Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Quance, Peter |
Born |
1848? 1849? |
Birthplace |
Wentworth County, Upper Canada |
Places of residence |
Binbrook, Wentworth County, Canada West Bognor, Sydenham Township, Grey County, Ontario Norfolk County, Ontario |
Father |
Richard Quance |
Mother |
Alice Quance (nee _____) |
Nationality |
Canadian |
Notes |
Peter Quance was the owner of the Bognor Mill in Sydenham Township, Grey County for a while in the 19th-century. Bognor had both a flour mill and a shingle mill. In the 1860s, a Mr. James Trotter and Mr. James Haig constructed a sawmill and a flour mill (three stories in height) on Lot 6, Concession 2 of Sydenham Township. The properties were sold to Peter Quance in 1871. He constructed a new mill near the older grist mill. After changing hands several times, the grist mill was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in the summer of 1950. ------------- 1997.008.004 Wm. Kennedy & Sons 1878-1881 cash book lists a Robert Quance, p. 22, and a Francis Quance, p. 64. - - - - - - - Peter Quance married Margaret Aurey at Binbrook, Wentworth County, on May 24, 1876, when he was 28 years old. He was then living at Delhi, Ontario, and his occupation was recorded as "Miller". Margaret was 24 years of age, and a daughter of George Aurey and Ametta Aurey (nee Henry). Their marriage record is 012073. Earlier, in the 1871 census, Peter was still listed with his parents and siblings at Binbrook: Richard Quance age 50 Alice Quance age 55 John Quance age 24 Peter Quance age 22 Robert Quance age 20 Richard Quance age 17 Frances Quance age 16 William Quance age 14 Mary Quance age 12 Samuel Quance age 9 Also residing with them was Phillip Dayman age 53, Allen Dayman age 19 and Peter Dayman. In the 1881 Census, Peter Quance was listed as a Miller in Norfolk County. He was then age 32, his wife Margaret was 30, and their son Richard was 4. |
Occupation |
Miller Gristmill Owner / Operator |
Publications |
A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF GREY, p. 104 HISTORY OF SYDENHAM TOWNSHIP (1967), pp. 446-448. |
Role |
Business person |
Spouse |
Margaret Aurey |
Children |
Richard Quance |
