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PAGE, James (junior) | an Ensign in Eighth Battalion, Oxford Militia (Nissouri), June 1849 to at least June 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 110
PAINE, David | appointed as secretary for Ingersoll Board of School Trustees, Jan 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 131
PAINE, David | listed as a tailor in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PALMER, John | a District Councillor for Norwich Township, District of Brock, 1842 | Shenston (1852), page 65
PARK, E. Jones | of Woodstock, listed as a partner PARK & SCATCHERD (barristers at law) in Woodstock, 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 471
PARK, James | treasurer for North Oxford Township, 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 162
PARKE, Shubal | granted 50 acres of land in Zorra Township, date unknown [sometime between Dec. 1797 and Jan. 1820] ; surveyed Zorra Township, 1820 ; surveyed East Nissouri Township, 1820 | Shenston (1852), pp. 164, 201
PARKE, Thomas | M.P.P. candidate for County of Oxford during second Provincial Parliament (united Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada), Oct. 1844 election | Shenston (1852), page 95
PARKER, C.P. | listed as a yeoman in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PARKHERST, Charles | elected as a village councillor for Ingersoll during the Village’s first municipal election, Jan. 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 131
PARKHURST, C. | a school trustee, ____ Oxford Township, 1839 | Shenston (1852), page 79
PARKHURST, Charles | an assessor for West Oxford Township, 1851 | Shenston (1852), pp. 150, 151
PARKHURST, Charles | listed as a clothier in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PASCOE, Richard | listed as a labourer in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PASSMORE, Francis | listed as a carriage-maker in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PATRICK, Charles | a Lieutenant in Fourth Regiment, Oxford Militia (Burford and Oakland), 1838-? | Shenston (1852), page 107
PATRICK, Jacob | nominated Robert Allway during election for County of Oxford M.P.P. for twelfth Provincial Parliament (Upper Canada), Oct. 1834 | Shenston (1852), page 94
PATTERSON, Mrs. | listed in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PATTERSON, A. | listed as an M.D. and coroner in Embro (Zorra Township), 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 80
PATTERSON, Arthur | Coroner for District of Brock, Nov. 1849-? | Shenston (1852), page 88
PATTERSON, J. | listed as operator of the Royal Exchange hotel on Thomas street in Ingersoll, 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 116
PATTERSON, John | listed as an innkeeper in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PAYNE, Absalom | listed as a carriage-maker in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PEACOCK, Daniel | listed as a carpenter in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PEACOCK, Thomas | a Captain in Fifth Regiment, Oxford Militia (Nissouri East, Nissouri West and North Oxford), 1838-? | Shenston (1852), page 107
PEACOCK, Thomas | clerk for North Oxford Township, 1842-1846 ; clerk and treasurer for North Oxford Township, 1850 ; clerk for North Oxford Township, 1851 | Shenston (1852), pp. 161, 162, 163
PEACOCK, Thomas | listed as a yeoman in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PECKSLEY, Cooper | listed in an 1816 assessment roll for "Oxford upon the Thames" (now known as West, East and North Oxford Townships) with 34 acres uncultivated, 10 acres cultivated and with one cow as livestock | Shenston (1852), page 143
PEERS, Henry | clerk for East Oxford Township, 1848-1849 | Shenston (1852), page 157
PEERS, Henry | entry won "second best yoke of three year old steers" during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 13th Annual Show, Sep. 28, 1848 | Shenston (1852), page 100
PEERS, Henry | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 14th Annual Show, Sep. 27, 1849: "best yoke of three year old steers", "second best spring wheat" | Shenston (1852), pp. 100, 101
PEERS, Henry | a township councillor for East Oxford Township, 1850-1851 | Shenston (1852), pp. 155, 156
