This map is by no means exact but it should give you an idea of how the township was/is situated.
Glen Lockwood's book called "Beckwith" is on-line at http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6013
| Beckwith: |
| Ashton & Ashton
Station: Is located on the Jock River, partly in Beckwith and partly in Goulbourn Township, Carleton County. Its former name was Mount Pleasant or Sumner's Corners. c1840 an outlet was established for mail in the area but the post office did not officially open until July 6, 1851. |
| Blacks Corners: Named after John Black an early settler. The Knox Presbyterian Church was built there in 1846. It shows in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County. |
| Carleton Place: Located on the Mississippi River. Founded in 1818. It was first called Morphy's Falls. The post office was opened in 1830. |
| Franktown:
First building occured in 1818 or 1819 for the ex-military soldiers. 21 acre townsite was laid out in 1821. Franktown PO and townsite show in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County. |
| Gillies Corners: Was named after Archibald Gillies who had an inn there 1830s to 1850s. Although the name doesn't show in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County, it does show a building there. |
| Prospect: The earliest burial in the Prospect Cemetery is recorded in 1830. The Prospect Methodist Church (later United) was built next to the village. Prospect PO is in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County and it shows two Churches at that time. |
| Tennyson: Tennyson 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 Beckwith Township:
| Comments | Type | Years | NAC
film numbers |
LDS film numbers |
| Beckwith Township, Lanark County | ||||
| Mississippi Circuit of Methodist Episcopal (later Wesleyan Methodist) Church | B | 1829-1843 | H-1809 | . |
| includes: places in the Townships of Beckwith, Lanark, Pakenham and Ramsay, Lanark Co.: in the Townships of Horton, McNab, Pembroke and Westmeath, Renfrew Co.; and Fitzroy Township, Carleton Co. | . | . | . | . |
| Zion Memorial United Church, Carleton Place | BMD | 1878-1933 | M-2209 | . |
| includes: Beckwith and Franktown Presbyterian Church | B | 1914-1922 | M-2209 | . |
| Beckwith, Drummond and Montague Methodist Circuit | M | 1896-1922 | M-2209 | . |
| Beckwith Baptist Church (Carleton Place Baptist Church) - minute book original in McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton ON | . | 1862-1869 | . | 0804326 item 6 |
| United Church of Canada - Ashton Pastoral Charge - original records at United Church of Canada, Montreal-Ottawa Conference, City of Ottawa Archives. The records cover primarily locatities in the Beckwith & Goulbourn townships, such as Ashton, Munster & Prospect. United Church of Canada Archives no.: 8/ASH/12-13 | . | . | . | 1954633 item 5-6 |
| Membership Rolls | . | 1927-1951 | . | . |
| Ashton Methodist/United Church | M | 1896-1930 | . | . |
| . | B | 1905-1914 | . | . |
| . | D | 1905-1951 | . | . |
| Saint Mary Parish records - Roman Catholic, Original records in possession of the Saint Mary's Church, Carleton Place ON - also covers Fergusons Falls | . | . | . | . |
| Includes visitations & confirmations | B | 1884-1891 1891-1910 |
. | 1298933 |
| . | M | 1885-1890 1891-1910 |
. | . |
| . | D | 1885-1890 1892-1910 |
. | . |
| with listing of names, includes visitations and confirmations | B | 1891-1920 | . | 2032236 item 10 |
| . | M | 1891-1920 | . | . |
| . | D | 1893-1920 | . | . |
| St. James - Franktown - Church of England, account book for Mission of Montague (Archives of Ontario film no. 60) | . | 1930-1939 | . | 1482978 item 8 |
Cemetery Records for Beckwith Township:
| Cemeteries: | ||
| Beckwith United Vol I, St Fillan's / Cram L20 C9 |  |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3b Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| Beckwith United Vol II, Maplewood L20 C9 | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3b Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| Beckwith United Vol III, Pinegrove L20 C9 | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3b Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| Dewar, L24 C7 | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3 no. 5495 Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| Franktown Public, Franktown, L12 C3 | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3 no. 5223 Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| Kennedy, L24 C8 | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3 no. 5496 US/CAN Fiche Area Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| Prospect United Church / Methodist | |
Keith
LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.3 A1 no. 83 US/CAN Fiche Area Ottawa Branch - OGS 1976 |
| Sinclair Pioneer | . | Keith |
| St Augustine's Anglican, Prospect L26 C3 | |
Keith
LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3 no. 5224 Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| St James Anglican, Carleton Place L20 C12 | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3 no. 974 Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic, Carleton Place L11 C12 | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3 no. 6234 Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| Beckwith Twp. | . | Ontario
Archives MS 451 Reel 6 MS 451 Reel 54 MS 451 Reel 58 |
Census Records for Beckwith Township:
1816-1822 Settlers of Beckwith (eligible for land grants)
1818-1822 Settlers of Beckwith (Second Part)
1816-1824 Settlers Locations of Beckwith (plan)
Online! 1820 Census Beckwith Township
Online! 1821 Census Beckwith Township
Online! 1822 Census Beckwith Township
Online! 1842 Census Beckwith Township
Online! 1851 Census Beckwith Township
Online! 1861 Census Beckwith Township
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 | Beckwith Township. | Sargeant, Robert E extracted from NAC film #C-11731 / compiled by JR Ernest Miller Kingston Ont - 1990 - 50p ISBN 1-55034-381-5 | LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.382 X29s 1851 |
| 1861 | Beckwith Twp | Sargeant, Robert E extracted from NAC film #C-1042 / compiled by JR Ernest Miller Kingston Ont - 1993 - 52 leaves ISBN 1-55075-250-2 | LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.382 X29s 1861 |
| 1871 | Beckwith Twp & Carleton Place | Robert and Roberta Sargeant Perth, Ont. : Lanark County Genealogical Society, 1997 ISBN: 1894008065 | Lanark County Genealogical Society |
| 1891 | Carleton Place (Town) | . | Kingston Branch - OGS |
| 1891 | Beckwith Township | by Roberta Sargeant and Robert E. Sargeant Kingston, Ont. : Kingston Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996 ISBN: 077790523X | National Library |
Land & Property Records for Lanark County (general)
Taxation Records for Lanark County (general)
| Beckwith: Irish and Scottish identities in a Canadian Community | Lockwood,
Glen J. Carleton Place ON 1991 633p ISBN 0-9695758-0-7 |
LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.382 H2l |
| Founded upon a Rock: Carleton Place recollections | Brown, Howard Morton Carleton Place ON - 150th year Festival Committee | LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.382/C1 H2b US/CAN Film Area |
| v.1 Nominal
rolls and state papers, Lanark Dist., 1815-1904 v.2 Carleton Place plaques and other press reports 1816-1972 v.3 Local history of Carleton Place and Lanark Co. 1954-1975 immigration, land records, obituaries, miscellaneous public records and historical information all related to Lanark County and Carleton Place - NAC MG 9, D 8-64 |
Brown, Howard Morton | LDS US/CAN Film Area 0928936 |
| History of Prospect | by Wilda Porter | LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.3 A1 no. 2 US/CAN Film Area |
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