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Archives of Ontario - Ministry of Natural Resources fonds, RG 1-470
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Ministry of Natural Resources fonds, RG 1-470
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1793-1844
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Ministry of Natural Resources fonds, RG 1-470
- Creator
- Office of the Surveyor General for Upper Canada
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1793-1844
- Physical Description
- 33 map sheets
- History / Biographical
- The Office of the Surveyor General for Upper Canada descended from the earlier position of Surveyor General for the Province of Quebec; with the passing of the Constitutional Act of 1791, this structure was kept for the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. The Surveyor General was responsible for surveying, maintaining, and selling Crown lands in the province (via land grants and leases), and would report to the Lieutenant-Governor and the Legislative Assembly. David William Smith was appointed at the first Surveyor General of Upper Canada in 1792, although surveying work had been done prior to this.
The physical act of surveying was a difficult one, and required a team of around eight to ten men per surveyor, including two chain bearers (used to determine measurements) and axemen to clear paths. The surveyors were required to keep both diaries and field books outlining their operations, and taking note of characteristics such as vegetation, soil type, topography, and the suitability of the land for agriculture. Upon the completion of a survey, the notes and other records were handed to the Office of the Surveyor General, where draftsmen or surveyors would assemble finished plans based on the material. The maps created by this office established a visual standard, including the use of coloured inks for specific areas (red ink for Crown reserves; black ink for Clergy reserves; blue for water; yellow-green for swamps) and the units of measurement.
Around 1827, the Surveyor General position was slowly superseded by the newly-created office of Commissioner for Crown Lands, and by 1845 the Surveyor General’s Office was fully integrated into the Department of Crown Lands. From that point on, surveying duties were done under a new branch, the Surveying Department of Canada West.
- Custodial History
- The Elgin County Archives is proud to participate in the Archives of Ontario's Digitization Loan Program, whereby qualifying archival institutions are granted permission to borrow and digitize original Archives of Ontario records and, under license, to publish and host the resulting digital archives online. The Elgin County Archives has now completed a project to digitize and publish online both the Archives of Ontario's Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501, and the Ministry of Natural Resources fonds, RG 1-470.
- Scope and Content
- The Ministry of Natural Resources fonds consists of 33 large-scale plans (registered 1793-1844; incorporating annotations dating up to 1981) created by the Surveyor General’s Office documenting 23 townships along the north shore of Lake Erie. The plans show lot and concession numbers, major roads, First Nations settlements, mills, creeks, swamps, and local geographic information. Many maps contain an assortment of notes on specific geographic features and have settler names written in; others are blank. The maps were frequently used as working documents, and bear revisions and annotations dating years after their apparent creation.
Seven maps lack any sort of date; in these cases, the Archives of Ontario’s estimation has been used. In other cases, a map bears dates of annotation but no written date of registration; in these cases the date range of the annotations has been used as an approximate date.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Subject Access
- Government
- Maps
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- The records digitized and made accessible through this program remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records must be directed to the Archives of Ontario
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County Court Documents, 1799-1850.
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ian D. Cameron Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1799-1850
- Accession Number
- 2011-10
- Storage Location
- R11 S5 Sh5 B5 F8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ian D. Cameron Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2011-10
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R11 S5 Sh5 B5 F8
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1799-1850
- Series
- Ian D. Cameron Collection - Historical Records Series
- Scope and Content
- This file contains;
- Grant to James Robins 75ths of an area in the town of Kingston, County of Frontenac, Midland District, recorded in the Registers Office, January 12, 1799.
- Bargain & Sale: From James Thomas Curtis & Wife to Daniel Harvey. Dated at St. Thomas, June 3, 1835; recorded at the Office of Register for the County of Middlesex, May 4, 1836.
- Letter from Thomas Higgins of Vienna to Robert G. Kirkland of Jamaica, describing a famine in Elgin County, April 29, 1837. (R11_S5_Sh5_B6_F7_1.pdf)
- Crown Land Department Land Deed for John Munro, Lot 20, Concession 4, Township of Southwold, March 14, 1847.
- Promissory note from Joseph Conrad, Charles Conrad, Thomas Irwin and Amos Barnes, to James Fulton. Dated at Fingal, March 8, 1850.
