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Note for: Christina K. Robinson, 28 JAN 1898 - 2 NOV 1985 Index

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1. Obituary: PINKERTON, Christina: On November 2, 1985 at the County of Bruce General Hospital, Walkerton. Mrs. Christina Pinkerton of the village of Pinkerton, in her 87th year. Predeceased by her husband Llyod, a son Jack, a sister Mrs. Elizabeth Hyde, and brothers Alexander, Albert, Charles and Robert. Mrs. Pinkerton is survived by sons Jim and Bill in Pinkerton, Chuck in Georgetown and Bob in Hillsburgh; a daughter Peggy (Mrs. Curtis Johnson), of Palgrave; a sister Mrs. Ethel Brown of Thunder Bay; 12 Grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Born on January 28, 1898, in Bruce Township, she was the daughter of the late Charles Robinson and the late Margaret MacKenzie. Mrs Pinkerton attended the Knox Memorial United Church in Pinkerton, and was a member of the Erna Rebekah Lodge in Paisley, a life member of the UCW, and a member of the Women's Institute. Funeral services were held November 3, from the W. Kent Milroy Funeral Chapel, Paisley with the Rev. William McKaig officiating. Interment was at Douglas Hill Cemetery.

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Note for: Jesse Lloyd, 11 JAN 1787 - 27 SEP 1838 Index

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1. Jesse, the son of William Lloyd and Susannah Heacock was born in Pennsylvania, but travelled to King Township with his parents. There he married Phoebe Crossley, who was only fourteen years of age. They had fourteen children together. Lloydtown, a small community in King Township, was named after Jesse and Phoebe Lloyd, its first settlers. (It was first called Lloyd's Town, but then changed to the present name). In 1824, he built a sawmill in Tecumseh Township to provide the lumber for the grist mill which he erected in King in 1826. In the 1830;s the village became a rallying point of the Mackenzie uprising. Jesse Lloyd was a chief associate of Mackenzie. By this point, he had been expelled from the Quaker Monthly Meeting. He held meetings in his house and helped plan the attack on York. Several Lloydtown men participated in the historic march from Montgomery's Tavern. After the failure of the rebellion, Lloyd fled to the United States, with a price of 500pounds being put on his head. He died a year later at the age of 53.

2. (From: Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online; http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=37626)
LLOYD, JESSE, businessman, office holder, rebel, and farmer; b. 11 Jan. 1786 in Springfield Township, Pa, third son of William Lloyd and Susannah Heacock; m., reportedly in 1813, Phoebe Crossley, and they had at least ten children; d. 27 Sept. 1838 in Tippecanoe County, Ind.

3. There is some evidence to suggest that William Lloyd and his family arrived at Niagara (near Youngstown, N.Y.) in 1788 but soon returned to the United States. They probably immigrated to Upper Canada at about the same time as their youngest son, Jesse, who arrived early in 1808. Family members settled in King and Whitchurch townships, with Jesse renting a clergy reserve lot in the latter. Descended from a long line of Quakers, he joined the Yonge Street Meeting of the Society of Friends in 1814, but did not take an active role in the meeting. By renting a clergy reserve, he was violating one of the rules of the meeting, which opposed state-supported churches. He did, however, refuse to send his team of horses for use during the War of 1812, when ordered to do so, because of his Quaker beliefs.

In 1824 Lloyd bought a lot in Tecumseth Township on which he is reported to have built a sawmill. By 1828 he had turned his attentions to King Township, where his father had a sawmill and served as a township officer. Over the next five years Jesse leased, bought, or tried to buy several lots, mainly clergy reserves in the northwest part of King. On 60 acres of one lot he constructed mills, which he soon sold, and set aside numerous town-lots which he also sold, thus creating the village of Lloydtown. By the mid 1830s this had become one of the largest and most prosperous communities north of York (Toronto). Lloyd himself built a substantial brick house near the village. His success, however, did have a price. In 1836 his eye for good property involved him in a dispute with an "impoverished" widow over a clergy reserve lot, and he lost money when the Executive Council ruled against him. Five years earlier his membership in the Yonge Street Meeting had been cancelled because of non-attendance. This action appears to have ended his involvement with the Quakers, although he and his wife continued to dress in the simple garments of the members of that faith.

