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Guarantee Company of North America List of Shareholders, 1890

Recently I found an old book called "Report of the Superintendent of Insurance of the Dominion of Canada for the Year Ending 31st December 1890"

The book was published in 1891 in Ottawa, Canada, and included in its pages are approximately 60 pages of names of shareholders and guarantors for various Insurance and Assurance Companies across Canada.

The date for the list of names is 1890 and the wonderful thing about these is that they include people from all over Canada, as well as USA and Europe.

Each individual has a residence listed, in some cases, an actual street address. What really intrigued me about these lists was that the residences included such places as:

Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Scotland, New York, Quebec, Vermont, Pennsylvania, NWT, England, Illinois, India, Newfoundland, Manitoba, Cape Breton, Jamaica, Ireland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachussets, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Channel Islands, and Wales.

These lists can be used simply to verify that an individual lived in a certain place in 1890. They also contain quite a bit of detail for some entries, which are terrific clues for further research.

Guarantee Company of North America List of Shareholders, 1890
Surname	First Name	Comment	Residence	No. of Shares	Amount Subscribed for in $	Amount paid up in cash $
Buchanan	W. J.		Montreal	40	2,000	2,000
Crombie	A. M., Manager	in Trust	do [Montreal]	442	22,100	22,100
Daniel	Joseph	see Pennsylvania Co.
Dixon	B. Homer		Toronto	100	5,000	5,000
Griffith	Mrs. C. R.		Quebec	50	2,500	2,500
Gilroy	Thomas		Winnipeg	75	3,750	750
Girdwood	G. P., M.D.	in Trust	Montreal	34	1,700	340
Gibb	Jas. D.		do [Montreal]	30	1,500	1,500
Galt	Sir Alex. T.		do [Montreal]	100	5,000	1,000
Gunn	Geo. C.		London, Ont.	10	500	100
Gunn	Wm. A.		do [London]	10	500	100
Galt	Sir Thomas		Toronto	200	10,000	2,000
Gundry	Mrs. M. A.		do [Toronto]	75	3,750	750
Hatton	J. C., Q.C.		Montreal	30	1,500	300
Hague	George		do [Montreal]	20	1,000	1,000
Hamilton	John		Quebec	50	2,500	2,500
Morrice	D.		Montreal	60	3,000	600
Macfie	D.		London, Ont.	20	1,000	200
MacDougall	H. S.		Montreal	36	1,800	360
MacCulloch	Ferdinand	Estate of	do [Montreal]	30	1,500	300
Mackintosh	J. C.		Halifax, N.S.	6	300	60
MacDougall Bros.			Montreal	60	3,000	600
MacDougall Bros.		special	do [Montreal]	792	39,600	11,520
Nelles R. Cambell and Robert Cruick, M.D.,		Executors	do [Montreal]	210	10,500	10,500
O'Brien	James		do [Montreal]	50	2,500	500
Ross	Jas. G.	Estate of	Quebec	120	6,000	1,200
Riddell	Alex. F.		Montreal	30	1,500	300
Ramsay	William		Toronto	60	3,000	3,000
Rawlings	Edward		Montreal	4,645	232,250	52,610
Rawlings	Edward	in Trust for
Rawlings	Miss A. L.		do [Montreal]	6	300	300
Rawlings	Miss E. M.		do [Montreal]	5	250	250
Rawlings	Miss K. N. B.		do [Montreal]	5	250	250
Rawlings	George W.		do [Montreal]	5	250	250
Rawlings	H. E. A.		do [Montreal]	5	250	250
Rawlings	W. T.		do [Montreal]	5	250	250
Shaughnessy	Thos.		do [Montreal]	25	1,250	1,250
Smith	Larratt W.		Toronto	150	7,500	7,500
Smith	Goldwin		do [Toronto]	150	7,500	7,500
Stark	John		do [Toronto]	30	1,500	1,500
Stayner	T. Sutherland		do [Toronto]	280	14,000	10,800
Strickland	Mrs. C. C.		Lakefield, Ont.	30	1,500	300
Torrance	Mrs. M. W.		Montreal	1,161	58,050	12,610
Torrance	John		do [Montreal]	20	1,000	200
Thomson	Geo. H.		Quebec	81	4,050	4,050
Vennor, Mrs., H., and Alexander Molson		in Trust	Montreal	80	4,000	4,000
Waddell	Mrs. M. C.		do [Montreal]	14	700	700
