A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
His given name also appears in other sources as Almon, Almorn and Almond.
The 1861 Census of Brighton Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada shows: Almond H. Barnham, farmer, b. Ontario, age 29, married; Maria Barnham, b. Ontario, age 26, married; Phebe Barnham, b. Ontario, age 3, daughter and John Barnum, b. Ontario, age 2, son.
Almon also appears in the 1871 Ontario Census, as: Barnum, Almond, Age [39] Birthplace [O] Religion [WM] Ethnic Origin [GERMAN] Occupation [LAB] District [55] Sub District [C] Division Page [3] Page [26] County [NRT] Description [Brighton Twp.].
The 1881 census of Peterborough County, Dysart Twp, reel c13240, page 17, house #68, states: Almond Barnum, 48, b. Ont, Quaker, German, labourer, M.; Maria, 47, b. Ont, E. Metho, Scottish, M.; John, 21, b. Ont, E. Metho, German, S.; Hugh, 18, b. Ont, E. Metho, German, S.; Ida, 15, b. Ont, E. Metho, German, S.; Malcolm, 10, b. Ont, E. Metho, German, S.
The 1891 census, Peterborough County, Dysart twp, reel T6363, w 1/2 lot 187, page 42, states: Almond Barnum, 59, b. Ont, both parents b. US, Metho. farmer; Maria, 57, b, Ont, both parents b. Scotland; John, 34, b. Ont, both parents b. Ontario, marr.; Mary, 19, b. Ont, both parents b. Ireland, marr. w 1/2 lot 188, Hugh Barnum, 27, b. Ont.; Delilah, 25, b. Ont.; Beatrice, 5, b. Ont.; Edna, 2. b. Ont.
The book "Fragments of a Dream" by Leopolda A. Dobrzensky, states that "....two other new townspeople, Almond Barnum and Allan Horsely, were next-door-neighbors on Block Y in Haliburton, Ontario. Barnum, who bestowed his name on Barnum(s) Lake, Creek and Road, south of the village of Haliburton, lived on Lot 2, Block Y.
"In 1877 the young laborer moved to lots 10 and 11, concession IV, Guilford Township, Ontario, together with his Scottish wife, Maria. There the couple raised five children, John, Hugh, Ida, Malcolm and Phoebe. The Haliburton property, which had been rented with an option to buy, reverted to the Land Company. Almond Barnum, an English Quaker, was a great-nephew of a Vermont Loyalist, Colonel Eliakim Barnum, who came to Canada with his father in 1795." There is an error in the quote shown above -- Almond Barnum and Col. Eliakim Barnum were actually third cousins twice removed.
According to "In Quest of Yesterday: Haliburton Highlands Provisional County" by Nila Reynolds, "Some of Guilford's pioneers, like Joseph Griffin and the sons of Andrew Barnum, had owned land in Stanhope before moving east to Guilford. Griffin bought property on the Irish Line; afterwards owned by a son, Ernest Griffin, before purchasing his final home on the north shore of Grass Lake, while the Barnums, Almond, William, Charles and Nelson, chose lots on the shores of Pine Lake, the first assessment for William is 1878 but he was probably there earlier." William, Charles and Nelson were nephews of Almond.
Almorn Barnum, also known as Almon or Almond Barnum, applied for a homestead on 18 Apr. 1905, at section 22, twp 47, range 15, Ridgedale, Sask., and in Oct 1910 gave his occupation as farmer and his age as 78. He stated that his wife was crippled and had never lived on the homestead. In 1906 he had 3 horses & 2 cows, a 12x14 frame dwelling, 14x18 stable, and had run 160 rods of fencing. He could not read or write but made his mark on the application. By 1908 the homestead adjoined that of his son John Henry Barnum and Almorn went with his wife to Keyes, Manitoba to live out their lives with their youngest son Malcolm Barnum.
Almon Barnum is assumed to have been born in Sidney Township, Ontario, Canada since his father applied for a free land grant there in 1831, as a member of the Militia.
It is assumed that he was born in Sidney Township, since his fathr Israel applied for a free land grant there in 1831 as a member of the militia. He later moved to con 8, lot 16, Pickering, Ontario.
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