The following represents documented individual makers and factories in business between 1840 and 1965. While not complete, it is the most comprehensive list currently available. The date indicates the year the maker/factory was recorded as being in operation and not the year established. If you have information about a maker from Norfolk County not listed, please email the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum with details. (Sources: WHAM files, Norfolk County Archive files, and “The Cabinet Makers of Norfolk County” published by NHS – 1975).
Charlotteville Township
Brinstow, William – St. Williams (1886)
Cooper, Lionel – Vittoria (1851)
Gilkes, J. H. – Silver Hill (1910)
Gunton, John – Vittoria (1861)
Jolly, N. – St. Williams (1910)
McCall & Mason – St. Williams (1895)
Also Walter McCall & John Mason
McCall & Co. (1910)
McLennan, Andrew Jr. – Charlotteville (1851)
See McLennan – Walsingham Township
Miner, Daniel – Vittoria (1871)
Also Minner, Daniel (1871)
Reid, Archibald – Vittoria (1851)
Swayze, Albert (1871)
Swayze, Allen (1871)
Swayzie, Samuel – Vittoria (1864)
Also Swayze, Samuel
Willcox, Harvey P. – Normandale (1851)
Also Wilcox, Harvey
Wilcox, Buell – Normandale (1861)
Houghton Township
Burger, David – Clear Creek (1888)
King, Oliver – Frogmore (1895)
Kirk, Henry – Houghton (1861)
McDonald, G. W. – Houghton (1856)
Millard, Stephen C. – Houghton (1851)
Pierce, Thomas – Clear Creek (1851)
Stephens, Thomas – Frogmore (1895)
Stevens, John – King Lake (1887)
Wilson, Archibald Jr. – (1871)
Middleton Township
Beck, F. W. – Delhi (1887)
Buchner, Charles – Middleton (1851)
Church, Joseph – Fredericksburg (1869)
Clouse, John L. – Middleton (1851)
Dalrymple, Robert – Fredericksburg (1857)
Henderson, John – Fredericksburg (1857)
Longstreet, Edward – Fredericksburg (1871)
Wilkinson, William – Fredericksburg (1869)
Williams, Reuben J. – Delhi (1888)
*Fredericksburg was later renamed Delhi
Town of Simcoe
Boughner, Miller (1851)
Collins & Misner (1856)
Collins, John (1861)
Collins, William (1851)
Also Collins, William – Woodhouse (1871)
Cook, Asa Sr. (1851)
Church, Issac (1861)
Duncan, Wilson (1861)
Duvall, William H. (1851)
Also Devall, William
Devall, William – Woodhouse (1871)
Fisher, Adam (1851)
Fisher, James (1851)
Glover, Edwin (1871)
Hambridge, Henry (1871)
Hoffmann, Henry (1910)
Horning, Isaac (1851)
Jackson, John & George (1856)
Jackson, John (1851)
Jackson, George (1851)
Jackson Bros. (1869)
Kendall, Thomas Wm. (1871)
McCall, Charles (1871)
McDonald, Hanford (1851)
Also McDonnold, Hanford
McKay, Alex (1851)
McKie, John (1861)
Also McKee, John
McKiee, John (1871)
Mills, John (1851)
Misner & Kendell (1864)
Also Harmon, Misener & Kendall (1869)
Misener, Harmon (1871)
Kendall, Thomas Wm. (1871)
Misener, Joseph (1851)
Misener, Robert (1851)
Penkiss, John (1851)
Also Purkis, John – Woodhouse Township
Simpson, Thomas (1871)
Also Simpson, Thomas – in Townsend (1851)
Sinden, T. A. (1871)
Smith, Williams (1871)
Steinhoff, Hugh (1871)
Stevenson, James (1851)
Stewart, Francis (1871)
Thompson, John (1851)
Wells, L. (1851)
Wilson, Duncan (1857)
Wilson, James (1851)
Townsend Township
Anderson, Samuel – (1871)
Barber, Alonzo M. – Waterford (1895)
Barber, John L. – Waterford (1851)
Also Barber, J. L. & Co. (1887)
Churchill, R. W. – Bealton (1895)
Cole, Martin – Rockford (1865)
Cook, Martin – Rockford (1888)
Dell, Henry N. – (1851)
Hoover, David & Co. – Round Plains (1864)
Judd, James Wm. – Waterford (1965)
Levi, Harris – (1861)
Murray, C. G. – Waterford (1887)
Proctor, George – Boston (1871)
Of Southern & Proctor
Purdy, Oliver – (1851)
Pursel, Louis P. – Waterford (1849)
Also Pursell, L.P.