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Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Collection
- GMD
- multiple media
- Date Range
- 1800's-2005
- Storage Location
- R5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Collection
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R5
- GMD
- multiple media
- Date Range
- 1800's-2005
- Physical Description
- ca. 40 m of textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- The Elgin County Vertical File Collection is comprised of records originating from a database of miscellaneous items inherited from the Elgin County Library which were described at the file or item-level. Some of these records may eventually become part of another fonds or collection, but are currently maintained as part of this collection to enhance accessibility.
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Plan of the Township of Yarmouth, County of Elgin - F 501-1-0-0-40
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1802
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-40
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1802
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 73.5 x 53.5 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of the Township of Yarmouth, County of Elgin. Registered August 13, 1802, Niagara. Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. Plan includes annotations dated 1811-1836 showing the names of grantees resident on various Township lots in Concessions I-V. Geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include Lake Erie, Catfish Creek, and Kettle Creek; however, the surveyor has mislabelled Catfish Creek as Kettle Creek and vice versa. John Bostwick is shown as resident on Lots 1 and 2, Concession I and on Lot 1, Concession II. Jonathan Doan is shown as resident on Lot 7, Concession IV.
- An index to property holders named in this plan, and an index to lot numbers occupied/assigned as indicated in this plan have been created and made available in pdf format.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Elgin (Ont. : County)
- Yarmouth (Ont. : Township)
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1802-1849
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Creator
- Talbot, Thomas
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1802-1849
- Physical Description
- 45 map sheets
- History / Biographical
- Thomas Talbot (1771-1853) was the son of an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family who became a prominant military man and land owner in Upper Canada.
- Custodial History
- The Elgin County Archives is proud to participate in the Archives of Ontario's Digitization Loan Program, whereby qualifying archival institutions are granted permission to borrow and digitize original Archives of Ontario records and, under license, to publish and host the resulting digital archives online. The Elgin County Archives has now completed a project to digitize and publish online both the Archives of Ontario's Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501, and the Ministry of Natural Resources fonds, RG 1-470.
- Scope and Content
- The Thomas Talbot fonds includes 45 large-format plans (registered 1802-1832; incorporating annotations dated 1810-1849) and a lease settlement register (created and maintained 1842-1846; includes retroactive entries dated 1825-1836) documenting land distribution in the town of London and the 30 townships in six counties throughout southwestern Ontario in which Talbot controlled land allocation. The plans show survey grids, clergy and school reserves, town sites (including London), First Nations villages, mill seats, footpaths, trails, waterways and crossings, local and regional roads. Most significantly, perhaps, the plans include personal land settlement information, with the names of grantees and dates of occupation penciled in by Talbot on individual lots.
A note on dating the maps: in many cases, Talbot treated them as working documents, adding, removing, overwriting and revising annotations, often over a period of several years, and, in a few instances, including information retroactive to the creation of the document. For example, item F 501-1-0-0-18 was registered in 1824, but incorporates annotations dated 1817-1840. 34 of the plans have been registered, and their registration dates have been adopted as a "date of creation". 10 plans bear no registration date, but do incorporate dated annotations: in the absence of other evidence, the earliest and latest dated annotations in these plans have been adopted as representing the plan's temporal scope. One plan (F 501-1-0-0-38) contains no dated data and has been assigned an estimated date based on internal evidence and comparison with related plans.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Subject Access
- Government
- Maps
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this program remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records must be directed to the Archives of Ontario
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Elgin County Local History series
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1803-2014
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1803-2014
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Elgin County Local History series
- Physical Description
- 32.8 cm of textual records
- 125 newspapers
- 60 volumes
- 38 documents
- 27 booklets
- 15 prints
- 3 photographs
- 1 sketch
- 1 map
- 0.3 cm of newspaper clippings
- Scope and Content
- Series contains miscellaneous records relating to the history of Elgin County. Series contains newspapers personal, business and estate records for various local individuals, families and committees or oganizations, including correspondence, writs, meeting minutes, annual reports, yearbooks, registers, memorial books, stock certificates, debentures, invoices, genealogy records, personal Alma College records, and voting lists. Series also contains daily diaries written by James W. Smith of Talbotville, Ontario, which documents his activities on a farm north of Talbotville, as well as his interactions with members of the community, school registers and records, as well as reference books relating to Elgin County.
