INDEX TO HAMNETT PINHEY'S ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1821-57
By Bruce S. Elliott and Jennifer Mori
Hamnett Pinhey kept diaries from 1821, the year following his
arrival in Canada, until shortly before his death in 1857. The daily
entries are very brief, but note fairly consistently the weather,
expenditures, monies received, construction activity at Horaceville,
letters received or sent, the hiring of new employees, and the farm and
other work done by employees. Visits, arrivals in the township,
birthdays, public meetings, and other assorted details turn up
sporadically.
At the end of each book is a section of accounts, recording
Pinhey's dealings with several hundred individuals, mostly residents
of March, Huntley, Torbolton, Nepean, and Bytown, as well as Hull
and Eardley across the Ottawa River. The entries include Pinhey's
accounts with his labourers and servants, and sales and purchases
of various commodities on credit. The accounts with the employees
record the wages paid them and the various deductions made for
advances of necessaries, loans, and days absent because of illness or
insobriety.
The following index to the accounts, which will be of interest
to local historians and genealogists, is arranged alphabetically by
the name of the individual, recorded as stated in the original record,
followed by the page references where each individual's account may be
located. The four diaries are indicated by a letter A to D. The
locations of the diaries are as follows:
| A. | Pinhey diary 1821-28 - Accounts at rear
|
| National Archives, MG 24, I 14, file 6 |
| B. | Pinhey diary 1829-40 - Accounts at rear
|
| Archives of Ontario, MS 199, reel 3 |
| Copy at National Archives, reel M-5567 |
| C. | Pinhey diary 1840-46 - Accounts at rear
|
| National Archives, MG 28, III 46, Vol. 36
(Hill & Hill) |
| D. | Pinhey diary 1847-57 - Accounts at rear
|
| National Archives, MG 28, III 46, Vol. 36
(Hill & Hill) |
A little memoranda book covers the year 1820 but it contains
no detailed accounts: National Archives, MG 24, I 9, Vol. 10,
pp. 3101-74 (Hill Collection). Together these five volumes cover
Pinhey's entire residence in Canada from shortly after his arrival to
just before his death.
It is unfortunate that Pinhey referred to many of his employees
only by Christian name or nickname. Sometimes it is possible to
discover who is meant (for example, Joe Sligo's account is referred
onward to that of Joseph Davis, who was a native of Co. Sligo, Ireland),
but more often their identities remain a mystery. Unidentified people
are listed at the beginning of the index.
Many names appear in the diary sections of the books, but no
attempt has been made to index these. Those interested in Pinhey's
employees may, however, locate the dates of their accounts by
checking the references listed below, and then turn to the relevant
time period in the diaries to discover what information was recorded
about them there. Omission of surnames in the diaries is even more
common than in the accounts, so cross-checking between the two
sections of the books is in any case essential.
Diaries A and B were indexed by Bruce Elliott. Diary C was
indexed by Bruce Elliott and alphabetized by Jennifer Mori, a summer
student employed by the Pinhey's Point Foundation some years ago.
Jennifer also indexed Diary D. She later went on to studies at
Oxford University.
Farm accounts
- Home Consumption from Store & for labourers
