LINKING ELGIN COUNTY LAND PETITIONERS TO THE ONLINE PETITION IMAGES
Originated 12 February 2015 – Updated as of 10 April 2015
Linking to images completed by Bruce C. Johnson Jr.
Page number lookups for Dorchester completed by Jean Bircham 10 April 2015
Finding your ancestor’s petition in the online digital images is a 2 step process
1. Locate your ancestor using the Upper Canada Land Petitions Search Page. You can type part or all of the first name, last name or place – ie “Aldborough.” For most petitioners of Elgin County we have already done that for you with links below by Township. Pay special note to first, the microfilm number, second the bundle number and third the petition number. You will need all that information for step 2.
2. Go to the list of microfilms at Library and Archives Canada microfilm numbers and select the needed microfilm number. Click that link to take you to the digital images for that film. Generally there are about a 1000 “digital pages”per film. The trick for a fast search is to use “bracket searching” by first making sure that at the very bottom of the image you are in the correct Bundle number. Look at the first page and see if it is correct or too low. Then bracket search until you are in the correct bundle number. If there are a 1000 pages of the same Bundle number try going to a page about halfway such as 500 to see what the petition number is. If higher, then check a 100 pages lower. If the number is too low then a 100 pages higher etc until you locate the correct petition number. Note that most petitions will have anywhere from 3 to 6 pages usually designated by the petition number followed by the letter a, b, c etc. Once you have found correct petition numbers and verified that you have the correct petitioner send us an email noting the range of page numbers. Note that the default view is JPG but can be changed by clicking “view PDF”
For examples see Finding your Ancestors in the UCLP
South Dorchester Township
(the names here also include North Dorchester, Middlesex County)
(approximately 90 petitions)
Surname Given Name(s)Place Year Volume Bundle Petition Page(s) Reference Microfilm
BRINTNALL, Asa, Dorchester, Militia man, 1834, 56, B 18, 246, pp. 1008-1015, RG 1 L3, C-1630
BURDOCK, James, Dorchester, pt L 17 Broken Front, 1802, 85, B Leases 1802-1818, 31, pp. 978-979, RG 1 L3, C-1644
CARROLL, Peter, North Dorchester, L 21, 22, 23 C 6, 1835, 117, C 19, 35, pp. 527-536, RG 1 L3, C-1728
DEXTER, Elisha, Vaughan (Dorchester), Lease L 2 Broken C 2 South Div., 1806, 172, D Leases 1800-1818, 26, pp. 182-183, RG 1 L3, C-1886
DEXTER, Elisha, Vaughan (Dorchester), L 4 C 1 & lot 8 Broken C B, 1806, 172, D Leases 1800-1818, 27, pp. 184-185, RG 1 L3, C-1886
DURAND, James, Grand River Road (Dorchester), Survey error in S pt L 7 C 6 S Div & W pt L 8 C 13, 1830, 159, D 16, 18, pp. 139-140, RG 1 L3, C-1876
DYER, Mark, Dorchester, On L 16 C B, 1831, 173, D Leases 1830-1836, 121, pp. 658-660, RG 1 L3, C-1886
Elmsley, John, Dorchester, Is Chief Justice, L 23 C 4 North Dorchester, 1800, 184, E Leases 1800-1837, 3, pp. 94-95, RG 1 L3, C-1893
FICK, Julianna, Dorchester (Houghton), Has C 13 with James McMichael, Exchange for L 22 C1 from Houghton, 1828, 192, F 15, 34, pp. 396-398, RG 1 L3, C-1898
