York Research Resources is a compilation of online references, books, articles, and useful addresses to assist with research in York Region. Books can be located using your favourite online library catalogue search, borrowed through interlibrary loan, or purchased directly from the publishers.

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• The FENTON Family of East Gwillimbury Township  (Adobe Reader required)
  By Steve Marshall, reprinted from York Region Ancestors, Vol. 12, No. 2, May/June 2006, see page 2.
• Clergy List, 1858-1869, York County, Canada West (Adobe Reader required)
  Compiled by Pat Jeffs, this is a comprehensive list of clergymen who conducted marriages in York County from 1858-1869 and sent their list to the registrar's office annually to be copied into volumes known as the York County Marriage Registers. The list includes the return and page numbers, the year, the clergyman, his denomination, and where his church was located and is sorted by clergymen as well as chronologically to help track down an individual minister and link him to his religious denomination and to the areas he served.
• Family History Archive
  Access to a repository of digitized family histories at Brigham Young University.
• Carmichael Family OnLine Pioneer family of York and Wellington Counties. Surnames include Carmichael, MacMurchy MacPhail, Corrigan, Huxley, Logan, and many others.
• The Howard Dale AGAR Family of Ontario 
  This is an ongoing research of the Agar Family Tree and its many branches, including those in York County.
• APPERLY Family  
  Gerry Apperly's site documents the descendants of Thomas Apperley and Hannah Hatton of Vaughan Twp.
• Corn, Wheat & Maple Syrup, The BAKER Family Story [videorecording]
  (York Region: York Chapter, Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario). From Pennsylvania to York County in 1800 and back to Pennsylvania in 1998. The story of one Pennsylvania German Family's migrations.
• John BALLARD & Sons
  edited and produced by Carolyn Ballard, researched by Ruth Scouten (Markham, Ontario: Ink Pot, 1978).
• BENNETT Family of Bedford & Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania 
  Descendants of Jesse Bennett and Anna Catherine Cober who settled in Vaughan Twp. in 1804.
• William BERCZY; Co-Founder of Toronto
  by John Andre (Toronto, Ontario: Ortoprint, 1967).
• BURKHOLDERS With Roots in Ontario: The First Three Generations
  by Ruth Burkholder (Stouffville, Ontario: RMB Services). Burkholder families who came to Ontario early in its history. Gives names and dates for the first three generations of each family.
• An Illustrated History of the Family of John James CAMERON (1859-1939) & Elizabeth WALKER (1860-1944)
  by Mary Joan Barrett (1994).
• COOMBER - HORNER - LaROSE - LYONS - SIZE Genealogies 
  Steve Marshall shares over twenty years of research on these York Region families.
• The DANBROOK Family Page
  Includes information about the families of James and John Danbrook of Suffolk, England, who settled in Aurora in the 1840's.
• The DAVIS Family and the Leather Industry, 1834-1934
  by Bruce Pettit Davis, Carroll Langstaff Davis (Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1934)
• Devins Family History
  An outline of the Devins family who settled in York County. 2003 Devins Reunion (75th), 6 Jul 2003, Alliston, Ontario, Canada.
• The Brad ELSON Family Home Page
  Researching the family of Johann Hendrick Ulson, born 1763 in Germany. He came to Canada as one of the Berczy Settlers that established the town of Markham in 1794.
• The Descendants of George CREW & Mary BAILEY  
  Lynn Charles shares her research on the family of George Crew, born England, and Mary Bailey, born Prince Edward Island, who settled in Markham Twp.
• HAYWARD / LOGAN Genealogy 
  Information about the descendants of Edward Logan (bc1799 in Ireland) who settled in York County, and associated families.
• Anthony HOLLINGSHEAD, A Loyalist
  A website celebrating the descendants of Anthony Hollingshead, a Loyalist. This site is operated for the interest of the family and to share the past, present and future with all who visit.
• The True Life Story of David James HOWARD
  by David James Howard (Thornhill, Ontario: York Printing, 1971).
• Descendants of John HUNTER and Nancy ANDERSON 
  Dave Hunter's web site includes extensive information about the family of John Hunter and Nancy Anderson from Co. Tyrone, Ireland who settled in Mt. Albert, Ontario. 