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'Early Township Land Papers: Elgin County'
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- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Microform Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- records on microform
- Date Range
- 1808-1858
- Storage Location
- Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #16
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Microform Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- MF-1254
- Storage Room
- Archives Microform Room
- Storage Location
- Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #16
- GMD
- records on microform
- Date Range
- 1808-1858
- Physical Description
- 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Includes the following:
- Early Township Land Papers: Elgin County
- Yarmouth: Lot 18 (on Catfish Creek), Front Concession (Con. 1) -- Lot 26 Concession 7
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Plan of the Township of Bayham, County of Elgin - F 501-1-0-0-2
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- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1810 - ca. 1839
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-2
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1810 - ca. 1839
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 81 x 50 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of part of the Township of Bayham, County of Elgin, ca. 1810 - ca. 1839. Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. No information is present indicating a date of creation or date of registration for this plan; however, the plan includes annotations dated 1810-1839. Named geographic and cultural features shown on the plan include Lake Erie, Talbot Road, Big Otter Creek, Little Otter Creek, Hemlock Creek. Various lots are marked "Cn" (indicating Crown reserves) and "Cy" (Clergy reserves).
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Elgin (Ont. : County)
- Bayham (Ont. : Township)
- Talbot Road
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Plan of the Township of Southwold, County of Elgin - F 501-1-0-0-6
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1810
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-6
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1810
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 96 x 66.5 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of the Township of Southwold, County of Elgin, registered December, 1810, Port Talbot, Mahlon Burwell, Deputy Surveyor. Shows the division of the township into concessions and lots with annotations dated 1817-1818 indicating the names of grantees resident on some of these lots. Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. Named geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include Lake Erie, North Road, Middle Road, Lake Road, Cross Road, Kettle Creek, "Source of the West Branch of Kettle Creek" (with creek shown flowing from an area marked "Tamarack Swamp"), "Boundary between Dunwich and Southwold", footpaths marked "Indian Path to Kettle Creek" and "Old Path from the Mohawk Village", and a first nations village site marked "Delaware Village." Several lots are marked in gray (indicating Clergy reserves) and red ink (Crown reserves) or, to the same purpose, "Clergy" and "Crown". A large tract in the northwest corner of the plan is marked as reserved for or granted to "Col. J.G. Simcoe". The plan also shows part of Delaware Township in Middlesex County (Concessions I-IV, Lots 8-24): the survey grid is shown, but no grantee names.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Elgin (Ont. : County)
- Southwold (Ont. : Township)
- Burwell, Mahlon, 1783-1846
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- First Nations
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Plan of the Township of Westminster, County of Middlesex - F 501-1-0-0-38
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1810
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-38
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1810
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 41 x 110.5 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of part of the Township of Westminster, County of Middlesex. No information is provided regarding the date of creation or registration of this plan. Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. Named geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include the Thames River, Base Line, "Public Road Leading to the Mouth of the River", "Road Proposed by Mr. Watson...", Mill Pond, Saw Mill.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Middlesex (Ont. : County)
- Westminster (Ont. : Township)
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Mills
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Plan of the Township of Bayham, County of Elgin - F 501-1-0-0-1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1811 - ca. 1817
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-1
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1811 - ca. 1817
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 41 x 102 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of part of the Township of Bayham, County of Elgin, ca. 1811 - ca. 1817. Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. No information is present indicating a date of creation or date of registration for this plan; however, the plan includes annotations dated 1811-1817. The plan has been annotated with the names of property holders/grantees resident on Lots 1-71 (north and south) on the Talbot Road. Named geographic and cultural features shown on the plan include Talbot Road, the East Branch of Catfish Creek, Big Otter Creek, the East Branch of Big Otter Creek, the West Branch of Big Otter Creek, sites of two mill seats. The plan also shows various unnamed watercourses and marsh lands, and the future site (as yet unnamed and not separated or laid out) of the Village of Straffordville.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Elgin (Ont. : County)
- Bayham (Ont. : Township)
- Straffordville (Ont.)
- Talbot Road
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Mills
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Plan of the Townships of Howard and Orford, County of Kent - F 501-1-0-0-9
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1811
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-9
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1811
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 37 x 90.5 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of part of the Townships of Howard and Orford, County of Kent, registered September 23, 1811, Port Talbot, Lewis Burwell. Descriptive legend reads "Lake Erie from the S.W. Angle of Aldborough to the Ithmus of Point Aux Pins for the Honble Thomas Talbot Esqr". Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. Principally shows Talbot Road (north and south) Lots 52-76 (Orford Township) and 77-97 (Howard Township), with annotations dated 1816-1818 showing names of grantees resident on these lots. Named geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include Lake Erie, "Craford's House", "Lac a la Pointe aux Pins" and areas marked "Pinery" and "barren and sandy".