FIELD, Daniel, Niagara (Dorchester), L 13 C 7 South Dorchester, 1830, 192, F 16, 26, pp. 627-628, RG 1 L3, C-1898
FINCH, William C., South Dorchester, surrender of lot, 1848, 199, F 4, 124, pp. 244-245, RG 1 L3, C-2025
Free Grants, Dorchester, Road from Hampton in Dorchester Co., 1861, 202, F 9, 19, pp. 214-216, RG 1 L3, C-2027
Hall or HALE, William, Dorchester, L 8 C Broken Front, South Dorchester, 1805, 250, H Leases 1799-1838, 49, pp. 10-13, RG 1 L3, C-2106
Hall, George Benson, Dorchester, of Amherstburg, L 16 & 18 C 4; L 17 C 3; L 20 C 5, 1818, 250, H Leases 1799-1838, 121, pp. 281-282, RG 1 L3, C-2106
HAMILTON, George, Dorchester, L 1, 2, 12, 13, 14 C 10 Son of William HAMILTON, 1846, 244, H 3, 92, pp. 555-561, RG 1 L3, C-2099
HAMILTON, George, Dorchester South, Valuation of Land, 1846, 244, H 3, 95, pp. 575-578, RG 1 L3, C-2099
HAMILTON, George, Dorchester South, Lived Nepean, Cost of land owned by Dr. James GREEN, 1851, 247A, H 6, 21, pp. 890-894, RG 1 L3, C-2101
HERON, Patrick, Dorchester, stepson of Philip GREGORY of Louth and lately married to Sarah dau. of John DAVIS, of Sir John JOHNSON Corps, 1797, 223, H 2, 126, pp. 561-569, RG 1 L3, C-2043
HERON, Andrew, Dorchester, son of David HERON, E pt broken Lot B & W pt broken L A C B, 1833, 236A, H 18, 109, pp. 109-110, RG 1 L3, C-2053
HOLCROFT, William, North Dorchester, Military grant, Lots 21, 22, 23 C 6 North Dorchester & L 6 C 8 Blandford Twp. & W pt L 5 C 5 Sarnia, 1837, 239A, H 21, 3, pp. 348-350, RG 1 L3, C-2096
Hornor, Thomas, Dorchester of Blenheim Twp. L 11 Broken front, North Dorchester L 9 C 4 North Dorchester on River Thames, 1805, 250, H Leases 1799-1838, 47, pp. 5-6, RG 1 L3, C-2106
HOUSE, Joseph, Dorchester, Born New York age 39 Served in London Dist. Militia, 1817, 227, H 11, 23, pp. 375-378, RG 1 L3, C-2047
HOUSE, Joseph, Dorchester, L 2 C 1 Westminster Twp. Served in Middleton Militia, 1817, 228A, H 11, 136, pp. 889-895, RG 1 L3, C-2047
HUGHSON, Robert, Dorchester, SUE Nathaniel HUGHSON, UE, w pt broken L A & E pt broken L 8 C 13 South Dorchester, Survey error Exhanged of W 1/2 L 15 C 10 Burford Twp., 1828, 233, H 15, 65, pp. 1031-1036, RG 1 L3, C-2050
HURD, S.P., Dorchester, Military grant, L 21 C 1 North Dorchester, 1837, 240, H 21, 106, pp. 917-919, RG 1 L3, C-2096
Kilborne / Julian, Ruth, Dorchester, DUE of late John JULIEN, UE, of Howard twp. – wife of Abraham KILBOURN, 1834, 274, K 18, 68, pp. 979-983, RG 1 L3, C-2119
Johnson, Thomas, South Dorchester, L 22 C 12, 1832, 266A, I-J Misc. 1800-1836, 61, pp. 464-465, RG 1 L3, C-2116
Julien, Martha, Dorchester, DUE late John JULIEN, UE of Howard Twp., 1833, 259A, I-J 18, 32, pp. 820-824, RG 1 L3, C-2111
Laurence, Mary, Dorchester, Granddaughter of late John LAWRENCE of York, 972 acres in South Dorchester & 228 acres in York, 1820, 288, L 12, 156, pp. 571-573, RG 1 L3, C-2127
Miller / McKenzie, Andrew, Dorchester, Son of Andrew MILLER, L 18 C 3 South Dorchester, 1796, 328, M 2, 149, pp. 748-753, RG 1 L3, C-2191
McIvoy, Dennis, Dorchester, L 24 C 1, 1797, 330A, M 5, 28, pp. 137-138, RG 1 L3, C-2194
McIvay / McIVOY, Dennis, Dorchester, L 24 C 1 & broken front L 24 on River Thames, 1800, 331, M 5, 72, pp. 313-316, RG 1 L3, C-2194
