@bl-11.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: ONDURHAM-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <ONDURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/469 >X-Loop: ONDURHAM-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: ONDURHAM-L-request@rootsweb.com > > I am researching my husband's Virtue ancestry. Robert Virtue and his >wife Philina Morrison came to the Enniskillen region of Darlington Township >in what I now think would likely be the 1830's from Enniskillen, N. >Ireland. >They had eleven children and I have been able to find that seven of them >were born in Ireland or Scotland. There was a son Charles who died April >23, 1853 at age 20 and I don't know if he was born in Ireland or Canada. >Also I would like to find out more about Hanna Virtue who married a Charles >Floody (two children Edward and Matthew and they seemed to have resided at >Blythe, Ont.); Philina Virtue who married a Charles Chambers and had one >son >Edward; and Margaret Virtue who married a Charles Sherret and who also >lived >at Blythe. By the way, where is Blythe - at all close to Enniskillen? > Hopefully somebody out there can help me or point me in the right >direction to find out the information I am looking for. > >Leah Joys > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Special thanks to Kathy, Pat & the Galloways for their help on my Early query. I'd like to reciprocate in kind, if I could...I have the following resources available if anyone is interested. The Historical Atlas of Durham and Northumberland Counties (my own copy) Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864, FTM CD #188 and on order now, (hopefully to be in this week) 3 LDS films - Abstract Index Books 1800-1859, Registrar of Deeds, Clarke Twp. film# 197648 Index to Ont. Marriage Registations Volume Q-S, 1910. film# 1887243 Townships Above Toronto Marriage Registers, Vol. S, 1830-1852. film# 1030072 Our LDS is only open one day a week,(day varies according to availability of the volunteer) so it may be awhile before I can respond on the film queries, but, give me a list & I'll keep your names beside me as I do my own research. Thanks again, Linda Tymura Dryden, Ont.

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On 4 Mar 2000, at 11:35, Linda Tymura wrote: > I have a gggrandfather - Francis EARLY/EARLEY (b. 1810 Co. Down, Ire.) > came to Canada approx. 1824; mar. Margaret DELONG (b. 1819 Ont. dau of > Francis DELONG & Esther ADAMS) about 1834. Hi Linda; I have the Ontario County Marriage Index - Durham County 1858-1869, and see the following: John LAWLESS, of Bond Head, born Ireland, s/o Anthony and Margaret (Murphy), married Jan 15, 1863 to Maria EARLY, of Clarke, born Clarke, d/o Francis and Margaret (Only) Luke McCORMICK, of Port Hope, born Ireland, s/o William and Anne (Flood), married Apr 10, 1861 to Mary Ann EARLY, of Port Hope, born Ireland, d/o James and Johannah (Shaughnassy) Francis HUMPHREY, 27, of Manvers, born Ireland, s/o Roger and Rebecca, married Jan 17, 1861 to Margaret EARLY, 18, of Manvers, born Canada, d/o Francis and Margaret There is one Will in the Surrogate Court Index for Durham/Northumberland Counties: EARLY, Sarah of Port Hope - #942, 1874 > Francis EARLY & Margaet DELONG settled in Clarke Twp, Durham (I have > him on the 1856 Assessment Roll at S half lot 30, con. 6, Clarke and > at the same location on Tremaine's 1861 map.) According to the book 'Out of the Mists' - History of Clarke Twp., by Helen Schmid and Sid Rutherford - indicates that: In the 1830-1840s, Francis Early had settled at this time on Lot 31, Conc., 7 (in the Leskard area). Hope that some of this information might be of help to you. > > Children of Francis EARLY & Margaret DELONG were: > > Maria b.1835, m. John LAWLESS of Bondhead (Newcastle) > William b.1837 m. Mary BURNS of Ops, Victoria Co. > Margaret b.1839 m. Francis HUMPHREY of Manvers, Durham Co. > James b.1842 never married, d. 1903 in Winnipeg > Esther b.1843 > Francis b.1847 > Robert F. b. 19 July 1849 m. Clara TUFTS of Welland > Gideon b. aft. 1848 > Edward b. aft. 1848 > > All these children are believed to have been born in Clarke. Margaret > DELONG died sometime between 1851 & 1861 and husband, Francis moved to > Thorold around 1870. > > Francis EARLY is on the 1871 census in North Thorold with children > James, Esther, Robert and Margaret. > > I'd like to ask any list members who have come across these names to > please contact me or if anyone has access to any indexes please keep > these names in mind. > > Thanks a million! > > Linda Tymura, > Dryden, Ont. > Kind regards Kathy Witheridge Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Searching Francois Emery, DE Codre and wife Julia Ratello. From Canada through Michigan to West Chazy, NY. Liz