- 1821 A99
- 1822 A100
- House Consumption
- 1822 A93,94
- 1823 A64
- The Farm
- 1827 A195,194
- 1828 A189-190,193
- Cash received for Farm account from March 1837 and expenditure
- B106
- Crops
- 1824, 1826 A59
- 1826 A56
- Disbursement for Crops
- 1829 B16-17,28
- 1830 B32,34,42
- 1831 B58-59,67
- Mill Toll
- 1824-27 A56-58
- Chopping
- 1828 A189
- Expenditure & Receipts, House and Farm
- 1836 B104-5
Construction accounts
- New Stone Room 1823 A65,90,93
- Saw Mill A91
- Sawmill construction micro pp. A90-95
- Millwright film pp. A90-96
- Church A130-9,157-8,185-6
- Joe's House A92
- New Lime Kiln A92
- New House, Lake Road A92
- Hen House 1824 A92
- New Hen House 1825 A105
- Fence to Poultry 1825 A105
- New Stables 1827 A193
- Granary and Malt Kiln 1827 A193
- Batteau A96
- Lime A96
- Disbursements for building improvements, Garden, Logging and Mill Dam
- 1829 B18-19,22-23,29
- 1830 B29,33,35,43,46-47,49
- 1831 B49,48,56-57,63,66
- Expended on church yard wall and on Marsh Road D78
Institutions
- Flour Mill 1829 B12
- Model School C62; D15
- Montreal Bank C74
- Montreal Bank and its Branch at Bytown
- D11 and insert,37,43,51,64,68,74,75,83,85,90
- Montreal Bank and its Branch at Toronto D11
- Steamboat B81
- Upper Canada Bank B116; C4,24,44,52,70
Miscellaneous
- Blacksmith, Work done by A94
- (gives names of customers)
- Cash received ex store A98
- Miscellaneous A140,171
- HKP & Nawley accepted by Egan D48
- Road money D9
- Copy of account of money received and expended in George Morgan's office
- D9 insert
- Millwrights D71
- Saph's estate [sister-in-law Lucy Tasker in England]
- reversion to Pinhey's children Horace, Constance, Mary Ann and Charles D60,60i,60ii
- List of names by township, with amounts (B132)
Individuals
- Canadian A184
- The Canadian Woman A22
- The Canadian Woman & her husband A23
- Andrew the Swede A12-13,71; B21,75
- Angus the Scotch Canadian B41
- Baptiste see Lacoste
- David the Swede A18
- George the Painter D25
- George the Millwright B119
- Hans A144
- James, labourer A117
- Jean, New Canadian A120
- John the Millwright B27,45,61,85
- Jose, Canadian A196-7
- Kitty the Servant C19,21,33
- Louis C11
- Louise C1
- Margaret B1
- Mary the Great called Ann A180
- Mary the little A180
- Matthew the Carpenter D2
- Michael B82
- Pat and William B75
- Rebecca A180
- Samuel C48
- Sarah B25,40
- Thomas the mason A7,79,89,108,119,126,166
- and"Tipperaryand" A149
- William the carpenter A11
- Yankee Pat B126
- Acres Thomas, carpenter A14,179,201; B15,51,76; D16 and insert D48
- Alcock Capt. C35
- Aldrich Henry A28-29; B120
- Alexander Thomas of Huntley D70
- Allen James D33,39,41
- Allen Mary B81,86
- Allen Thomas B41,60,71,79,84
- Anderson, Auldjo, Evans and Co.
- (also Anderson Auldjo and Co., and Anderson, Evans and Co.) Montreal
- D1 and insert,21,35,47,51
- Anderson Elizabeth A180
- Ansley Mr A154
- Argue Andrew A182,200; B4,50
- Argue Old, Huntley B131
- Armitage see Sheehy
- Armitage James D10
- Armstrong A143
- Armstrong Catherine A166
- Armstrong James A182,198,203
- Armstrong John of March D20
- Bagley John, carpenter A149
- Bailey Mary D41
- Barton Jane B71
- Baskin Frederick C32,55; D48
- Baskin James C73; D10
- Baskin John C32,44,55,61,73; D3,45,48
- Baskin Tom C61,73; D4
- Beatty Daniel A8,12; B89,97; C8
- Bell James B102
- Bell Samuel, mason D12
- Bell William B81
- Berry Gottfried C49
- Berry Richard D6,16
- Bertridge D8,10
- Bishop see Nesbitt
- Blanchard Abijah D29
