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Occasionally the Abstract Index books for East and West Flamborough Townships note that a will has been registered in connection with the future ownership of property.

This was the case following George Baker’s early death –  for the contents Read more

A search of the first East Flamborough Township Land Registry Abstract Index showed that George Baker’s purchase of Lot 8, Concession 5, East Flamborough Township in 1822 was conducted without the request for a mortgage to cover the cost.

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A search of the first East Flamborough Township Land Registry Abstract Index showed that George Baker’s purchase of Lot 8, Concession 5, East Flamborough Township in 1822 was conducted without the request for a mortgage to cover the cost.

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Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, October 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, September 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

Turning the pages in the first of the Abstract Index Books for the Township of East Flamborough that document the ownership of Lot 8, Concession 5, it revealed who the first owner of the property had been and it Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, April 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, March 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more

On the map

Flamborough was the last of the original 13 townships Lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe ordered Augustus Jones to survey. Only a small section of what would become East and West Flamborough was surveyed during the first Read more

Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, February 2009These articles are reprinted as they were originally published. No attempt has been made to correct or update the content. If the topic interests you, we encourage you to do further research Read more