Pursel & Son
Lemuel P. & Nelson W. Pursel (1895)
Pursel, Jonathan – Waterford (1851)
Also Pursell, Johnathan
Simpson, Thomas – (1851)
Also Simpson, Thomas – in Simcoe (1871)
Slaght, Lewis – Waterford (1871)
Smith, Stephen – Waterford (1851)
Souther, William – Boston (1871)
Also Southern, William – (1871)
Southern, Edward – Boston (1869)
Later Southern & Proctor (1871)
Surry, Samuel – (1851)
Terry, John – Waterford (1861)
Wadsworth, Thomas – (1851)
Walrath, William – Townsend Centre (1865)
Watson, George – (1851)
Walsingham Township
Allan, William – Port Rowan (1901)
Barber, Justice – Langton (1888)
Beckett, S. – Walsingham Centre (1887)
Christmas, George – Walsingham Centre (1880)
Davis, John – Port Rowan (1851)
Dench, Ephraem E. – Port Rowan (1871)
Fick, Thomas – (1871)
Foreman, R. – Courtland (1877)
Franklin, F. – Port Rowan (1888)
Glover, John – Port Rowan (1861)
House, Jacob – Walsingham Centre (1887)
Layman, W. D. – Langton (1877)
McLennan, Andrew Jr. – Port Rowan (1857)
Millett, Jacob – (1861)
Mills, John – (1851)
Newkirk, James C. – Port Rowan (1861)
Newkirk, Moses – Walsingham (1864)
Reid, Alexander – Wyecombe (1887)
Saxton, Isaac – Port Rowan (1851)
Also Saxon, Isaac
Woodward, Nathan – (1851)
Windham Township
Hellems, Joel – Kelvin (1864)
Pugsley, Josiah – Teeterville (1869)
Shonheide, A. – Teeterville (1877)
Also Shonheide, A. & E. (1887)
Smith, Primus – (1861)
Woodhouse Township
Arnot, A. – Port Dover (1869)
Armstrong, Thomas – (1901)
Beckstroem, Gustavus E. – Port Dover (1857)
Also Beckstrom, Gustas (1861)
Brougham, Miller – Port Dover (1869)
Also Benghner, Miller
Bughner, Miller (1861)
Bugner, Miller (1871)
Crawford, Alexander – Port Dover (1853)
Collins, William – (1871)
Also Collins, William – Simcoe (1851)
Deans, George – (1861)
Devall, William – (1871)
Also Devall, William – Simcoe (1851)
Hoffman, Lewis – Port Dover (1864)
Also Huffman, Louis
Hoopman, Lewie (1871)
Jenkins, W. – Port Dover (1864)
Jessup, S. – Port Dover (1857)
Liger, John G. – Port Dover (1871)
Marr, David – Port Dover (1851)
Marr, Duncan D. – (1871)
Mead, Franklin – Port Dover (1843)
Mead, S – Port Dover (1857)
Misner, Harman – (1851)
Purkis, John – (1851)
Simpson, Garvin – (1851)
Simpson, J. – Port Dover (1851)
Steinhoff, Hugh – (1851)
Tick, Jacob – Marston (1869)