Cemeteries

All Saints Cemetery is located at C1645 Concession Rd. 11 in Cannington. For information about plots and burials, contact us at 705-432-2355.
Legal description: Brock CON 11 PT LOT 17

This cemetery was previously administered by the All Saints Board and was assumed by the Township of Brock in 2007.

Wilfrid Hart Cemetery is located at C20280 Brock Rd., south of Regional Road 12 in Wilfrid. For information about plots and burials, contact us at 705-432-2355.
Legal description: Brock CON 11 S PT LOT 2

This cemetery was previously administered by the Hart Cemetery Board and was assumed by the Township of Brock in 2012.

North Brock Shiers Settlement Cemetery is located at B405 Concession Rd. 14 in Beaverton. For information about plots and burials, please call us at 705-432-2355.
Legal description: Brock CON 14 S PT LOT 5

This cemetery was previously run by the North Brock Shiers Cemetery Board and was transferred to the Township of Brock in 2013.

Scotch Cemetery is located at C1945 Ontario Highway 7 in Manilla
Legal description: Brock CON 8 PT LOT 20

History of the cemetery

This burying ground was originally acquired in 1853. The Trustees of the Burying Ground (Neil D. McPhadden, Neil A. McLean, and Hector A. McDonald) purchased 1.5 acres of land from Neil McDonald for a sum of 20 Pounds. The original deed of land was made on January 8th, 1853, and was subsequently registered at the County of Ontario on July 1, 1869.

A board of trustees to oversee the burying ground was elected to oversee the maintenance of the burying ground. Five members, and later three, met on a regular basis either in each others' homes or at the Congregational Church or Baptist Church in Manilla. In addition, the board hosted a number of public meetings for the benefit of the plot holders. Minutes of the board of trustees reveal that they dealt with such matters as fencing the cemetery, fund raising for the cemetery upkeep, and establishment of prices for plots.

Plots within the cemetery were sold for $5.00 per square rod in 1892. By 1956, the cost of a plot was $89.60 per square rod with a stipulation that the plot holders were responsible for the stones. Requests for tree planting and shrubs required the approval of the cemetery board. The Scotch Cemetery board of trustees was dissolved in 1995 and ownership was transferred to the Township of Brock. By that time, there were only two members on the board, the cemetery was in need of attention, and little funds were available to undertake grounds maintenance.

Thompson Cemetery is located at the northeast corner of Concession Road 6 and Lakeridge Road in Sunderland.

History of the cemetery

A total of 517 graves are within the cemetery. The first grave was for G. Shier in 1834. Many of the immigrants settling within this area of the Township were Anglican. They were visited by travelling missionaries until a church was constructed on this site in 1843.

The church was built in 1842 – 1843. It consisted of a 30′ x 40′ frame building without a stone foundation. The interior was not plastered. Regular services commenced on February 12, 1843; by 1850 the church supported an enrolment of 150 and averaged 70 persons for the weekly service. Church members included many, now long-established, families including Doble, Ruddy, Fair, and St. John. The church was used until 1865 when a more centrally-located church (St. James, West Brock) was built two miles to the south. The church building no longer exists; however, a number of tombstones exist within the associated cemetery.

In 1971, cemetery management was transferred to the Township of Brock.

Union Cemetery is located at B1395 Main St., in Beaverton

History of the cemetery

The Union Cemetery, also known as the Riverside Cemetery, has existed since 1851. It was donated to the Knox Presbyterian Church congregation by a Mr. Duncan Carmichael shortly after Confederation in 1867. The donated land, to be used as a burial ground, was taken from the surrounding lands farmed by Mr. Carmichael, a Scottish settler to Thorah Township.

The first burials at the cemetery were the children of Duncan and Flora Carmichael in September, 1851 (Catherine – age 5 and Donald – age 14). The cemetery contains 30 stones although it has been noted that many of the stones have been lost due to the Beaver River. There are 107 persons buried in the cemetery.

The cemetery was operated by the church congregation until the 1960's when it was turned over to the former Township of Thorah and later the Township of Brock.