1881 CENSUS PETROLIA TOWN
LAMBTON CO., ONT.
(Head Of Household & Strays)
AS OF 4 APRIL 1881
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| SURNAME | FIRST NAME | STRAY | AGE |
BORN | RELIG | ORIGIN | REMARKS | NO.OF CHILD | AGE RANGE |
| McDONALD | MARY | 1 | 19 | ONT | CM | SCOT | SERVANT | ||
| McDONALD | MARY | 1 | 23 | ONT | FW | SCOT | TAILORESS | ||
| McDONALD | MYRA | 1 | 16 | ONT | CM | SCOT | SERVANT | ||
| McDONALD | RONALD | 39 | ONT | PS | SCOT | LAB. | 2 | 5-7 | |
| McDOUGALL | DAVID | 66 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | LIBRARIAN | |||
| McDOUGALL | ISABELLA | 1 |
37 | ONT | PS | SCOT | 6 | 4-19 | |
| McFARLANE | LAWERENCE | 25 | ONT | RC | IRISH | BILLIARD ROOM | |||
| McGARVEY | WILLIAM H. | 36 | QUE | CM | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | 3 | 5-12 | |
| McGILIVRAY | WILLIAM | 1 |
28 | ONT | PS | SCOT | CARPENTER | ||
| McGILL | GEORGE | 40 | ONT | CM | IRISH | FARMER | 6 | 3/12-13 | |
| McGILL | JAMES | 48 | IRE | WM | IRISH | FARMER | 8 | 3-20 | |
| McGUIRE | PETER | 45 | IRE | RC | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 3 | 2-9 | |
| McINTOSH | EVA | 1 |
23 | ONT | CE | SCOT | TAILORESS | ||
| McINTOSH | GEORGE | 24 | ONT | CM | SCOT | OIL OPERATOR | 1 | 1 | |
| McINTOSH | JOHN | 53 | ONT | CM | SCOT | OIL OPERATOR | 3 | 8-18 | |
| McINTOSH | JOSHUA | 30 | ONT | CP | SCOT | OIL WELL DRILLER | 1 | 4 | |
| McIVAR | HELEN | 1 |
18 | ONT | PS | SCOT | SERVANT | ||
| McKAIG | NEIL | 30 | SCOT | CP | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 2 | 5-7 | |
| McKAIG | ROBERT | 33 | SCOT | ME | SCOT | ENGINE DRIVER | 1 | 6 | |
| McKAY | ANN | 1 |
55 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | 3 | 25-28 | |
| McKAY | JOHN T. | 30 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | MERCHANT | |||
| McKAY | MARY | 1 |
15 | ONT | WM | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| McKAY | ROBERT | 25 | ONT | PS | SCOT | BRICK MOULDER | |||
| McKAY | WILLIAM | 33 | SCOT | BA | SCOT | ENGINE DRIVER | 4 | 1-7 | |
| McKEE | JOHN | 36 | ONT | CP | IRISH | MACHINIST | 2 | 11/12-4 | |
| McKEE | JOHN | 36 | ONT | CP | SCOT | LAB. | 2 | 2-4 | |
| McKENZIE | DANIEL | 1 |
24 | ONT | PS | SCOT | WELL DRILLER | ||
| McKENZIE | DAVID | 45 | SCOT | CE | SCOT | MERCHANT | |||
| McKENZIE | ELIZA | 1 | 39 | ONT | PS | SCOT | 1 | 14 | |
| McKENZIE | GEORGE | 1 | 28 | ONT | PS | SCOT | CARPENTER | ||
| McKENZIE | HECTOR | 53 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | MACHINIST | 6 | 1-24 | |
| McKENZIE | WILLIAM | 32 | N.S. | PS | SCOT | DRILLER | |||
| McKENZIE | WILLIAM C. | 47 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | CONTRACTOR | 3 | 3-8 | |
