Lydia Ann Jeffery

     Lydia Ann was born on Saturday, 5 June 1824 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ Lydia Ann married Charles Laundry on 29 January 1844 in Oakville, Halton County, Ontario, Canada. Charles & Lydia, according to family, had two sons. Lydia's husband, Charles, died before 1849 in Ontario, Canada, leaving her a widow. On 27 May 1849, she was christened in Oakville, Halton County, Ontario, Canada, at Wesleyan Methodist Church.² Lydia Ann married 2nd William Dixon Pollock circa 1849 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. William & Lydia resided in Bronte, Halton County, Ontario. Their home was located on Lake Ontario. William was a stone-hooker. A stone-hooker gathered flat dark stones from the Lake Ontario shoreline and then hauled them on their ship to Toronto where the stones were used to build buildings in what is now the old part of the city. 1861, Lydia and her husband, William, were listed on the Canadian Census the Village of Bronte, Trafalgar Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada. Enumerated in this household were William Dixon Pollock [46 Scotland][mariner - Church of Scotland], Lydia Ann [38 LC][EM], George [11 UC][EM], Mary Ann [8 UC][EM], Elizabeth [5 UC][EM], William [2 UC][EM]. The next family on the census is that of Thomas & Eliza Colton. home was a one story frame house built in 1852.³ 1871, Lydia and her husband, William, were listed on the Canadian Census at Trafalgar Township. Enumerated in this household were William Pollock [56 Scotland - Presbyterian], Mary Ann [48 NS], George [21 Ontario], Mary Ann [19 Ontario], Margaret [16 Ontario], William [12 Ontario], Eunice [8 Ontario], Agnes [5 Ontario]. William and George are sailors.⁴ 1881, Lydia and her husband, William, were listed on the Canadian Census at the Village of Bronte, Trafalgar Township. Enumerated in this household were William Pollock [70 Scotland - Presbyterian, Scotch, sailor], Ann [52 Nova Scotia, Methodist], William [22 Ontario], Agnes [15 Ontario]. [Division 1, page 35]⁵ Lydia's husband, William, died before 31 March 1890 in the Village of Bronte, Trafalgar Township, leaving her a widow.⁶ 20 April 1891, Lydia was listed on the Canadian Census the Village of Bronte, Trafalgar Township. Enumerated in this household were Lydia A. Pollock [65 New Brunswick - New Brunswick & New Brunswick, Methodist], Wm. T. [30 Ontario - Scotland & New Brunswick, Methodist, sailor], Agnes [26 Ontario - Scotland & New Brunswick, servant, Methodist], Lillian [4 Ontario - Ontario & Ontario, granddaughter]. [Trafalgar Townahip, Div. 4, page 32] Lydia died on Friday, 31 March 1899 in the family home in the village of Bronte, Trafalgar Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada, of dropsy & heart trouble.

Obituary: Mrs. Pollock - Bronte
An old resident of Bronte died at her home on Friday last in the person of Lydia A. Pollock. She had been ill with dropsy for many months and this disease combined with her advanced age, carried her off as stated. The funeral on Sunday at 1:30 pm took place to Bronte Cemetery. Mrs. Pollock was in her seventy fifth year. [Oakville Star - April 6, 1899]⁷

She was buried there in the Old Bronte Cemetery. There is no marker on her grave.