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Old Paris Cemetery
Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada

Contributed by Murray E Fair, Jun 30, 2007, last edited Dec 10, 2007 [murrayfair@rogers.com]. Total records = 129.

To reach this cemetery, travel Dundas Street West, also known as Highway # 2, through Paris and up a long winding grade. As you reach the top of the grade, there is Queen’s Ward School on the right. Keep watch for Church Street and make a left turn on to Church Street, travel one block and on your right, south side you will see the cemetery.

This cemetery is under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is inactive and has been for many, many years. It is in a sad state of affairs.

Several years ago, the existing tombstones were moved to a compound type location on the central eastern edge of the original cemetery. A wrought iron fence was built around the area. Vandals have caused considerable damage by toppling old large spire type stones and broken many of the flat stones.

Grass and weeds have overgrown many of the stones on the ground. Some of the stones that were toppled, I was unable to read. The grass in the general area of the original cemetery is kept nicely mowed.

I walked this cemetery in June, 2007, reading and recording the inscription from each tombstone that could be read in order to complete the transcription process.

- Murray E Fai

Aikman, Eliza, d. 5 Aug 1853, 7 y, 11 m, dau/o R. S. & Mary Ann Aikman
Aikman, Mary E., d. 24 Aug 1850, 14 m, 9 d, dau/o Richard & Mary Aikman
Allchin, Emily, d. 19 Nov 1855, 12 y, 5 m, dau/o Geo. & Martha Allchin, broken stone
Allchin, Martha, d. 22 Nov 1857, 35 y, w/o George Allchin
Allchin, Thomas, d. 27 Sep 1850, 49 y, son/o Tho’s & Mary Allchin
Allchins, Mary, d. 9 Mar 1852, 65 y, w/o Thomas C. Allchins
Anderson, John, d. 4 Dec 1854, 19 y, 8 m, son/o Wm. & Isabel Anderson
Arnold, Joseph, d. 24 Aug 1854, 30 yrs
Barker, John, d. 12 Feb 1866, 32 y, 4 mons
Barker, John, d. 8 Aug 1874, 66 y, 8 m, 7 days
Barker, Mary, d. 4 Jan 1871, 69 y, 9 m, 4 d, w/o John Barker
Barr, Charles Ferrier, d. 24 Nov 1854, 23 y. late/o Paisley, Scotland
Battye, Elle?, d. 1 Sep 1853, 13 m, dau/o David & Esther Battye
Battye, Firth, d. 16 Oct 1853, 3 y, son/o David & Esther Battye
Battye, Samuel, d. 24 Sep 1847, 2 m, son/o David & Esther Battye
Blake, John, d. 5 Nov 1859, 53 y, h/o Micia Maria Blake (Lucas)
Bradwi?, Annie Louisa Alberta, dates illegible, dau/o Joseph & Bridget Bradwi?
Buchan, David, d. 25 Jun 1841, 26 d, son/o David & Jane Buchan
Buchan, Emma, d. 13 Sep 1843, 3 d, dau/o David & Jane Buchan
Buchan, Griffith, d. 11 Apr 1840, 9 d, son/o David & Jane Buchan
Buchan, James, b. 2 Sep 1835, d. 26 May 1864, Eldest son/o David & Jane Buchan
Cairns, John A., d. 26 Jan 1854, 10 m, 13 days
Carmichael, John, d. 30 Apr 1860, 28 y, native/o Glasgow, Scotland
Cary, Joseph, d. 15 Oct 1865, 80 y, 9 mons
Caw, David, M.D., d. 3 Sep 1864, 25 y, son/o Rev. David & Agnes Caw
Caw, David, Rev., d. 4 Oct 1964, 54 yrs
Chambers, John, b. 6 May 1771, d. 15 Sep 1845, 75 yrs
Collard, Madrion (Ramsay) (McGhie), d. 23 Sep 1851, 35 y, 6 m, 7 d, w/o James Collard
Conklin, Elizabeth Lily, d. 18 Aug 1873, 31 y, w/o James Davidson Conklin
Conklin, Elizabeth Lily, d. 22 Sep 1873, 6 w, dau/o James Davidson & Elizabeth Lily Conklin
Conklin, Elizabeth, d. 30 Sep 1872, 30 y, 2 m, 15 d, dau/o Elias & Cornelia Conklin
