The Court Houses of a Century / A Brief Historical Sketch of the Court Houses of London Distict, the County of Middlesex, and County of Elgin

by Kenneth W. McKay

COUNTY OF ELGIN.	NUMBER OF HOUSES.							Schools.
	1817	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1817
Aldborough	90	13	189	311	630	880	1,064	1
Bayham	60	133	732	887	955	978	882	2
Dunwich	100	45	316	450	673	820	744	1
Dorchester		10	238	345	378	423	341
Malahide	150	125	692	726	1,104	956	887	2
Southwold	180	175	800	579	993	998	973	3
Yarmouth	75	299	881	1,128	1,067	1,161	1,150	2
St. Thomas			226	390	417	1,634	2,205
Vienna					103	105	99
Port Stanley						139	128
Aylmer						330	521
Springfield						130	123
Dutton							167
Totals	655	800	4,074	4,816	6,320	8,554	9,284	11

The statistics of 1817 are taken from Robt. Gourlay's Book. For other years official census reports were referred to.

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Plan of the Court House.

GROUND FLOOR.

NO.	BY WHOM OCCUPIED.
1-2.	County Attorney and Clerk of the Peace.
3-4-5.	County Court Clerk. The Vault was formerly used as an office by County Court Clerk and Junior Judge.
6.	Inspector of Public Schools. Formerly occupied with vault adjoining by Clerk of the Peace.
7.	Junior Judge's Office. Formerly Occupied: (1) County Treasurer's Office. (2) Law Library. (3) Jailer. (4) County Engineer.
8.	County Treasurer's Office. Used as Registry Office up to 1875.
9.	County Clerk.
10.	County Engineer.
12-13.	Sheriff.
14.	Telephone. 15. Janitor. 16. Jailer. 17. Jail Kitchen. Originally occupied as Jailer's residence and afterwards as County Clerk's and Jailer's Offices. The heaters are in basement under these rooms.
	The space occupied by lavatories and main stairway was formerly the Sheriff's office.

FIRST FLOOR.

18.	County Judge's Office.
19.	Barristers.
21.	Crown Counsel. Formerly County Judge's Office.
22.	Law Library.
23.	Lady Witnesses. Formerly Petit Jury.
25.	Court Room.
26.	Witnesses. Formerly Crown Counsel room, afterwards law library.
27.	County Council Chamber, also used for small courts.
28-29.	Local Master.	}	Originally occupied as Jailer's Residence, and afterwards as County Judge's Office.
31.	Judges' Parlor.
32.	Turnkeys.
33.	Petit Jury.
34.	Gaol Stores.
	The space occupied by main stairway was formerly the county clerk's office and afterwards a witness room.

SECOND FLOOR.