Settler of township lots: Lots 23 & 24, Conc. 1, Stanhope

Link to the Bate family on Settlers of Algonquin Highlands Family Tree website

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre Lot 24, Conc. 1 on Tulip Rd, west of 25th Line.

Land acquisition: 1878 purchased both lots from Jonathan Howell B&S $800 each. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope Concession 1 (Images 245 & 248).

Other land:

• Lot 31, Con. 6, Stanhope - 1877 from Jacob Clancy; 1885 to Evaline Cooper (wife of Alfred Walter Jones. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 189)
• Lots 24 & 25, Con. 9, Stanhope - 1876 Lands Liable to Taxation Register - 101 + 100 acres  George E Bate 
• 1876 Crown Land location certificate - 26 Oct 1876 Lot 24, Con 9 George Edward Bate of the township of Dunn, age 28 
• 1876 Crown Land location certificate - 26 Oct 1876 Lot 25, Con 9 George Edward Bate of the township of Dunn, age 28

Dates of residency: 

• 1877 Marriage: Haliburton
• 1881 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Geo E & Mary Ann Bate with 2 children
• 1883 Stanhope Voters List: George E. Bates Lot 22, Conc. 1 & Lot 23, Conc. 1
• 1883 Called for mail in Carnarvon. In Quest of Yesterday. Pg 317
• 1886 Moved to Dunnville in Haldimand County by 1886. (Birth of Son Ernest Hector Bate)

Interesting facts:

George E Bate first located on Lots 24 and 25 in the 9th Concession but by 1880, John Henry Billing had located on Lot 24. Lot 25 is still Crown Land.

Preceding landowner: 1868 & 1875 Jonathan Howell

Succeeding landowner: 1896 Benjamin Sawyer