1881 CENSUS PETROLIA TOWN
LAMBTON CO., ONT.
(Head Of Household & Strays)
AS OF 4 APRIL 1881
PAGE 4 OF 4
| SURNAME | FIRST NAME | STRAY | AGE | BORN | RELIG | ORIGIN | REMARKS | NO.OF CHILD | AGE RANGE |
| SANSON | GEORGE | 49 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | BLACKSMITH | 6 | 4-21 | |
| SAUNDERS | JAMES | 40 | ONT | CM | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | 3 | 2-9 | |
| SAVAGE | JOHN | 47 | ONT | PS | SCOT | OIL OPERATOR | 7 | 6-19 | |
| SCARSBROOK | EMILY | 1 |
27 | ENG | CE | ENG | |||
| SCOFIELD | JACOB | 32 | ONT | WM | ENG | LAB. | 2 | 1/12-3 | |
| SCOTT | JOHN | 44 | ONT | BA | SCOT | WAGON MAKER | 4 | 5-18 | |
| SCOTT | JOHN | 35 | ONT | CE | IRISH | LIVERY STABLE PROP. | 4 | 1-6 | |
| SCOTT | JOHN | 46 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | ACCOUNTANT | 3 | 13-18 | |
| SCOTT | JOHN | 37 | ONT | CP | SCOT | LAB. | |||
| SCOTT | MALCOLM | 43 | ONT | CM | SCOT | WELL DRILLER | 3 | 8/12-18 | |
| SCOTT | NOBLE | 1 |
32 | QUE | CE | IRISH | BLACKSMITH | ||
| SCOTT | ROBERT | 32 | ENG | CM | ENG | LAB. | 2 | 4-7 | |
| SCOTTEN | WILLIAM H. | 40 | USA | CP | ENG | TEAMSTER | |||
| SEBWIN | JAMES | 35 | ONT | PM | GERM | ENGINE DRIVER | 4 | 3-9 | |
| SELNO | JOSEPH | 38 | ONT | CME | FREN | BLACKSMITH | 1 | 2 | |
| SEYMOUR | JEMIMA | 1 |
54 | ONT | WM | GERM | STORE KEEPER | ||
| SHAIN | ALBERT | 28 | ONT | CM | GERM | STATION MASTER | |||
| SHAND | GEORGE | 30 | SCOT | CO | SCOT | LAB. | 5 | 7/12-9 | |
| SHAVER | PHILIP | 1 |
45 | ONT | PS | SCOT | SHOE MAKER | ||
| SHAW | ALEXANDER | 50 | ONT | FM | SCOT | LAB. | 3 | 2-6 | |
| SHEPHERD | ANDREW | 51 | ONT | CM | ENG | MILLER | 3 | 13-18 | |
| SHEWMAN | CARLTON | 49 | ONT | CE | GERM | ENGINE DRIVER | 4 | 8-15 | |
| SHIELDS | SAMUEL | 42 | IRE | CP | IRISH | DISTILLER | 6 | 2-16 | |
| SHIRRITT | JAMES | 1 |
87 | IRE | CE | IRISH | |||
| SHRER | HENRY | 21 | ONT | CE | GERM | COOPER | |||
| SHRER | PHILIP | 25 | ONT | CE | GERM | COOPER | |||
| SIMMONS | JOHN | 35 | ENG | CE | ENG | LAB. | 4 | 1-8 | |
| SIMMONS | OLIVER | 47 | USA | PS | ENG | MANAGER | 5 | 7-22 | |
| SIMPSON | JAMES | 1 |
30 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | LAB. | ||
| SIMPSON | JAMES L. | 45 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | BOOKKEEPER | |||
| SIMPSON | JOHN G. | 32 | ONT | CM | ENG | LAB. | 1 | 11 | |
| SIMPSON | WILLIAM A. | 31 | ONT | CM | ENG | MILLER | |||
| SINCLAIR | BELL | 1 |
30 | USA | PS | SCOT | |||
| SINCLAIR | DUNCAN | 40 | ONT | PS | SCOT | WELL DRILLER | 3 | 7-15 | |
| SINCLAIR | JOHN | 46 | ONT | PS | SCOT | BAILIFF | 1 | 10/12 | |
| SINCLAIR | NEIL | 36 | ONT | PS | SCOT | CONTRACTOR | |||
| SINGLETON | JESSIE | 1 |
35 | ENG | CE | ENG | CARPENTER | ||
| SLACK | JOHN | 67 | ENG | CM | ENG | LAB. | 5 | 7-36 | |
| SLACK | WALTER | 30 | ONT | WM | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 1 | 2 | |
