Bond Head (Contributed by Mrs. Cardie McLean) Reminiscences of 85 years ago, taken from the Gazette and Directory of County of SImcoe, 1872-73.) Located on the townline between Tecumseth and West Gwillimbury, 42 miles north of Toronto, Bond Head was settled in 1838 and has a population of about 400. Businesses include the Brazil Hotel, Mrs. W. Brazil, proprietor; A. H. Carter, general merchant; Henry Carter, chemist and druggist; Rev. F. Coleman, Wesleyan minister; John Culbert, butcher; Rev. John Davison, Church of England; Walter Fenton, agent and builder; Rev. Wm. Fraser, Presbyterian minister (in Bond Head for 43 years); Alex Gavillar, J.P.; John Gourley, weaver; Thomas Harington, plasterer; W.R. Jamison, boot and shoemaker; W.C. Law, M.D.; Hiram Lount, postmaster; Anthony Kline, agricultural implements; Lount and Johnston, general merchants; John Lytle, blacksmith; Hugh McCracken, blacksmith; James McGeary, wagon maker; George McNaughton, tailor; Samuel Manning, hotel keeper; T. Millard, mail carrier; Wm. and Thos. Nielson, foundry, machinery and carriage making; George Robinson, shoemaker; A. B. Rose, M.D.; Ezekiel Rose, M.D.; Jame and Wm. Sinclair, merchants; Robt. Sproul and Sons, millers; Jas. Vaughan, carriage maker; W. Wallace, hotel keeper; Moses Watson, blacksmith; Alfred West, M.D.; John Wilson, veterinarian; J. Wilson, shoemaker. Bond Head 1896 Bond Head is a little police village on the town line between Tecumseth and West Gwillimbury. It is the birth place of Sir Wm. Osler, M.D., Hon. Wm. Mulock, and many other famous people. It has a population of about 200. There are three churches, three stores, one hotel, a harness shop, boot and shoe store, planning mill and carriage maker shop, and also a local newspaper, The Bond Head Banner. The owner of the hotel is James McDermott the storekeepers are M. B. Hipwell, Ross and Herb Carter; the harness shop, Jerry Renneck; the carriage shop, Austin Richardson; the planning mill, Phillip Evans; two blacksmith shops, Hugh McCracken and Alf Manning; a cheese factory operated by a man named Crawford and his helper Compton Jeffs, later Magistrate a Barrie; the Rector of the Anglican church, Rev. Thos. Ball, (the Rectory was the birthplace of Sir Wm. Osler, M.D.); Rev. J.T. Hall the Presbyterian Minister; Rev. Henry Harper, the Minister for the Methodist church John Skinner, butcher; Thos. Cross, retired farmer; Samuel Long, retired farmer; Isaac Gourley, labourer; Wm. Sutton, cabinet maker; Harry West, labourer; Robt. Barker, labourer; Mrs. E. Ferguson, supplied milk, vegetables and apples; Mrs. W. Jamison, widow; Dan McKay, a carpenter; John R. Long owner and operator of the Bond Head Banner for about three years; Wm. Hall, brick layer; Joe McGowan, weaver; Benjamin West, farmer; Wm. Jeffary, general work; John Gourley, weaver; A.W. Carter, farmer; Mrs. M. Cruthers, widow; Mrs. M. Cummings, dressmaker, and the mother of Dr. J. A. Cummings, who practised here all of his life after graduating in medicine; John Robinson, implement agent for Fluery; Isaac Cross, a farmer; Graham Timmons, mail carrier and stage driver from Bradford to Bond Head twice a day; Post Office in Ross Carter's store; Isaac Stone, retired; Mark Cassells, general work; John Sykes, labourer; Wm. Ogilvie, tailor; Wm. Goodfellow, retired; Geo. Robinson, boot and shoemaker; Dr. Foxton, M.D.; Robt. Boake, farmer; Thos. Donnelly, washing machine maker; Wm. Gilkinson, agent for monuments; Harry Dunning, paper hanger and decorator; a drill shed, where the soldiers kept their equipment for practice was at a target on the 7th line, completes the business record of sixty years ago. Samuel Manning owned 15 acres and here was the birthplace of Hon. Wm. Mulock.