| McKITTRICK | THOMAS | 41 | ONT | CME | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | 4 | 1/12-6 | |
| McLARTY | DUGALD | 40 | ONT | BA | SCOT | LAB. | 3 | 2-7 | |
| McLAUGHLAN | MARY | 1 | 52 | IRE | CE | IRISH | |||
| McLAUGHLIN | CELIA | 1 | 39 | ONT | RC | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| McLAUGHLIN | JOHN | 1 | 32 | ONT | RC | IRISH | LAB. | ||
| McLAUGHLIN | MARY | 1 | 53 | IRE | RC | IRISH | 4 | 1-33 | |
| McLEAN | ARCHIBALD | 25 | ONT | CP | SCOT | TAILOR | |||
| McLEAN | DONALD | 1 | 24 | ONT | WM | SCOT | NG | ||
| McLEAN | EFFA | 1 | 15 | ONT | PS | SCOT | SERVANT | ||
| McLEAN | JOHN | 1 | 24 | ONT | ME | IRISH | OIL WELL DRILLER | ||
| McLELLAN | ARTHUR | 1 | 17 | ENG | CME | ENG | TELEGRAPH OPTR | ||
| McLELLAN | JOHN | 38 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | BOILERMAKER | 1 | 8 | |
| McLURE | DONALD | 55 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | TAILOR | 4 | 12-25 | |
| McLURG | JAMES | 29 | ONT | PS | IRISH | SCH. PRINCIPAL | 3 | 2-6 | |
| McMANUS | JAMES | 48 | IRE | RC | IRISH | COOPER | 2 | 13-22 | |
| McMILLEN | JAMES | 36 | ONT | PS | SCOT | MANAGER | |||
| McPHERSON | GEORGE S. | 57 | IRE | PS | SCOT | TOWN CLERK | 2 | 23-25 | |
| McDUIEN | EWEN | 48 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | MERCHANT | 4 | 5-14 | |
| McRAE | JOHN | 1 | 13 | QUE | CE | ENG | |||
| McRITCHIE | CHARLES | 1 | 28 | ONT | CM | SCOT | LAB. | ||
| McRITCHIE | DAVID | 28 | ONT | WM | SCOT | F | 1 | 2 | |
| McROBIE | JOHN REV. | 48 | GIBRAL | CP | SCOT | CLERGYMAN; BORN GIBRALTAR | 8 | 9-22 | |
| McTAGGERT | JOHN | 1 |
50 | ONT | ME | SCOT | LAB. | ||
| McWHORTER | ROBERT | 40 | IRE | BA | IRISH | SCHOOL TEACHER | 4 | 4-13 | |
| McWILLIAMS | JOHN L. | 1 |
17 | ONT | CE | IRISH | CLERK | ||
| MEARNS | JOHN DR. | 38 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | PHYSICIAN | 2 | 5-10 | |
| MELROSE | THOMAS G. | 74 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | CIVIL ENGINEER | 3 | 17-21 | |
| MILES | MARY A. | 1 |
45 | ENG | CE | ENG | SEAMSTRESS | 1 | 5 |
| MILLER | ELIZABETH | 31 | ONT | CM | IRISH | 6 | 3-12 | ||
| MILLER | JAMES | 34 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | LAB. | 4 | 2-8 | |
| MILLER | LUCY | 1 | 45 | USA | BA | GERM | 1 | 14 | |
| MILWOOD | ARTHUR | 1 | 24 | ENG | BA | ENG | BRICK LAYER | ||
| MITCHELL | AQUILLA | 1 | 71 | ENG | WN | ENG | FARMER | ||
| MITCHELL | ELIZABETH | 1 | 66 | ENG | WM | ENG | |||
| MITCHELL | ETTIE | 1 | 19 | ENG | CME | ENG | SERVANT | ||
| MITCHELL | JAMES | 1 | 30 | ONT | ME | IRISH | LAB. | ||
