1851 Bletcher’s Corners Canada Directory
A small Village situated in the Township of Hope, County of Durham, C. W., distant from Port Hope, 3 miles stage fare, 1s. 3d. Population about 125. In the following Directory the names which appear in CAPITALS are those of subscribers to the work. Alphabetical List Of Professions, Trades, &c, Adamson, Henry, tailor. Bletcher, William, hotelkeeper and proprietor of the Victoria stage line from Peterborough to Cobourg. Boyce, J., saw, and carding mills. Briggs, John, smith and machinist. Brittin, William, carpenter and builder. Cassiday, John, shoemaker. Dennie, George, blacksmith. Gifford, Samuel, carpenter and builder. McCarty, Jeremiah, shoemaker. McGowan, John, blacksmith.