McMichael, James, Dorchester, L 17 & westerly pt L 15 C 13 South Dorchester survey error Exchange for L 20 Front C Houghton with Julianne McMILLAN nee FICK, 1828, 350A, M 15, 163, pp. 16-18, RG 1 L3, C-2209
McMichael, James, Dorchester South, Missing acreage W 1/2 L 17 C 1 South Dorchester, 1830, 351A, M 16, 47, pp. 846-848, RG 1 L3, C-2209
McMichael, James, Dorchester South, W 1/2 L 17 C 1 is unfit for cultivation exchanged for E 1/2 L 11 C 8 Eastern Div. Oxford, 1830, 351A, M 16, 48, pp. 850-854, RG 1 L3, C-2209
McDonell, Jennet, Dorchester, L 2 C 1, 1830, 352, M 16, 94, pp. 57-60, RG 1 L3, C-2210
McLachlan, Donald, South Dorchester of Malahide Twp. survey error Exchange L 5 & E pt L 6 C 13 for L 15 north & South on Lake Rd.; L 16 South Lake Rd, Houghton, 1830, 352, M 16, 116, pp. 199-202, RG 1 L3, C-2210
McAfee, Tamar, South Dorchester, Widow of Angus McAFEE of Wellington Square, Gore Dist., L 24 C A & B, 1833, 358, M 18, 241, pp. 936-939, RG 1 L3, C-2213
McKerlie, John, Dorchester of Stamford, L 22 C 1, Lease on L 23 C 1, 1801, 378, M Leases 1798-1823, 21, pp. 672-675, RG 1 L3, C-2234
McDougall, Peter, Dorchester Of Niagara – merchant -built saw mill and grist mill on L 17 C 5 North Dorchester, 1819, 378, M Leases 1798-1823, 101, pp. 946-948, RG 1 L3, C-2234
McIvy / McIVOY, Dennis, Dorchester, L 23 broken front C 1, 1799, 379, M Leases 1798-1818, 39, pp. 1245-1246, RG 1 L3, C-2234
McGill, John, Dorchester, of Ancaster, L 14 C 4 North Div. Dorchester, 1806, 379, M Leases 1798-1818, 82, pp. 25-29, RG 1 L3, C-2235
McDougall, Peter, Dorchester, Build mills, L 15 C 5 North Dorchester, 1819, 380, Leases, 232, pp. 797-799, RG 1 L3, C-2235
McFadden, William, North Dorchester, L 1 C 1, 1842, 311A, MC 1, 92, pp. 1027-1031, RG 1 L3, C-2141
Moore, Jeremiah, Dorchester, Born Lancaster Pennsylvania, 1792, 327, M 1, 25, pp. 604-607, RG 1 L3, C-2190
Morison, Jonathan, Dorchester of Oxford, L 23 broken front C 1, 1806, 379, M Leases 1798-1818, 77, pp. 6-7, RG 1 L3, C-2235
Nevills, James, Dorchester, L 25 C 8 Malahide, sale error, L 2 C A & L 10, 11 C 5 Southwold twp., 1842, 387, N 3, 8, pp. 20-26, RG 1 L3, C-2483
Niles, William, South Dorchester, land in North Dorchester, L 17 C 5, 1839, 386, N 22, 6, pp. 849-857, RG 1 L3, C-2482
O’Reilly, John, Dorchester, Of Stamford, L 22, 24 C 2 Broken Front North Dorchester SUE John O’REILLY, Sr. UE, 1820, 393, O 12, 57, pp. 415-429, RG 1 L3, C-2485
Parriss, Caleb & others, Dorchester, Grant of 1200 acres for 40 families for settlement, 1795, 400, P 1, 36, pp. 23-24, RG 1 L3, C-2489
Putnam, Thomas, South Dorchester, L 4 C B, Brother Joshua PUTNAM has patent, 1848, 414, P 4, 125, pp. 521-528, RG 1 L3, C-2735
Putnam, William, North Dorchester, Heir of Seth PUTNAM, 1836, 414A, P 5, 11, pp. 700-736, RG 1 L3, C-2735
Pattinson, Richard, Dorchester, Of Sandwich, L 16, 18 C 3 North Dorchester & L 20 C 5, 1809, 419, P Misc. 1798-1820, 28, pp. 224-226, RG 1 L3, C-2738
Putnum, William, North Dorchester, L 22 C 5, 1835, 419A, P Leases, 1811-1836, 158, pp. 1046-1051, RG 1 L3, C-2738
