WILLENHALL Staffordshire - known as "HOME of the LOCK" the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION of the 1800s developed in the WEST MIDLANDS area of England Previously - locks were HAND MADE by craftsmen. SQUIRE PACE and many other names were connected with lock making at WILLENHALL.

WILLIAM SQUIRE started a family lock making industry in the 1700s HENRY SQUIRE & Sons can openers have probably been in every house in Canada. SQUIRE & PACE families of Norwood, Ontario came from this famous lock making town of WILLENHALL, Staffordshire. A&E Squire & Henry Squire are two of the largest manufacturers of locks. Willenhall "HOME of the LOCK."

Squire NORWOOD Ontario HENRY THOMAS SQUIRE JAMES LANE SQUIRE THOMAS went to Virginia

HENRY THOMAS SQUIRE and JAMES LANE SQUIRE were sons of Mary & Joseph SQUIRE of WILLENHALL JOSEPH was a son of JAMES SQUIRE and Frances SMITH 1841 census shows - James 60, Jane 55, Joseph 30 Family of JAMES LANE SQUIRE and EMILY PACE EDWIN CHARLES - b 1872 m Rebecca SCOTT BERNARD WILLIAM - b 1876 m Rebecca STEVENSON ALICE MARY - b 1870 m John F. ELLIOTT EMILY - b 1875 m Harry HARPER ROSINA MAY FRANCES LUCY GERTRUDE - m Colonel William F. GILSON FRED J

