...[together] with such of the islands of this Province lying in the River Niagara, or Lake Erie, as are wholly or in greater part adjacent [to the Counties of Lincoln and Haldimand], together with the Beach at the head of Lake Ontario, between the outlet of Burlington Bay and the township of Saltfleet, and together with the promontory of the said Burlington Bay and Coats Paradise...
^together with the town of Newark, both renamed as Niagara (1798 Act, s. 28); in 1970 amalgamating to become Niagara-on-the-Lake.
In 1816, the following parts of the District were detached to form Wentworth County in the newly created Gore District:
...the townships of Saltfleet, Barton, Benbrook, Glanford, Ancaster, and the beach between Burlington bay and lake Ontario, and the promontory near Coot's Paradise, as so much of the county of Haldimand as lies between Dundas street and the Onondaga village, commonly called Bearsfoot, including said village...[2]
Upon the passage of the Act of Union 1840, Lincoln County was reorganized into two ridings for electing members to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, with the 1st and 2nd Ridings becoming the North Riding, and the 3rd and 4th Ridings becoming the South Riding.[3] The South Riding would be detached from Lincoln in 1845, forming the new Welland County.[4]
Armstrong, Frederick H. Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology. Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. ISBN0-919670-92-X
Referencesedit
^An act for the better division of this province, S.U.C. 1798, c. 5, s. 26-32
^An Act to erect and form a new district out of certain parts of the Home and Niagara Districts, to be called the district of Gore, S.U.C. 56 Geo. III, c. 19, s. 11
^An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, 3 & 4 Vic., c. 35, s. 15
^An Act for better defining the limits of the Counties and Districts in Upper Canada, for erecting certain new Townships, for detaching Townships from some Counties and attaching them to others, and for other purposes relative to the division of Upper Canada into Townships, Counties and Districts, S.C. 1845, c. 7, Sch. B
^An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper-Canada into Districts, and for providing for temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes, and for the future dissolutions of such Unions, as the increase of wealth and population may require, S.C. 12 Vic., c. 78, Sch. B
January 01, 1970
niagara, district, historic, district, upper, canada, created, 1798, from, home, district, existed, until, 1849, former, district, upper, canadamap, upper, canada, identifying, districts, counties, townships, 1818, coordinates, 72established1798dissolved1849hi. The Niagara District was a historic district in Upper Canada Created in 1798 from the Home District it existed until 1849 Niagara DistrictFormer District in Upper CanadaMap of Upper Canada Identifying its districts counties and townships 1818 Coordinates 42 58 N 79 43 W 42 97 N 79 72 W 42 97 79 72Established1798Dissolved1849Historic evolution editThe District was formed by an Act of the Parliament of Upper Canada in 1798 and was described as consisting of the following territory 1 Organization of the Niagara District 1798 Lincoln County divided into surveyed townships Haldimand County Other Lands 1st Riding Clinton Grimsby Saltfleet Barton Ancaster Glanford Binbrook Gainsborough Caistor the tract of land on each side of the Grand River now in possession of the Six Nations and laying to the southward and south east of Dundas Street together with such of the islands of this Province lying in the River Niagara or Lake Erie as are wholly or in greater part adjacent to the Counties of Lincoln and Haldimand together with the Beach at the head of Lake Ontario between the outlet of Burlington Bay and the township of Saltfleet and together with the promontory of the said Burlington Bay and Coats Paradise 2nd Riding Newark a 1 Grantham Louth 3rd Riding Stamford Thorold Pelham 4th Riding Bertie Willoughby Crowland Humberstone Wainfleet together with the town of Newark both renamed as Niagara 1798 Act s 28 in 1970 amalgamating to become Niagara on the Lake In 1816 the following parts of the District were detached to form Wentworth County in the newly created Gore District the townships of Saltfleet Barton Benbrook Glanford Ancaster and the beach between Burlington bay and lake Ontario and the promontory near Coot s Paradise as so much of the county of Haldimand as lies between Dundas street and the Onondaga village commonly called Bearsfoot including said village 2 Upon the passage of the Act of Union 1840 Lincoln County was reorganized into two ridings for electing members to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada with the 1st and 2nd Ridings becoming the North Riding and the 3rd and 4th Ridings becoming the South Riding 3 The South Riding would be detached from Lincoln in 1845 forming the new Welland County 4 The district was abolished in 1850 and was replaced by the United Counties of Lincoln Welland and Haldimand 5 Further reading editArmstrong Frederick H Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology Toronto Dundurn Press 1985 ISBN 0 919670 92 XReferences edit An act for the better division of this province S U C 1798 c 5 s 26 32 An Act to erect and form a new district out of certain parts of the Home and Niagara Districts to be called the district of Gore S U C 56 Geo III c 19 s 11 An Act to re unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada and for the Government of Canada 3 amp 4 Vic c 35 s 15 An Act for better defining the limits of the Counties and Districts in Upper Canada for erecting certain new Townships for detaching Townships from some Counties and attaching them to others and for other purposes relative to the division of Upper Canada into Townships Counties and Districts S C 1845 c 7 Sch B An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper Canada into Districts and for providing for temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes and for the future dissolutions of such Unions as the increase of wealth and population may require S C 12 Vic c 78 Sch B Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Niagara District amp oldid 1217920586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
