Milton Area Biographies
The following index of area biographies have been researched by the MHS as part of our ongoing project of those whose imprint influenced this community’s life and progress. The project includes no individual who is still living.
Database: Milton Area Biographies Listing
| Name: | Background: | Date: |
|---|---|---|
| Aikenhead, Donald | family physician | 1927-2017 |
| Alexander, William | farmer, politician, merchant | 1854-1918 |
| Allan, George Robert | politician, brick worker | 1864-1951 |
| Allen, Stanley A. | clerk, politician, administrator | 1912-1992 |
| Anderson, Charles Robert | barber | 1914-1986 |
| Anderson, Dr. Robert K. | medical doctor, politician | 1860-1950 |
| Anderson, Wm. Ritchie | barber | 1885-1965 |
| Andress, M. Ray | police chief, vounteer | 1938-2019 |
| Andrews, George | butcher, farmer, politician | 1824-1925 |
| Andrews, Hazel | store clerk, homemaker caregiver | 1898-1991 |
| Andrews, Joseph William | labourer, farmer, rural mailman | 1868-1928 |
| Argall, Robert Frederick | teacher, principal, audiologist | 1929-2008 |
| Armstrong, Adam E. | clerk, soldier, politician | 1895-1957 |
| Armstrong, Alexander Albert | painter | 1871-1939 |
| Armstrong, William J. | politician, carpenter, inspector | 1856-1940 |
| Babcock, Dr. Frederick E. | dentist | 1894-1954 |
| Babcock, Helen | teacher, homemaker | 1908-1999 |
| Barclay, Francis | merchant, land registrar, politician | 1822-1889 |
| Barton, Albert | farmer, dairy operator, inspector | 1886-1964 |
| Bastedo, Gilbert Tice | clerk of the peace, crown attorney | 1834-1868 |
| Bastedo, H. Elizabeth | artist | 1850-1935 |
| Bastedo, John McGregor | merchant, politician | 1856-1937 |
| Batty, George Ernest | welder | 1909-1971 |
| Batty, Herbert | florist | 1881-1949 |
| Beaty, Hugh | dairy farmer, soldier | 1918-2015 |
| Bell, James “Jim” | politician, garage owner | 1915-1966 |
| Best, Brian | engineer, estate broker, politician | 1928-1974 |
| Bews, John William | merchant, tailor, politician | 1868-1915 |
| Bews, Samuel R. | merchant, tailor | 1870-1927 |
| Black, Florence E. | journalist | 1876-1957 |
| Blain, James Wilson | farmer, merchant, politician, clerk | 1864-1948 |
| Blight, John W. | printer, newspaper publisher | 1866-1943 |
| Book, James Palmer | farmer, express agent | 1877-1949 |
| Booth, Jane & Edmund | Merchants | 1829-1905 1827-1902 |
| Boughton, Michael J. | barber, politician, volunteer | 1945-2018 |
| Bousfield, George Edward | businessman, land deveroper | 1864-1926 |
| Bousfield, Wray Allison | merchant, developer, salesman | 1897-1957 |
| Bowes, Elizabeth Helena | school teacher | 1869-1950 |
| Bowes, George Speare | merchant | 1832-1923 |
| Bowes, Joseph | farmer, merchant | 1798-1839 |
| Bowes, Sarah | teacher, missionary | 1834-1911 |
| Bowes, Thomas | farmer | 1803-1881 |
| Bradley, John | carpenter, contractor | 1862-1917 |
| Bradley, Stinson | merchant, municipal official | 1864-1925 |
| Brandon, Samuel Edward | station agent, manager brandon brick | 1873-1919 |
| Brothers, Joseph | machinist, inventor | 1837-1902 |
| Brown, George | merchant, municipal tres, politician | 1808-1860 |
| Brown, Robert Muir | merchant, factory worker, buyer | 1861-1916 |
| Brush, David C. | Salesman, Sports Volunteer | 1918-1986 |
| Brush, H. Kirk | champion highland dancer, teacher | 1953-1995 |
| Brush, Paul Murray Douglas | clerk, hair solon owner | 1932-1987 |
| Brush, Samuel Sherwood | mill worker, policeman | 1876-1956 |