THOMAS SQUIRE b 1719 1 WILLIAM SQUIRE + MARY ROSE - Marriage 23 DEC 1777 Saint Matthew, Walsall WILLIAM died MARY remarried RICHARD PEDLEY Marriage 03 NOV 1783 Saint Thomas, DUDLEY, Worcester JAMES born abt 1779 Christening: 04 JUN 1780 (LDS) Saint Lawrence, DARLASTON nr Wolverhampton to parents WILLIAM & MARY 2 JAMES SQUIRE - b abt 1781 + FRANCES SMITH - 1st wife - Marriage 04 NOV 1804 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 3 WILLIAM SQUIRE Chr 10 MAR 1805 Willenhall Father: JAMES SQUIRE Mother: FANNY 3 THOS. SQUIRE - lockmaker Birth: 20 DEC 1806 Chr Sunday 28 DEC 1806 Willenhall Father: JAMES SQUIRE Mother: FRANCES 3 JAMES SQUIRE Birth 05 SEP 1808 Chr 25 DEC 1808 Willenhall Father: JAMES SQUIRE Mother: FRANCES 3 JOSEPH SQUIRE - lockmaker New Invention Birth: 08 JAN 1811 Chr Sunday 27 JAN 1811 Willenhall Father: JAMES SQUIRE Mother: FRANCES + MARY LANE - b 1823 BURNTWOOD Marriage 22 NOV 1846 Saint Martin, Birmingham, Warwick Possibly a PACE descendent. 4 JAMES LANE SQUIRE 1848-1920 + EMILY PACE 1849-1915 born SHARESHILL died NORWOOD Ontario EMMIGRATION to CANADA 1880's HENRY THOMAS SQUIRE & wife MARY ANN PACE of BENTLEY went to CANADA, in the 1880's, showing in 1891 census of LETHBRIDGE, NWT. ALBERTA since 1905. The Canadian Pacific Railway had been completed in 1885 and Canadian High Commissioner ALEXANDER TILLOCH GALT at London, called for imigration to Canada from England for settlers to western Canada. GALT or his son ELLIOT T. GALT had holdings in LETHBRIDGE, Alberta in coal and railway building. Perhaps it's no mystery why HENRY THOMAS SQUIRE & wife MARY ANN PACE of BENTLEY chose LETHBRIDGE as their destination in Canada. Their nephew, CHARLES VICARAGE PACE, my grandfather, visited them in ALBERTA in the 1890's. CHARLES may have come out to Canada with his sister MARY ANN who had married SAMUEL WILLIAM HAYNES at Pelsall, Staffordshire in 1891. CHARLES returned to Staffordshire and married ANNIE ARCH in 1898. His aunt and uncle also returned to England for a short time convincing other SQUIRE and PACE relatives to emigrate to CANADA. HENRY SQUIRE & wife and others returned to CANADA including brother JAMES LANE SQUIRE and wife EMILY nee PACE and brother JOSHUA PACE and I believe, THOMAS H. SQUIRE settling at NORWOOD, Ontario and another brother who went to VIRGINIA. SQUIRES operated flour mills and general stores, Norwood, Havelock, Queensville. J.L.SQUIRE became Justice of the Peace and School Board Trustee. They were active in the Methodist Church. EDWARDEDWARD "TEDDY" PACE, brother of CHARLES VICARAGE PACE, came to Canada in the 1930's and operated a general store at nearby CORDOVA MINES. "TEDDY" PACE and friend Mr. BUCHANNAN of HAVELOCK were both traveling salesmen for a time. BUCHANNAN later operated a store at Havelock. EDWARD PACE is buried at HAVELOCK, Ontario. CV PACE buried at LETHBRIDGE. Many others of local SQUIRE-PACE related families are buried at NORWOOD. See MEMORIAL at right. It is likely JAMES LANE SQUIRE and his siblings were also PACE descendents. Their mother, MARY LANE is thought to be ELIZA LANE Chr 11 JUL 1819 Saint Michael, LITCHFIELD Father: JOSEPH LANE Mother: MARY PACE - this is not absolutely known at this time. MARY PACE was an older sister of JOSHUA PACE - father of the wives of two SQUIRE brothers who married PACE sisters. - GTPACE - Brighton/Colborne Ontario Canada JL SQUIRE & EMILY PACE family 5 Edwin Charles SQUIRE - b 1872 + Rebecca SCOTT 5 Bernard William SQUIRE - b 1876 + Rebecca STEVENSON 5 Alice Mary SQUIRE - b 1870 + John F. ELLIOTT 5 Emily SQUIRE - b 1875 + Harry HARPER 5 Rosina May SQUIRE 5 Frances SQUIRE 5 Lucy Gertrude SQUIRE + Colonel William F. GILSON 5 Fred J SQUIRE 4 HENRY THOMAS SQUIRE 1850-1937 - b New Invention + MARY ANN PACE 1857-1941 - b 5 Jul 1857 Shareshill Staffordshire - no children 4 MARY A SQUIRE - b 1853 New Invention 4 HANNAH SQUIRE - b 1855 new Invention 4 OLIVIA SQUIRE - 1859 New Invention 4 ROSINA SQUIRE - b 1860 New Invention 4 SOLOMON SQUIRE - b abt 1862 New Invention 4 ALFRED SQUIRE - b abt 1864 New Invention 4 THOMAS H. SQUIRE - b abt 1871 New Invention 3 ABRAHAM SQUIRE Birth: 18 NOV 1812 Chr: 29 NOV 1812 Willenhall Father: JAMES SQUIRE Mother: FRANCES 3 MARY ANN SQUIRE Chr: 23 APR 1815 Willenhall Death: 20 FEB 1816 Father: JAMES SQUIRE Mother: FRANCES + HENRY MASON - victualler, Wolverhampton from 1881 census Dwelling: 152 Dudley Road (Queens Arms) Census Place: Wolverhampton Source: FHL Film 1341669 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2793 Folio 86 Page 7 Jeremiah MASON 53 Wolverhampton     Rel: Head Occ: Licensed Victualler Ann MASON Wife 49 Wolverhampton ELIZA MASON Daur 23 Wolverhampton Occ: Domestic Servant LAURA MASON Daur 19 Wolverhampton EMMA MASON Daur 16 Wolverhampton ANN MASON Daur 13 Wolverhampton LOUISA MASON Daur 9 Wolverhampton ALICE MASON Daur 6 Wolverhampton CHARLES MASON Son 18 Wolverhampton Occ: Tin Plate Worker JEREMIAH MASON Son 14 Wednesfield Occ: Scholar WILLIAM E. HARRISON Gr Son 3 Wolverhampton JOHN BAGGOTT Br-In-Law 47 Wolverhampton Occ: Brewer HENRY MASON Brother 64 Wednesfield Occ: Brewer 3 ISAAC SQUIRE 1817-1818 Chr: 15 SEP 1817 Willenhall Death: 09 JUN 1818 Father: JAMES SQUARE Mother: FRANCES 3 WILLIAM SQUIRE - b abt 1816 lockmaker + JANE ALLDRITT - 2nd wife of JAMES SQUIRE - b abt 1786 Marriage 28 OCT 1822 Saint Peter Or Collegiate, Wolverhampton 3 HENRY SQUIRE - b abt 1824 son of JAMES and second wife JANE ALLDRITT Apprentice 1841 carried on the family business + SELINA ALLDRITT 1834 4 James Edmund Alldritt SQUIRE 1862 - + Constance Mary MASSEY 1874 - 5 Percy SQUIRE 1899 - 4 Jane SQUIRE 1864 - 4 Florance SQUIRE 1867 - 4 Henry Alldritt SQUIRE 1868 - + Ellen GOODWIN 1870 - 5 Florence SQUIRE 1890 - 5 Doris SQUIRE 1897 - 5 Henry SQUIRE 1899 -

