Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
General material designation
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
Level of description
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
1880-1982 (Creation)
- Creator
- George Hammond
Physical description area
Physical description
6 volumes; 4.1 cm of textual records; 2 photographs : b&w
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
George Hammond was born November 16, 1853 in Delaware, Ontario. His father, Randal Carling Hammond, was from Dover, England and his mother, Charlotte Johnson, was from Ontario. They were early settlers near Delaware, where they owned a farm.
George also became a farmer. He was married first to Jane “Lucy” DeBlagniere in 1882, then to Mary (maiden name unknown) after Lucy’s death. He continued to work as a farmer until he was 85, when his last day of work was recorded on October 19, 1939. He died on October 25, 1939.
Custodial history
Scope and content
Fonds consists of the personal and business records of George Hammond and his descendants. This includes account books, financial statements, recipes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.