This map is by no means exact but it should give you an idea
of how the township was/is situated.
| Drummond: |
| Balderson: Named after Sergeant John Balderson settling here in 1816. By 1850 the village contained two churches, two general stores, a school, a hotel, a cheese factory, a pump factory and several mechanics shops. It also appears as Balderson PO in the Historical Atlas of Lanark County. |
| Fergusons Falls: Located on the Mississippi River and was named for Captain John Ferguson. It was known as Millford in early times. The first settler located in 1815-16. Robert Hicks kept a general store and the post office. It shows on the Historical Atlas for Lanark County. |
| Innisville: Also located on the Mississippi River. First deeded in 1815-16 and was called Freer's Falls. It was then named after James Ennis. Ennisville PO is seen in the Historical Atlas for Lanark County. |
| Perth: Was built as a military settlement. 26th March 1816 a road was completed to the spot where the government storehouse would be located. Perth was the main town during the time the area was settled and was the county seat. It shows clearly in the Historical Atlas of Lanark County. |
| Prestonvale: Does not show by name in the Historical Atlas of Lanark County but there are two churches close to the site. |
| Richardson: As well does not show by name in the Historical Atlas of Lanark County but a church and another building show. |
Parish
& Civil Records; Cemetery Records; Census Records; Taxation Records
Vital Statistics 1869+ - Ontario Government
Parish & Civil Records for Drummond Township:
| Comments | Type | Years | NAC
film numbers |
LDS
film numbers |
| Drummond Township, Lanark County | ||||
| Zion Memorial United Church, Carleton Place | BMD | 1878-1933 | M-2209 | . |
| includes: Beckwith, Drummond and Montague Methodist Circuit | M | 1896-1922 | M-2209 | . |
| Bathurst register located at the Toronto Archives 8 leaves - Bathurst, Dalhousie, Drummond & Lanark | M | 1859-1868 1831-1832 1838-1840 | . | 1697276 item 57 |
| Perth, Lanark County | ||||
| St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (partial index) | BM | 1817-1839 | C-3029 | 0928967 item 4 |
| (another filming by LDS 1817-1857 is on film no. 0272352 item 1) | BM | 1840-1857 | C-3030 | 0928968 item 1 |
| . | B | 1830-1881 | M-196 | 0272345 |
| . | M | 1831-1887 | M-196 | 0272345 |
| . | D | 1848-1881 | M-196 | 0272345 |
| St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (partial index) | BMD | 1823-1859 | M-3197 | 1298996-1298998 |
| . | B | 1860-1870 | M-3197 | . |
| . | B | 1870-1878 | M-3198 | . |
| . | BMD | 1879-1899 | M-3198 | . |
| . | M | 1858-1872, 1879-1899 | M-3198 | . |
| . | D | 1885-1899, 1904 | M-3198 | . |
| Confirmations | . | 1861, 1867-1941 | M-3198 | . |
| . | BMD | 1899-1920 | . | 2032236 item 9-11 |
| St. Paul's United Church of Canada Church | B | 1896-1945 | M-2232 | . |
| . | M | 1858-1959 | M-2232 | . |
| . | D | 1902-1968 | M-2232 | . |
| comprises: Presbyterian (Free Church) Congregation, Perth | M | 1858-1895 | M-2232 | . |
| Knox Presbyterian Church, Perth | B | 1896-1945 | M-2232 | . |
| . | M | 1896-1917 | M-2232 | . |
| Perth Wesleyan Methodist Church (later, Ashbury Methodist Church) | M | 1858-1896 | M-2232 | . |
| Ashbury Methodist Church (formerly above) | BD | 1902-1927 | M-2232 | . |
| . | M | 1858-1949 | M-2232 | . |
| Calvin Presbyterian Church, Bathurst Township | M | 1899-1958 | M-2232 | . |