Squire-Pace Memorial Norwood Ontario HENRY T. SQUIRE 1850 - 1937 his wife MARY ANN PACE 1858 - 1941 JOSHUA PACE 1864 - 1917 JAMES L. SQUIRE 1848 - 1920 his wife EMILY PACE 1849 - 1915 1 WILLIAM PACE 1765-1811 - b Jul 14 1765 SHARESHILL, Staffordshire MARY BROWN 1762-1800 - b Aug 2 1762 wed 1 Nov 1785 HAUGHTON, Staffs 2 JOSEPH PACE b: Feb 26, 1786 2 JOHN PACE b: Apr 6, 1788 + LETITIA BAKER 3 ELIZABETH PACE b: Aug 25, 1823 Cheslyn Hay Wesleyan 2 WILLIAM PACE b Dec 26, 1790 Shareshill, Staffs + Mary 3 ANN PACE b Nov 25 1823 St.Peter's, Wolverhampton, Staffs 3 THOMAS PACE b Jul 17 1842 St.Mathew's, Walsall, Staffs 2 MARY PACE b Jul 7 1793 SHARESHILL + JOSEPH LANE m Jun 3, 1816 in SHARESHILL 1841 census living hammerwick staffordshire ages rounded down to nearest 5, in case of Joseph and Mary all yes to born in county Joseph Lane 45 farmer Mary Lane 45 John Lane 24 Harriett Lane 13 Emma Lane 8 Frederick Lane 6 Rachell Lane 4 Fanny Lane 2 3 JOHN LANE Chr 11 MAY 1817 Shareshill Father: JOSEPH LANE Mother: MARY ELIZA LANE Chr 11 JUL 1819 Saint Michael, Lichfield Father: JOSEPH LANE Mother: MARY 3 EMMA LANE - born 6 Sep 1836 BURNTWOOD WILLIAM LANE Christening: 25 JUN 1854 Burntwood Mother: EMMA LANE EZRA HITCHINGS LANE Christening: 18 OCT 1856 Burntwood Mother: EMMA LANE + ARTHUR HITCHENSON - wed 23 Aug 1857 BURNTWOOD ARTHUR HITCHINSON Christening: 27 JAN 1861 Burntwood Father: ARTHUR HITCHINSON Mother: EMMA GEORGE HITCHENSON Christening: 13 DEC 1863 Burntwood Father: ARTHUR HITCHENSON Mother: EMMA ELIZABETH HITCHENSON Christening: 10 DEC 1865 Burntwood Father: ARTHUR HITCHENSON Mother: EMMA CHARLES HITCHENSON Christening: 20 SEP 1868 Burntwood Father: ARTHUR HITCHENSON Mother: EMMA EDGAR HITCHENSON Christening: 21 MAY 1871 Burntwood Father: ARTHUR HITCHENSON Mother: EMMA 2 ELIZABETH PACE b Sep 11 1796 3 EDWARD PACE b Feb 6, 1820 Shareshill,Staffs 2 ANN PACE b Aug 25, 1799 Shareshill 2 MARGARET PACE b: Dec 5, 1802 2 THOMAS PACE b: May 26, 1805 Laney Green,Staffs + ELIZABETH m Bilston, Staffs 3 ENOCH PACE b: Jan 15, 1832 Willenhall, Staffs + HANNAH WOOTTON b: Abt. 1835 Willenhall, Staffs m: in Ettingshall, Staffordshire 3 MARY PACE b: 1836 3 THOMAS RICHARD PACE b 1839 Laney Green, Staffs 3 ALFRED PACE b: 1851 Willenhall, Staffs 2 JOSHUA PACE 1808-1895 - b Jul 10 1808 Laney Green, Staffs d Apr 4 1895 Bloxwich Walsall Staffs Age 86 + HANNAH HICKIN b 1812 Norton Canes, Staffs married Sep 30 1833 in Walsall 3 LUCY PACE b Aug 6, 1834 may have married TAYLOR, later HAYNES + JOSEPH HAYNES 3 THOMAS PACE b: 1837 3 ARCHASADILLA "Archas" PACE b Jun 10 1838 Shareshill Staffs + GEORGE EVANS m Dec 30, 1857 Shareshill, Staffordshire 3 WILLIAM PACE b Mar 29 1840 Shareshill Staffs d Mar 6 1905 Brownhill, Cannock, Staffs Age 64 + MARY ELIZABETH HILL b 1840 New Invention Willenhall Staffs 3 CHARLES PACE b: Dec 24, 1842 3 EDWARD PACE 1845-1877 - b Aug 24 1845 Saredon, Staffs d Mar 7, 1877 Shareshill, Staffs Age 31 + EMILY CULWICK - b Abt. 1848 BROMSGROVE, Wor m Apr 21 1868 Shareshill Staffordshire 3 EMILY ELEANOR PACE 1849-1915 - b Apr 26 1849 Saredon, Staffordshire d 1915 Norwood Ontario Canada + JAMES LANE SQUIRE - b 1848 d Norwood Ontario Canada 3 FANNY PACE b Nov 2, 1851 3 JOSHUA PACE 1854-1917 b Sep 17 1854 Laney Green, Staffordshire died 1917 Age 63 Norwood, Ontario 3 MARY ANN PACE 1857-1941 b Jul 5, 1857 Saredon Staffs d 1941 Norwood Ont Can Age 84 + HENRY THOMAS SQUIRE 1851-1937 born SHORT HEATH d NORWOOD Ont Can Age 86

