Settler of township lots: Lot 29, Conc. 7, Stanhope

Link to the Woodcock family on the Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

Location: This lot runs on north from Barry Line Road on the west shore of Cameron Lake on Cameron Lake Road

Land acquisition: 1910 purchased the South 50 acres from Fred McPhail for $300. Ontario Land Parcel Register Book - Stanhope Concession 7 (Image 159).

Other locations:

Dates of residency: All the lots mentioned below except Lot 29, Conc. 7 were patented after 1918 to other parties.

• 1899 Stanhope Directory: Geo Woodcock, Maple Lake
• 1901 Census of Canada, Stanhope: George & Rachel Woodcock with 3 children at Lots, 28, 29 & 30, Conc. 7 
• 1901 Stanhope Voters List: Lots 28, S pt 30 & 31, Conc. 7
• 1903 Business Directory, Stanhope: Geo Woodcock, Maple Lake, Lot 31, Conc. 7
• 1903 Stanhope Voters List: George Woodcock, farmer, Lots 28, 30 & 31, Conc. 7
• 1908 Birth registration of son William Leonard at Lot 30, Conc. 7, Stanhope
• 1911 Stanhope Voters List: Lots 29 & 30, Conc. 7
• 1911 Census of Canada, Stanhope: George & Rachel Woodcock and 6 children - Lot 30, Conc. 7
• 1911 Stanhope Post Office List: Lot 30, Conc. 7
• 1818 Stanhope Stanhope Post Office List: Lot 29, Conc. 7 Geo. & Rachael
• 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Lots 29, 23, 30 & 31, Conc. 7
• 1929 Death

Interesting facts:

George Woodcock was a trapper. His wife, Mary Jane died in childbirth at the age of 22. According to Nila Reynolds, "Since the death occurred in a lonely log cabin at Hawk Lake, the young mother's body had to be transported to the United Church cemetery many miles distant, on a hand sleigh. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. Published by The Provisional County of Haliburton, Minden, Ontario 1973 p. 69

Daughters Rose and Ruth were the first Stanhope telephone operators in the early 1920's. Source: Ibid p. 329

Preceding landowners:

• 1882 Whitney W Blott from The Crown
• 1883 John McPhail
• 1896 Frederick McPhail B&S South 50 acres

Succeeding landowners:

• 1930 Mathias Barry South 50 acres for $300
• 1940 Charles Barry