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Mr. AiiiM'xatiunisI, it eaniiot rcniaiii in lis l)ros('nt state, niiy iiiurc tlian mif chiLlrcn ami culvisraiii wccxpcrl to sec llic I'cirriicr 'clianirf'iiito iiii'ii and Wiinu'ii, and tlie latter inlDenws alul nxen. We, also, expect to ^ee a conlinualioii of Iliii 'eliaiifies'wiiieh liavelx'en goinfc <>ll ^t llie last tliirty years- -welUpoJcs j^ivins; i)luee to wlmllassi'.s, and windlasses to |>uni|is; lo;; houses (o framed, aiiilVrinned to liriek and stone ; oxen and sledires to horses and •waggons, and waggons to earriages," — c'i>r/vi'jnjii I'V' /y(yf^ \\ T'l CJlt^/ /f/f i m 1-'T''"-T'iiiiiiiii>lili' ■i!SfcHlj«.^-:J ■ ■««!■ ri!'-'-'.-"'^*!'**'' '""**'*'■ v ■ \ \ \ V\ \' ^ / (t ti it tor the Couatj- ol' Oxford. PRINTED EXPRESSLV FOR THE OXFORD GAZETTE ■ ■HiiiTl-iiliir — ^■fiip.--|^,|,gaMi lai^JMin r II K OXFORD OAZETTEi:i{; CO WTAININO ■ AN ABSTRACT 0!'' KACIl CENSUS • OF THE COUNTY, nOyPlUBD KXPBKtiBir roii IIIIS WUitX, {r%tkM MOWVH DRArr«, TAKKN by tub CHyWS B-NtMJillATORS, 0?l TflK BfOT.) BY THOMAS S. HTIENSTON, ' ' "t V rt-S:»« A CKXStf W.?, ul**!, ckim ,•! Ui >♦<•« ft ?oiiiirio;\li'ri i>f. Hi's >j»»i» Ikvh ^oiiia <>« (or iht' Ir'i! tbirsy yeors— Wr!l»j<(iU-ii ^ivfti)? ijl»«>*< to whullteJ-i'S, .■iinj i.-mrtego*."— 7>>>-rtsv/)ii»»»/«/t/. T, S ,*?. U>'!o tht Jdimil'."'* If AMI LT OK, C. W,: «"i!T?«i;KU AND W.BiiWWRU VOft THB AUTHOR,' lU U , rHATTEHTOS, OVKK THR tXLJBtJKAPH 0)PJ?IC£, BjSff ^STRKKT. ^^ 1 *,*"■- ■ -% jie. ■ ,1*,','",'. .■'-'.•'*•! fry. ■"^ ^: .f.i ■■ ITibs iBss! f[fi^\?!«03 iiJ^iiKS,ffl.iii f 5*&^. (■•INTEL SKOfStSIir I ;i«,»afi:) dfcittTt, :-M*V^?. ij^!Jf^t.Jl^"».'' ^ ■"■^iferati ' III ttiBiinitii1fiMi'iiiiailiWliiiii«iifiihiiliii«>iii-rii»tflliiatliw i iniflitti^i'^ THE OXFORD GAZETTEER; CONTAIKINO kI AN ABSTRACT OF EACH CENSUS OF TUB COUNTT OF OXFORD, AND OF THE T0WN8IIIP8 COMPRIdlNU it; CAKUFULLY COMPILED FKOM YIIK UKIUINAL ABSTRACTS, d(C. TO WHICH IS ADDBO A LARGE MAP OF THE COUNTY, m m m COMPILED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK, (from rough DRAFTBy TAKEN BY TUB CENSUS ENUMERATORS, ON THE SPOT.) BY THOMAS S. SHENSTON, OOUPII.KR or THE "COUNTY WABDES," COUNTY CLERK it CENSUS COMMISSIONER, COUNTY OF OXFORD. " This country cannot remain in Its present state,— some great'chango miM< soon take place." AnneoKitlon Minifetit-, Montreal " Quite true, Mr. Annexationist, it cannot remain in its presunt state, any more tlian our children and calves can; we expect to see tlic former ' clmnge' into men and women, and ttio latter into cows and oxen. ArVe, also, expect to see n continuation of the *ohanKes' which have been goine on for the last thirty years— well-poles giving place to windlasses, and windlasses to pumps ; log houses tu f>anied, and Oamed to brick and stone ; oxen and sledges to horses and waggons, and waggons to carriages." — Comspondent T. S. S. toto t/ie Hamilton jyovinoialist. HAMILTON, C. W.: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR, BY A. J. CHATTERTON, OVER THE TBLBORAPH OFFICE, KINO STREET. 18 5 2. (JaRIOf, TWO SHILUNOa Ai 8IXPENCB. ' r f )\ \ 1 /^.c c,^*?; I . \ i' TO THE READER. 1 V!' 1 -••-•- The first volume of the ^ Gazetteer ^^ (cantaining 160 pages,) is confined exclusively to the Statistical and general Information of the County of Oxford as a whole, and this volume to each Township and Village therein separately, making a very convenient and natural place to divide the work into two volumes. The second volume, being within itself a complete Gazetteer, we have had a few hundred additional copies thfireof printed separate, in order to furnish a cheaper edition than the two volumes hound together. The Map which accompanies this is precisely the same as that in the bound edition. County or Oxford, Woodstock, Nov. 1862. IK Entered according to an Act of the Provincial Parliament, (4th k 6th Vic- toria, Chapter 61,) in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, and in the sixteenth year of Her Majesty's reign, by Thomas S. Shenstoiv, of the town of Woodstock, in the County of Oxford, in the office of the Registrar of the Province of Canada. September, 1862. I v PROVINCE OF UPPER CANADA—ITS CENSUS. RBLIOIONS. Church of England " Scotland " Rome Free Presbyterian Church . . Other Presbyterians Wesleyan Methodists Episcopal " New Connexion " Other " Baptists Lutherans NST Conffregationalists Quucers Bible Christians Christian Church Second Adventists Protestants Disciples Jews Menonists 9-ni Tunkers Universalists Unitarians Mormons Creed not known No Creed given All other Creeds, not classed 223,190 ! 67,642 !l67,696 I 66,807 80,799 I 96,640 ! 43,884 7,647 69,686 46,363 12,089 7,747 7,460 6,726 4,093 663 1,733 2,064 103 8,230 2,684 834 247 6,744 36,740 7,806 Total Population 962,004 ORIGINS. O < 'England and Wales Scotland Ireland Canada, French origin.. " not of French origin United States Nova Scotia & Prince Ed. New Brunswick Newfoundland West Indies East- Indies Germany and Holland.. France and Belgium Italy and Greece Spain and Portugal Sweden and Norway Russia, Poland, k Prussia Switzerland Austria and Hungary . . . Guernsey JerseySc other Br'tsh isl'ds Other Bom at Sea Birth place not known. Total Population . . . . No. 82,699 76,811 176,267 26,417 526,093 43,732 3,786 2,634 79 346 106 9,967 1,006 16 67 29 188 209 11 24 131 1,361 168 889 962,004 4 AGRICULTURAL ABSTRACT— UPPER CANADA. Lmndi, Prodaca, Live Stock, and Domeitic Maauracture. occupying No. of Persons Lands No. Acres held by the above Under cultivation . acres Crops in 1851 Pasture Gardens and Orchards Wild or under wood Under wheat . Barley Rye Peas Oats Buckwheat . Maize Potatoes Turnips Other crops, fallow and idle Wheat, produce in bushels Barley Rye Peas " Oats " Buckwheat *' Maite " Potatoes «' <( << <( « « (I It No. 99,860 9,823,233 3,697,724 2,274,687 1,367,649 65,489 6,125,509 782,115 29,916 38,968 192,109 421,684 44,265 70,571 77,672 17,135 600,151 12,692,852 625,875 479,651 2,878,894 11,198,844 689,384 1,606,618 4,987,476 Landi, Produce, Live Stock, and Domnatic Manufartiire. Turnips, produce in bushels Clover and Grass Seeds " Carrots << Mangel Wurzel 0 t 1— Pi -t I'. 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Lbs. f-i CO t- eo OS 1^ W5 ■«*< X3 co«0(Neoosoi>i-OpHOi>- 00 . 00 05^ i-T i-T i-T !©■ ^ so" i-T «f (5" 00 rH r-l i-H e< i-H rH OS oT 'SiVJ •ooovaox III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 iO*< o>o 1 1 i«OrH 1 . 1 1 lOC^ ' > ' .(N?30'*»CeO-^ttCO r-H r-i OO^CO^O^t^rH^OO "3, •«>;,"*. «i, i-T ph" C^T ph" ph" rn'-^CO'cf t CO- •saT; •sdOH 1 1 >-+* 1 1 1 1 I i(Meo«ocoi-i»o 1 . 1 1 • 't^i—lSO(MOOO • ' ' • II OS i> • ' • ' « ©f CO 00 <» •Hsng •SNvag 1 K^ •ipi H^-t* iccH"H^ • i-ICOCO>C(Ni>-«5 irH-^i:* ' rH «5 t^ • (N rH e^ ' l-H > G^ 1-* 1-^ ocH* «o 00 •laziHn^ aioKvjti 1 1 1 p*> 1 He* 11 II 1 iCO tTJ* iQO ' 'OS 1 1 I 1 rt* ■ 1 ua 1 1 ^ I 1 II 1 1 II II 00 1-^ Names of Municipal'ties IK THE County OF Oxford. Woodstock, Ingei-soll, East Oxford,.. West Oxford, . North Oxford,. WestZorra, East Zorra, . . . Nissouri, Blandford, Norwich, Blenheim Dereham, ^ (11 I'ii M ft ! is.. 1 m COUNTY OP OXFORD — AGRICULTURAL CENSUS. i ! <:i I O <1 O •8lAV;3 Barrels. O I— I fN O »0 IQ O Oi <0 CO 'M lil irT m -^ o' J--" '>r n ci o cs' -t r-T (>4i— ii-t(M(>JrHr-(«5CC(?5 1 "fM •SXAVQ MO SiaHHVff •asaaiiQ ■^OOO'OOvOOi— 'O'tCO (M 'O -^ O 'O 'Q 00 00 !•- (M C-J i^ ■r '^r r-T I— I cc:i«oi-Or- lO'Oos i-H00'*O«0C0iMCCi«0C0l''S0 !■-;_ OC^ 0_ CO 1-^ »0 1-^ GC_ 00^ O^ 3^ C^ «3~ 't' o~ ct" co" cT cT' x" of (^^ ^1^ cT •^(MtNOrtCOdi-HOi-^J* Or- liOJOOOt'1^1— iCS-'+'^'O ■^ O 1-- 1^ CC -^ O i-- O Id (M CO rHG^-^Wi-H-^0r-iC0C0i-H1^0S00»Ci05 C^— i*-OC0t^X-^C^i:-i-H50 •SHaaiajj no saAivQ a 05 H H HH 1^ I-) O -t< Ph (/) h-t o «!; 65 w ^ s o O O H !<5 O O'OCOi— lOCOiOCOOOCOrH IQlOO'OCOlCOCr— It— (-j S . w 2 .«^ ca S S S -tf ':^ RECAPITUUTION OF COUNTY PRODUCE OF EACH CENSUS, ETC., ETC. 1842.* 1848. 1850. 1852. GRAIN BUSH. ACRES. UUSH. pi;r AC. ACRKS. BUSH. I1U«. I'KR ACRK ACRHS. BUSH. HU. I'KR AC. Wht, Oats . Peas, 98,601 162,219 87,787 23,975 12,013 325,122 314,702 26 29,743 15,199 6,121 1,176 1,714 614 "1,676 399,763 374,866 92,038 122,799 35,972 6,327 6,034 21,097 131^32,868 24 J 18,327 16 i 7-438 611,262 640,445 126,211 69,863 69,302 3,700 9,278 18,124 18S 29 i Hi 38| 263 16ii 22 Pota.t Corn, Rye,. B.W. Barl'y 124,435 20,411 3,793 3,909 11,601 1,120 1,719 392 371 756 99,609 42,903 5,191 6,80i) 16,143 88 243 1 i 112i} 20ij 121 "i9i 1,822 2,681 262 551 821 i;-'l| h 'i — • a: < R ES. 667 1,689 5,357 6,422 7,969 NKAT CAT- TLK. MILCH COWS. SHFFP. WOOL. LBS. HUGS. HAV. TONS. MAPLE SUGAR. FLAN- NEL. 1830 3,277 16,996 21 261 28,259 31,726 1,939 l'2,655 1842 1 48 1860 1862 18,473 40,645 41,236 51,868 39,192 102,467 lU.STS 119,952 12,280 22,659 18,477 27,908 15,400 22,046 270,382 366.569 477,320 320,952 27,916 64,916 69,861 33,830 'Till OFFICERS OF BROCK DISTRICT AND OXFORD COUNTY COUNCM. h u > 1S42 18 1:1 1S44 lt40 lr>47 1848 1849 l^.j(t lft>l 1842 WARDENS AND CHAIRMEN. Hon.PB.lcIJla(|uire Solomon Lossing, Uetij. VanN^riiwii, U. W. VVliitulicaJ, H 4* Jarod Vining, it »• Wm. Carroll, Bonj. VaiiNorman, John Scaliherd, Donald Matheaon, CI.F.BKS. .-^ F. Rul.iiis. 11. VVni. liaponoliere, T. S. SliunsloH, TRASURERS, II. (J. Uarwifk. SUI'ERINTENDK't or SCHOOLS. Rev.N.Bosworth, Geo. HiMidry, RevVVilLandon, AUDITORS. nendry& Riddell, Hendry & Mavur, Ilcndry & Hall, Ik (I Wilson & Ha'l. . I. « i Kintrea & Hall, ti .* .1 ** ' Sc Layroi'k. 1850 was the firet year of the County Councils. '' In 184'^ no returns of the number of acres were made. t The potato trop of this present ytar is good comparpd with last. i !l » n \\u M I! i!. I'i]: tlT }• (■:■■ ff\ f// 1) i. "k^. r'f TOWN OF WOODSTOCK. '» This town was erected under the authority of the 12th Victoria, chap. 81, Bee. 66, by Proclamation, bearing date 2 '7th September, 1850, to take force and effect on the following Ist day of January. Its limits are defined as follows : " Commencing on the northerly limit of Dundas street, at a point where a post has been planted at the Bouth-trest angle of Lot, No. 18, in the first concession of the township of Blandford ; thence in a northerly direction along the Western boundary of the said lot, to the allowance for road between the first and second ooncession of the said township of Blandford ; thence continuing the same course to the northerly limit of the said road allowance ; thence westerly along the said northern limit, to the river Thames ; thence in continuation of the last mention- ed course, across the said ri\er to the waters edge on the westerly bank thereof, to a point opposite the southerly bank of Cedar Creek; thence along the waters edge of Cedar Creek on the southern side thereof to the eastern limit of the alloTf- ance for road between Lot No. 21 , in the Ist concession of the Township of East Oxford and the Gore between East and West Oxford ; thence southerly, along the said eastern limit to the southern limit of the allowance for road between the first and second concessions of the said township of East Oxford ; thence easterly along the said southern limit, to a point opposite to the centre of Lot No. 18, in the first concession of the said township ; thence on a line equi distant troxn the eastern and western side lines of the said Lot No. 18, on a course rbout north 15° 40 m. west to Dundas street ; thence continuing the same course to the northern limit of Dundas street ; and thence westerly along the northern limit of Dundas street to the place of beginning." The town of Woodstock was long called the "Town Plot." How it came by that name we have not been able to find out by any official document We clip the following from the Woodstock Herald of January 11, 1844 : " Twelve years ago the present site of Woodstock was, with tlie exception of two or three houses, a wilderness, and two years later than that there was no village, and within the present limits there was but one ill supplied tavern, and one small store similarly circumstanced. It was the western part of the town that was originally laid out as the " Town Plot," by Governor Simcoe,* many years ago ; but Captain Drew having laid out his property at what now constitutes the east end, in village lots, and built the Episcopal Church, the village hegan to grow in that quarter first. At this time, the County of Oxford, now constituting Uie Brock District, formed part of the London District. The "Town Plot," how- ever, in course of time also commenced growing, and in 1835 or 1886 an applica' tion to Parliament to set of the County as a separate District was made. Two years ago the limits of the town were extended, and they now comprehend botb ends, east and west, which are rapidly joining each other " It was partly surveyed by Mr. Reinham, in the year 1833. The "Park Lots," by Peter Carroll, Esq., in 1834, and by Mr. O. Bartley in 1844. The first town Lota sold hy the Government, were No, 2, Winnet street^ and Nos. 1 & 2, Givens street. They were sold to Mary Hallock, April 25th, 1836. * Oovtrnor Simcoe wm Governor of the Frovince from 1793 to 1796. f ff I ■i M i ij i 8 'J'OWN ()•' \V«HU)ST(KJK. rf 111 i i! m n ,;! 'I Tlu' iK'St sold wci't' Vus. 1 to I."), oil tltc t'.'ist side of Yt'o Mlreet, and N OH. I to 15 oil tlic wi'st sidi' of Vco slrt'i'l, Mild Nos, 1 to J, wist widu ot'lk'xlcy Htrt't't. Tlio licv. Will. JJftti'i'idgf, jJ. D., w:i.s tilt' ]tiiic'liiisor, on tlio .'Hnt April, 18M0. 'i'ho next was |nircli;isci| hy Alii.iliMiii Siidswoitli, on tlic 2Ttli May, IH.JU, l»oiiiy' No. 1, Uiddcll siivci, and No. 1. (iniliaiii Mn-t't. On tlieHanie tliiy Mr. Nath. Jlill puicliascd NO. 1, Lij;Iit istrent, aiul No. 1, V'niisittai-t- stic't't, and Mr. Wni. ('lark, Xo. 1, N'ansittart street, and No. 1, Dt'latre- Btri'ct. Accoriliiii; to the Assessors ictiirn tlirr<' an' only 11(57 ncros of la'id within tluj limits of Woodstock, not includiiijj the ]>iiltlic lands, (about 20 acres,) \vliere;us aeeordiiii;' to our rotioji estimate, it eoiiijirises ahout lOUO neres. Lots Nos. 21, 20, l!>, and west half of IH of the t«»\vn»hij> of Eswt Oxfonl, contain 70»> acres; Lots iNos, li>, 2<>, and 21, of the township of HIanilford, contain 000 acr«'s, ami the piece of lanil lyini? lietween Cedar creek and the river Thames, west <»f the ahove, ahout JH)0 acres, beinj^ 433 acres moii'. This tlisciepancy we account in part for as follows : By the LSth i\i 14th Victoria, chap. 07, [T//f ^luscsmnt'iit Jrf) sec. 1;{, it is provi- ded, "That the yearly value al'oiosai(l of real ]>roperty in towns, shall ho the real rack-rent or full yearly value thereof, for each separ;ite tenement ; except that if more than a ^ aere of land he atlacheil to any house, the overplus shall ho held to be vticaiit oiound, iVc." A laip' portion of the houses in Woodstock have only, or li'ss than, a (juarter of an acre, consequently would be assessed for no laud. Up to 1845 the limits of Woodstock emiiraeod only that portion of what is now the town, which lies iioiih of Duudas street and west of Kiddoll st. — the street upon which Mr Scartf's shops are built. The town was tirst defined by Act of Parliament in 1R4.5, (4th : 1 ) > ■..\r ' : '■ 1 -; 1 V 10 TOWN OF WOODSTOCK — ITS PUBLTO BUILDINOB. H. (.!. Uai'wick, E*]., the pviwuit Ti'onMurcv, wus n|)poi)it(Hl tronsiiror to ihti biiilclin^ cuintnittot! Au^. I.'itli, IH'.iH. Nuv. lull 1831), Tliti building wiih pronounoeil Ht to Wi occupied, nii*l Applicatign whh iiuidtt to tliu (rovonior t*) iwue tliu ivnuiHitu I'rcK'liiinntion, wiiiuh WHM (lonu on tbu 2nrd Dec. 1830, uetting apnrt tlio ( outity of Oxford tut ft distinct DiHtrict by the tiaine of the DiHtrict of Brock. Tlie tirHt catiu triud was on the 28tb April 184U, before .lud^e .lohn Arnold.* The preHont judg(t has acted in tliat capacity since Monday, June 30, 1845' Tfie Prahyterian Church belouj^ing to tue Congregation in connection with the Church of Scotland was coinnicnced in 1841 and finished as far as it now is in 1843. The contractors were — for the erection and enclosing, MosHi-8. White and Lewis — for the pews Mr. David White — and for the j^tlastering Mr. Alexander Mc[ntosh. Cost £050. The minister at uceseat iu connection therewith is the Rev. V. P. Sjms. Grammar School ffouu. A meeting was helpointed was Messrs. Arnold, Cameron, .Rothwell, McKenzie, Geo. Murray, Scott, Ingersoll, Frazer, Hook, Bishop, Grey, McTaggait, Burnes, Yale and Bailey. The (h'ummnr School was established in 1843, iu wliich year the trus- tees engjii^od Mr. Summerville, their fii-st teacher, who continued about thirty mouths. George Strachan, Esq., the gentleman at present teachipg, is the second Uvicher, having been employed sinc^ August 18th, 1846. The s«'h(X)l lio>\s(^ was erected in 1V48. () ijtractoi-s Mewsi's. White ils alt.mding in July last, was forty- four, of which number, thirty -foiir resided in town and ten out. Thenum- twr of pupils studying classics twenty-niwe. Assistant master, Mr. William jOiiver. Baptist Meeting Home was built in 1836 and opened by Rev.. W. H. iLandon, the first Sabbath in December of the same year. Messi-s. McCal- 4um a' I Guild were t\\9. contractors. Mr. Granson Swan put up the frame. The wliole cost about £200. Archibald Burtch Esq., gave the ground at' tachetl to it. The niiuistcfr at present connected therewith is the Rev. J, Winterbottom. Knox's Free Church Ls a fine brick building, 42 X 60 feet, siU.ated in ft most convenient and conspicuous place. It was erectel in 15-.!^ aud * We i-iinno; do better thnn co|iy the i'ollawing paragnph to show why Mr. Arnold wa« removed,an4 p. S. McOii(>en> Es'.,, onr present impartiiil nnrt imiveitnlly respected judge appointei), '• We iMrn Mith very ni^h ositiufn-i^on that D. S. Mi-Quecn, Etq., Barrister of ihia town ha* heen appointed Judge of'the Oiii/ict Court ul'this Dl«trict, in roum of John Arnold, removed by a provivion of the new iaw^Sth Virtori:' i'hnp. H) thatmake* itnereaqar^ thatdistrictjndceaxhall he BarriiitPrt o>' five yenm jtanding, we >>pg ^^^ t.'r>«ratnlHtc the inhabitantii otthe Distrirt on the choirA whirh haH heen made and ^he U6W Juil'»p jf II io s;..'")inti- nt."