Pace NORWOOD Ontario EMILY MARY ANN JOSHUA

2 PACE sisters, and their brother JOSHUA EMILY PACE 1849-1915 wed JAMES LANE SQUIRE 1848-1920 - ( 8 children ) CLICK HERE - to see family MARY ANN PACE 1856-1941 wed HENRY THOMAS SQUIRE 1850-1937 ( no children ) b Short Heath. The 1881 census of Bentley shows them as Milk dealers. Lethbridge, Alberta census of 1891 shows Mary Ann and Henry Squire residing there. Later, they settled at Norwood Ontario Canada JOSHUA PACE b 31 May 1854-1917 at Laney Green, Shareshill parish, Staffordshire, died 1917, Norwood Ontario Canada. Occupation 'mercer' son of JOSHUA PACE, b 1809 Laney Green/Shareshill and HANNAH PACE b 1812, Norton, Staffordshire. Mercers sold fine silks and velvets.

Pace Havelock Cordova Mines Ontario EDWARD "Teddy" PACE

EMILY, MARY ANN and JOSHUA PACE had a nephew EDWARD PACE. He was a travelling salesman, later ran the Cordova Mines General Store. More commonly known known as "TEDDY PACE" and remembered by Mrs. Buchanan, Harold Hunter, Havelock and Ida Chard, Cordova Mines. CLICK HERE to read account Edward "TEDDY" PACE of Cordova Mines and Havelock, Ontario son of EDWARD PACE b 1845 shown below - Joshua & Hannah PACE's family this EDWARD - brother of EMILY, MARY ANN and JOSHUA of he following family JOSHUA PACE b 1808 Laney Green & HANNAH HICKIN b 1812 Norton Hales, near Cannock, Staffordshire

 

