Fenelon Township Pioneer Settlers

BERKELY, M.H., engaged in milling. Resides on Lot 6, Con.1, and owns 550 acres. Born in England in 1827, and settled here in 1858. P.O. address, Cambray

CLENDENAN, EDWIN, farmer. He has 145 acres of land, situated in Lot 7, Con.1, and has lived here since 1843. Born in Whitby in 1831. P.O. address, Cambray.

COATS, A.B., farmer. He lives on Lot 8, Con.1, and owns 300 acres. has been Deputy-reeve of the township, and settled here in 1837. Was born in England in 1828. P.O. address, Cambray.

COOPER, REV. J.E., clergyman. Residence and P.O. address, Cambray. Was born in England, 1841. Settled here in 1879.

BOWERMAN, V., farmer and grain merchant. He owns 157 acres on Lot 3, Con.1. Has lived in the County since birth (1849). P.O. address, Cambray.

COPP, J.F., farmer, on Lot 24, Con.5. Is owner of 100 acres. Holds the office of school trustee. Came here, 1855. Born in England in 1847. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

COPP, W.H., farmer on Lot 25, Con.5, and owns 200 acres. was born on this farm in 1859. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

CHAMBERS, JOHN, farmer. Owns 300 acres, situated in Lot 21, Con. 5 and 6. Is a native of Ireland. Born in 1815. Settled here in 1844. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

CUNDAL, JOHN, teacher in Cameron village. Born in England in 1852. Has lived here since 1854.

BRADEN, JOHN, farmer. He owns the west 1/2 of Lot 10, Con.8, 100 acres. Born in Tyrone, Ireland, in 1829. Settled in Victoria County in 1863. P.O. address, Cameron.

CULLIS, JOHN, farmer and breeder of thorough-bred Durham cattle. He owns 300 acres in the township, situated in Lot 15, Con.5, Lot 15, Con.6, and Lot 14, Con.7. was appointed a J.P. Has lived in the County since 1852. Birthplace, england, 1826. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

CLENDENEN, E.C., tanner and currier at Cambray. Was born in the County in 1852.

BRANDON, JOHN, farmer. Lives on E 1/2 Lot 17, Con.11, of which he is a tenant. He was born in the County in 1843. P.O. address Fenelon Falls.

COWIESON, ALEXANDER, farmer, on Lot 6, Con.1. Owns 42 acres. Has lived in the County from 1842. was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1840. P.O. address, Cambray.

DANIEL, JOHN, farmer. Resides on Lot 29, Con.5, and owns 1,200 acres. Came to the County in 1862. Born in Ireland, 1833. P.O. address, Rosedale.

DANIEL, JOHN, farmer, living on Lot 9, Con.4. Owns 650 acres. Was born in Scotland in 1836. P.O. address, Cambray.

BROKENSHIRE, WILLIAM, farmer and lockmaster at Rosedale. He owns Lot 26, Con. 6, E 1/2 Lot 24, Con.7, and west 1/2 lot 24 Con. 8, altogether, 280 acres. He also has a house and lot at Rosedale. Settled here in 1845. Born in England in 1819. P.O. address, Rosedale.

DANIEL, THOMAS, farmer on east half of Lot 14, Con.8, and owns 96 acres. He was born in Scotland in 1833, and came here with his parents 3 years later. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

DEWILL, ELIZABETH, hotel-keeper at Cameron Village. Was born in Canada in 1845, and has lived in the County since 1859.

DOWNER, W., farmer and Deputy-Reeve. Has 100 acres in Lot 10, Con.5. Born in Ireland, 1826. Came to the County, 1853. P.O. address, Cameron.

DOUGLAS, WILLIAM, farmer. Owner of 150 acres in Lot 8, Con.3. Was born in Scotland, 1832. Settled here in 1850. P.O. address, Cambray.

DOUGLAS, ROBERT, farmer. Owns 150 acres in Lot 8, Con.2, and has lived in the County since 1855. He is a native of Roxburghshire,Scotland, born there in 1834.

BROKENSHIRE, JAMES, farmer on Lot 24, Con. 8, of which he owns 100 acres. Born in the County in 1850. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

DURHAM, J.E., hotel-keeper at Sturgeon Point.

EVERSON, CHARLES, farmer. Resides on Lots 25 and 26, Con.4, and owns 150 acres. Born in Canada in 1845. Settled in the County in 1865. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

EYRES, W., farmer and grain-dealer. Has 100 acres of Lot 7, Con.6. Settled here in 1858. Was born in Durham County, Ontario, in 1847. P.O. address, Cameron.

FLACK, ALEXANDER, farmer, telegraph and assistant agent at Cameron. Owner of 100 acres in Lot 10, Con.6. Has lived in the County since birth(1862). P.O. address, Cameron.

FYKE, FRANCIS, farmer. Lives on east half of Lot 18, Con.8, and owns 100 acres. He settled here in 1856. Was born in Durham County in 1840. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

GILCHRIST, ALEXANDER, farmer, on Lot 21, Con.3, and owns 100 acres. He came to the County in 1853 from Islay, Scotland, where he was born in 1818. P.O. address, Glenarm.