Political activities had increasingly occupied Lloyd's time. Between 1829 and 1836 he held elected office in King every year but one, serving as an overseer of highways or poundkeeper or township commissioner. He also became involved in provincial politics. In 1834 he was elected to a convention to choose reform candidates for the upcoming general election. Exactly when and where Lloyd had met and become a supporter of William Lyon Mackenzie* is not known, but it probably occurred during the latter's electoral campaigns of the early 1830s. Mackenzie was familiar with Lloydtown as early as 1831, and Lloyd, a leading voice in the area, was definitely a close friend and partisan of the reform leader by the mid 1830s.

In 1837 reformers, disillusioned with the actions of Lieutenant Governor Sir Francis Bond Head*, instigated under the impetus of the Toronto group the formation of political unions to voice the desire for reform. Lloyd was active in the King society and in forming societies in neighbouring townships. He appears to have been involved from the beginning once Mackenzie had decided there had to be a rebellion. When John Rolph* needed evidence, in October 1837, that Lower Canadian reformers were prepared to rebel, Lloyd was dispatched to Montreal to secure proof. The letter he brought back from Thomas Storrow Brown* did not contain the needed statement but Mackenzie read between the lines, insisting that there was a hidden message of rebellion. Since Lloyd made no denial, it would appear that he was cooperating with Mackenzie in his plan to push their supporters into rebellion by misinforming them.

Mackenzie met in mid November with several leading men from the Home District to convince them that there was support for an uprising and that a demonstration of forceful resolve was all that was needed to change the government. Lloyd was there, presumably supporting Mackenzie's claims. He also helped to raise and lead a large contingent from the Lloydtown area, which became known as a hot-bed for rebellious activity. This group was said to be the best trained and most determined of the rebels who gathered at Montgomery's Tavern north of Toronto.

Following their defeat on 7 December, Lloyd fled to the United States. A government notice offering Ł500 for his capture described him as having "long straight hair rather thin and turning gray - stoops very much in his gait, has scarcely any teeth left - one remarkably prominent, which is much observed when he speaks, very round-shouldered, and speaks with a strong Yankee accent, height about five feet ten or eleven inches; generally dresses in a drab or brown homespun clothing." Lloyd's name was so well recognized that Mackenzie used it when he drew up a list of "Provisional Government" officials on Navy Island later in December. Lloyd, however, took little or no part in events along the border. In 1838 he went to live in Indiana, where in the fall he caught a fever and died. Although he had been successful in developing Lloydtown, his estate was modest, consisting mainly of livestock, and the farm itself was only partially paid for. Since Lloyd had been an absconding rebel, his wife had to petition for the right to pay off the remainder owed so that she could retain it.

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Note for: Agnes Pinkerton, 23 APR 1848 - Index

Alias: /Ann/

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Note for: John Pinkerton, 22 AUG 1844 - Index

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1. 1901 Canada Censu: Ontario,Essex Southt Dist no 60, Colchester North Sub Dist c1, Page 6:
Line 21, Family 55, Pinkerton, David, Male, White, Head, Widowed, Born 1 June, 1841, Age 59, Born Ontario, Ethic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby, Farmer.
Line 22, Family 55, Pinkerton, Ralph, Male, White, Son, Single, Born 7 Nov, 1872, Age 28, Born Ontario, Ethic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.
Line 23, Family 55, Pinkerton, Ella, Female, White, Daughter, Single, Born 16 April, 1875, Age 25, Born Ontario, Ethic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.
Line 24, Family 55, Pinkerton, John, Male, White, Brother, Widowed, Born 22 Aug, 1844, Age 56, Born Ontario, Ethic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby, Farmer.
Line 25, Family 55, Pinkerton, Levi, Male, White, Brother, Single, Born 15 Dec, 1852, Age 48, Born Ontario, Ethic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby, Farmer.