| Buck, Dr. Anson | medical doctor, politician | 1833-1919 |
| Buck, Stanley E. | politician, rail worker, hotel owner | 1890-1944 |
| Bundy, George Frederick | businessman, fireman | 1913-1995 |
| Bundy, Sarah Elizabeth | homemaker, midwife, non reg. nurse | 1881-1974 |
| Burling, Richard | Funeral Director, merchant | 1845-1926 |
| Butts, Jean Logie | nurse, volunteer | 1920-2000 |
| Caldwell, William | farmer, JP, merchant, mill owner | 1823-1911 |
| Campbell, David Watson | clerk, politician, publisher | 1847-1896 |
| Campbell, Donald | farmer, land registrar, militia officer | 1839-1897 |
| Campbell, Hugh Jr. | deputy land registrar, municip official | 1849-1930 |
| Campbell, Louise | land developer, homemaker | 1850-1920 |
| Cannon, Arthur Clifford | carpenter, contractor | 1905-1988 |
| Cannon, Olive May | teacher, sales | 1912-1984 |
| Carins, Archie Dennis | farmer, builder | 1905-2000 |
| Cartmer, Isaac | grocer, postmaster, politician | 1841-1896 |
| Carton, Michael John | farmer, politician | 1873-1967 |
| Cavell, Horatio Alexander | salesman, merchant taxi operator | 1888-1961 |
| Centre, Socrates | farmer, potash-soap manuf., politician | 1813-1890 |
| Centre, William | farmer, potash-soap manuf. | 1816-1895 |
| Chambers, Albert L. | banker, merchant, politician | 1878-1970 |
| Chapman, Ethel Matilda | writer, editor, lecturer, economist | 1888-1976 |
| Chapman, William A. | constable, municipal official | 1864-1956 |
| Charlton, Albert | soldier, labourer | 1877-1969 |
| Charlton, John “Jack” | factory worker, municipal assessor | 1914-1998 |
| Charlton, John W. | clerk, tool setter/machinist, unionist | 1921-2006 |
| Child, Sydney G. | machinist, politician, garage owner | 1910-1981 |
| Chisholm, Finlay | farmer, politician, implement agent | 1848-1917 |
| Chisholm, James Lloyd | Farmer, horseman | 1911-1992 |
| Chisholm, Victor | lawyer, land registrar | 1854-1930 |
| Chisholm, William | farmer | 1809-1894 |
| Clark, Charles William | merchant, councilor | 1907-1986 |
| Clarke, David | shoe maker, marker gardener | 1851-1920 |
| Clarke, Gwendolyn P. | columnist, author, volunteer | 1893-1966 |
| Clarke, Samuel | farmer, politician, publisher | 1803-1868 |
| Clarridge, William Ivan | factory worker, fireman | 1920-1999 |
| Clement, Albert E. “Babe” | factory worker, fire chief, truck driver | 1911-1986 |
| Clements, John Barr | roving reporter, traveler | 1877-1906 |
| Clements, Matthew | farmer, politician, sheriff | 1826- |
| Clements, Russell M. | merchant, postmaster, politician | 1884-1975 |
| Clements, William | farmer, fruit grower, politician | 1841-1915 |
| Clements, William Bradford | merchant, bank manager, politician | 1868-1946 |
| Coates, Robert | teacher, town clerk | 1836-1910 |
| Cobban, Dr. James | medical doctor | 1802-1857 |
| Conway, Michael | teamster, constable, politician | 1825-1893 |
| Conway, Shelagh Mary | librarian, volunteer, homemaker | 1927-2000 |
| Cooke, Alexander Stewart | accountant, historian, author | 1916-2001 |
| Cooke, Peter Wellington | farmer, car agent, grain buyer | 1881-1957 |
| Cooper, John “Jack” Gordon | farm labourer, mechanic, garage owner | 1901-1962 |
| Costigan, E. James | estate manager, municipal official | 1912-1964 |
| Cottrelle, George Richardson | executive, banker, industrialist | 1880-1953 |
| Coulson, Harold Edward | machine operator, fireman | 1915-2009 |
| Coulson, Thomas Henry | bricklayer, merchant, politician | 1886-1970 |