BRYSON, JAMES, general store-keeper and Postmaster at Cameron P.O. Is owner of 100 acres of Lot 8, Con.5. Born in Ireland in 1826. Came to this County in 1854.

GRAHAM, THOMAS, farmer. Is owner of 172 acres, in Lots 11,12, and 13, Con.11. Settled in County in 1864. Born in Scotland in 1825. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

GRAHAM, JOHN, farmer. He owns 400 acres, situated in Lots 15 and 16, Cons.10 and 11. Settled in the County in 1858. Born in Peterboro County, 1838. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

HALL, WILLIAM, farmer. Is owner of 100 acres in Lot 8, Con.3. Was born in Smith Township, Ontario, in 1835. He came here in 1860. P.O. address, Cambray.

BATES, JOHN, farmer. Resides on Lot 6, Con.5, and owns 50 acres. He has lived in the County about 30 years. Is a Canadian. P.O. address, Cambray.

HAYGARTH, EDWARD, farmer. Lives on Lot 31, Con.3, and owns 261 acres. He is a native of Yorkshire, England, and has lived in the County from 1870. P.O. address, Balsam Lake.

HAY, JOHN, farmer on Lot 7, Con.10, of which he owns 169 acres. Was born in Canada, 1835, and settled in the County in 1860. P.O. address, Dunsford.

HENRY, WILLIAM, farmer and grocer. He has 125 acres situated on Lot 9, Con.5. Came from Scotland to this County in 1867, when 10 years of age. P.O. address, Cameron.

HEWIE, JAMES, farmer. Is owner of 150 acres, in Lot 14, Con.6, and has lived in the County since 1842. Birthpace, Scotland. P.O. address, Cameron.

HILL, OBADIAH, engineer in grist-mill, and settled here in 1856. Was born in England, 1832. Residence and P.O. address, Cambray.

ISAAC, WILLIAM, farmer and breeder of Leicaster sheep. He owns 100 acres in Lot 23, Con.7. Was for years Collector and 4 years as a Councillor. Settled here in 1859. Born in Devonshire, England, in 1859. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

KNIGHT, ISAAC, farmer, resides on Lot 25, Con.4, and owns 100 acres. He settled here in 1860. Born in England, 1841. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls

KNOX, JAMES, farmer on Lot 16, Con.6, and owns 200 acres. Came to Victoria County in 1859. Birthplace, Scotland. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

LITTLETON, JOHN, farmer. Came to the County in 1854. Born in Hamilton Township, 1848. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

LITTLETON, JOSEPH, farmer and was Assessor for 3 years. He settled in the County in 1842. Was born in England in 1813. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

McNEVAN, ROBERT, farmer on Lot 20, Con.4, and owns 200 acres. He came to the County in 1847 from Scotland, where he was born in 1819. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

McDONALD, REV. D., Presbyterian minister at Cambray since 1876. Born in Scotland in 1836.

McNEVAN, PETER, farmer, and owns 172 acres, situated in lots 28 and 29, Con.8, and Lot 30, Con.9. He settled here in 1857. Born in Scotland, 1827. P.O. address, Rosedale.

McKEE, R.H., farmer. He owns 100 acres of Lot 10, Con.3, and came here in 1880. Born in Durham County, Ontario, in 1858. P.O. address, Cambray.

McNABB, JAMES, farmer. Is owner of north half Lot 11, Con.6, 100 acres. Birthplace, Ireland. P.O. address, Cameron.

MAGEE, JOSEPH, farmer. Lives on Lot 13, Con. 5, of which he owns 100 acres. He came to the County in 1864. Born in County Donegal, Ireland in 1819. P.O. address, Cameron.

MARK, ELISHA, farmer, and owner of 50 acres on Lot 18, Con.9. He was born in the County in 1841, and settled here in 1862. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

MARTIN, GABRIEL, engaged in lumbering. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls. Was born near Belleville in 1855, and has lived in this County since 1857.

MOYNES, JOHN, farmer. Owns 100 acres each in Lot 18, Con.4, and Lot 18, Con.5. Settled here in 1848. Born in England in 1825. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

MOYNES, ISAAC, farmer. He owns 200 acres in Lots 17 and 18, Con.3. Is a School Trustee, and has lived in the County since 1832. Born in Lincolnshire, England, 1825. P.O. address, Islay.

MOYNES, I.G., farmer. Resides on Lot 20, Con.5, and owns 600 acres. Is a Councillor. He settled in the County, 1845. Came from England, where he was born in 1819. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

MARSHALL, JAMES, farmer on Lot 17, Con.8. Owns 300 acres, and settled in the County, 1862. Was born in Ireland in 1818. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

MITCHELL, THOMAS J., farmer at Fenelon Falls. Came here in 1873. Born in Grey County, 1853. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

MAUNDER, J.H., general blacksmith and manufacturer of waggons, carriages, &c., in Cameron Village. He commenced business here in 1873. Was born in the County in 1851.

MOFFET, JAMES, general blacksmith and manufacturer of waggons, carriages &c. Residence and P.O. address, Cambray. Has held office as councillor and school Trustee. Was born in Scotland in 1834, and settled in the County in 1856

MARSHALL, A.W. Business - moving, building, and stumping. Resides at Cambray, where he owns a house and lot. Came to this county, 1868. Born in Durham County, 1849.