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Note for: William Pinkerton, 12 DEC 1842 - Index

Baptism:
     Date:   22 FEB 1844
     Place:   West Guilliambury, Ontario, Canada

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     1. Westleyan Methodist Baptisms, transcribed by Ida Reed, Volume 1, Page 408, Simcoe District, W. Gilliambury Twp, William Pinkerton, father Matthew, mother Margaret, residence King, born King, birth date 1842-12-27, baptism date 1844-02-22, Bapt. Place - W. guilliambury, Minister Mcnab, Rev Alex

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Note for: David Brown Pinkerton, 1 JUN 1841 - Index

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Note for: Jane Gallaway, 1824 - Index

Alias: Mary /Jane/

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Note for: Joseph Gallaway, JUL 1837 - 9 SEP 1910 Index

Burial:
Place: Creemore Union Cemetery, Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

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Note for: Elizabeth , 1810 - 1 APR 1891 Index

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     1. Household Record 1881 Canadian Census
        Household:
    Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
    David PINKERTON Male Irish 27 O. Farmer C. Presbyterian
    Ellisa PINKERTON W Female Irish 70 Ireland C. Presbyterian
    Henry PINKERTON Male Irish 32 O. F. C. Presbyterian
    Samuel PINKERTON Male Irish 25 O. F. C. Presbyterian
Source Information:
     Census Place Greenock, Bruce South, Ontario
     Family History Library Film 1375911
     NA Film Number C-13275
     District 176
     Sub-district G
     Division 1
     Page Number 33
     Household Number 158+

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Note for: Robert Pinkerton, 24 JAN 1833 - 24 JUN 1903 Index

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1. Mariage Registration: Robert Pinkerton and Maria Merinda Hawes, 1892 2 17, B.C. Reg Number 1892-09-005026, B.C. Archives Microfilm No B11367, GSU Microfilm Number 1983524 - shows: Robert Pinkerton, widower, of Alberni, B.C., Age 59, Born County of York, Ontario, Profession Contractor, son of Henry and Eliza Pinkerton, married Maria Merinda Lincoln, Widow, of Victoria, B.C., Age 32, born Suffolk, England, daughter of John and Rebecca Hawes, Witness William Robbie Brown, of Victoria, B.C. and Thomas Fletcher of Alberni, B.C., Seventeenth Day of February 1892, Groom - Presbyterian, Bride - Episcopalian, by licence by Rev C.E. Dobbs, Pastor

2. Death Registration: B.C. Registration No. 1903-09-016038, B.C. Archives Microfilm No. B13079, GSU Microfilm No. 1927289: Name of deceased: Robert Pinkerton; Date: June 24, 1903; Where: Lake District, B.C.; Sex: Male; Age: 70 years; Profession: Farmer; Where born: King County, York, Ontario.

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Note for: Henry Pinkerton, 17 OCT 1844 - 6 DEC 1906 Index

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1. Marriage Registry: 1599-86 (Bruce Co): Henry PINKERTON, 40, farmer, York, Coopertown Dakota, s/o Henry & Elizabeth, married Susan McNEIL, 30, PEI, Riversdale, d/o Edward & Catherine, witn: Thomas WALLACE of Greenock & Jane LATIMER of Culross, 20 Jan 1886 at Riversdale, Greenock twp

2. 1901 Census for Manitoba, MacDonald District #8, Sub District Norfolk (South) #i4, Schedule 1 and 2, Reference RG 31, Statistics Canada, Microfilm Reel Number T-6433, Finding Aid Number 31-40 - Sec SW1/4 2 8 11 W1
Page/Line, House, Family, Name, Sex, Colour, Relation to Head, Marital Status, Month and Day of Birth, Year of Birth, Age at Last Birthday, Country or Place of Birth, Imigrated, Naturalization, Occupation, Racial Origin, Nationality, Religion, Annual Wages
6/9, 64, 64, Pinkerton, Henry, M, W, Head, M, Oct 17, 1844, 56, Ont, , , Farmer, Irish, Canadian, Presb, ,
6/10, ", ", Pinkerton, Susan, F, W, Wife, M, Aug 15, 1854, 46, PEI, , , , Scotch, Canadian, Presb, ,
6/11, ", ", Pinkerton, Edward, M, W, Son, S, Apr 3, 1888, 12, USA, 1890, ,Irish, Canadian, Presb, ,
6/12, ", ", Pinkerton, Eliza, F, W, Daughter, S, Feb 11, 1889, 11, USA, 1890, , Irish, Canadian, Presb, ,
6/13, ", ", Pinkerton, John, M, W, Son, S, Dec 31, 1891, 9, Man, , , , Irish, Canadian, Presb, ,
6/14, ", ", Pinkerton, Margaret, F, W, Daughter, S, Jul 6, 1893, 7, Man, , , , Irish, Canadian, Presb, ,
6/15, ", ", Pinkerton, Mary A, F, W, Daughter, S, Sep 25, 1897, 3, Man, , , , Irish, Canadian, Presb, ,
6/16, ", ", Pinkerton, Robert, M, W, Son, S, May 23, 1899, 1, Man, , , , Irish, Canadian, Presb, ,

