William Wright
Settler of township lots: Lot 8, Conc. A, Stanhope
Location: Map point is the approximate location on this 100 acre lot running east from Brady Lake Road.
Land acquisition:
- 1866 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register. 100 acres to William Wright.
- 1866 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register-Stanhope (Image 26).
Dates of residency: Son of Bowes Cecil Wright Sr. (1816 - 1876) who patented 3 lots in his sons' names and 1 in his wife's name.
- 1870 Peterborough County Directory, Stanhope: Wm. Wright, Lot 8, Conc. A
- 1881 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Margaret (b. 1816) William's mother (wife of Bowes Cecil Wright Sr.), sons: William, Charles, Francis E. & Walter E. all farmers. Age 37 on this census. Unmarried, living with widowed mother and 5 unmarried siblings.
- 1883 Stanhope Voters List: William Wright, owner, Lot 8, Conc. A
- 1890 Stanhope Voters List: William Wright, owner, Lot 8, Conc. A
- 1891 Stanhope Voters List at this location
- 1893 Stanhope Directory: Petersons Crs
- 1901 Census of Canada: Charles (b. 1854) & James 1855 (brother).
- 1911 Census of Canada: Charles (b. 1844) & William 1843 (brother).
- 1911 Stanhope Post Office List: C. Wright, Halls Lake at Lot 8 Conc. 4 but this probable should be Conc. A.
- 1918 Stanhope Post Office List: C. Wright, Lindsay at Lot 8, Conc. A
- 1919 Death: Hindon Hill
Interesting facts:
Bowes Cecil Wright first located in a cedar swamp near Minden but relinquished this after a year for 100 acres in Concession A, Stanhope. Two of the Wright sons, William and Ernest, later took up land in Concession A which is bisected by the Bobcaygeon Road, on lots 8, 9, & 10. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. Published by The Provisional County of Haliburton, Minden, Ontario 1973 pg. 309.
Preceding landowner: The Crown
Succeeding landowner:
- 1878 to Charles & Bowes Cecil Wright Jr. for $1,000
- 1881 Charles Wright This settler was listed on the 1901 and 1911 Stanhope Voters Lists at this location (also Lots 9 & 10, Conc. A).
- 1922 Samuel Crawford (Quit Claim)