Edward "Teddy" Pace 1873 - 1960 from Staffordshire UK to Havelock Cordova Mines Ontario buried at Havelock	EDWARD "Teddy" PACE 1873-1958 a prize gardener and often a judge in county fairs in England, - says RON PACE of WALSALL UK. He probably came to HAVELOCK, Ontario in the 1930s and was my aunts favourite uncle. A travelling salesman, he sold hardware, possibly helped make HENRY SQUIRE & Son, can openers popular in Canada. Later, ran a General Store at CORDOVA MINES, Ontario, when gold was mined there, remembered by IDA CHARD of CORDOVA MINES, ONTARIO. HAVELOCK town hall staff remember Ted Pace, at 17 Quebec Street, Havelock. Ted married three times, one wife being 26 years his younger, caused a "falling out" with family in England, he left, coming to Canada. His uncle JOSHUA, aunts EMILY and MARY ANN had married SQUIRE brothers, above, had prieviously emmigrated. His last wife, said by Harold Hunter, Havelock historian, to have been KATY ANDERSON. Ted and wife are buried at Havelock. A step-son - Jim PACE - son of Edward's wife's sister, was brought up in their household.
Emily, Joshua and Mary Ann at rest Norwood Ontario father Joshua Pace 1808-1895 Laney Green Shareshill parish Staffordshire UK grandfather of EDWARD "Teddy" PACE	family members of JOSHUA PACE - HANNAH HICKIN - wed 1832 Walsall, Staffordshire ....and descendents who came to CANADA. One branch went to LETHBRIDGE, Alberta prior to the 1891 census but later re-united with other PACE-SQUIRE relatives at NORWOOD, Ontario. Lucy PACE - b 6 Aug 1834 dau Caroline Heziah b 27 Jun 1852 Thomas PACE - b 1837 Bloxwich, Walsall - nothing known of THOMAS Archisabella PACE - b 10 Jun 1838 + George EVANS - 30 Dec 1857 William PACE - b 29 Mar 1840 Shareshill/Saredon - on 1901 census Edward PACE - b 1845 SAREDON, ...my great g/father + Emily CULLWICK - b abt 1845 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire Emily PACE - b 1849-1915 - came to Canada + James Lane SQUIRE - settled Norwood Ontario - had large family Joshua PACE - b 17 Sept 1854 Laney Green Staffordshire - came to Canada - settled at NORWOOD Ontario - in 1901 census - a "mercer" - general merchant. Mary Ann PACE - b 5 Jul 1857-1941 - came to Canada + Henry Thomas SQUIRE - 1881 census - Bentley, Willenhall Staffordshire - showed in 1891 census - LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, Canada - and knew of FRED & HENRY PACE also in southern ALBERTA from UK - visited by my grandfather Charles Vicarage PACE in the 1890s, and is buried at LETHBRIDGE, 1926. Mary Ann PACE & husband Henry Thomas SQUIRE lived at LETHBRIDGE, showing in the 1891 census. They knew of the other PACE family because my grandmother passed stories on to me, of these people, when I was young, my grandfather, Charles, had died 16 years before my birth. I remember stories of Tom Three Persons, said to be a son of Fred PACE. A Great grandson of Fred PACE found my web site and we have put some family history together. click here to see that.    Hugh DEMPSEY, noted western Canadian Historian and History Channel commentator - has written a book - "Tom Three Persons" It was said, FRED PACE's brother HENRY had a daughter, married to a KITTSON, possibly related to the NWMP surgeon Col. John KITTSON who later ran a drug store at MAPLE CREEK Saskachewan, and is buried there. John Kittson's father was Norman Wolfred KITTSON 1814-1888 of SOREL, Quebec, a fur trader, later mayor of St. PAUL, Minnesota, partner in the American Fur Company and operated steamboats on the Red River. He was also a financial backer of James J. HILL's Great Northern Railway. HILL was a Canadian from an eastern Ontario farm family. BETHUNE - Norman KITTSON's eldest brother, ANGUS, also a fur trader (1783-1858), was the great grandfather of Henry Norman BETHUNE (1890-1939), Canadian physician and surgeon and founder of the "Barefoot Doctors" of China fame. It is also very likely, the SOREL, Quebec KITTSON family was aquainted to contemporary, John MOLSON of brewery fame, who was also into the creation of steamboats on the St. Lawrence River and built Canada's first railroad from St. John to Laprarie, Quebec. CLICK HERE - FRED PACE page Polly - a popular pet name for Mary Ann
other sites in the UK to visit	External Sites in UK, concerning this page: CLICK HERE - ST. GILE's of Willenhall parish records for SQUIRE Family by Andrea Hackney CLICK HERE - PACE craftsmen 1864-65 Willenhall Trades Directory CLICK HERE - Zoomable street maps of WOLVERHAMPTON
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