February 3, 2005:

Thanks for the offer to start a new page; please do.  
1881 census will not show anything for the Moxleys  on  Conc. II.; 
they had moved on by then.  Some to the Ridge Rd., some to Hawethorne Rd. 
and some to places uknown (those are the ones I am looking for).
 
All the Craigs but three are accounted for--- George (the original settler) 
died between 1845 & 1851 (1851 census shows his wife  Mary Moxley a widow 
and their youngest child was born in 1846)  I am trying to find a record of 
his death and a burial site. Samuel, the above's 3rd son (one of triplets) 
b.1835 gone missing by 1871. Benjamin, the 8th son b.abt 1843 also 
missing from 1871 census. 
 
The biggest challenge is finding out where they came from in the first place.  
Our family 'stories' say Donegal and Cork but nothing specific about location 
or the means of financing the trip or  settlement  I have suggestions they 
were discharged soldiers or alternatively that they were fleeing  prosecution 
for horse theft. Who knows??
 
Thanks again.
 
Al Craig

Note: Al has a lot of photos from the 1890's. Some were taken by the 
Charron Studio on Sussex Drive.

The book Gloucester Roots lists the following families living 
in the 2nd Concession in 1834: Allen, Armstrong, Coombes / Coombs, Craig, Johnston, 
Moxley and Phair.
 December 12, 2005:
Hi Al,
Here is some new info and a correction: 
 
I have confirmed that the Craig and Moxley families were sharing Lot 24, the 
1832 assessment roll has the notation " in company " beside the names Geo. Craige 
and James Moxley.  
                                              
The 1834 roll shows that Joseph Coombs was on Lot 15, Simon Armstrong on Lot 13, 
Joseph Johnston on the e 1/2 of Lot 23 and Richard Allen on the w 1/2 of 23. It 
also shows Wm Phair on Lot 22 not 26 as I previously believed; apparently the Phairs 
didn' t move to 26 until about 1838. 
 
Regards 
... Al Craig