| MONTGOMERY | WILLIAM | 1 | 19 | ONT | CM | IRISH | FARMER | ||
| MOORE | WILLIAM | 61 | IRE | CP | IRISH | LAB. | 1 | 20 | |
| MORGAN | JOHN | 1 | 25 | ONT | ME | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | ||
| MORLAND | ELLEN | 1 | 22 | ONT | RC | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| MORLEY | JOSEPH | 70 | IRE | CE | IRISH | SHOEMAKER | 1 | 21 | |
| MORLEY | JOSEPH | 37 | ENG | CM | ENG | COOPER | 4 | 1-9 | |
| MORLEY | THOMAS | 30 | ONT | ME | IRISH | SHOEMAKER | 3 | 1-8 | |
| MORRISON | ALEXANDER | 30 | ONT | CP | SCOT | ENGINE DRIVER | |||
| MORRISON | DANIEL | 55 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | LAB. | 2 | 12-17 | |
| MORRISON | GEORGE | 29 | ONT | PS | SCOT | WELL DRILLER | 2 | 11/12-3 | |
| MORRISON | JOHN | 26 | ONT | CM | SCOT | LAB. | |||
| MORROW | WILLIAM | 1 |
38 | ONT | CP | IRISH | OIL OPERATOR | ||
| MORWOOD | SAMUEL J. | 38 | QUE | PS | SCOT | MERCHANT | 2 | 5-7 | |
| MOSS | DI ? | 58 | USA | CE | NG | OIL PRODUCER | |||
| MOTT | GEORGE B. | 59 | ONT | PS | IRISH | 'PHYSICIAN | 3 | 14-23 | |
| MUIR | ARCHIBALD | 35 | ONT | BA | SCOT | ENGINE DRIVER | 5 | 1-13 | |
| MULHOLLAND | JOHN | 1 |
33 | ONT | CME | SCOT | DRILLER | ||
| MULLEN | CHARLES B. | 37 | ONT | CE | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | 3 | 1-4 | |
| MURDOCK | JOHN | 44 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | MERCHANT | 2 | 1-15 | |
| MURPHY | ELLEN | 1 | 35 | ONT | RC | IRISH | |||
| MURPHY | EMMA | 1 | 7 | ONT | RC | IRISH | |||
| MURPHY | JAMES | 1 | 10 | ONT | RC | IRISH | |||
| MURPHY | MARY | 1 | 13 | ONT | RC | IRISH | |||
| MURRAY | JOHN M. | 43 | ONT | CP | SCOT | OIL PRODUCER | 2 | 12-17 | |
| NAPPER | WILLIAM | 55 | ENG | ME | ENG | OIL PRODUCER | 3 | 17-21 | |
| NASH | ALFRED | 37 | ENG | CE | ENG | BAGGAGE MAN | 3 | 3-7 | |
| NEEDHAM | SARAH | 1 |
15 | ONT | CP | IRISH | |||
| NELSON | THOMAS | 31 | IRE | RC | IRISH | 5 | 1-31 | ||
| NEWTON | JOEL | 25 | ONT | CM | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 1 | 5/12 | |
| NOBLE | JOHN D. | 45 | IRE | CE | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | 4 | 4-11 | |
| NOBLE | JOHN H. | 1 | 23 | ONT | PS | SCOT | JEWELLER | ||
| NOBLE | ROBERT O. | 1 | 34 | IRE | CE | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | ||
| NOBLE | WILLIAM | 1 | 24 | ONT | CE | IRISH | CARRIAGE BUILdER | ||
| NORMANDAY | LEWIS | 56 | QUE | BA | FREN | BOARDING HOUSE | |||
| NORMANDAY | WILLIAM | 23 | ONT | ME | FREN | PLASTERER | 1 | 10/12 | |
| NORMANDY | GEORGE | 19 | ONT | CM | FREN | ENGINE DRIVER | |||
| NORTH | WILLIAM | 28 | ONT | CE | IRISH | CARPENTER | 2 | 1-2 | |
| NYE ? | GEORGE | 23 | ONT | CE | ENG | BLACKSMITH | |||
