Settler of township lots: Pt Lot 16, Conc. 12, Minden (Stanhope area)

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot on Locust Hill Lane east of Hwy 35 north of Blairhampton Rd.

Land acquisition: 1907 from Henry Sisson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 112).

Other land:

• Lot 15, Conc. 12, Minden - 1907 from Henry Sisson; 1915 to Albert Kay (Margaret Chambers' husband). Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 65).
• Lot 17. Conc. 12, Minden - 1913 from Clair Sisson; 1961 to William Albert Chambers. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 117).
• Lot 24, Conc. 12, Minden - 1910 from The Crown; 1910 to Henry Clair Sisson; 1919 to Thomas H & Clayton Rogers. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 139)

Dates of residency:

• 1903 Business Directory, Minden: James Chambers, Carnarvon, Lot 19, Conc. 13 which at that date was owned by William Chambers, his father. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 399).
• 1907 Marriage: Carnarvon
• 1911 Census of Canada, MInden: James & Sylvia Chambers, pt Lot 16, Conc. 12, Minden
• 1912 Birth of Daughter Lyla Ruth Chambers (1912–) Carnarvon
• 1928 Birth of Son Willliam Allister Chambers (1926–) Carnarvon
• 1965 Death: Carnarvon

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: 

• 1880 John Brown from The Crown
• 1885 Henry Sisson
• 1907 Henry Clair Sisson (part)

Succeeding landowner: 1961 William Albert Chambers

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• James Edward Chambers, b. 12 Jul 1876, Carnarvon, d. 08 Jan 1965, Carnarvon, (Age 88 years) Buried: Twelve Mile Lake Cemetery
  Parents:
  • William Chambers, b. 14 Dec 1847, Scotland d. 24 Jan 1928, Toronto, Age 80 years)
  • Alice Howell, b. 21 Mar 1858, Hamilton, d. 12 Jul 1923, Carnarvon, (Age 65 years)
• Sylvia Aleen Sisson, b. 25 Jun 1888, Stanhope, d. 25 Sep 1963 (Age 75 years) Buried: Twelve Mile Lake Cemetery
  Parents:
  • Henry Clair Sisson, b. 27 Oct 1862,  Durham, Ontario,  d. 01 Jun 1950, Stanhope, (Age 87 years)
  • Louisa Rachel Clara Bice, b. 26 Jul 1866, Stanhope, d. 11 Jan 1936, Guilford, (Age 69 years)

Photo: Jim Chambers and Sylvia Sisson Marriage 1907. Courtesy of Bob Chambers. Source: Ancestry.ca johnmar131originally shared this on 12 Feb 2013

Photo 2: Jim and Sylvia Chambers in 1960----growing older. Photo courtesy of Bob Chambers. Source: Ancestry.ca johnmar131 originally shared this on 12 Feb 2013