This map is by no means exact but it should give you an idea
of how the township was/is situated.
Bathurst: |
Brooke: Does not show as a name in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County but situated at the same place was two Churches and a school. |
Elliot: Shows in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County as Elliot PO. It also indicates that there was a Church and a school there in the 1880s. |
Fallbrook: Located on Bolton Creek where it meets Fall River. Fallbrook PO shows in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County. |
Glentay &
Glentay PO: Both Glentay and Glentay PO show in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County. |
Harper: The village was named after Joseph Harper who settled in the area. Harper PO shows in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County. |
Playfairville: Is situated on the Mississippi River. Was known as Playfair Mills, named after Lieutenant Andrew W. Playfair who settled there. Playfair preached in the Methodist Church in the village. Playfair PO shows in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County. |
Parish & Civil Records;
Cemetery Records; Census Records; Taxation Records
Vital Statistics 1869+ - Ontario Government
Parish & Civil Records for Bathurst Township:
Comments | Type | Years | NAC
film numbers |
LDS film numbers |
Bathurst Township, Lanark County | ||||
St. Paul's United Church of Canada Church, Perth | B | 1896-1945 | M-2232 | . |
. | M | 1858-1959 | M-2232 | . |
. | D | 1902-1968 | M-2232 | . |
includes: Calvin Presbyterian Church, Bathurst Township | M | 1899-1958 | M-2232 | . |
Marriages from Bathurst register at the Ontario Archives - Bathurst, Dalhousie, Drummond & Lanark. | M | 1859-1868, 1831-1832, 1838-1840 | . | US/CAN Film area 1697276 item 57 |
Cemetery Records for Bathurst Township:
Cemeteries:. | ||
Scotch Line | OT | |
Scotch Line Cemetery Burials, 1886-1989. | . | Kingston
Branch - OGS LDS |
McVeigh's | . | Kingston Branch - OGS |
Pinehurst, Playfairville | . | Kingston
Branch - OGS Lanark County Genealogical Society |
Brooke, McVeigh, Campbell (Drummond) & Fagan Lake (South Sherbrooke) | . | LDS US/CAN Q Area 971.382 V3r US/CAN Fiche Area |
Bathurst Twp. | . | Ontario
Archives MS 451 Reel 15 MS 451 Reel 22 |
Census Records for Bathurst Township:
Online! 1819M Male Census Bathurst Township
Online! 1819F Female Census Bathurst Township
Online! 1821 Bathurst Township (Assessment List)
Online! 1842 Census Bathurst Township - Head of Household only
Transcribed Censuses available in book form:
1842 | Bathurst, Beckwith, Dalhousie, Darling, Drummond, N. & S. Sherbrooke | Extracted from microfilm by Robert E. Sargeant ; compiled by J.R. Ernest Miller Kingston : Kingston Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1987. | National Library |
1851 | Bathurst & N. Burgess Twps | Sargeant, Robert E extracted from NAC film #C-11731 / compiled by JR Ernest Miller Kingston Ont - 1989 - 80 leaves ISBN 1-55034-382-3 | Kingston
Branch - OGS LDS |
1861 | Bathurst Twp. | Sargeant, Robert E extracted from NAC film #C-1042 / compiled by JR Ernest Miller Kingston Ont - 1993 - 65 leaves ISBN 1-55075-258-8 | Kingston
Branch - OGS LDS |
1871 | Bathurst, N. Burgess & N. Elmsley Twps | Robert and Roberta Sargeant | Lanark County Genealogical Society |
1891 | Bathurst Township, N. Sherbrooke & Dalhousie Townships, South Sherbrooke Township. | by Ernest E.
Miller & Robert E. Sargeant ; arranged for
publication by Roberta Sargeant Kingston, Ont. : Kingston
Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996 ISBN: 0777905140 |
Kingston Branch - OGS |
Land & Property Records for Lanark County (general)
Taxation Records for Lanark County (general)
Minutes of the Municipal Council, 1850-1870 microfilmed from original records. Does not include years 1856-1863. | LDS US/CAN Film Area 0361759 |
Olden Days in Playfairville - Brown, Jack | LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.3 A1 no. 173 |
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