— [Woodstock Herald May ;jOlh I Hlfi, ''^ TOWN OP WOCOSTOOK — ITO PUBUO BUILDINGS. U pewed ill 1 850 ; tlie former by Messrs. White & Dixon, of Woodstock, and the latter by Messrs. Moliisli «k Kiiss«.'H, of Brantford. The whole cost of thebuildinff and lot i!U70, uf \ hicli amount the ladies raised by bazaan and festivals th o sum of £200. W. C. McLeod, K(i({,, of Woodstock, gave ,j half-acre lot Jipon which ^t ii «>rectod. To nit>nti(»n names is generally {>ronounced " invidious" but it in n f >ct cowmvu 1 with the erection of the )uilding, that ought to b(M)ientionod, thwf it is o ug principally to the untirinff and iiuic/atigubtc (iKv\^'mx\s oi S[i. -i()\m i/ouglas, of Woodsl' \f in contributing, soliciting, collecting, and «ixpendii(i/ subscriptions, tliat the house is now erected and paid ft>r. Wo tliiiik none \ri" fWI inclined t question this fact, or we would not have muntioin'd it at all. The minister at present connected therewith is the Rev. Wm. Ij M. Thr Primitive Methodists Meeting-houso was "cted tlio forepart of tli»> vrf>*ent year ; cost about £75 ; the amount rai ' by subscription. — I'lrbL poiinon preached therein was on the first Sunday in June, by the Rev. II. Boyio. Mr. P. C. Teeplo gave the lot on which it is erected, in addition ii the most liberal subscription of any of the contributions t' wards die ereo* tion of the house. Free Churchy OaoHc, is at this time, Nov. 1st, nearly erected the work- men being busily employed putting on the roof. Mr. Danby ia the con- tractor for the brick work ; and Measrs. Davidson and Sutherlai 1, the con- tractors for the carpenter work. Cost for enclosing it, £000 ; t complete it, it will cost £400 more. The minister of the Gaelic congregation, Kev. McDermit. The Brick Common School House tvas erected in the year U 48, at A cost of about £200. Messrs White and Dixon, contractors. The Registrar}/ Office was erected by the late District Couicil, on motion of T. S. Shenston, in 1847. Contractors, Messrs. White & Jixon. Cost £250. The Episcopal Church was built in 1833, by Messrs. Hill & Bishop. Cost £1800. The bricks were made by Mr. Joseph Peers, of which ihere are 120,000. In 1843 a Chancel was erected, at an expense of £250. — Messi-s. White & Dixon, Contractor. And in 1851 two wings were added at an expense of about £1,000. Messrs. Mellish and Russell, contractors. The ^^Lectvrt Room^^ which used to stand in the Churchyard, was burn- ed down on th« morning of April 16, 1852. It caught fire from the « Woodstock Hoteir The first sermon preached in Woodstock by the present Rector, was in the spring of 1834, to a congregation of eleven souls, in his own house^ from the text, " One thing is needfuL" The first person buried in the church yard was a blacksmith, by the nam«r of R. G. npenoer, who only came to to~wn the evening before he died ; wa* only sick about twelve hours. He died of cholera. The second pewoit buried there was Lieut. Veitch. 'I /' ( ■ • i (l- I '%^. 12 TOWN OF WOODSTOCK — ITS PUBLIC BUILDINGS. " I w ■ I, New Methodiat Chapel was built by Messrs. White & Dixon, in the year 1846, for £1*72, and about £70 or £80 additional for pewing it. The ministers at present connected therewith, is the Rev. E. Sheapard and Rev. Wm. Evans. Old Methodist Meeting-House was built by subscription, on or about the year 1836, on the front portion of the burying ground, and was moved fix)ra there to the place where it at present stnuds, in (or about) the year year 1847. It is at present occupied as a Connnon School. Goodwin^ s School House. This house was built by subscription, in the year 1839, "To be used as a con;nion School House, and to be open for the accommo u\tion of the inhabitants as an occasional place of worship, for such denomin ions of Christians as niaj', from time to time, require it, and for other public purposes not iucomiiatible with the primary object of its erection." The subscribers of £l 5s. and upwards wore: — R. K. Kunter, R. Riddell, Henry Bishop, Le\i H. Pcri}-, Thomas Love, John Greig, Henry Vansittart, seur., Mis. East, James tjibson, Col. Light, John Harri- son, Elijah Nellies, John Hatch, Joseph Poors, Wm. Danby, Hendry and Bain, George H. Elliot, Thomas Clioor, Walter Jonos, John Lockhart, and James White. Henry Bishop was the builder; and R. R. Hunter, John Greig, and Robert Lynn, the first trustees. The first brick house built in Woodstock was the one situated im- jnediately west of the Rectory in East Woodstock, the bricks of which were made by Mr. Joseph Clark, of East Oxford. It was built in 1886. The second brick house was erected in the following year by Mr. George Elliott, being the house situate^ immediately opposite of Mr. C. McLeod's new brick block. Mr. Leighton was the contractor, and Mr. Joseph Peers made the brick. To William Grey, Esq. is due the great credit of erecting the llrst three-storey brick house, which was the large and commodious Hotel called the " Royal Pavilion," situated in front of the Court House, West Woocistock. It was built in 1844, at a cost of £500. Mr. Grey having " bi-oken the ice," and shewn that large brick houses covld be built in Woodstock, Othera soon followed his example. In 1840, tlic late Messrs. Love and Robinson erected the four splendid houses known as the " Vic- toria Buildings," at a cost of about £2,800, and John McF. Wilson, Esq., the "Albert House," at a cost of about £1,600, both in East Woodstock. In 1847, T. S. Shenston and Archibald Burtch, Esqrs., erected the " Elgin Buildings," at a cost of about £2,400, and Mr. Henry Vansittart, the house now occupied by Mr. Andrew Smith, both 'w\ East Woodstock. In 1848, Mr. C. McLeod's block of two splendid buildings were erected at a cost of about £1,600, and Mvissrs. Finkier's block of four at a cost of about £2,000. In 1849, Mr. Thomas Scott, Mr. Elijah Hill, and Mr. Robert Clark, each «rected fine three-story fire-proof houses, at an average cost of about £650 each. The principal building erected this year is the "Woodstock Hotel," situated in East Woodstock, comer of Huron and Dundas streets, at a cost of upwards £2,000. This is a truly splendid building, and well arranged THE TOWN OF WOODSTOCK. 18 for tho purpose for which it was erected, and will make, perhaps, the most complete and comfortable hotel west of Toronto city. Messrs. White and Dixon were the builders. The front " 5 acres" was granted to trustees (viz. Bishop of Quebec, Capt. Drew and Maj. Barwick) on the 23rd May 1833, for a Church, Church-yard and burying ground, for which a patent, issued 23rd June 1834. It is entirely distinct from the Rectory Endowments grants made under an order of Council on January 15tli, 1836, nor has it ever been surrendered as has been often reported. The second " 5 acres " is for a Court House and Gaol, and Yards con- nected therewith, iho prvicijile object, we believe in giving so large a piece was to prevent amj buildings being erected near the gaol. The third " 5 acres " was granted to the late District Council of the District of Brock for the purpose of " holding free fairs according to law." Through the exertions of the present President of the Agricultural Society of the County of Oxford a good fence has this year been put around the whole at an expense of £40, of which sum the County Council contributed (by a majority of one) i!20, and the Woodstock Town Council £20. The last agricultural show was held upon the ground, and on the 19th of October of this present year, the first *' free fair" was held there, which proved to be a most satisfactory and numerous gathering of both buyers and sellers. The Progress of tho 21st Oct., says : — " Altogether, the Fair, for a beginning, has been quite as successful as could have been expected, and the farmera in our neighborhood have reason to congratulate themselvea upon the establishment amongst them, of an institution calculated to be of such permanent benefit to them." Woodstock Post Office was established October 7th, 1835. T. S. Short was the first post master, and the oflSce was first kept in the old framed store opposite the " Victoria Buildings." Mail three times a week, till some time in 1844, since which period there has been a daily, or rather, as the " Woodstock Herald " of the time said, a " nightly mail." On Oct. 6th, 1840, H. C. Barwick, Esq., our present accommodating postmaster was ap- pointed, who kept the office, until last year, in a small house on the east «ide of Huron Street. Twenty years ago (1832) Mr. Jed. Jackson had the contract for carrying the mail from Brautford to London, twice a week, who carried it at an average rate of three miles an hour, at which period it was not carried through Woodstock, but along the " old stage road, " from which circumstance the road is so named. The receipts of the Woodstock office for the quarter ending January 6thi 1838, were £28 10s. Od., and for the same quarter in 1851,£192 Os. Od. For the first quarter, after the introduction of the 3d. postage, (ending July 5th, 1861), £115 9s.0d., and for the first quarter in the present year (end- ing April 5th, 1852), £138 198. Od. T f ■ » rm Jl* I ,9^ ws u THE TOWN OF WOODSTOCK. The first store opened in Woodstock, was by Mr. Patrick Phelon,* in the latter part of 1833. This store Avas kept in the building long known as " cheap side " situated opposite Mr. Sudsworth's. Steam JEJngines.-^Mes&rs. Andrew Sutherland .' 1 • 1 '4M ii< '■ :* ^ '1 B 1 18 WOODSTOCK DIRECTORY. NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS. II? ; 1 li! yi!i f ■f'lf: f^i! Denman, John, laborer Duncan, Howard, farrier Dagg, James, innkeeper Dawson, Riciiard, tavernkeeper Dunn, Thomas, Egan, Maurice, carpenter Elliott, Mrs. Edgar, George, carpenter Egan, Mrs. Ellen Edwarks, John, bricklayer Edwards, Thomas R. Ellison, Joseph B. shoemaker Edwards, Nelson, blacksmith Elliott, Archibald, cabinetmaker Finkle, Esq., Henry, merchant Finklo, John, merchant Ford, R., student Frazier, Thos., blacksmitli Finklo, Miss Janet, Frame, Thomas, blacksmith Fleming, James, cabinetmaker Fuller, Rial, teamster Fouler, George, laborer Finkle & Co., H., merchants Foquette, Rich., Clerk C.C. Goodwin, Christopher, teacher Greig, William Greenaway, James, carpenter Groble, Anson, cabinetmaker Greig, John, attorney Ganior, William, carpenter GriflSn, Rev. Stephen, minister Green, William, carpenter Gamble, Andrew, carpenter Grant, Alex, tailor Gordon, Donald, blacksmith Gurnett, John, printer Gurnett, Gabriel, saddler Gunn, Hugh, teamster Gunn, James Gunn, Lauchlan, teamster Gunn, George, tailor Gunn, (Mexander, shoemaker Gurnett, George, shoemaker Gold thorp, David, tailor Grey, William Gordon, David, teamster Garnlin, William, labourer Gordon, Donald, labourer Graham, John, teamster NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS. Grub, Mark, laborer Garner, William, cooper Grey, Thomas, farmer Graham, Mary Green, Alexander, shoemaker Hatch, John, Esq. farmer Huggins, John, engineer Hack, Henry, hotel keeper Henry, Thomas, merchant Hatch, James, farmer Hay, James, cabinetmaker Hay, George, carpenter Hughes, James, carpenter Hodson, Henry, bricklayer Harrison, John, bricklayer Hamilton, William, watchmaker Hadskis, Hugh, turner Hamer, William, bricklayer Hay, Alexander, printer Henderson, George, teamster Hanley, Murdock, laborer Hatch, James, blacksmith Harwood, Henry, shoemaker Horsnell, William, tailor Hall, Robert, carpenter Hay, William, cabinetmaker Homers William, bricklayer Hendry, Mrs. Hart, Edward Hunter, Murdoch, laborer Holtby, Matthias, carriage-maker Heath, George, laborer Hay, James, cabinetmaker Hart, John, laborer Harris, Abraham, cabinetmaker Hague, William, laborer Halker, William, farmer Hill, Nathaniel, innkeeper Hatch, Henry, grocer Ingersoll, James, J.P. registrar Izard, Henry, teacher Idale, John, grocer Idale, William, tailor Jacob, Thomas, carpenter Jones, Walter, farmer Johnson, Samuel, cooper Johnson, James, shoemaker Judge, Michael, gunsmith Johnson, J. cabinetmaker Jones, Robert, carpenter •♦^r*) WOODSl'OCK DIBEOTORY. 19 NAMES AM) OCCUPATIONS. NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS. Kidd, John, hostlor McKenzie, Alex, contractor Kintrea, James, paintor k grouer McCulloch, Donald, laborer McCracken, Angus, laborer Logan, Georgo, saddler McLeod ot Co., W. C. merchants Layoock, Jamos, Esq. merchant McCurdy, Mrs. Loveroin, William, butcherg McDonald, Alex, plasterer Laycock, George, printer ilcKay, Donald, laborer Lewis, Evan, builder McKay, Neal, tanner Lawraneo, Miranda, shoemaker McLean, Calvin, laborer Lockman, Elijah, blacksmith McQueen, D. S. judge C. C. Lakeman, Edward, merchant McMicken, John Love, Mrs. Ann MePhorson, Donald, baker Lawson, Berry, and Co. merchants McLood, Alex, watchmaker Landon, Rev. W. H. minister McKay, David, turner Lamon, Samuel, cooper McKay, John, teamster Lcnsberry, James, cooper McCall, son., John, carriage -maker Lakeman, Jacob, butcher McCall, jr., John, carriage-maker Lanaway, James, laborer Lyons, Timothy, laborer Mathoson, Thos. blacksmith Lamport, Edward, farmer Martin, James, grocer Lamport, Henry Montgomery, Goo. innkeeper Lister, James, nurseryman Morrid, Richard, tailor, Murna, George, carpenter McKay, John, teamster Mitchell, John, laborer McKay, Alex, tailor Minthon, Jacob, teamster McLean, John, laborer Murray, William, carriage maker McLeod, W. C. merchant Mcagloy, George, boot-maker McLaren, Duncan, druggist Mitchell, John, brickmaker Mcintosh, Alex, plasterer Matson, Elijah, hotel-keeper McLeod, George, tailor Matthew, Daniel, shoemsdcer, McLeod, Donald, cooper Munroe, Alex, millwright McKay, Jofin laborer Murray, Ileden, laborer McKay, Duncan, laborer Murray, Alex, geologist McKinnon, Donald, laborer Matthews, Henry, bricklayer McKay, Hugh, bailiff Maddock, J. F. solicitor McKay, James, stove-maker Maycock, Joseph, painter McDonald, Archibald, laborer Miller, D. G. solicitor Mclnnis, Peter, laborer Murray, James, sheriff's clerk Mclsaac, Donald, laborer Muir, Michael, laborer Mclnnis, Donald, laborer Mears, Thomas, laborer DcDonald, Angus, laborer Murray, Donald, carpenter McKay, Angus, laborer Matthison, John, laborer McWhinnie, John, clerk Moore, Thomas, laborer Mcintosh, Donald, laborer Matthison, Angus, laborer McKay, William, mason Murray, Goo. contractor MoLeod, Alex, laborer Murray, A. contractor McKay, Christopher, laborer Murray, Wm. wagon-maker McDonald, Donald, laborer Melville, Feorge, shoemaker McDonald, John, laborer Menzie, Mrs. H. grocer McKenzie, James McKay, James Nicholson, John, carpenter McLeod, Donald, labourer Norman, John, cabinet-maker McLeod, Peter, distiller Nasmyth, George, tailor ( H m Jii ,1 'I i t' '' i 'ill m ■/■ > I Mil' 90 WOODSTOCK DIRliOrOKY. NAMES AMD OCCDPAXIONS. II ; I r \\ ;t i » .Ml Outratn, William, ehoomakor Oag, William, coopor, Oliver, Thomas, merchant Powell, John, assistant postmaster Payne, Absalom, carriage-maker Pascoe, Richard, labourer Prout, Abraham, lime-burner Passmoro, Francis, carriage-maker Perrin, Thomas, laborer, Pigott, Thomas, carpenter Patterson, Mrs. Purdy, Mrs. Perry, L. H. farmer Peacock, Daniel, carpenter Quinten, Daniel, laboier Rodgcrs, Jas. blacksmith Ross, Hector, niiilcr Ravvlings, Richard, cabinet-maker Roberts, John, laborer Redford, Stephen, blacksmith Robertson, Robert, cabinet-maker Robertson, George, bricklayer Robertshaw, John, shoemaker Randall, John, teamster Richardson, Hugh, barrister Robertson, C. VV. livery stable keeper Robinson, B. J. barber Revell, R. deputy sheriff Rose, Alex, laborer Ross, Robert, tailor Rowland, Thos. painter Rose, Eliza Ridd. John, hostler Rawlings, T. H. cabinet-maker Revell, Rev. Henry, minister Spencer, William, butcher Smith, John, tailor Sudworth, Abraham, bootmaker Sudworth, William, bootmaker Sutherland, Benjamin, shoemaker Sutherland, John, carpenter Steele, John, laborer Schofield, Francis, carpenter Scarff, WiUiam, carriagemaker Small, John, nurseryman Sessims, Bernard, laborer Snelgrove, William, cabinetmaker Snar«y, James, bricklayer NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS. Shenston, Thomas S., J.P., county clerk Strachan, George, teacher Sudworth, Joseph, bootmaker Scott, William, surgeon &, physioian Sutherland, Donald, laborer Smith, Andrew, merchant Sharp, Leboo^F. town clerk, filandford Shcppard, Rev. E. minister Sutherland, Hector, carpenter Sutherland, Mrs. J. Stewart, Francis, cabinet-maker Swan, Chas. G. carpenter Snelgrove, Jacob, carriage-maker Sutherland, Sinclair, carpenter' Silmer, Christian, baker Smith, John J. tanner Stewart, Donald, laborer Snarey, Thos. moulder Stevens, John, gardener Smith, John, laborer Simpson, James, turner Spencer, Mrs. C. Spencer, George, pedlar Sutherland, Robt. laborer Shaw, John Sheppard, W. G. laborer Scott, Thomas, apothecary Snelgrove, Henry, cabinet-maker Small, Jas. shoemaker Thomas Henry, carpenter Thompson, William, pump-maker Tceple, Pelham, farmer Tallman, Thomas '"urner, H. L. merchant Turner, James, laborer Tisdale, J. E. merchant Tune, William, confectioner Turquand, John, physician &i sursfoon Taylor, Joseph, saloon keeper Thompson &. Sons, founders Thompson, Harry, laborer Thompson, Alex, blacksmith Thomson, Archd. carpenter Taylor, Peter, fhoemaker Turner, Chas. merchant Thomson, Geo. carpenter Vanvalkenburgh, Henry, cooper Vanvalkenburgh, John, cooper Watt, S. H. Surgeon, WOODSTOCK DIRECTORY. 21 NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS. NAMK8 AND OCCUPATIONS, Wnrner, Richard, miilor Wilson, Edward, plasterer Walker, Anffus, laborer White, David, builder Wilson, Esq., William, shoemaker Walton, John Sutton, shoemaker Wilson, Cromwell, Wliitchoad, Esq., G. W., c' >; D. C. Warden, Frank, carpenter Wilson, William, tanner Walton, Joshua, shoemaker Ward. Robert, carpenter Wilson, Joseph, merchant Watson, James, miilor Wilson, John, tailor Whitehead, Charles, weaver Wilkinson, John, gardener Woodgor, William, shoemaker Wright, Wm. H. currier Warwick, William, stationer Winterbottom, Rev. John, minister White, William, gardener Wilson, William, wagon-maker Wilson, John, chairmaker Wilson, Malcolm, labourer Weeks, William, blacksmith Weeks, John, blacksmith Weakley, William, bricklayer Youngs, John, brickmakwr Walker, William, farmer Yates, Joseph, laborer I m 4C' ^;i m WJ > ii lb «:■ I) 1* Ill" (i; INGKRSOLL. iii' / !'" ' 4 \M 1 Ji' !'•. r'll^ I/: (^' f I'l ''' III -«♦•- This Village was erected un< County* and known until a few months since, by the name of the "Oxford tuei office." It was eatablishedf January 0th, 1821, and Charles IngermjU, Esq., was ap- pointed Post-master: James IngerHoU, Esq., in 1834; and Daniel Phelan, Esq., ill 1847. The amount of postages received in 1832, was £74 7s 6d: in 1833, £112 Os. 9d.; in 1834, £173 15s, and for the hist two years a* follows. LAST TRAR UNDER OLD RATE. FIRST TEAR OF NEW RATE. Quarter, July 4, 1850, £71 lOs lOd. I Quarter, July 6, 1851, £56 Is. Id. «* Oct. 6, « 7114s Id. I " Oct. 5, " 65 10s 6d " Jan. 6, 1851, 68 IDs Od. " Jan. 6, 1862, 65 lis 7d ' 67 8s 10 Apr. 6, 81 Os 3^. £292 1.5s 8ld Ai)r. 5, £232 12s Od The Village Council. The first election was held on Monday, 6th January, 1852. at the Royal Exchange Hotel. James McDonald, Esq., Returning Officer, at which election the following gentlemen were elected by the following votes, viz: John Oalliford, 82 votes; W. A. Ramsay, 97 votes; Thomas Brown. 72 votes; Charles Parkhei-st, 68 votes, and Jame* Murdock, 57 votes. By the Council Edward Dotty, was appointed Treasurer, and Jamea Barrie, village Clerk Schools. ~^T\iQ) first Board of Sohool Trustees were elected on Tuesday the 6th day of January, viz: Wm. Barker, Chairman, David Paine, Sec- retary. John Buchanrn, Edward Morris, Henry Schofield, and Adam Oliver. Schools 1 ; Scholars, 150. Charge, per quarter, 2a 6d currency. Teacher, Jamos Izard ; Assistant, Y. Re}'nold8. M )!