1) Old Parochial Registers (OPR)
The old parochial registers record births/baptisms, marriages and deaths before 1855 in Scotland, and the extant births/baptisms and marriages are comprehensively indexed. The old parochial registers are the records of the Established Church of Scotland kept in each parish; while some date from the 1500s, others do not begin until the 1800s, many are badly kept and many have substantial gaps. As their use was not compulsory, many people chose not to record; members of Roman Catholic, Episcopalian and Seceder Congregations very seldom did so, and their records are consulted where available. All the old parochial registers are now in the custody of the Registrar General in Edinburgh.
2) Scotland Censuses
The first detailed Census of Scotland was taken in 1841; it gives: name, age to within five years, occupations and shows whether or not a person was born in the county of current residence. The following Censuses, taken at ten year intervals, give exact age and, additionally, relationships to the head of the household and the parish of birth. Comprehensive indexes of persons are now available for all these censuses up to 1911. The 1911 Census is the latest open to public access.
3) Canadian Censuses
4) Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions
Published in 1969 by the Scottish Genealogy Society
5) Northern Advance Newspaper
Article in the Northern Advance newspaper from Ontario, Canada
6) The Ships List
TheShipsList website, online since August 1999, will help you find your ancestors on ships’ passenger lists.We also have immigration reports, newspaper records, shipwreck information, ship pictures, ship descriptions, shipping-line fleet lists and more; as well as hundreds of passenger lists to Canada, USA, Australia and even some for South Africa. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/1829/slsep30.shtml
7) Kith n’ Kin
Kith n’ Kin: Reminiscenses [sic], biographies, genealogies, photographs, featuring Oro Township pioneer families by Joanna McEwan. Printed by the Dyment-Stubley Printers in Orillia.
8) Family History
Family history information passed down from family member, but not necessarily confirmed with other sources.
9) Medonte: A Township Remembered
Compiled by Mary Garbatt
10) The History of Simcoe County, by Andrew F. Hunter
Appendix of settlers before 1837 found here: http://www.waynecook.com/settlers.html
11) Orillia Gazetteer and Directory 1866-7
12) Orillia Council Minutes
Archived on Microfilm at the Simcoe County Archives
13) Orillia Times
Article in the Orillia Times Newspaper
14) United States Federal Census
On-line here: http://archive.org/details/us_census
15) Orillia Packet and Times
Article in the Orillia Packet and Times Newspaper
16) Orillia Expositor
Article in the Orillia Expositor Newspaper
17) Family Notices
Notices of family members births/marriages/deaths from family archives
18) Anglican Diocese of Toronto Archives
135 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Ontario http://www.toronto.anglican.ca/ 1-800-668-8932 x219
19) Headstone
Information taken from the headstone
20) Birth/Marriage/Death Certificates
21) Military Records
22) Certificates and Diplomas
23) Resumes and C.V’s