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      Eldest son of Alexander Brown and Marian Grierson. Born near Waterdown, Ont. He was appointed the first Mayor of Milton. This picture is taken from the booklet "Milton Semi-Centennial 1857-1907". For further information regarding George Brown, please consult "Milton Area Biographies, Vol. I" by Alex Cooke.

      Caroline Walker married George Brown in 1837. They had nine children, five sons and four daughters. This picture is taken from the booklet "Milton Semi-Centennial 1857-1907".

      Dr. James Cobban was born in Scotland. He came to Canada in 1832 and settled in Halton. He married Catherine Jarmy (1820-1857) in 1836. They had five children, two sons and three daughters. For further information regarding Dr. Cobban please consult "Milton Area Biographies, Vol. I" by Alex Cooke. This …

      Mrs. Thomas Coates, Snr., was born in Yorkshire, England. Approximately 1808 she married Thomas Coates. They had two sons and three daughters. In 1816 they came to Canada and soon settled on a bush farm near Milton. This photograph was published in "Milton Semi-Centennial 1857-1907". For further information check "The …

      Rachael Cunnington was born in Rutland, England in 1770. In 1799 she married John Willmott. They had eight children and in 1816 the family emigrated to Canada and settled on a bush farm near Milton. This photograph was taken from "Milton Semi-Centennial 1857-1907". Much information regarding John and Rachael Willmott …

      William Panton was born in County Wicklow, Ireland. In 1841 he married Rebecca Sophia Pearson who was born in Patna, India. They had five girls and five boys. He emigrated to Canada in 1834 and settled in Nelson. He moved to Milton in 1857. This photograph was taken from "Milton …

      A Scotsmen with good education; David decided that farming was a bit too heavy for him and he started teaching in Ryerson's time, becoming principal and frequently representing Northumberland at the Ontario Educational Association or its predecessors. He was also a public school teacher who taught at the Old Model …

      Clench Sr. was a cabinetmaker and father-in-law to the artist Paul Kane.

      Louisa Amelia Yarnold was born at Finchley, Middlesex, England in March 1820 and came to Canada about 1835. On March 20, 1847 she was married to William Laing, Whitby's leading grain merchant. From 1860 to 1864 she lived at Inverlynn, a large house on Raglan Street, Whitby. On September 19, …

      Esther or Hester was married to John Reginald Thomas. She came from the Mohawk Valley and had a daughter named Mary who later married John R Anderson. This print was from a hand-tinted tintype.

      This tomb is erected to the memory of THAYENDANEGEA, or Captain Joseph Brant, Principal Chief and Warrior of the Six Nations Indians, by his Fellow-Subjects, admirers of his fidelity and attachment to the British Crown. Born on the Banks of the Ohio River, 1742; died at Wellington Square, U.C., ...

     

      Pencil on paper

      Pencil on paper

      wash drawing over pencil on paper

      Oil on canvas

      In addition to the many vessels, the featured building in the harbor is Dart's Elevator.

      The page numbering is irregular in the original ledger. Eccentricities in the numbering have been conserved in this online edition. The obscured text on page 171 is "19 1/2 paid".

      Land Grant Certificate granted to Jeremiah Lapp on April 23, 1850. Township of Hamilton in Northumberland County.

      A red and white jacquard coverlet woven circa 1860 by F. Edward Graf. This pattern is double rose extra flower in lattice with bird and bush border. The warp (vertical) threads are white cotton, the weft (horizontal) threads are red wool. The image shows the front and back of the …