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Kent (Ont. : County)
- Howard (Ont. : Township)
- Orford (Ont. : Township)
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Plan of the Township of Raleigh, County of Kent - F 501-1-0-0-27
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1811
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-27
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1811
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 83.5 x 64 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of the Township of Raleigh, County of Kent, registered June 8, 1811, Surveyor General's Office, [York], Thomas Ridout, Surveyor General. Annotations dated 1818-1819 show the names of grantees resident on Talbot Road lots 22-24 and 129-164. Named geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include Lake Erie, Thames River, Talbot Road, and an area marked "Cedar Swamp". Two large tracts are outlined in gray and red ink, and marked "Clergy" (gray) and "Crown" (red), indicating Clergy and Crown reserves.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Kent (Ont. : County)
- Raleigh (Ont. : Township)
- Talbot Road
- Ridout, Thomas, 1754-1829
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Plan of the Township of Romney, County of Kent - F 501-1-0-0-30
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1811
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-30
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1811
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 51 x 97.5 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of the Township of Romney, County of Kent, registered June 8, 1811, Surveyor General's Office, [York], Thomas Ridout, Surveyor General. Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. Annotations dated 1816-1829 show the names of grantees resident on various Township lots. Named geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include Lake Erie, Two Creeks, Yellow Creek, Talbot Road, and "Line Between Tilbury East and Romney - Surveyed in 1816." Talbot Road lot 199 on this plan provides a good example of Talbot's practice of overwriting grantee names: "George Fox 1818" has been written over an illegible name dated 1816.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Kent (Ont. : County)
- Romney (Ont. : Township)
- Talbot Road
- Ridout, Thomas, 1754-1829
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Plan of the Township of Westminster, County of Middlesex - F 501-1-0-0-37
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1811
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-37
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1811
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 41 x 110.5 cm
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of part of the Township of Westminster, County of Middlesex. Registered May 24, 1811, Thomas Ridout, Surveyor General. No scale is indicated. Plan shows Township lots (but not grantee names) from the Thames River north to the Second Concession. Named geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include Base Line, Commissioners Road, and "First road proposed & actually surveyed". The Tahmes River is shown but not named.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Middlesex (Ont. : County)
- Westminster (Ont. : Township)
- Ridout, Thomas, 1754-1829
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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West Elgin Genealogical and Historical Society Collection
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- Elgin County Archives
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- West Elgin Genealogical and Historical Society Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1813-2000
- Accession Number
- 2019-27
- Storage Location
- M1 S1 Sh6 B5 & B6
- M1 S1 Sh7 B4, B5 & B6
- M1 S2 Sh1 B4, B5 & B6
- M1 S2 Sh2 B4, B5 & B6
- M1 S2 Sh3 B1
- M1 S2 Sh6 B3
- M1 S2 Sh6 B4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- West Elgin Genealogical and Historical Society Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2019-27
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S1 Sh6 B5 & B6
- M1 S1 Sh7 B4, B5 & B6
- M1 S2 Sh1 B4, B5 & B6
- M1 S2 Sh2 B4, B5 & B6
- M1 S2 Sh3 B1
- M1 S2 Sh6 B3
- M1 S2 Sh6 B4
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1813-2000
- Physical Description
- 234 cm of textual records
- 215 photographs ; b&W, col.. ; 5.5 x 8 cm or larger
- History / Biographical
- The West Elgin Genealogical and Historical Society was formed in the late 1970's by a group of interested people in Western Elgin County. The aim of the Society is to exchange information between members on local genealogy and history, provide assistance to people researching family ties and history in Western Elgin, and to promote knowledge of the history of Western Elgin to the general public.
Over the last 40 years the WEGHS has accumulated a significant archive of information related to local history and genealogy. A book on the Early History of Dunwich Township has been published and sold by the Society. In addition, transcripts of local cemetery stones have been made by Society members and copies are sold by the Society.