| Cox, Thomas | farmer, lumber mill owner, politician | 1858-1934 |
| Crisci, Alfonso | merchant, businessman | 1926-2010 |
| Cross, William | harness maker, businessman | 1901-1974 |
| Crowe, Joseph E. | factory worker, soldier, horticulturist | 1895-1964 |
| Crozier, John Wesley | farmer, politician | 1854-1924 |
| Crozier, Wilfred Gordon | merchant, banker, antique dealer | 1890-1972 |
| Cumming, William C. | farmer | 1791-1878 |
| Cunningham, Nellie Beatrice | chief telephone operator | 1890-1955 |
| Cunningham, Robert Clarence | farm labourer, grocer, politician | 1894-1981 |
| Darling, Jane | homemaker, investor | 1793-1857 |
| Davis, David A. | merchant, volunteer | 1910-1956 |
| Dawson, George H. | salesman, merchant, politician | 1888-1955 |
| Deacon, Frederick H. | Stock Broker, Industrialist, Philanthropist | 1874-1948 |
| Deacon, John S. | teacher, merchant, school inspector | 1841-1925 |
| Dear, Thomas Philip | factory worker, merchant | 1909-1997 |
| Dempsey, George | farmer, merchant, politician | 1822-1892 |
| Denyes, James Malcolm | teacher, principal, school inspector | 1872-1960 |
| Dewar, Duncan | clerk, conveyancer, politician | 1842-1910 |
| Dewar, Helen | stenographer, court reporter | 1875-1968 |
| Dewar, John Jr. | teacher, lawyer | 1829-1888 |
| Dewar, William Foster | postmaster, clerk, bandsman | 1871-1934 |
| Dice, Dr. George | medical doctor | 1842-1872 |
| Dice, Samuel | farmer, real estate, insurance agent | 1837-1924 |
| Dick, Edith R. | nurse, nurse administrator | 1906-1978 |
| Dick, Kenneth Young | soldier, lawyer, judge | 1909-2007 |
| Dick, William Inglis | lawyer, crown attorney, school trustee | 1868-1962 |
| Dixon, Elijah | farmer, merchant, manufacturer | 1837-1899 |
| Dixon, Jacob | farmer, manufacturer, politician | 1836-1920 |
| Dixon, John Allan | farmer | 1888-1966 |
| Dixon, John Sr. | farmer, pioneer | 1790-1874 |
| Dixon, Laura Barbara | wife, homemaker, poet | 1907-2003 |
| Downs, Mabel G. | stenographer | 1902-1980 |
| Downs, Roy E. | photographer, reporter, volunteer | 1936-1994 |
| Duignan, William John | insurance broker, volunteer | 1929-2001 |
| Durante, Joseph | labourer | 1877-1956 |
| Eager, Wm. Lawrence Pearson | court official, insurance agent | 1814-1911 |
| Earl, Edwin Franklin | tinsmith, plumber, politician | 1855-1931 |
| Easterbrook, Thomas | businessman, farmer, entrepreneur | 1813-1892 |
| Elliot, John Wilson | lawyer, county judge | 1853-1936 |
| Elliott, George E. | teacher, politician, judge | 1902-1965 |
| Elliott, John A. | farmer, auctioneer, real estate agent | 1898-1987 |
| Ellis, Riby | farmer, electrician, caretaker | 1847-1924 |
| Evans, Lorne M. | labourer, veteran, volunteer | 1923-1989 |
| Evans, Mildred Irene | accountant, veteran, sportswoman | 1924-2003 |
| Ezard, John | factory owner, politician | 1846-1925 |
| Farlow, James Gordon Gage | farmer, painter, soldier | 1896-1981 |
| Fay, Stanley Albert | plumber, tinsmith, politician | 1902-1976 |
| Featherstone, Charles E. | farmer, threshing operator | 1873-1968 |
| Field, Myrtle B. | clerk, land registrar of deeds | 1883-1970 |
| Fitzgerald, Fredrick Wm. Bruce | soldier, banker, insur. agent | 1894-1951 |
| Fitzgerald, Orpha Isobel | teacher, homemaker, insur. agent | 1898-1974 |
| Fleming, John Calvin | turnkey, governor halton jail | 1880-1946 |
| Ford, Barbara Y. | Farmer, Cattle Breeder | 1928-2019 |
| Ford, Neil G. | technician, collector, volunteer | 1937-2017 |