- Bolan D8
- Boucher John D41
- Boucher Wm D70
- Bradley Capt. B70
- Bradley William B D17 and insert
- Bradley Wiliam Brown Junr B101
- Bradley Sands B27
- Brady and Gorman, sawyers A1,24
- Brady Michael A26
- Brennen Bridget B131
- Brennen John D59
- Brennen Mary B131
- Brennen Nicholas B131
- Brennen Richard D6
- Bridges Mrs D4
- Brown Alexander of Torbolton D22,26,49
- Brown John B61,71,76,79
- Brown Thomas B115,122; C8
- Buckham B52
- Buckham John C51; D17
- Bullard see Post
- Burke Dominick A7; B5,20
- Burke John B81
- Burke Kitty A143
- Burke Michael D17
- Burrows Eliza D32
- Camp Robson C1
- Camp William A149,170
- Campbell of Huntley A81
- Caplis John the farmer A168,177-8
- his wife A169
- Carroll Patrick C68; D18
- Caroll William C6,10,14,22,39,46,54,67,72; D2 and insert
- Carson, mason D12
- Cassidy Catherine C59; D2; see Gorman
- Cassidy Tom C69; see Gorman
- Caulfield B45
- Cavanah Eliza B99,103
- Cherry B of March B102
- Christie Dr A143
- Clausie the carpenter A6
- Cochlan Andrew B97; C61
- Cochran Andrew A165,175,184
- Coil Michael A142,145,150,155,162,165
- Collins the carpenter D59
- Collins Thomas, mason A118
- Collins, young, mason A118
- Conolly Sarah C59
- Conroy of Aylmer D4
- Corbet Jeannet D20 and insert
- Coulton B45
- Coutourier Jn Bte A41-43,48-49,55-58,66;
- and wife 67;68-71;
- and family 103,115,122
- Cox Capt. A15
- Cox Mary C8
- Cummins Widow, laundress A123,145,147,151,164
- Cunningham John D70,79
- Darcy, stonecutter C31
- Dashnoe, shoemaker D12
- Davidson John C2
- Davis Joseph (see also Sligo) B50,60,71,75
- Dawson and Co. A9
- Day Bridget C59
- Day and McGillivray A113
- Dogharty Joseph C32
- Douglas Capt. C51
- Douglas of March D8
- Dowlan C7
- Dowlan Mat B126
- Downs the quarryman D59
- Doyle Owen A4
- Draper John B7
- Drummond John C63; D19 & inserts
- Duclos C11
- Duncan B64
- Durrough William C61
- Eadie A12
- Eagan B110
- Edge B7
- Edge George Old B110,114
- Edge and wife A88
- Edge Mrs A87; B30,65,80,102
- Edge Phil C1
- Edwards Henry A9; B64,110; C11,17; D8
- Egan John and Co. of Aylmer C41
- Egan John of Torbolton C48; D16
- Egan Mich C18,48
- Egan Young C60
- Erskine William B70
- Estcourt the mason D84
- Evoy Mat C23
- Fahy B82,120
- Fahy Thomas D79
- Fahy William D39,47,48,79
- Felice Con C31
- Fin James D77
- Finissi Mary ("call her Sarah") B82,89
- Fitzgerald John D79
- Fogerty James B60,61; plasterer C41,35; D29
- Forsyth Richardson and Co.
- A25,36,50,78,107,127, 160-1,188,202;
- B8-9,31,44,53,68-69,72-74,78,83,87-88,90 to 91,100,118,128;
- C3,34,44,58 and insert
- Fuller John C21,49; D16,39
- Fuller Mrs D54
- Gaisford C53
- Gainsford and wife A5,149
- Gainsford, blacksmith A173
- Gainsford John and Joseph D48
- Gainsford Wm D9
- Gannon Mic C18
- Gavan C53
- Glen Robert C2,45,53; D4
- Gliesen Michel C33
- Gorman see Brady
- Gorman Alice C21,33,41,50,59
- Gorman Catherine C41,50; see Cassidy
- Gorman Patrick A80;
- and wife A84-87,102,110,116,121,124-5,141
- Gottineaux the two B82
- Gourlay John C66; D19 and inserts
- Graham James & William C68; D18 insert
- Graham John D18
- Grant Capt. of steamboat "Union" A109
- Green B110
- Greene Robert C33,57
- Grierson John Jr C41
- Griffin James C7,9,12,15,19,28,45; D54
- Griffin Mrs. D33
- Hackett William the millwright D34
- Harkness Joseph A120
- Harper Alexander and William D48
- Harrington Joseph and wife A2
- Headley John A18,147
- Hedley John of Torbolton D48
- Hedley Old B30,85