PEERS, Henry | entry won "second best maple sugar" during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 15th Annual Show, Sep. 26, 1850 | Shenston (1852), page 101
PEERS, Henry | vice president of East Oxford Township Farmer’s Association from July 1851 to at least 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 153
PEERS, Henry | entry won "best two year old gelding" during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 16th Annual Show, Oct. 2, 1851 | Shenston (1852), page 99
PEERS, Henry | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 17th Annual Show, Sep. 30, 1852: "second best three year old gelding", "second best three year old filley", "second best two year old filley" | Shenston (1852), page 99
PEERS, J. | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 15th Annual Show, Sep. 26, 1850: "best two year old gelding", "best tup lamb fleece", "best three ewes, carcass", "four best pigs last year" | Shenston (1852), pp. 99, 100, 101
PEERS, John | entry won "second best European boys" during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 16th Annual Show, Oct. 2, 1851 | Shenston (1852), page 102
PEERS, Joseph | manufactured 120,000 bricks used for the construction of the Episcopal Church in Woodstock, 1833 | Shenston (1852), page 119
PEERS, Joseph | made bricks for the second brick house built in Woodstock, 1837 | Shenston (1852), page 120
PEERS, Joseph | donated funds toward the construction of Goodwin’s School House in Woodstock, c.1839 | Shenston (1852), page 120
PEERS, Joseph | secretary/treasurer of the Agricultural Society for the County of Oxford, 1841-1852 | Shenston (1852), page 98
PEERS, Joseph | clerk for East Oxford Township, 1843 | Shenston (1852), page 157
PEERS, Joseph | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 13th Annual Show, Sep. 28, 1848: "best tup lamb fleece", "best fat sheep", "best fat hog" | Shenston (1852), pp. 100, 101
PEERS, Joseph | entry won "best fat sheep" during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 14th Annual Show, Sep. 27, 1849 | Shenston (1852), page 101
PEERS, Joseph | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 15th Annual Show, Sep. 26, 1850: "best two year old bull", "best fat sheep" | Shenston (1852), pp. 99, 101
PEERS, Joseph | a management committee member for East Oxford Township Farmer’s Association from July 1851 to at least 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 153
PEERS, Joseph | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 16th Annual Show, Oct. 2, 1851: "best bull", "best tup lamb carcass", "second best sow", "best fat hog" | Shenston (1852), pp. 99, 100, 101
PEERS, William | clerk for East Oxford Township, 1846-1847 | Shenston (1852), page 157
PEERS, William | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 13th Annual Show, Sep. 28, 1848: "best fall wheat", "best spring wheat", "second best maple sugar" | Shenston (1852), page 101
PEERS, William | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 14th Annual Show, Sep. 27, 1849: "second best fall wheat", "second best maple sugar" | Shenston (1852), page 101
PEERS, William | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 15th Annual Show, Sep. 26, 1850: "best fall wheat", "second best butter", "best fulled cloth" | Shenston (1852), pp. 101, 102
PEERS, William | an assessor for East Oxford Township, 1851 ; a township councillor for East Oxford Township, 1852 | Shenston (1852), pp. 156, 157
PEERS, William | a management committee member for East Oxford Township Farmer’s Association from July 1851 to at least 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 153
PEERS, William | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 16th Annual Show, Oct. 2, 1851: "best spring foals", "best fall wheat", "second best fulled cloth" | Shenston (1852), pp. 99, 101, 102
PEERS, William | winning entries during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 17th Annual Show, Sep. 30, 1852: "best fall wheat", "second best maple sugar" | Shenston (1852), page 101
PELTON, Benson | a township councillor for West Zorra Township, 1850 to at least 1852 | Shenston (1852), pp. 176, 177
PENCELL, Asa | listed as a saddler and harnessmaker in Otterville (Norwich Township), 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 264
PERKINS, Calvin | listed in an 1822 assessment roll for East Nissouri Township with 100 acres uncultivated, and with one cow as livestock | Shenston (1852), page 200
