Erastus Worthington Lockman

Settler of township lots: Lot 9, Conc. 3 McClintock Twp, and Lots 9 & 10, Conc. 4, McClintock Twp

Location: Map Point is Lot 10, Conc. 4 on the east shore of Clinto Lake, Clinto Lane

Land Acquisition:

  • Lot 9, Conc. 3: 1907 Patent from The Crown for 104 acres. Ontario Land Parcel Register - McClintock (Image 293).
  • Lot 10, Conc. 3: 1907 Patent from The Crown for 100 acres. Ontario Land Parcel Register - McClintock (Image 296).
  • Lot 9, Conc. 4: 1907 9 acres from Percy Henry Punshorn. Ontario Land Parcel Register - McClintock (Image 5).
  • Lot 10, Conc. 4: 1907 Patent from the Crown for 20 + 20 acres. Ontario Land Parcel Register - McClintock (Image 8).
  • Lot 8, Conc. 5: 1928 40 acres from Percy Henry Punshon. Ontario Land Parcel Register - McClintock (Image 42).

Dates of residency:

  • 1891 McClintock Voters List at Lot 9, Conc. 5, McClintock
  • 1891 McClintock Voters List at Lot 8, Conc. 5, McClintock
  • 1901 - Lot 9, Con 3, McClintock. 1901 Census of Canada
  • 1907 - Lot 9, Con 4, McClintock - Lockman bought a 9 acre parcel in this lot on the west side of  the lake from Percy Punshon in 1907.
  • 1907 - Lot 10, Con 4, McClintock - Lockman obtained a patent on a 20 acre parcel in this lot on the east side of Hardwood Lake (now Clinto Lake) on 25 Jun 1907 and then sold it a month later for $600.00 to The Irving Fishing Club.

Other Residents: 1890 McClintock Voters List - George Yutt (not in AH Family Tree) is listed as owner of Lots 9 & 10, Conc. 3

Interesting facts: See Lockwood House, Lot 29, Conc. A, Ridout Twp

The yellow Lockman house is the original office of the Gilmour Lumber Company. The Gilmour Company had an ambitious plan to move logs to the Trent Canal over 300 miles away by means of a chute and canal system (The Tramway).  This only operated one year and the Gilmour Company left Dorset.

Erastus (Tass) Lockman and his wife Aggie (nee Murdock) were raising a family of four on Hardwood Lake. In 1904 they purchased the building to be closer to schooling for their children.  Between 1905 and 1925 Tass made many improvements to the home.  Dormer windows were built and a back kitchen was added along with the wrap around veranda.  The house was painted yellow, the colour it remains today. The home was lived in by a Lockman relative until 1966.

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

  • 1907 The Irving Fishing Club with other lands
  • 1950 Albert Edward Knecht & William Coast Conkling

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

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