| ODBERT | JAMES C. | 32 | QUE | CE | IRISH | CARPENTER | |||
| ODELL | HARRIET | 1 |
47 | USA | BA | USA | SEAMSTRESS | 3 | 11-13 |
| ODELL | WILLIAM | 52 | ENG | WM | ENG | LAB. | 8 | 8-30 | |
| OLIVER | WINIFRED | 1 | 26 | ONT | CE | ENG | |||
| ORCHARD | CHARLES | 1 | 13 | ONT | ME | SCOT | |||
| ORCHARD | EMILINE | 1 | 11 | ONT | ME | SCOT | |||
| OSBORNE | ALICE | 6 | ONT | CE | ENG | ||||
| OSBORNE | ERMA | 1 |
26 | USA | CE | IRISH | 3 | 3-8 | |
| OSBORNE | HENRY | 10 | ONT | CE | ENG | ||||
| OWEN | ANNIE | 1 | 12 | ONT | CM | USA | ORPHAN | ||
| OWENS | JOHN | 1 | 9 | USA | CM | IRISH | |||
| O'DELL | EDWIN | 28 | ENG | BA | ENG | LAB. | 1 | 1/12 | |
| O'NEIL | ELLEN | 1 | 23 | USA | RC | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| O'NEIL | LOUISE | 1 | 19 | ONT | CE | IRISH | |||
| O'NEIL | MARY E. | 1 | 27 | ONT | CE | IRISH | MILLINER | ||
| O'REILLY | LAWARENCE | 40 | IRE | RC | IRISH | LAB. | |||
| PAINE | WILLIAM E. | 32 | ONT | ME | ENG | MERCHANT | 5 | 1-19 | |
| PAISLEY | JAMES | 39 | ONT | ME | ENG | CLERK | 3 | 2-7 | |
| PALEN | JAMES | 46 | ONT | CE | IRISH | TEAMSTER | 8 | 1-18 | |
| PALMER | GEORGE | 36 | IRE | CME | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | 5 | 4-13 | |
| PARKER | HENRY | 65 | IRE | CE | IRISH | LAB. | |||
| PARKER | JANE | 1 |
28 | QUE | CP | SCOT | HOUSEKEEPER | ||
| PARKER | ROBERT | 46 | ENG | CE | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 7 | 11/12-18 | |
| PATTERSON | JOHN | 1 |
35 | ONT | CP | SCOT | CARPENTER | ||
| PAUL | ROBERT | 42 | ONT | CME | SCOT | OIL PRODUCER | 4 | 6-17 | |
| PEACH | PETER | 28 | ENG | CE | ENG | LAB. | 3 | 8/12-8 | |
| PEARSON | WILLIAM | 62 | ONT | CE | USA | LAB. | |||
| PEAT | GEORGE | 1 |
37 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | OIL PRODUCER | ||
| PEAT | JAMES | 33 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | OIL PRODUCER | 4 | 4/12-6 | |
| PEDRICK | ELIHU | 69 | USA | DU | ENG | SCIENTIST | |||
| PERKINS | ALONZO W. | 32 | ONT | BA | CANA | MERCHANT | 2 | 4-6 | |
| PERKINS | CYRUS F. | 28 | ONT | CM | ENG | OIL PRODUCER | 2 | 6-8 | |
| PERKINS | JACOB | 26 | ONT | BA | CANA | OIL PRODUCER | |||
| PERKINS | JAMES | 56 | N.S. | BA | ENG | OIL OPERATOR | 3 | 13-17 | |
| PERKINS | WALTER | 1 |
28 | ONT | ME | USA | LAB. | ||
| PERRAM | GEORGE | 26 | ENG | CE | ENG | BOOKKEEPER | 1 | 9/12 | |
| PERRY | GEORGE | 1 | 28 | ONT | BA | ENG | AGENT | ||
| PETERS | CHARLES | 1 | 25 | ONT | ME | ENG | LAB. | ||
| PHILIPS | CHARLES | 35 | ONT | CE | ENG | CARPENTER | 4 | 2-8 | |
| PHOENIX ? | NATHANIEL | 32 | ONT | BA | IRISH | TEAMSTER | 3 | 2-12 | |