• Thomas HUNTER's Family
  HUNTER, ATCHESON, ELLIOT, WILLIAMSON, FOLEY, MURPHY settled in East York, Markham and Vaughan Townships, and the City of Toronto area.
• KINGHORN and EVANS Family Genealogy
  Ellen Kinghorn presents family groups sheets for the family of John Willson and Catherine Kuhn who settled in East Gwillimbury.
• Letter from G. Duggan, Esq of Toronto to J. Skelton of Scotland regarding the murder of Thomas KINNEAR of Richmond Hill
• Look to the North Star: A Life of William KING
  by Victor Ullman (Boston: Beacon Press, 1969)
• KURTZ Family Pennsylvania and York County, Ontario, Canada
  The Kurtz Family Tree published by Carl Peter Nilsen covers 9 generations descended from Muchael Kurtz and Elizabeth Cober who came to Canada in 1805 and settled in the Vaughan Twp. area.
• The LANGSTAFFs of Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Langstaff, Chatham and King
  by James R. Langstaff (Richmond Hill, Ontario: J.R. Langstaff, 1998)
• John LAWRIE and Isabella REID, Family Group Sheet  
  Susan Gibb's research outlines the family of John and Isabella who came to Upper Canada from Scotland, and settled in Vaughan Twp.
• The LLOYD Families of King and Whitchurch Townships, York County, Ontario
  organized, edited and typed by R.D. Lloyd (Toronto: R.D. Lloyd, 1992)
• LOUNT Family
  A web site dedicated to the Lount Family.
• The MACLEODs: the Genealogy of a Clan; Section 3
  (Edinburgh: Clan McLeon Society)
• MacMURCHY Family Reunion 1941 
  An account of the family reunion held at the home of Thomas MacMurchy in King Township, to mark the 101st anniversary of the landing of the family in Canada.
• McCABE Family of King Twp., York County
• Alias Grace
  by Margaret Atwood (Toronto: Seal Books, 1996) A novel that re-creates a mysterious and disturbing murder. Grace MARKS has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer, the wealthy Thomas KINNEAR of Richmond Hill, and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery. Years later, Dr. Simon Jordan listens to Grace's story and draws her closer to a dark maze of relationships and her lost memories of the day her life was shattered.
• MAGER Family  
  Bobbi's place profiles the family of John Adam Mager and Cathrine Kallenbach of Vaughan Twp., and includes Mager cemetery and census records, plus an oral history of York County by Johnathan Baker in 1896.
• Georgina Genealogies
  Includes the families of MORTON of East and North Gwillimbury, THAYER of Jackson's Point and RAE of Georgina Twp.
• MIDDLEBROOK Genealogy
  Includes information about John Middlebrook (1794-1863) who married Hannah Harper (1804-1888) on May 22, 1822 in Markham Ontario.
• The MUNRO Family  
  Outline of the descendants of John and Catherine Munro who lived in Markham Twp., by David Theophilus Camberlain
• NORMAN Genealogy; Ancestors and Descendants of George NORMAN, I and Martha MELHUISH Norman, Somerset, England with Descendant and Collateral Families of America
  by William E. Norman (Norfolk, Va: Teagle & Little, 1976)
• REESOR Family in Canada Genealogical and Historical Society
• The REESOR Family in Canada: Genealogical and Historical Records, 1804-1980
  (Markham, Ontario: The Genealogical Committee, 1980)
• Jerry SMITH, Richmond Hill's Master Watchmaker: A Man in his Time
  by Audrey Smith Koning and Mary Jane Celsie (Richmond Hill, Ontario: A. Koning, 1998)
  A biography of Richmond Hill's Jerry Smith, master watchmaker to the village from 1900 to 1952.
• STALEY and GRANGER Families of York County, Ontario
  Detailed genealogical reports published by Kimberley Muldoon-Staley.
• STÖBER / STIVER Family
  Johann Niclaus Stöber / John Stiver came to Markham Township in 1794 with his wife Anna and their children. 
• Descendants of Peter STOVER  
  Genealogical report of the family of Peter and Margareth Stover of York County, by Brian Massey.
