Map of Hope township in 1878

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Hope twp.

John Bowles, farmer, b. 1827, Ont.

m. Agnes (b. July 29, 1832 New York) USA

      1.  Mary J. Bowles b. Dec. 14, 1860 USA

           m. James Wood (b. July 27, 1860 Ont.) ~ 1888

                    1.1  Arthur Wood b. Oct. 25, 1889 Ont.

                    1.2  Ethel M. Wood b. Mar. 25, 1891 Ont.

John  d. Nov. 16, 1892 Hope twp.  Ref #012295/92

The following may be a Boles or a Bates, the handwriting in the original census record is hard to read.

1871 Census East Durham (51) B-3 Port Hope town page 50 line 10 house 201; film C-9980

Name               sex       age             born           rel.       ethn.           Occ.                 Mar.

Richard             M         71              England      W.M.   English        Gentleman        widow

M.V.                 M         19              Ontario       W.M.   English       

Marg. Newman   F          47              England     C.of E. English        Gentlewoman