| PINNEY | ELIJAH H. | 36 | USA | PS | SCOT | MERCHANT | 2 | 5-7 | |
| PITKIN | GILBERT S. | 1 |
21 | USA | CE | NG | CLERK | ||
| POLLARD | JOHN | 27 | ONT | CM | GERM | BAKER | 1 | 2 | |
| POLLARD | JOHN B. | 58 | ONT | CM | GERM | BAKER | 2 | 14-29 | |
| POLLY | JOHN | 41 | ONT | BA | IRISH | WELL DRILLER | 4 | 3-9 | |
| POLLY | MARY | 1 |
65 | IRE | CM | IRISH | 2 | 24-32 | |
| POLLY | WILLIAM | 24 | ONT | CM | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 5 | 1 6/12-9 | |
| POLSTON | FRANK | 1 | 7 | ONT | CE | IRISH | |||
| PRENTICE | JOHN S. | 1 | 23 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | PRINTER | ||
| PRICE | JOHN | 1 | 30 | ONT | BA | IRISH | CARPENTER | ||
| PRIMMER | GEORGE | 35 | GERM | ME | GERM | OIL PRODUCER | 3 | 6-13 | |
| PURDY | JANE M. | 1 | 19 | ONT | CE | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| RACHER | GEORGE | 1 | 22 | ONT | CM | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | ||
| RAISON | JOSEPH | 38 | ENG | CE | ENG | R.R. CONDUCTOR | |||
| RAVEU | DORINDA | 1 |
19 | ONT | CM | NG | SERVANT | ||
| RAWLINGS | EDWARD | 32 | ONT | CM | IRISH | OIL WELL DRILLER | 2 | 3-8 | |
| RAYMOND | PHILIP | 36 | ONT | WM | GERM | COOPER | 3 | 1 6/12-8 | |
| REID | ANNIE | 1 |
7 | ONT | ME | IRISH | |||
| REID | GEORGE R. | 56 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | STATION MASTER | 4 | 12-21 | |
| REILEY | PATRICK F. | 1 | 20 | IRE | RC | IRISH | CLERK | ||
| RESPIN | EMMA | 1 | 24 | ENG | CE | ENG | GROCER | 2 | 3-5 |
| REVEL | MARY | 1 | 47 | ENG | CM | ENG | |||
| REYNOLDS | CHARLES | 32 | ONT | ME | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 1 | 3 | |
| REYNOLDS | IRA | 62 | USA | ME | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | |||
| REYNOLDS | IRA | 22 | ONT | CM | ENG | LAB. | |||
| REYNOLDS | THOMAS | 39 | ONT | CM | IRISH | LAB. | 1 | 8 | |
| REYNOLDS | WILLIAM E. | 44 | ONT | CP | ENG | OIL PRODUCER | 4 | 3/12-18 | |
| RICE | PATRICK | 56 | IRE | RC | IRISH | LAB. | 4 | 9-21 | |
| RICE | SARAH | 1 |
15 | ONT | RC | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| RICHARDS | CHARLES | 27 | ONT | ME | ENG | BLACKSMITH | 1 | 10/12 | |
| RICHARDS | JOHN | 31 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | ENGINE DRIVER | |||
| RICHARDS | WILLIAM | 32 | ENG | ME | ENG | LAB. | |||
| RICHMOND | WILLIAM | 45 | ENG | WM | ENG | BLACKSMITH | 9 | 2-19 | |
| RICKARDS | ALLAN | 39 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | LAB. | 2 | 5-8 | |
| RIDGE | THOMAS | 36 | ENG | CE | ENG | LAB. | 4 | 2-9 | |
| RIGGS | FANNY | 1 | 20 | ENG | CE | ENG | SERVANT | ||
| RIGS | FRANCES | 1 | 20 | ENG | CE | ENG | |||
