Settler of township lots: Lots 23 & 24, Conc. 9, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within the 100 acre Lot 23, Conc. 9 south of Little Hawk Lake and north of Barry Line Road.

Land acquisition: 1950 from John Henry Billing. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 253 & 255).

Dates of residency:

• 1911 & 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario: Living with uncle John Henry Billing on this census.
• 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Lots 23 & 24, Conc. 9

Other occupants: This is Blagdon Hill, the home of John Henry Billing.

Interesting facts: aka Charlotte Candasey Cooper

The quaintly patterned carpets hooked by Mrs. Billings and her nieces, Lizzy (Mrs. John Harrison) and Mis Charlotte Cooper, who came to live at Blagdon Hill following the untimely death of their mother, Mrs. James Cooper, must have been years in the making. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. Published by The Provisional County of Haliburton, Minden, Ontario 1973 pg. 322

It is a major triumph that the home of John H. Billings, builder extraordinaire, still commands four directions from the high ground between Maple and Hawk Lakes. That it stands unaltered is due to the loving care of its previous owner, Miss Charlotte Cooper, and the painstaking restoration of its current holder. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. Published by The Provisional County of Haliburton, Minden, Ontario 1973 pg. 317

Preceding landowner: 1886 John Henry Billing from The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1955 Bruce Napier Simpson

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Charlotte Candice Cooper, b. 20 Aug 1886, Stanhope,d. 15 Mar 1980 (Age 93 years). Buried: St. Stephen's Cemetery
  Parents:
  • James Cooper, b. Sep 1845,  England d. 24 Jan 1928, Minden, (Age ~ 82 years)
  • Emma Wyatt  b. Abt 1853, England d. 17 May 1891, Haliburton, Age ~ 38 years)