Settler of township lots: Lot 22, Conc. 5, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this irregular waterfront lot on the north shore of Maple Lake one lot west of Dawson Road.

Land acquisition: 1906 to Peter Dawson Taylor from The Crown all 92 acres. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 148)

Dates of residency:

• 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Stanhope & Sherborne / Pg 16, Family 56.
  Age 7 on this census.
• 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Stanhope, Sherborne & McClintock / Page 16, Family 93. Age 17 on this census. Recorded as Dawson.
• 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 7, Family 32. Age 27 on this census. Name is recorded as P. Dawson.
• 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 10, Family 92. Living with his mother and his stepfather Thomas Richards. Name is Dawson on this census.
• 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 3, Family 29. Unmarried, living with mother Jane.
• 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 50.

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• 1912 Peter Frederick Dawson B&S for $250
• 1916 Robert Wesley Baker
• 1937 Annie Fountain (Baker's daughter)

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Peter Dawson Taylor, b. 23 May 1864, Ontario, d. 28 Dec 1931, Haliburton, (Age 67 years)
• Patents:
  • William Nelson Taylor, b. Abt 1831, Cavan, d. 8 Mar 1895, Stanhope, Age ~ 64 years)
  • Sophia Jane Dawson, b. 26 Aug 1837, England d. 10 Oct 1915, Stanhope, (Age 78 years)