Cemetery record
York General Burying Ground, Toronto, York County, Ontario
28 photographs and 364 transcribed names in York General Burying Ground
28 photographs. Scans of the original burial register, with the names transcribed into the index below.
Also called Potter's Field / the Strangers' Burying Ground. Located at the corner of Yonge and Bloor in Toronto. Opened 1826, closed ca 1855; remains removed to Mount Pleasant Cemetery or the Necropolis. Records transcribed from the original register/ledger book of interments. The database pages cover 1826 onward (page 1, ending 1834) and 1849-1853 (page 2). Additional ledger scans (images only) accompany the database.
Scans of the original York General Burying Ground (Potter's Field) register ledger, 1826–1834 — the source from which these names were transcribed.
Scans of the original York General Burying Ground (Potter's Field) register ledger, 1826–1834 — the source from which these names were transcribed.
Name index
As transcribed by the original contributor.
368 names
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| [?] | died 7 Dec 1850 interred 23 Apr 1851 | #15. Name: [?]. Age: Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: 7 Dec 1850. When interred: 23 Apr 1851. |
| [?], David | interred 7 Jul 1834 | #205. Interred 7 Jul 1834. Name: David [?]. Age: 40 years. Relationship: blank. Born: Scotland. |
| [?], George | interred 21 Feb 1834 | #102. Interred 21 Feb 1834. Name: George [?]. Age: 4 months. Relationship: son of Nicholas and Susan [?]. Born: blank. |
| [?], George Givun | died 14 Jul 1851 interred 22 Jul 1851 | #30. Name: George Givun [?]. Age: 36. Where born: [?] Ireland. Where died: Toronto. When died: 14 Jul 1851. When interred: 22 Jul 1851. |
| [?], Henry | interred 11 Jul 1833 | #12. Interred 11 Jul 1833. Name: Henry [?]. Age: 22 years. Relationship: blank. Born: York U. C. |
| [?], John W. Bride | interred 26 Aug 1833 | #42. Interred 26 Aug 1833. Name: John W. Bride [?]. Age: 23 years. Relationship: Robert & Mary McBride. Born: Ireland. |
| [?], Margaret Mowat | died 20 Aug 1851 interred 21 Aug 1851 | #40. Name: Margaret Mowat [?]. Age: 18 1/2. Where born: Wick, Scotland. Where died: Toronto. When died: 20 Aug 1851. When interred: 21 Aug 1851. |
| [?]ant, Mrs | died 29 Mar 1852 interred 17 May 1852 | #83. Name: Mrs [?]ant. Age: 33. Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: 29 Mar 1852. When interred: 17 May 1852. |
| Agness | interred 26 Aug 1832 | #57. Interred 26 Aug 1832. Name: Agness. Age: 10 years. Relationship: William & Betty Dods. Born: Scotland. |
| Alanson, Mr. | died 20 Dec 1851 interred 3 May 1852 | #67. Name: Mr. Alanson. Age: 39. Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: 20 Dec 1851. When interred: 3 May 1852. |
| Alexander, Sarah Jane | interred 17 Oct 1833 | #70. Interred 17 Oct 1833. Name: Sarah Jane Alexander. Age: 11 years. Relationship: daughter of Willm. & Martha Alexander. Born: Ireland. |
| Allanson | died 12 Jul 1852 interred 12 Jul 1852 | #112. Name: Allanson. Age: Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 12 Jul 1852. When interred: 12 Jul 1852. |
| Allanson, John | died 11 Feb 1853 interred 20 Apr 1853 | #154. Name: John Allanson. Age: 40. Where born: London, Engd. Where died: Toronto. When died: 11 Feb 1853. When interred: 20 Apr 1853. |
| Amos, Elijah | interred 6 Apr 1832 | #44. Interred 6 Apr 1832. Name: Elijah Amos. Age: 16 months. Relationship: Judah M. & Alice Janet Lawrence. Born: York U. C. |
| Anderson, Amelia Jane | interred 3 Sep 1831 | #158. Interred 3 Sep 1831. Name: Amelia Jane Anderson. Age: 1 y. 1 m. 3 ds. Relationship: daug. of John & [?] Anderson. Born: [?] U. C. |
