George Brock Chisholm (1828 - 1884)

Born 14 Jul 1828 in Burlington, Halton, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 22 Feb 1884 at age 55 in Stokes Bay, Bruce, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Captain GEORGE BROCK CHISHOLM

GEORGE BROCK CHISHOLM was born on 14 July 1828, at Wellington Square, Burlington, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Col. GEORGE CHISHOLM Jr. and ELIZABETH "Eliza" McCARTER.

Oakville Historical Society

https://oakvillehistory.pastperfectonline.com/Photo/38E0EC38-8787-448D-975C-933494976742

Portrait of: Captain George Brock Chisholm

Description:

George Brock Chisholm (1828-1884) was the son of Eliza McCarter (1796-1851) and George Chisholm (1792-1872). He was an expert Mariner, and was captain of many sailing vessels, including the "White Oak" schooner, built for him his brother, Duncan Chisholm, which was launched on the first Dominion Day in 1867. He also captained the "Coquette," built for him by Melancthon Simpson.

He was killed aboard the Coquette in Stokes Bay, Bruce Peninsula, in an accident when something fell from the masthead. The Coquette, carrying his body, was brought back to Oakville the following spring by family members and a hired hand. He is buried in Oakville Cemetery. He married twice, first to Annie Young Arnott (1836-1880), with whom he had one daughter:

Christina Kate "Kate" Chisholm (1857-1942).

His second wife was Mary Hammill Williams (1835-1915) with whom he had five children:

Frank Herbert Chisholm (1863-1925)

George Murray Chisholm (1867-1942)

Annie Arnott Chisholm (1869-1936)

Mary Williams "Molly" Chisholm Dill (1869-1939) and

Emily Amanda Chisholm (1873-1943).

Catalog Number: 1950.3.407

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: Oakville Museum Pictures

Search Terms:

"Coquette"

"Kate"

"White Oak"

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Neg #: 00407

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Grave Memorial Inscription:

"In Memory of Capt. Geo. B. Chisholm

Died: February 22nd 1884Aged 56 years"

Sources

• "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWM-1HC : Fri Oct 06 18:26:55 UTC 2023), Entry for G B Chisholm, 1861.
• "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-MJ7M : Tue Oct 24 04:49:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Geo B Chisholm and Geo Chisholm, 18 Dec 1862.
• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLPF-SWR : 13 February 2020), George Brock Chisholm in an entry for Mary Williams Chisholm, 1869.
• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLPF-SWB : 13 February 2020), George Brock Chisholm in an entry for Annie Arnott Chisholm, 1869.
• "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMC7-WMQ : Thu Dec 07 16:38:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie Arnott Chisholm and George Brock Chisholm, 12 Nov 1869.
• "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMC7-WM9 : Thu Dec 07 16:34:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Williams Chisholm and George Brock Chisholm, 12 Nov 1869.
• “Geo B Chisholm in the 1871 Census of Canada.” https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&h=2945920&db=1871canada. Accessed 18 Mar. 2019.
• "Canada Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M435-6H5 : Wed Dec 06 00:56:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Geo B Chisholm and Mary Chisholm, 1871.
• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLRV-2QM : 13 February 2020), George B. Chisholm in an entry for Emily Amanda Chisholm, 1873.
• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM3V-B3V : 13 February 2020), George B. Chisholm in an entry for Emily Amanda Chisholm, 1873.
• "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM3H-2N5 : Thu Dec 07 16:30:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Emily Amanda Cherholus and George B. Cherholus, 19 Jul 1873.
• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJQ-TB3 : Thu Oct 19 17:53:12 UTC 2023), Entry for James Kennedy and Donald Kennedy, 15 Nov 1880.
• "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFV-54S : Fri Oct 06 20:01:25 UTC 2023), Entry for J. Chisholm and Mary Chisholm, 1881.
• "Canada, Ontario Tax Assessment Rolls, 1834-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XHM-XC7G : 23 June 2022), George B Chisholm, 1881.
• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJK-2GR : Thu Oct 19 17:48:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Petit Chisholm and John Alexander Chisholm, 07 Dec 1881.
• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMV8-1MK : Thu Oct 19 17:44:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Herbert Chisholm and George Burt Chisholm, 14 Nov 1889.
• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZBW-S9Y : Thu Oct 19 18:21:56 UTC 2023), Entry for George W Chisholm and George Chisholm, 25 Oct 1899.
• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2782-6JC : Thu Oct 19 17:49:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Albert Lucius Dill and Lucius Dill, 08 Dec 1917.
• "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKD4-WS9 : Fri Oct 13 23:05:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Herbert Chisholm and George Brock Chisholm, 16 May 1925.
• "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKNG-4YY : 2 March 2021), George Brock Chisholm in an entry for Annie Arnott Chisholm, 10 Feb 1936; citing Oakville, , Ontario, 017864, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,426,598.
• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8L-R3NS : 28 May 2019), George B. Chisholm, died 22 Feb 1884; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Oakville/St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery, Oakville, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-S1GS : 9 September 2022), George Brock Chisholm, ; Burial, Oakville, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Oakville and Saint Marys Cemetery; citing record ID 95524555, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.