Walker	John, pro Manager	in Trust	do [Montreal]	100	5,000	5,000
Walker	James R.		do [Montreal]	6	300	60
Walker	Kenneth McL.		do [Montreal]	44	2,200	440
Wethall	Wm. J.		do [Montreal]	120	6,000	6,000
Wethall	Mrs. E.		do [Montreal]	20	1,000	1,000
Wainwright	Wm.		do [Montreal]	50	2,500	1,500
Armes	G. R. W.		Philadelphia, Pa.	600	30,000	10,000
Armond	W. C. de		do [Philadelphia, Pa]	100	5,000	1,000
Atkins	Edw. F.		Boston, Mass.	100	5,000	5,000
Burrough	H. N.		Philadelphia, Pa.	50	2,500	2,500
Bullions	Mrs. L. C.		Troy, N.Y.	5	250	250
Barret	Thos. L.		Louisville, Ky.	25	1,250	1,250
Collins	Jas. H.		Nashville, Tenn.	20	1,000	1,000
Caldwell	Miss Mary		Pittsburg, Pa.	5	250	250
Clark	C. P.		Syracuse, N.Y.	30	1,500	1,500
Citizen's Insurance Co.			Pittsburgh, Pa.	5	250	250
Cuyler	Thos. de Witt		Philadelphia, Pa.	20	1,000	1,000
Cannon	H. W.		New York, N.Y.	50	2,500	2,500
Chafee	Mrs. M. F.		Providence, R.I.	5	250	250
Chafee	Miss Alice		do [Providence, R.I.]	5	250	250
Chafee	Z.		do [Providence, R.I.]	5	250	250
Collins	Alfred M.		Philadelphia, Pa.	50	2,500	2,500
Cooley	Theo.		Nashville, Tenn.	40	2,000	2,000
Drumm	Ross W.		Pittsburgh, Pa.	10	500	500
Dougherty	John		New York, N.Y.	100	5,000	1,000
Dohrman	Mrs. E.		Pittsburgh, Pa.	20	1,000	1,000
Dickson	Mrs. S. H.		Allegheny City, Pa.	6	300	300
Echols	John		Louisville, Ky.	10	500	500
Erringer	J. L.		Philadelphia, Pa.	50	2,500	500
Gregerson	Mrs. M. E.		Boston, Mass.	5	250	250
Gibbs	Edwd. N.		Norwich, Conn.	40	2,000	2,000
Garrison	A.		Pittsburgh, Pa.	30	1,500	1,500
Gorman	Geo. J.		do [Pittsburgh, Pa.]	10	500	500
Gregerson	Geo. W.		Boston, Mass.	10	500	100
Hartsborne	Chas.		Philadelphia, Pa.	50	2,500	2,500
Humphrey	A. P.		Louisville, Ky.	10	500	500
Howell	J. T.		Nashville, Tenn.	10	500	500
Jesup	M. K.		New York, N.Y.	200	10,000	2,000
Jones	Hon. J. Russel		Chicago, Ill.	20	1,000	1,000
Keech	W. H.		Pittsburgh, Pa.	15	750	750
Luce	Mrs. E. T.		Boston, Mass.	20	1,000	1,000
Loutrel	Cyrus F.		New York, N.Y.	50	2,500	2,500
Metzger	W. E.		Nashville, Tenn.	10	500	500
Morris	Geo. W.		Louisville, Ky.	10	500	500
Messler	Mrs. A. C.		Pittsburgh, Pa.	4	200	200
Marks	Albert D.		Nashville, Tenn.	10	500	500
Messler	Thos. D.		Pittsburgh, Pa.	40	2,000	2,000
Messler	Remseva V.		do [Pittsburgh, Pa.]	10	500	500
Minturn	Mrs. S. S.		New York, N.Y.	200	10,000	10,000
McCandless	Wilson		Pittsburgh, Pa.	10	500	500
McElevey	A.		do [Pittsburgh, Pa.]	10	500	500
McCoy	Mrs. Mary E.		Allegheny City, Pa.	20	1,000	1,000
Newcomb	H. V.		New York, N.Y.	400	20,000	4,000
Noel	Miss Maimie F.		Nashville, Tenn.	10	500	500
Pennsylvania Co. for insurance on lives and granting annuities &c. - Trustees under will of Jos. Daniel, deceased			Philadelphia, Pa.	200	10,000	10,000
Paton	John		New York, N.Y.	50	2,500	2,500
Pell	Alfred		do [New York, N.Y.]	40	2,000	2,000
Pulsford	J. E.		do [New York, N.Y.}	120	6,000	6,000
Quarier	Cushman		Louisville, Ky.	10	500	500
Rolph	Wm. T.		do [Louisville, Ky.]	10	500	500
Renner	J. W.		Pittsburgh, Pa.	20	1,000	1,000
Smith	Hon. J. Gregory		St. Albans, Vt.	100	5,000	5,000
Sabine	Mrs. J. Lee		Philadelphia, Pa.	120	6,000	6,000
Sabine	A. F.		do [Philadelphia, Pa.]	60	3,000	600
Stahlman	E. B.		Nashville, Tenn.	20	1,000	1,000
Seifried	Theo.		do [Nashville, Tenn.]	40	2,000	2,000
Spurr	M. A.		do [Nashville, Tenn.]	10	500	500
Thaw	Wm., jun		Pittsburgh, Pa.	10	500	500
Thompson	Wm. R.		do [Pittsburgh, Pa.]	20	1,000	1,000
Torrance	Daniel	Estate	New York, N.Y.	100	5,000	1,000
Thomson	Jos. H.		Nashville, Tenn.	10	500	500
Walton	Jos.		Pittsburgh, Pa.	20	1,000	1,000
Wenslow	Gen. E. T.		New York, N.Y.	100	5,000	1,000
Yarbrough	Jas. H.		Nashville, Tenn.	20	1,000	1,000