* M -•-•-»- INGERSOLL & PORT BURWELL PLANK & GRAVEL ROAD, This Company was formed in September, 1849. President, — Benjamin VanNorman. Directors, — Tho mas Brown, Ingei-soll, Andrew Bodwell Dereham, Martin Hubbard, Bayham, Mr. Francisco, Vienna. No change in Directors sine* the formation of the Company. R. H. Campbell, Secretary & Treasurer, 1849 ; James R. Ingereoll, do. 1850 and 1851 ; J. M. Chapman, do.l862. Office, village of Ingersoll. The whole distance of the road is 31 miles, of which 16^ miles is within the county of Oxford* The road is completed to Vienna, a distance of 28 miles, and the remaining 3 miles, from Vienna to Port Burwell, und«r contract to be completed this present Fall. The average cost per mile of that portion of the road which ii grarelled, is £275, and of that which is planked, £800 per mila. 4, ( i 1 u ZNGERSOLL. The number of toll gates nlaendy erected is seven ; another one will b« •rected when the road is completed. Tho only statement of the amount of Toll received at each of the gates erected, which we have been able to obtain, is for tho month of July lost, and is as follows, viz: — Od. No. 2 £19 Os. Od. Od. " 4 17 6s. lid. Od. " 22 68. Od. Od., — making a total of £185 68. lid.; at this rate, for the 12 months, would be £2,224 lis. Od., which would pay for the construction of tif miles of the road. No. 1 £19 16s. " 3 10 Os. " 5 13 Os. " 7 18 Os. -»•»■ INGERSOLL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 11 This Society was formed in 1847. Tho following were ita officers, &: since : — GOVERN- TBAR8. PRESIDENT. SECRETARY AND DATE OF SUBSCRIP- MENT TREASURER. SHOW. TIONS. GRANTS. £ B. d. £ s. d. 1847 C.E.Chadwick Elislia HaU Oct. 20th 27 6 6 1848 C. E. Chadwick Daniel Phelan Oct. 12th 40 15 1849 Thomas Brown Daniel Phelan Oct, 10th 39 10 110 1860 Elisha Hall Daniel Phelan Oct. 10th 62 10 150 1851 Thomas Brown Daniel Phelan Oct. Dth 50 88 1862 John Mathe ,vs Daniel Phelan 77 13 This Society was re-organized under the new Act, and the following G'^ritlemen were appointed as officere : — John Mathews, president ; C. E. Chadwick, vice-president; Daniel Phelan, treasurer; John M. Chapman, secretary ; and Thomas Brown, Adolphus Milne, James Henderson, Jacob Choat, W. B. Maybee, Copeland Stinson, George Walker, James Bodwell, and Robert Cameron, directora. The treasurer of the Society most kindly furnished us with a list of th« Prites which had been awarded for the last four years," but it is crowded out, in consequence of the work swelling to a much larger size than wss anticipated. VILLAGE OF INGERSOLL DIRECTORY. NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS. NAMKS AND OCCUPATIONS. Adams, Arthur, Inliorer Evens, Donald, laborer Adnir, Duvid, rmi chant Eastwood, Willard, morohant Arclior, John, niut lianio Elliott, Thomas Allen, G. W. niechunio Evans, Wm. plasterer Barnes, Lawrio, yeoman Fursman, John, wagonmaker Bowel, John, lahorcr Fannor, Hugh, laborer Boattio, Wnj. merchant Fish, John, carpenter Barkor, VVm. shoemaker Farley, James, laborer Barker, Edward, shooraakof Faulkner, Robt. laborer Brady, John, laborer Forbes, George, laborer Barry, Wm. tailor Fcatherston, William, joiner Byrne, 'JMioh. harness-maker Fowler, James, carpenter Brown, Thomas, tanner Fowsott, Thoa. laborer Barkor, Joseph, merchant Fowler, William, laborer Browott, Joseph, merchant Brown, James, baker Girham, Evan, sawyer Bunker, Wm. yeoman Gilbert, C. W. minister Buchanan, Jon, tinsmith Greig, James, miller Babcock, Goo. millwright Gordon, A. tailor Bowers, John, clerk Goble, John, teamster Brown &t Byrne, saddlers Galliford, Esq., John, bootmaker Burke, Joseph, merchant Gunes, James, bricklayer Gilchrist, Angus, laborer Cronk, Wm. laborer Carnigie, John, yeoman Haining, Robt. tinsmith Holland, John, fiddler Carnigio, Wm. yeoman Connonght, Charles, bootmaker Haywood, E. painter Crotty, Richard, yeoman Henderson, John, shoemaker Carroll, R. H. yeoman Hill, R. P. teamster. Carroll, D. miller Hill, David, carpenter Canfield, D., J. P. and elork D. C. Holmes, Alex, carpenter Campbell, Homer, mechanic Hall, C. P. merchant Comstock, H. P. yeoman Haywood, William, painter Chapman, J. M. druggist Hall, Elisha, yeoman Carnage, John, farmer Houghton, Stephen, laborer Course, George, laborer Hopkins, H. P. saddler Cerrey, Mrs. accoucheur Hewett, John, plasterer Harrington, Geo. bricklayer Dundis, Edward, shoemaker Hill, Sylvester, yeoman Donaldson, Jacob, wagonmaker Harris, Lenord, shoemaker Dotty, David, blacksmith Dotty, Edwin, livery stable keeper Izard, James, teacher Dunn, Wm. founder. IngersoU, James H. yeoman Delaney, Patrick, currier Daly, M. innkeeper Jossup, Richard, labourer Dunn, J. Bhoemaker Jarvis, G. T. distiller . n Ml ■I it'll I' ''li 20 INQER30LL DIRECTORY. >»• S^ I »lf f .^^1 t \i \l NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS. Johns, Solomon, cooper Jackson, J. R. merchant James, John, cooper Knott, Wm. miller Kelley, Robt. shoemaker Kennedy, Peter, Teamster Linirx, Henry, teamster Lawrance, M. carpenter Lanson, J. W. blacksmith Larkworth, Wm. carpenter Lind, Edwd. shoemaker Leonard, John, tanner Lawrance, John, joiner Miller, Steph, labourer MuUeron, Alex, blacksmith Merygold Mrs Morrison, John, tailor Moore, Robt. labourer Maiss Peter, miller Maiss, Joseph, labourer Mahoney, Patrick, weaver Murdock, Jamos, wagonmaker Macklin, John, merchant Mollison, John, mechanic Moore, John, moulder Murray, James, blacksmith Mavor, Edward, carpenter McKenzie, Geo. blacksmith McDowell, Wm. laborer MeKenzie, John, tailor McDonald, James, laborer McDonald, John, merchant McDonald, Jamos, merchant McNab, John, merchant McKenzie, J. L merchant McMuUkim, Christ, yeoman McCarthy, James, physician McDonald, Rob. merchant McKay, Marshall, carpenter O'Brien, Henry, tailor Ovington, Mrs. Oliver, Adam, carpenter Phelan Si. Ad?ir, merchants Pichard, Hiram, teamster NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS. Poole, Robt. yeoman Peacock, Thos. yeoman Pillton, Willis D. shoemaker Poole, Henry, teamster Powell, John, laborer Parker, C. P. yeoman Parkhurst, Chas. clothier Poole, Sam. tailor Phelan, Daniel, J. P., merchant Patterson, John, innkeeper Paine, David, tailor Philips, Uriah, blacksmith Quegley, Edmund, lumberer Robinson, Eph. chairmaker Ramsey, R. H. founder Shanly, Patrick, laborer Sheady, John, laborer Sheady, R. carpenter Spur, G. A. innkeeper Smith, Wm. wagonmaker Shell, D. carpenter Snelgrove, A. mechanic Steele, Aaron, mechanic Schofield, Henry, blacksmith Smith, L. F. minister Taylor, John, carpenter Tripp, Moses, bailiff Urwin, John Venton, Stephen, laborer Vanatter, James, laborer Warwick, John, cabinetmaker Walker, John, cooper Welsh, John, lawyer Wilson, David, druggist Webster, G. H. cabinetmaker Weigh, Richard, mechanic Wellfare, Edwd. teamster Walker, James, butcher Webster, George, joiner Wail, John, yeoman Ward, Thomas, laborer Wallace, Robert, minister ■-.'li/' THE TOWNSHIP OF DEREHAM; (I ^i; This is a large square Township, bounded on the sdutli by llie township of Bayham, county di Norfolk ; on the east, by the township of Norwich, county of Oxford; on the west;, by the township of South Dorchester, county of Middlesex ; and on the north, by the township of West Oxford^ county of Oxford. "When the first territdrial division of the Province was made, (Jialy l6th, 1792,) the township of Dereham formed a part of the County of Norfolk, and was described as follows : — " Lies to the west of, and adjoining to Nor- ivich." A very satisfactory and explicit explanation, surely. By the Act 38 Geo. III., chapter 5, (1798), the township of Derehaid was attached to the County of Oxford. The first portion of the township was surveyed in 1799, by Mr. Hamley ; another portion in 1810, by Mr. Samuel L. Willmot; and a third portion^ or rather a re-survey, in 1822 (or 1832), by Mr. Russell Mount. The first lands granted in the township was on the 4th day at Septem- ber, 1800, as follows: — •^ ;'-Jl i 4th Hon. BobtHamilton } 5th John & George Ball. 1st con., lots Ij 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, and 28. con., lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 14. « 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13; and 14. « 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 14. « 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26; and 28. 15,16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, o !zi P Q B5 O Hi (5 o • CO 1 § >* Ira Bishop 3 1 18 14 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 9, Daniel Dopp 71 16 2 Stillman Smith . Henrv Dodd . . ?, Stillson Hackett 1 1 13 14 40 106 10 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 Haron Sinclier 3 Georffe Turner . . James Bodwell .... 1 1 * * * * * * * 11 40 11 2 6 "3" 1 4 Phineas Colbum 1 Daniel Deane. * * It * * * * 487 96 200 196 98 198 13 4 Georere Perrv John Deans Robert Miller Philip Gillard 4 2 2 3 1 1 James Merchant .. 2 2 1 1 Charles Anson ' This township has settled the fastest of any other township in the county. It is a good, well- watered to^vnship ; the Otter Creek flows through the south-east comer of it. There are twelve saw-mills in the township, two of which are driven by steam-engines of twelve horse power, valued at £5,700 ; and capable of sawing 3,950,000 feet of lumber per year. There is such a good demand for lumber in the United States, and the convenience for sending it there down the Otter Creek is such, that we have no doubt but what that amount was really sawed in the township fast year. We are in- formed on good authority, that about 4,000,000 ft. in the bg was sent last year from the township to the United States. The forepart of this year eight masts were taken from the township to Boston city, which sold for $2,400. The best one brought $450. The south part of the township i» •■ HI - - I T - - I -I II I II I . - . - * V* return md*. nber 22d, H o 2 2 2 4 3 TOWNSHIP OF DEBBHAM. 29 principally pine. The IngersoU and Port Burwell Plank and Gravel road runs through the township its entire length. There are two grist mills in the township valued at £1,500 and capable of grinding 60,000 bush, a year. One carding and fulling mill, worth £280 ; and one krge tannery, worked by a 12 horse power steam engine, worth £1500, which turns out 36,000 lbs. leather per annum. The first school, which we have any official account of, taught in th« county, was by Lydia Ronney. The first township meeting was held in January, 1832; Mr. Harrejr Tillon being the first township clerk. -• • • - u M M M WHEAT. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 6,871 bushels, 1848, 3,441 acres, and 37,818 bushels, being 11 biuheis per aer«. 1850,3,085 " " 46,036 « « 14| 1852, 3,677 " « 60,667 " « 16^ OATS. The following will show the quantities raised :-7- 1842, no return of acres, 7,499 bushels, 1848, 800 acres, and 27,219 bushels, being 34 bushels par acrs. 1860, 1,120 » ♦' 28,788 « « 25^ 1862, 1,668 " " 48,983 « '^ 41 u M (i BARLEY. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 597 bushels. 1848, 37 acres and 987 bushels, being 27 bushels per acre. 1850, 27 " *♦ 456 «* « 17 « 1852, 37 *♦ " 797 « « 21^ •♦ RYE. 1842, no return of acre^ 109 bushels, being — bushels per aoris. 1848, 9 acres and 150 « « 16^ « 1350, 2 " " 20 " " 10 " 1852, 4 " " 60 " " 12^ « M U a u u INDIAN CORN. 1842, no return of acreS) 2,686 bushels. 1848, 265 acres, and 6,060 bushels, being 22| bushels per aer«. 1850, 197 « " 4,671 « « 23 " " 1862, 478 " " 6,567 " "14 " " I i J „ f. I 1 J .'■ ''. i ' i i / J' ', I ;fc II 1- mm /,'■ 49 ^ C: iK "ll* I«: I- V:! ;.PN M %' fhh ?il5 m I! til (! m Ik \iim If! 10 TOTV^NSHIP OF DEBBHAM. BUCKWHEAT. 1 842, no return of acres, 302 bushels, being — bushels per acra. 1848, 20 acres, and 475 « " 23| « 1850, no return made, 334 " " — " 1862, 84 acres, and 620 " " 16^ « u II u 11 l( PEAS. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 3,236 bushels, 1850, 618 acres, and 10,101 bushels, being 16^ bushels per acre. 1852,399 " " 10,315 " " ll} « " POTATOES. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres 8,671 bushels, 1848, 76 acres, and 8,593 bushels, being 113 bushels per acre, 1850, 68 « « 7,901 « « 116 « 1862, 152 " " 6,928 »J " 43| " SHEEP & WOOL. 1842, 1,403 sheep, and 4,897ft), being 3jft) per sheep. 1848, 3,933 « " 9,841ft), " 2^ib 1850, 3,874 " « 10,039ft», « 2ift} 1862, 4,316 « " 10,976ft), " 2ift» HORSES. 1842,178; 1848,516; 1860,641; 1862,696; See page 60. NEAT CATTLE. 1842,1,666; 1848,2,908; 1860,3,211; 1862,3,866. MILCH COWS. 1840,368; 1S60, ; 1862,1.491. HOGS. < 1842, 1,011; 1848, 2,247; 1860, 1,066; 1862, 2,085. MAPLE SUGAR. 1842,26,072%; 1848, 66,669ib; 1860, 78,1 18lb; 1852,48,402. HAY. 1860, 1,769 tons; 1862, 2,632 tons. FULLED CLOTH. 1842, 001 yards; 1848, 2,417 yards; 1862, 182S yards. FLANNEL. It4fl, J,m yds.; 1848, 0,000 yds.; 1860, 8,810 ydi.; 1861, 1,601 ydi. '»(K,'I M K.uj TOWNSHIP OF DEPEHAM. 81 5 I Ml; \ V TOWNSHIP OF DEREHAM COUNCIL. 1850. Benjamin Van Norman, Reeve. William Smith, Jacob Glover, Robert Stroud, James Bodwell. ASSESS0R3. Adam Tripp, William Hall, and Charles G. Cody. Collector, Charles G. Cody. Charles E. Chadwick, Clerk and Treasurer. 1851. George Leash, Reeve. William Smith, Charles Hawkins, Jacob Glover, George Quartimas. Assessors, Charles C. Cody and Matthias Millard. Collector, Andrew Smart. Charles E. Chadwick, Clerk and Treasurer. 1852. Charles Hawkins, Reeve. William Smith, George Quartimas, W. Nisbet, Moses Hadeoek. Assessor, William Hall. Collector, Andrew Smart. Charles E. Chadwick, Clerk and Treasurer. t ■ iU III I : I. It : ;:^ iM •i '^ I 'Mi if-i ^uf''ii/ Ni. .;>:, LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF DEREHAM, &C., SINCE THE FIRST FORMATION OF THE DISTRICT OF BROCK. s s TOWN CLERKS. ASSESSORS. COLLECTORS. TOTAL ARaESSBD VALtJB. TOTAfc TAXI! LBVIKD, \ £ s I) £ I D 1840 Benj. VanNorman, Robert Stroud, Robert Stroud, 8,084 4 84 4 6 1841 James Bndwell, 14 t* 4. .. ' fi.U04 4 03 4 2 1842 '• .. ' Andrew Dodwell, Kliphat Bodwell, 11,300 11 173 2 1843 Jesse 3. Woodnard, I'elor Siiiitli, Peter Smith, 1*2,323 248 19 7 1814; " Koberl Stroiid, Robert Stroud, 14,040 3 6 168 2 1 1843 Charles G.Cody, Win. C. Darrow, William C, Darrow, 10,333 9 173 9 3 1840 " " Isaac Hadvoi'k, Alvin Hill, 2l»,529 19 a 280 3 6 1647 Jesse S. Woodward, Charles G. Cody, Charles G. Cody, 22,378 17 (1 233 8 S 1848 " " 44 4. "^ 4. .4 •" 2.5.113 6 3-29 13 1849 •' " 44 44 44 14 27,611 i3 338 3 1830 Charles E. Chad wick, 44 44* 4. 4 4 32,039 0{ 0^ 100 « 10 lesii •' <• 44 «4| Andrew Smart, t 171,636 f 180.047 22R 17 « 1852 •' 44 William Hall. 44 (4 OJ 2?3 19 CHILDREN 1^ . 01 r. W m • MUNICI- LBQISLi VT. AMODNT tot.am'nt. FROM 6 TO 16 o »? o o o " H & PAL SCH'L BOHOO Tj rais'd by B. BILL. paid to teachers. S5 2 a QEANT. ORAN r. NOT Sg CJ OQ Hot) tau't. tau't. g" o o £ B d £ 8 d £ s d £ 8 d 1844 46 3 2 43 1 37 10 113 19 1 285 189 12 IC 7; 1845 61 9 5 63 19 8 62 16 7 155 2 4 316 227 12 8 7 1846 64 6 53 6 6 35 16 11 153 14 8 279 289 14 8 3 1847 63 13 6 54 17 3 162 16 8 407 2 8 377 188 18 13 6 1848J59 12 2 52 9 3 05 14 10 197 12 10 417 226 13 12 8* 1849 64 9 10 50 3 115 6 228 6 9 691 197 14 12 ^ 1850 49 10 48 2 3 160 4 9 255 17 4 650 218 15 12 7 1851 90 14 5 63 16 6 39 1 7 282 657 193 15 12 8 1852 79 15 72 2 6 II 706 |394 — — — TOWNSHIP OF DEREHAM'S " RUIN AND DECAY." 1820 1830 Population,. Occupied, . Cultivated,. Non-rosid't, Non-resid't, Personal, . . Real, Total, Framed, 1 story, Brick and Stone, 1 Btory, P., Brick, StStone, 2 stories Taxes lev' d, M. Cows, IT IT IT IT IT IT IF IF IF.. 'if 329 :1F IF IF ;1F IF ;^ IF 1F.-1F 1840 1F-- 1F. IF. IF-. IF.. IF. 776 J 6,068 2,275 1F.-.- 1F.--. IF.-.. 1F-.-- £8,984 11 1 £84 4s 368 1848 2,463 37,267 8,432 1F.--- 1F.... ^■.--. IF---. 25,113 IF.-.. IF.... IF.--. 329 15 1850 1851 1852 2,839i1F 43,775| 62,838 ll,257i1F IF i 14,562 IF IF IF £32,039 IF IF IF 117 4 4 £14,663 £16,233 £140,739 1 171,636 IF IF IF §228 17 6 3,644 64,492 11,902 12,908 £12,246 £17,132 £150,669 I 180,047 146 WHOLE OF COUNTY. 1820 22 §223 19 6 1,491 1,522 39,822 7,148 IF IF H IF £26,967 55 £236 3a 993 *And Adam Tripp and William Hall. { Valued accorainc to th* new Aiieisment Act. I County Eat* only, n By the Ceiisni Return, ^ No returns. w t D 4 6 4 3 3 9 10 7 2 1 9 5 3 e 8 s 15 U 3 6 10 17 8 19 ?! I* 8 TOWiNSllIP OF'' OXFORD UPON THE THAMES/' -»♦•- What is now West, East and North Oxford, was called until very recently in all the Acts of Parliament in which they were alluded to, Oxford upon the Thames. It was so described at the first territorial formation of the County of Oxford, (January Ist, 1800,) which township was thua described by Surveyor General Smith, in 1'799: — "It lies southward of Dundas-st., where the western end of that road meets the upper forks of the River la Tranche" (Thames). Under this head, therefore, we propose giving a brief* chapter. Blenheim, Blandford, and part of Oxford upon the Thames, were the firat townshipo which were surveyed in the County. They were surveyed by Mr. Augustus Jones, in 1*793, the next year after the arrival of the first Upper Canada governor. In the old Township book, we found the following explicit and minute minute of a meeting: — " March, 1800 — A Toion meeting was held." A similar minute is made for several years after. We have not, in conse- quence, been able to collect any information from the Township books, and it ts rather defective what we have obtained elsewhere, but are sure it is correct, what ' . given. The following list gives the names of some )f the Township oflScers : — Y'rs, 1811 1812 1813 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1822 1824 1825 1826 1827 Town clerks. Archibald Burtch • • • • Wm. McCartney Alanson Tousley Alanson Tousley Alanuon Tousley James Carroll .... • • . • Isaac Carroll Isaac Carroll Assessors. Archibald Burtch Ely Harris Joel Piper Elijazor Scott Abel Thornton Calvin Thornton Samuel Lewis Marvel White Solomon Kiug Wm. McCartney John Galloway Thos. IngersoU Robt. AUway Assessors. Ely Harris David Curtis John Catroll Isaac Burdick Alanson Tousley Henry Carroll Benjamin Loonis Isaac Burdick Gilbert Harris Elisha Harris Wm. Underwood Jeremiah Finck James Harris Collectors. Arch'd Burtch Isaac Burdick Horatio Lewis Calvin Martin Wm. McCartney Calvin Martin Heman James • • • Roswell King We give below a copy of the Assessment Roll, as fariisthe names of the landholders and householders, the quantity of land, and the number of the horses, oxen, and cows, are concerned, for the year 1812, which is the latest authentic roll we could, after much search, find. On the roll there are no bat hay* W« had prepared a lencthy chapter respi ting thii, the most interesting township of the County. hay* b«en obliged to withhold it in conieqnence of the size this worli has already swelled to. It* ■' ? ill ! • (^ II i h 11: I) 7 K "II K ; '■4 .ill' f?, Li A,A 84 TOWNSHIP CV " OXFORD UPON THE THAMES." " nicrchaaCs shops'* nor " 7nills" and tho only taxablo house, one of Mr. Delight Huskiiis. He certainly hud good reuuou to be delight(ed) with his proud position. It should also bo borno in mind that, with tho exception of a few per- sons in a very small settlement in the Township of Blenheim, the beloir embraces the whole inhabitants, <&c., of the entire CowUy of Oxford at that period. Names. Uncultiva- ted Ttand. Cultivated 1 Land. • g • J Peter McNames 47 38 48 150 80 200 26 43 30 45 48 40 40 325 585 660 90 180 50 480 89 "92 48 60 170 180 90 155 40 90 40 61 79 350 284 160 44 3 14 2 60 20 '4 22 10 5 12 10 10 75 15 40 10 20 26 15 20 15 8 12 8 30 20 20 20 .s 10 9 16 60 l5 60 6 2 1 3 3 2 1 2 i 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 '2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 « - • - 2 2 "2 "3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 '3 '« 2 3 1 John McNames 1 Silas Williams 2 John Carroll 7 James Carroll 3 Edwd Topping Alex. Graham, 1 Deligh Hasklns 3 Geo. Nichols 1 Freeman Burdick, Wm. Cook 4 Thos. Douling i Sam. Sage 3 lohabude Hall 3 Sam. Canifield 3 Christopher Kern, 3 David Lick, Jonathan Wright 4 2 Henry Wolsey 1 Nicholas Brink, A Win. Reynolds, 2 Enoch Burdock, 2 James Janes . 