| St. Paul's United Church of Canada, Perth | M | 1918-1935 | M-2232 | . |
| . | D | 1940-1968 | M-2232 | . |
| communion rolls | . | 1928-1938 | M-2232 | . |
| Saint Mary Parish records - Roman Catholic, Original records in possession of the Saint Mary's Church, Carleton Place ON - also covers Fergusons Falls | . | . | . | . |
| Includes visitations & confirmations | B | 1884-1891 1891-1910 | . | 1298933 |
| . | M | 1885-1890 1891-1910 | . | . |
| . | D | 1885-1890 1892-1910 | . | . |
| with listing of names, includes visitations and confirmations | B | 1891-1920 | . | 2032236 item 7 |
| . | M | 1891-1920 | . | . |
| . | D | 1893-1920 | . | . |
| St. John (Innisville) - Church of England, account book for Mission of Montague (Archives of Ontario film no. 60) | . | 1930-1939 | . | 1482978 item 8 |
| MacDonald, John, 1782-1879 | [by Duncan W. (Darby)
MacDonald].-Brockville, Ontario ; Leeds & Grenville
Branch - OGS c1985-1988 Publication # 85-5 & 88-3 ISBN 0-920300-50-2 (pt. 1) ISBN 0-921133-05-7 (pt. 2) |
Interesting notes &
comments from the diary of Rev. John MacDonald, Catholic
priest for 14 years (c1823-1837) at the town of Perth
…/- 2 v. Part 1 contains "a trip, in 1835, by Rev. John MacDonald to visit "his flock" in and around the Perth area" - p. ii. [part1]. Includes a list of the members he visited mostly in the years 1831, 1834-35 Part 2 contains a record (24th Dec. 1826) of subscriptions, another trip (1831) by Rev. John MacDonald and a list of residents by lot & concession, ca. 1823 - ca 1830, recorded by Rev. MacDonald. Also includes a 15 p. transcript of almanacs by Peter Ferguson for the North Sherbrooke Township area (late 1800's) and a Catholic Church 1836 census for townships in the Lanark County area. Library has bound vols. 1-2 together |
LDS:
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 K2m v. 1-2 |
| First Presbyterian Church,
Perth 1817-1857 Rev. William Bell |
ISBN 1-55034-019-0 | Miller, J.R. Ernest, Kingston Branch OGS 1987 18 p | LDS:
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P1 K29m |
| St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church - marriages 1830-1887 baptisms 1830-1881 |
ISBN 1-55034-022-0 | Compiled by Miller, J.R. Ernest - Kingston Branch OGS 1987 | LDS:
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P1 K29m US/CAN Fiche Area |
| Ashbury Methodist Church
united with Knox Presbyterian Church to become St. Paul's
United Church (1926) B 1890-1924 M 1856-1917 |
ISBN 1-55034-044-1 | Extracted by Sargeant, Robert E. - Kingston Branch OGS 1986 | LDS:
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P1 K2s US/CAN Fiche Area |
| Perth Methodist Circuit B 1820-1942; Ashbury Methodist Church: B 1902-1927 M 1858-1920 |
ISBN 1-55034-043-3 | Compiled by Sargeant, Robert E. & Miller, J.R. Ernest - Kingston Branch OGS 1986 | LDS:
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 K2s |
| Mariages catholiques de la région de Perth, Ontario : Carleton Place, Ferguson's Falls, Merrickville, Perth, Smith's Falls, Stanleyville, Westport | ISBN: 0886621062 | Peter Andersen & Hubert
Houle Ottawa : Centre de généalogie S.C., 1986. 202 p Publication no 84 |
National Library |
Cemetery Records for Drummond Township:
| Cemeteries: | . | . |
| Brooke, Campbell, Fagan Lake (S. Sherbrooke), McVeigh (Bathurst) - rough copy - Highland Heritage/Glengarry GS | . | LDS
US/CAN Film Area 1598267 item 20 US/CAN Q Area |
| Campbell's |  |
Keith
LDS LCGS |
| Craig St. Cemetery, Perth | . | . |
| Drummond, L11 C8 | . | Keith |
