While
antique hunting I was lucky enough to come across several documents
from 1879. Not wanting them to be lost, I purchased them with the plan
of publishing them here on my Olive Tree Genealogy blog and on my Olive Tree Genealogy website.
I'm also going to offer the originals for sale on my Antique Hunter blog, so stay tuned as I publish each document! This document is a Chattel Mortgage.
Definition of a Chattel Mortgage: A
term used to describe a loan arrangement in which an item of movable
personal property is used as security for the loan. Source:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/chattelmortgage.asp
14 June 1879: Hugh Russell to Sarah Aldritt. Chattel Mortgage to secure the sum of $244.00, Due 14 June 1880
Abstract:
Hugh Russell of the Township of Delaware, County of Middlesex to Sarah
Aldritt of the Village of Aylmer in the County of Elgin, widow.
Sarah is putting up horses, cows, calves, wagons and farm equipment as collateral for the loan.
Witnessed by William Augustus Glover of the Village of Aylmer, Elgin County
Lorine's
Research: In November 1882 the widow Sarah Aldrit [sic] of Aylmer,
Elgin County died at the age of 74. She is noted as being born in the
United States. Her son's name is recorded as T. H. Davis. That clue
(Davis) led me to Sarah Davis, widow, born in USA, age 73 living in
Aylmer, Elgin County in 1881.
Marriage
records show that in 1861 Sarah Davis, age 52, born New York and living
in Malahide Twp Elgin County married James Aldritt. 1851 Census for
Malahide shows Sarah Davis, born New York, age 42, widow with Emeline
Davis and Truman Davis (age 21 and no doubt the T.H. Davis who was the
informant at Sarah's death)
While antique hunting I was lucky enough to come across several documents from 1879. Not wanting them to be lost, I purchased them with the plan of publishing them here on my Olive Tree Genealogy blog and on my Olive Tree Genealogy website.
I'm also going to offer the originals for sale on my Antique Hunter blog, so stay tuned as I publish each document! The first document is a Chattel Mortgage.
June 10, 1879. Thomas Summers to William Henry Bartrum (Bartram). Chattel Mortgage. London, Middlesex County Ontario
Definition of a Chattel Mortgage: A term used to describe a loan arrangement in which an item of movable personal property is used as security for the loan. Source: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/chattelmortgage.asp
There is a very nice list of the items that Thomas is offering as collateral for the loan. There are 2 horses, a wagon and surprisingly, 2 plots of land. What is surprising is that my understanding of a Chattel Mortgage is that land could not be offered as collateral. For a genealogist, this is gold because it provides an exact location of land that Thomas owned.
My Research:
William Henry Bartrum/Bartram was born in England ca 1849. He can be found in the 1871 census for London Ontario. His marriage to Mary Jane barker in 1875 provides his parents' names as William and Emily. He died November 24, 1913 in the city of London in Middlesex County. His death Certificate gives his occupation as "Barrister" and his mother's maiden name as Soule. He was 65 years, 3 months and 3 days old at the time of his death.
There is more than one candidate for being the Thomas Summers of the document.
A witness to the document was Edward Arthur Lancaster, Law Student. The only man I find that might be Edward was an Edward Arthur Lancaster born in England ca 1860. This Edward married in 1885 in Lincoln County Ontario. He was the son of Frederick and Emma Lancaster.
More research found Edward in 1901 living in Lincoln County where he is listed as a Barrister so I have no doubt it is the correct man. His wife was Mary and 4 children plus his mother Emma are living with him.
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