2 Joel Piper 4 Peter Taylor, 1 Cabel Burdocks 3 Zacharah Burtch 4 Levi Luddington 4 Elezr. Scott 6 Williard Sage 3 Wm. Scott, 2 Allen Sage, 4 Jacob Carroll 2 Isaac Burdock i Daniel Dodge, 3 Luther Hoskins 3 John Youngs, 3 Sykes, Townley, 7 Daloor, Taylor^ ^ i 1 1 a 7 3 i 3 1 4 i 3 3 3 3 4 2 1 5 2 2 2 4 1 .iS 4 4 3 2 4 2 3 3 3 7 li TOWNSHIP OF "oxford UPON TIIK THAMEW. 35 Names. i a) no i-y • > C ~ ■ . 's ^ I3 J* ; a -o Id •— 1 '•' P *- 1^ Vernam Mathown, Robt. Clark JohnB. Free ....! Arch. Burtch, Levi Babbitt, ; Bonj. Loomis, ; James Graham • Homan Jones ' Jonathan Spraggo.; Hiram Sales Calvin Martin ' Ely Harris | Sylvester Daggert. 1 i«s;i2! 18218' 100!.. I 94 j 6 8til5| 84 16L. 84 l()j 2 90J10.. I90il0l.. 8812' '> 116i 1 60'go 8020 ..i2 I 2. Numoa. Daniel Harris, Jaincsi P. Harris,.. Elijah Harris Gilbert Harris, PctorTeeplo William Hill Duty Underwood . . Abraham Canfiold. Mathew Choatos.. Jacob Choates, Jacob Karne, David Curtis 30 A 39 11 41 9 8 8 3 3 20 9 6 6 30 77 47 680 37 194 195 120 o lis 2 2 2 2 o 4 2 2 3 In 1816, there wore the following additions: — Names. Uncultiva- ted Land. Cul. Land, j Horses. | • OQ Si 6 Names. Uncultiva- ted Land. • i • Horses. Oxen. I Jeremiah Finck. .. Nicholas Brinck. .. Wm. McCarthnoy. Eve Hall 80 485 40 366 ""42 40 60 36 41 100 88 27 100 76 40 76 60i 2 15 2 20 3 85 1 2 4 2 2 2 '2 2 3 2 8 3 4 4 6 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Cooper Pecksley, .. Jno. Mud„'e Wm. Underwood . . Daniel Carroll Ruth Marks John Harris Warren Daggert . . Jacob Wood Mary Taylor Walter Brown Isaac McNamos.. Isaac Edwards Marshall White... Abm. Carroll George Karn A. Towsley Alanson Towsley.. 34 200 45 30 264 42 90 32 85 197 240 100 200 95 200 40 40 10 70 5 15 20 8 10 18 15 3 40 "5 20 25 25 ■4:"2 1 " 1 1 1 Cabel Piper Sam. Lewis Ebenezer Cook.... John Galloway Simon Maybell Comfort Sage Henry Carroll Wm. Carroll James Fuller Samuel Cook Stum Mather Samuel Sage Alex. Thornton . . . 7 8 60 40 24 6 on 12 2 25 26 2 2 2 3 2 '2 1 2 i 1 2 "i 2 i 1 1 2 '2 2 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 Notwithstanding a fii-st settlement in the county was commenced in Blenheim two years before one was attempted in Oxford, the latter one may be justly called the fii-st settlement of the county : Oxford was, as it were, the nucleus around which the entire county was settled. We had, at muclx trouble, collated a somewhat lengthy history of its settlement, but have been compelled, for want of room, to suppress it. Mr. Gourley, in 1818, thus reported it:— "It commenced settling in l7'i)6; in 1817, it had 530 of 8 population, and 76 inhabited houses. No plnoe of worship; 1 .«?i • J I .'1 ' i I I,' !■■' 1 ^ i\ 1 )■: 86 T0WN8mP OF " OXFOBD UPON THE THAMES." Baptist minister; 1 grist mill, and 2 saw mills. Worth of a horse, £16 5s.; of a cow, £6 68. ; of an ox, £10 ; of a sheep, ISs. ; of a lb of wool, 28. 6d. ; butter, lid. ^ lb. Price of land, in 1800, 28. 6d. f) acre, and in 1817, 12s. 6d." By the Act 33 Geo. III., chap. 3, it is enacted, "That when any township shall not contain 30 inhabitant householders, it shall not be lawful for the justices to issue their warrant for calling a (township) meet- ing therein, but the said inhabitants shall be joined to, and taken as inhabi- tants of, the township adjacent." This accounts for the three Oxfords being in one township for a number of years. North Oxford became detached on Ist January, 1842, but we have not been able, after much search, to find out when East Oxford did. It was between 1820 and 1822, we think. The only person who could give us this information writes that he bas not time to make the search. >':\m rm )1- 1 THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST OXFORD. This township is triangular in shape, and entirely surrounded by townships belonging to the county of Oxford. It is bounded on the east by the town- ship of East Oxford ; on the south by the township of Dereham ; and on the north-west by the township of North Oxford, from which it is divided by the river Thames. The townships of North Oxford and East Oxford were formerly attached to this township ; the former was detached in 1842 and the latter, we think, between 1820 and 1822. At the first territorial formation of the county, (1798) West Oxford formed one of its townships. In 1820, the three Oxfords, the whole of the townships of Zorra and Nissouri were assessed together, at which time their united population amounted to 719 souls. The same territory now has 14,914 souls. The township was partly surveyed in 1793, by Mr. Augustus Jones, and partly by Mr. Mahlon Burwell, in 1825. The following lands were granted by the Crown previous to 1850, ▼it: — Thos. Dexter, Saml. Confield, jun. Luther Haskins, James Hopkins, Eliza Scott, Saml. Confieldf Allen Sage, Dec. 1, 1708, 2nd con., 6th lot. (( 31, u u u u Dec. 31, 1 . 1st con., 29th lot. « 7th lot. 2d con., 4th lot. 8d con., 18th lot. 8, 29, B. Front. Mar. 30, 1799, 12, B. Front. The first lot sold hy the Government, was the 9th lot, Ist con. It wa« sold to Mr. Nicholas Brink, at 15s. per acre, on the 1st day of May, 1830. The second lot registered in the county, was in this township, viz : — December, 22, 1800, lot 6th, 2d con. Thos. Dexter and wife, of the town- ship of Berton, District of Niagara, to Luther Haskins. To Major Ingersoll* was entrusted the settling of the township. He and Benjamin Loomis were the firet that moved in, which was in 1793. Ich- abod Hall,f Eebenezer Cook, — Canfield, Luther Haskins, and Capt. David Curtis, in the following year. The first white child born in the township was in 1801. Maj. Ingersoll brought with him two cows, which were the first brought into the township, and in all probability, the first into the county. James Burdick, Esq., erected the first mill in the township, (a small one, 16 feet square, which stood where Centrevillenow stands,) in or about 1805. In 1810 it came into the possession of Mr. Andrew Westbrook, who just be- * Th« father of ear mnch reipertcd tewniman, Jam«« Ingartoll, Fiq., Ragiitnr. « Tha father of Rli«ha Hall, Rii} , of IngaraoU. I ■%\ i I r* zs TOWNSHI? Off WEST OXFORD. ,|, ,;''■•■ :>(lf 1 1 ;i, ^ M fore the war "ran away'' and left it. In 1812 or 1810, in tb« capacity of an American Genoral, ho eaiiif over the linos with hduio two or throo hun- dred men, and amongst other va//««/ acts, l>urnt this niill. Wo have in our possession a lottor from this (General, in whit h he tlireatens something of the kind if eoilain unroasonaliln ro(iuosls wore not p;rantod. 1'he British Government paid the owner ri>r (Ik! loss of this mill. We have in our possession a eo]\v of Mr. .loscpli "NMIIoock's newspaper, The Guardian, jtultlishod at the town of JS'iagara, Saturday, September lltb, 1811, in Avhii'h we find three advertisements from West Oxford.* The first is a notice, dated July 0, iMl 1, of Luthor Iloskins, and Nicho- las Brink, Executors of Eliza Hcskins, cjdlinjj upon all persons indebted, «fec., (fee. The second is as follows: "Ran away from the subscriber an indenlured ap]>rentico, named Elijah James. Whoever will take up said runaway, and return him to me, shall reiYjive ten dollars reward, and all necohsary charges paid. West Oxford, May 15, 1811. Jacob Cuoate. The third is of a nature that for the credit of the parties, wo do not copy : The same paper, under the head of " The latest news," informs its rea- ders that "tho Kino' remained much the same as per last advices," and that "Capt. Moore states that an end)aro;o was )noniently expected to bo laid on all American vessels in British ports," which news left England, June 30th, and New York, Aiigust 22nd. On the 2it]i of Dec, 1817, a public was held in a log school house,f situated on Lot No. 13, Ist Con., West Oxford: "For the purpose of taking into coupideration the proprioi v of answering cortaing queries, pro- posed by Roltert Gouilay." The ch;iir was occupied by Peter Teeple, Esq., and amongst otliers, tho following answeis were unanimou«»ly given: — " 9th, Soil — A dark loam surface, level and extremely well wotered." " 10th, Timt er — M.aple, Beech, Elm, Ash, Baswood, Fine, Cheny, Oak, and Buttertuit." " 22nd, Sleigliing two months. Plowing commences Ist April." "24th, Pasture good — an ox will gain one-fourth in a summer'sjrun ; the quality of the dairy produce is good." „| " 26, Laud soinoiimes let on shares; the owner of tlie land receives ono- \ j third of the crops in tlic field when harvested." ' ' "31, We considf^r th.at a want of persons of ability to purchase the lands '^ n the town.'hip, and becoming aclual setilers, is what principally rf^iards the Mprovement of the same," The Avhole I nds of t" e township are of th« ' 'ery best quality and nearly all settled. There are six sav,' mills in the township, r~ -eil'y '.vorth £1,350, and '; , apable of sawing 1,150,00, feet per year. . hero rc no grist mills. According to the return of the Crown Land utrtoe, there are 23,000 cres in the township, v.hich includes th** 007 aTes taken therefrom, to ^' trm a portion of the village of Ingenv.ll, But by the assessors return, there are 2( two rA accour FotI a copj] a cop) quantitl * The Town of NinTarn ii« lOO m-Ip, from Wnf O.vTorH. *nUred rond*' betwpon the two pUi-*» A vnry ronv»^ni»nt nrf.vertiiiing m<- »«»i tiir^Iy. • Long linr* rottcH riown. .11 TOWNSHIP or WEST OXFORD. 89 Rre 20,031 acres, not including Ingorsoll, making a differcnoe between th« two returns of 3,828 uores. Tliis discrepancy we have eudoavoured to account for on page 00. Fot knowing tho exact year East Oxford was det.iohed. we cannot giv« a copy of the jwsessineut roll, for the first year afterwards. We therefore givo a copy of the one fai- 1824, as far as the nuiiiea of huidholdurs, and tha quantities of land occupied, Ac, are concerned : — ! < ~ — - - a t .o Id 'II > Namon. «-* c 3 a !*-■ ■Zi c o ^-* U J Uj Cfilviu Mnrtiii, ! 3' Woloomo Yiilo,*....! l! Dnniol Fiillor,* : l' Daniol Lick ; 1 .losf'pli DodgG,* 1 Sylvo-tcr Hexford*. .1 1 LMther IIoskuiH, 1 Henry Carroll, bk 12 Abraham Canfiold... bp'Io Robt. All way,* 2l 3 Munson Cook,* bf Christopher Kain,. . . bf Win. Carroll, bf Thos. Traccy,* bf 4 Gilbert Harris, 2lS| Elisha Harris, 7 If); VVm. Hill 219; Comfort Sapo, 114; Simon Mayboo, 2l;V Nicholas Brink, IjlO' Potor Sononover,*. . . 11. ^i Samuel Lewis, ' 3ls \Vm. Underwood, ..j 1 l"* John Stevens,* I 1 ij: Geo. Nickolds, { 115 Daniel Carroll, •iv;19 Henry Swart, * 1 23 Peter Teeplo, Esq.,. . wr 15 200 60 40 100 324 116 1«0 175 59 367 110 80 50 20 09 30 105 lOo 70 65, 60 185' 138, 4) S :j 25 1 1 60 60 " 80 C<) 20 t)5 8 .'iO 40 20 20 25 60 20 »0 45 30 30 15 100 35 40 15 40 Namo. Jacub Karn, Willnrd Sage, David Curtis Isaac Carroll, John Voiuijjs, Solomon King,* Thomas IngersoU, .. KiiciiozprCook, Wm. Reynolds, Michael Tripp,* Wm. Herrick,* VVm. Kennedy,* Peter Hagle,* Nicholas French,*. . Jacob Wood, John Galloway, Ileman .Tones, Joel Piper, Sylvester Daggart,. . Joshua Brink, James Harris, Daniel Hannis,* Elisha Habbis,* Robert Conison,* Chas. IngersoU, Esq. Willard Scott, Wm. McCarthney,.. Samuel Canfield, o > '3 -3 a BF 1 113 112 BF12 BF 8 1 8 120 219 2 14 1 16 3 19 4 16 3 19 3 19 1 14 2 14 2 12 2 12 2 9 BF 3 1 19 2 18 1 17 2 16 BF 20 1 14 1 15 1 18 100 136 90 66 99 66 85 1.30 60 170 15 146 35 84 24 25 65 68 70 88 145 30 "3 40 40 60 60 80 36 10 60 40 30 6 12 25 16 20 76 35 32 30 12 65 70 80 40 70 30 570 100 92| 45 81 60 190| 50 We accidently found a School report, of a School kept in West Oxford, by Mr. Pufus Foster, in tlte year 1826. The names of the scholars, who at- tetided the school we publish below, thinking it may be interesting to some parties in the township. Lavina Carroll, Martha McCarthney, Cynis McCarthney, Justus RejTiolds, Abigail E. Foster, Rufns Foster, Wm. Galloway, Zachariah Sage, Horace Foster, James McCarthney, James Sage, Mary Stephens, Lydia Piper, Fanny * Those iDirbcl thni mni>t hut* iP'tlAil in tha Tewnihip between ISIO end 1834, ■« their aamei 4* ■nt appear in tha liit on pagai 94 anii 3S. If I 'A i 40 TOWI^SmP OV WEST OXFORD. A. Nicholds, Lucy Sage, Charles Hess, Sarah Reynolds, Phoebe Curtia, Danl. Curtis, jr., Ebeaezer Galloway, Enoch Sage, Mary Sage, Avery Scrambling, Fred Scrambling, Jane McCarthney. Trustees, Willard Sage, Wm. Rey- nolds, & Henry Carroll. School open from May 16th till Aug. 16th. There was a Sabbath School commenced July Ist, 1827, by Mr. Willard Scott, on the 1st. Sept. he rei)oi'ted that he had 15 scholars, and that they had committed to memory 3069 verses, as follows : — Lydia Piper,563 ; Lucy Jones, 449 verses; Ruby Jones, 392, verses; Isaac Piper, 364 verses; Lobina Wood, 308 verses ; H. Laura Jones, 172 verses ; E. Laura Jones, 167 verses ; Esther Piper, 167 verses; Wm. Galloway, 126 verses; Levi Sage, 124 verses; Solomon Wood, 77 verses; Abigail Jones, 63 verses; Nelson Jones, 61 verses; and Allen Sage, 18 verses. -•«-^ mi '"' U f '1 111 (ft WHEAT. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 10,132 bushels. 1 848, 2,559 acres, and 24,01 9 bushels, being 9^ bushels per Aert. 1850,2,972 " " 29,510 " " 6j " " 1852,* 1,543 " " 33,321 " - 21^ •* * OATS. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 16,370 bushels. 1 848, 913 acres, and 25,898 bushels, being 28^ bushels per acre. 18.50, 988 " « 21,374 « " 2lJ^ " " J 852,* 927 •* " 30,911 " " 33i " PEAS. The following will show the quantities raised :— r 1 842, no return of acres, 3,002 bushels. 1850, 657 acres, and 7,499 bushels, being 1 3^^ bushels per aere. 1862,* 664 " " 13,985 " " 21 ♦* BARLEY. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1 842, no return of acres, 1,491 bushels. 1848, 64 acres and 1,335 bushels, being 21 bushels per aere. 1850, 108 1852,* 51 (I u u 1,320 1,118 u u 12i 22 u ^ ln|tnoll 4**t (1er«ch»4 Janiary, Id, ISM. jrtia, Danl. crambling, Wm. Rey- 16th. [r. Willard I that they 563 ; Lucy es; Lobiiia 167 verses; Sage, 124 ilson Jones, er«er«. per acre. »!■ per aere. per aere. w TOWNSHIP OF WEST OZ70KD. RYE. 1842, no return of acres, 419 bushels, being — bushela per aere. 1848, 114 acres and 1,739 « " 15i " " 1860, 36 « " 364 " ♦« 9| " • 1862,* 28 « " 466 " •* 16 • « INDIAN CORN. 1842, no return of acres, 839 bushels. 1848, 104 acres, and 2,486 bushels, being 24 bushekper Mr«. 1850, 93 " " 2,379 " " 23^ 1862,* 139 " " 3,336 " •» 24 41 H « K M ■ BUCKWHEAT. 1842, no return o^ acres, 251 bushels, being — bushels per a«r«. 1848, 42 acres, and 733 " " 17^ " 1850, no return made, 565 " " — •* 1852,* 22 acres, and 870 " "17 « POTATOES. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 9,674 bushels. 1 848, 78 acres^ and 7,745 bushels, being 99^ bushels per a«r«. 1850, 62 " " 6,830 " " 110 1852,* 86 " « 6,694 »» "66 SHEEP & WOOL. The following will show the number and quantity :— 1842, 2,024 sheep, and 4,11 8!b, being 2ib per sheep. 1848, 4,169 « « 10,564ft), " 2ift» 1850, 3,920 " « U,348ft), " 2|ib 1862,* 3,311 " " 7,736ft>, " 2iib u M M M irkhurst|Sylvcstev' Sage Beuj. Tiiornton jNot appointed Willard Scott I Willard Scott i Willard Scott j Willard Scott John McDonald !John McDonald ]McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald Mc Donald Total Asseiseil Value. jC 8. 25,437 2 26, %2 15 a20,8'J4 5 23,004 9 24,616 4 or» oT.n; ft Total Taxes Levied, £ 239 254 261 377 203 181 251 178 349 8 D 26,824 2 28,910 14 31,476 2 33,193 3 lOi 338 36,099 10 016112 cl43,467 cdn2,932 0'6195 0;6182 4 14 13 17 10 9 7 17 4 11 1211 910 13 8 4 7 6 1 5 2 4 1 1 7 SCHOOL STATISTICS. Years 1345 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 MiimVipid School (»r«iit £ C3 61 55 6..' t V6 75 41 d 5 8 7 1 4 8 a North Oxford d iHgeraolt was s. 12 13 17 16 Lopisliitive iSihoo Grant. £ 8 d 63 12 5 52 7 9 51 15 57 11 10 55 19 11 46 14 6 65 19 3 48 15 37 9 8 Amonnt Raised liy R,ile Bill. <£ S 22 4 67 15 142 2 109 14 77 5 185 17 88 19 123 1 TotalAiiiou't _ I'aid To Teachers. d £ 11 127 8 s 3 14 5 183 248 249 14 230 3 280 9 253 289 10 7 6 d 9 5 10 8 5 8 1 t/'hildren between No. No. 1 a an d 10. .-^ch'l Sch's Not Ser- Oper- Taught. Taught tlone ation. 309 151 6 6 323 250 9 8 410 199 9 9 374 296 8 6 oil 366 8 5 463 250 7 6 487 170 6 5 577 173 6 e280 e235 — — attached. 6 County Rate only, detached, and became a municipality. Average Months Taught. I' 8J 10 9* 10 c According to New AsieMOient Act. e By Ceusus R eturn. r i )':; .M M i ';>■. ■d VAJ. ott. WEST OXFORD'S " RUIN AND DECAY." West and Norlh Oxford until divided. West Oxford & Insersull Wen Oxford Whole Co. 1820 1830 544 1840 1850 1851 1852 1820 Population, 165 1,277 2,c;56 a 1,894 1,522 Occupied, . 8,500 18,320 27,144 20,301 22,924 24,501 39,822 Cultivated, . 1,870 4,079 6,026 5,067 a 8,165 7,148 Non-resident, a a a a 3,783 2,130 a Non-resident, a a a a L12,001 L5,6I6 a Personal, . a a a a L19,700 L13,407 a Real, , . a a a a Llll,676 L93,909 • a Total, . . L6,930 L15,390 L25,437 L36,100 rfL143,467 dL112,932 L20,967 Fram'dl story 19 45 100 a a 164 56 Br'k& stone f 1 storey, f >> If 8 a a 11 a F.,B.,&S.,-> 2 storeys, j 3 10 27 b « a 80 6 Taxes levied. L46 18 LlOl 18 L289 4 LI 31 176 6L105910;dL13213 3 L235 2 Miloh Cows, 204 448 662 a 1 « 843 939 «• No retnrn. h County Tts only. d Vaload ander tht new Act. I m t" r i i r> f ■I f -r I } ■', ''j ;:-; ' 1;; I •1 it'.' ! i ' • '• ■ 'Ill: . |; I i I ^i-^^i (, THE TOWNSHIP OF EAST OXFOIID. »• » The towuship of East Oxford is bounded on the east by the township of Burford (county of Brant) ; on tho north, by the township of Blandford (divided there'' m by the Government road, ■which is Macadamized) ; on tho west, by 1 i township of West Oxford ; and, on the north, by tho township of Norwich (all of the county of Oxford). In tho first territoiial formation of the county (January 1st, 1800), it formed a part thereof, but was attached to West Oxford. By tho Act 33 Geo. III., chap. 3 (1703), it is provided, "That when any township shall contain over 30 inhabitant householders, it shall be lawful for such township to elect officers, &c. ; and such as have not that number, to be attached to the adjoining township." Under the authority of this Act the township became detached from West Oxford, between the years 1820 and 1822. We have not been able to find out the exact year. In 1820, East, West, and North Oxford were united, and were, together with the whole of Nissouri and Zona, assessed together, at which period they had a population of Vl9 souls. The same territory now has 14,914 souls. This is a really splendid township ; pei'haps, the best in the county. There is httle or no Avaste lands, and the timber entirely hard wood, well watered, and few or no swamps. The Great Western Railroad runs through nearly the entire township, running most of the way parallel with the Government load, about 40 chains from it. The township was surveyed by Mr. Augustus Jones, in 1793. Mr. Abraham Canfield, the first settler, came in in 1793 or 1794. The following lots were granted between the time of its survey and 1800:— Wm. Tullev Dec. 28, 1789. 