Births Updated May 05

Marriages Updated Jan 07

Deaths Updated May 07

1867 Wellington County Directory Link added Nov 00

1869 Gazetter and directory

Erin Twp Land Records -1877

Erin Twp Land Records -1906 Added Jan 04

Teachers for S.S. No. 5, Erin

Postmasters Added Apr 00

Biographies Updated Nov 04

Erin Twp Census Records before 1861 Updated Feb 06

Erin Twp 1861 Census Records Updated Apr 01

Erin Twp 1881 Census Records Added Dec 03

Erin Twp 1901 Census Records Updated Sep 05

Erin Twp 1911 Census Records Updated Nov 05

The Beginning of Things in Waterloo & Wellington Counties

Hurd - Barbour family records

Tom Johnston's, "Discovering my Erin Roots" Added Sep 00
Families: Johnston, Leitch, McLean, McLellan, Milloy

Earliest Settlers of Ospringe Added Apr 02

Newspapers Added May 03


I have tried to be accurate and complete, but I am sure that I haven't reached perfection yet. Feel free to notify me of corrections. The films are readily available from Family History Centers. I have included film and page numbers. Unfortunately, I do not have time to do lookups in the actual records. However, I can help more if you find a match in the "Marriage Records by Elder Hugh Reid"

***Erin Twp Cemetery Photos Project *** Link added Sep 02
Shelia Hill has set up a web page with photos from Erin Twp cemeteries. To add photos to the page :shelaugh_gen@hotmail.com
Special thanks to Al Kirkwood and Sheila Hill  for their work on the page!

People Researching in Erin Township

Where to Buy Erin Twp Resources

History of Erin Link added Nov 00

Erin - A community determined to succeed Link added Jan 03

History of Hillsburgh Link updated May 07

Hillsburgh - Nestled in the Hills Link added Jan 03

The Historical Hamlet of Ballinafad Link updated Oct 06

Ballinafad's A Community Reflective of our Country Link added Jan 03

Erin Twp Churches Link updated Oct 06

Centennial History, 1842-1967: Erin Township and Erin Village Link added Oct 06

Cindy Smith's web page Link added Aug 06
She has information that her Grandfather, Rev. Ellis D Snelgrove, collected
while working in Erin roughly from 1956-1966. The web site includes
photos, indexes to funerals and other information of her grandfather's.

From the "History of Wellington County" :
Erin Township: Name of Erin Township is said to have been so named by
the surveyors, because it was surveyed immediately after the Townships
of Albion and Caledon. Albion suggested England, Caledon suggested
Scotland, and it was thought fitting that the third should suggest
Ireland; so they called it Erin, the poetic name for Ireland.....

Other sites:

Wellington Co, Ontario Genweb Project

1880 Map of Ontario Counties
(You can get a get a map of Erin Township, and access to info on land owners that were in the County Atlas)

Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid - OCFA

Ontario 1851 Census (no index)

Ontario 1871 Census Index

LDS 1881 Census

Ontario 1901 Census

Ontario 1911 Census