| Angus, Mrs. | died 8 May 1852 interred 22 May 1852 | #98. Name: Mrs. Angus. Age: 32. Where born: Aberdeen, Scotland. Where died: Toronto. When died: 8 May 1852. When interred: 22 May 1852. |
| Ann | interred 16 Sep 1833 | #58. Interred 16 Sep 1833. Name: Ann. Age: 3 months. Relationship: George & Ann Brett. Born: Born on Sea. |
| Armstrong, Elizabeth | interred 25 Jul 1831 | #160. Interred 25 Jul 1831. Name: Elizabeth Armstrong. Age: 11 weeks. Relationship: daug. of Philip Armstrong. Born: Toronto City. |
| Armstrong, William Henry | interred 28 Apr 1834 | #125. Interred 28 Apr 1834. Name: William Henry Armstrong. Age: 1 year 10/12. Relationship: son of T.R.Armstrong. Born: York U. C. |
| Arthurs, William | died 3 Apr 1852 interred 19 May 1852 | #87. Name: William Arthurs. Age: 60. Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: 3 Apr 1852. When interred: 19 May 1852. |
| Atkinson, Isabella | interred 18 Jul 1834 | #153. Interred 18 Jul 1834. Name: Isabella Atkinson. Age: 2 weeks. Relationship: daug. of Thomas & Ann Atkinson. Born: U. C. |
| Bain, William | died 18 Apr 1852 interred 21 May 1852 | #89. Name: William Bain. Age: Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 18 Apr 1852. When interred: 21 May 1852. |
| Baker, Ann | interred 11 Feb 1834 | #99. Interred 11 Feb 1834. Name: Ann Baker. Age: 26 years. Relationship: wife of John Baker. Born: England. |
| Barnes, Elizabeth | interred 14 Mar 1834 | #108. Interred 14 Mar 1834. Name: Elizabeth Barnes. Age: 28 years. Relationship: wife of John Barnes. Born: England. |
| Barnes, William | interred 1 Aug 1834 | #175. Interred 1 Aug 1834. Name: William Barnes. Age: 11 months. Relationship: son of William & Maria Barnes. Born: England. |
| Barns, Anna Isabella | died 27 Jan 1852 interred 23 Apr 1852 | #70. Name: Anna Isabella Barns. Age: 19. Where born: [?] Canada. Where died: Toronto. When died: 27 Jan 1852. When interred: 23 Apr 1852. |
| Barns, John | interred 5 Aug 1834 | #189. Interred 5 Aug 1834. Name: John Barns. Age: 5 years. Relationship: son of William & M. Barns. Born: England. |
| Barns, William | interred 6 Jul 1834 | #195. Interred 6 Jul 1834. Name: William Barns. Age: 3 days. Relationship: son of Robert & Sarah Barns. Born: Toronto City. |
| Barren, Mary Ann | interred 22 Aug 1833 | #35. Interred 22 Aug 1833. Name: Mary Ann Barren. Age: 3 months. Relationship: John Barren. Born: York U. C. |
| Bartram, Susannah | interred 2 May 1834 | #128. Interred 2 May 1834. Name: Susannah Bartram. Age: 5 months. Relationship: daug. of William & Grace Bartram. Born: York U. C. |
| Baumgartner, Sarah | interred 23 Jul 1833 | #16. Interred 23 Jul 1833. Name: Sarah Baumgartner. Age: 9 months. Relationship: John Baumgartner. Born: York U. C. |
| Beman, Elisha | interred 11 Sep 1828 | #5. Interred 11 Sep 1828. Name: Elisha Beman. Age: 7 years. Relationship: Joel Beman. Born: York U. C. |
| Beman, Joel | interred 3 Oct 1828 | #7. Interred 3 Oct 1828. Name: Joel Beman. Age: 4 years. Relationship: Joel Beman. Born: York U. C. |
| Beman, William | interred 26 Sep 1828 | #6. Interred 26 Sep 1828. Name: William Beman. Age: 1 year. Relationship: Joel Beman. Born: York U. C. |
| Benford, Elisabeth | died 17 Jan 1853 interred 2 Apr 1853 | #149. Name: Elisabeth Benford. Age: 97. Where born: England. Where died: Toronto. When died: 17 Jan 1853. When interred: 2 Apr 1853. |
| Bentley, Elizabeth | interred 26 May 1834 | #133. Interred 26 May 1834. Name: Elizabeth Bentley. Age: 9 months. Relationship: daug. of James & Mary Bentley. Born: blank. |
| Blain, Jane | interred 7 Jul 1834 | #199. Interred 7 Jul 1834. Name: Jane Blain. Age: 9 months. Relationship: daug. of Peter & May Blain. Born: Scotland. |