| Ford, Thomas William | store clerk | 1923-1986 |
| Foster, Edgar William | teacher, principal | 1908-1993 |
| Foster, Hugh | cooper, land developer | 1794-1858 |
| Fox, Robert Wellington | farmer, politician | 1876-1951 |
| Frank, William Andrew | labourer, sheriff, musician | 1902-1985 |
| Frazer, James A. | auctioneer, municipal empl. | 1832-1914 |
| Freeman, Dr. Clarkson | teacher, medical doctor | 1827-1895 |
| Galbraith, Robert Bessy | merchant, politician | 1874-1949 |
| Gardhouse, Reford W. | Farmer, Judge, Livestock Breeder | 1916-2003 |
| Gazley, Lina Emily A. | homemaker, artist, volunteer | 1896-1977 |
| Gazley, Sidney Wilfred | airman, police officer, manager | 1896-1987 |
| Gemmell, Margaret | school teacher | 1904-2001 |
| Gilbert, George Sr. | baker | 1879-1941 |
| Gollins, Richard E. | painter, bandmaster | 1866-1939 |
| Gordon, Donald | accountant, volunteer, mayor | 1927-1987 |
| Gorham, Thomas Ambrose Milne | teacher, crown attorney, judge | 1859-1913 |
| Gould, Ivan Stanley | barber | 1885-1974 |
| Goutouski, Alexander L. (Gus) | businessman, veteran, politician | 1920-1994 |
| Gowland, Dr. Marshall E. | medical doctor, politician | 1879-1931 |
| Gowland, Gordon | merchant, politician | 1911-1980 |
| Graham, Andrew | carpenter, soldier | 1921-2005 |
| Gray, Margaret A. | teacher, volunteer | 1933-2022 |
| Hadley, Frank | bookkeeper, farmer, | 1882-1971 |
| Hall, Stanley LeRoy | farmer, M.P.P. | 1888-1962 |
| Hampshire, Wm. James Laird | farmer, sheriff, politician | 1873-1968 |
| Hannant, John T. Sr | merchant | 1869-1957 |
| Hannant, Solomon | miller | 1838-1889 |
| Hardy, John Laurenson | farmer, delivery service | 1874-1949 |
| Harris, Ronald Charles | merchant, politician, musician | 1907-1991 |
| Harrison Sr, Johnson | farmer politician | 1822-1907 |
| Harrison, Dr. Johnson E. | Veterinarian, Politician | 1845-1903 |
| Harrison, Elizabeth | farmer, teacher | 1782-1867 |
| Hartley, David | farmer, J.P., politician | 1834-1912 |
| Hassard, Kenneth Edward | sales manager, volunteer | 1925-2008 |
| Hatton, John Stinson | merchant, politician | 1834-1904 |
| Hawthorne, Robert | blacksmith, businessman | 1823- ? |
| Hayward, Frederick Arthur | businessman, transport owner | 1912-1965 |
| Hemstreet, Alfred L. | farmer, merchant, politician | 1862-1952 |
| Hemstreet, George Albert | photographer, merchant, clerk | 1853-1957 |
| Hemstreet, Richard Lawrence | merchant, politician | 1851-1928 |
| Henderson, David | teacher, merchant, MP, banker | 1841-1922 |
| Henson, Samuel | builder | 1883-1970 |
| Heslop, Dr. Cecil Hartley | veterinarian, politician | 1896-1982 |
| Higginbotham, Alfred | druggist, politician | 1868-1950 |
| Higgins, Arthur J. | businessman | 1913-2001 |
| Higgins, John Wm. | merchant, politician | 1892-1962 |
| Hill, Robert Troop | farmer, merchant | 1819-1890 |
| Holgate, John | merchant, court clerk | 1816-1896 |
| Hollinrake, James | merchant, politician | 1831-1910 |
| Homes, James Harold | trainer, harness racer, farmer | 1915-1985 |
| Homes, Marshall (Ross) | butcher | 1913-1981 |
| Hood, Bruce M. | NHL referee, Businessman | 1936-2018 |
| Hopkins, James Dickens | machinist, soldier, musician | 1918-1999 |
| Houston, Clifford Paige | clerk, foreman, volunteer | 1908-2004 |
| Houston, James | grocer, auto agent | 1867-1943 |
| Houston, Lily Rose | homemaker, sheriff’s constable | 1915-2002 |
| Huffman, Henry | farmer, land developer | 1785-1862 |
