Settler of township lots: Lots 25 & 26, Conc. 5, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within the irregular, waterfront Lot 26, Conc. 5 on Maple Lake including William Thompson Road through North Shore Road.

Land acquisition: 1921 from Samuel Redner. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 203 &229 ).

Dates of residency:

• 1891 Census of Canada:Stanhope, Victoria North, Ontario; Roll: T-6373; Family No: 3
• 1901 Census of Canada: Stanhope, Victoria (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 10; Family No: 96.
• 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 3, Family 30.
• 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 49. Recorded as head of household, with his parents and brother & brothers wife.

Interesting facts: Beaver Bank Lodge

First landowner: 1882 John Grimmett from The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1934 Thomas Jones

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• William Howard Thompson, b. 14 Jul 1888, Stanhope, d. 02 Jun 1967  (Age 78 years)
  Parents:
  • William James Thompson, b. Jun 1856, Quebec, d. 13 Nov 1931, Dysart,  (Age ~ 75 years)
  • Harriet Pethick, b. Jan 1859, Darlington, Durham, Ontario, d. 16 Aug 1926, Dysart, Age ~ 67 years)
• Kate Laura Pope, b. 11 Feb 1905, England  (Age 66 years)
• Children:
  1. Frederick Howard Thompson, b. 17 Jul 1929, d. 23 Sep 2016, Haliburton, (Age 87 years) 
  2. Eric James Thompson, b. 9 Mar 1932, Stanhope, d. 13 Feb 2013  (Age 80 years)
  3. Geraldine Adeline Thompson  b. 31 Aug 1936, Stanhope,  d. 08 Nov 2012  (Age 76 years)

Photo: Claire Sisson (L) and Howard Thompson (R), both from Maple Lake. Photo from and credit to the Stanhope Museum. Photo is from a Lodge meeting of the Grand Black Chapter.