Newcastle Ontario Canada

1851 Newcastle Canada Directory

A Village situated on the post road to Toronto, in the Township of Clarke, County of Durham, C. W. distant from Cobourg, 25 miles usual stage fare, 7s. 6d. from Toronto, 47 miles usual stage fare, 12s. 6d. Bond Head harbour, 11 miles distant, is the Port for Newcastle, and maybe looked upon as forming part of it steamboat fare to Cobourg. Population about 650. Bond Head, about 200. In the following Directory the names which appear in CAPITALS are those of subscribers to the work. Alphabetical List Of Professions, Trades, &c. HEWSON, WILLIAM, dealer in dry goods, groceries, hardware, … Read more

Biography of Edward Thomas Young

EDWARD THOMAS YOUNG. – Young’s Hotel, at the capital of Washington Territory, is a conspicuous building, well known to the traveling public and to the members of the legislature, and is the pride of the city. Its proprietor, whose name it bears, is a native of London, England. He was born in 1846. At an early age he crossed the water and lived with his parents at Newcastle, Canada. Subsequently he went to Bruce county, near Lake Huron, where he worked at the carpenter’s trade and general building, and acquired the means to cross the continent. He came with a … Read more