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- William H Lawrence married was first to Emily Harris &
the 2nd marriage her sister Emma F Harris.
. According to the Directory of 1837 there was a Temperance Society, called " The City of Toronto Temperance Society," J. H. Lawrence, Secretary; the number of members being 632. Under the direction of this Society was published monthly a paper entitled The Temperance Record & issued from the bookstore of Messrs. Leslie on the following terms: City subscribers, 2s. 6d. per annum & country subscribers (including postage) 3s. per annum, a reduction being made upon taking a quantity. The terms of the pledge are not given, but most if not all of these early society pledges only prohibited the use of ardent spirits.
. West of Yonge Street was the lot on which Knox Church was afterwards built. A comparatively small wooden structure was erected about 1843 at the time of the disruption of the Scottish Church. This was occupied temporarily by the congregation of the Presbyterian Free Church, of which the Rev. Mr. Harris, who was a son-in-law of Jesse Ketchum, was the minister until this time, when he was succeeded by the Rev. Dr. Burns, who had recently arrived from Scotland. (One of Mr. Harris' daughters, Mrs. W. Lawrence, is living & resides on Huntley Street.) An addition facing Richmond Street was subsequently built.
Ref: Recollections & Records of Toronto of Old. - Wm. Henry Pearson, Published 1914.
. 1852 Jun 10 - Last WILL & Testament of William Lawrence of Scarborough, Twp., York Co., Gentleman,
Last Will & Testament: To wife Elizabeth Lawrence [Elizabeth Russell Pherrill of Scarboro] property in the North half Lot 15, 9 Con., Innisfil Twp., Simcoe Co., 100 Acres. At the death of his wife, to his nephew William Lawrence, son of Peter Lawrence, Messuage & tenements, [i.e. to encompass all the land, buildings & other assets of a property]
except:
Three fourths of an Acre East end of Lot 15 to Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, Innisfil;
also Nephew, William Henry Lawrence; £25.
. 1859 Mar 1 - Letters remain in Richmond Hill Post Office, William H Lawrence
Ref: York Commonwealth Newspaper, pub. 1859 Mar 4.
. 1866 Toronto Peel Directory:
Vaughan Township: Lot 42, Con 1 Yonge Street: A. C. Lawrence; Chas. C. Lawrence., Charles & James Lawrence; James B Lawrence., James M Lawrence. W H Lawrence - carding & fulling mill.
Note: There were seven houses on the Lawrences' Lot, which is Lawrence Avenue & Rosehill in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
. 1871 York Country Directory: Richmond Mill: W H Lawrence, Carding & fulling milling.
. 1901 Census Toronto
William Lawrence, b 29 Mar 1831; Emily E, wife, b 24 May 1840, both Methodist.
. 1900 Additional Census information, Ref. Line 30, Page 12:
Resident 522 Church Street, inhabited B, One Family, Person in House 9, One land lot, [= Lawrences 2, domestic 1, family of 4 borders.]
Ontario Land Registry North York Book 1, p44
Lot 4, Con 1 E Yonge Street [ then York Twp., now City of Toronto].
. 1830 Oct 6, Bargain&Sale, Jesse Ketchum to Peter Lawrence, £12.10s., Quarter acre.
. 1870 Jul 14, T?, James Harris etux, William Lawrence, $1, Part S Half A.
. 1870 Jul 14, Grant, James Harris etux, William Lawrence, $1, Part 20A.
. 1876 Oct 10, Grant, Wm. Lawrence et all, to Geo W Jackes, $1., Part 3.5 Acres.
Ontario Land Registry Abstracts Book North York 2:
Lot 6, Con 1, West side of Yonge Street, North York Twp., York Co.
. 1845 May 9, Bargain & Sale, Peter Lawrence & Elizabeth his wife, to John Russell, £77 10 s., Part 2A.
. 1859 Oct 11, Disc Mtge. Rufus Skinner to John W Lawrence, £100, Part half acre, Mortgage
. 1859 Oct 10, Grant, John W Lawrence & Eliza his wife, to James Metcalfe, Part quarter acre.
. 1882 Jan 20, Grant, Nancy C Lawrence, to Wm. Lawrence, 5 shillings, All Acres. [number of acres not specified. Lawrence & Lot 6 EAST side of Yonge. - PJA] - - - [2]
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1831 - 1906 (75 years)