Reynolds, William & wife, Dorchester, list of settlers, Sarah Reynolds their daughter, William Reynolds Jnr, Othanile Reynolds son, Lucy Reynolds Daughter, Richard Reynolds son, John Reynolds son, George Reynolds Son, Henry Reynolds son, Eljah Midge – a settler, John Midge, Jacob McCoy, Thomas John, Dudley McAfee, Dennis McAvoy, James Scofel, Isaac Andrews, 1797, 423, R 3, 6, pp. 754-755, RG 1 L3, C-2740
Reynolds, William, Dorchester, promised 1200 acres, 1797, 424, R 3, 85, pp. 988-989, RG 1 L3, C-2740
Reynolds, Henry, South Dorchester, son of William REYNOLDS, 1832, 432, R 17, 32, pp. 1098-1101, RG 1 L3, C-2745
Reynolds, William, Jr, South Dorchester, of Oxford Twp., Son of William REYNOLDS, 1832, 432, R 17, 33, pp. 1102-1104, RG 1 L3, C-2745
Reynolds, William, South Dorchester, L 17 C A & B, formerly owned by Richard REYNOLDS, 1837, 435A, R 20, 80, pp. 737-739, RG 1 L3, C-2747
Reynolds, Silvanus, Dorchester, L 5 C 3 & broken front on Thames River, 1810, 445, R Leases 1798-1820, 38, pp. 666-669, RG 1 L3, C-2803
Ridout, Thomas, Dorchester, L 3 C 3 South Dorchester, 1802, 445, R Leases 1798-1820, 17, pp. 580-582, RG 1 L3, C-2803
Ridout, Thomas G., Dorchester, L 3 C 3 lease renewal by George RIDOUT, late Thomas RIDOUT’s brother, 1835, 556, Leases and Licences of Occupation 1798-1839, 99, pp. 802-804, RG 1 L3, C-2983
Steffens, STEVENS, John, Dorchester, of Willoughby, 1825, 463A, S 14, 224, pp. 368-373, RG 1 L3, C-2815
Schedules of lands in South Dorchester
South Dorchester from C 13 & other lands list of defective grants, Dec 1827
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- Grantees in 13th Conc
- Gertrude BALL
- Peter Mann BALL
- Margaret BALL
- Hannah BALL
- John Clement BALL
- Cortland SECORD
- Robert HUGHSON
- Adam LAMPMAN
- Julianna McMICHAEL
- James McMICHAEL
- Thomas BRYAN
- John SINCLAIR
- David HERON
- Andrew HERON
- James HUGHSON
- George HUGHSON
- Dudley DAVY
- Eli DANFORTH
- Benjamin HAGERMAN
- Patrick HERON
- Caleb PIPER
- Asahel POST
- Thomas CARLE
- Ebenezer HILL
- Thomas SMITH
- Samuel GILMORE
- James GILMORE
- Capt. Samuel ADAMS
- James CURRY
- John HENRY
- Christian TRICKEY
- Henry NEAR Sr.
- William WEED
- Burrill TRESSY
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Amos CLAP ?, Isaac HUNT, 1827, 464A, S 15, 32, pp. 908-910, RG 1 L3, C-2815
Sage, William, South Dorchester, of Westminster, son of Lucy (REYNOLDS) SAGE, grandson of William REYNOLDS, 1832, 466, S 17, 45, pp. 52-54, RG 1 L3, C-2817
Sage, Patrick, South Dorchester, East pt L B & L A C 1, 1849, 484, S 5, 196, pp. 998-1001, RG 1 L3, C-2826
Sharp, Mary, Dorchester, of Ancaster – with Isaiah STREET of Brantford, N 12 & S 1/2 L B & W pt broken L A C 2, 1847, 482, S 4, 295, pp. 1125-1144, RG 1 L3, C-2825
Sharp, Isaiah, Dorchester, son of Susannah SHARP DUE, wife of Anthony SHARP, UE, N 12 L B & N pt West pt L A C 2, 1847, 482, S 4, 295, pp. 1125-1144, RG 1 L3, C-2825
Sharp, Isaiah, given in error in index as Isaiah, Dorchester, patent surrender, 1848, 482, S 5, 15, pp. 1264-1265, RG 1 L3, C-2825
Sharp, Mary, Dorchester, Daughter of Susannah SHARP, S 1/2 L B & South pt of West pt L B, 1848, 482, S 5, 15, pp. 1264-1265, RG 1 L3, C-2825
SHAW, John, North Dorchester, L 5 C 3 & L 5 broken front C 4, 1840, 475, S 22, 182, pp. 900-903, RG 1 L3, C-2821