6th con., lots 6, 7, and E. i 8, 600 acres. {" 31, " 2nd « " 1 200 « « « « 4th « " 3, 10,andl7..600 « « « " 6th « « 2and9 400 « " « « 7th " « 6 200 " Gordon Tifl^hey.. « « « 4th « « 12 and 13 400 " Sylvester Tiftnev. " " " 5th " « 12 and 13 400 •• Samuel Street V"^y'^^^Q- 3rd con., lots 17, 18, and 19.... 600 " oamuei&treet. -j „ „ ^^^ ., « 14,16, 18, and 19, 800 « Patty M. P«t«rt . . Oct, 28, 1 798. 2nd eon., loto 7, 8, and 9 600 " iship of andford ^d); on by tho M u K (i TOWNSHIP OF EAST OXFORD. 45 The first lot sold hy the Government, was the east half of No. 9, iu tho 1st Concession. It was sold to John Phelan, November 12, 1832, at 10s, per acre. The first deed registered (the sixth in the County) was on April 20, 1802. A deed from Sylvester TiShey to William and James Crooks, Lot 12, 5th Concessio'j, 200 acres. According to the return made by the Crown Land Office, tliere are 82,200 acres in the township, which includes three lots and a half of the north-west corner, now belonging to the town of vVoodstock, Tho assessors return 33,815 acres, not including YTouditock, shewing a difference between the two returns of 2,315 acres. In 1850, the Town Council erected a good sized town-hall at the ex- pense of £215. Messrs. White & Dixon, of Woodstock, were the con- tractors. It is situated on Lot No. 12, 4th Concession, The Woodstock and Norwich Plank and Gravel Road runs along tho west quai-ter town line of the township. On Lot 9, 1st Concession, (just at the point where the Brantford Plank road intersects the Government road,) is the best saw mill in the County, erected and owned by Messre. Vansittait & Cottel. It is wrought by a 35 horse power steam engine, has three upright and six oircularsaA\9,two turn- ing lathes, and one planingmachine. Sold last year, 1,500,000 feet of lum- ber, and has sawed 15,000 feet in twelve hours. Worth £1,600. Attached to the saw mill, and worked by the same engine, is a custom grist mill, capable of grinding thirty bushels per hour. Worth £400. In July last, a " Farmers' Association" was formed iu tlie townsliip. Geo. Alexander, Esq,, President ; Henry Peers, Vice-President ; L. C. Teeple, Secretary; John Vroman, Treasurer; and Wm. Burgess, Win. Peers, Wm. Garbett, Peter Lampman, John Greer, jun., Wm. Pooling, Robt. Vandecar, James Falkner, John Rutledge, Hirah Spragg, Stephen Cook, James Petr titt, John Guild, Wm. Chambei-s, Thos, Hart, James McCallum, Joseph Peers, John Green, sen., Thos, Lazerby, and John Leak, Committee of Management. This Association, and several similar ones in different parts of the county, have been established by Geo, Alexander, Esq., the indefatigable local Su- perintendent. Their object is to elicit and disseminate sound and practi- cal ngricultural information. -♦-♦-•- WHEAT. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no returaof acres, 11,235 bushels. 1 848, 2,1 86 acrea, and 35,1 9*7 bushels, being 1 6 bushels per acr«. 1860,2,641 " « 40,214 " « 16^ 1862,* 3,421 ♦< « 71,991 « " 21 k I m. 'ij ,. fit i'l Av. '.'? li i f ■. , Hi * Pact «f ^'oodttoek Wii d«tt«had front tha Towniihip, January lit, 13A1. $11 I \ J i' / ?| •■ii h 4d TOWKSIIIP OF WEST OXFORD. OATS. The following will sliow tbo quantities raised : — 1 842, no return of acres, 11,222 bushels. 1848, 854 acres, and 24,058 bushels, being 28 bushels per acre. 1850,1,353 " " 30,76 8 " " 271 1852,*1,601 « " 45,828 " « 28^ u u u M PEAS. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 3,370 bushels. 1850, 798 acres, and 13,536 bushels, being 17 bushels per acre. 1862,* 1,167 " « 23,226 " " 20 " " BARLEY. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1 842, no return of acres, 2,358 bushels. 1848, 94 acres and 1,892 bushels, being 20 bushels per acre. 1850, 106 1862,* 61 (I u (I 1,640 1,707 u u u 15i 28 RYE 1842, no return of acres, 858 bushels, being — bushels per acre. 1848, 18 acres and 1850, 131 « « 1852,* 13 " « 249 2,439 197 « w 13 18^ 16 M U U u u u INDIAN CORN 1842, no return of acres, 834 bushels. 1848, 191 acres, and 4,647 bushels, being 24^ bushels per acre. 1860, 131 « « 2,439 « " 18^ 1862,* 158 « « 3,384 BUCKWHEAT 21i 1842, no return of acres, 809 bushels, being — bushels per acre. 1848, 40 acres, and 597 « « 16 1850, no return made, 552 " «* — 1862,* 61 acres, and 1,129 « « 18^ w u u POTATOES. The following will sho\v the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of ;cres, 2,522 bushels. 1848, 87 acres, and 7,7 1 6 bushels, being 8 8^ bushels per acre. 1850, 81 " « 8,718 " " 107^ " 81 1852,*i38 u u 6,105 45 u u 4> F«it of Woodstock wti detachtd from the Township, January 1st, 1901. TOWJN'SHIP OF EAST OXFORD. i1 SHEEP 'J.')7 1 t> ■JOl 7 7 .').)B 14 10 143 10 '.•8-i 4 4 231 9 37-2 »9 3-i7 13 'i nlKI 8 •' issouri, (county <»!' Oxford) ; on the west by the town- ehip of iS'oith Dorchester, (Luuuty of Middlesex) ; and on the south-east by the township of West Oxford, (county of Oxford,) and is divided therefrom by the ri\ er '1 hanics. According- to the i-eturn made by the crown land otllce, there are 14,600 acres in the township, including tlie 725 acres now attached to Ingersoll ; and by the Assessors' return, 19,o;i7 acres, withal making a ditierenco of 6,662 acres. With one excejition — West Zorra — there is a discrepancy between the two returns in every township, w hich we endeavor to account for on page oO. But in none is the ditlerence so great as in this the small- est townsliip. We have good reason to believe that the Crown Land oflico have neglected to add the lliirty lots from iSorth Dorchester which were lately attached to North Oxford. The whole township is excellent land, well tiuil)ered with hard wood. There is a large liiue-stone (piarry on ita fiouth-eastern boundary. The Great Western liailroail runs along the whole length of the townshi]i. 'I'hcre are three saw mills in the township, luiiledly capable of sawing 800,000 ft. per animm ; one tlour mill, worth £250, and capable of grinding 4,000 bushels ]>er annum, and one latli null. A portion of the village of St. Auuiews now called Thamesford, is situa- ted in that portion of the townsliip which formerly belonged to North Dorchester. The township was surveyed by Mr. Hamley in 1/99. The folllowing are the tirst and only lots granted previous to 1800: Hon. D. W, Smith, July 16, 1799, 2nd con., lots 17, 18, 19, and B fronts 600 acres. Hon. John McGill, Aug. 3, 1799, 2nd con., lots 8, 10, 12, 13, and 15, 1000 acres. Hon. John McGill, Aug. 3, 1799, 3rd con., lots 9, 11, 13, 14, and 16, 1000 acres. Hon. John McGill, Aug. 3, 1799, 5th con., lot 8, 200 acres. The first lot iso!d by the Government was No. 20 in the 1st and 2nd con. It was sold to Mr. Calvin Martin on the 23id day of January, 1830, at the price of 1 5s. per a'Me. In 1820, West, E«»6t and North Oxfords, were united, and were, together 'Ml TOWNSHIP OF Nourii oxford. fi with Nissouri aikl Zorra, assessed tugother, ut which period their united popuhition was 7 1 U suuls. Tho suiuu territory now has a populatioD of 14,914 souk By the old "Tow nsliip Mooting Aot," (1 Vic, chap. 21, 1838,) junior Townships were ullowod t<> dotacli thoniaolves so soon as they should con- tain thirty inlmbitod f'reehoMors and householders. Under the authority of this Act, North Oxforil became detached January 1, 1842. The following is a copy of the Assessment Roll for West Oxford, for thtt year 1825, as far as it relates to persons then resident in North Oxford:— KAMES OF rARTlES ASSRSSED. George Kam, John McNames, Horall Fuller, John Creig, , John Strong, , James Carroll, Reuben Martin, . Jacob Carroll, Ira Fuller, Richard Levings,. . . . John Johnston, Jeremiah Finch, Abel Thornton, Thomas Bedford, Christopher Kam, jr.,. John Baldwin, Horace Cross, Darius Cross, 1 1 D. C. H O b O d 18 21 1 184 25 180 23 21 24 24 10 21 22 19 20 20 20 35 140 75 50 45 35 16 25 70 40 40 60 25 60 5 15 09 H O R H M O CD I o 6 2 4 8 6 2 1 S 2 2 2 John McNames, James CaiToll, and Abel Thornton, were the only per- sons who had taxable houses, and they were all sf^uaied log ones. •♦ -»•-« TOWNSHIP OF NORTH OXFOPD COUNCIL. 1850. John Brady, Reeve. John Mathews, John Croty, James Heudersou, John Armitrong. Asseasor and Cx>lloctor — Abraham Hillsdale. Thomas Peaoo&k, Clerk and Treasurer. ' A portion of NMtk Oorekeitar Wmi attach**!, and • portion ot liigerioll detached, Jan. 1, 18N. M ■ . f< • -■.' *;; If i H TOWNSHIP OP NORTH OXFORD. 1851. James Hendei-son, Reeve. John Armstrong, John Croty, Jolin Brady, W. S. Light. Assessor — Henry Croty. Collector — Abraham Hillsdale. Thomas Peacock, Clerk. Treasurer — W. A. Ramsay. 1852. W. S. Light, Reeve. James Henderson, James Armstrong, Ebenezcr Golding, N«il McKav. Asseeaors — Donald McKay, Wallace Crawford. Collector — George Allen. Abfftbim Hillsdale, Clerk; James Park, Treasurer. m ' mi It' 'If It t. , mi mm , 1-. p , • ^ p 1 ' ■ >,; t- i ■■" • H \\ I v^av. LIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, &C., SINCE THE FIRST FORMATION OF THE TOWNSHIP. Years. Town Cle rks Aasessors. Collectors. Total Assessed Value. Tulal Taxes Levied, 1842 Thos. Teacock James Ennison James Ennison £ 8. D. 5,G54 12 £ S. D. 83 6 3 1843 Thos. Peacock James Ennison James Ennison 6,064 7 871210 1844 Thos. Peacock James Ennison James Ennison 6,288 4 67 16 6 1845 Thos. Peacock James Ennison James Ennison 6,634 18 8 65 8 1 1846 Thos. Peacock James Ennison James Ennison 7,526 12 96 9 11 1847 C. D. Martin James Ennison .James Ennison 7,894 10 81 12 6 1848 John Ganagie James Ennison James Ennison 8,086 8 119 19 3 1849 John Ganagie John Groty John Groty 9,468 8 106 6 2 1860 Thos. Peacock Abra'm Hilsdon Abra'm Hilsdon 8,607 6 30 10 1851 Thos. Peacock Henry Groty Abra'm Hilsdon c 47,332 16 106 64 9 11 1862 Abr'm Hilsdon Donald McKay George Allen cd 66,248 10 Ol6 75 4 11 -• •<- SCHOOL STATISTICS. Municipal Legislative Years School Si'hool Grant. Grant. £ s. d X s d 1844 19 19 7 19 19 7 1846 24 It 6 20 16 10 1846 23 10 10 20 11 9 1847 24 11 9 25 11 3 1848 27 6 23 15 1 1849 31 6 23 15 6 1860 41 17 3 23 5 7 1851 30 7 4 c30 6 1852 29 19 27 6 5 Amount Raised by Rate mil. S 30 8 2 55 17 5 53 4 6 51 15 10 29 1 11 TotalAnipn't Paid To Teachers. 0>7 s d 3 9 44 5 10 33 10 10 76 9 149 15 136 14 115 19 89 15 Children between Mo. No. I 3 and 10. Sch'l Sec- Sch's Oper- Not Taught. Taught. lions 6 ation. 83 40 6 169 84 6 4 198 65 7 7 161 45 3 3 241 76 5 4 207 80 6 4 254 158 6 6 211 148 3 3 a 212 211 — — Average Months Taught. 8J 9 ^ a By Census Return. 6 Conntv Rate only. c According to Now Assessment Act. d A portion ul' North Dorchester attached, and 7'i.j acres detached, to form a jiart of the corporation oringersoll. « Five pounds of tLis amount borrowed from County Council. NORTH OXFORD'S ' RUIN AND DECAY." With part North and West Oxford until divided. North Oxford. Dorchester added. 1820 166 1830 644 1840 1848 1850 1851 1862 Population, 1,277 808 822 a 1,378 Occupied, . 8,600 18,320 27,144 10,844 11,601 12,925 16,161 Cultivated, . 1,870 4,079 6,026 2,886 3,037 a 5,238 Non-resident, a a a a a 2,505 4,376 Non-resident, a a a a a L3,704 L6,693 Personal ; a a a a a L4,600 L6,342 Real, . . a a a a a L39,128 L44,314 Total, . . L6,930 L16,390 L26,437 L8,686 L9,607 c L47,832 cL66,249 Fram'd 1 story 19 45 100 a a a 61 Br'k& stone \ 1 storey, j — 3 a a a 1 P.,B.,&S.,1 2 storeys, j 8 10 27 a a a 4 Taxes levied, L46 1S LlOl 18 L2S9 4 L119198 6L86 1 2 6L64 9 11 6L764U ' \ \r\. ■ .'I i ■;' t i i: J.: m No raturn. h Ooanty Tax only. t Valoed nnder (he new Aa<, TOWNSHIP OF ZORRA. I ' t ; t I '; ,> -l 'I m HI ■i; When the fii-st territorial division of the Province was made, July, 1792, the township of Zorra was unsurveyed and unknown. The fii-st allusion made to it by any Act of Parliament was in 1821, (2nd Geo. IV, chapter 3rd), by which Act it was, together with the toAvnship of Nissouri, added to the county of Oxford. The township was surveyed in 1820, by Mr. Shubal Parke. The whole township contains excellent land of hard wood — mostly maple, beech, and elm. There i» very little pine. On December 22, 1797, July 6, 1804, January 5th, 1815, October 20th, 1819, and January 1st, 1820, — 69,068 acres of the lands of Zorra were granted to persons in parcels, mostly of 100 and 200 acres. Joseph Ran- dell, Daniel llandell, Robt. Roseburgh, Thomas Roseburgh, Sanuiel Rose- bui'gh, Lewis Evans, Shubal Parke, and Thomas Woomack, were the only ones to whom was granted so little as 50 acres; Thomaa Merrittand James Kerby, the only ones to whom was granted 1000 acres each; and the only pei-son who received above that qiumtity was Mr. Thaddeus Davis, to whom was granted 5,069 acres. In the same year in which he received this, he ;received 4,290 acres in the township of Nissouri. Previous to 1822, the township of Zorra, Nissouri, and West and North Oxfords, were assessed together, at which period their united population was 719 souls. The same territory now has a population of 14,914 louls. Tlie township was first organized in 1822, by a warrant issued by Char- les IngersoU and Peter Tee} ie. Esquires. The first township officers were Joseph Fitch, town clerk ; Joseph Fitch and Henry Lame, assessors ; and Alplieus Talf, collector. The following is a copy of the aflceisment roll for 1822, as far as the houdeholders and landholders are conoemed: lip TOWNSHIP OF ZORRA. 57 Namoa. 13 4-) > ns Ol-H a Cabel Pipor, James Welsh, Alex. McGregor, . Alanson Harris, . . Ira C. Day, Daniel Cook, Peter Vanatter,... John Maxwell, Israel Reed, Abraham Vanatter, Rufus Withey, Levi Lewis, John Morrison, Richard Sarvice, . Peter McDonald, . Hiram Bodwoll, . . Alpheus Tart, Ira Barr, Leonard Karn, Allen Colbourn, . . Barnabas Ford, jr. James Jacobs, Jerry Willson, Hugh Chisholm,.. Hijah Harris, Robt. Sweet, Curtis Edgerton,.. Alvin Allen, > C ! ffi 8 6 4 I 6, 1 -- ^ 2 1 1 Total,. 92 95 196 300 200 100 194 100 998 195 100 96 95 100 200 lOOj lou; loo' 98i 2 2 loo! 98 99 100 200 100 200 100 100 1 4556 I 2 39 6 33 45 Names. 4-. <^ -J c H "^ CO 3J a> I s Brought forward, . Wm. Land, Thomas Wait, Isaac Merrill, Theron Hallock... Stratton Rowell,.. Robert Thompson, John Thompson,. Richard Times, . . Wm. A. Bunday, . Henry Dorman, .. Joseph Randell, . . Joshua Brink, Silas Williams,. . . Adam Dodge, Robert Ford, Flobort Matliewa, . Thouiiis Warmick, John llarringtiu), .. Ini Fuller, Wm. McKny,.... Angus McKay, Wm. Clasoii," David Randell, Wm. Landcrlip,.. Allen Wakcr, Potor Alyca, Isaac Biirdick, Total, 4556 100 lyOi 90; 100! 194 98 100 141 100 9« 97 4001 150 188 100 100 100 199 loo' 100' 250 100 100 42 92 385 39 10 10 6 33 18 12 o 45 1 2 1 I 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 8;-. 8| 1 151 1 .1. . 1 2 I 3 6 83381 1451444'84 It must be borne in mind that the above includes what is now East and West Zorra. At this period, there were only 145 acres cleared in the whole township, and the only taxable house was a hewed log one of Mr. Alexander McGiy- gor's. I ■■'i ;* 'I i M I •i , I TOWNSHIP OF EAST ZOREA (see "township of zokra," page 164.) ? r .!;;■ 1, . / :,-■> By tlie Act 8tli Victoria, chapter 7, (1845,) it is enacted, "That East Zor- ra shall consist and include of so niiicli of the present township of Zorra as lies ejistward of the line dividi'\j; the 8th Conce&sion thereof from the 9th." This township is bounded on the north by the township of Wilmot, (county of Waterloo) ; on the c;;.st b ■ the township of Blandford (county of Oxford), the River Thames i' rming the boundary of about two-thirds of the distance ; on the soutli by the townships of Blandford and North Oxford (county of Oxford) ; and on the west by the township of West Zorra (county of Oxford). According to the return made by the Crown Land Office, the township contains 55,200 acres, and according to the assessors' return, 57,340, being 2,140 acres more. The towusliip is settling and improving very fast. The " Woodstock and Huron Plank and Gravel Road" runs through this township. About four miles from Woodstock, on this road, is a church and a small settlement called "Iluntiiiiiton." In tliis uoiolibourhood is situated the house of Ar- thur Fariuor, J^S([., which is considered the best house in the county. There are tlire: saw mills, worth tmitedly £380, and capable of sawing 148,000 feet per annum. One grist mill, worth £600, and capable of grinding 14,000 bushels a year. One oatmeal mill, worth £500, capable of grinding 9,500 barrels of meal a year; and one carding and fulling mill, worth £275 ; cards 7,000ft) of wool, and fulls 1,500 yards of cloth, per an- num. The first lot in the township sold hy the Government, was Lot No. 2, in the 9th Concession. It was sold to Mr. John Strong, at lis. 3d. per acre, on the 14th day of June, 1830. On the 27th day of April, an Agricultural Society was formed in the township. A. Farmer, President ; Joseph Th waits, Vice-President ; J. Tur- ner, Secretary and Treasurer; J. Smith, H. Sewell, John Harrington, H. Stewart, C. Caistor, Samuel Auchenlick, R. Adams, J. Bames, and Thomas Buckle, Directors, On Wednesday, the 6th October,the firet annual show of he Society was held at Donaldson's "Cumberland Inn," at which the following prizes were awarded : — THOROUGH-BRED CATTLE. Best Cow— Richard Adams £l 2nd best Cow — A. H. Farmer, Diploma. Best Bull — Alexander Wilson 10 2nd best Bull — Robert McDonald, Diploma. TOWJSSUIP OF EAST ZORKA. 51) m Best 2 years old Heifer — Ricliard Adams ^^ 1^ Best yearling Heifer — A. H. Fanner ^ lt> Best lieifcr Calf— Richard Adams 7 8 2nd best heifer Calf — A. H. Farmer, Diploma. GRADE CATTLE. Best Bull— Robert Alway 10 2nd best Bull— James Rci.l 5 Best 2 years ol dBuU — liiraiu tSliadwick 10 2nd best 2 years old FmiII- S. Thompson 0^5 Best yearling Bull — John Harrington 10 2nd best do.— Alex. Willson 5 Best bull Calf— \Vm. Danby 7 6 Best Cow— Rev. F. D. Fauquiere 15 2nd best Cow — John Barnes 10 3rd best Cow— John Hcott 5 Best two year old Jleifor — Richard Adams 10 2nd best two ye;ir old Heifer — Jos. Turner 5 Best yearling Heiftn- — H. Huntingford 7 6 2nd best yearling Heifer — Jos. Thwaites 5 Best Heifer Calf—Jolm Scott, 7 2nd best do. Thomas Fox, 5 Best Yoke of Oxen— Henry Huntingford 10 2nd best do. Caleb Caister, 5 Best yoke of 4 years old steers — (r. Smith 7 fi Bost yoke of 3 ye;irs old steers — Tlios. ]" ox 7 Best yoke of t\vo yoars old steers — J". Barnes 5 HORSES, B.?st Brood Mare— David Bolt 1 r> 2nd best do. Thomas Ihickle .- 10 F>est 3 years old Filly — John Smith 10 2nd best do. ' Richard Adams 5 Jic^.sL two years old filly— David Bott <• 10 2n;l best ' dc. Thomas i >ii".klo 5 Best foal— David Bott ... 7 G 2nd best foal — Richard Adams 6 THOROUGH-BRED SHEEP. Best ram — John Barnes 10 Best tup lamb — Thomas Mill man 5 Best Pens of Ewes — Rev. F. D. Fauquiere, 15 GRADE SHEEP. Best ram— John Scott 10 2nd belt ram — Henry Harwood 6 H . t1 I :'» i. ■! '.'li "lii: :( "1. i»> i^ ;s«: «0 TOWNsmp OF EAST zoi;:;A. Best tup lamb — liicljard Ai,-trt ISIilhnan 7 C 2nd best Oats---\Vm. Harrington, 5 Best Pease — John Jackson () 7 (5 2nd best 1 Vase — John Donaldson 5 Best Tuinips — John Jaikson 5 2nd best 'i'urijij's — A. H. Farmer U ~ li Best Potatoes — Isaac Cook 5 2ud best Potatoes — 'i'homas 1 ox 2 ik-at Carrots — Isaac Cook 5 2nd best Carrots — Joseph Turner 2 Best Mangel V. urzel — Josejih Turner 5 C» 2nd best do. Kiohard Adams 2 (5 DAIRY PRODUCE. I], Best firkin of Butter — Caleb Caister 10 2nd best do. Jos. Tlnvaitcs 7 6 Best fresh Butter — Hiram Shad wick 7 6 2nd best do. George Skelton 5 3rd do. do. John Barnes , 2 6 Best Cheese — Josepli Thwaites 10 2nd bent «do. (reorge Skelton , 5 3rd do. do. Joseph Tuiuer, 2 6 S7> u U' io u 5 10 .; «,. 