- Scope and Content
- Records relating to the history of West Elgin. Included are:
- Church deeds from the area
- Account books for businessed and municipalities
-Daily registers for schools in Aldborough Township
-Land study plans and maps from the area
-Photographs of local sports teams, families, buildings and events
-Personal correspondence such as wedding and party invitations
-Municiaplity records and repots for towns and villages in the area
- Name Access
- West Elgin
- Aldborough (Ont. : Township)
- Dunwich (Ont. : Township)
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Plan of the Township of Middleton, County of Norfolk - F 501-1-0-0-5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1814
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-5
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1814
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 65 x 77.5 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of part of the Township of Middleton, County of Norfolk, registered January 3, 1814, Port Talbot, Mahlon Burwell, Deputy Surveyor. Principally shows Lots 1-48 and 142-188, Talbot Road, with annotations dated 1816-1837 indicating the names of grantees resident on these lots. Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. Named geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include the Talbot Road, Venison Creek, Trout Creek, Big Otter Creek, the East Branch of Big Otter Creek, Big Creek, Bostwick Road and two "mill seat" sites. Various unnamed watercourses and marsh lands are also shown. This plan shows the future town sites (as yet unnamed, and not separated or laid out) of Guysboro, Courtland and Delhi.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Norfolk (Ont. : County)
- Middleton (Ont. : Township)
- Burwell, Mahlon, 1783-1846
- Talbot Road
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Mills
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Plan of the Township of Houghton, County of Norfolk - F 501-1-0-0-11
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1814
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-11
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1814
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 96 x 65.5 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of the Township of Houghton, County of Norfolk, registered January 6, 1814, Port Talbot, Mahlon Burwell, Deputy Surveyor. Includes annotations dated 1818 indicating the names of grantees resident on Talbot Road (north and south), Lots 137-141. Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. Named geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include Lake Erie, Clear Creek, Sand Hills, Hemlock Creek, Talbot Road, East Branch of Big Otter Creek, "Boundary Between Walsingham and Houghton", and "Boundary Between Bayham and Houghton".
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Norfolk (Ont. : County)
- Houghton (Ont. : Township)
- Burwell, Mahlon, 1783-1846
- Talbot Road
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Plan of the Township of Yarmouth, County of Elgin - F 501-1-0-0-42
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1814
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- F 501-1-0-0-42
- GMD
- cartographic material
- Date Range
- 1814
- Series
- Archives of Ontario - Thomas Talbot fonds, F 501 - Plans of the Talbot Tract series, F 501-1
- Physical Description
- 1 plan ; 74 x 55 cm
- Scale
- 1 inch equals 40 chains
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Digitized copy of an original survey plan of the Township of Yarmouth, County of Elgin. Registered January 7, 1814, Mahlon Burwell, Deputy Surveyor. Scale 1 inch equals 40 chains. Plan shows Talbot Road lots 46-73 (north and south), with annotations showing the names of grantees resident on these lots. Grantee names are also shown for some lots in Concessions I-VI. Geographic and cultural features shown in this plan include Lake Erie, Kettle Creek, Talbot Road, Edgeware Road, Beaver Creek and Catfish Creek. Various lots are marked as "Clergy" or "Crown" reserves. John Bostwick is shown as resident on Lots 1 and 2, Concession I and on Lot 1, Concession II.
- An index to property holders named in this plan, and an index to lot numbers occupied/assigned as indicated in this plan have been created and made available in pdf format.
- Name Access
- Archives of Ontario
- Talbot, Thomas
- Elgin (Ont. : County)
- Yarmouth (Ont. : Township)
- Talbot Road
- Burwell, Mahlon, 1783-1846
- Subject Access
- Maps
- Surveying
- Repro Restriction
- The records digitized and made accessible through this site remain the exclusive property of the Archives of Ontario. Use of these records is for research and private study only. Requests for reproduction of the records presented on this site must be directed to the Archives of Ontario: reference@ontario.ca
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Maps of Townships in Norfolk County
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Steve Peters Papers
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1814-1823
- Accession Number
- 2018-48
- Storage Location
- M1 S1 Sh6 B2 F13
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Steve Peters Papers
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-48
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S1 Sh6 B2 F13
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1814-1823
- Series
- Steve Peters Papers - Local History series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains colour photocopies of Middleton and Houghton, in Norfolk County. Writing on the back of the pages give specifics about the areas. This local history file was compiled by Steve Peters.
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
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