| Hume, Dr. George S. | Geologist, Petroleum Expert | 1893-1965 |
| Hume, Dr. William | medical doctor | 1830-1864 |
| Hume, Gordon Switzer | farmer, volunteer | 1918-2011 |
| Hume, James | farmer, merchant, politician | 1851-1919 |
| Hume, Mima Alma | secretary, author | 1884-1973 |
| Hume, Thomas Davidson | farmer, theatre owner, politic. | 1868-1934 |
| Hunter, John | builder, merchant, politician | 1841-1923 |
| Hutchinson, Thomas Allinson | painter, engineer, lawyer | 1894-1977 |
| Inglis, George Lawrence | general trucking, school bus owner | 1908-1997 |
| Irving, John | teacher, merchant, politician | 1867-1953 |
| Jackson, George Edward Clark | business man | 1922-1985 |
| Jarvis, John | farmer, politician, justice of the peace | 1806-1862 |
| Johnson, Charles Howard | mechanic, car dealer, businessman | 1911-1998 |
| Johnson, Jacob Anson | teamster, merchant | 1867-1940 |
| Johnson, William Frederick | machinist, veteran, volunteer | 1909-2003 |
| Jones, Benjamin | cabinet maker, politician | 1825-1898 |
| Jones, Charles | cabinet maker, merchant, politic. | 1852-1937 |
| Kennedy, Donald Elliot | teacher, soldier, historian | 1915-2004 |
| Kennedy, Hon. Betty | journalist, broadcaster, senator | 1926-2017 |
| Kennedy, James S. | hotel owner | 1862-1932 |
| Kernighan, Murray S. | businessman, volunteer | 1927-2019 |
| Kerr, Charles Nelson | druggist | 1900-1966 |
| King, Dr. George A. | dentist, politician | 1897-1976 |
| Knight, Cyril Bertrum | merchant | 1912-1989 |
| Laidlaw, Dr. Alexander Robertson | medical doctor | 1835-1865 |
| Laking, Robert John | farmer, real estate | 1897-1988 |
| Laundon, Charles E. | manager, court clerk, artist | 1887-1975 |
| Lawson, William Alexander | farmer, volunteer | 1929-1994 |
| Lecocq, Charles | harness maker | 1884-1964 |
| Ledwith, James Michael | businessman, politician, volunteer | 1924-2010 |
| Lewington, Clifford George, Wm. | labourer, postal worker, volunteer | 1909-1984 |
| Lindsay, Walter H. | merchant, politician | 1843-1904 |
| Little, John F. | harness maker, politician | 1864-1951 |
| Livingston, Thomas Chisholm | land surveyor, insur. agent | 1835-1913 |
| Lucas, Colin Cameron | scientist | 1903-1981 |
| Lush, Thomas Foster | farmer, butcher, politician | 1844-1909 |
| Lyon, William Durie | merchant, politician, magistrate | 1825-1893 |
| MacArthur, Ann Jeannette | teacher, politician, business woman | 1909-1998 |
| MacKay, Adeline Louise | teacher, homemaker | 1912-2004 |
| MacNab, Alexander Gordon | insur. agent, funeral director | 1889-1962 |
| MacNab, Bruce Campbell | funeral director, court clerk, JP | 1919-1998 |
| MacNabb, Alexander Campbell | farmer | 1849-1920 |
| MacNabb, Archibald Linford | farmer, merchant, sheriff | 1886-1937 |
| Magee, Marjorie Isabell | homemaker, musician, secretary | 1917-1996 |
| Marcellus, J. Earnest | teacher, principal | 1883-1967 |
| Marchand, Emil | jeweller, watchmaker | 1866-1928 |
| Mark, John | businessman, restaurant owner | 1914-1978 |
| Marsh, Isabel | nurse, homemaker | 1909-1973 |
| Marsh, Thomas Marshall | store clerk, purchasing agent | 1912-1995 |
| Marshall, Kenneth Pollard | farmer, plant employee, soldier | 1918-1995 |
| Martin, Charles | mill owner, politician | 1861-1941 |
| Martin, Dr. Charles Ansley | medical doctor, mill owner, politic. | 1899-1989 |
| Martin, Edward | farmer, mill owner, politician | 1822-1885 |
| Martin, John | mill owner, land developer, politic. | 1815-1871 |