5 i G 5 4 5 G 5 1 5 u 5 t» 5 u >» 5 o (] (.» U (5 6 6 2 6 TOWNSHIP OP EAST ZORRA. 61 WHEAT. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842,*no return of acres, 1 7,413 bushels. 1848, 2,255 acres, and 34,255 bushels, being 1 5 bushels per acre. 1850,3,040 " " 40,395 " " 13^ 1852, 3,586 *' « 69,105 " « 16^- « « OATS. The following will show the quantities raised : 1842,*no return of acre8,33,l 54 bushels. 1848, 1,620 acres, and 37,457 bushels, being 23 bushels per acre. 1850, 1,769 " " 40,001 " " 25 1852, 2,623 " ' 69,471 " " 26^- PEAS. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842,* no return of acroR,10,253 bushels. 1850, 655 acres, and 9,545 bushels, being 14^ bushels per acr<>. 1852, 801 " " 9,707 " " 12 « « B A R L E Y . The following will show the quantities raised: — 1842,'^' no return of acres, 3,533 bushels. 1848, 50 acres and 1,008 bushels, being 21 bushels per acre, 1850, 221 " " 1,610 1852, 82 " " 1,618 1848, 29 acres and 288 1850, 6 " " 40 1852, 17 " " 274 a i( 7| « « t< 19^ " " ishe Is, being — bushels per acre (( a 9j " " li (( 6^ « « a u 16 " « INDIAN CORN. 1842,* no return of acres, 134 bushels. 1848, 82 acres, and 2,110 bushels, being 252- bushels per a^-o. 1850, 83 " " 1,836 " " 22 " " 1852, 99 " " 2,092 " " 21 " " B U C K W II E A T . 1842,''-' no return of acres, 675 bushels, being — bushels per acre. 1848, 5 acres, and 79 " "16 " " 1850, no return made, 202 " " — " « 1852, 9 acres, and 143 '• " 16 " « *Tlie vvliule of Zurra bctorc it was divideil. '■I .U *i •i^i; It m -'fe fi : -1 ; ^1 * HM mmmmmm V i'jl "' ' -.li if- • M iiill mi POTATOES. The following will sliow the quantities raised: — 1842,* no return of acres, 30,632 bushels. 1 848, 128 acres, and 1 2,1 53 bushels, being 95 bunhelu per a«r«. 1850, 174 *' » 15,699 " " 90 •* 1852, 230 " *• 9,382 " * 33^ «♦ * SHEEP & WOOL. The following will show the number and quantity: — 1842,* 4,131 sheep, and 7,098H>, being l^lb per «heep. 1348, 3,874 " " 9,05G]b, " 2itb 1850, 4,898 " " 10,7001b, " 2ilb 1852, 5,321 " " 13,87l'lb, *' 2l\t HORSES. 1830,* 75;f 1842,* 611; 1848,645; 1850,687; 1852,811. NEAT CATTLE. 1880,* 706 ;J 1842,* 4,550; 1848,2,709; 1850, 3,271 ; 1862, 8,744. MILCH COWS. 1880,* 845; 1840,* 823: 1848, ; 1850, ; 1862,1,802. HOGS. 1142,* 2,412; 1848, 2,408; 1850, 1,980; 1862, 2,471, HAY. 1860, 1,461 tons; 1852, 1,107 ton*. MAPLE SUGAR. 1842,* ei,226!b; 1848, 44,044!b; 1850, 59,098lb; 1862, 41,016. FULLED CLOTH. 1842,* 2,188 yards; 1848, 1,534 yards; 1862, 2,080 yardi. FLANNEL. 1842,* 5,886 yda.; 1848, 6,015 yds.; 1860, 6,724 yds.; 1862, 4,914 yds. * The whole of Znrra heforo it wti divid«4. t Three ycMri old snd npwardi. X Tvfo yvkri old lad ipwac^t. ., J iii TOWJSSUIP OF EAST ZORKA. 63 TOWNsiHIP OF EAST ZOIUIA COUNCII* 1850, Jolin Harrington, Rcovc. William Willson, R. H. Campbell, J. lirown, and Alexander McKaj. Assscssors — William Frazur and Wiiliam ilowoU. CoUcotor — Goori'o Forbes. Adam Marshall, Clerk and Treasurer. 1851. John Harrington, Reovo. William Willion, R. II. Campbell, J. Brown, and Alexander McKaj. Assessors — George Blako and George Forbes. CoUeetor — Georifo Forbes. Duniol Perry, Clerk. Hugh C. Barwick, Treasurer. 1S52. John Harrington, Reeve. William Willaon, William McKay, William Winten, and John Brown. Assessor — Georg<) Blake. Collector — Daniel Perry, Clork. H. C. Barwick, Troaaurer. » ^■. ' '^jl 4 ' *!'■ I If ^ LIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, &C., 0/ /he Totvnu/ii/} of Kant Zorra, SINCE TJIR FORMATION OF TUB DISTRICT OF nnOCK. — — -■ Yenrs. Town clerk*. Adse.sHor^, rf 1-40 A\c\. Wood Alex uiiliT Rons d 1^-11 Alex. W'ooil Willi.. in Kc'i d 18t'J Alex. Wooil WpIIi.imi .AKKay d 1843 Alex. Wood Ali'\ McKay d 1844 Alex. Wood WilliAiii Ross d 1845 Alex. Wood Williani R.im d 18 1«) Ad.(ii) MarnlKill Ooor;,'!) rorliiiH lf-47 Adam .Miirshull Jollll ll/u>VII 1848 Adam Marshall John Drown 184!t Adam IMarsliall Williani Fr nor I'^sn Ad.ini Marshall l Daniel Perry Geort'O ISIako I8J-i Daniel I'orry fJeoryo Ulake Collector), Alov. RosH Willi.ini floi« .Ml'x. Ro.sit .Alex. Holm Alex, Kin» Alex. Ross Tlionun L'l.irk Ji.iin ll.itili John llali'li (Ji'Oi'^'p Forhcs fJeurue Fori es (Jeur -c Forlii's Total A.isesned V'aliiii:. I. <• ai.Mc; lit IM.iUO y-i n'i.sm i!» 3."i.!l(l4 a lll.tiilj 2l.(i!»J IvS .! 1,711 \ /»i:i.-).iit;i r, <:>l.i4,4ii.'; U Tolal •J'.vei Leviei d I- « 7 11 .-itt III 7 Ci \->2 17 tt )i III 1 1 t' •>(il .•» II •ill I •J .'(i)tl !.•. » icm :i ;j 11 n '.'» 'I n (1 rtl-.'» I ') u «i!ir> 17 li -♦•••• ' f I* SCHOOL STATISTICS. ■ " Children helwceij Yean, Municipal School LcRi'lative Sci 7rti (/ Hlii .V. 4 1(1 IJli 7 tl 111 1- II *!,-> l- ! •J."»t> '239 1-^17 1-5 lit 44 a ] 131 l.s s 231 11 7 407 3t^ 1818 (Hi J 4 .">8 .5 ti Dili 1 *i •J70 11 4 419 3IS 184(1 73 ;{ 11 .■57 12 141 10 H 208 11 10 417 ItW 1850 8;t 'i 7 (K. 1(1 7 ftl 10 11 -1-r, 1!) 3 3111 ;wo is-.i 71 7 11 5'1 .-I tJ 11.1 i.T r. (>((•): 4-i3 311 i8r.a (19 Vi t)3 li 8 1 — cKiU r-.jOo No. No. Scllo'l .Sch'l^ ."\Nnshi|» of Zona as lii;.s to th(! wostsvard of the Uuo dividing- the hith Concession from the !)th." Tlie township of West Zona is boundeil on tlie noitli by parts of the town- ships of i)o\\ iiie and Eastln)])e (eonnty of Perth); on the west l>y tho to\vnshi[» of i'last Zona (eounly of Oxford); on ll .soutli by tlie township of North Oxford (eonnly of Oxford); and on tile west by the Township of East Nissotiri (county of Oxford). Acct)rdinL;' to the return made by the Orown Land Olllce, there aro 50,400 acres in the townshiji. Tlie assessors' return })reciscly tiie same quantity; tlie only instance in tho whole county of tho two returns agree- ing'. Tlie polite viHanfe of Enibro', established by the Municipal Council of tilt; county of Oxford, is composed of the west hah es of Lots Nos. 11 and I'J, in tlie ;")th concession, and the ea.>t h;i!ves of Lois Nos. 11 and 12, in the 4th coiivr^sion; population about ooO. Po^t three tinics a AVcek. Tho Division Courts for Di\ ision No. 3, are held there, and it is the place of residence of oiu' present much respected Warden, Donald Matheson, Es.|., J. P. The po[inlation of ihe town, hij) are })rineipally Highland Scotch, in jiroof of which we need only add, that the enumerators relumed on their "agricultural siieeLs" for thai town^hi]* — 04 Mv'Ka^s; 25 Murrays; 24 Ko^ses; lU Suthci'land.--; 15 MoLcod.-,; and 1 ;j McDonaliLs. Thelirst lot in tho towushi)* soA/ bi/ Ike GoverumL'iil, was tho north half of lot 12, in the 4th concession. It was sold to iiarnabus Pord, jr., on Jan- uary l;j, 18;J2, at lOs. per acre, and the south half of the sanio lot to Abel Ford, at tin; same ))rice. There is a person [male] roiding in this township ;.\cr 100 years of age. There are three saw mills iu the townshij); their unii.'u worth, cU45(t, and i^apable of sawing 200,000 feet per annum; two grist mills, worth £1,440, which grind 25,000 bushels per annum; and one wheat and bar- ley mill, worth £!>40; grinds 1,500 harries u year; one oat mill, worth £750; grinds 1,100 barnds per year; one carding and fulling mill, worth £250, cards 8,000 lbs. w »x)l, and fulls 2,000 yards of cloth, a year ; and one tannery, which manufactures 2,000 lb.s. (>( leather a year. In 1838, there were only three recognized schools in the township. The first, taught by Mr. Hugh Matheson : trustees — L. Crittenden, Aloxaiider t.J y--- fi .1 rJ ''V 66 TOWNSmP OF ZOURA WEST. Worxl, ftnd \Vm. Wnlsli; No. of srliolnrs, 20 hoys, fiov't cfrnnt j>«i'l £7 7f". C(J. 2n(l, Lowis Jlyflo, Ii'mcIkt; Li.'onnrd Lowis, O. L»'\\ Is, riini [j W. Harris, trustoos; fdiolars, 10 l>oys, 20 girls; (iovi>rnni«?n» pajit, £r> 17p. Cxi. Hrd. Ifujjli (ionlon, fciiclirr; John I). J)ont jind * 'M-^o Mi'Donrdd, trust f OS ; scholfxir, IT Ijoys and 4 girls: amount of Ciovernnicnt grant, £'7 7s. Md. -•♦• !■: 1/ ', 4 . " I \ &1: \\\K ■I' W 11 K A T. The f)llowin{T will pIiow the qnnntitics raised:— IHJ'J,*. . .no rolurn of n ores, 17,4 1.3 biishois. ]HAH 1 .H.OT ncros. and 25,1 22 IHM), 2.:<72 " " 25.f<2H 18.52, 2,K«3 •' " 43,800 It K It being 13J buslioln per a«rc. 103 18J II II 11 OATS. TliP fvilIo\viii{r will show the qnnntities raised:— J842,* no return of aeros, rj.T,1.04 bushels. JS4« 1 .n.OH aeros, aiid47.<»l7 •' beinp 24 biiBliels per acre. 1H.':0 2,»)08 " " 4H,4!t2 •' " 18J " 1852, .*?,.%! " «♦ b(vl02 " " 24 " " r E A s. • The followiufjf will hnw the qnantities raised:— 1S42,*. ..ufi return <.f!if res, 10/2.^.", hnslicls. IS.OO, fiHB aeros, and 7,0S9 " lieiufr 12 bushels por nere. 18.52, 801 " " 11,707 " "12 ir \M T, A II L E y. The following will slmw the (]uantities rnised: — 1842,*.. .no return of norep, r,/)?^, bushels. 1848, 47 aeros, and !I88 " being 21 bushels per acre. 1 8.00, 102 " 1852, 13() " !IS8 1 .:!28 2,H!>3 11 II 13 21 II Y E. Tho following will show the quantities raised: — 1 842,*. . .no return of acres, 1 34 bushels. l>0 " being 17 bushels per acre. 1848, 3 acres, and -4 I - • 'J'iip whole ol Riirra before it wai riivirted. TOWNainP OF rORH\ WEST. 67 INDIAN C O Jl N. Tho following will show tho quai\tltlod vairicd:— 1812,*.. .IK) return of ncroi:', 1,775 biisholf. 18 IN, '2u ucros, anil 022 " being 24 buchols p-r rcro. 18.jO, :iu :icn::^, iuul 6CA •• " 11) 185::, 51 acres, uiid Oul •• " Id « m BUCKWHEAT. Tho following will show tlio quantities ruifcil:— 18 li^', ..no return of ncros, (575 bushels. 1848, lOacic'sand l!tl " being 19 buchol: per ttcr«. 1850 noiotm-nofaci'os, '2U!l " " — " " 1SjJ,....22 acres, and 282 " " 18 •• " H POTATOES. 'i ho following will show tho (juantities raised: — IH'l'J!,*. . .no roLin-n of acres :?!i,l)32 bushels. 184f<, 230 acres, and ll,3;s5 " being 62.i bushels per tetd. 1850,.... 213 " " 17,721 " " 83J " " 1852, 280 •• " y,382 *' " 33i •• * SHEEP U WOOL. The following will show tho number and quantities: — 1842,* 4,131 shoep, and 7,0:!R lbs?, wool, being' — lbs. per ihetp. 1848, 5,0l(i " "11,188 " " " 2i " " 1850, 5,114 1852, 0,350 .\.;tt!i 6t TOWNSHIP OF £ORRA WEST. MILCH COWS. 1830,« 845. 1840,* 828. 1850, 1862, IJCO. HOGS. 1842,* 1860, , .2,412. .2,133. 1848,., MAPLE SUGAR. 1842,». 1850,.. 61,225 lbs. 184S, 96,01 6 Ibn. 49,4Lil " 1852, 33,740 " 1850,. H A Y. 1,331 ton3. 1852,*. 1 ,732 tons. FULLED CLOTH. 1848/. ..2,133 yds. 1848, 2,0G4 yds. 18^:2,... 1,942 yds. FLANNEL. 1 842,* 5,386 vds. 1 850 5,343 yds. 1848, 7,004'" 1852, 2,533 " l\ -•••- TOWNSHIP OF WEST ZORRA COUNCIL. mm. Donald Wiitson, Rpcve. Anpis Mtinro, "non^nn Pell on, J. M. Rop.s, Alexander Clark. Awestoi-a: Asa II, Alloock, Alexander Gordon. James McKay. Collector: Alexander Ross. ' oxans Willinm llcsa Alex, lloss Alex, llo.-s Aiex. Hoss Alex. Moss Al.x. r.os'S 2s ot ai)')oiui:ed x'oial A.i.iuose a i'di.vI VaiM Viil';e. Levi;'(l, I' 3. I). 1;^ 8 D. 120,(157 ]-J u 250 18 2 2'J,00o 10 li72 17 yi,G 10 12 520 9 7 L:2/.]7G 19 50-1 19 7 ;i5,'jU-i 2 42;j 17 6 87, lit 14 8 4M 1 1 i;2,-i:)4 7 ;mo '6 2 ::4,:!'.'2 10 (■; 270 11 1 ::7,f):i8 (.) .•307 4 9 27,8'.t5 18 ti 2J9 3 1 ;!L>.()" 1 15 07;1()0 5 11 ,• 1 ,,.,'.M,G (j;/,lii-; 11) 9 c 137,015 15 0(6182 il Q — ♦ • •- SCHOOL STATISTICS. AriiuuMt 'rot.i'Ainou't li-.jiisi; i ly r.iiil Kilo Uill. 'fVpT .uhffis. |,">!ii.!i-i wl ILrji I -.live Y5«rs| I^.'Ik'u ; ,'■■ .;;; il I t-. ; I Gi.irt. j4; t. :: h c rf'4i i •:; r» ' i ';■ II v.; 15 ( '..• ,i 17 ( rf'-:n! 9'J ■' ^. !:t! •; i i 95 5 7^;-'9 2 11 :i8j7' ':a :,,) ,:;T:M9 1!' ;j;5 9 1, 2:17 is lO IG-.S: 07 1! ;.'::■ lU li;i-^2 1 91259 17 8 ISi;;; (0 ;; i;, \.) i i-.:m 9 o,;i74 13 (» 1^;5': 102 1 ■.i i:-.: ■ ? 2')2 ID ik''". Vi 5 1S;m,(;9: 8 ;'! '■r, ]:; (i2:2 T Q'^.'■■^ 2 t* L'ljiiuit'ti II tweon I In i.. .") .11,.; Hi. |~fli'l ].S,U's'.Vvir:ir-> Tii:'rl,t. 507 0-„:- 405 7:0 780 IS 215 ii; 15 3 19 _ ,/ i;)l !^' 502 10 17 1 1 it) 10 i 1 •■' 1 '■" 8' 9 9 185:.. :i 0' U5 ; (.<: a '.'■• Cor).^iis hV '. ,' ;"'-,;.iiy Hale ',,mv /,ssos' tncT. Aft.. <• 'i owiiship uoi Fopiiktion, Oceunied. Cnltlv;:!', . Non-re-^ 'vr,: Non-reti ; J):,, Persoiial, Reril, . . Total, . . Frnm'd 1 sf ova- Br'l:::: •.>• T 1 eU>i-oy, j' F.,]i.,&S.,\ 2 storeys, j Taxe.i levied, Milch Cows, « No rttori :H:'0 •.l,;;i.(i 704 a >■'' ' c/ i a_ \ ]9.55t 2,;:35 I', n a. a. r,495 a a L9,-;G0|L20,057 51 ;:,dvi9 41, .is:.: 8,^98 <■' o- a a ;;,.:0: '!ioI« f.'e. 1T^20' 1 4'.,059i 4 . . a 12,195' 10.7711 10.1', ai Llw.oii,: 1.11, OVO! L13,0i.ol L15,5;;l! LI 08,]^': I L110,9«0l I/;2,083 c L132,7bb'(; L157,010 I 1': LI 2 163 a a a I a - i - I « I' « L02 C,L2oO 18'L128 3VJ -10310 6;^ 845! 82Si a \ a. ' h County Tax oily. 2;! 6L182 17 9 1,350 1..':'22 J"''.822 V,L4!S c. It a a L26,967 65 ft L235 2 989 * Talued nn'ler tk* titw Act, Ml' 2 t 7 6 1 2 1 9 1 TO\v:;sHip or ^oiiwicii. The townsliip of Norwich is ono of tlio threo largest townships in th« Ooriiity. It is bouiiileJ on the e;ist l>y tl.o towiishi]) of Windluxin (County Oi' iSo'.-fold ;) on the ncti'th, by tlie towiisliip of E:\st Oxford (county of Oxford) ; on tho west by the towiishij) of Dereham (couuly of Oxford); and on the Boui-ti, by tiie towiishi;-) of Middh-Lon (county of Xorfuik.) In the iirst torritori.il division of the Province (made July ICth, 1792,) the to\viishi[) of Norwich formed ii imrt of tl'.o county of Norfoii;, and was described Jis follows: " tlie town-iii;) of Korwieli lies to tlie eiisL of, uiA adjoiuino; to, Dereh.un." A very sat!;ihctorv and il-H'.iiie description, surely. By the Act ;J8 Oeo. ILL, Chapter o (liUS), theto\M!sliii)of iVorwicli was one of "tho townships which formed tlic c.o'.iniy of Oxford," which Act did not come into force until .January 1st, I'cOO. By the Act 2 (ieo. IV., Chapter li (IS'Jl), it i-> ])rovided " th;it the fjiore of land on the ca:-L side of tho towiishio of iN'orwich be iittached to, aad become a part of, that lo\vi,.>hi;;." Tile to\vn~:iap ^v<...■i s.;;\eyo..i iii I'.'OO, by ?Jr. Handcy, asi-^'*{ed by Colon-}] John Bosl.vich. Tiio*'goic" wiis bUAu^^cdby Peter Corroii, li*fj^ in 18::.?. Tho ib'st l;t:^'^. w]'\-h vei'o \; .:..., !;i tii.^ tu)t so'ltt;/ />i<; u'.i: '2^nh d-iv of Pei.i'r.ar' , '!F... :. at '.-'■■. :yr ;: •;v. AVe h,; . p:-.- v.r; J, »t n'luch ..iijia and cost, a lo'i;-; c';:'.M.;:r re ^pectl ;);.'• tiie li'>*' sjtt 1 .r.uMi' , i^:-^, i.) y copyiinj^tlK; T -dovria^' extract from Gouday'i Cana'l.i — a hiio>ry o:' Grii.ida, pablished in 1818: — «' At n, K^..vtl'-e; \,c'A in tlio to',vn:lr,n of Norwich, llie Sth of the fivFt month, 1818, fi.i'corilia;'; to lp.\r, wv chotvii,';- to\,n oriic.ers. ''"h* ]^ri)posal by 11. Gourlny, for ]mliU.-'iiii!,: ;•, ^tatistli'rl AcC'Hiut jl'iiiol'roviiuo 'f I'f.pov Cnnaila, in ovler to ex- hibit corvoct i^'-jas rospccf ;■, ; iLr cacouviigcmcia iiiis iiin' country holds out to such EuvoiH'tusay 'i:.vo a uiin;' lo oniin'ate iu ((uest o1' a cuvu i try rich in natural rt^Honr- ce^. lint poor in ;!oini orpoyaUtion, iu cvilev to improve and occupy t!ie Duturnl advaulii'vos tlierccn', to their inuivii'sial iMi-vost and I'appiness of their faniilies. His ])vopo.sah Vieii!^ rc!i;l, iLc ■.iicclin,';- ir.mU! choice of j'etor Lossiiig, to draft a schcihilo of the ljcp:inuiu;i aud ',)ro!i;vCf5S of several of the first adventurers into th« wilderness about VI uuks IViiii ai>y scttUiiiicnts, and also appointed John Shro«- aorton, Willifttn Cartia, ICLiai Moore, and Peter McLoes, to aiiiet th« afor«niMi« 73 TOWNSHIP OF ZORRA WEST. I , I' f tioncd Peter Lossing, in preparing correct answers to the Bcveral queries suggest- ed by the said 11. Uourlay, ait'ording materials for giving an accurate dcscriptiou of Norwicli in an agricultural iioiut of view, and to alhx tlieir siguaturea to tlitt Btatemeut forwarded to the said K. Gourlay." 2ud. A few families arrived in 18U8, but very little progrestill 1811, 3rd. Two bouses appropriated for public worship of the Society of Friends ; three approved mmisters of that society. 4th. One regular bred practitior or of physic and sergery. 5th. Thi'ee Schools; common fees, per quarter, £15 — board and ]odging« found. 6th. No lack of houses of entertainment. .7th. No licensed taverns, dram shops, nor distilleries. itn. One store, one grist mill, two othei's buildings, three saw-mills. I'rio* of boards at the saw-mill, pine, £1 lis. Sd. per thousand square feet. I'KTKll LOSSING. THOMAS SHllOCKMOF.TON. WILLIAM CUllXia. ELIAS r.lOOLE. PETER McLEES. JSeveral thousand bushels of wheat to spare over what is required to supply the inhabiiauts." " Worth of an horse, £16 ; of a cow, £6 5s. ; of an ox, £7 10s. ; of a sheep, 12s. Ci.; quantity of wool, per slicep, S^lb.s. ; price of wool, per lb. 28. ; average bushels wheat, per acre, 2U bushels. Price of laud, in Ibll, 6a. Sd. and in 1817, 13i." geat- ptiou ) thtt nda ; gings 0* of ION. apply of a >. 2s. ; i, and o O H C U t S •S O •^ S I Ki '1^ § ^ h:^ fQ ►= CO 555 •» < C. 5. Er-I c -^ "^^ 'e ^ so S • 2 ^ gi=! s « 3 CM t> I i e i S a e » o n to o pq g 2 I? n I i i a 61) C e a •3 'iu(\) "iisnji •jiniiAV I J O simisiifl I •pniBAllin:) s o o l-l (M m S ^ TH es rrj CO (N I— m r-c a o o o c- o o 1-1 ^1 (?1 s g $ 8 s s « o ?? JO -on: Ui A o5 ft th - i I I- « !-• l- OJ *n ^ r'^ ::.'■ 1- CO 'l-> '•+! th IN * !-• 1— . c^t IC CI cr tM l-l /> "~« -f »0 o o T 'O '/.■ r> i<5 -f /: T— .-H r-i Qi CJ a 7) CT* -V?! -^ O — '« C""- -t« .0 ..-^ tM , > o r.x tH tH •tl T-* o) C'l CO — < .1 t:^ .^ ^ o Oi tc -* C/D -r> ».:; -r >>-5 C I— 1 T-< VI U <1 »-l -t» ■»C r. b- 1 - r; r-t C3 •pou tto g o g s ^ o o o o C3 O s.i.'.ov CO o p-t T-» 1-t 71 -t* CJ Cl ■,7i 5 i 3 ;> ^ 3 ,<; 3 ^ • j ^ V! >. lO a <0 >£? «> 01 LO K5 n KO »- ^1 ■i3 i 3 3 J =; 3 3 3 S ■i-t liDlUOAOJlUui * \ 1 ; ; ; <3UlOa«UlUK)0 7^ 3 J 3 ■• ;s ^ ;J 3 - - 3 JO r.)«0[ 1—1 f: >* 1 .9 1 CO >> "3 5 ; ^ rf3 1 C C a ^ ^ o >< !Z5 6 a c — • • • * tii) a 1 1/ c i 1 1. 1 If . 1 1 < 1 1 1 1 1 i ^^3 £ 1 1 • fc r ;l 1 a i ^ 1 S 1 u TOWNSHIP OF KOnWICH. 'I i : '■;.' ^■' According 1o the rv^h.irii );i;ido at tlie Crown Land OfiiLV, tliuro are oiilj 66,200 jKjivs i;i tlic township; and, :K'eordinij to iho ri:-;soHsor)s', 09,138 acres, yliowing u ditVcronee between the two retuiiis of L',938, Mores. The lirs't town ineeiing was hold in 1810, at which TJionias Losslngwaa ftpjiointed to\vn.sl»i]> clork. The Census Enumerators for 1852 return, ar. "cultivated,'" 25,0T9 acres, and, as "wild," 30,959 acies, niniihig a total of .00,(;38 across, "occupied," — being 3,210 acres less than the letiini made by the asse:<:-ovs lor tho fianie year. We think tlio ui.s'j!'cj):uicy is e;>yily accounted for. Under the new Assessment Act, the lands of non-residents are [tlaced, witli respect to taxes, in a nuich worse po.vition than the lan^Is of residents, and tho taxes thereon I)eii!g oblig('d to be p;;id Jicarly as soon, but through a more oir- cuttons ohauiie], consequently a large cpiantity is '■^ yivcti in,^^ to the assessors which is really not oi-cupied. Notwitlr>randi;ig, the io\\nship has steadily, uniformly, and even fastly incrensed t-ince its iirst settlement, as can bo seen by its " Ruin and Decay" talMi'. It v^ ill hav(> to increase siiH J\(y,tci' than it has hitherio done, if it doos not wish to be crowded off from the "hciid of the heai' "' by ]>leidu-im, Jjereham, and West Zovra. Blenlieim has this Acnv vitliin 244 of its pojai- iaiion, and actually beats it in wheat by 50,340 biisliels, a.nd in oats, by 0,3 72 bushels ! Even the " new township " of Dereham h,is nithia 1595 of its po[;ulation, and actuall\ bents it in j'otatoc-- turnips, ;.nd cheese. ':'l^ere are twelve saw-mills in r!;e to\\i;-;:ip, miiie'lly v,(j:lh £5,400, and cfijiHole of sawing, (and no (i.