PERRIN, Thomas | listed as a laborer in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PERRY, Daniel | clerk for East Zorra Township, 1851 to at least 1852 | Shenston (1852), pp. 171, 172
PERRY, George | listed in an assessment roll for Dereham Township with 96 acres uncultivated, 4 acres cultivated and with 2 oxen and one cow as livestock, c.1825 | Shenston (1852), page 136
PERRY, George | a township councillor for Blenheim Township, 1852-? | Shenston (1852), page 198
PERRY, Job | resided on the south side of Dundas street in Woodstock, Jan. 1836 | Shenston (1852), page 215
PERRY, L. | committee member for "the Woodstock Reading Society" (i.e., the Woodstock Subscription Library), Feb. 1835-? | Shenston (1852) page 123
PERRY, L.H. | owned and occupied Lot 21, Conc. 1 East Oxford Township from 1819 until at least 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 117
PERRY, L.H. | listed as a farmer in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PERRY, Levi | resided on the south side of Dundas street in Woodstock, Jan. 1836 | Shenston (1852), page 215
PERRY, Levi H. | donated funds toward the construction of Goodwin’s School House in Woodstock, c.1839 | Shenston (1852), page 120
PERRY, Levi H. | assessor for East Oxford Township, 1841 | Shenston (1852), page 157
PERRY, Thomas | entry won "second best European boys" during County of Oxford Agricultural Society's 14th Annual Show, Sep. 27, 1849 | Shenston (1852), page 102
PETERS, Patty M. | granted Conc. 2, Lots 7, 8 and 9 East Oxford Township, Oct. 1798 (600 acres total) | Shenston (1852), page 152
PETTIT, James | a township councillor for East Oxford Township, 1851 | Shenston (1852), page 156
PETTITT, James | a management committee member for East Oxford Township Farmer’s Association from July 1851 to at least 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 153
PETTON, Benson | Deputy Reeve for West Zorra Township, County of Oxford, 1851-1852 | Shenston (1852), pp. 77, 78
PHALAN, Thomas | listed as an auctioneer and commission merchant in Woodstock, 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 471
PHALEN & ADAIR | listed as general merchants on King street in Ingersoll, 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 116
PHALEN, J. | a Lieutenant in Fifth Regiment, Oxford Militia (Nissouri East, Nissouri West and North Oxford), 1838-? | Shenston (1852), page 107
PHELAN & ADAIR | listed as merchants in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PHELAN, Daniel | postmaster at "Oxford Post Office" located in Ingersoll, 1847-? | Shenston (1852), page 131
PHELAN, Daniel | secretary and treasurer of Ingersoll Agricultural Society, 1848-1852 ; treasurer of Ingersoll Agricultural Society for latter portion of 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 132
PHELAN, Daniel | a Justice of the Peace for District of Brock, Sep. 1849-? | Shenston (1852), page 88
PHELAN, Daniel | listed as a Justice of the Peace and as a merchant in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PHELAN, John | purchased Conc. 1, east half Lot 9 East Oxford Township, Nov. 1832 | Shenston (1852), page 153
PHELAN, Thomas | elected as an inspector for Woodstock during the Town’s first municipal election, Jan. 1851 | Shenston (1852), page 124
PHELAN, Valentine | poll clerk during Woodstock’s second municipal election, Jan. 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 124
PHELON, Daniel | a merchant in Ingersoll, son of Patrick Phelon of Woodstock | Shenston (1852), page 122
PHELON, Patrick | opened the first store in Woodstock during 1833 in a building long known as "cheap side" ; Patrick was the father of Daniel Phelon of Ingersoll | Shenston (1852), page 122
PHELPS, Uriah | listed as a blacksmith on King street in Ingersoll, 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 116
PHILIPS, Urlah | listed as a blacksmith in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PHILLIPS, Thomas | listed as a tailor in Scotland (Burford/Oakland Townships), 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 352
PICHARD, Hiram | listed as a teamster in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PICKLE, Nicholas | a District Councillor for Blenheim Township, District of Brock, 1842 ; a Justice of the Peace for District of Brock, Aug. 1842 to at least Sep. 1849 | Shenston (1852), pp. 65, 87, 88