| Martin, Joseph | farmer, mill owner, politician | 1818-1900 |
| Massey, Olive Bell | homemaker, deputy land registrar | 1909-2000 |
| Matheson, John D. | lawyer, publisher, judge, politic. | 1846-1916 |
| Matheson, Thomas Grey | lawyer, crown attorney | 1836-1904 |
| Maxted, John | builder, politician | 1869-1971 |
| Maxted, Margaret | clerk, stenographer, county treasurer | 1903-1986 |
| McCallum, Finlay | teacher, county treasurer | 1813-1881 |
| McClenahan, William J. | farmer, teacher, court clerk | 1861-1932 |
| McColl, Dr. Hugh Angus | medical doctor, politician | 1863-1936 |
| McCollum, Joseph H. | Druggist, Politician | 1852-1941 |
| McCuaig, Robert Fraser | insurance broker, politician | 1921-1975 |
| McCutcheon, Dr. John Wallace | medical doctor | 1905-1992 |
| McDowell, Thomas | shoemaker, plasterer, politician | 1831-1909 |
| McDuffe, Richard Lanning | farmer, millwright, machine dealer | 1884-1963 |
| McEachern, John Leslie | labourer, garage owner-operator | 1900-1957 |
| McGibbon, Archibald | farmer, governor halton jail | 1849-1932 |
| McGibbon, John D. | hotel owner | 1863-1916 |
| McGrogan, Mary Margaret | teacher, principal | 1908-2006 |
| McGuffin, James | tailor, merchant, medical doctor | 1829-1909 |
| McKay, Duncan | grocer & bakery operator, politic. | 1856-1901 |
| McKay, Peter M. | auctioneer, merchant, town clerk | 1822-1884 |
| McKersie, Lachlan Rupert | funeral director, soldier | 1918-2008 |
| McKim, Thomas Robert | merchant | 1904-1973 |
| McKindsey, George C. | grain buyer, sheriff, senator | 1829-1901 |
| McMullen, Hugh “Peter” | mine employee, truck driver, sportsm. | 1911-1966 |
| McNaughton, Malcolm | farmer | 1764-1850 |
| McNeil, Leonard | teacher, school inspector | 1913-2005 |
| McNiven, Frank | farmer, governor jail, police chief | 1889-1966 |
| McNiven, James Alexander | policeman | 1911-1994 |
| McWilliams, Peter | Lawyer, Crown Attorney | 1926-2011 |
| Meadc-Sirrs. Dr. Letitia K. | Dr., medical inspector, teacher | 1858-1943 |
| Melanson, Arthur Joseph | merchant, politician, volunteer | 1927-2010 |
| Merkley, Arthur Whitney | lumber merchant | 1880-1945 |
| Merritt, Harold John | merchant | 1910-1981 |
| Merry, Amy L. | mother, teacher, volunteer | 1888-1984 |
| Middleton, Ernest Albert | farmer, merchant | 1876-1952 |
| Miller, Judge Thomas | Lawyer, Judge | 1830-1891 |
| Mills, Frederick Donald | merchant | 1905-1991 |
| Mitchell, John Redford | Inn Keeper | 1894-1954 |
| Mockridge, Helen | librarian | 1885-1967 |
| Mockridge, James | banker, auditor, volunteer | 1850-1943 |
| Montgomery, Richard | Wagon Maker, Politician | 1814-1889 |
| Moreau, Robert K. | policeman, volunteer | 1934-2007 |
| Morley, Frank | labourer, painter/decorator | 1876-1953 |
| Morley, George Albert | butcher | 1890-1959 |
| Morse, Samuel | foundry owner, manufacturer, politic | 1820-1870 |
| Morton, Thomas A. | barber | 1867-1957 |
| Mountain, Preston Vernon | barber | 1906-1960 |
| Mule, Virginia | homemaker, merchant | 1930-2012 |
| Munro, William Norman | lawyer, judge | 1873-1958 |
| Neihaus, Charles | shoemaker, merchant, politician | 1843-1915 |
| Newell, Winifred Agnes | teacher, volunteer | 1924-1988 |
| Nixon, Mungo E. | merchant, theatre owner, politician | 1874-1960 |
| Norrington, Walter John “Bus” | merchant, painter, politician | 1915-1988 |
| Norris, Victor James | machinist, politician | 1883-1966 |
| Panton, William Jr. | clerk, editor & publisher | 1847-1935 |
