Settler of township lots: Lots 30, & 31, Conc. 6, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 98 acre Lot 30, Conc. 6 running between Barry Line Road and North Shore Road on the west side of Stanhope Airport Road.

Land acquisition:

• 1864 & 1872 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register - 98 & 98 acres to William Demill.
• 1872 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 181 & 189)

Dates of residency: 

• 1836 Marriage: Resided in Hillier Twp, Prince Edward Cty
• 1851 Appear in 1851 census for Scugog but by 1871 are in Stanhope - and calling themselves Demill.
• 1870 Peterborough County Directory, Stanhope: Wm Demill, Lot 30, Conc. 6
• 1879 Died in Stanhope. Buried: Maple Lake Cemetery

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowners:

• Lot 30, Conc. 6:
  - 1876 willed to Rachel Demill (wife)
  - 1882 Jacob Clancy for $399;
  - 1910 Garald Clancy 1911 Stanhope Voters List
  - 1917 Roscoe Levearn Sawyer. 1928 Stanhope Voters List
• Lot 31, Conc. 6:
  - 1876 Jacob Clancy
  - 1877 George E. Bate
  - 1885 Eveline Cooper (wife of Alfred Walter Jones)
  - 1916 Claire H. Sisson

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• William Anhony Demill Redner, b. 1810, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, d. 06 Feb 1879, Stanhope, (Age 69 years). COD: General decline of system. Buried: Maple Lake Cemetery. Inscription: A loving friend a husband dear A tender parent lieth here
  Parents;
  • John Redner, b. 11 Feb 1782, New Jersey, USA  d. 1866, Prince Edward, Ontario (Age 83 years)
  • Elizabeth DeMille, b. 1781, USA d. 1854, Ontario, (Age 73 years)
• Rachel DeLong, b. 1818, Prince Edward, Ontario, d. 29 Jan 1899, Stanhope, (Age 81 years). COD: Broken limb, 8 weeks
• Children:
    1. John Demill Redner, b. Abt 1837, Ontario
    2. Henry Demill Redner, b. Abt 1840, Canada
    3. Mary Elizabeth Demill Redner, b. 24 Sep 1843, Canada
    4. William Owens Demill Redner, b. 1845, Scugog Island, Ontario,d. 12 Jan 1905, Stanhope, (Age 60 years)
    5. Durlin Demill Redner, b. 07 Nov 1849, Scugog Island, Ontario, d. 02 Sep 1933, Haliburton, (Age 83 years)
    6. Mahalia Jane Demill Redner, b. Mar 1854, Victoria, Ontario,d. 28 Oct 1939  (Age ~ 85 years)
    7. Catherine Rachel Demill Redner, b. 1857, Victoria, Ontario d. 24 Apr 1898, Stanhope, (Age 41 years)
    8. Olive Demill Redner, b. 27 Feb 1860, Victoria, Ontario, d. 12 Mar 1922, Stanhope, (Age 62 years)

Photo 1: William Demill & his wife Rachel Delong
Photo 2: William and Rachel Demill. Another picture that belonged to Mary Demill-Redner and now belongs to her great-granddaughter. Source: Ancestry.ca johnmar131 originally shared this on 02 Jun 2012