- Hedley John Junr B80
- Henderson John & Abraham, masons D23,25
- Hickey John B86
- Hicks Old (John), carpenter B85
- Hickson Robert B131; C57
- Hill Hamnett B131; C5,25,56; D7
- Hobbs Robert D48,59
- Hodgins Mary B62
- Hogan Jeremiah C61
- Hogan Pat C21
- Holland Alice D82
- Holt A10
- Hume film p. A218; B52
- Hunt and Wilson labourers provisions A39
- Hurricane B120
- Hurricane Mrs C60
- Ibbetson A143
- Inglee/Inglis James B93,99
- Inglis B89
- Inglish Capt. at Aylmer C51
- Jacob J. C60
- Jameson B27
- Jolifot (Canadian) C31,45
- Jones, shoemaker A164
- Joscente (Canadian) C11,31
- Judd A143
- Kealey Martin D79
- Kelly John D39
- Kemp John B81; D20
- Kemp Wm see Camp
- Kennedy Patrick D70
- Kidder A5
- Kidder Junr B27
- Kilgore Alex C17,32
- Killeen Dennis B81; C63; D17
- Killeen Ellen B99
- LaCoste Baptiste, carpenter A21,30,37; see also Valin
- Laing Mother A159,180
- Landall Mr A15
- Lang George and Robert B114; C13
- Latham Nathaniel D32
- Latulipe C72
- Lay Richard, carpenter
- C20,26,29,30,37,40,42,43,47,49,55;
- D8,10,22,25,26,33,34,40 and insert,49 and insert,54,59,61,62,69,71 and insert, 81,91
- LeBreton Capt. A8
- Leeming Mr B52
- Lermonth James C17,55
- Lewis Abbott B115
- Lewis the blacksmith B52; C57; D18
- Lewis John B102
- Lindsay Rory, stonecutter C31
- Link the carpener A23
- Link and Shouldice A6
- Lion Patrick C7
- Lloyd General (in affairs of James Read and Luton)
- C71; D30 and inserts (2)
- Lloyd Colonel
- A7,183;
- B6,37,76;
- general bill C11;
- sawing acct A191-2, micro pp. A220-1; B10-11,38-39
- Logan B52
- Logan Biddy B49,61
- Logan Catherine C59; D12
- Long Sam A198,203
- Lucas William B81
- Lusk of Eardley A152
- Macdonell John of Point Fortune A109
- Macfee, reaper A117
- MacNab B110
- Mahon John C32
- Majors, the three B86
- Major Catharine B103,120; C18
- Major George C18,21,31,45,48
- Major Matthew B93,108,125,130; C2
- Major Maurice B93,103,120,125; C2
- Major Mick C73; D27
- Major Oliver B125; C2
- Major Pat B86,93,115,125; C2
- Major Rose B89,99
- Major William B82,86
- Maldoon Ann D54,62
- Maldoon James D47
- Maley Anthony C8
- Maley Richard C18
- Martin C7
- Mathews Henry, carpenter D22
- McCabe James A142,149,152
- McCaffray the painter B120
- McCallum Duncan A3
- McCartney Sarah D12
- McCord see Somerville
- McCord Eliza
- A144,162,166,201;
- B1,25,40,62,71,77,85,115,124; C41
- McCord James
- A152,170,174,187, micro p. 217;
- B2,24,36
- McCord Mary A162
- McCord Old Thomas C65
- McCord William A170; B20; D70
- McCulloch, quarryman A117
- McDonald A109
- McDonald Patrick (Christie's mason)
- C17,32,35,45;
- D25,27,33,34,40
- McFadden Ann (also Padden, McPhadden) D61,71
- McFarlane Mr B5
- McFee James and Eliza D26
- McGibney, stonecutter D59
- McGillivray see Day
- McGillivray Angus of Fitzroy C51,73
- McGrath Maurice B122
- McKay Thomnas of New Edinburgh D9
- McKinnon Daniel of Bytown B55,62
- McLachlin D. and W. C36
- McLead Donald D78 folio
- McLechlin Brothers B108
- McLelland Joseph B93,102
- McLellen see McMullen
- McMullen (also McLellen) George
- D45,52 and insert, 58, 63 and insert, 67 and insert,77
- McMurtry B5
- McMurtry James B45,120
- McMurtry John B45
- McPhadden see McFadden
- McVeigh Peter A198,200,201; B4,26,50; C64
- McVeigh Peter Cuthbert D17 and insert
- Merrifield Mr A2,3,144; B5
- Milfore Jane B89
- Milks Mr A11
- Millar William A182,200,203; B1
- Miller Joseph A19,38; & wife 46-47,59-60,76
- Moffat of Huntley, carpenter B126
- Monk Capt.
