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  1. William Ham: Birth: 5 JUL 1873 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Death: 1950 in Gunter, Cashel Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

  2. Thomas Anthony Ham: Birth: 9 OCT 1874 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Death: 10 FEB 1957 in St. Ola, Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

  3. Alice Ham: Birth: 11 FEB 1876 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Death: 9 DEC 1883 in St. Ola, Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

  4. Alfred Ham: Birth: 19 JAN 1878 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Death: 8 MAY 1930 in Belleville, Thurlow Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

  5. Eleda Pearl Ham: Birth: 10 MAY 1886 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Death: 1939 in St. Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada

  6. Wilfred Nathan Ham: Birth: 29 JUN 1889 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Death: 1 JUL 1889 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

  7. Mary Jane Ham: Birth: 8 APR 1891 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Death: 7 AUG 1895 in St. Ola, Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

  8. Harold Ham: Birth: 5 FEB 1897 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Death: BEF 1901 in Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


Notes
a. Note:   lic Library, 141 - Rawdon Tp., Dist. 2, pg. 22, line 14 - James Ham, born Canada, Religion E. Methodist, age 18. Listed with his parents & 5 siblings.
  1871 Census Records, 62 - Hastings County North, Ontario, Film C9994, Hamilton Public Library, G2 - Limerick Tp., pg. 12, line 2, James Ham, age 27, born Ontario, E. Methodist, Origin German. Listed with his widowed mother, sister, married brother & his brother's wife.
  http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/hast72.htm -Vol 22 Pg 135 (Hastings Co) James W. HAM, 29, farmer, born Canada, bachelor, residence Limerick, s/o William & Mary, married Mary Jane PARR, 20, born Canada, residence Madoc, d/o Anthony & Margaret. Witn: Peter EMBRY, & Louisa PARR, both of Madoc. Sept 9, 1872 Madoc, Epis. Church
  1881 Census Records, Hastings County North, Ontario, Film C13239, Hamilton Public Library: O - Limerick & Cashel Tps., pg. 14, line 14, James Ham, age 37, born Ontario, C. Methodist, Origin German, Farmer; Mary J., age 28, born Ontario, C. Methodist, Origin French; William, age 7, born Ontario; Thomas A., age 6, born Ontario; Alice, age 5, born Ontario; Alfred, age 3, born Ontario.
  1891 Census Records, Hastings County, Ontario, Film C13239, Hamilton Public Library, O - Limerick & Cashel Tps., pg. 14, line 14 - James W. Ham, age 37, born Ontario, C. Methodist, Origin German, Farmer; Mary, age 28, born Ontario, Origin French; William, age 7, born Ontario; Thomas A., age 6, born Ontario; Alice, age 5, born Ontario; Alfred, age 3, born Ontario.
  1901 Census Records, 71 - Hastings County North, Ontario, Film T6473, Hamilton Public Library: G1 - Limerick Tp., pg. 1, James W. Ham, born 17 Apr. 1843, Age 57, born Ontario, Origin Canadian English, Religion Methodist, Farmer; Mary J., born 15 Oct. 1862, Age 48, born Ontario, Origin French Canadian; William, born July 5, 1873, Age 27, born Ontario, Origin English; Alfred, born Jan. 19, 1878, Age 23, born Ontario, Origin English; Elida P., born May 19, 1886, Age 14, born Ontario, Origin English. [James was the enumerator for this area.]
  1911 Census / Ontario / Hastings East / 10 Limerick Tp./ page 3- Ham James M Head W Apr 1843 68 Ham William M Son S July 1873 37 Ham Alfred M Son S Jan 1878 33 Ham Eleda F Daughter May 1886 25
  http://www.township.limerick.on.ca/history.htm - written by Mrs. Thos. A. Hamm, 1954- Back to the north side of the road where Harold Palmateer now lives is where Wm. Phillips lived on the south end of the lot, and Jake Kemp lived in the log shanty on the north end of same place. Pat Plumb lives on the old Jim Ham place of 200 acres. After Jim Ham died his son Alfred and daughter, Eleda, lived there. Alfred married and died there and then it fell in the hands of Pat Plumbe, his adopted son. Jim Ham was clerk of the township for 27 years without a break. Never went to school only nine days in his life and could write with both hands at once. From the four corners which was always called Ham’s Corners, there was a cheese factory built on the south east corner between the years 1885 and 1900. It was run first by two girls by the name of Dewey. It didn’t run very long, perhaps 2, 3, or 4 years and burned. A little later on the ratepayers got together and made a bee and raised another factory on the south-west corner. That is on the north end of Thos. S. Ham’s lot. That factory was run a number of years. I think Sam McTaggart was the first cheese maker and Fred Remington was the next. Finally the butter factorys came into operation in Madoc and Bancroft and the milk was gathered up by truck and made into butter. The factory dwindled down to nothing and later was used for a residence. Farming has dwindled too and today there are very few cows found in the township. The next building on the south side of the road is the brick school which was built in the year about 1913 and 1914. It was built on the lot owned first by Peter Embury. Later Allen Brown lived there and was section foreman for a few years. Different ones have lived there since and now it is owned by Mrs. Gorden King. Next 100 acres is where Albert Embury owned and cleaned the land. He moved to the west and since then Jef Caverley, Wm. Brinklow, Harry Sleeper, and now Thos. A. Ham. The next lot east is the Wm. Casement lot which is left without house or barn. Next lot is owned by Tom Carrol. Now back to the four corners on north side of road. Lawerence Conley lived there, then his son George. Percy Palmateer for a short time and then T. A. Ham lived there and owned it for over 20 years. Now Bert Carrol owns it and lives there. The next house is Mrs. Clara Reid’s. The house is built on the old foundation of the little old brown school. The next lot is where Christopher Wright owned the 100 acres. Left it to his son, Vean, and he sold it to John Phillips, Sr., who lived there a number of years. Then John Longmuir, and next was Marsh Drinkwater’s and now Billie Baker owns it and lives there. The next 100 acres is where High Phillips lived, then Isobad Charlon, and Mrs. Welsh and at present Mrs. Joy Sharpe owns a portion of the land near the road. On the next lot up on the hill across form Tom Carrol is where old Mr. John Burkitt lived, later his son George. Then Jack Neil owned it for a few years. Again the place has been bought and the house has lately been torn down. On the next lot on the south side again is where old Mr. Winfield lived, then Mr. Astleline and Timothy Hines.
  Ontario Vital Statistics, Deaths, #16422: James W. Ham, male, 70 yrs. 6mos. of age, died Sept. 26, 1913, born Rawdon Tp., died Lot 16 Con. 2 Limerick Tp., Hastings County, Father - William Ham, Mother - Polly Wright, died of myoma of the stomach & anaemia of 1 yr. duration, signed by Dr. Geo. H. Gardiner, Informant- Alfred Ham of St. Ola, Registered Sept. 26, 1913.
  http://www.angelfire.com/wa3/greenwoodontario/StOla1.html- St. Ola Cemetery records- HAM:- J. W. - Apr. 17, 1843 - Sept. 26, 1913
  Tombstone photo: http://www.gravemarkers.ca/ontario/centont/hastings/limerick/st_ola/ham2.jpg
Note:   1861 Census Records, Hastings County, Ontario, Film C1033, Hamilton Pub


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