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LOT HISTORIES
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4 Lot 7,
was the farm of Samuel Thompson. In the 1851
census Samuel, age 26, labourer from England with wife Mary A. age 23 and
children born in Canada, Elizabeth age 6, Hanna age 1, son Frances (Frank) age
4. Other children remembered were Luke,
Clara and Jesse 1885
Mrs. S. Thompson. After he left it was rented to several tenants, viz,
Jeremiah Woodhouse, Ajax Hartley,
William Reeve and others, and then sold to Fenton Evans,
and is now owned by Neighbour.
It is reported that natural gas has been found on this place. *A number
of wells were dug but they were dry.
Front 4 Lot 7, 8 and 9 was taken up by Henry Ward Holmes (age 50 in 1851 census; no family; appeared to live with Thompsons) and 8 & 9 afterwards sold to William Stevenson who was lot 8 1867 resident. After his death it was sold to John Rudel, there in 1885, 1906 then by John Goudie Al Daymond and Archie Love. 1950 A. Love had lots 8 & 9. His sons continued on the property. Front 4 Lot 10, was the property of Douglas McGregor In the 1851 census he was age 42, his wife, Cathrine, 43, His family were Peter age 16, Alexander age 1, Janet age 18, Henrietta age 14 (who married Joseph Stirton) and Agnes age 9.. After his unfortunate death, his son Peter owned the place for some years 1867 resident Peter McGregor. and then sold to John Thomson who was there in 1871; Thomas Cassin there 1885, and 1950 owned by D. Galbraith. The north-east corner of the same lot, Rowland Wingfield bought in 1838, later by W. Porters, John McLean, Mrs. Robertson, Carl Sherman now John Alexander. 1950 W. Galbraith Front 4 Lot 11, belonged to William Thomson (1811-1883) who came out with John Howitt in 1834 m. Phoebe Harrison) In 1851 he was age 42, from England, with wife Phoebe age 36.. By 1885 his estate. His family were Robert age 15m d. age 27, Hannah age 12, d age 43, Sarah age 11, John age 7, William age 1, Nathan d 1856 age 1. T Cassin was a later owner, followed by Adam Broekel and Micael Lynch. In the 1930's John Thompson returned from his home in Owen Sound, visited this farm where he was born and had grown up, and climbed an old beach tree. There he found his name which he had carved 60 years before, when he was sixteen. He got permission from reeve Neil Black to cut off the limb and take it back to Owen Sound with him. Michael Lynch was the owner of the property then. 1950 J Lynch Front
4 Lot 12 Pioneer
farmer here was John Tobin, (c1801) Ireland, and his wife
Sarah, age 42, with their Canadian born family, Mary age16, Margret age 8, Sarah
age 5, John age.18,
Richard age 12, Patrick age 10, James age 23.
Richard Tobin left about 1873 when the farm was sold to Frederick Broekel,
father of the next owner, Joseph Broeckel. Hespeler Herald Feb 5 10-3 Frederick Brickell
died. A native of Brual Germany, b Aug 11 1844. Came to Canada 1852 (Mosboro)About
1871 they came to lot 11 and Frederick later bought lot 12.
A lover of manly sport, hunting, and companionable. Children Henry of
Carberry, MB John in Preston; Adam, Philip, Joseph and Mary.
John Brickell d (July 06 1905 Hespeler Herald) son of Frederick; b
Waterloo 37 years ago to Puslinch age 2 m Violet Eaton; two small children; the
youngest, one day old.
Finally Black Michael Lynch bought lot 11, south half of 4 from his
sister Catherine Lynch Brickell;
The barn was burned in 1929 and was replaced by a fine steel structure.
1923 J. Broechel; Front 4 Lot 12 from LACAC Couling slides '73
(J. Brickle in 1885, 1906) 1923 M. Lynch. 1950 E. Snyder
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