>ubi. riri€]ivlJlc is a busy little place, situated on lots Xos. 7 and 8, on the 4th caucession. Post e\ery day. Pop'.datlou, about 300. IS'o. 4 Division Court is held in the \illia'i(\and it is the place of residence of Mr. Carnaby, the clr>rk of said Court. Norwichville Post Oflicowas established in 1830. It was the seco)id '•• one esinblished in the county, Oxford (now Ingersoll) being tb.e first. Mr. Peter Lossing was postmaster, 18 32, and part of 183o ; but whether lie wast the A'/" ' one or not, Ave do not know. The amount received for postage, for tin -^ tvo years, were: — for 1832 £28 l7s. 5'., and for 1833, £37 10s. 7d. E. Cook, Esq., v, is aj'pointed ]iostmnster in 1833. D. D. WiMson had the contract, in 1832, for carrying the mail from and to No'-v\ich and Durford, once a week, for which hereceivt;d £10 88. Od. for the year. He had also the contract for the year 1833, for which he received £lb 16s. 3d. For 1834, Mr. J. H. Wilson had the contract, * 'J'lie BnrrnrrI fost Office wre(l about tlie sonie tint* a* the Oxlunl one, but thia townihip int "n.iw" belonging to tbe county ii not reckonert. TOWNSHIP OF NOUWICH. 75 51., for which ho rec^eive'l JCl'2. Tlie average rate which the mail wiw carricil for these three yearn was llinie miles an liour. By the kiniliioss of the pri^sent postmaster, Thomas Wallace, Esq., we are enabled to present the following, as the receipts for the last two years: — QunrtereinlingJiily, .£36 15 7^- " " Oct.,.- 3o 17 UA £15G 8 7 1851. Quarter ending J ulv, ..£28 1 0^ " Oci'., -.29 3 si 1851. 1852. Jan. . , 37 9 4^ u " Jan. ,. 31 12 9 April . . 46 6 Gi t> « April .. S8 4 1 £127 2 4 The above shows a decrease of £29 Gs. SJ., for the last twehc months, which is accounted for by the great reduction lately made in postage. The carriage of a letter now to Quebec is only 3d., whereas it wfis Is. 7d. eighteen motitiis ago. Mr. W. R. Kirby has the present contract for carrying the mail from Bur- ford to Norwich, six times a-week, and to St. Thomjus three times a week, for whicli he receives £325 currency a-ycar. Norwich is a liUle aiiead of all the other townsliips in the following articles, viz: — Neat cattle, 5.225 Milch cows, - 2,258 Butter, 11 2,U30ft Cheese, 11 2,543lb Wool, 20,8151b Ho-s, 0,054 Hay, 4,732 tons. Mapic Sugar, 56,20;Jft) Flannel, 10,794 yds. In.lian Corn, 28,662 bus. Buckwheat, . 3,895 bus. Btu'ley, 3,88G bus. Mr. Peter Lossing and Peter Deloiig purchased, July 7th, 1810, of Mr. Will. Willcox, 15,000 acres of laud, cuuijirising tlie following 1' *s, viz: — Nos. 8, 9, ] 1, 13, and 14, in the j* a^td;]id concessions; lots Nos. 8, 10, 1 1, 12, and 14, in the 2«l coii.; Block 2\o. 2, and lots Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 14, in tli.' .lIi and 0th coiK'osaions ; and lots Nos. 1^ 9, 4,6, 7, 8, 9, II and 14, in tlie 5lh con. in Block 5 and G; and lots Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7, in liie 7th, Othand 11th conccrioiv.ns; an«l "lots Nos. 1, 3, 4, T, Si 7, in the BLh. lOth and 12th cuUcessious, rr, blocks Nos. 9 and 13. For a uiuuber of years there w;i.s ii\ucli ti'ou.bl« and ditliculty occasioned with respect to the position of the said lots, in consequence of the very im- perfect vnaiincT in which they had been surveyed. In a.iswer to the j-ra^er of a very nunicroasly sigueliip of Norwich, and peifonally to examine," *i:c. vtc, and >iup and >U!Mm continue, or alter, annul, and di^allov, an^' rr.' ] ill, -f r-sn., cr ■i-m'.» m' l]-^ 76 TOWWSmP OF I«C0RW10U. the said survey of the said tract of laiid, bo surve} od, or intended to hu surveyed," »fcc. tkc. There is a female in the township upwards of 100 years of ago. What A change there is iu the township Biuce she was 7U years old I h ■ : ' f , « i i ; ■^ I ili M W HEAT. Th« following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 20,480 bushels. 1 848, 4,304 acres, and C2,2US bushels, being 1 4^ bushel* per tar: 1850,5,047 " " 72,859 " " 14^ 1852, 5,028 " • 103,449 « " I8i M M OATS. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 21,589 bushels. 1848, 1,772 acres, and 5G,i;U bushels, being 31 bushel» per acre, 1850, 2,321 " " 04.954 " " 27^ 1852, 2,025 •* " 81,201 "• « 80£ M PEAS. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1 842, no return of acres, 9,5u0 bushels. 1850, 1,055 acres, and 15,50 < bushels, being 14 J bushel* p«r a«r«. 1852, £90 " •* 20,512 ♦* " ' 20^ « " V. A R L E Y . The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 885 bushels. 1848, 180 acres and 3,836 bushels, being 21^ busheU per wr*. - -^10^ - 1850, 180 acres and 185 " « 1852, 162 3,121 3,886 u « 24 M « RYE. 1842, no return of acre«, 278 bushels, being — bushel* per acre. 1848, 85 acre* and 831 *' * &f 1850, 23 " « 200 « *' 8 1852. J3 " " 273 " " 9f u u Ml . rVhat ft en. re. acr«. M re. IXiWlfSmP OF IXOUWWIL INDIAN CO UN. leSO, 056 « " K{,877 " " 2ol " *;« "'^ 1852.1,120 «• « 28,603 « " 25^ " 77 BUCKWHEAT 1848, 66 aoms, and 1,181 1850, no reUirn made, l,yf>2 1852, 193 acres, and 3,805 22^ 20 M M a POTATOES. The foUowing will show the quantities raised ;— 1842, no return of nereis, 28,605 bushels. Is^o ]tl T"* ^'l:' ^^'^' ^ ^'"^'"^^ b'^i"? 10»i bu«heli. per .•,-.. 18o0, 108 " " 15,8&0 " « 94+ u 1852, 240 " « 6,455 « « 22 « u SHEEP & WOOL. The following will show tho number and quantity :— 1842, 5,397 sheep and 11,8481b, being 2flb per t'leeB 1848, 9,591 « " 24,0251b, « ^ 2llb « ^' 1850, 8,073 « • 25,01711), « 3^ lb 1852, 7,340 - « 20,8151b, « 2i«> « HORSES. 1830,201;* 1842,532; 1848, 1,370; 1850, 1,553; 1852, 1,788. NEAT CATTLE. 1880,1,188; 1842,4,100; 1848,4,940; 1850, 4,940; 1852, 5,325. MILCH COWS. 1880,692; 1840,1,138; 1848, ....; J850, ....; 1852,8,258. HOGS. 1«42, 3,204; 1848,4,401; 1850,5,549; 18«2, 5,0-54. HAY. 1850,3,823 tons; 1852, 4,732 tori«. MAPLE SUGAR. 1^42, e4,^77tb; 1848 , 68,223ft); 18 50, 89,bd7Tb; 1862, 56,2(.'3tb. ♦ Three ysari old unrf apivar*!*. I' ■'I f I I i ■ < 4 i I I ft.! I II ?-:l^: 78 lOWNSIUP Of NORWICH. FULLED VLOTU. lQ4f,H,51f> jf\nh- 1848, n,856 yards; 1 8r)2, 8,028 jartK FLAN N E L . lSi2, 6,42] jJs.; 1«4«, 11,187 y-K; 1850, 14,022 y.k; li6«, 10,'794 yds -—•■••■ / , f ,r \- \- ;.| 'li I, A TOWNSHIP OF NOnWlCII COT'NCTL. 18.50. Garry V. Delorig, Eoevo. John Griffin, Michael Stover, 'J'nnnrin Willoox, Ana Dui'k«e. Asf^esT'i-s : James Cronuvell, Jes*so Cornell, William Jacob. Collector: Abraliam Swartout. Moses Mott, Clerk and Tj«asurer. 18.')1. ''rum an Willcox, Reeve. Asa Diirlrpp, Michael Stover, John Griffin, Benjamin Holmes. A6*»t.s8or8: James Mc Lees, Samuel James. Collector: Abraliam Swartout Moses Mott, Clerk and Treasurer. 1852. Asa Durkee, Reeve. Micbaol Stover, John Griffin, Benjamin Holmes, Sydney J. Wright. Assessor: James McLeos. Collector: Abra^m Swartout. Moses Molt, Clerk and Treasurer. [.Hi "* ►4 jds LIST OF TOWiNSllir OlFlCEUS, &C., Of the ToiL-nalixp of NorwicKf •IMCB TUB FORMATION OF TUK MSTIUCT OF nUOCK. Yeiri 1«40 IwU l84-i 1813 iMll HIS \m\ lf-17 ia|H IPIU lr.)() IRril IHS'i Town elerkf. Hath Wetton, jiin Sfth Weston, jiin Eiiliraiiii Cuuk Fuk E|ihriiiin Cuuk MuDCII Mott .Months Moll MunfS MuM M'Ties Mott Mo8('» Molt IMnacs Mott Mosen Mott MoKsii MntI Al>eii8ur9. John U. Tiosiee Holo'"iii l.omiing licwis Molt John Treirry John liriHiii John (.iritVm John MiKr' Juhn<;. I. Sam. Hill John Grithii Junius ('roii.w J.inion Ml I.e.s Jcimoi Mci^ten Culloctors, Johnston IjOiaeo J,iinB8 Me Lees Jiiinei Mi'lAiej Jerominh Logseo John (trilhii •in (iriHin Mos Mi'Lfca 'MeLeei SwHrtout .11 .Swiirloiil .ktitiiuain SwTloiil I. .■n/iil 37.381 a7,-j:7ti "lO.rMtU l.'i.&ii) lit,- 1 1 ni.-oi 51.1')!) .jr.'ji).! I.) til.Ht.-. 14 Uri.Ta-J 17 witi.-n Total I'.oet I.uvjerl, ll li n Ull 353 6 5tl!i A 571 6 402 (1 385 3 ,',57 U 13H (! (i\3 3 (123 (1 «'^li5 n33l U «:iOU I d 7 (1 8 « 14 1 13 6 11 7 8 7 4 14 6 3 3 •i 6 13 7 4 10 -«•-•— St'flOOT. STAT[STU!S. Miinicipnl l,nj;i'UtivH Yf>:ir«, fMlmcil IS< h.iol Gtjnt (iraiit L • (1 I. « ll IRIl ll;t ll 10 :ll) 11 lt> isi.-> i:t.i 111 d \n V) .') iHia I!.-, -2 U 111 3 1817 nil 7 Hi 3 1 1 Ih^is 1(17 !l 7 »7 14 1 1^1!» i;»:i 13 1 Ili'J 1> lav.i liin 17 8 lOll i7 r< 1H-|| 130 9 10 no s 6 if-r-j 113 18 II tU3 13 Aiiinoiif llilvil ii> Kiitu Dill. 'IdtHi Anrm l',lill (O 'I'iBl llrflS. t>ii II I'Ji 7 '2:i'i 1..', ;f5T l'.t!« 31,t IHO 11 li It 9 I. :m 175 IK! .'):ii Uhililri'ii lii'lwi.i n T) ami 1(1 .p , , Nol. ;^o»inty Rate only. 7 M 73;i 71III 7JI 1(1 11 M7-: l-!t (t 10 t I.V2 2 3 .>57 11 - l.itii ci.ne 6 Vnlueil nridf r New Assessment Act, aii 3ri I Id 31,i •-',-.3 'i'fi 117 f;iJ6 N„ No. ^r-.; .■^.•lln', .•^.I;'l< llulin. .ilitin. m >v> ;)•; 6 52 'iO 7 'i3 10 03 'i-i •li 'Hi 7 'll 24 P 23 'J^i 7 •H VKJ tt — — e Onmii retarn. NORWICM'S «'1U;IX AND DKCAV." T" l^-JO Po(inlali(in, CD!) Oc npii'il, Ifi J';o Ciiiln.i n ', 9ti'J(i N'ln- ncw 2(l,b.S-! a -.i,'-. IS 7.118 a 11. lis fl.-'.H' A V Lit > II 1.8 Q7 (1 a I/J7,-t(b f.-i^.O'.'; 11 a L2i.9,]"(» i.'»iil,li? rt 1.0.5. 7, -.3 It I.-240.KU t I..211 ::0'< i,-.;o,9f>7 a a 4-j!i &S n ,1!) _ i>, II *2 A ft 1.21(1 a 11 h T,35I 7 ft r>309 1 to i.'iVi a A a a.i^M IHiU t ValneH under lh« New Ait, ( 5^, ns^ ^^^^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) k A 4 v'.4? A i ^ « 1.0 1.1 Ui W2A |2.5 |50 ■^™ M^H ■^ 136 il Hi wm 140 2.2 2.0 |l.25 1.4 III 1.6 < 6" ► ^ z Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STRKT WEBSTER, N.Y. MS«0 (716) •72-4503 %' ^ O TOWNSHIP 01^^ BLANDFORl). m. HI. \W The township of Blandford is bounded on tho east by the township of Blen- heim (county of Oxford,) on the north by the township of Wilmot (county of Waterloo); on the south by the township of East Oxford (county of Oxford); and divided therefrom by the Governor's Hoad, which isjtlanked; and on the west by the township of Ejust Zorra (couTity of Oxford), and divided therefrom mostly by the river Thames. The township is described in Smitlts Gazetteer (1840), as follows : — ♦' The timber is principally pine. In the south of the township are several ponds an was surveyed by Mr. Augustus Jonfs in 1793, a part by Mr. Law in 1707, a part by Andrew Miller in 1824, a part by Mahlon Burwell in 1832, and a part ('"park lots "J by Mr. Peter Carroll in 1834. The first lots in the township granted by tho Crown, was on tho 15th November, 1828. They were granted to Abraham A. R. Nellies, for what ficrvicea we have not been able to ascertain. The following lots were so granted : — Con. 10 Lot 4 All. « 10...- «10,....S. part, 136 acre*. Con. 1 . " 2. « 2. " 4. .Lot 18 141 Acres. .. " 1 200 " .. "18 233 " 11 69 10... 4,.. 200 -::!■' TOWireHIP OP BLAJJDFOUD. 81 The first lot sold by the Government was the east half lot, No. 25, Ist concession, wliich was on January 19th, 1832: the purchaser, Mr. ThoiDaa Kowland, and the price, 12s. 6d. per acre. In 1820, 20,000 acres of the lands of the township were appropriated for the endowment of a College, together with 120,828 acres in other parts of the Province. According to the return made by the Crown Land Office, the township contains 29,200 acres, including that portion of the town of Woodstock which lies north of the Governor's Road (or Dundas Street), which em- braces about 730 acres; and, according to the assessors' return, 29,710 acres, without any portion of the town of Woodstock. The only mill in the township is a saw-mill, worth £250, capable of cutting 200,000 feet per annum. it Ik W II E A T.« The following will show the quantities raised:^ 1842,. . .no return of acres, 3,502 bushels. 1848, 1,204 acres, and 18,1 »7 " bciiijr 15 bushels per atro. 163 " " 1850, l.KU 1852,t..- 1,768 " 17,912 35,525 20 OATS.* The following will show the quantities raised :— 1842, no return of acres, 5,274 bushels. 1848, 620 acres, and 14,376 " being 27| bushels per acre* 1850, 716 " " 18,729 " " 26 1862,t-..840 « •• 26,792 " " 31| PEAS.* The following will .show the quantities raised:— 1842, no return of acres, 603 bushels. 1850 220acres, and 4,101 " being 18^ bushels per ncrt<,- 1852,t--.379 7,078 " BARLEY. 18j|| The following will show the quantities raised :— 1842, no return of acres, 640 bushels. 1848, 68acre8,and 1,203 " being 17* bushels per acre. 1850,.... Y9 « " 1,168 " " 141 1863, 32 " " 666 " " 20| * Om gfiiitlenun (« lar^e farmer.; pDsitively reftned to gi»e in n relntn of his grain, fonscnuentl C few liuHilred bushels sh ould be arided to theae ■mounti, t Wooditoek wai detaihed in IMr. 82 TOWNSUIF OF BLANDFORD. RYE. Tho following will hHow the quantities raised:— 1842, no return of acres, 74 bushels. 1850, 28 acres, and 265 <' being 9| buthela per aore. 1862,*... 21 " " aiS " " 16i " " Ji''h!^ INDIAN CORN. Tho following will show the quantities raised: — 1842, no return of acres, 119 bushels. 1848, 30 acres, and 795 '* being 26} bushels per aore. 1860, 21 acres, and 604 " " 24 1852,*...44 acres, and 964 " " 21J « m ii m ] I BUCKWHEAT. The following will show tho quantities raised :— 1842, no return of acres, 43 bushels. 1848, 30 acres, and 444 " being 14| bushels per atre. 1850, no return of acres, 209 " " — 1852,*... 25 acres, and 231 " " 9 it M ri'f POTATOES. 'I ho folldwirig will show the (|Mantitii!s raised: — 1842, ni> return of acres 6,0fJ3 biibhels. 1848,. .. .58 acres, and 6,832 " being llTJ bushels per acr«. 11,058 " " 124 " 6,835 " " 72i 1850, 89 " K<52,*...94 " <48, 1,629 1850, 1,5'J4 1852,* 2,l4;i " 3,719 " " 4,181 " " *' 5,707 •' " mg 3 lbs. per she op. . 2J " ' H " ' 2i " 4( N 1842,. 1850,. HORSES. lis. 201. 1848,.. 1852,*. .246. .298. m 1842,. 1850,. NEAT CATTLE. . 468. 1848, 1,159. .1,387. 1852,* 1,401. * Woodttock wmi detirhcd in INt. TOWNSHIP OF BLANDFOBD. 83 1840,.. 1862,*, MILCH COWS. .188. 1848, I860,. .488. HOGS. 1842, 404. 1860, 954. 1848, 1,0J9. 1862,* 1,409. • MAPLE SUGAR. 1842, 6,890 lbs. 1848, 14,646 lbs. 1860, 18,936 " 1852*, 10,861 « H A Y. 1860, 726 tons. 1862,* l,666tonf. FULLED CLOTH. 1842 806 yda. 1848, 77 yds. 1862,*-...497 yd«. FLANNEL. 1842, JSOyds. 1860, 1,842 yds. 1848, 1,802 " 1862,* 1,848 " TOWNSHIP OF BLANDFORD COUNCIL. 1860. John Barwick, Reeve. John Galaspey, G. W. Whitehead, George Alexander, John Mc F. Wilson. Asseesor— Thomas J. Clark. CoUeotor — George Edgar. Leboo F. Sharp, Clerk, and H. C. Barwick, Treasurer. 1851. John Barwick, Reeve. George Alexander, John G.Vansittart, Henry Vansittart, Thos. F. Mitchell. Asaessora — John Davidson, William Hewitt, Benjamin Ellison. Collector — John Fairbum. Leboo F. Sharp, Clerk. H. C. Barwick, Treasurer. * VVuoditock wa» deUched in 1S0I. „ I.' ():\k 8-4^ TOWNSHIP OF BLANDFOBD. 1852. John Barwick, Reeve. J. G. Vansittart, Henry Vansittart, John Fairburn, James Merchant. Assessors — John Davidson, William Hewitt, Benjamin Ellison. Collector— Thomas F. Mitchell. Leboo F. Sharp, Clerk. H. C. Barwick, Treasurer. ^.;<,it- frchant. yn. LIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, ScCy OF BLaNDFORD, Since th$ formation of the Diitriet of Brock. Yedri. Town Clerks. Aisessori. Collectori. Total Assoiiea Value. 'I'uUl I'tixut Levied. 1840 L. F. Sharp Mich. Overhott William Clark £ S. D 8,886 8 £ « D 8:3 5 10 1841 L. F. Sharp Elijah Nellies Elijah Nellies 9,628 16 90 9 5 1842 L. F. SImrp Mich. Overhott William Clark 10,661 15 6 44 10 6 1843 L. F. Sharp .Tohn Stevens William Clark 10,574 4 128 12 9 1844 L. F. Sharp John Stevens William Clark 12,169 4 4 114 6 6 1845 L. F. Sharp Josepli Taylor William Clark 12,711 8 8 101 14 2 1846 R.H. Burtch Mich. Overhott William Clark 15,261 6 147 10 7 1847 L F. Sharp Ab'm Sud worth William Clark 15,645 17 99 7 9 1848 L F. Sharp Mich. Overhott Willi'im Clark 18,869 14 10 242 7 6 1849 L. F. Sharp Mich. Overhott William Clark 19,201 9 6 213 13 8 1850 L. F. Sharp Thoa. J. Clark George Edgar 23,669 7 6 74 1851 L. F. Sharp John Davidson John Fairburn rf5.',685 I 6 77 2 4 1852 L. F, Sharp John Davidson Thos. F.Mitchell c 56,414 6 75 4 -•• •- SCHOOL STATISTICS. 1 t;iiildreii lietvveeii Ho. No. . Municipal Legislative Amount TotalAmou't 5 an J i«. SehM Sih's Avera^a Years Scliooi Sihool Raised by Paid N»t !l«ec- Oper- i>ioniii« Grant Gra'it. Rale Bill. To Teach srs. Taught. Ta'iRlit tions. ation. Taught. £ 8. d £ s d £ a d £ 8 d 1844 30 6 6 30 6 6 60 17 6 81 14 1 77 191 6 3 9 1845 36 13 2 29 16 9 35 15 9 62 11 3 244 198 5 4 n 1846 31 18 3 29 9 6 11 4 5 76 12 9 128 351 8 8 61 1847 35 7 4 44 13 2 129 14 177 16 3 251 254 6 6 6 1848 51 6 45 5 11 135 10 6 229 2 5 295 303 6 5 7 1849 64 2 6 49 2 6 198 3 2 3 JO 2 2 207 487 t 6 m 1850 17 4 8 45 2 25 6 11 73 6 5 204 137 7 6 8 1851 27 11 1 25 1 15 17 68 9 1 208 172 4 4 — 1852 29 7 26 16 9 - a 281 a 121 — — — a By i^eiiKiu Return. d A iiortion ol'J'ownthip detached to for m the town of h County Rate only. e According to New Aiiciiment Aet. Woodstock. BLANDFORD'S "RUIN AND DECAY." BLANDFORD. AND PART OF WOODSTOCK. Population, . Occtipied, Cultivated, Non-resident, Non-resident, Personal, Real, Total, Framed, 1 storf'j, Br'k & stone, 1 story F., B. & S. 2 storeys Taxes levied, . Carriages, Milch Cows, . c No ratorn. 1840 1848 327 1,851 9,718 16,926 1,819 5,330 a a a a a a a a L6,082 Iil8,869 15 a — a 2 a L242 6 6 a «r h Comity Tax only. L66 11 a 131 1850 BLANDFORD ALONE. 1,2U3 20,2J3 5,902 a a a a L23,669 a a a 1-86 9 6 a a 1851 a 22,766 a 6,805 L4,835 L5,258 L42,587 L52,680 a a un 2 4 a m 1852 1.356 23,632 7,240 6,078 L4,375 L5,682 L46,357 e L66,414 24 5 2 4 13 488 L75 « Valued under the new Aet, J; fi 1: i ''31 Towr^sHir OF blenheim. f tt The township of Blenlieim is one of tho three largest in the county of Oxford. It is bounded on tho we»t by the townships of North and South Dumfries [county Brant] ; on the east by the township of Blandford [county Oxford]; on the aoutli by tlie township of Burford [county BrnntJ, from whicli it is divided by the Governor's Road, now " planked ; " and on the north by the township of Wilmot [county Waterloo.] By the Crown Land Office return, Blenheim contains 66,400 acres, being 200 more than any other township in the county ; but by the asses- sore' return (67,200 acres), tho township of Norwich (69,138 acres), has 1,938 acres more than it. The whole township is good land and well timbered, and the best watered of any township in the county, ])rincipally by Horner's creek and Smith's creek, both of whicli flow through the township in the most tortuous course imaginable, as if desirous of accommodating as many of its inhabitants as possible. The latter runs through no less than 64 lots. Notwithstanding, this township was the first one settled in the county. It has been for the last twenty years far behind Norwich in general improvements and advan- cements ; but, within the last few yeare, it has made veiy rapid progress ; so much so, that it is close on the heels of its rival — Norwich — and bids fair soon to be far ahead. By the census of this year, Blenheim* returns 50,340 bushels of wheat, and 0,372 bushels of oats, more than any other to^vnship, and the greatest number of bushels per acre — 2 If bushels. Also, the greatest quantity of potatoes— 26,227 bushj Also, the largest quantity of rye — 1,509 bushels. The first male white child that was bom in the township was in 1804, and the fii-st female white child in June, 1801. The former now resides in the township, and the latter but a few miles from it. The fii-st territorial division of the Province was made, by Proclamation, July 16th, 1792, by Governor Simcoe, in which division the township of Blenheim formed a part of tho West Riding of the county of York, and was described as follows: — " Elenhem lies to the northward of Dundas Street, opposite Burford." By the Act 38 Geo. TIL, chapter 5 (1798), the township of Blenheim was attached to the county of Oxford when it was first formed. The first part of the township was surveyed by Mr. Augustus Jones in the year 1793, a part by Riddell in the year 1796, and a part by Stegman in the year 1798. * On Pag* — it ii, hjr miitska, itnted, that "Norwich lnM ratr railed the ffrmtett qaantity— 103.448 bnibelt," whereat ituheuld huve been, Blenheim — 163,769 buiheli. 