History of Ontario and Durham Counties,
Ontario Canada
In 1792
Lieutenant Governor Simcoe divided Upper Canada into nineteen counties for
representational purposes. One of the counties he named after Durham County in Northern
England. The regional Municipality of Durham was incorporated 15 Oct 1973 and consists of
the city of Oshawa, the town of Ajax, the town of Newcastle, the town of Pickering, the
town of Whitby, the Township of Brock and the Township of Uxbridge. The new regions
includes parts
of the former United counties of Northumberland and Durham, and all of the former County
of
Ontario with the exception of Mara and Rama Townships, and a portion of Pickering
Township.
1 Jan 1974 the former town of Bowmanville amalgamated with the Village of
Newcastle, the Township of Clarke and the Township of Darlington to for the Town of
Newcastle. The Township
of Cartwright amalgamated with the Ontario County village of Port Perry, and the
Ontario County Townships: Scugog and Reach to form a new Township known as Scugog, which
is now part
of the Durham region.
Other Ontario County municipalities, prior to
becoming part of the regional municipalities of Durham were reorganized as follows:
The town of Uxbridge amalgamated with the
Township of Scott and the Township of Uxbridge to form a new enlarged Township of
Uxbridge.
The village of Beaverton and the village of
Cannington amalgamated with the Township of Brock
and the Township of Thorah to form the greater Township of Brock.
The village of Pickering amalgamated with the
town of Ajax as the town of Ajax.
The Township of Pickering, was made to the Town
of Pickering.
The former Ontario County Township of East
Whitby became part of the city of Oshawa.
The Province of Ontario was known as Upper
Canada. Durham and Ontario Counties were in
the old Districts of Newcastle and Home.
Ontario Locater
Durham County Genealogy
LDS Films
available for Durham County Listings . Numbers included.
Archives & Museums
Uxbridge-Scott Museum and
Archives
East Durham Historical Society~ Dedicated
to the preservation and promotion of the history of Hope Township
and the Town of Port Hope. The Society operates a museum known as Dorothy's House Museum
where it
collects and exhibits artifacts and archival material.
Millbrook
& Cavan Historical Society
Scugog Shores Historical Museum
National Archives of Canada
Archives of Ontario
Canadian
Resources
Canadian Genealogy Resources
Canadian Genealogy and History
Links
Genealogy
Canada New Online! a magazine about Canadian Genealogy news on the internet,
Published every two weeks on Friday.
inGeneas Passenger List Database
Free National Archives of Canada Misc. Immigration index.
The only electronic version of the 15, 000 record list in existence.
Contains information from records dating from 1802 to 1849.
Canadian
Genealogical Research Services and Searchable Databases
The
Olive Tree Historical and genealogical information on Ontario, Niagara area
Loyalists,
Palatines, Mennonites, Huguenots & Walloons, Mohawk Nation and more. It also
has Ships'
Passenger Lists and Canadian Muster Rolls from the American Revolution and War of
1812.
Cemeteries
Durham and Ontario
County ~ A listing of cemeteries in these regions.
Conc. & Lot Numbers included
Cemetery Addresses
of Ontario
Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
Census
Inhabitants of the
Town of Pickering 1804 
Inhabitants of the Town of Whitby for 1804 & 1805
Clarke & Darlington Twp. 1811-1812
Inhabitants of Whitby Twp. 1822
Did you know there are census returns
for 1842 for the following Durham counties:
Clarke, Darlington, Manvers and Cartwright.
1861 Durham County
Census Index (available through Ancestry.com)
1871 Ontario Census A
index to the 1871 Canadian census.
1871 Ontario Census Durham County Search
Census Indices Available at
Ancestry.com
(There is a charge to use these indices)
Free through Jan. 4, 2000
Bowmanville 1901 Census Index
~Situated near Lake Ontario, between Toronto and Kingston,
Bowmanville is currently home to about 2,000 persons.
Clarke 1901 Census Index ~ Located
just west of Toronto, in Durham County, the town of Clarke was
once known as Newport.
Darlington Twp., Census Index
1901 ~A short drive from Toronto, Darlington Township lies on Lake
Ontario in Durham County. This collection of census records was compiled
from original documents in the National
Archives of Canada for the town in 1901.
Hope Twp. Census Index 1881
~The quiet community of Millbrook, Durham County, Ontario was settled
around a mill in the early 1800's. This database is a collection of census
records from the town in 1891 and includes
the names of nearly 1000 residents.
Hope Census Index
1891 ~Lying on Lake Ontario about 35 miles east of Toronto, Hope is
the easternmost
township in Durham County, Ontario. This collection of census records was
compiled from original federal census
documents in the National Archives of Canada for the township in 1891.