| Elmwood Cemetery, Perth | . | Kingston Branch - OGS |
| Nicol stone, Perth |  |
OT |
| Old Methodist / St Paul's United, Robinson St., Perth | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P1 V3m Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| Perth - Names & dates of a small graveyard - by Bernice Costanzo | . | LDS
US/CAN Film Area 0908731 item 7 |
| Prestonvale, L13 C10 | |
Keith
OT |
| Prestonvale, Campbell, Tennyson, Robertson, Code & the Old Pioneer Cemetery Hwy 7 | . | Lanark County Genealogical Society |
| St. Johns RC Cemetery, Perth | . | . |
| St Patrick's Church RC, Ferguson Falls | |
Keith
LCGS LDS US/CAN Film Area 1697276 item 39 |
| 7 cemeteries in Drummond
Township in Lanark County, Province of Ontario 58 p. ISBN: 1894008154 (pbk.) |
. | National Library |
| Tennyson, L27 C6 | . | Keith |
| Drummond Twp. | . | Ontario
Archives MS 451 Reel 6 MS 451 Reel 18 MS 451 Reel 22 |
| Perth Town | . | Ontario
Archives MS 451 Reel 15 |
| Bathurst Courier & Perth
Courier: Abstract of births, deaths & marriages by Louisa Hope |
|||
| volume 1 | Index & abstracts 1834-1869 | . | LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P1 V2h |
| volume 2 | 1870-1879 | . | . |
| volume 3 | 1880-1889 | . | . |
| volume 4 | Index to 1870-1889 | . | . |
| volume 5 | 1890-1899 | . | LDS
US/CAN Film Area 1421652 item 3-6 v 5-8 only (1890-1909) |
| volume 6 | Index to 1890-1899 | . | . |
| volume 7 | 1900-1909 | . | . |
| volume 8 | Index to 1900-1909 | . | . |
| volume 9 | Index & abstracts 1910-1914 | . | . |
| The Bathurst Courier & Ottawa Gazette - Bur-Mor Publications, W. Craig Burtch, Publisher (The Lanark Papers) | |||
| volume 1 | August 1834-November 1837 | ISBN 1-55024-076-5 | LDS US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P1 V2b v. 1-7 |
| volume 2 | The Bathurst Courier &
Ottawa General Advertiser November 1837-August 1842 |
ISBN 1-55024-077-3 | . |
| volume 3 | The Bathurst Courier March 1843-September 1848 |
ISBN 1-55024-153-2 | . |
| volume 4 | The Bathurst Courier September 1848-November 1850 |
ISBN 1-55024-154-0 | . |
| volume 5 | The Bathurst Courier November 1850-March 1853 |
ISBN 1-55024-155-9 | . |
| volume 6 | The Bathurst Courier May 1853-May 1856 |
ISBN 1-55024-156-7 | . |
| volume 7 | The Bathurst Courier &
The Perth Courier June 1856-December 1858 |
ISBN 1-55024-157-5 | . |
| Perth area deaths from the Perth Expositor Record | December 1919-November 1922
extracted by Robert Sargeant & compiled by J.R.
Earnest Miller Kingston Branch OGS |
ISBN1-55034-042-5 | LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.3 V2s |
| Perth area deaths from the Perth Expositor Record | December 1922-November 1929
extracted by Robert Sargeant & compiled by J.R.
Earnest Miller Kingston Branch OGS |
ISBN1-55034-041-7 | LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.3 V2sa US/CAN Film Area |
Census Records for Drummond Township:
Online! 1817 Census Drummond Township
Online! 1820 Census Drummond Township
Online! 1821 Census Drummond Township
Online! 1822 Census Drummond Township
Online! 1822 Drummond Township (Assessment List)
Online! 1842 Census Drummond Township - Head of household only
Transcribed Censuses available in book form:
| 1817 | Census of Perth | Prescott, Ont. Livingston,
Mildred Ruth c1980 nine page booklet source: Archives of Ontario (census date: 6th April, 1817) ISBN 0-920992-05-6 |
National Library |
| 1820-1822 | Early settlers & Col. Marshall's 1834 report on conditions, | Extracted by Robert E.