| Panton, William Sr. | farmer, merchant, inspector, clerk | 1808-1865 |
| Parton, Charles Allan | labourer, merchant, volunteer | 1927-1999 |
| Patterson, Mary Eleanor | homemaker, columnist | 1910-2010 |
| Peacock, John Henry | farmer, merchant, politician | 1859-1918 |
| Pearce, Norman Stanley | engineer, politician | 1926-1997 |
| Pearen, E. Rosslyn | photographer, reporter, politician | 1906-1975 |
| Pearen, Frank | painter/decorator, politician | 1867-1956 |
| Penson, Wilfred Henry | mill worker, fireman, town superint. | 1922-2003 |
| Perry, Cora | merchant | 1909-1986 |
| Pettigrew, Oliver Clarke | farmer, street railway empl., driver | 1867-1943 |
| Pettit, Mary Sophia | nurse, politician | 1888-1961 |
| Phelps, Melvin H. | businessman, volunteer | 1923-2022 |
| Pickett, Nelson Lafayette | pharmacist | 1909-1987 |
| Porter, Richard S. | baker, saw mill owner | 1854-1902 |
| Powys, Marjorie Alice | teacher, politician, volunteer | 1922-2013 |
| Ptolemy, Roger Hall | industry president, politician | 1896-1973 |
| Ptolemy, William Hall | colonal, farmer, businessman | 1866-1933 |
| Racey, Thomas | clerk, merchant, soldier, land regist. | 1791-1881 |
| Ramshaw, Thomas G. | manger telephone co., politician | 1876-1965 |
| Randall, William T. | truck driver, fire chief, postmaster | 1897-1982 |
| Randell, John R. | butcher | 1893-1968 |
| Raspberry, Margaret | homemaker, mid-wife | 1875-1965 |
| Riddell, Clarence Grant | Hydro Superint., oba presid., politic. | 1904-1958 |
| Rixon, John | farmer, publisher | 1831-1905 |
| Robertson, Donald Stewart | manufacturer, businessman | 1868-1931 |
| Robertson, Dr. David | medical doctor, land regist.. MPP | 1841-1912 |
| Robertson, Dr. William Edgar | medical doctor, missionary, politic. | 1879-1939 |
| Robertson, Edward E. | bee keeper, businessman | 1919-2010 |
| Robertson, Peter Lymburner | inventor, manufacturer, writer | 1879-1951 |
| Robinson, George Melville | teacher, author, historian | 1901-1988 |
| Robinson, John Fredrick | clerk, merchant, politician | 1875-1946 |
| Roper, John P. | grocery merchant, politician | 1823-1903 |
| Sclisizzi, Bruno | businessman, entrepreneur | 1926-2014 |
| Sclisizzi, Enio | soldier, manager, NHL player, vol. | 1925-2012 |
| Sclisizzi, Helen M. | teacher, volunteer | 1933-2016 |
| Scott, William M. | farmer | 1891-1975 |
| Serafini, Luigi | labourer | 1889-1969 |
| Servos, Hannah | merchant, homemaker | 1925-1981 |
| Shepherd, James “sheeny” | painter, taxi driver, raconteur | 1892-1959 |
| Sherwood, Michael | iron moulder | 1846-1917 |
| Shields, William Kerr | drover, farmer | 1910-1987 |
| Sinclair, Norman Albert | labourer, clerk | 1880-1953 |
| Smiley, William | carpenter, mill owner, politician | 1821-1898 |
| Smille, George Fulton | brick co. superintendent | 1888-1946 |
| Smith, Bessie B. | farmer, activist | 1885-1981 |
| Smith, George | merchant, insur. agent, politician | 1836-1893 |
| Smith, Marion | homemaker, bookkeeper, guide leader | 1921-1972 |
| Snow, James Wilfred | farmer, contractor, politician-M.P.P. | 1929-2008 |
| Somerville, John | carpenter, farmer, merchant, politic. | 1856-1911 |
| Sproat, Adam | farmer, garage owner, politician | 1885-1963 |
| Stark, James | farmer | 1787-1864 |
| Stevenson, Dr. Carroll Keith | medical doctor, hospital owner, polic. | 1901-1977 |
| Stewart, Bertram G. H. | farmer, cattle showman | 1932-2018 |
| Stewart, John Sr. | farmer, patriot or rebel, businessman | 1808-1893 |
