History
of “Moorguards”
In 1824, William Charlton, aged
10, arrived at Quebec from England with his father Edward
(1770-1854) and mother Catharine (1776-1864) (Calvert) and 9 brothers and sisters. They then proceeded on their journey to York (Toronto).
Living at York
until 1838, Edward and Catharine, with most of their family, moved to the Township of Lobo where over a period of 9 years they
accumulated 1,400 acres of land from the Canada Company. Eventually this land was inherited by their
offspring.
William, the 9th child
of Edward and Catharine, married Isabella Douglas on December 20, 1844. They had 4 children: Annie, Edward, Catherine
and George.
Descendants and History of:
George Charlton
1852-1935
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Cecelia Scott
1865-1946
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George lived on Lot 20, Concession
11 of the Township
of Lobo, in a small frame
house. He called the farm “Moorguards”
which originated from the place his grandmother Catharine (Calvert) was born.
At age 34, George married Cecelia
Scott on December 26, 1888. At that time, a new two storey white brick house
was built to the west of the original house. The 1888 house still remains in
the Charlton family, at 11808
Charlton Drive.
The frame house was sold and moved one concession south. It is still there today at 11738 Hedley Drive.
George and Cecelia had 10
children: Violet, Florence, Clarence, Meredith,
Herbert, Roscoe, Madeline, Andrew, Hilda, and Marion. Andrew, the 8th child,
stayed on the home farm with his parents. He married Isabel Scott on June 18,
1938. Cecelia lived with them at “Moorguards”.
Andrew and Isabel had one son,
Leslie. When Les married Diane Bowman on May 5, 1962, Andrew and Isabel built a
red brick house on the original site of the old frame house, and re-opened the
well that was there from 1838. This house is located at 11814 Charlton Drive.
Les and Diane, living in the 1888
farm house, had two sons: Todd and Bradley.
Todd, the eldest, married Ann Loft on July 15,1988; they have two
children: Scott and Cori.
Today, Todd and his family farm,
and are living in the 1888 house, at 11808
Charlton Drive.
His mother Diane lives next door
on the original site of the 1838 frame house (now the red
brick house built by Andrew and Isabel in 1962) at 11814 Charlton Drive. Bradley and his
wife, Carrie Russell, live in Toronto.
Prepared by: Diane Charlton