The township was established in 1823. The first permanent settler is believed to have been Charles Shirreff around 1818. Shirreff founded the settlement of Fitzroy Harbour in 1831. The township was an important centre of the timber trade during the 19th century. In 1974, the township was amalgamated with Huntley and Torbolton to form West Carleton. In 2001, West Carleton became part of the new city of Ottawa.
fitzroy, township, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, septembe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fitzroy Township news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fitzroy is a former incorporated and present day geographic township originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario Canada Fitzroy was located in the western part of the county bordered to the northeast by Torbolton Township to the southeast by Huntley Township to the southwest by Pakenham Township and to the northwest by the Ottawa River The township was established in 1823 The first permanent settler is believed to have been Charles Shirreff around 1818 Shirreff founded the settlement of Fitzroy Harbour in 1831 The township was an important centre of the timber trade during the 19th century In 1974 the township was amalgamated with Huntley and Torbolton to form West Carleton In 2001 West Carleton became part of the new city of Ottawa Fitzroy took its name from Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy son in law to Charles Lennox 4th Duke of Richmond who was Governor General of British North America from 1818 to 1819 1 According to the Canada 2016 Census the Township had a population of 4 413 2 As of the Canada 2021 Census this had increased to 4 616 Villages within the township included Fitzroy Harbour Galetta Kinburn AntrimContents 1 Reeves 3 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingReeves 3 Edit1850 J Steen 1857 T Elliott 1862 William Dean 1863 John Neil 1865 James Hubbell 1866 William Dean 1867 John Neil 1868 Allen Fraser 1872 John Neil 1878 Allan Fraser 1880 David MacLaren 1882 Charles Mohr 1896 A E Riddell 1897 n a 1907 F S McClure 1909 Charles Mohr 1912 W Boyle 1916 J C Greene 1918 T B Wilson 1922 R G Tripp 1929 John Shannon 1935 Stuart Craig 1940 V E Major 1959 Harvey E Craig 1965 Hiram Wilson 1973 Jack ShawSee also EditList of townships in OntarioReferences Edit Fitzroy Township Historical Society Kinburn Community Association Census Profile 2016 Census 5050301 00 Census tract Ontario and Canada Country 8 February 2017 Runtz Karen Lewis 1989 Beyond our memory a history of Fitzroy Township pp 43 46 Further reading EditOttawa Branch Ontario Genealogical Society Ten Fitzroy Township Cemeteries Burial Records Ottawa Ontario Global Heritage Press 2017 ISBN 978 1 77240 081 6 Ottawa Branch Ontario Genealogical Society Three Fitzroy Township Cemeteries Burial Records Ottawa Ontario Global Heritage Press 2017 ISBN 978 1 77240 080 9 45 24 N 76 11 W 45 400 N 76 183 W 45 400 76 183 nbsp This article relating to Ottawa and to Canada s National Capital Region is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fitzroy Township amp oldid 1132212892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