| Stewart, Robert | farmer, postmaster, politician | 1851-1927 |
| Stewart, William Glass | teacher, writer | 1814-1880 |
| Stewart, William Henry | teacher, principal, Superintendent | 1859-1929 |
| Storey, George | farmer, merchant, implement agent | 1871-1916 |
| Stover, Graydon, Lionel | employee- brick yard, robertson mtg | 1904-1966 |
| Stover, Norman W. | employee – robertson mtg. | 1897-1986 |
| Strain, Gordon | printer, merchant, businessman | 1915-1988 |
| Stuart, Dr. Peter | teacher, doctor/surgeon, politician | 1858-1925 |
| Swann, George Frederick | labourer, volunteer | 1909-1987 |
| Syer, Dr. George Eber | medical doctor, coroner | 1898-1976 |
| Syer, Edmund | industrialist, politician | 1866-1943 |
| Taylor, Samuel Fordham | tanner, currier | 1820-1906 |
| Teetzel, Mathias | carpenter, merchant, land develop | 1811-1865 |
| Thompson, Charles Henry | inn & livery keeper, bailiff, farmer | 1834-1899 |
| Thompson, Frederick David | lawyer, community volunteer | 1932-1979 |
| Thompson, G. Campbell | town clerk, land developer | 1944-1991 |
| Thompson, George Franklin | soldier, farmer, politician | 1896-1984 |
| Thomson, Henry Dewar | store clerk, office administrator | 1884-1977 |
| Tock, Andrew | farmer, grocer & confectioner | 1845-1913 |
| Tolektzka, Conrad G. | merchant, sportsman | 1887-1963 |
| Tomosky, Amelia Catherine | homemaker, musician, heritage adv. | 1924-1988 |
| Turner, Clarence Reid | merchant, funeral director, politic. | 1884-1963 |
| Van Allen, Joshua | gaoler, tailor, builder | 1802-1880 |
| Van Allen, William | turnkey, jail governor | 1827-1907 |
| Vaughan, George Albert | labourer, fireman, volunteer | 1907-1970 |
| Waldie James A. Sr. | blacksmith | 1832-1900 |
| Waldie, Alfred Ethelred | blacksmith, fireman | 1905-1980 |
| Waldie, James Alfred Jr. | blacksmith, fireman, politician | 1871-1948 |
| Waldie, James Franklin | manager, volunteer | 1908-1987 |
| Walker, Philip | farmer, pioneer | 1785-1865 |
| Wallace, John Jr. | liveryman, hotel keeper | 1853-1893 |
| Waters, Uriah M. “Joe” | labourer, bandsman | 1896-1984 |
| Watson, Henry | druggist, seedman, bookseller | 1824-1892 |
| Weir, Thomas E. | Blacksmith, Farmer | 1864-1933 |
| Wheeler, Harry | Teacher, Music Director | 1885-1946 |
| White, Francis Leonard | printer, publisher | 1880-1948 |
| White, John | farmer, lumber dealer, M.P. | 1811-1897 |
| White, Richard | publisher, printer | 1854-1931 |
| Whitelock, James Earl | agric. representative, volunteer | 1895-1963 |
| Whitlock, Edward F. | engineer, marathon runner | 1931-2017 |
| Willmott, James B. | druggist, dental surgeon, politician | 1837-1915 |
| Willmott, John | carpenter, farmer | 1770-1836 |
| Willmott, Joseph Harrison | farmer, cattle/sheep breeder, politic. | 1897-1987 |
| Willmott, Sarah | teacher | 1813-1903 |
| Willson, Levi | farmer, sheriff | 1804-1879 |
| Wilson, Arthur Earl | labourer, soldier, custodian | 1912-2000 |
| Wilson, Charles Wm. | labourer, soldier, politician | 1901-1997 |
| Wilson, Harold Graham | merchant | 1908-1997 |
| Wilson, Murray G. | Businessman, Volunteer | 1929-2022 |
| Woodley, Addison Thomas | farmer, volunteer | 1915-2005 |
| Yates, Edward. E. | merchant, deputy sheriff | 1869-1963 |
| Young, Sidney | lumber merchant, businessman | 1854-1934 |
| Zimmerman, Dr. Soloman | dentist | 1847-1919 |
| Zimmerman, Henry P. | farmer, grist/lumber mill owner | 1818-1883 |
| Zwolman, Antoniette | merchant | 1911-1985 |
| Zwolman, Jan | barber | 1908-1978 |