| ROBERTSON | DAVID | 50 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | BOILERMAKER | 5 | 2-11 | |
| ROBERTSON | ELIPHLET | 32 | ONT | WM | SCOT | BLACKSMITH | |||
| ROBERTSON | PETER | 63 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | FARMER | |||
| ROBINS | ALEXANDER | 41 | ONT | QU | GERM | LAB. | 1 | 13 | |
| ROBINSON | ELLEN | 1 |
30 | ONT | PS | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| ROBINSON | JOHN | 66 | IRE | CE | IRISH | STONE MASON | 6 | 18-30 | |
| ROBINSON | MARTHA | 1 |
28 | IRE | PS | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| ROBINSON | PHILIP | 34 | QUE | CE | IRISH | TEAMSTER | 3 | 6-10 | |
| ROBINSON | WILLIAM | 37 | QUE | PS | IRISH | LUMBERMAN | 4 | 1 1/2-13 | |
| RODGERS | BIRG | 26 | ONT | BA | GERM | LAB. | 3 | 1/12-3 | |
| ROLSTON | ARCHIBALD | 22 | ONT | CM | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | |||
| ROLSTON | CHARLES | 29 | ONT | BA | SCOT | ENGINE DRIVER | |||
| ROLSTON | JAMES | 64 | IRE | PS | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | 4 | 14-23 | |
| ROLSTON | JOHN | 29 | ONT | ME | IRISH | CARPENTER | 1 | 2 | |
| ROLSTON | SAMUEL | 1 |
18 | ONT | CM | IRISH | LAB. | ||
| ROLSTON | THOMAS | 33 | ONT | BA | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | |||
| ROSEBOROUGH | SIMPSON | 1 |
22 | N B | ME | SCOT | BLACKSMITH | ||
| ROSENBURG | HENRY | 50 | PRUSSIA | ME | PRUSSIAN | OIL PRODUCER | 1 | 18 | |
| ROSS | ALEXANDER | 1 |
20 | ONT | ME | SCOT | |||
| ROSS | ANGUS | 51 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | PLASTERER | 5 | 9-18 | |
| ROSS | DAVID S. | 1 |
39 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | ENGINE DRIVER | ||
| ROSS | JAMES | 39 | SCOT | CP | SCOT | GARDENER | 4 | 5-14 | |
| ROSSFORD | DANIEL | 30 | ONT | CM | ENG | BLACKSMITH | 1 | 2 | |
| ROSSFORD | JACOB | 60 | ENG | CE | ENG | TEAMSTER | |||
| ROUNDHILL | ANNIE | 1 | 18 | ENG | CE | ENG | SERVANT | ||
| ROUSE | MILES | 1 | 22 | ONT | CE | ENG | TEAMSTER | ||
| ROUSE | WILLIAM | 52 | ENG | CE | ENG | FARMER | |||
| ROUTLEY | FREDERICK | 23 | ENG | CE | ENG | FARMER | |||
| ROWE | BARBARA | 1 |
68 | ONT | BA | GERM | BOARDINGHOUSE PROP. | 2 | 34-36 |
| ROWLEY | EDWARD | 31 | IRE | RC | IRISH | BOILERMAKER | 3 | 7/12-4 | |
| RUTTER | THOMAS | 51 | ENG | CE | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 3 | 8-20 | |
| RYDER | JAMES | 43 | ONT | CD | ENG | CARRIAGE MFGER | 8 | 1-16 | |
| SAGE | CHARLES A. | 42 | ONT | WM | CANA | OIL PRODUCER | 5 | 3-16 | |
| SAGE | DAVID | 1 |
18 | ONT | ME | ENG | |||
| SAGE | HENRY | 29 | ONT | WM | NG | ENGINE DRIVER | |||
| SALSBURY | CHARLES | 26 | ONT | PS | GERM | LAB. | 2 | 2-3 |