transcribed
By Jim Clark

Choose from the following Lists of Shareholders & Guarantors in 1890 [Please note that volunteer transcribers are hard at work typing up the rest of these lists of names, so check back often to see what new lists have been added]:

• The Accident Insurance Company of North America (List of Shareholders)
• The Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company of Canada (List of Shareholders)
• British America Assurance Company (List of Shareholders)
• Canada Accident Insurance Company (List of Shareholders)
• The Canada Life Assurance Company (List of Shareholders)
• The Citizens' Insurance Company of Canada (List of Shareholders)
• Confederation Life Association (List of Shareholders)
• The Dominion Life Assurance Company (List of Shareholders)
• Dominion Safety Fund Life Association (List of Stockholders)
• Dominion Plate Glass Insurance Company (List of Stockholders)
• Eastern Assurance Company of Canada (List of Shareholders)
• Federal Life Assurance Company (List of Shareholders)
• Guarantee Company of North America (List of Shareholders)
• London Life Insurance Company (List of Shareholders)
• Manufacturers' Accident Insurance Company (List of Stockholders)
• Manufacturers LIfe Insurance Company (List of Shareholders)
• North American Life Assurance Company (List of Guarantors)
• Quebec Fire Assurance Company (List of Stockholders)
• Royal Canadian Insurance Company (List of Stockholders)
• Sun Life Insurance Company (List of Shareholders)
• The Temperance and General Life Assurance Company (list of Guarantors)
• Western Assurance Company (List of Shareholders)