3. 1906 Census From MacDonald District #4 of the Province of Manitoba Sub Dist 8 Page 9
Line, Fam, Name, Relationship to Head, Sex, Married/Single/Divorced/Widowed, Age, Country or Place of Birth, Year of Immigration, Postal Address, Sec, Twp, Rng, Mer
27,68,Pinkerton, Henry, Head, M, M, 64, Ont, , Trehane, 5, 8, 9, W1
28, ", Pinkerton, Susan, W, F, M, 52, PEI, , ", ", ", ", "
29, ", Pinkerton, Edward, S, M, S, 18, Man, , ", ", ", ", "
30, ", Pinkerton, Lily, D, F, S, 16, Man, , ", ", ", ", "
31, ", Pinkerton, John, S, M, S, 14, Man, , ", ", ", ", "
32, ", Pinkerton, Margaret, D, F, S, 11, Man, , ", ", ", ", "
33, ", Pinkerton, Mary A, D, F, S, 9, Man, , ", ", ", ", "
34, ", Pinkerton, Robert, S, M, S, 7, Man, , ", ", ", ", "

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Note for: John C. Pinkerton, 17 OCT 1844 - 26 JAN 1886 Index

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1. Marriage Registry: 1431-75 (Bruce Co): John PINKERTON, 26, farmer, King twp., Greenock, s/o Henry & Elizabeth, married Elizabeth VINT, 18, Clarke twp., Greenock, d/o Archibald & Sarah, witn: Henry & Elizabeth PINKERTON of Greenock, 2 March 1875 at Walkerton

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Note for: David Pinkerton, 10 MAY 1848 - 13 NOV 1916 Index

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1. 1901 Canada Censu: Ontario, Bruce East Dist no 48, Greenock Sub Dist d2, Page 1:
Line 39, Family 7, Pinkerton, David, Male, White, Head, Married, Born 10 May, 1848, Age 52, Born Ontario, Ethic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby, Farmer.
Line 40, Family 7, Pinkerton, Margaret L, Female, White, Wife, Married, Born 9 August, 1868, age 34, Born Ontario, Ethnic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.
Line 41, Family 7, Pinkerton, Margaret A, Female, White, Daughter, Single, Born 12 March, 1886, age 15, Born Ontario, Ethnic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.
Line 42, Family 7, Pinkerton, Ida J, Female, White, Daughter, Single, Born 31 July, 1887 age 13, Born Ontario, Ethnic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.
Line 43, Family 7, Pinkerton, Mary M, Female, White, Daughter, Single, Born 26 Jan, 1889 age 12, Born Ontario, Ethnic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.
Line 44, Family 7, Pinkerton, William D, Male, White, Son, Single, Born 12 March, 1891 age 10, Born Ontario, Ethnic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.
Line 45, Family 7, Pinkerton, Eliza C, Female, White, Daughter, Single, Born 19 Aug, 1892 age 8, Born Ontario, Ethnic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.
Line 46, Family 7, Pinkerton, John H, Male, White, Son, Single, Born 19 Oct, 1897 age 3, Born Ontario, Ethnic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.
Line 47, Family 7, Pinkerton, Nelson E, Male, White, Son, Single, Born 28 Feb, 1900 age 1, Born Ontario, Ethnic Background Irish, Citizenship Canadian, Religion Presby.

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Note for: Job Russell, 1836 - Index

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1. 1881 Canada Census: Ontario, Bruce North district 177, Bruce A1, page 22, house 85+.
RUSSELL, Job, age 45, born England, farmer, C. Methodist; wife Ann, age 36, born Ontario. Children all born Ontario: Edward 18 farmer's son; Andrew 15 farmer's son; James 9; Ema 7; FANNY 4; Mary 1.