Settler of township lots: Lot 32, Conc. 6 Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 13 acre lot running south of Barry Line from Orms Trail at the east end of Cameron Lake on the Dysart border.

Land acquisition: 1897 from Hiram D. Sawyer in 1897, subject of life lease. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 191).

Other land: Lot 24, Conc. 6 - 1894 North half from Charles Wesley McPhail for $150; 189? to Peter Frederick Dawson. Ontario Land Parcel Registry - Stanhope (Image 122).

Dates of residency:

• 1867 Marriage: Caroline Mary Archer, Stanhope
• 1890 Stanhope Voters List: Wm Lyscome, owner, pt Lots 31 & 32, Conc. 3
• 1899 Stanhope Directory: Lyscomb Wm, Maple Lake
• 1901 Census of Canada, Stanhope: William & Caroline M Liscomb with daughter Stella M and adopted son Frank Sawyers b. 1884
• 1901 Stanhope Voters List: William Lyscomb, farmer
• 1902 After selling his land he moved west to Alberta.

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: 1882 Hiram D. Sawyer from The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• 1902 Thomas Archer
• 1916 Claire H. Sisson

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• William S. Liscomb, b. 19 Jan 1866, Dundas, Ontario,
• Wife 1. Mary Agnes Sawyer, b. 22 Feb 1872, Stanhope,  d. 25 Sep 1890  (Age 18 years)
• Wife 2. Caroline May Archer, b. Apr 1879, Fenelon Falls