Reference Collection Holdings

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Reference Files

  • Over 1000 genealogy files containing miscellaneous information on Amherstburg-area families.
  • Over 1000 files arranged by subject containing newspaper articles, advertisements, programs etc. on:
    • Businesses
    • Events
    • Organizations
    • Municipal History
    • General

 

Census Records for Essex County (microfilm)

  • 1851 (indexed) (many areas missing)
  • 1861 (indexed)
  • 1871 (indexed)
  • 1881 (indexed at www.familysearch.org)
  • 1891 (indexed)
  • 1901 (indexed at www.automatedgenealogy.com)
  • 1911 (indexed at www.automatedgenealogy.com)

 

Town, Township, and County Records

Amherstburg

Anderdon Township

Malden Township

Essex County Council Minutes

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Directories & Voter’s Lists

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Essex County (selected townships)

  • 1866-67, 1870-71, 1883-84, 1890, 1903
  • 1964 telephone directory

Amherstburg

  • 1875-76 directory
  • 1914 telephone directory
  • Voters’ lists 1862, 1886, 1906, 1919, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1947

Colchester North Township

  • Voters’ list 1913

Malden Township

  • 1823 lot holders list
  • 1843 assessment
  • 1899 directory
  • Voters’ lists 1882, 1886, 1889, 1933, 1937

Sandwich

  • Voters’ lists 1884, 1894

Windsor

  • City directories 1921-2003 (some years missing)

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Newspapers (microfilm)

 

  • Kingston Gazette 1810-18
  • Kingston Chronicle 1819-32
  • Colonial Advocate (Queenston) 1824-34
  • Canadian Emigrant (Sandwich) 1832-36
  • Western Herald (Sandwich) 1838-42
  • Voice of the Fugitive (Sandwich) 1851-52
  • Windsor Herald 1855-56
  • Amherstburg Echo 1874-2003
  • River Town Times 1995-2003

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Church Records

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Church Histories

Cemetery Records (see also under Churches)

Births (see also under Churches (baptisms))

Deaths (see also under Churches (burials))

Marriages (Civil; see also under Churches)

 

Wills

  • Essex County Wills index (selected; early 1800s)

 

Relevant Columns from The Amherstburg Echo

  • ‘Just Folks’ 1988-2000 (indexed)
  • ‘ Upsetting the Hour Glass’ 1982-94 (indexed)
  • ‘ Yesterday’s News’ 1995-2003 (indexed)
  • ‘Those Were the Days’ 1975-present (indexed)

 

Compiled Family Histories

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Compiled family histories can be used as a reference but cannot be photocopied.  We reserve the right to limit the number of items copied from our family files.

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Military Records

  • West Kent Militia, 2nd Kent Militia and St. Clair Volunteers Pay List, 1838
  • Men of Upper Canada: Militia Nominal Rolls, 1828-29

 

Genealogy Sources for Other Areas

Northern Ontario

Quebec-Marriages

Quebec- Genealogies

United States

Stormont & Dundas Counties

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Marine Resources

 

 

 

 

 

  • Vessel Indexes (articles and photos)
  • Large collection of marine reference books, including Echo Soundings

 

Property Research 

See also Town, Township & County Records

  • Fire Insurance Plans
  • Maps
  • Completed Property Research (includes a timeline for the property & related material)
  • Doris Gaspar Property Study