Hope 1901 Census
Index ~Bordering Northumberland County and lying on Lake Ontario, Hope
is the
easternmost township of Durham County, Ontario. This collection of census
records was compiled from original
documents in the National Archives of Canada for the township in 1901
Manvers Twp. Census Index 1901
~Located less than 30 miles east of Toronto, Manvers Township is part
of Victoria County in Ontario.
Millbrook, Ontario 1881Settled
in 1816, the town of Millbrook lies just east of Toronto, in Durham County, Ontario.
This collection of census records includes the names of over 1100 residents
of the town in 1881
Millbrook, Ontario 1891
Census Index ~The quiet community of Millbrook, Durham County, Ontario
was
settled around a mill in the early 1800's. This database is a collection of
census records from the town in 1891
and includes the names of nearly 1000 residents
Millbrook, Ontario 1901 Index
~Established around the mill and river giving the settlement its name,
the town of Millbrook lies just east of Toronto, in Durham County. Taken
from microfilm copies of the original
documents, this database is a collection of census records for nearly 1000
town residents in 1901.
Newcastle, Ontario 1881
Census Index A few miles north of Lake Ontario, in Durham County is
the
town of Newcastle. This database is a collection of census records from the
town in 1881 and includes the
names of nearly 1100 residents.
Newcastle, Ontario
1891 Census Index A short fifty miles east of Toronto, the town of
Newcastle
has a current population of over 25,000. This database is a collection of
census records from the town in 1891 and
includes information on nearly 800 persons. I
Durham Region
Durham
InfoNET - health, education, recreation, transportation, communications,
government and other information on the region.
Durham Online - wide variety
of information on the Durham region and the world.
Durham Region Business Directory
Irish
Links
Kelley/Kelly
Research~ Not just for Kelley/Kelly Researchers
Irish-Canadian List
Canadian Association for Irish
Studies
IRLGEN
Peter Robinson Irish
Emigration to Peterborough In 1822 Peter Robinson of York
(Toronto) was asked to manage an experimental emigration plan. He promoted the
scheme in
southern Ireland and some 50,000 people applied to start new lives in Upper Canada.
Grosse Ile
in Canada, which is where I believe my Irish ancestors arrived before heading into
Ontario.
For more information on the historical monument erected: Grosse
Ile .
Land
Records
Durham Land Registry Office #40
590 Rossland Road, East
Whitby, Ontario
L1N 9G5
Tel: (905)430-3452
Land Records in Ontario
Information of the system of land division, how to determine the
l
ot and concession numbers, types of land and where to locate the records.
Note: Land records are
divided into townships, concessions and lots. Early townships were divided into
concessions. A BF concession refers to a broken front, i.e. a river or other geographical
feature. Gores may be a leftover piece of land in a township after being surveyed; not as
wide as a regular concession.
If you are looking for early records, you can
also contact the Ontario Archives:
Archives of Ontario
(AO)
77 Grenville St.
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2R9
Tel: (416) 327-1600
Addresses for Ontario Land Registry Offices
Land
Records at the Archives of Ontario
Maps of Upper Canada
Includes New France, Loyalist Settlements, Upper Canada Districts
of 1788 and 1836, Upper Canada's First Counties in 1793, Rail lines in 1825.
Libraries~
(May require Telnet)
Ajax
Public Library
Clarington Public Library
Oshawa Public Library
Pickering Public Library
Uxbridge Public Library
Whitby Public Library
National Library of Canada
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints
(Family History Center). Phone 728-3151
Thornton Road, Oshawa, ON, Canada
Hours: Tuesday 9am- 4pm ~ Wed and Thurs 7pm-10pm
What Is a Family History
Center™?
Family History Centres
in Ontario
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Family History Center™
Lookup Requests
Baptism
Register from the Markham Circuit Primitive Methodists ~
A listing of parents and townships they lived in. Alphabetical order by surname.
Military
The
Olive Tree Genealogy- Index to Loyalists in Ontario
Butler's Rangers Homepage
Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) -
Records Database An index to the personnel files of over 600,000
soldiers that enlisted during the First World War
RCAF Personnel - Honors and
Awards - 1939-1949
(Royal Canadian Air Force) An index of 9,200 awards to approx. 8,300 RCAF
personnel, announced between 1940 and 1949, for services during the Second World War.
Canadian Great War homepage
The Canadian Great War Homepage is designed to showcase Canada's role in WW1 but
also includes the USA and UK. Created and researched by Brian Lee Massey, the Canadian
Great War Homepage features Soldier's Biographies, Letters Home, Statistics, Women in the
War, stories of Aces and Heroes, genealogical research addresses, and other related pages.
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Newspapers
Newspapers at the National Library of
Canada
DurhamNews Classified ~Has the
latest births, deaths, marriages, memoriams and
cards of thanks on line.
Queries
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your Ontario/Durham County Query on line
Vital
Records
Rev. William Jenkins of Richmond Hill,
Marriage Register 1819-1843 ~
Extracted by Bill Martin
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