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31.10.13

Creighton and Fairbanks Township 1921

The residents of Creighton and Fairbanks Township according to the 1921 census of Ontario, Algoma East District

Reading these census is just a game of chance so many of these names are misspelled - it serves as a general idea of who made up the neighbourhood in the bigger story.

Concession 5 Lot 3 = Alphonse 55 and Dahlia Joannette 44 - they were Presbyterians
  • Julien 18
  • Maxime 16
  • Alcide 14
  • Lodia 12
  • Oregina 10
  • Dorie ?? male 8
  • Victoria 6
  • Emerance 5
  • Alberta 4 
Fairbanks Concession 6 Lot 4 = Paul 27 and Soulange Pilon 21 Roman Catholic Farmers
  • Lionel 2
  • Romeo < 1
  • Felix 21 - probably an error or maybe a brother
Fairbanks Concession 6 Lot 3 and 4 = Hermingar ( Honores ) 48 and Lidia ( Olivia ) Broome ( Rheaume ) 44 ( looks like Broome but almost certain it is really Rheaume ) I am probably wrong about these names - they may be Arthur Rheaume and his wife of they may be other people completely
  • Godfroie 19
  • Germaine 14
  • Arthur 10
  • Edna 6
  • Eddie 4


Fairbanks - Concession 6 Lot 1 = Dahlia ( Delia Brosseau Laurin ) 47 Roman Catholic ( widow ??? ) with border Annette Groulx 20 or Giroux was lodger
  • Louise Anne Laurin 20
  • Emile 17
  • Medore 16
  • Alcide 14
  • Raoul 13
  • Bruno 11/12
  • Jean Marie 6
  • Benoit 4
  • Florian 2 ( Grand Vieux Laurin as we knew him - born 1919 ) -

Fairbanks Concession 6 Lot 4
Ernest 29 and Albina Brosseau Gravel 28 - Roman Catholic Farmers
  • Aime 6
  • Aldace ( maybe George ) 5
  • Leandre 4
  • Yvette 1
  • Laurence <1  
Fairbanks Concession 6 Lot 5
Armand ? 50 and Ida Lauzon? 34 (Laurin) - Roman Catholic Farmers
  • Aldace ? ( Alfred ? ) 13
  • Urgel ? 9 
  • Madeleine ? 4
Fairbanks Concession 6 Lot 5
Joseph 42 and Eva Rheaume 38 Sauve - Roman Catholic Farmers
  • Rejeanne 15
  • Honore 14 
  • Hector 11
  • Geatanne 10
  • Claude 9
  • Edouard 6
  • ??? 5
  • Cecile 1
Fairbanks Concession 5 Lot 4 - that's on the other side of the river
Joseph Leduc is 64 years old and names no siblings or spouse living with him.

Fairbanks Concession 6 Lot 4
August 32 ( Honore ???) and Oliva Rheaume 28 -
  • Bertha 6
  • Lionel 4
  • Aline 3
  • Gracia ?? 1
Fairbanks Concession 6 Lot 3
Arthur Rheaume 33 shows himself as a single father
  • Lucien 4
  • Lucienne 3
Fairbanks Concession 6 Lot 3
Alcime 39 and Marie Anne Gravel 36
  • Charles Edouard 11
  • Albert 10
  • Marthe 8
  • Cecile ? 3
Fairbanks Concession 6 Lot 2
Adolphe 37 and Lea Leduc Brosseau 29 - RC Farmers
  • Annette 9
  • Germain 8
  • Laurette 7
  • Leon 5
  • Rose Anna 4
  • Amanda 3
  • Alcime 2
  • Rolland <1
Creighton Township Concession 5 Lot 5
John 35 and Robert Geary 28 - Anglican bachelors born in England

Creighton Concession 5 Lot 5
Arthur 41 and Philomene Page 27 - RC Canadian born
  • Jeanne 6
  • Eva 3
  • Gracia 2
Creighton Concession 4 Lot 7
Robert Mills - 27 y/o Scotland born bachelor farmer- immigrated to Canada 1913 - Presbyterian

Creighton Concession 6 Lot 8 - end of the short rail line to Chelmsford and Shaft No. 2
Rosario 42 and Alexina Rheaume 39 - RC - Mining Farming
  • Timothe 19
  • Anita 17
  • Florette 15
  • Andre ??? 13
  • Germain 10
  • Stephane 8
  • Jeannine 6
  • Evangeline 4
  • Anita Leger 20 - lodger - her occupation is difficult to make out but looks like fromagere or cheese maker - she might have been the factor behind the cheese factory on near Charles Brosseau's property ??? maybe it was menagere which is servant
  • Alphonse Ollier 63 - lodger - immigrated from France 1891- occupation = miner ( Ollier was a prospector who's name is mentioned with James Stobie often )
Creighton Concession 6 Lot 11
Charles Brosseau 68 - names no others on property

Creighton Concession 6 Lot 5
Arthur Vaillancourt 36 - names no others on property

Creighton Concession 6 Lot 5
Emery ? 63 and Pomela 53 Poulin - RC Farmers
  • Orphile 19
  • Honore 18
  • Joseph 16
Creighton Concession 6 Lot 6
Octave 49 and Marie 59 Loyer - RC Farmers

Creighton Concession 5 Lot 2
Ernest 30 and Cornelia ? 27 Poulin - RC Farmers
  • Dora 3
  • Laurencia 1
  • Jean Baptiste < 1
Creighton Concession 6 Lot 3
Hormidas 40 and Elizabeth St Jacque 30
  • Georgianna 17
  • Ernest 15
  • Maria 14
  • Aurelia 12
  • Felix 10
  • Eugene 7
  • Alice 3
  • Melfrid? 1
Creighton Concession 5 Lot 7
Ferdinand Chartrand 47 and his son Amedie? Chartrand 19

That is the list of people named as living in the north of Creighton and Fairbanks Townships in Algoma East, Ontario in 1921.


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