John CATCHPOLE, Jr.

Male 1826 - Bef 1901  (< 74 years)


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  • Name John CATCHPOLE 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 1826  Wangford By Southwold, Blything, Suffolk Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Alt DOB 1829 / Census 1861
    Gender Male 
    Died Bef 1901  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • buried or listed in Manitoulin cemetery?
    Person ID I96  Richard Patterson ON & MO
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2020 

    Father John CATCHPOLE, .1
              b. 1812, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Jul 1887, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth A SKIPPEN, .1
              b. 1820, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frank CATCHPOLE
              b. 1858, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ellen CATCHPOLE
              b. 1863, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Charles CATCHPOLE
              b. 1865, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2013 
    Family ID F240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • . 1852 Assessment
      John Catchpole, Jnr, Twp. of Guelph, Tinsmith, Freehold, 26 years [ born 1826 ].
      Part of 86 acres. Real Estate valued at £9, Taxable income £75, Quaker 0, tax £13.

      . 86 Norfolk Street, Guelph. / Henry Catchpole's will (same location as 'Quebec St.' ?)

      See Henry Catchpole for continuing joint assessment. Relationship was not stated.

      . 1853, Tinsmith John Catchpole built what became the Duncan-McPhee building with its attractive mid-19th century masonry. A stone block on the corner was added more than a decade later, in 1864.

      . 1857 Vernon's Directory: Guelph, John Catchpole, Tinsmith.

      . 1861 Census, Guelph, Wellington County
      John Catchpole, Age 31 /1829 England, Married, Tin Smith, Stone house, 2 stories.
      Notes: Mrs. Catchpole is not listed on this census with her husband. John Catchpole is living with John Jones, also a tin smith, & 3 other single men

      . 1872 Wellington Co. Directory, Guelph: Catchpole, John, tinsmith, bds. Albion Hotel.

      John Catchpole Jnr. is living with his half-brother:
      . 1881 Census, Bidwell & Sheguiandah, Algoma, Ontario
      Skippen, , John, M M, 66 y, English, England, Farmer, Disciple of Christ
      Skippen, , Elizabeth A., Female, Married, 61 y, English, England, Disciple of Christ
      Skippen, Frank, M, 23, English, Ontario, Farmer, Disciple of Christ
      Skippen, , Ellen F, 18, English, Ontario, Disciple of Christ
      Skippen, , Charles, M, 16, English, Ontario, Disciple of Christ
      Catchpole, Henry, M, 56/ 1825, English, England, Farmer Labour, Disciple of Christ ).

      . 1882 Guelph Directory, Catchpole, John, bds. Glebe opp Verney.

      .The Duncan-McPhee Building's original two-storey stone shop was built in 1853 on a site purchased in 1836 from the Canada Company. Stove-dealer and tinsmith John Catchpole conducted his trade in the building until 1861, when Guelph's first mayor George Howard acquired the business. In 1864 the building's stone corner block was built, adjoining the original shop. located at the prominent downtown intersection of Quebec and Norfolk Streets and restored them to their original character. With its curved corner, the architecture reflects a concern for the unique qualities of an unusually shaped site. The segmented arched windows are framed with large quarry-faced stoneblocks in relief against a background of dressed limestone laid in carefully-cut ashlar courses.
      Ref: Downtownguelph

      . Quebec Street, 1 & Norfolk Street, 99-101, Guelph. Duncan McPhee Building: Pt Lot 86, Plan 8,
      Designated Portions: The limestone facades facing Quebec St. to the north & facing Norfolk St, on the south-west, including window & door openings. At 1 Quebec St., it is permitted that compatible alterations may be made in the window & door locations at the ground floor or alterations which bring these windows & doors closer to the original design. The present Colonial store front design dates from 1954.
      This two-storey, two-part building of local limestone is a distinguished example of mid-nineteenth century architecture in Guelph. The southern portion, (99 Norfolk Street) was built in 1853 by John Catchpole, tinsmith, grandson of Henry Catchpole who bought the land from the Canada Company in 1836. Tradition claims it to have been the first stone structure erected on Norfolk Street.

      An impressive extension (1 Quebec Street) was added in 1864, at the corner of the property, by George Howard, Guelph’s mayor when the City was incorporated in 1879. The structure, built with superior cut-stone masonry & crowned with a handsome cornice & curved roof, has fine proportions & a gracefully curved corner façade. [2012].
      In 1853, Tinsmith John Catchpole built what became the Duncan-McPhee building with its attractive mid-19th century masonry. A stone block on the corner was added more than a decade later, in 1864.

      Ontario Land Registry Abstract Book, Plan 8, 1& 1a.
      Canada Company Survey, Book 5 & Town of Guelph Book 1, p24 *& 90
      Lot 86, Town of Guelph:
      . 1836 Mar 16, Bargain&Sale, Attornies of the Canada Co., To Henry Catchpole, All Acres, £46 3/4 pence,
      . 1853 Apr 2, B&S, Henry Catchpole & wife, to JOHN Catchpole, pt, 11.5 perches,
      . 1853 Apr 12, More., John Catchpole & wife, to John McCrae, Pt. 11.5 perches, £150.
      . 1861 July 6, B&S, JOHN Catchpole, 1st pt. & Fred W Stone 2nd Pt., to Her Howard & John Jones NW pt.

      Record for further research:
      . Boy born to John Catchpole, on 16 Mar 1850.
      Ref: Guelph & Galt Advertiser, published 28 Mar 1850. - - - [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Municipal Land Accounts & Assessments.

    2. [S4] Ontario Land Registry Office.