| Blunkinsop, William | interred 12 Aug 1833 | #30. Interred 12 Aug 1833. Name: William Blunkinsop. Age: Still Born. Relationship: Thomas Blunkinsop. Born: York U. C. |
| Bone, Evina | interred 25 Jun 1832 | #91. Interred 25 Jun 1832. Name: Evina Bone. Age: 1 year. Relationship: daug. William & Elizabeth Bone. Born: on the sea. |
| Boyce, Mary | interred 13 Aug 1833 | #31. Interred 13 Aug 1833. Name: Mary Boyce. Age: 35 years. Relationship: Elizah Boyce. Born: United States. |
| Boyd, Isabella | interred 2 Aug 1833 | #22. Interred 2 Aug 1833. Name: Isabella Boyd. Age: 7 months. Relationship: William Boyd. Born: York U. C. |
| Boynton, Francis | interred 30 Apr 1834 | #126. Interred 30 Apr 1834. Name: Francis Boynton. Age: 39 years. Relationship: son of Matthew Boynton. Born: England. |
| Braham, Charles E. | interred 31 Jul 1831 | #169. Interred 31 Jul 1831. Name: Charles E. Braham. Age: 2 days. Relationship: son of Edward & L. Braham. Born: Toronto City. |
| Brett, Frances E. | died 3 Dec 1852 interred 2 Apr 1853 | #141. Name: Frances E. Brett. Age: Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 3 Dec 1852. When interred: 2 Apr 1853. |
| Brown, [?] | interred 22 Oct 1851 | #57. Name: [?] Brown. Age: Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: When interred: 22 Oct 1851. |
| Brown, Henrietta | died 15 Nov 1852 interred 13 Dec 1852 | #138. Name: Henrietta Brown. Age: 16 mos. Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 15 Nov 1852. When interred: 13 Dec 1852. |
| Brown, Jacob | interred 13 Feb 1834 | #100. Interred 13 Feb 1834. Name: Jacob Brown. Age: 28 years. Relationship: blank. Born: England. |
| Brown, James | died 23 Jul 1851 interred 24 Jul 1851 | #33. Name: James Brown. Age: 63. Where born: Monaghan, Ireland. Where died: Toronto. When died: 23 Jul 1851. When interred: 24 Jul 1851. |
| Brown, Wesley | died 11 May 1851 interred 12 May 1851 | #27. Name: Wesley Brown. Age: 2. Where born: Lancaster Co., NY. Where died: Toronto. When died: 11 May 1851. When interred: 12 May 1851. |
| Bryan, George | interred 9 Jun 1832 | #86. Interred 9 Jun 1832. Name: George Bryan. Age: 28 years. Relationship: son of Valentine & Mary Bryan. Born: England. |
| Bryan, John | interred Jul 1832 | #85. Interred Jul 1832. Name: John Bryan. Age: 30 years. Relationship: son of Valentine & Mary Bryan. Born: England. |
| Bryan, Laura Ann & infant, | interred 14 Jul 1834 | #150. Interred 14 Jul 1834. Name: Laura Ann & infant, Bryan. Age: 2 years 11 ms./1 day. Relationship: children of Daniel Bryant. Born: U. S./Toronto City. |
| Buchan, Mrs. Margaret | died 27 Jan 1853 interred 2[?] Apr 1853 | #152. Name: Mrs. Margaret Buchan. Age: 81. Where born: Scotland. Where died: Toronto. When died: 27 Jan 1853. When interred: 2[?] Apr 1853. |
| Buick, James | interred 27 Apr 1852 | #69. Name: James Buick. Age: 39. Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: When interred: 27 Apr 1852. |
| Bullin, William | interred 27 Jan 1834 | #93. Interred 27 Jan 1834. Name: William Bullin. Age: 4 weeks. Relationship: son of John & Ann Bullin. Born: blank. |
| Burns, Robert | interred 19 Oct 1833 | #71. Interred 19 Oct 1833. Name: Robert Burns. Age: 1 day. Relationship: son of Robert & [?]ennet Burns. Born: York U. C. |
| Cahn, Mary M. | interred 6 Apr 1834 | #116. Interred 6 Apr 1834. Name: Mary M. Cahn. Age: 5 years 4/12. Relationship: daug. of George & Barbara M. Cahn. Born: Scotland. |
| Cameron, Infant of John | died 7 Sep 1851 interred 7 Sep 1851 | #48. Name: Infant of John Cameron. Age: stillborn. Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 7 Sep 1851. When interred: 7 Sep 1851. |
