Victoria County

1869-70 Victoria County and Muskoka District Directory

This 1869-1870 Victoria County and Muskoka District Directory was originally purchased by Thomas Stephenson, my ggrandfather, who undoubtedly used it for business and political purposes. It has certainly been well 'thumbed' through over the past 130 years. I do not know of any other surviving copies. The recently released 'updated ?' version of the Victoria County Atlas purports to have included this Directory, but a look at my original copy will quickly reveal the shortcomings of this claim.

The 1869-70 Victoria County and Muskoka District directory is an extremely valuable resource for locating the exact location of your ancestors, especially those in the townships, where Concession and Lot number are given. Town and village directories usually show street addresses. Examination of these directories often gives valuable clues as to family relationships, where properties are close to each other.

Townships with your pioneer ancestors names and locations recorded include Bexley, Carden, Dalton, Digby, Eldon, Emily, Fenelon, Laxton, Longford, Mariposa, Ops, Somerville and Verulam.

Haliburton County townships in the directory include Anson, Hindon and Lutterworth.

Muskoka District townships included in the directory include Brunel (not settled), Draper, Franklin (not settled), McLean (not settled), Macaulay, Oakley (not settled), Stephenson, Ridout (not settled) and Ryde (not settled).

Professional men and tradesmen names are recorded in many of the various towns, villages and hamlets including Alport, Argyle, Aros, Bobcaygeon, Bolsover, Bracebridge, Bury's Green, Cambray, Cameron, Carden village, Coboconk, Downeyville, Dunsford, Falkenburg, Fenelon Falls, Glenarm, Gravenhurst, Hartley, Head Lake, Islay, Kinmount, Kirkfield, Lindsay, Little Britain, Manilla, Mount Horeb, Muskoka Falls, Norland, Oak Hill, Oakwood, Omemee, Peterson, Port Hoover, Raymond, Rosedale, Severn Bridge, Uffington, Upnor, Utterson, Valentia, Windermere and Woodville.

Land registry records for individual properties may be available. Land registry records contain valuable information, particularily arrival/departure dates for your ancestors.

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Front Cover of Victoria County 1869-70 Directory

First Page of Victoria County Directory

Victoria County Directory Index - Part 1

Victoria County Directory Index - Part 2

Introduction - Page 1

Introduction - Page 2

Introduction - Page 3

Victoria County Post Offices

Victoria County Council - Page 5

Victoria County Council - Page 6

Victoria County Municipal Council - Page 7

Victoria County Municipal Council - Page 8

Victoria County Municipal Council - Page 9

Victoria County Municipal Council and County Officials - Page 10

Victoria County Justices of the Peace - Page 11

At this point we will simply continue with links named as page numbers, with towns, villages, and townships named in the order they appear. You may also check the Index Pages for references to Victoria County place names.

Victoria County Directory - Page 12 - Alport, Argyle, Aros, Bobcaygeon and Rokeby

Victoria County Directory - Page 13 - Bobcaygeon and Rokeby cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 14 - Bobcaygeon and Rokeby cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 15 - Bobcaygeon and Rokeby cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 16 - Bobcaygeon and Rokeby cont', Bolsover

Victoria County Directory - Page 17 - Bolsover cont', Bracebridge

Victoria County Directory - Page 18 - Bury's Green, Cambray

Victoria County Directory - Page 19 - Cambray cont', Cameron, Carden

Victoria County Directory - Page 20 - Coboconk, Downeyville, Dunsford

Victoria County Directory - Page 21 - Falkenburg, Fenelon Falls

Victoria County Directory - Page 22 - Fenelon Falls cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 23 - Fenelon Falls cont', Glenarm, Gravenhurst

Victoria County Directory - Page 24 - Gravenhurst cont', Hartley

Victoria County Directory - Page 25 - Hartley cont', Head Lake, Islay, Kinmount

Victoria County Directory - Page 26 - Kirkfield

Victoria County Directory - Page 27 - Lindsay

Victoria County Directory - Page 28 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 29 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 30 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 31 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 32 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 33 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 34 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 35 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 36 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 37 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 38 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 39 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 40 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 41 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 42 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 43 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 44 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 45 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 46 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 47 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 48 - Lindsay cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 49 - Little Britain

Victoria County Directory - Page 50 - Little Britain cont, Manilla

Victoria County Directory - Page 51 - Manilla cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 52 - Manilla cont', Mount Horeb

Victoria County Directory - Page 53 - Muskoka Falls, Norland, Oakhill

Victoria County Directory - Page 54 - Oakwood

Victoria County Directory - Page 55 - Oakwood cont', Omemee

Victoria County Directory - Page 56 - Omemee cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 57 - Omemee cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 58 - Omemee cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 59 - Omemee cont', Peterson, Port Hoover

Victoria County Directory - Page 60 - Port Hoover cont', Raymond, Rosedale

Victoria County Directory - Page 61 - Severn Bridge, Uffington

Victoria County Directory - Page 62 - Uffington cont', Upnor, Utterson, Valentia, Windermere

Victoria County Directory - Page 63 - Woodville

Victoria County Directory - Page 64 - Anson Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 65 - Anson Township cont', Bexley Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 66 - Bexley Township cont', Brunel Township, Carden Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 67 - Carden Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 68 - Carden Township cont', Dalton Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 69 - Dalton Township cont', Digby Township, Draper Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 70 - Draper Township cont', Eldon Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 71 - Eldon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 72 - Eldon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 73 - Eldon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 74 - Eldon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 75 - Eldon Township cont', Emily Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 76 - Emily Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 77 - Emily Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 78 - Emily Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 79 - Emily Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 80 - Emily Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 81 - Emily Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 82 - Emily Township cont', Fenelon Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 83 - Fenelon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 84 - Fenelon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 85 - Fenelon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 86 - Fenelon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 87 - Fenelon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 88 - Fenelon Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 89 - Fenelon Township cont', Franklin Township, Hindon Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 90 - Hindon Township cont', Laxton Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 91 - Laxton Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 92 - Longford Township, Lutterworth Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 93 - Mclean Township, Macaulay Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 94 - Mariposa Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 95 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 96 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 97 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 98 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 99 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 100 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 101 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 102 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 103 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 104 - Mariposa Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 105 - Mariposa Township cont', Oakley Township, Ops Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 106 - Ops Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 107 - Ops Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 108 - Ops Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 109 - Ops Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 110 - Ops Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 111 - Ops Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 112 - Ops Township cont', Ridout Township, Ryde Township, Somerville Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 114 - Somerville Township cont

Victoria County Directory - Page 114 - Somerville Township cont', Stephenson Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 115 - Stephenson Township cont', Verulam Township

Victoria County Directory - Page 116 - Verulam Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 117 - Verulam Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 118 - Verulam Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 119 - Verulam Township cont'

Victoria County Directory - Page 120 - Verulam Township cont'


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