MURCHISON, D.J., farmer, on Lot 21, Con.4, and owns 100 acres. Is a dealer in thorough-bred horses, cattle and sheep, and has lived in the Township since 1849. P.O. address, Glenarm.

MILLER, D., farmer. He has 100 acres of Lot 27, Con.6, and came here in 1875. Born at Scarborough, 1832. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls

MYERS, HENRY, farmer. Is owner of 100 acres, in south 1/2 of Lot 31, Con.3, and part of broken lot, same concession. Was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1833. Came here in 1869. P.O. address, Balsam Lake.

NAYLOR, J.D., farmer and Coroner. He owns the west part of Lot 23, Con.11, 96 acres. Has held the office of Reeve for many years, and also that of Warden of the County. He came to the County in 1845 from England. Was born in 1823. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

NESBITT, JOSEPH, farmer. He has 200 acres in Lot 21, Con.2, and settled here in 1858. Came from Ireland, where he was born in 1826. P.O. address, Glenarm.

NISBET, HATTIE, store-keeper at Cameron village. Has lived in Victoria County since 1867. Is a Canadian, and was born in 1853.

O'BRIEN, JAMES, farmer. Lives on Lot 9, Con.8, of which he owns 28 acres. Has lived in the County since birth (1840). P.O. address, Cameron.

OXBY, ROBERT, farmer. Owns 200 acres of Lots 7, Con.3 and 4. Came to the County, 1858. Born in England, 1835. P.O. address, Cambray.

PALMER, J.P., farmer. He owns 100 acres of Lot 24, Con.6. Settled here in 1855, and is a member of the Township Council. Is a native of Devonshire, England. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

PARRINGTON, GEORGE, farmer. Owner of 290 acres in Lots 28 and 29, Con.1. He settled in the County in 1852. Was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1827. P.O. address, Glenarm.

PERRIN, JOSIAH, farmer and manufacturer of tombstones. He owns 100 acres, being the west 1/2 Lot 12, Con.7. Was born in Hope Township, Ontario, 1831, and has lived in this County from 1832. P.O. address, Cameron.

POLLACK, THOMAS, farmer. Is tenant of 200 acres, situated in Lot 16, Con.3, and is one of the School Trustees. Was born in Ireland in 1839. P.O. address, Islay.

POWLES, W., farmer on Lot 16, Con.7, and Lot 15, Con.8. He has 200 acres of land. For 18 years was Township clerk. He came to this County in 1842 from England. Born 1813. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

POULSON, J.F., farmer and owner of 80 acres of Lot 30, Con.11. Has lived in the County since 1869. Was born in Wiltshire, England, in 1827. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

PERDUE, HENRY, farmer and breeder of Durham and Devon cattle. He owns whole of Lot 29, Con.7, 200 acres. Settled in the County in 1871. Born in Ireland in 1812. P.O. address, Rosedale.

REAZIN, H., Inspector of Public Schools. Resides on Lot 1, Con.1, and owns 300 acres. Settled in the County in 1863. Born in Canada in 1831. P.O. address, Linden Valley

RUTHERFORD, ALEXANDER, farmer. Owns 200 acres in Lot 14, Con.5. Is a native of Scotland and has lived in the County since 1856. P.O. address, Cameron.

SAUNDERSON, JOHN, farmer. Is tenant of the west half of Lot 12, Con.5, 100 acres. Settled here in 1878. Born in Canada, 1853. P.O. address, Cameron.

SMITHSON, THOMAS, farmer on Lot 20, Con.3. Owns 300 acres, and settled here in 1860. Was born in Northumberland County in 1835. P.O. address, Glenarm.

SMITH, THOMAS, farmer. He owns Lot 30, Con.7, 200 acres. Came to this County in 1856. Was born in England in 1824. P.O. address, Rosedale.

SIMS, JOHN, farmer and brick-maker. He came to the County in 1866 from England, where he was born in 1840. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

TOMPKINS, JOHN, proprietor of Cambray House, with first-class livery in connection, Cambray. Is owner of 100 acres, Lot 6, Con.3, Fenelon Township. Settled in the County in 1844. Is a Canadian.

WEBSTER, R.W., farmer. He owns 360 acres of land, situated in Lot 27, Con.10, and Lots 27 and 28, Con.11. Has lived in the County since 1866. Born in Canada in 1829. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

WILLOCK, D.S., farmer and grain merchant. Owner of 200 acres in Lot 15, Con.7, and has lived in the County since 1830. Was born in Canada in 1828. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

WILLOCK, JOHN, farmer. Is owner of 200 acres in Lots 16 and 17, Con.7. Born in the County in 1840. P.O. address, Fenelon Falls.

WELLSTOOD, C.H., manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes. Residence and P.O. address, Cameron. Came here in 1877. Born in England in 1844.

WILSON, GEORGE, farmer on Lot 12, Con.3, 100 acres. Came to the County in 1866. Born in Durham County in 1858. P.O. address, Cambray.


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