| SMILEY | HUGH | 41 | ONT | CE | IRISH | OIL OPERATOR | 1 | 9 | |
| SMITH | BENJAMIN | 41 | ONT | ME | USA | OIL WELL DRILLER | 5 | 3-18 | |
| SMITH | CARRIE | 1 |
7 | ONT | CE | IRISH | |||
| SMITH | CHARLES M. | 45 | USA | CE | AMER | GAS FITTER | 5 | 8-18 | |
| SMITH | FRANK | 41 | QUE | RC | GERM | OIL PRODUCER | |||
| SMITH | GEORGE R. | 30 | ENG | CE | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 2 | 3-7 | |
| SMITH | HENRY | 1 | NG |
ENG | PS | ENG | LAB. | ||
| SMITH | HOWARD | 1 | 19 | USA | PS | AMER | CLERK | ||
| SMITH | JAMES | 49 | ENG | CM | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 7 | 5-23 | |
| SMITH | JOHN | 45 | ENG | CM | ENG | CARPENTER | 5 | 7-19 | |
| SMITH | MARTHA | 1 | 18 | ONT | ME | ENG | SERVANT | ||
| SMITH | PHILIP | 1 | 11 | ONT | CE | ENG | |||
| SMITH | WILLIAM | 27 | ENG | CM | ENG | FARM LAB. | 4 | 1 5/12-5 | |
| SMOKE | PHOEBE | 1 |
14 | ONT | CM | GERM | |||
| SNIVELY | WILLIAM | 39 | ONT | CM | GERM | WATER PEDLAR | 3 | 6-18 | |
| SNURE ? | GEORGE W. | 51 | ONT | DI | GERM | OIL OPERATOR | |||
| SNYDER | PHILIP | 42 | USA | ME | GERM | OIL PRODUCER | |||
| SPACEY | GEORGE | 33 | ENG | CM | ENG | MANAGER | |||
| SPAFFORD | HANNAH | 1 |
32 | ONT | BA | GERM | |||
| SPENCE | ALEXANDER | 38 | IRE | CE | IRISH | OIL WELL DRILLER | 3 | 4-19 | |
| SPENCE | DAVID | 40 | ONT | CE | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 3 | 2-9 | |
| SPURR | WILLIAM H. | 45 | ONT | CM | CANA | ENGINE DRIVER | 3 | 11-18 | |
| SPURR | FRANK | 1 | 18 | ONT | CM | ENG | BUTCHER'S APPRENT | ||
| STALKER | JANE A. | 1 | 42 | ONT | PS | SCOT | TAILORESS | ||
| STALKER | JOHN | 1 | 41 | ONT | PS | SCOT | CARPENTER | ||
| STANDHAFT | FREDERICK | 50 | GERM | LU | GERM | PROFESSOR OF MUSIC | |||
| STAPLES | BENJAMIN | 42 | ENG | RC | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 2 | 19-23 | |
| STENSON | GEORGE | 1 | 20 | ONT | CM | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| STEULAKE | FRANCIS | 1 | 21 | ENG | CE | ENG | FARMER | ||
| STEVEN | RICHARD | 34 | ONT | CE | ENG | BOILERMAKER HELPER | 5 | 2-11 | |
| STEVENS | THOMAS | 48 | ENG | CE | ENG | GARDNER | 5 | 12-28 | |
| STEVENSON | WILLIAM | 1 |
40 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | BOILERMAKER | ||
| STEWART | CHARLES | 25 | ONT | CE | ENG | LAB. | 4 | 3/12-7 | |
| STEWART | JAMES | 1 | 21 | ONT | WM | ENG | BLACKSMITH | ||
| STEWART | JANE M. | 1 | 70 | IRE | CP | IRISH | |||
| STEWART | ROBERT H. | 34 | IRE | ME | IRISH | LAB. | 3 | 1-8 | |
| STEWART | SAMUEL | 1 |
24 | ONT | CE | IRISH | MERCHANT | ||
| STOKES | ROBERT | 30 | ONT | BA | SCOT | ENGINE DRIVER | 2 | 1 5/12-3 | |
| STOKES | SAMUEL | 32 | ONT | CP | SCOT | OIL PRODUCER | 1 | 7 | |
| STOKES | WILLIAM | 37 | ONT | WM | SCOT | OIL PRODUCER | 3 | 2-12 | |
