Heritage Papers

The Village of Progreston: Part II

WEFHS December 24, 2021
Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, March 1989
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During the 1860s, three Waterdown County Directories were published that contained entries listing the inhabitants and professions for the village of Progreston. This Heritage Paper contains these three listings in full.

ASHBERRY, William, blacksmithMILLS, Francis, teamster
BURKHOLDER, David, sawyerMILLS, James, teamster
BURTON, William, carpenterMORDEN, William L., sawyer
CAMPBELL, John, sawyerPATTON, Andrew, flouring and saw mill proprietor
CAMPBELL, Thomas, teamster and farmerPATTON, Roland, farmer for Andrew Patton
CAMPBELL, William, saw mill proprietorROBBINS, Ira, teamster
DAVIES, William, farmer for Andrew PattonROBBINS, Jeremiah, labourer
EDGAR, John, labourerROSS, John, farmer
FLEMMING, Adam, miller for Andrew PattonTANSLEY, Joseph, farmer
FORD, Michael, labourerTANSLEY, Wesley, last turner
GRIFFIN, Barney, farmerTAYLOR, William, labourer
HOLLINGER, Henry, sawyerYOUNG, Henry G., superintendent peg and last factories
KIEVELL, James, saw mill proprietorYOUNG, William A., last and peg factory proprietor
MARKLE, Henry, carpenter
“County of Wentworth and Hamilton City Directory for 1865-66” Mitchell & Co., Toronto 1866.
ASHBERRY, William, blacksmithKIEVELL, James, saw mill proprietor, last, siding and turning mill proprietor
BURTON, William, carpenterMORDEN, William L., sawyer
CAMPBELL, John, sawyerSHUTLER, Samuel, flour mill proprietor
CAMPBELL, Thomas, teamster and farmerPATTON, Roland, saw mill proprietor
CAMPBELL, William, saw mill proprietorROBBINS, Jeremiah, labourer
DAVIES, William, farmerROSS, John, farmer
EDGAR, John, labourerTANSLEY, John, farmer
FLEMMING, Adam, miller for Andrew PattonYOUNG, William A., peg factory proprietor
GRIFFIN, Barney, teamster
“County of Wentworth and Hamilton City Directory for 1867-68” Mitchell & Co., Toronto 1868.
ASHBERRY, Wm., blacksmithGRIFFIN, Barney, teamster
BEATTY, Henry, sawyerLAWRY, Charles, proprietor peg factory
BURTON, William C., manager peg factoryMcINTOSH, Robert, peg maker
CAMPBELL, Rev. Daniel, minister “Messiah” ChurchMcINTOSH, John, flour mills
CAMPBELL, John, sawyerMISSOURI, Thomas, builder*
CAMPBELL, Wm., flouring, grist, and saw mill proprietorTANSLEY, Joseph, farmer
CROOKER, Wesley, farmerTANSLEY, Wesley, sawyer
DOHERTY, William, labourerTHOMPSON, Wiliam, farmer
EDGAR, John, sawyerZIMMERMAN, Isaac, teamster
FLEMMING, Adam, miller
“County of Wentworth and Hamilton City Directory for 1868-69” Mitchell & Co., Toronto 1869.

© The Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society 1989, 2021.

Editor’s Note:

*This is almost certainly a mistranscribed version of Thomas Le Messurier’s name. Thomas Le Messurier (1836-1923) was a “fine house carpenter”, responsible for the building of several outstanding stone houses in the area — Blagden House on the 7th Concession Road built in 1862, Newell House built in 1863 for $500.00 from stone quarried below the Waterdown Falls, and the Josling House on the 8th Concession Road in 1864. Thomas and his wife, Charity, were residents of Progreston.

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