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Article describing the opening Sabbath on November 10th, 1889 of St. John's Presbyterian Church at Coulson's Hill.

Aerial view of Coulson's Hill before 1960.

Catherine Averill (nee Bowman) (1851-1939) wife of Thomas Averill Jr. (1853-1901).

Thomas Jr. was the son of Eliza "Elizabeth" Jane Averill (nee Lee) (1822-1905) and Thomas Averill Sr. (1814-1895). Eliza was the daughter of John Lee (1795-1851) and Jane Coulson (1791-1860).

An article about a church vestry meeting for the churches: Christ Church (Middleton), Trinity Church (Bradford) and St. Paul's Church (Coulson's Hill).

Coulson's Hill

The hamlet of Coulson's Hill was named after the Coulson family who settled here in 1822. They donated the land for the two church properties and cemeteries. The Anglican church was built in 1854, the Presbyterian church in1857. The hamlet was the home for a hotel, stagecoach shop, a blacksmith shop and an Orange Hall.

circa 1822

Hand drawn map of Coulson's Hill in 1946.

S.S. #12 Back Row (l-r): Doug ?, Pat Devall, Teacher Miss Barbara Sutcliffe, Doug Hambly, Arthur Freeman, Ron Sturgeon, Bruce Edney, Earl Sturgeon. Front Row (l-r): Arlene Sturgeon, Joan Sturgeon, Beverley Kneeshaw, Janice Bateman, Doug Devall, Jack Hambly, Ron Kneeshaw, Larry Edney, Paul Kneeshaw.

Coulson's Hill, also known as S.S. #12 students of 1945-46 Back Row: Doug Hambly, Ted Nixon, Carl Sturgeon, Sheila Donnelly, Murray Jelly, Bruce Edney, Arthur Fieghen, Ronald Sturgeon. Centre Row: Jack Hambly, Earl Sturgeon, Arlene Sturgeon, Doug Ditcher, Nan Ackroyd. Front Row: Janice Bateman, Larry Edney, Joan Sturgeon.

S.S. #12 Back Row (l-r): Teacher Mrs. Gladys Kirkup, Jim Roberts, Barry Wilson, Lorraine Gemmill, Jim Cook, Judy Hambly. Third Row (l-r): Douglas Fennell, Barry Roberts, Lindsey Brown, Iris Brown, Paul Wilson, Susan Davenport. Second Row (l-r): Raymond Wilson, Bob Davenport, Lother Obermeyer, Dennis ?, Wesley Brown. Front Row (l-r): David Roberts, Ronald Fennell, Roger Davenport.

S.S. #12, Coulson's Hill. Teacher was Miss Byne Ball (later Mrs. Hulse Stoddart). Back Row, left to right: Ken Kneeshaw, William Roberts, Clarence Kneeshaw, Art Belfry, Evelyn Thorpe, Florence O'Neil, Josephine Riley. Front Row: John O'Neil, Art Kneeshaw, Jack Roberts, Milton Hambly, Lloyd Kneeshaw, Ken Thorpe, Mona O'Neil, Ruth O'Neil, Joe Mooney.