| STOLLICKER | ALEXANDER | 40 | USA | NONE | GERM | HOTEL KEEPER | 1 | 7 | |
| STONE | GEORGE F. | 30 | ENG | CM | ENG | TINSMITH | 5 | 2-10 | |
| STONE | JAMES W. | 67 | ENG | ME | ENG | SHOEMAKER | 1 | 19 | |
| STONEHOUSE | MARSHAL | 30 | ENG | BA | ENG | TEAMSTER | 1 | 1 10/12 | |
| STOTHERS | JACKSON | 33 | ONT | CM | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 5 | 2-12 | |
| STUART | JOHN | 1 | 3 | ONT | PS | SCOT | |||
| SUTHERLAND | CATHERINE | 1 | 12 | ONT | RC | IRISH | |||
| SUTHERLAND | JOHN | 32 | N.S. | PS | SCOT | SHOE MAKER | |||
| SWIFT | DEAN N. | 30 | USA | CME | ENG | MERCHANT TAILOR | 2 | 2/12-2 | |
| SWIFT | HANNAH R. | 1 |
35 | USA | PS | IRISH | |||
| SWIFT | SHERMAN H. | 32 | USA | CME | ENG | MERCHANT TAILOR | 1 | 3 | |
| SYKES | HENRY | 39 | ENG | WM | ENG | OIL PRODUCER | |||
| SYMINGTON | THOMAS | 29 | ONT | CE | SCOT | BAND MASTER | 1 | 4 | |
| TARTON | FRANCES | 48 | ENG | NM | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | |||
| TAYLOR | GEORGE | 38 | ENG | CE | ENG | LAB. | |||
| TAYLOR | JEREMIAH | 1 |
24 | ONT | CE | IRISH | CARPENTER | ||
| TAYLOR | JOHN R. | 28 | ONT | CP | SCOT | 1 | 6 | ||
| TAYLOR | MARY | 1 | 23 | INDIA | BA | ENG | SERVANT | ||
| TAYLOR | MINNIE | 1 | 13 | ONT | BA | ENG | SERVANT | ||
| TAYLOR | WILLIAM | 1 | 27 | ONT | PR | IRISH | CARPENTER | ||
| TAYLOR | WILLIAM H. | 1 | 40 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | MANAGER | ||
| TEMPLE | JOHN W. | 41 | ONT | BA | ENG | TEAMSTER | 5 | 8/12-25 | |
| TEMPLETON | FREDERICK G. | 51 | USA | ME | SCOT | MANAGER | 4 | 5-17 | |
| THOMAS | LUCY | 1 |
35 | ONT | CE | ENG | 6 | 3-18 | |
| THOMAS | NELSON | 33 | ONT | CE | ENG | FARMER | 2 | 4-12 | |
| THOMPSON | ELIZABETH | 1 |
22 | ONT | CP | SCOT | SERVANT | ||
| THOMPSON | HENRY | 27 | ONT | ME | ENG | LAB. | 1 | 11/12 | |
| THOMPSON | JAMES | 63 | ONT | CO | SCOT | MILLWRIGHT | 3 | 2/12-12 | |
| THOMPSON | JANE | 1 |
17 | ONT | PS | SCOT | |||
| THOMPSON | JOEL N. | 24 | ONT | CO | SCOT | PATTERN MAKER | 2 | 1-3 | |
| THOMPSON | JOHN | 30 | ONT | CE | ENG | LAB. | 5 | 1-12 | |
| THOMPSON | JOSEPH | 27 | ONT | CE | IRISH | OIL WELL DRILLER | 1 | 11/12 | |
| THOMPSON | THOMAS | 28 | ONT | CE | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 2 | 1-2 | |
| THOMPSON | WILLIAM E. | 44 | ONT | ME | USA | ENGINEER | 5 | 1-16 | |
| THOMSON | THOMAS A. | 44 | ENG | CE | ENG | DRAY OWNER | 12 | 7/12-23 | |
| THORN | JAMES | 34 | ONT | CE | IRISH | TEAMSTER | 3 | 1-7 | |
| THORNTON | ALLAN | 35 | ONT | CM | ENG | CARPENTER | 2 | 2-3 | |
| THORP | WILLIAM | 24 | ONT | RC | IRISH | CARPENTER | 1 | 1 | |
| TOMLINSON | THOMAS | 27 | ONT | CE | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 2 | 2-3 | |
| TOWLER | THOMAS | 1 |
15 | ENG | PR | ENG | LAB. | ||
| TOWNSEND | ALIAH F. | 30 | ONT | WM | ENG | OIL OPERATOR | 1 | 1 | |
