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Organized in 1792 and named from the English watering-place by Mrs. Simcoe, because the clay banks on the Lake front resemble the Scarborough cliffs in England. First settler David Thomson, a Scottish stonemason.
Jesse E. Middleton, The Province of Ontario: a History: 1615-1927, published 1927
(On maps, Concessions are indicated in Roman numerals i.e. IV, V, VI)
See the Archives of Ontario Summary and Index to Early Patent Maps, or Search by Township.
The names on these maps are not transcribed, nor will they be included in our project. However, our databases do include transcriptions of names from early Grant/Patent RECORDS (those issued prior to 1826).
Maps at McGill University’s Digital Atlas Project cover the Post-Confederation period (late for the scope of this project). The identified lots, concessions and boundaries can be compared to earlier surveys. Names of land-owners are transcribed at McGill’s site.
Surname | Incidence | Township | County | Dates | Source | Available online? | Details | Misc |
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Abraham | 1 | Markham | York | 1837 | directory | Link to Source | ||
Acorns | 1 | Markham | York | 1837 | directory | Link to Source | ||
Allan | 1 | Markham | York | 1837 | directory | Link to Source | ||
Allison | 1 | Markham | York | 1860 | map | Link to Source | ||
Almer | 1 | Markham | York | 1860 | map | Link to Source | ||
Ambler | 1 | Markham | York | 1837 | directory | Link to Source | ||
Amos | 2 | Markham | York | 1837 | directory | Link to Source | ||
Amos | 5 | Markham | York | 1860 | map | Link to Source | ||
Anderson | 3 | Markham | York | 1837 | directory | Link to Source | ||
Anderson | 7 | Markham | York | 1860 | map | Link to Source |