Street, Jacob, Dorchester, of Orford Twp. Northerly pt L 24 broken front Conc A South Dive, Mention Lockwood STREET, Dennis McIVOY, William PUTMAN, 1847, 481, S 4, 84, pp. 245-249, RG 1 L3, C-2825
Tozer, Charles Gustavus Adolphus, Dorchester, of Malahide, W pt Broken L 19 & E pt L 20 C 13 South Dorchester, survey error, exchange for L 24 & N 12 L 3 C , 1831, 501, T 17, 13, pp. 433-436, RG 1 L3, C-2836
Vermilyea, John Walton, Dorchester, SUE Peter VERMILYEA, UE, late of Hillier Twp., Midland Dist., 1840, 513, V Misc. 1801-1840, 7, pp. 1051-1054, RG 1 L3, C-2842
Watson, Jeptha, Dorchester, L 9 C 2 South Dorchester, 1844, 538A, W 3, 29, pp. 580-585, RG 1 L3, C-2962
Weekes, William, Esquire, Dorchester, Grant of 1200 acres – most unfit for cultivation, L 13, 14, 15 Broken fronts, 1800, 523A, W 5, 30, pp. 710-714, RG 1 L3, C-2951
Wilson / WILLSON, John, Mount Dorchester, 100 acres in Mount Dorchester, 1794, 522, W 1, 20, pp. 404-405, RG 1 L3, C-2950
Wilson, John, Mount Dorchester, grant of 100 acres, 1795, 522, W 2, 61, pp. 846-849, RG 1 L3, C-2950
Willson, Samuel, Dorchester, of South Gower, N 1/2 L 5 & 6 C 9, 1821, 529A, W 13, 52, pp. 25-30, RG 1 L3, C-2955
Wintemute, John, Dorchester, L 12 & 13 C 1 North Dorchester, Exchange for L 18 & 19 C 1, 1818, 527A, W 11, 128, pp. 1039- 1042, RG 1 L3, C-2953
Woods, William, Dorchester, N 1/2 L 9 C 2 North Dorchester, 1858, 544, W 8, 47, pp. 803-808, RG 1 L3, C-2966
Weir, John, Dorchester, N 1/2 L 9 C 2 previously owned by William NICHOLS who Drowned, 1858, 544, W 8, 47, pp. 803-808R, G 1 L3, C-2966
Webb, John, South Dorchester, 1831, 546A, W Leases 1830-1838, 206, pp. 532-535, RG 1 L3, C-2968
FILMS FOR UPPER CANADA SUNDRIES
starting at film C-4502
CHOATE, Thomas, Dorchester South, of Glandford, L 2 broken front C B, 1836, 162, images 1728-1729, 88415-88416, RG 5 A1, Land Petitions in Upper Canada Sundries, C-6888
GORDON, A., Mount Dorchester, near Stamford, Not Elgin Co., status of petition for land in Mount Dorchester near Hamilton, 1838, 185, images 1936-1938, 103401-103403, RG 5 A1, Land Petitions in Upper Canada Sundries, C-6896
PRIXLEY / PIXLEY, Cooper, Dorchester Township, born Massachusetts, Broken front L, 1816, 29, images 842-847, 13498-13503, RG 5 A1, Land Petitions in Upper Canada Sundries, C-4547
SMITH, John, Dorchester Township, of Grand River, land granted to late Philip WINTEMUTE, SUE, 1816, 30, images 1359-1362, 14002-14005, RG 5 A1, Land Petitions in Upper Canada Sundries, C-4547
WINTEMUTE, Benjamin, Dorchester Township, of Fort Erie, land from dead sons: Abraham WINTEMUTE L 13 C 1 & Philip WINTEMUTE, L 12 C 1, exchanged for Abraham, L 19 C 1 & for Philip , L 10 C 1, 1817, 33, image 396-399, 16040-16043, RG 5 A1, Land Petitions in Upper Canada Sundries, C-4600
Report of the Surveyor General
Dorchester Township
letter about corrections to location document he wrote
1817, 32, images 126-127, 15174-15175, RG 5 A1, Land Petitions in Upper Canada Sundries, C-4549
PUTNAM, William, Dorchester Township, L 22 C 6 North Dorchester; should have been C 5, 1835, 156, images 513-514
Report respecting the location of part of Durham & Dorchester
Durham, Dorchester, open locations in NW 1/2 of Dereham & SW side of Thames River, 1813, 154, D 11, 98, pp. 32-34, RG 1 L3, C-1745