Timothy Harman (1835 - 1901)

Born 5 Apr 1835 in King Township, York County, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia (Evans) Harman — married 4 Jan 1858 in York County, Canada West.

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1901 at age 66 in Chaffey, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Problems/Questions Profile managers: CJ Leitch [send private message], Marie Svedahl [send private message], and Heather Sutton [send private message]

Biography

Timothy was born about 1837. He was the son of James Harman and Rachael Sykes.

Timothy appears in the Canada Census of 1851. Please note surname spelling in Census is Harmon. The information is as follows: James Harman, 47, born in Canada, Farmer, Wesleyan Methodist; Rachel Harman, age 35; Peter Harman, age 21, Labourer; Ann Harman, age 17; Timothy Harman, age 15; Thomas Harman, age 12; Hiram Harman, age 10; Mary Ann Harman, age 7; Nancy Harman, age 4; Alex Harman, age 1.

Timothy marries Amelia Evans in 1858. The information is as follows: : 1858 Marriage

Name: Amelia Evans - Age:18 - Birth Place:North Gwillimbury Township

Residence: East Gwillmsbury Township

Parents: William & Alel Evans

Spouse: Timothy Harman - Age: 20 - Birth Place: King Township

Residence: King Township

Spouse Parents: James & Rachael Harman

Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1858 - County: York

Microfilm Roll: 1030068

Timothy appears in the Canada Census of 1861. The information is as follows: Surname: Harman, Given Name: Timothy, Gender: Male, Age: 23, Marital Status: Married, Place of Birth: Upper Canada, Religion: Quaker, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: York, Sub-District Name: King, Page Number: 17, Line Number: 12, Microfilm: C-1088, Item Number: 1255960. Occupation is labourer. Others in the household included: Amelia, age 21; Caroline, age 2. It appears he was living with his father and mother at this time.

Timothy appears in the Canada Census of 1871. The information is as follows: Surname: Harman, Given Name: Timmothy, Gender: Male, Age: 32, Birth Year: 1839, Marital Status: Married, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Protestant, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 43, Sub-District Name: King, Sub-District Number: a, Page Number: 68, Line Number: 4, Microfilm: C-9964, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 2914253. Others in the household included: Amelia, age 31; Caroline, age 12; Margaret, age 10; Fletcher, age 8; Nancy, age 6; James, age 4; William age 4; Alexander age 10 months.

Timothy appeared in Fisher and Taylor's County of York Townships Directory 1876. The information is as follows:

Harman Timothy . . . t (tenant) Concession 2 Lot 20 King

Concession 4 Lots 17, 18, 19 King

Timothy appears in the Canada Census of 1881. The information is as follows: Surname: HARMAN, Given Name: Timothy, Occupation: Laborer, Gender: M, Age: 45, Birth Year: 1836, Marital Status: M, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: C Methodist, Nationality: German, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 137, Sub-District Name: Gwillimbury North, Sub-District Number: H, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 200, Page Number: 40, Microfilm: C-13249, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 3627980. Others in the household included: Amelia, age 43; Margaret, age 20; Fletcher, age 18; Nancy, age 16; William, age 14; James, age 14; Alexander, age 12; Walter, age 5; Olive, age 2.

The Ontario Reports, Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Justice for Ontario

page 546 - (Common Pleas Division) - PUBLICATION: 1883

Mulholland v: Harman et al

Timothy Harman had been tenant of one Pearson who had persuaded the owner, George Kirk to give up possession of east half of Lot No.17, in the fourth concession of King, in the county of York. Case was tried at Queen's Bench Division, at Toronto, on the 30th day of April, 1884. Judgement was given in favor of the plaintiff on the 7th of May, 1884.

It appears to have been a rather confusing tale of land description and ownership, with Timothy Harman being a tenant of Pearson, but also a George Henry having a lease to a saw mill & some land for over twenty years (1858- 187?). Timothy's brother, Richard was also involved, coming to live/work there sixteen years prior (c1868). About 1870 Timothy left, selling out??" to Richard who remained until after the lease expired.

Timothy appears in the Canada Census of 1891. The information is as follows: : 1891 Canada census - Ontario - Muskoka - Franklin & Sinclair & Chaffey Townships

page 34 - film T6354 - Electoral District of Muskoka & Parry Sound

HARMAN Timothy male, age 54, married, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist, occupation farmer;

HARMAN Amelia female, age 51, married, wife, born in Ontario, father born in Wales, mother born in Ontario, Methodist;

HARMAN William, male, age 28, son, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist, occupation farmer

HARMAN James, male, age 23, son, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist, occupation farmer

HARMAN Alexander, male, age 21, son born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist, occupation farmer

HARMAN Walter, male, age 14, son born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist

HARMAN Alice, female, age 12, daughter, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist

HARMAN Lucretia, female, age 8, daughter, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist.

Timothy appears in the Canada Census of 1901. The information is as follows: Surname: Harman, Given Name: Timothy, Gender: Male, Age: 54, Birth Year: 1837, Marital Status: Married, Province: Ontario, District Name: Muskoka and Parry Sound, District Number: 95, Sub-District Name: Chaffey, Franklin and Sinclair, Sub-District Number: J, Family Number: 163, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 2127116. Others in the household included: Amelia, age 61; James, age 32; Alexander, age 30; Walter, age 23, Rosannah, age 18.

Timothy passed away 10 Oct 1901 in Chaffey, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. The cause of death was apoplexy.

Sources

Svedahl, Marie. A Harman History: Henry & Esther Harman and Their Descendants. M. Svedahl, Regina, Saskatchewan: Printing & Duplicating Services, University of Regina, 1992, p. 623.

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1851: Timothy Harmon.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 21 Apr. 2016, Library and Archives Canada

"Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-BQLZ : 9 March 2018), Timothy Harman and Amelia Evans, 04 Jan 1858; citing York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,068.

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1861: Timothy Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 16 Oct. 2015, Library and Archives Canada

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1871: Timothy Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 30 May 2016, Library and Archives Canada.

“Fisher & Taylor's County of York Townships Directory... Containing a List of the Farmers throughout the County, with Their Post Office Address.” Toronto Public Library, https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-37131055373286D&R=DC-37131055373286D&searchPageType=vrl.

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1881: Timothy Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 7 Apr. 2016, Library and Archives Canada

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1891: Timothy Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 16 Oct. 2015, Library and Archives Canada

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1901: Timothy Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 15 Mar. 2016, Library and Archives Canada

"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK89-GZ4 : 9 March 2018), Timothy Harmon, 10 Oct 1901; citing Huntsville, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, p 517 cn 18834, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,180.

Excerts from the "Orillia Times"

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Heather Sutton for creating] Harmon-1860 on 2 Aug 13.

• Thank you to Marie Svedahl for creating Harman-1345 on 24 May 2014.