- A4,26,146,154,182;
- B6,37,54,70,77,113;
- C23,48; D5,13,73;
- sawmilling acct. B94-95
- Monk Wentworth B111
- Mooney the cooper A8
- Mooney John B120
- Mooney William D70
- Moore Dudley and Son A18
- Moore Job and David A113
- Moore Fritz A12
- Moore Roger C23; D10
- Moran Pat D48
- Morin (Canadian) C11
- Morris Robert of Montreal A40,54,106,111,129,153
- ?Morison Dan (in German) A101,112
- Munro Alexander C67; D16
- Munro the mason C17
- Murdoch the weaver C46
- Murphy Ann C8
- Nags Joseph A7
- Nash James C68; D18
- Nash Martin D20
- Nauberg (Canadian) C1; see Norberg
- Naughty Thomas, carpenter B61,126
- Needham Catherine D12
- Needham Martin D22,27,28,32
- Nesbitt and Bishop D48
- Norberg (the Canadian) D27; see Nauberg
- O'Brien B110
- O'Brien John A184
- O'Hara D20
- O'Neil C46,60
- O'Neil John of Torbolton D48.70
- O'Neil Young C46
- Padden see McFadden
- Padfield B85
- Parent, Canadian carpenter C35
- Payne Lukewad D61
- Payne Wm (alias St Andrews) D8,16
- Peevor James D48
- Philbin James alias Thistleman C18
- Pillau (Canadian) C1
- Pillau Harriette C1
- Pinhey Horace
- D24,31,36,38,42,44,46,50,53 and insert, 57,65,66,72,76,80 and insert
- Porver James D41
- Post and Bullard, millwrights A171,175, micro p. 96
- Quin Mich D22
- Ray/Rea John B20,81; D48,70
- Read George A15,16; B5
- Read Capt. James C38
- Read James (Genl. Lloyd in affairs of)
- C71; D30 and inserts (2)
- Read Thomas A16; B3,62,77,96,112; C5,8,38; D5,41
- Reay John and Young, Michael D48; see Ray
- Richardson Frederick D48
- Riddle Henry, sawmill acct A77
- Riddle Thos D17
- Roberts, butcher C41; D20
- Rochester, brewer D6
- Rock Michael C48
- Rock Mick D16
- Rogers, mason A199; plasterer B3,14
- Rolston D6
- Ross the mason C17
- Rutledge Eliza B115,124
- Ryan, mason - his boys C32
- Ryan James, mason D12
- Ryder John D84
- Salmon Robert D6
- Scissons C69
- Scissons Samuel D20
- Seeman Mary A8
- Shea C53
- Sheehy alias Armitage alias Taylor C60
- Shouldice see Link
- Shouldice A13,75; B25,41
- Shouldice Leonard B64
- Shouldice Leonard of McGillivray D20
- Shouldice (Truckle) of March B85,97
- Slack Henry B130; C65
- Slack Tin B130
- Slack Walton B5,86; D12,61
- Slack William B86
- Sligo Joseph B41; see also Davis
- Smith B52
- Smith J. (Capt. Monk's tenant) C60; D14
- Smith at Eardley B86
- Smiths, the B76
- Smith the sawyer A80
- Somerville A149,166,175,176
- Somerville the sawyer A166
- Somerville and Cord sawing acct A170
- Somerville Anthony B20,89
- Sproule Henry D78 folio
- Stanley Thomas D19
- Star George C67; D18 and insert
- Stephens Capt. A15; B21,54
- Stephens Mrs C25
- Stitt Jackson D6
- Stokoe B21
- Stokoe Charles B98
- Street Capt. A10; B5,65,93
- Street Benjamin B113; C9,25
- Street John D14
- ** Sullivan John C6,12,16,27,28,6-XXXXXXX
- Sullivan Mary (the Wee Girl) D84
- Symmes Charles B39,C35
- Tasker William (B133)
- Taylor C53
- Taylor see Sheehy
- Taylor Jeremiah D10
- Taylor John, labourer A181-2; C69
- Teague Michael C63
- Teevan Barney D20
- Tracy (Stracy) William, carpenter
- A104,128,148,156,171,181; C18
- Truckle A144; see Shouldice
- Valin Jean A20;
- and wife A31,32,34-5,44-5,52-3,61,73,82,114;
- Baptise and Valin's provision acct A28,33,39
- Villeneuve C33
- Villeneuve Charles B99
- Watt John B84,92,108-9, @114, 127
- Watt William B61,71,79,80,84,92,103,109,127
- Weatherley Capt. A27,176
- Weatherley's farmer (John Draper) B7
- Welches, the two D12
- Welsh James C60
- Whelen Paddy B70,82,107,117,123,128,129; C18,33
- Whelen Tom B123; D6
- Wiggins Sapora C1
- Wilson see Hunt
- Wilson, haymaker A117
- Wilson Fanny B81
- Wilson John of Torbolton D19
- Wilton, washing A199
- Woods Ringrose B86
- Woodward, millwright B114(2), 121
- Woolsey Joseph C61
- Woolsey William C51
- Wright Philemon and Sons A17,51,74
- Young George of Torbolton B99
- Young Michael and Reay, John D48
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