Settler of township lots: Lots 7 & 8, Conc. 1, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre Lot 8, Conc. 1 running north from Hwy 118 (Peterson Colonization Road) west of Town Lot Road.

Land acquisition:

• Lot 7, Conc. 1: 1916 from John Toye. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 75).
• Lot 8, Conc. 1: 1916 from John Wesley Moore. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 78).

Other Land:

• Lot 6, Conc. 4, Stanhope: 1920 from William Ferguson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 71).
• Lot 7, Conc. 4, Stanhope: 1937 from Ben Johnson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 82)

Dates of residency:

• 1891 Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 502889-91. Delayed registration in 1978 in Minden by Tom Harrison.
• 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario: Stanhope Son
• 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario: Stanhope Son
• 1918 Enlistment: residence Boshkung
• 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 3, Family 28.
• 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Thomas Harrison at Lot 6, Conc. 4
• 1981 Death: Haliburton

Interesting facts:

Thomas Wilfred Harrison, Pte.,Veteran:

• Enlisted: 27 Mar 1918, Kingston, Ontario. Signed with a mark.
• Occupation and residence: Farmer, Boskung. Veteran map point: Residence at time of 1911 census - Lot 2, Conc. 5, Stanhope
• Battalion: 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, C.E.F.; 6th Canadian Reserve Battalion
• Notes on war service: He transferred overseas on 25 Apr 1918. He was admitted to Bushy Park Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Hampton Hill with a diagnosis of chronic bronchitis and "D.A.H." on 1 Aug 1918 and discharged on 9 Oct 1918. D.A.H. is 'Disordered Action of the Heart' otherwise known as 'Soldier's Heart' or 'Effort Syndrome' and was thought to result from a combination of over exertion, mental stress and fatigue. He was determined to be fit for Category C1 - Home Service only in Canada with a disability aggravated by service. He was sent back to Canada on 9 Dec 1918 and was discharged at Kingston on 14 Jan 1919.

First landowner: 

• Lot 7, Conc. 1: 1872 Nelson Barnum from The Crown
• Lot 8, Conc. 1: 1872 William Barnum from The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• Lot 7, Conc. 1: 1934 Bruce Parker
  Lot 8, Conc. 1: 1872 Leonard Harrison to Bruce Parker

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Thomas Wilfred Harrison, b. 6 Oct 1891, Stanhope, d. 03 Nov 1981, (Age 90 years). Buried: Twelve Mile Lake Cemetery
  Parents:
  • Nicholas Harrison, b. 9 Aug 1842, Lambton, Ontario,  d. 14 Jul 1922, Stanhope, (Age 79 years)
  • Margaret Jane Voicey,  b. 17 Nov 1869, Minden, d. 6 Jan 1946, Boskung, (Age 76 years)
• Nellie L Johnson, b. Abt 1895, England d. 1952. Buried: Twelve Mile Lake Cemetery