| Carfrae, Ann June | interred 25 Aug 1832 | #9. Interred 25 Aug 1832. Name: Ann June Carfrae. Age: 8 years. Relationship: Thomas Carfrae Junior. Born: York U. C. |
| Carfrae, James | interred 7 Jul 1834 | #198. Interred 7 Jul 1834. Name: James Carfrae. Age: 1 day. Relationship: son of Thomas Carfrae Jr. Born: Toronto City. |
| Carfrae, Janet | interred 12 Aug 1832 | #8. Interred 12 Aug 1832. Name: Janet Carfrae. Age: 72 years. Relationship: Thomas Carfrae Senior. Born: Scotland. |
| Carfrae, Mary | interred 18 Jul 1826 | #1. Interred 18 Jul 1826. Name: Mary Carfrae. Age: 1 day. Relationship: Thomas Carfrae Junior. Born: York U. C. |
| Carfrae, Thomas | interred 3 May 1827 | #3. Interred 3 May 1827. Name: Thomas Carfrae. Age: 1 day. Relationship: Thomas Carfrae Junior. Born: York U. C. |
| Carfrae, Thomas | interred 12 Aug 1833 | #10. Interred 12 Aug 1833. Name: Thomas Carfrae. Age: 14 days. Relationship: Thomas Carfrae. Born: York U. C. |
| Catherine | interred 12 Feb 1832 | #46. Interred 12 Feb 1832. Name: Catherine. Age: 29 years. Relationship: John McIntosh. Born: Scotland. |
| Cherry, Elizabeth | interred 4 Aug 1833 | #23. Interred 4 Aug 1833. Name: Elizabeth Cherry. Age: 6 weeks. Relationship: John P. Cherry. Born: York U. C. |
| Chesney, Susan | died 7 Feb 1852 interred 18 Apr 1852 | #77. Name: Susan Chesney. Age: 54. Where born: [?] [?] Scotland. Where died: Toronto. When died: 7 Feb 1852. When interred: 18 Apr 1852. |
| child | interred 23 Aug 1833 | #37. Interred 23 Aug 1833. Name: child. Age: 5 years. Relationship: Henry Webster Rioters. Born: Ireland. |
| child, Hugh Miller's | interred 25 Nov 1851 | #63. Name: Hugh Miller's child. Age: Where born: Where died: When died: When interred: 25 Nov 1851. |
| child, James McAlister's | died 7 Jul 1852 interred 8 Jul 1852 | #111. Name: James McAlister's child. Age: Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 7 Jul 1852. When interred: 8 Jul 1852. |
| child, M[?] Liddell | interred 26 Mar 1851 | #20. Name: M[?] Liddell child. Age: stillborn. Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: When interred: 26 Mar 1851. |
| child, Walter MacFarlane's | interred 14 Apr 1851 | #23. Name: Walter MacFarlane's child. Age: Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: When interred: 14 Apr 1851. |
| children, M[?] Liddell's | died 11 Jul 1850 interred 11 Jul 1850 | #5. Name: M[?] Liddell's children. Age: Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 11 Jul 1850. When interred: 11 Jul 1850. |
| Chilver, Susannah | interred 22 Oct 1833 | #72. Interred 22 Oct 1833. Name: Susannah Chilver. Age: 16 months. Relationship: daug. Joseph & Elvira Chilver. Born: England. |
| Clark, Catharine | interred 24 Jun 1832 | #90. Interred 24 Jun 1832. Name: Catharine Clark. Age: 4 weeks. Relationship: daug. William & Elizabeth Clark. Born: York U. C. |
| Clark, Thos. | died 3 Oct 1852 interred 4 Oct 1852 | #124. Name: Thos. Clark. Age: stillborn. Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: 3 Oct 1852. When interred: 4 Oct 1852. |
| Clark, William | interred 28 Jun 1832 | #92. Interred 28 Jun 1832. Name: William Clark. Age: 5 weeks. Relationship: son of William & Elizabeth Clark. Born: blank. |
| Clayton, Jane | interred 23 Jul 1834 | #157. Interred 23 Jul 1834. Name: Jane Clayton. Age: 9 months. Relationship: daug. of William & Martha Clayton. Born: England. |
| Clayton, Thomas | interred 31 Jul 1831 | #172. Interred 31 Jul 1831. Name: Thomas Clayton. Age: 1 yr. [?] ms. Relationship: son of George & Mary Clayton. Born: England. |
| Clindinning, David | died 8 Dec 1852 | #142. Name: David Clindinning. Age: 32. Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: 8 Dec 1852. When interred: |
