My Ancestry
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My Paternal 2nd Great Grandfather
This story is told by Susie Dunderdale Day who help write this story for the "Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Kent Ontario" This book contains Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of many of the early settled families. Toronto - J. H. Beers & Co. 1904
This was taken from pages 174 - 175 of this book.
Joseph Dunderdale is a prominent resident of the Gore of Chatham, where he owns two fine farms. He was born three miles from the old town of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, October 23rd 1846. The son of Richard and Ann (Jolleys) Dunderdale, both natives of the same locality. There the father spent his life, dying in 1877, aged seventy-two years; his widow, who survived ten years, also died at the age of seventy-two. They were consistent members of the church of England. Mr. Dunderdale was a man of considerable importance, holding many local positions of responsibility. Their children were; Elizabeth, widow of Richard Mackereth of Lancashire; Miss Bridget of the same place; James, a retired farmer in that neighbourhood; Misses Ann and Jane residing with Bridget; Joseph, Richard, John and Robert, all farmers in their native locality. The grandparents of Joseph Dunderdale were John and Bridget (Raskel) Dunderdale, and Joseph Jolleys, all farming people of Lancashire.
Joseph Dunderdale came to Toronto, Ontario at the age of twenty-two, and engaged in farming for three years. He then went to Moore Township, in the County of Lambton, where he was engaged in the sawmill business for two years. The following two year he spent at Wallaceburg, conducting the "West Hotel", but returned to the sawmill business in which he continued for five more years. Mr. Dunderdale was next engaged in the operation of a hoop and stave mill for a period of fifteen years, only giving that business up to engage in farming and gardening. During his residence at Wallaceburg he served in many important positions, being chief of the fire department for seven years. Mr Dunderdale's fine farm, on his he erected a commodious and comfortable residence, comprises sixty acres on Conession 1, Lot 9, and he also owns another valuable bit of farming land, comprising thirty-five acres, in the same township. Both properties are under fine cultivation ans show the effect of careful and competent operation.
On October 6th, 1874 at Dresden, Mr Dunderdale was united in marriage with Sarah Jane Southgate, who was born July 18th, 1858, at Fakenham, Norfork, England, a daughter of Samuel and Susannah (Mitchell) Southgate, natives of Norfork, who came to Canada in 1872. They were people of means and education. Mr Southgate was soon engaged as a bookkeeper at Toronto, but one year later came into the rural regions and settled in the Gore of Gatham, where he has been a very sucessful farmer and market gardener, having been valued citizen of the locality ever since settling there. Formerly he was engaged in the mercantile business in England, but met with reverses. From the age of eighteen years Mr. Southgate has been a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters and is probably the oldest member in America. His fine education has made him available for a number of positions and for thirteen years he served as judge of vegetables in his county, being considered an authority on gardening, a branch of industry in which he has taken the greatest interest. His daughter, Mrs. Dunderdale, was given excellent advantages in Lincolnshire, England, and is a lady of literacy culture and not unknown in the newspaper field. Mr. Soughtgate is still bright and active, at the age of seventy-nine year, but his wife died in 1900, aged sixty-two years. Thier children were as follows: Sarah J., Mrs. Dunderdale; Robert S., county constable, who resides with his father in the Gore of Chatham; and Samuel, a decorator, living in Wallaceburg. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Dunderdale was Col. Mitchell, of the British Army.
Children as follows have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Dunderdale: Anna M. is the wife of Alexander Lozon, a molder of Port Huron, and they have four children; Jennie B. is the wife of George J. Linn, a glass blower at Holton, Illinois, and they have one child; Susannah is the wife of William Day, a glass blower at Wallaceburg, Ontario., and they have one child Samuel R., Elizabeth E., and M. Grace are still at home. Joseph J. died September 26th, 1903.
In politics Mr Dunderdale is a conservative. Like all the other members of his family he belongs to the Church of England. Mr. Dunderdale is a man highly esteemed in his locality, where he is looked upon as one of the substancial and respresentative men.