Person:Robert Arnold (20)

Watchers
m. Abt 1790
  1. Isaac Arnold1797 - 1882
  2. John Willson Arnold1800 - Aft 1861
  3. Eliza ArnoldEst 1805 - Aft 1826
  4. Robert Arnold1807 - 1875
m. 29 Dec 1836
  1. Mary Jane Arnold1837 - 1923
  2. Joseph Crompton Arnold1839 - 1911
  3. Elizabeth Phoebe Arnold1841 - 1910
  4. Elias Arnold1843 - 1897
  5. John Bowley Arnold1845 - 1872
  6. Eliza Hewitt Arnold1847 - 1915
  7. Robert James Arnold1849 - 1893
  8. Alexander Christopher Arnold1851 - 1926
  9. William Button Arnold1853 - 1921
  10. Charles Wellington Arnold1855 - 1876
  11. Francis Sylvester Arnold1857 - 1877
  12. Abner Arnold1859 - 1892
Facts and Events
Name Robert Arnold
Gender Male
Birth[4] May 1807 Markham (township), York, Upper Canada, Canada
Marriage 29 Dec 1836 Markham (township), York, Ontario, Canadato Margaret Phillips
Property[6] 1837 Markham (township), York, Upper Canada, CanadaConcession 1, Lot 44
Property[7] 1850 Vaughan (township), York, Canada West, CanadaConcession 4, Lot 2
Census[1] 12 Jan 1852 Vaughan (township), York, Canada West, CanadaCensus of Canada West 1851
Census[2] 14 Jan 1861 Whitchurch, York, Canada West, CanadaCensus of Canada West 1861
Census[3] 2 Apr 1871 Aurora, York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada 1871
Death[4] 14 Sep 1875 Bradford, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Burial[5] Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada

When Robert Arnold and his brother Isaac sold the property at Lot 44, Yonge Street, which their father Bowley Arnold received as a Government Grant in 1805, Robert purchased 50 acres to the west of Thornhill in Vaughan Township (Concession 4, Lot 2). They were living there for the 1851 census. Various mortgage transactions regarding this property are to be found in the Vaughan Archives on Bathurst Street.

Prior to the 1861 census he sold this property to buy a brewery in Aurora. The precise date the family moved from Vaughan Township to Aurora is unknown. Further research is required on the final sale in Vaughan and the purchase in Whitchurch (Aurora).

References
  1. United Province of Canada. 1851 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-11759, page 111, line 1ff , 12 Jan 1852.

    Location described as Canada West, District 42: York County, SubDistrict 401: Vaughan
    Robert Arnold, m, 44, b Upper Canada, married, farmer
    Margaret Arnold, f, 36, b New Brunswick, married
    M Jane Arnold, f, 15, b Upper Canada, single
    Joseph Arnold, m, 13, b Upper Canada, single
    Elizabeth Arnold, 11, f, b Upper Canada, single
    Elias Arnold, m, 9, b Upper Canada, single
    Bowley Arnold, m, 7, b Upper Canada, single
    Eliza Arnold, f, 4, b Upper Canada, single
    Robert Arnold, m, 3, b Upper Canada, single
    Alexander Arnold, m, 2, b Upper Canada, single

  2. Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-1089-1090, page 49, line 30ff, 14 Jan 1861.

    Location described as Canada West, York County, Whitchurch Township, Division 1, First Concession, Lot 80.
    Robert Arnold, m, 53, b Canada West, builder [farmer crossed out], married
    Margaret Arnold, f, 46, b New Brunswick, married
    Joseph Arnold, m, 22, b Canada West, single, labourer
    Elizabeth Arnold, f, 20, b Canada West, single
    Elias Arnold, m, 18, b Canada West, single, apprentice tanner
    Bowley Arnold, m, 16, b Canada West, single
    Eliza H Arnold, f, 14, b Canada West, single
    Robert Arnold, m, 12, b Canada West, single
    Alex Arnold, m, 10, b Canada West, single
    Wm Arnold, m, 8, b Canada West, single
    Chas Arnold, m, 6, b Canada West, single
    Sylvester Arnold, m, 4, b Canada West, single
    Abner Arnold, m, 2, b Canada West, single

  3. Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-1089-1090, page 49, line 30ff, 2 Apr 1871.

    Location described as Ontario, District 113: Co of York, SubDistrict 19: Village of Aurora
    Arnold, Robt, m, 64, born Ontario, English, brewer, married
    Arnold, Margaret, f, 56, born USA (sic), Scottish, married
    Arnold, Elizas, m, 28, born Ontario, English, brewer, married (name corrected to Elias in right hand column)
    Arnold, Jemuh, f, 21, born Ontario, married
    Arnold, Bowley, m, 26, male, born Ontario, brewer
    Arnold, Alexander, m, 19, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, Eliza, f, 24, female, born Ontario
    Arnold, Robert, m, 22, painter, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, William, m, 17, brewer, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, Charles, m, 16, scholar, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, Frank, m, 14, scholar, male, born Ontario
    Arnold, Abner, m, 12, scholar, male, born Ontario

    The locations given for the 1861 and 1871 censuses may indicate the same dwelling.

  4. 4.0 4.1 Reg'n 007780/75, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
    MS935; Reel: 11, p 641, 9 Oct 1875.

    14 Sep 1875 at Bradford
    Robert Arnold, male, aged 68 years 5 months, farmer. born Richmond Hill, cause: general debility, sick for about six years. Physician Wm H Taylor MD. Informant: Elias Arnold, painter, Bradford. Registered 9 Oct 1875.

    There is no discrepancy between the birthplace of Markham Township as described under Birth and the village of Richmond Hill given as his birthplace in the Death Registration. Robert Arnold was born on his father's land grant at Lot 44, Concession 1, Markham. This is on the southern outskirts of the present town of Richmond Hill.

  5. Gravestone. Aurora Cemetery.

    Viewed. Includes Robert and Margaret Arnold with Charles and Francis. Transcription of the Gravestones of Aurora Cemetery, 1970, includes this gravestone.

  6. 1837 Home Directory.

    Formal reference to be obtained. 1837 Home Directory as living on Concession 1, Lot 44, Markham, the same land that was granted to Bowley Arnold in 1805.

  7. Inhabitants of York County, Ontario, 1850.

    Listing compiled by Norman K Crowder "The lists of York County inhabitants were extracted from the York County portion of Rowsell's City of Toronto and County of York directory for 1850-51. ISBN 1-55116-582-1. Copyright 1992 by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto Branch.