~Aurora~
Aurora is the place where the clan came to settle from Wales and Ireland. Arthur when he came here had his family and many of his children did the same. Many have been laid to rest in the cemetery here. Here is a brief look at the area they called home.
A 1880s local resident and business directory states the following fact about Aurora, population of 2,000.
The population of Aurora in 1863 was 700, and by 1888 it had grown to become a town of 2,107. It was an incorporated village (1863) on the N line, N & NW Rys in King and Whitchurch townships, York County, 30 miles north of Toronto the county seat. The village property was worth 340 thousand dollars. There was a public school built in 1888, GW Williams and a town Hall that sat 600 people along with a bank and two weekly papers. Other communications were the daily mail and Express service, and a telegraph service. Bell Canada Co. even had an agent set up. It had flour, saw, tannery, and shingle mills. The village contained Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, and Baptist churches. It also had Stage coach service and in 1853 rail service was available. By 2011 the population is over 53,000.
Aurora Cemetery Co,
14253 Yonge St., Aurora, ON
North of Bloomington Rd E
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