Foley Township


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Foley Twp. in historical PARRY SOUND Dist.

Opened in 1866.

Jesse E. Middleton, The Province of Ontario: a History: 1615-1927, published 1927

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HINT: Before fine-searching the online maps, verify from the database of transcribed names (bottom).

Early survey maps with names of original patentees – over-written with subsequent owners.

1 available I0043590

THE ABOVE LINKS ARE BROKEN. These had been off-site links to the Archives of Ontario's RG-100 Patent Plans. In 2023 the A of O replaced the 'Archives Descriptive Database' with the 'AIMS' database. Please direct inquiries to the Archives of Ontario quoting the RG 1-100 collection and urging for restoration of *large-sized* map images. (I'm always happy to hear from you too).

The names on these maps are not transcribed for the HeritagePIN databases.

No pre-Confederation era maps have been found, or are known to have been published. See the hand-drawn Patent Maps.

The University of Toronto’s Digital archives has a PDF file of the 1879 Guidebook & Atlas for MUSKOKA & PARRY SOUND.

** Names have been transcribed for Database, below, as Pre-Confederation sources of names/locations are limited.

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources has placed online “Historical” (undated) Mining Claim Maps. They may be helpful for locating Concessions and Lots in northern townships.

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HINT: Before fine-searching the online directories, verify from the database of transcribed names (bottom).

Find Concession/Lot Locations from the Agricultural Schedules of the Canadian national Censuses.
1842 (limited), 1851, 1861 and 1871.

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Important: See FINDING AID – involves a few steps.
 
1871 District SubDistrict Film Images
86 Parry Sound A Parry Sound Div 1 C-10023 Link to Start

 

In 2024 LAC has moved to a new Census Search utility. Here is a pre-set search form for the 1871 Census, Ontario-wide. (Then, hit 'Modify Search'). I will be adjusting search links at the township level over the coming year.
 
This census search is essential - you will need to find the farmer's name in the regular schedule of households, then view an image of that census page to catch the Enumeration Division, Page and Line number.
 
Use the FamilySearch Index and images, instead (free account, login required).


* The Enumeration Division number must match the Division of the corresponding Sched. 1 Personal Census.

Enumerators weren't always consistent in recording District- and Division information at the tops of the pages. To confirm Division number, check previous pages or rely on indexed information at Ancestry or FamilySearch.

The 1871 Census Districts | Maps of City Wards

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Search Surname - by part name, or use a star as a wildcard -- do not use single quote i.e. O'Brien - instead use O(star) :
Total Records Found: 137, showing 10 per page
SurnameIncidenceTownshipCountyDatesSourceAvailable online?DetailsMisc
?llman 1 Foley Parry Sound 1878 map Link to Source
Allman 1 Foley Parry Sound 1871. census Link to Transcription
Ansley 3 Foley Parry Sound 1878 map Link to Source
Armstrong 1 Foley Parry Sound 1871. census Link to Transcription
Armstrong 1 Foley Parry Sound 1878 map Link to Source
Badger 1 Foley Parry Sound 1871. census Link to Transcription
Badger 2 Foley Parry Sound 1878 map Link to Source
Barbegg? 1 Foley Parry Sound 1878 map Link to Source
Beatty 1 Foley Parry Sound 1878 map Link to Source
Bennett 3 Foley Parry Sound 1878 map Link to Source




heritagePIN PROJECT DATABASES | Project Goals and Progress




HeritagePIN has a number of Name Transcription Projects on the go since 2008. The time period of study is Pre-Confederation (1867). Since Ontario's civil records program took some years to fully implement, this time period has been extended to include Ontario's documented inhabitants prior to the mid-1870's.

Transcribed surnames are searchable at each Township's page




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MAPS | project

I had been able to photograph several of the (brittle) Pre-Confederation maps at various universities and archives, and by 2016 the University of Toronto has made images available ONLINE for many more!

The names in these databases have been transcribed by me personally, and include names from the inset town maps, and indexes of subscribers, located in the margins of each map.

 
DIRECTORIES & GAZETTEERS | project


Likewise, with historical directories, names have been transcribed by eye, not by OCR (conversion to text). They include those entries for individuals living in towns and cities.

 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES


Where maps and directories are sparse for a township, or for an early time period, the Databases are supplemented with record-sets * that show names and Concession/Lot locations *. These include early Land Grant/Patents, and Agricultural Census returns.