| Coates, Wilson | interred 17 Mar 1834 | #110. Interred 17 Mar 1834. Name: Wilson Coates. Age: 29 years. Relationship: blank. Born: Maryland. |
| Colie, Thomas | died 12 May 1852 interred 13 May 1852 | #101. Name: Thomas Colie. Age: 54. Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: 12 May 1852. When interred: 13 May 1852. |
| Collet, Ann | interred 7 Oct 1833 | #65. Interred 7 Oct 1833. Name: Ann Collet. Age: 13 months. Relationship: Willm. V. D. Collet. Born: York U. C. |
| Collet, George | interred 1 Aug 1834 | #178. Interred 1 Aug 1834. Name: George Collet. Age: 6 months. Relationship: son of William & D. Collet. Born: Toronto. |
| Conerhay, Sarah | interred 27 May 1834 | #135. Interred 27 May 1834. Name: Sarah Conerhay. Age: 23 years. Relationship: blank. Born: Ireland. |
| Cooper, James | died 4 Jan 1853 interred 31 Mar 1853 | #146. Name: James Cooper. Age: 1 year. Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 4 Jan 1853. When interred: 31 Mar 1853. |
| Copes, Edwin | interred 21 May 1852 | #91. Name: Edwin Copes. Age: Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: When interred: 21 May 1852. |
| Cors[?], George | died 30 Oct 1851 interred 31 Oct 1851 | #59. Name: George Cors[?]. Age: 37. Where born: D[?] Scotland. Where died: Toronto. When died: 30 Oct 1851. When interred: 31 Oct 1851. |
| Corser, Ellen | died 15 Feb 1853 interred 26 Apr 1853 | #156. Name: Ellen Corser. Age: 5. Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 15 Feb 1853. When interred: 26 Apr 1853. |
| Craig, Jean | died 5 Feb 1850 interred 4 Jun 1850 | #2. Name: Jean Craig. Age: 49. Where born: Heath, Scotland. Where died: Toronto. When died: 5 Feb 1850. When interred: 4 Jun 1850. |
| Crowther, Mary | interred 22 Sep 1832 | #67. Interred 22 Sep 1832. Name: Mary Crowther. Age: 43 years. Relationship: wife of James Crowther. Born: England. |
| Crowthor, James | interred 26 Aug 1833 | #41. Interred 26 Aug 1833. Name: James Crowthor. Age: 45 ys. 4 ms. Relationship: blank. Born: England. |
| Curfrae, John | interred 20 Oct 1852 | #126. Name: John Curfrae. Age: Where born: Where died: When died: When interred: 20 Oct 1852. |
| Currie, Christina | died 19 Aug 1850 interred 20 Aug 1850 | #8. Name: Christina Currie. Age: 15 months. Where born: Dumlus C. W. Where died: Toronto. When died: 19 Aug 1850. When interred: 20 Aug 1850. |
| Cuthbertson, Mr. | — | #12. Name: Mr. Cuthbertson. Age: Where born: Where died: Toronto. When died: When interred: |
| Cuthbertson, Mrs. Epie | died 5 Jun 1852 interred 17 Jun 1852 | #104. Name: Mrs. Epie Cuthbertson. Age: Where born: New York. Where died: Toronto. When died: 5 Jun 1852. When interred: 17 Jun 1852. |
| Dargavel, Esther | died 26 Jan 1852 interred 23 Apr 1852 | #71. Name: Esther Dargavel. Age: 5 months. Where born: Toronto. Where died: Toronto. When died: 26 Jan 1852. When interred: 23 Apr 1852. |
| Davies, Mary Jane | interred 31 Jul 1833 | #21. Interred 31 Jul 1833. Name: Mary Jane Davies. Age: 20 months. Relationship: Charles Davies. Born: United States. |
| Davis, Richard | died 14 Jun 1852 interred 14 Jun 1852 | #107. Name: Richard Davis. Age: 7. Where born: Township of Erin. Where died: Toronto. When died: 14 Jun 1852. When interred: 14 Jun 1852. |
| Demory, Mary (Elliott) | interred 7 Jul 1834 | #204. Interred 7 Jul 1834. Name: Mary (Elliott) Demory. Age: 27 ys. 6 ms. Relationship: wife of Thos. Demory. Born: England. |
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Transcribed headstone inscriptions of York General Burying Ground, Toronto, York County, Ontario. 364 names preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive.
Last verified: 2026-06-09