John Green Mountford 

Coverage Dates: 1846

County: Elgin

Township: Yarmouth

Lot: St. Thomas

Concession: 

Gender: Male

Year of Birth: 1822

Year of Death: 1898

Ethnicity: English

Religion: Church of England

Occupation: Livery stable keeper, farmer, hotelkeeper, drover

Relationships: 

Father: John Mountford
Mother: Sarah
Brothers: Frederick Batten, James, William Henry

Sisters: Maria, Sarah

Wife: Elizabeth Brook

Sons: James, Lawrence, Henry C., John Joseph (Jack), Leonard Arthur

Daughters: Elizabeth, Ann, Lola Maria, Catharine, Florence Nightingale, Kate D., Zillah Louisa Ellen, Sarah Elizabeth

Archive: Chatham Kent Museum & Kent Branch Ontario Ancestors

Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes

Age During Diary: 24

Coverage: 1/6th of a year

Biography

In this short diary, John tells of his journey in the ship “Charlotte,” from London, England, to Upper Canada. On the way, he is seasick, sees icebergs and whales, and partakes in wine and dancing to fiddle music on deck. The diary ends upon his arrival in Kingston. Thereafter he runs a livery stable in St. Thomas. Then he farms in Middlesex County. Eventually, he settles in Kent County near Shrewsbury where he runs a hotel, farms and is a drover. In 1875, he retires to Blenheim where he becomes Reeve.