Sargeant; compiled by J.R. Ernest Miller Kingston, Ont :
Kingston Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1987 From Microfile 154R ISBN 1-55034-035-2 |
Kingston Branch - OGS |
| 1842 | Bathurst, Beckwith, Dalhousie, Darling, Drummond, N. & S. Sherbrooke | Extracted from microfilm by Robert E. Sargeant ; compiled by J.R. Ernest Miller Kingston : Kingston Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1987. | LDS:
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 X2m 1842 US/CAN Fiche Area 6093944 |
| 1851 | Perth (Town) | Extracted by Robert E.
Sargeant and compiled by J.R. Ernest Miller Kingston,
Ont. : Kingston Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society,
[1989] From NAC microfilm C-11731 38 p ISBN: 1550343831 |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P1 X29s 1851 |
| 1851 | Drummond Twp. | Sargeant, Robert E extracted
from NAC film #C-11731 / compiled by JR Ernest Miller
Kingston Ont - 1990 - 38 p. ISBN: 1550343793 |
LDS:
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 X29sa 1851 |
| 1861 | Drummond Twp | Sargeant, Robert E extracted
from NAC film #C-1042 / compiled by JR Ernest Miller
Kingston Ont - 1993 - 53 leaves ISBN 1-55075-259-6 |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 X29sa 1861 |
| 1861 | Perth (Town) | Sargeant, Robert E extracted
from NAC film #C-1042 / compiled by JR Ernest Miller
Kingston Ont - 1994 - 53 leaves ISBN 1-55075-268-5 |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P1 X29s 1861 |
| 1871 | Drummond Twp. & Perth | Robert and Roberta Sargeant Perth, Ont. : Lanark County Genealogical Society, 1997 ISBN: 189400812X | Lanark County Genealogical Society |
| 1891 | Drummond Twp. | .by
Ernest E. Miller & Robert E. Sargeant ; arranged for
publication by Roberta SargeantTranscribed and compiled
from NAC microfilm T-6349, 104 p ISBN: 0777905159 |
Kingston Branch - OGS |
Land & Property Records for Lanark County (general)
Taxation Records for Lanark County (general)
| Merchants, Professionals and Tradespeople of Perth (The) | by Gus Quattrocchi [Perth, Ont. : G. Quattrocchi, 1997] | . | Lanark County Genealogical Society$ |
| Perth Remembered | [editor, Edward Shortt]
[Perth, Ont. : Centennial Publication Committee, 1967] Mortimer Ltd 176 p |
. | LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P1 H2p |
| Perth: Tradition & Style in Eastern Ontario | Turner, Larry Toronto : Natural Heritage/Natural History, c1992 144p | ISBN 0-920474-75-6 | Global
Genealogy $$ CAT #207-003 Lanark County Genealogical Society$ LDS |
| Perth-on-the-Tay: a tale of the transplanted Highlanders | Smith, Josephine Livingston, Mildred R. Reprint of the original by Josephine Smith, 1901 Ottawa: [Mortimer]. 1901. [Prescott, Ont. : M.R. & E.A. Livingston]. |
. | Ottawa Library 971.382 S653 Global
Genealogy $$ |
| What Men They Were - Archibald MacKechnie family | MacKechnie, S. Wyman - Shawville PQ 1975 269p | ISBN 0-919942-00-8 | LDS
US/CAN Book Area 929.271 M193m |
Feedback and Contact Information:
Return to Lanark County GenWeb Home Page
You are the 8407 person to visit the Drummond
Township page
since this page was created November 1998.
This page was last updated: 29 May, 2002.