iam, hotel, wife, son and daughter.
McLean, Alexander, son.
McQuade, Peter, ship chandler, son and two daughters.
Meldram, John H., two sons.
Moore, M. (Curtis & Moore), widow and two sons.
Mouat, William, captain _Enterprise_, sons and daughters.
Nesbitt, Samuel, biscuit-baker, two sons.
Nicholles, Doctor John, one son.
Pitts, John H., son and daughters.
Rhodes, Henry, merchant, sons and daughters.
Sayward, William, sons.
Sehl, Jacob, sons and daughters.
Short, Henry, sons and daughters.
Smith, John, carpenter, Mears Street, sons and daughters.
Smith, M. R., baker, sons and daughters.
Stahlschmidt, Thomas L., son.
Stemmler, Louis, upholsterer, son (spice mills).
Thain, Captain John, son and daughter.
Todd, J. H., sons and daughters.
Tolmie, Doctor W. F., sons and daughters.
Waitt, M. W., stationer, widow and two daughters.
Williams, John W., livery stable, widow and daughters.
Woods, Richard, Government clerk, sons and daughters.
Wootton, Henry, postmaster, sons and daughters.
Workman, Aaron, daughters.
Yates, James Stewart, two sons.
Many deaths since this list was made.
I must again repeat that this list of sixty-two may be augmented by
others who were heads of families even at that time. I might take our
own family for an example, although it does not prove the rule. It
consisted of my father, mother and three brothers, and is represented
in the directory by my father, Thomas L. Fawcett, and my eldest
brother, Rowland W. Then, again, there is the Elford family, of
father, mother, three sons and two daughters. This family is not
recorded, and to-day there are two sons, John and Theophilus, and two
married sisters.
Among the names in the list of those living now, but not recorded, is
a son of Abraham Belasco, tobacconist of Yates Street in 1862, by
name David. Those interested in theatricals (and who is not?) will
recognize the name as the prominent theatrical manager of New York. I
little thought when going to school with him at the Collegiate
School, under Rev. C. T. Woods, that he would be so well known a
character as he is to-day. In closing this reminiscence I would ask
to be pardoned for any errors or omissions, for my memory will bear
refreshing. I also must thank my old friend Dick Hall, and others,
for names of early pioneers who have been left out of the directory.
Before closing this imperfect sketch allow me to offer a suggestion
to the ma
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