LANARK COUNTY ORIGINS My ancestors, their friends, neighbours and associates.
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'Elma is a former township in Perth County in Ontario, Canada. Since 1998 it is a part of the municipality of North Perth.
The following paragraph is based on data in Wikipedia
Elma township was opened for settlement in 1849; however the first settlers, Samuel Boyd and George Code, came from Lanark County, near Ottawa, in 1848. It was named in honour of Lady Elma Bruce, daughter of the eighth Earl of Elgin, Governor-general of Canada.
The map of Perth County circa 1951 from Ontario Archives locates the individual townships, city, towns and villages of the county. (Click at the bottom of the page to see the map enlarged.)
A sketchmap from Ontario GenWeb provides a simple illustration of the location of the townships.
Latitude: 43.689064, Longitude: -81.053693Matches 1 to 4 of 4
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Death  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boyd, John Wesley Sr. | 19 Feb 1913 | Atwood, Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | I3452 |
| 2 | Boyd, Samuel | 18 Oct 1862 | Atwood, Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | I3451 |
| 3 | Houze, John | 28 Mar 1924 | Atwood, Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | I54187 |
| 4 | May, Robert | 25 Jul 1939 | Atwood, Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | I61651 |
Matches 1 to 2 of 2
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Residence |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyd, John Wesley Sr. | 1913 | Atwood, Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | I3452 |
| 2 | Kidd, Donald Alfred M. D. | 11 Feb 1920 | Atwood, Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | I35922 |
Matches 1 to 1 of 1
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Residence-Occupant |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, Alice R. N. | 11 Feb 1920 | Atwood, Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | I43941 |
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