| TREMAINE | MARTHA | 1 |
76 | ENG | CE | IRISH | |||
| TRIPP | CALVIN | 45 | ONT | ME | GERM | OIL PRODUCER | 7 | 2-22 | |
| TROTTER | DAVID | 43 | SCOT | PS | SCOT | OIL PRODUCER | |||
| TURNER | EMMA | 1 |
21 | ENG | CM | ENG | SERVANT | ||
| TURNER | PHILIP | 57 | ENG | CE | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 1 | 14 | |
| TURNER ? | DANIEL | 34 | ONT | CP | SCOT | LAB. | 2 | 5-13 | |
| VAN ALSTYNE | ANDREW S. | 39 | ONT | CE | DUTCH | OIL PRODUCER | 2 | 6-13 | |
| VAN ALSTYNE | JAMES W. | 57 | ONT | CME | GERM | OIL PRODUCER | 1 | 22 | |
| VAN CAMP | E. B. | 34 | ONT | CME | GERM | BOOTMAKER | 3 | 1-5 | |
| VAN CAMP | JERRAND C. | 32 | ONT | CME | GERM | CABINET MAKER | 4 | 1 6/12-9 | |
| VAN CAMP | WILLIAM | 64 | ONT | CME | DUTCH | CARPENTER | |||
| VAN TUYL | BENJAMIN F. | 40 | USA | PS | DUTCH | MERCHANT | 2 | 8-10 | |
| VAN TYL | JOHN | 1 |
36 | USA | PS | DUTCH | OIL PRODUCER | ||
| VANALSTYNE | JOHN | 47 | ONT | ME | GERM | LAB. | 6 | 11/12-18 | |
| VANDYKE | ANNA | 1 | 42 | SCOT | CM | SCOT | |||
| VANDYKE | IDA M. | 1 | 17 | ONT | CM | GERM | |||
| VANSICKLE | EUGENE | 34 | ONT | RC | GERM | ENGINE DRIVER | 4 | 3-11 | |
| VANSICKLE | ISAAC | 40 | ONT | BA | GERM | ENGINE DRIVER | 2 | 15-17 | |
| VAUGHN | LEONARD B. | 46 | USA | UNIT | NG | BANKER | 3 | 4-21 | |
| VEALE | WILLIAM | 1 |
24 | ENG | CE | ENG | LAB. | ||
| VOLLICK | HARVEY | 22 | ONT | CM | GERM | CARPENTER | 1 | 1 3/12 | |
| WADDELL | JAMES | 57 | ENG | CP | SCOT | TAILOR | 2 | 19-24 | |
| WADDINGTON | EDWARD | 47 | ENG | CE | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 1 | 16 | |
| WADE | FRANK | 35 | ONT | CE | IRISH | OIL WELL DRILLER | 4 | 8-14 | |
| WADE | WILLIAM | 39 | ONT | CE | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 4 | 6-17 | |
| WALKER | HENRY B. | 62 | USA | CE | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | |||
| WALKER | WILLIAM H. | 60 | ONT | ME | USA | COOPER | 1 | 13 | |
| WALLEN | JOHN | 47 | ONT | CP | IRISH | OIL OPERATOR | 10 | 9/12-18 | |
| WARD | GEORGE | 49 | ENG | CE | ENG | SAILOR | 5 | 1-26 | |
| WARD | JOSEPH | 40 | ONT | CE | ENG | MANAGER | 1 | 14 | |
| WARD | MATTHEW | 21 | ONT | CE | IRISH | ENGINEER | |||
| WARD | SARA | 1 |
19 | ONT | ME | ENG | SERVANT | ||
| WARD | WILLIAM | 37 | ONT | CE | ENG | WELL DRILLER | 4 | 2-11 | |
| WARSEL ? | ROBERT | 1 |
21 | ONT | ME | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | ||
| WARWICK | DAVID | 32 | ONT | CM | IRISH | FARMER | 4 | 3-9 | |
| WATSON | FRANKLIN | 41 | USA | CM | IRISH | FARMER | 6 | 1-16 | |
| WATSON | GEORGE | 1 |
33 | ENG | CM | ENG | TINSMITH | ||
| WATSON | JOHN | 27 | IRE | CP | IRISH | SHOEMAKER | |||
| WAYLETT | SAMUEL | 43 | ENG | BA | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 8 | 3-20 | |
| WEBB | ANNIE | 1 | 25 | ONT | CE | ENG | |||