10WN9IIIP OP BLENHEIM. 87 the Also, antity The following lots were granted, gratuitously, in the township up to the year 1800:— f July 18, 1797. 6th con., lota 23 and 24,. .. 400 acres* Rev. Thomas Raddish,.. John Powell,.. " " 7th " « 8tli Dec. 31, 1798. 6th " " " Cth " « •♦ 7th « « « 8th ' Jan'y 8, 1798. 3rd - 4th A.C.Willmot,|I>- i'l'r-fljj Bell McLean,... Aug. 1.3, 1799. 3rd u (( u o. i, lot24, 100 lots 23 and 24 400 N.ilot24, 100 lots 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, and 14, 1,200 lots 1,2,5,6,12,13 and 14, 1,400 lots 1 and 2, 400 lots 17, 18,19 cfe 20, 800 lots 6, 7, 8, 18 & 19,1000 lots 200 lots 23 and 24 400 lots 14, 15, and 16, 600 400 tt U u u u u u u u u Hen. A. McLean, Aug. 13, 1799. 2nd " lots 18 and 19 The first lot sold hy the Government was tlie 10th lot, 14th concession, on the 28th day of August, 1833, to William Warduc, at 15s. per acre. The first saw and grist mill that wjis built in the county was in this township. They were erected by the late Thomas Horner, Esq. There are now five saw mills in the township, unitedly worth £1,150, and capable of sawing 1,800,000 feet of lumber per annum. There are also two grist mills, vahied at £1,250, and capable of grinding 36,000 bushels of wheat per annum. We had prepared a somewhat lengthy account of the early settlement and progress of this most interesting township, but have been obliged to suppress it, with much other matter, in consequence of the length this (intended) little work has already swelled to. i' 1 ition, ip of /was treet, -•••- leim in Hty— WHEAT. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1 842, no return of acres, 20,1 1 4 bushels. 1 848, 4,26 1 acres, and 64, 1 09 bushels, being 1 6 bushels per acre. 1860,5,644 " " 98,163 " "17^** " 1852, 7,037 " " 15.3,789 " " 21i " " 88 rowmmp op bleniii5im. rii OATS. The following will sliow tlie quantities mised : — 1842, no return of acrea, 10,793 buslu'ls. 1848, 2,084 acres, and 49,793 bushels, being 23^ bushels per acre. 1850, 2,758 " " 75,913 " ♦' 27^ 1862, 2,072 " '• 87,033 " " 32$ U PEAS. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, noreturnof acres, 4,247 bushels. 1848, no census taken of them. 1850, 953 acres, and 10,819 bushels, being 17^ busliels per acr«. 1862, 912 " " 14,810 " " 16 " " BARLEY. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842, no return of acres, 1,205 bushels. 1848, 133 acres and 2,G87 bushels, being 21 bushels p«r acr«. 1860, 184 " " 3,172 " " 20 " «* 1862, 78 « " 1,062 " " 21^ « • RYE. 1842, no return of acres, 1,1 34 bushels, being — bushels per acre. 1848, 100 acres and 1,494 " « 16 " *• 1850, 395 « " 6,206 « « 13 « • 1862, 106 " " 1,609 " « 14j « •• INDIAN CORN. 1842, no return of acres, 1,134 bushels. 1848, 242 acres, and 6,271 u being 26 bushels per acre. 1850, 398 « " 6,306 u (( 10 a a 1862, 473 " « 6,507 it «< 14 « * BUCKWHEAT. 1842, no rrttum of acres, 372 bushels, being — bushels per aor«. 1848, 104 acres, and 1,930 " " 18^ « ♦' 1850, no return made, 2,865 * « _ «' •* 1862, 132 acres, and 1,868 « > u « « POTATOES. Tlie fftUowing will show the quantities raised : - 1842, no return of acres, 17,328 bushels. 1 848, 123 acred, and 1 0,809 bushels, being 87 bushels per acre. /860, 777 " " 26,261 " " 149^ " " 1852, 502 " " 25,227 « " 83i « " TOWNSHIP OF BLENHEIM. SHEEP «k WOOL 89 The following will show the number and qiiuntity : — 1842, 1,969 sheep and 3,30811), being Hlb per flheep. 1848, 6,150 « •» 13,l76lb, " 2ilb " 1850, 6,323 " " 16,533tb, " 2i\h •♦ 1862, 6,438 «• 18,004lb, " 2ilb HORSES 1830, 62;* 1842, 263; 1848, 71?: 1860, 064; 1862, 1.168 NEAT CATTLE. 1880, 498;f 1842, 1,189; 1848, 2,880; 1860,4,224; 1862, 1,168. MILCH COWS 1880,246; 1840,628; 1848. 1860, 1862, 1,685 HOGS. 1842,1,491; 1848,8,993; 1860.8,363; 1862,3,024 J, w. » •'»«■ HAY. 1860. 2.464 tons; 1862. S.447 toniw MAPLE SUGAR. 1842, 82,l88fi>; 1848, 39,122ib; 1860, 47,34Slb; 1862, 31,882!b. FULLED CLOTH. 1842, 1,263 yards; 1848, 3,200 yards; 1862, 2,337 yards. FLANNEL. 1842, 2,376 yda.; 1848,7,476 yds.; 1860, 7,786 yds.; 1862, 7,644 yds. i ( ) 1 1 ■ • ■ « • • — BLENHEIM COUNCIL. TOWNSHIP COUNCIL. 1860. William Dixon, Reeve. J. N. Williamson, J. Kilburn, J. Motherall, J. Kennedy. AfMsiors,.. Edward Boucbier, Thomas Workman, and Samuel Turomos. Collector, Joshua Bamett. G. H. Lajeock, Clerk and Treasurer. * ThrM fMri «ld and vpwaHIi. t Tw«y««ntldai4npw«id*. oe TOW^NStllP OF BLENHEIM. 1861. John Jackuon, Roevo. J. N. Williamson, John Thompson, Poter Bricker. Assessors, Jeremiah Cownnh and Jerad Kilbourn. Collector, Joshua Bamctt. J. H. Laycock, Clerk and Treasurer. 1852. John Jackson, Reeve. John Fleming, George Perry, John O. Linsey, Thomas Cowan. Assessors, Jeremiah Cownah and Jerad Kilbourn. Collector, Rouse. J. H. Laycocl^ Qhtk and Xrcasurert «< ! LIST OF THE TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, &C., OF BLENHEIM, HINCE TriK KOUMATION OK THE DISTIUCT OF DKOCK. Yean, i9\n IHII |H|-4 HI.J It- 1 1 is I,-. IHKl 117 1-H IHIO I -.-.(I 1H.U Tdwn clerlia. n. fiHycoi'k II. Imyi'iick II. Iinyi'oi'k II. L.iyciak 11. Liiyt'oi'k 11. Ijayeoi'k II. tiiiycui'k L.iycui'k I.,iyiuik liiii'iock li.iycuck lyiii' k ii. Luycock ■■* " 'I'UlMJ , Toul AitanHiiri. Collector). A»«<'»«e(l 'rumei Vnliiu. ll Iiuvivd, 1. • ]. • d 20.lH| III 'ill,K7l> 'i l-lt 1) A J. II l.iiycui'k 'I'liomm (Jrliilon IIHI II 11 J. II. Luvioi'k 'I'liiiiiMi (iriiitun 'in.Hii i;i :i;ji( )i Hi Coiir^'n l'\ Hill W'lirrc'il SiKiw S6.7I1I Vi II .■).-,7 11 a J. il. L»ycoik MoiFi Jciliii«un 3i;i7ti -i 10 y-J 1 4 J. 11. l.iiyi'iK'k MutOM J< linsntl .'JI.CHHI II .-mi 10 7 J. II. I.livi'urk aeor-ie I'. Hill 3i)'>l> 'i II iJ'i II 3 J. 11. I.nyi'ock UiMijiiniiii lluriier (jciirjif F, llill l-iWI) l:l 3i;J 1 7 tlroii'i' F. Hill 47,'JH 111 1 .^i:» 1 a (^oiirKC V Hill (ii^'irei! F, llill 4^l 1(1 1,-. ll r.i7 I'.i KilwHril lliiiicliicr JdhIiim lliiriictt Hi :W7 () :i «i(i:i VI rt Jprciiiiiili Covvii'ili Jll^lllnl llHrllStt fci.'iniii 1 (/:)i.^ \'i 11 Joreiniuli CowimIi Iloiite baH),iM 10 o*.iu;J 13 10 ! ll -♦••- SCHOOL STATISTICS. I..'K Mative H lull 1 U Mill ^ ___ ._ 1, n <1 Hi 1.-> .') 77 1.-. 8 III HI 1) !)() ll fi ;> U Hi 1.1 .-1 !» 8 111! 11 m 17 -2 Aniniinf. Kaisiil liy K.ilu Hili. I, H ."■.7 11 21)) III i:s y IKi HI 'J'tll 111 'J-ti Hi 2tl'.» ri 70 i;i I Tulal .Ain'iil r.iiil 10 rtui'iiuiN. 1. HU ;i(h ■Mi 417 III I ■l(-7 401 UlU s ft li 1 HI I!) 17 I iJliililriii lioivvft'ii u iinil 10 T.iii;!lil. 1 Not T.iu^ht. an-j •iOl rni3 :!•>• 4-.'i 010 7.)0 1-1) aas •ll)l (t(»7 ;ni HI.-. 71' 701 iik; e 870 cOOl 1 No. tlllllS I '2 21 •il •i;l 10 an 10 10 No. S.I.'U ()|irr- .itKin. l.i n" 18 10 14 ir - =0 7 a County Ratu only. 6 Valued uimI't Now Asscssinout Act. c Consul return. BLENHEIM'S "RUIN AND DECAY." IS'iO 317 1830 1810 IMO 4,323 1851 a Popiiliitinn, 409 1,707 <')ccii|iied, 3.840 11.038 28,470 51.1.-8 50.458 CulliviUeil, 020 2,004 6,032 17,148 a NoiiRe^iidcnt, a a a a 0.342 Non-Uesident, a a a V 1,9,350 I'ersiiiml, a a a a L2 1,071 Real, a a a a 1,1117,020 Totiil, X3,720 L8,280 L20,184 L52,327 c L231,044 Framed, 1 slorcy. 6 20 72 a a Br'k & Stone, " — — — a a F. B. & s. a '• 3 5 a a Taxes levied. X2210 1.51 12 L180 9 b LlOl 3 5 b L315 13 11 Milc'li Cows, 111 245 528 a a a No return. 6 Coanty Rate only. F'lircCo 1852 l.-'iO 4.00.'. \j\-n r.0.117 30.h22 26,0(13 7,143 7.7-3 a 1.8,1121 a 1,20.500 a 1400,100 a e L230,7.'50 L26,067 108 55 4 — 8 5 6L203 15 10 L235 2 1,585 080 Valned under the New Act, :! ■ Hi TOWNSHIP OF EAST NISSOUKI. '; ■■ U The township of East Nissouri is bounded on the east by the township of West Zorra (county of Oxford); on the east by the township of West Nisisouri (county of Middlesex) ; on the south by the township of North Oxford (county of Oxford) ; and on the north, by the townships of Blan- chard and Downie (county of Perth). It is a township of most excellent land, and very heavily timbered with hard wood. We have not been able to ascertain when the first township meeting was held, but we have found, after much seai'ching, the original minutes, •* * • B « o 2 2 2 2 "i 2 2 2 3 • CO 1 o 3 3 2 1 1 2 "i 1 1 2 "l 1 Names. Uncultiva- ted Land. i « CO 1 • B O 6 • o Francis Bowers Clanson Burgess.. John Uran George Coleman.. Robt. Smitli Wm. Smith Joseph Wheaton.. Robt. Dean John Cuningham.. Wm. Uran Joshua Hall Geo. Logan Robt. Logan Solomon Vining... Daniel Comstock Calvin Perkins John Saitbere 200 197 194 100 200 2C0 100 100 IOC 100 97 100 100 100 200 100 270 Thos. Bailey John Farley James O'Brien Donald McDonald. John Hosman Joseph Allwood... Samuel Shielock.. Richard Caiten John Stephens James Agar Peter Enor Charles Moore Hugh Davis Jared Vining James Haywood. . . Charles Bovard FresmoB Burdiok. . 95 97 196 100 100 100 200 60 176 198 48 97 194 136 200 194 60 6 3 6 16 2 2 3 4 6 1 1 i 1 "i 2 2 2 2 •2 2 1 3 i 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 «i:f B O o in o 21 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1.. 3 TOWNSHIP 07 BAST mSSOURL [ J3 Names. Uncultiva- ted Land. Cleared. • 1 S 1 1^ i Names. Uncultiva- ted Land. 1 • o • a o M o 1 Joseph Day Joel Cross Robt. Gracon Eben. Titus Samuel Titus Joseph Brown Eben. Whithers... Wm. Whithers. . Robt. Cameron 94 97 91 94 100 100 98 100 200 6 1 -- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 David Ramage Colin MoNee Wm. McNee John Cowan Francis Kellsall... Wm. Shaw Sarah Cameron... AshoU Lewis 200 98 100 100 98 200 200 100 2 2 « to * * 2 — • 2 « • The first territorial division of the Province was made in July 16, 1792, at which time the township of Nissouri was not known. We first find it alluded to by the Act 2 Geo. IV., chapter 3 (1821), by which Act it is, together with the township of Zorra, added to the county of Oxford. Pre* vious to that period the whole of the townships of Nissouri, Zorra, and the townships of West and North Oxfords, were assessed together, their united population being at that period 719 souls; they now have a population of 14,914 souls. The whole township was surveyed by Mr. Shubal Parke in 1820. On the 6th day of July, 1820, the east halves of the following lota (the first in the township) were granted to Mr. Thaddeus Davis; and on the 7th of the same month, the west halves of the same lots, viz:— Con. u 8 Lots 21 and 28. 10 " 14. 12.... « 11,19,21,&34. 14.... " 8. Con. 9 Lots 28 and 26. *♦ 11 " 7 and 17. « 13 « 26. By the Act 14 and 15 Victoria, chapter 6 (1851), it is enacted, « That Ea^t Nissouri shall include and consist of that part of the present township of Nissouri which lies eastward of the line dividing the 7th concession thereof from the 8th." The first lot sold in the township of East Nissouri by the Government* was the 2nd lot in the 11th concession. It was sold to John Campbell, on July 17, 1834, at 16s. lOd. per acre. According to the returns made by the Crown Land Office, there are 46,400 acres in the township; and, by the assessors' 45,841 acres. There is a small village called Thamesford, situated on a small branch of the Thamett whioh flows through th« south-west comer of the towndiip. 1^1 11 2' 3 94 TOWNSHIP OP BAST KISSOURT. WHEAT. The following will show the quantities raised: — 1842, no return of acres, 9,553 bushels. 1848, 2,637 acres, and 31,813 " being 12 bushels per aero. 1850,*... 4,323 «« " 36,680 " " 8^ " " 1852, 2,000 " " 26,6ti3 " " 12j " " OATS. The following will show the quantities raised : — 1842 no return of acres,25,252 bushels. 1848, 1 ,976 acres, and 44,1 85 " being 22^ bushels per acre. I860,*... 2,291 " " 60,321 " « 22^ 1862,.... 1^34 « " 40,178 " " 24J tt cc PEAS, The following will chow the quantities raised: — 1842, ... .no return of acres, 6,087 bushels. 1 850,* . . . 996 acres, and 1 1 , 1 95 " being 11 J bushels per acre. 1862, 155 •• " 6,437 " " 41 J " ♦« BARLEY. The following will show the quantities raised :— 1842, no return of acres, 469 bushels. 1848, 50 acres, and 1,510 " being 30 bushels per acre. 1850,*... 41 » « 650 " " 16 41 1862,.... 133 tt 2,668 it it 20 It .t it ii V. . '' RYE. The following will show the quantities raised :— 1 842, no return of acres, 3 bushels. 1848, 15 acres, and 160 " being lOj bushels per acre. 1850,*... 2 " " 16 " " 8 '« " 1852, 1 « «' 10 " «' 10 " " INDIAN CORN. The following will show the quantities raised:^ 1842, no return of acres, 1,076 bushels. 1848, 34 acres, and 784 " being 23 bushels per acre. 1850,*... 69 « " 1,277 " " 18J 1862, 60 •* " 1,190 " " 195 ii it ti 2, no return of acres, 241 bushels. io^^'; ■ ■ -^^ *^''*'^' *"^ ^^^ " '^eing 21 bushels per acre. I860,*... no return of acres, 791 « " 1862, 30 acres, and 421 " « 14 ore. POTATOES. The following will show the quantities raised: — 1842, no return of acres 21,827 bushels. !o"-»';---^^^^**"^°'^'''"^ ^^'^^'^ " being 73J bushels per acre. 18yO,*...l97 " " 17,949 " "733 " " 1852,.... 103 " " 4,193 " «« 91 " « icre. SHEEP fc WOOL. The following will show the number and qnantitios: ]fli^ 2,02 1 sheep, and 4,137 lbs. wool. 1848, 5,Hil « « 13,] 30 " " IS.W,* 5^405 « « 22,851 " « 1852, 2,911 " « 7,279 « u 5re. HORSES. 1830, 48.t 1848, 449. 1852, 1842,.. 1850,*. -166. .475. .475. NEAT CATTLE. 1830, 488.t 1848,.. 3,727. 1852, 1842, 2,440. 1850,* 3,7,s]. ,cre. 1830,.. 1850,*. MILCH COW S. 239. '1840, 4fifi^ 18^2, 759. icre. HOGS. 1842,.. 1,483. 1848,. 1850,* 2,190. 1 852, . * The wholo of Nissouri before it was divided, t Throe years old and upward*, t Two yeais old and upwardi. .3,025. .2,571. if 96 TOWNSmP OP EAST NISSOURL Mi ' \' MAPLE SUGAR. 1842, 45,358 lbs. 1848, 69,309 lbs. I860,* 88,206 " 1862, 29,612 '« HAY. I860,* 1,886 tons. 1862, FULLED CLOTH. 842 tonB. 1842, 1,282 yds. 1848,* 8,218 yds. 1862, 1,182 " FLANNEL. 1842, 2,864 yds. 1848, 7,763 yds. I860,* 11,617 " 1862, 4,100 " • •> EAST NISSOURI COUNCIL M I ' I! ! ■fi Ih i TOWNSHIP OUNOIL. 1850. Jerad Vining, Reeve. D. Horsman, J. Baily, J. Man, P. Gregory. Assessor: Collector: John Tay, Clerk; Solomon Vining, Treasurer. ' ' 1861. John Scatcherd, Reeve. W. H. Gregory, John Man, Donald McDonald, D. Horsman. Assessor: F. F. Cogswell Collector: Hugh Frazer. Foster Scatcherd, Clerk ; Solomon Vining, Treasurer. ^ ■ ■ I II ■! II — ^. ■— ■ ■■■■■■-■ ■■ I ■ » I ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■! i,m^mmmm»mtu^tmkmm\i mm \t i * TIm whoto tf NiMoari iMfort it wmi dividML TOWNSHIP OP E/.ST NISSOUBI. 97 1862. Donald McDonald, Reeve. D. Horeman, John Mcintosh, William Swazue, William Sutherland. Assessui^ : F. F. Cogswell. Collector: Roderick McDonald. Roderick McDonald, Clerk; John Tay, Treasurer. H 1, i m 'i ■ i ml i! ^i LIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, &C., OF EAST NISSOURI, Since the formation of the District of Brock. Years. Town ClerkB, AuL'isora. Cullectori. Total AmieMieil Value. Total 'I'axos Levieil, £ 8. D. £ 8. D. 119 8 4 (/1840: J. Johnston * * 12,738 4 .n84]|J. Johnston J. Johnston Ben. Swazue 14,159 133 1010 «/1842 J. Johnston Thos. Bailey Ben. Swazue 1G,114 8 L'6G 12 10 rfl84;{ J. Johnston F. Scatcherd Adam Bailey 16,409 4 253 4 4 rfl844 J. Johnston F. liowers Adam Bailey 209 110 dl 845,1 Sol. Vining F Bowers Adam Bailey 20,000 10 221 6 6 dl84« Sol. ViniuK F. Bowers Adam Bailey 22,060 8 4 339 19 6 (/1847 Sol. Vining W. Vining F. Bowers, jun. 25,039 10 296 15 {) John Tay * * 34,041 19 clOOlO rfl851 F. Scatchercl F. F. Cogswell Hugh B'razer rfl59,78I 6223 8 8 18o2 B. McDonald F. F. Cogswell R. McDonald c 75,487 016107 3 2 SCHOOL STATISTICS. Years r/'44 d '45 d '4(1 d '47 rf'48 d '4'.) rf'oU d '51 1852 * w a Hv d'l Miiiiicipnl Bcliuol Grant. £ 07 91 94 90 82 8:2 7() 84 40 s 17 8 4 4 4 10 9 1 /.ugislative Hchuol Grant. £ f)7 81 80 93 7a 03 70 102 41 s 10 4 4 11 9 If. 19 18 Aliiuniit Kaiiud Ijy Kale lilll. £ d 8 — 2' 97 niKiO 117 131 204 90 109 15 11 11 5 3 13 8 10 2 1 o 5 10 i;liiltlrcii butwcun No. No. TutalAmou't '> all 1 Kl. SSll.'l Sell's Average I'aiil Not Sec- Oper- Months To'J'c'aLJiers. Tuiiji'ht. Taiitilit tions ation. Taught. £ 8 d 119 14 5 408 240 12 10 6 210 9 5 480 403 10 14 5^ 1)48 12 408 370 20 18 04 272 8 8 530 402 18 18 7 29(5 9 7 518 438 10 10 7^ 391 9 2 584 302 10 10 H 292 2 1 594 820 18 10 8 350 17 4 728 412 18 15 — - a 297 a 357 ■- — — ) I'onkl not find out the names ol these Otllcers. ('eiisus Uciurii. {i County Kate only, le wiiole towualiip he lore divided. c According to New Assessment Ail. EAST NJSSOURrS "RUIN AXD DECAY." Nis.soiiri until divided — Jan 1>l. IKVJ. K. Xifsonri. Population, . , Occupied, Cultivated, Non-resident, Non-resident, Personal, Real, Total, Framed, 1 storey, . Br'k & stone, 1 story F., B. & S. 2 storeys Taxes levied, . a No return 1820 ^97 6,784 708 a a a a L3,395 1830 438 15,092 1,008 a a a a L0,4S0 L19 1o1l42 17 1840 1,085 25,308 4,12 a a a a L12,73S 9 LI 19. 8 I8r)0 UjOi o 29.042 10,114 a a a a L34,042 a a a \^.b\ a a a a a a a cL159,781 a a a b County Tax only. d County ami Lunatic Asylum Ta.v unlr 2 L107 3 2 < Valued nnder the new Act. rfL124 8 5dL223 8 8 185i 2,118 31,803 8,050 13,978 LI 1,063 L7,286 L50,538 c L76,487 45 utnl 'i'axos Levicil, if) 8 D. 4 33 1010 50 12 10 '53 4 4 09 110 V2l G 6 !39 19 6 !96 15 !70 15 1 !56 1410 0010 2iJ3 8 8 107 3 2 Average IVIonths Tau^'lit. G 5f 7 H 8 ,r «»* I -■f.,' l«.l: ■ 4 m :|!Jiii: ;-; / ■ > I . —.i--v, «.;.«., «'^:,'«.v.^-, liiil»IHlMt1i*>liii»« *i H i • ■ •• • » iMlMt n lii i tM i rfrif i r" iifi Wt..Mi.-.a'.., ■I If" J .iii..iicj^ 3tlJ-, AOKNT ton Tin: COLONIAL Sl00iiraurp tlll'JJil.ll-iinOO.OOO, • • • SIIE3ISrSTOI>J, ACJKNT FOIJ line Western Assurance Company. ei:iwiii,i-£ioo,ooo. • •• 1*. s. sziiExisrsa^oixr, AGENT roll THE PHHIX FIRE ASSURANCE COHPANl Tub extent of this Company's business in Crcat BriUiin aloiu; may bo estimated by reference to tlio Ibllowinir Memoraiulum of Duties, paid to tlio Imperial Government (by English Companies ihut Jiavo Agencies in Canada) for the year 1850:— PIiaiNIX Company, £120,410 Sterling. (ilobc do 3-2,890 " Liverpool and London, t22,S()5 " Royal, of London and Liverpool, J 3,373 " E' « ^ I - X '^ \ 1 r v/ I ^r TUN llSIMIiUATOUS. \ /■ 't lSl5a.) ''««•►''■ ii!.v/t/(in(ifftitt.%'. 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