Conklin, Elizabeth, no dates, infant dau/o James & Isabella Conklin
Conklin, Isabella (Davidson), d. 29 Feb 1864, 54 y, w/o James Conklin, native/o Roxburghshire, Scotland
Conklin, James Davidson, d. 25 May 1865, 10 m, son/o Thomas d. & Sarah Conklin
Conklin, James, d. 23 Aug 1847, 40 y, native/o New York State
Conklin, John Elias, no dates, infant child/o James & Isabella Conklin
Conklin, Mary, d. 15 Apr 1873, 29 y, 2 m, dau/o Elias & Cornelia Conklin
Currie, Martha, d. 6 Mar 1874, 58 y, widow/o James Currie
Davidson, Ann, d. 21 Apr 1854, 23 y, w/o Daniel Davidson, dau/o John Murray
Deans, Mathew, no details, broken stone
Denholm, George, d. 15 Nov 1851, 28 yrs
Deverell, Eunice (Tilney), b. 25 Dec 1811, d. 21 Jan 1873, w/o James B. Deverell
Dickie, Edward Palmer, d. 6 Nov 1855, 15 m, son/o James & Isabella Dickie
Dickson, Andrew Ranaldson, d. 19 Aug 1853, 27 y, youngest son/o David & Livia Dickson (Ranaldson), formerly of Blairhall in Perthshire, Scotland
Duffy, Charles, d. 2 Jun 1839, 1 y, son/o Charles & Elenor Duffy
Duffy, Elenor, d. 28 Sep 1840, 45 y, w/o Charles Duffy
Footit, Charles, d. 5 Dec 1859, 33 yrs
Fry, George, d. 30 May 1867, 63 y, 6 m, 17 days
Gordon, Alexander, Esq., d. 12 Oct 1849, h/o Elizabeth Gordon (Buchanan)
Gordon, Elizabeth (Buchanan), d. 22 Jul 1849, w/o Alexander Gordon, Esq
Gordon, Francis, d. 26 Jan 1839, son/o Alexander & Elizabeth Gordon (Buchanan)
Gordon, John, d. 2 Jun 1859, son/o Alexander & Elizabeth Gordon (Buchanan)
Gowans, Isabella, d. 17 Mar 1872, age obscured, dau/o James & Mary Gowans
Gurney, Mary Ann, d. 16 Aug 1859, 53 y, 7 m, 6 d, w/o Charles Gurney
Harris, Robert William, Esquire, b. 10 Mar 1803, d. 29 Mar 1861, born at Grange County, Antrim, Ireland, associated with the firm of Buchanan Harris & Company, Hamilton
Hogarth, Jane, d. 3 Mar 1855, w/o Wm. Hogarth, born at Scotland, broken stone
Holmes, Hannah, d. 12 ??? ????, relict/o the late William Holmes, broken stone
Houghton, Elizabeth, d. 27 Dec 1854, 53 y, w/o Richard Houghton
Irwin, John, d. 4 Sep 1861, 56 y, born at Monachy, Ireland
Irwin, Margaret (Stinson), d. 3 Jan 1857, 91 y, born at Arthur Bog, Ireland
Irwin, Mary (Qua), d. 5 Aug 1867, 57 y, widow/o the late John Irwin, born at Armagh, Ireland
Jamieson, Alex, d. 9 Nov 1867, 35 y, native/o Scotland
Johnson, Fanny, d. 21 Oct 1851, 11 y, dau/o Harry C. & Charlotte Johnson
Johnson, Harry, b. 18 Mar 1786, d. 19 Dec 1852, born at Harrington, Conn
Johnson, Mary Jennett, b. 16 Feb 1868, d. 10 Jun 1860
Johnston, Harry, b. 12 Feb 1787, d. 27 Jun 1858, born at Licester, Vermont
Leet, Isabella (Gray), d. 22 Mar 1864, 59 y, w/o Thomas Leet
Logan, Margaret Agnes, d. 21 Apr 1856, 2 m, 4 d, infant dau/o Patrick & Euphemia Logan
Logan, Patrick, d. 6 Dec 1872, 52 y, 10 m, native of Ayrshire
Loutit, Angelina, d. 7 Aug 1863, 25 y, w/o James Loutit
Lovett, Ann, d. 14 Apr 1862, 59 y, w/o Wm. Lovett
Lovett, Wm., d. 18 Apr 1869, 69 yrs
Macartney, ??, no dates, infant son/o Mary Ann Macartney
Macartney, Mary Ann, d. 19 Mar 1860, 28 y, w/o Meade N. S. Macartney
Mason, Matilda H., d. 9 Nov 1857, 31 y, w/o Thomas Mason
McKenzie, Margaret, d. 22 Oct 1853, 26 y, w/o James McKenzie
McKie, William, d. 20 Sep 1870, 9 m, 20 d, son/o Samuel & Margaret McKie
Miller, Thomas, d. 26 May 1842, 53 yrs
Montgomery, Catherine (Finlayson), d. 21 Apr 1873, 56 y, 8 m, widow/o James Montgomery
Montgomery, James, d. 10 Jul 1851, 32 yrs
Montgomery, Janet, d. 14 Jul 1854, 5 y, dau/o James Montgomery