• The TAYLOR Family Tree
  The family history of four TAYLOR brothers who settled in North Gwillimbury, by Darryl Taylor.
• The Francis WASLEY Family of Newmarket, Ontario
  by K.W. Totten, The Ontario Register, Vol. II, p208 (Lambertville, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1969).
• WILES Genealogy
  Genealogy of the the family of John Wiles and Maria Sanderson who lived in Markham and Richmond Hill.
• Descendants of John WURTS of Markham Twp., York County
• A History of Toronto and County of York   
  Developed and recently updated by Sandy Alexander, this site includes a large collection of biographies of many 19th century Toronto and York County residents, from well known people to humble folk, transcribed from the "History of Toronto and County of York" books published in 1885 by C. Blackett Robinson. 500+ pages can be accessed with a search engine, or browsed by geographical region. There is also an extensive photo gallery of buildings and places in Toronto, and the stories of the Pickard, Beckett, Blackmore and Strode families who came to Toronto from England.
• A Brief History of the Early Settlers on this Line 
  By Jonathan Baker (1896). Including Langstaff P.O., Yonge Street and as far west as the 5th Concession (Markham and Vaughan families included).
• The Loyalists in Ontario; The Sons and Daughters of the American Loyalists of Upper Canada,
  by William D. Reid (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House, 1973). Early land records have been used to make up the extensive listing of family groups in this book.
• Loyalist Lineages of Canada, 1783-1983
  Toronto Branch, the United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada. General editor, Lynn A. Morgan; compilers by Elizabeth Hancocks, Casey Hancocks and Mary E. McGillivray (Agincourt, Ontario: Generation Press, 1984)
• Loyalist Lineages of Canada, Volume II
  Toronto Branch, the United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada. Editor, Dorrine Robertson Macnab; compiler Mary E. McGillivray (Toronto: Toronto Branch, United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada, 1991)
• Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of York, Ontario
  Reprint (Barrie: Shenrone Enterprises, 2000) True copy of the original published by J. H. Beers in 1907, contains biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early settled families.
• A Story of the Markham Berczy Settlers
  by Lorne Smith et al. This meticulously-researched booklet was produced for the Berczy Reunion in 1994. A fascinating account of German settlers who came to Markham with William Moll Berczy in 1794.
• First Three Generation Charts of the Markham Berczy Settler Families
  by Vicky Munro et al. A series of simple charts for the first 3 generations of the German families who came to Markham with Berczy in 1794.
• "Awaiting the Millennium" The Children of Peace and the Village of Hope 1812-1889 by Albert Schrauwers. A scholarly study of the sect led by David Willson, who broke from the Yonge Street Quaker Meeting in 1812 to build Sharon Temple. Includes extensive genealogical material on Children of Peace and Quaker families.
• Tales of the Twenty
  published by the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society Of Ontario. Earliest settlements of the Pennsylvania Dutch in Ontario in the late seventeen and early eighteen hundreds, name the Twenty - Waterloo and York.
• Those Enterprising Pennsylvanian Germans,
  published by the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society Of Ontario. This volume records the contributions of some of the Pennsylvania Germans to the economic life of the Niagara, Waterloo and York regions.
• A Historical Sketch of the Brethren in Christ Church known as Tunkers in Canada   Originally published by George Cober of Gormley, Ontario.
• Rebellion Losses for Upper Canada, Home District
  compiled by Doris Bourrie. Alphabetical listings of petitioners to 1849 hearings that allowed or rejected claims for losses in the 1837 Rebellion.
• Family Histories in the King, Nobleton and Schomberg Collections of the KTPL
• Inhabitants of York County, Ontario 1850
  by Norman K. Crowder (Nepean, Ontario: Crowder Enterprises, 1988). A reproduction of the alphabetical list of York County inhabitants from Rowsell's City of Toronto and County of York Directory for 1850-51.
• Ontario Genealogical Society Provincial Index (OGSPI)
  OGSPI is a hypertext library established in 1997 as a volunteer project to index an unlimited range of genealogical information on Ontario families. OGSPI is organized by family surname.
• Genealogies at the Public Archives of Ontario
  A description of the records, and availability via inter-library loan.