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THOROLD.
A Township in the Niajrara District; is bounded on the east by the township
of Stamford; on the north by Grantham and a small portion of Louth; on the
west by Pelham; and on the south by Crowland. In Thorold 23,389 acres are
taken up, U,(i7H of which are under cultivation. Thi- Welland River divides
the townsliip from Crowland. This is one of the best settled townships in the
Niagara District, containing a great number of excellent, well cleared farms.
Most of the land is rolling. 'I'lie Welland Canal is carried tiirough tiie township,
and has added greatly to its prosperity. Tlie villages of 'I'horold, Fort
Ilobinson, AUanburg, and St. Johns are situated in the township; and there are
eight grist and five saw mills in the township.
Population in 1841, 2284; who are a mixture of Canadians, Americans, Irish,
Scotch, English, and Welsh.
Ratable property in the township, £49,699.
THOROLD.
A Village in the township of Thorold, situated on the summit of the mountain,
four miles from St. Catharines. It was commenced in tlie year 1826, and
now contains about 1000 inhabitants. The Welland Canal rims close past the
village. There are three churches and chapels in Thorold, viz., Episcopal,
Catholic, and Methodist.
Post Office, post three times a-week.
Profe.ssiotis and Trades.—Two physicians and surgeons, two grist mills, (one
do. in progress), one cement mill, one brewery, nine stores, seven taverns, one
tannery, one saddler, one chemist and druggist, three waggon makers, three
blacksmiths, two painters, two cabinet makers, two tinsmiths, eight shoemakers,
one baker, hatter, two barbers, three tailors, one ladies' school.
THURLOW.
A Township in the Victoria District; is bounded on the east by the to-wnship
of Tyendenaga; on the north by Huntingdon; on the west by Sidney; and on
tlie south by the Bay of Quinte. In 'I'hnrlow 46,9S4 acres are taken up, 18,254
of which are under cultivation. The River Moira enters the township at its
north-east corner, passes through the township to its south-west corner, where
it enters the Bay of Quinte. This township is well settled, principally by U. E.
Loyalists and their descendants, who have very good farms. The town of
Belleville is situated in the soiith-west corner of the township, on the Bay of
Quinte. There are eight grist and fifteen saw mills in Thurlow.
Population in 1841! (exclusive of Belleville), 2,649.
Ratable property in the township, (including Belleville), £79,066.
TILBURY EAST.
A Township in the Western District; is bounded on the north-east by the
township of Raleigh; on the north by the River Thames; on the west by Tilbury
West ; and on the south by Romney—the south-east corner of the township
having a fn ntage on Lake Erie. In East Tilbur)' 16.999 acres are taken
up, 1,31.5 of which are under cultivaticm. A low, wet prairie or marsh, about
three miles in breadth, which is used extensively for grazing, borders on the
Tliames. Two or three branches of the Thames run through the township
There is a Catholic church in the township, situated on the Thames, about
eleven miles below Chatham. Three thousand nine hundred acres of Crown
lands are open for sale in the township, at S.v. currency per acre; and about
8000 acres are possessed by the Canada Company.
Population in 1844. .'J40; nearly half of whom are French Canadians.
Ratable property in the township, 6,550.