Morris, James, d. 26 Feb 1847, 25 y, second son/o William & Rebecca Morris of Peamarsh, Sussex, Great Britain
Murray, Helen, details obscured
Murray, Isabela, d. 20 Aug 1848, 26 yrs
Murray, John, d. 6 Sep 1854, 29 yrs
Murray, Rosan, b. 10 Sep 1809, d. 11 Jul 1850, w/o Thomas Murray
Murray, Thomas, b. 21 May 1806, d. 15 Jul 1837
Newcombe, Hiram V., d. 27 Oct 1854, 45 yrs
Nixon, Helen Olivia, b. 18 Mar 1847, d. 30 Aug 1864, dau/o William & Jane Nixon, broken stone
Oliver, Eliz. (Houghton), d. 29 Jul 1864, 37 y, w/o Thomas Oliver
Parker, Thomas, d. 1 Jan 1850, 46 y, broken stone
Paterson, Mr., Adam, d. 21 Mar 1841, 27 y, formerly/o Edinburgh, Scotland
Paterson, Thomas, d. 25 Jul ??48, 1 y, 2 m, son/o David & ?? Paterson, broken stone
Patterson, Arthur Leopold, b. 14 Apr 1863, d. 11 Sep 1863, son/o William & Maria Patterson
Puckridge, Clara, d. 28 Jan 1858, 25 yrs
Puckridge, Fredrick, d. 14 Jan 1858, 23 yrs
Qua, Samuel, d. 23 Aug 1846, 53 yrs
Ramsay, William, d. 22 Apr 1872, 28 y, son/o Johnathan & Isabella Ramsay
Randall, Edwin, d. 20 Mar 1871, 27 yrs
Rutherford, George, d. 19 Nov 1870, 64 y, native/o Roxboroughshire, Scotland
Ryall, Edward, d. 18 Mar 1864, 77 y, native/o County of Tipperary, Ireland
Sanber, Mary Ann, d. 15 Oct 1852, 18 y, 7 m, 27 d, dau/o C. & C. Sanber
Sederquest, Henrietta, d. 11 Sep 1850, 10 y, 11 m, dau/o James & Mary Sederquest
Simpson, Mary, d. 3 May 1865, 50 y, 11 m, 8 d, w/o William Simpson
Smith, Frank, d. 13 Nov 1862, 10 y, 6 mons
Stewart, Thomas, d. 1831, 22 y, 6 mons
Tarrant, Charles B., d. 26 May 1857, 8 yrs
Tarrant, Charlotte E., d. 28 Sep 1851, 11 mons
Tarrant, Elizabeth (Philp), d. 28 Jul 1851, 25 y, w/o Charles B. Tarrant
Thomas, Alfred, b. 6 Sep 1850, d. 29 Jan 1855, son/o ?ed & Margaret Thomas
Thomas, Frederick, b. 12 Aug 1852, d. 13 Apr 1858, son/o David & ?? Thomas, broken stone
Tottle, Charles Edward, d. 5 Dec 1854, 2 y, 2 m, 15 d, son/o Joseph & Ann Tottle
Tottle, Charles, d. 21 Sep 1850, 2 y, 1 m, 12 d, son/o Joseph & Ann Tottle
Tottle, Elizabeth Jane, d. 29 Oct 1854, 1 m, 12 d, dau/o Joseph & Ann Tottle
Tottle, Elizabeth, d. 3 Mar 1852, 1 y, 3 m, 6 d, dau/o Joseph & Ann Tottle
Walker, John, d. 26 Jun 1852, 5 y, son/o William & Maria Walker
Walker, Maria, d. 28 Aug 1870, 47 y, w/o William Walker
Walker, William, d. 3 Apr 1872, 60 yrs
Watson, Joseph, d. 2 Sep 1867, 10 yrs
Whitelaw, Andrew, d. 23 Nov 1863, 10 mons
Whitelaw, Mary Jane, d. 21 Feb 1856, 3 y, 11 m, dau/o Andrew & Ann Whitelaw
Whiteside, Ann, d. 3 Mar 1840, 67 yrs
Whiteside, John, d. 24 Jul 1851, 83 yrs
Wilson, George, b. 27 Jul 1812, d. 21 Nov 1855, 43 y, 3 m, 25 d, born at Parrish of Ordicguhill, Banffshire, Scotland.
Wilson, Margaret, d. 13 Jul 1848, 9 m, 21 d, dau/o Peter & Agnes Wilson
Wolcott, Family, no other inscription on the monument
Wood, Harriet, d. 17 Aug 1849, 3 y, 8 m, 14 d, dau/o Thomas & Maranda Wood
Workman, Betty, d. 24 Mar 1856, 86 y, 3 m, 22 d, native/o Wray, Lancashire, England
Workman, Robert, d. 12 Feb 1849, 59 y, 4 m, 18 d, son/o Betty Workman

Misc:
??, ??, d. 21 Jul 1855, 50 y, who was accidentally killed by the Rail Road Cars at Paris, broken stone with parts missing
?ames, Elizabeth Ann, d. 13 Oct 1859, 9 m, 14 d, dau/o William & Jane ?ames
?ames, George, d. 14 Jan 1861, 5 y, 7 m, son/o William & Jane ?ames
?ames, Jane, d. 8 Jan 1859, 26 y, 10 m, 15 d, w/o William ?ames

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