Research

The Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Centre has extensive research material that can help genealogical researchers.

Anyone wishing to do family research is invited to visit the Centre during our business hours:

All Year we are open on Wednesdays 10-4

July and August: extra days and hours posted

If you are making a trip to visit the area please Contact us by email or phone prior to your visit to arrange an appointment.
Our volunteers will do our best to accomodate you on a day and time that suits your plans.

Research Fee: Initial full day visit or Email Query is $20 or $10 per half day.

The volunteers at the centre can be reached at:

Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society
P. O. Box 1294
113 Front St. N.
Campbellford, ON
K0L 1L0.
705-653-2634

email:

The Centre has a good general reference library for genealogical research as well as an extensive collection of local histories from Northumberland, Peterborough, and Hastings/Prince Edward Counties. Some resources are more specific to the local area and include the following:

Information found within the research categories

Census:

Microfilm

1802-1850 Newcastle District Census and Assessment

1825-1847 District of Newcastle, Percy and Seymour Township, Census and Assessments

1842 Canada West Census, including Seymour

1849-1870 Seymour and Percy Township Assessments and Collectors Rolls

1848 Seymour Census

1851 Seymour Census

1861 Seymour Census

1861 Murray, Percy, and Northumberland Agricultural Census

1871 Seymour and Percy Census

1881 Cramahe, Colborne, Brighton, Brighton Township, Murray, Percy, Warkworth, Seymour, Campbellford, Hastings Census

1891 Seymour Census

1891 Campbellford Census

1901 Village of Campbellford Census

1901 Campbellford Village and Seymour Census

1901 Rest of Seymour

CD

1881 Canadian Census

Print

1851 Seymour Census, indexed

1861 City of Kinston and Frontenac County Census

1871 Index to Heads of Household Census – Northumberland County

1871 Index to Heads of Household Census – Hastings/Prince Edward County

1891 Seymour, Percy, Campbellford Census, indexed

1901 Seymour Census

1901 Campbellford Census

Collections:

Archives/Artifacts Database

Over 15,386 articles, documents, and photographs, fully searchable including Women’s Institute, Loyal Orange Lodge, Chamber of Commerce, Public Library, Campbellford Fair, Campbellford Horticultural Society, and the Municipality.

Municipal Documents 1856-1965

Over 3000, fully searchable.

Photograph Collections

Bailey Studio, Frank Linton Collection, E.G. Patrick Slides, Helen Wood Collection, Madeline Simpson Collection, School Photos & Yearbooks, Fair Board Photos.

Newspaper:

1. Campbellford Herald

Microfilm

Dec. 23, 1873 – Dec. 24, 1996, indexed to 1983 for Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Special Events.

2. Campbellford Courier:

Scanned & indexed 1985 – 2003

Land Records:

Microfiche

Computerized Land Records Index, both Nominal and Township Records

Burial Records:

8 Binders of Obituary Clippings – Indexed Alphabetically

Burial Records, Weaver’s Funeral Home -1965-1997 (also on computer), St. John’s United Church, Christ Church Anglican, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Burnbrae Cemetery, English Line Cemetery.

Heritage Homes:

Computerized File of Trent Hills Heritage Homes – over 400 homes in Campbellford, Seymour, Warkworth, Hastings, and Percy Township.

File maintained for the Trent Hills Heritage Advisory Committee.

Walking/Driving Tours of Campbellford, Seymour, Warkworth, Hastings.

Cemeteries:

Binders

Seymour Township

Cramahe Township

Percy Township

Mount Pleasant, Campbellford

Brighton

St. Mary’s, Campbellford

Haldimand, Murray, Sidney, and Belmont Townships

Rawdon Township

Computer Database –

Cemsearch

Cemetery Project 2016

Baptisms:

Early Methodist Episcopal Records, 1805-1853

Wesleyan Methodist Hastings County Records, 1840-1902

Wesleyan Methodist: Seymour Township, 1845-1866
Brighton Township, 1854-1902
Percy Township, 1844-1898
Murray Township, 1842-1884
Cramahe Township, 1843-1899

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, Campbellford, and Burnbrae, 1852-1872

Wesleyan Methodist City of Kingston and Kingston Township, 1844-1876

Christ Church, Anglican, Campbellford.

Marriage Records:

Rev. Joshua Webster (Wesleyan Methodist – Smithfield), 1836-1861

Colborne District, 1839-1858

Upper Canada/Canada West ( Victoria District), 1839-1858

Rev. Robert Neill (Presbyterian), 1840-1878

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian (Burnbrae) 1858-1886

Northumberland County, Vol. 9, 1858-1869

Prince Edward County, Vol. 3, 1858-1869

Hastings County, Vol. 5, 1858-1969

Peterborough County, Vol. 24, 1858-1969

Baptist Church, Brighton

Tabernacle Church (Bible Christian, Methodist), 1858-1912

Christ Church Anglican, 1849-1890

Surrogate Court Index:

Hastings & Prince Edward County, Vol. 2: 1859-1900

Northumberland & Durham Counties, Vol. 4: 1859-1900

Peterborough County, Vol. 17: 1859-1900

Voters Lists:

Voter’s List – Township of Seymour: 1935

Voter’s List – Township of Seymour: 1936

Voter’s List – Town of Campbellford: 1886 -1972

Family Files:

Local Database for Campbellford and Seymour – 186,928 names

Lists available(computer and paper) at the Centre for 100 Family Files, and, Campbellford/Seymour Veterans of World War I , and II

1. Specific Families – Print Format
2. Specific Families – Computer Format

Maps and Atlases:

Belden’s 1878 – Northumberland County

Belden’s 1878 – Hastings / Prince Edward County