PIGOTT, Thomas | listed as a carpenter in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PILLTON, Willis D. | listed as a shoemaker in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PINKHAM, William | an Ensign in Seventh Battalion, Oxford Militia (Blenheim), Aug. 1851 to at least June 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 110
PIPER, B. | listed as a school teacher in Beachville, 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 23
PIPER, Cabel | listed in an 1816 assessment roll for "Oxford upon the Thames" (now known as West, East and North Oxford Townships) with 7 acres cultivated and with 2 horses and 3 cows as livestock | Shenston (1852), page 143
PIPER, Cabel | listed in an 1822 assessment roll for Zorra Township with 92 acres uncultivated, 8 acres cultivated and with 3 cows as livestock | Shenston (1852), page 165
PIPER, Esther | a student in a Sabbath School located in West Oxford Township, 1827 (memorized 167 verses that summer) | Shenston (1852), page 148
PIPER, Isaac | a student in a Sabbath School located in West Oxford Township, 1827 (memorized 364 verses that summer) | Shenston (1852), page 148
PIPER, Joel | listed in an 1812 assessment roll for "Oxford upon the Thames" (now known as West, East and North Oxford Townships) with 92 acres uncultivated, 8 acres cultivated and with one horse, 2 oxen and 4 cows as livestock (apparently also listed in 1816) | Shenston (1852), page 142
PIPER, Joel | an assessor for "Oxford upon the Thames" (now known as West, East and North Oxford Townships), 1813 | Shenston (1852), page 141
PIPER, Joel | listed in an 1824 assessment roll for West Oxford Township at Conc. 2, Lot 12 with 68 acres uncultivated and 32 acres cultivated [NOTE: some individuals appearing in this assessment may have actually resided in present day East Oxford or North Oxford Townships, which detached from "Oxford upon the Thames" during the early 1820s and in Jan. 1842 respectively] | Shenston (1852), page 147
PIPER, Joel | a school trustee, ____ Oxford Township, 1839 | Shenston (1852), page 79
PIPER, Lydia | a student in a West Oxford Township school taught by Mr. Rufus Foster, 1825 | Shenston (1852), page 147
PIPER, Lydia | a student in a Sabbath School located in West Oxford Township, 1827 (memorized 563 verses that summer) | Shenston (1852), page 148
PLACE, R.H. | a Captain in Second Regiment, Oxford Militia (Blenheim, Blandford and Woodstock), 1838-? | Shenston (1852), page 106
POLDEN, William | listed as a blacksmith in Norwichville, 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 260
POOL, Samuel | listed as a tailor on King street in Ingersoll, 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 116
POOLE, Henry | listed as a teamster in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
POOLE, Robert | listed as a yeoman in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
POOLE, Sam. | listed as a tailor in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
POOLING, William | a management committee member for East Oxford Township Farmer’s Association from July 1851 to at least 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 153
POWELL, John | granted Conc. 3, Lots 17, 18, 19 and 20; and Conc. 4, Lots 6, 7, 8, 18 and 19 all in Blenheim Township, Jan. 1798 (1800 acres total) | Shenston (1852), page 195
POWELL, John | listed as assistant postmaster in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
POWELL, John | listed as a laborer in Village of Ingersoll Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 134
PROUT, A. | listed as a lime burner in Woodstock, 1851 | Canada Directory (1851), page 472
PROUT, Abraham | listed as a lime-burner in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PURDY, Mrs. | listed in Town of Woodstock Directory, c.1852 | Shenston (1852), page 128
PURDY, Gabriel L. | a Lieutenant in Seventh Battalion, Oxford Militia (Blenheim), Aug. 1851 to at least June 1852 | Shenston (1852), page 110
PURLEY, C.S. | a Captain in Fourth Regiment, Oxford Militia (Burford and Oakland), 1838-? | Shenston (1852), page 107
PURLEY, C.S. | Deputy Reeve for Burford Township, County of Oxford, 1850-1851 | Shenston (1852), pp. 75, 77
PURLEY, Charles | a Justice of the Peace for District of Brock, Feb. 1846 to at least Sep. 1849 | Shenston (1852), page 88