Surveyed: 1818

Survey Type: Double front

First legal settler: 1818, the “Colony” settlers, from Cumberland, England

Township history:

Theberge, C & E - At the Edge of the Shield - Smith Township Historical Cttee (1982) ISBN 0-9691160-0-4

Municipal records:

Minutes, By-laws, and Assessment Rolls for 1850-1899 are at the AO (microfilm GS5060 to GS5068) and at FHS

Assessment 1821-27, 1839-41 AO: MS16 reel 9

Census c1820, 1819-25, 1839-41 AO: MS16 reel 9

Census and Assessment 1827-29 AO: MS16 reel 9

Assessment Rolls: 1899 PCMA

Non-Resident Collector Rolls: 1894-1911 PCMA

1821 Apr 14   Twps of Asphodel, Monaghan, Otonabee, and Smith attached to the County of Northumberland (Act, Chap 3)

1838                moved to Colborne Dist

1840                North Riding, Northumberland Co

1845                North Riding, Northumberland Co renamed Peterborough Co

1849 Oct 6      Bylaw attaching Ennismore and Harvey to Smith (Cda Gazette 1849 p7387)

1851 Dec 31   Apparently Ennismore was separated from Smith and Harvey (Smith General Return 1937)

1858 Jul 2       New townships of Galway, Snowdon, and Minden attached to Twp of Smith & Harvey, effective 1859 Jan 1 (Bylaw 134)

1859 Jun 2      Galway, Snowdon, Minden, Lutterworth, and Anson form a United Township (County Bylaw 149)

1865 Jun 21    Smith & Harvey Twp dissolved (County Bylaw 258)

1872 Apr 27   Parts annexed to Peterborough (Proclamation)

1874 Jun 18    Parts annexed for the new Village of Lakefield (County Bylaw 413)

1893 Dec 13   Parts annexed to Peterborough, effective first Monday of 1894 (Ont Gazette 1893, vol 26 part 2, page 1591)

1904 Jun 10    Parts annexed to Peterborough, effective 1904 Jul 1 (Proclamation, Ont Gazette 1904 Jun 11, vol 37 part 1, page 463)

1941 Dec 9     Parts annexed to Peterborough, effective 1942 Jan 1 (OMB PFB 502)

1943 Mar 15   Parts annexed to Peterborough, effective 1943 Jan 1 (OMB PFB 1002)

1947 Nov 17   Parts annexed to Peterborough (OMB PFB 6261b)

1953 Jan 23    Parts annexed to Peterborough, effective 1953 Jan 1 (OMB PFM 497)

1958 Sep 17    Parts annexed to Lakefield (the exhibition grounds), effective 1958 Oct 15. (OMB PFM 7758)

1962 Nov 12   Parts annexed to Peterborough, effective 1963 Jan 1 (OMB 1481-61)

1965 May 6    Parts annexed to Peterborough (re Trent University), effective 1966 Jan 1 (OMB 8670-65)

1998 Jan 1      amalgamated into Smith Ennismore Twp

2001 Jan 1      Lakefield Village joins to form Smith Ennismore Lakefield Twp