| WEBB | GEORGE | 1 | 36 | ENG | CE | ENG | LAB. | ||
| WEBSTER | DAVID | 48 | ENG | BA | ENG | FARMER | 6 | 3-22 | |
| WEEKS | JAMES T. | 1 | 3 | ONT | PS | GERM | |||
| WEEKS | JULIA | 1 | 33 | ONT | PS | GERM | |||
| WELLS | ELIZABETH | 1 | 17 | ONT | CE | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| WELSH | JANE | 1 | 21 | ONT | RC | IRISH | SERVANT | ||
| WESOIOWSKI | CHARLES | 1 | 27 | USA | CM | POLISH | ENGINE DRIVER | ||
| WESTBY | WALTER | 1 | 22 | ONT | CE | IRISH | COOPER | ||
| WHALEY | WILLIAM J. | 28 | QUE | CE | IRISH | LAB. | |||
| WHITEHEAD | DAVID | 37 | ONT | PS | SCOT | CARPENTER | 4 | 5/12-10 | |
| WHITING | HENRY | 1 | 24 | ONT | CM | GERM | CLERK | ||
| WHITTAKER | MARTHA A. | 1 | 26 | ONT | CE | ENG | MILLINER | ||
| WHITWORTH | CHARLES | 33 | ENG | WM | ENG | LAB. | 4 | 1-14 | |
| WILLIAMSON | JOHN | 42 | ONT | FW | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 5 | 5-20 | |
| WILLS | JOHN | 30 | ONT | ME | SCOT | OIL WELL DRILLER | 1 | 9/12 | |
| WILSON | BELLA | 1 |
12 | ONT | CM | SCOT | |||
| WILSON | CHARLES | 35 | IRE | PS | IRISH | OIL PRODUCER | 2 | 1-3 | |
| WILSON | JAMES | 29 | IRE | CP | IRISH | ENGINE DRIVER | 3 | 1-5 | |
| WILSON | JEMIMA | 1 |
18 | ONT | WM | NG | TAILORESS | ||
| WILSON | ROBERT | 42 | ONT | CE | IRISH | TEAMSTER | 3 | 16-19 | |
| WILSON | SAMUEL | 30 | IRE | CP | IRISH | LAB. | 2 | 9/12-3 | |
| WILSON | THOMAS | 34 | ONT | CM | IRISH | TANK BUILDER | |||
| WILSON | WILLIAM | 36 | ONT | CE | IRISH | CARPENTER | |||
| WINDOVER | GEORGE B. | 37 | ONT | ME | GERM | BAKER | 2 | 8-13 | |
| WISEMAN | WILLIAM | 34 | ONT | ME | ENG | FARMER | 2 | 4-12 | |
| WOLFORD | MARY | 1 |
34 | ONT | PS | SCOT | |||
| WOOD | PETER | 22 | QUE | BA | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | 2 | 5/12-5 | |
| WOODLEY | WILLIAM | 1 |
22 | ONT | CME | ENG | ENGINE DRIVER | ||
| WOODWARD | MARTIN J. | 37 | ONT | CME | ENG | OIL REFINERY | 4 | 2-12 | |
| WOODWORTH | JOSIAH | 35 | N.S. | BA | CANA | TANK BUILDER | 2 | 1-9 | |
| WOOLSEY | BARBARA | 1 |
20 | ONT | CM | ENG | |||
| WRIGHT | WAYMOND | 60 | ENG | CE | ENG | LAB. | 8 | 11-27 | |
| WYANT | JOSEPH | 49 | ONT | CE | GERM | TEAMSTER | 7 | 8/12-20 | |
| WYNN | HENRY | 1 |
20 | ONT | CE | IRISH | HOSTLER | ||
| WYNN | JACOB | 44 | ONT | PS | IRISH | LAB. | 10 | 2-19 | |
| WYNNE | JOHN | 1 |
24 | ONT | CM | IRISH | CABINET MAKER | ||
| YAGER | ABRAHAM | 52 | ONT | BA | GERM | WELL DRILLER | 4 | 2-22 | |
| YEAGER | RICHARD | 28 | ONT | ME | GERM | ENGINE DRIVER | 2 | 3-11 | |
| YOKOM | DAVID H. | 33 | ONT | ME | GERM | MINISTER | 4 | 8/12-6 | |
| YOUNG | WILLIAM H. | 27 | ONT | CE | IRISH | TEAMSTER | |||
| ZIMMER | QUIN | 34 | ONT | BA | GERM | OIL WELL DRILLER | 5 | 2/12-18 | |
| ZIMMERMAN | JOSEPH | 1 |
20 | ONT | CE | GERM | ENGINE DRIVER | ||
| ZIMMERMAN | VAN | 24 | ONT | WM | GERM | LAB. | 1 | 6/12 | |