Robert Unwin Harwood (1798-1863)

Lt.-Col. The Hon. Robert Unwin Harwood, M.P., Seigneur of Vaudreuil, Quebec

He was christened at Sheffield Cathedral in England. He came to Montreal in 1821 representing William Harwood & Sons, his family's wholesale silver and hardware business in Sheffield that exported to Jamaica, Bermuda, Baltimore and Lower Canada. In 1823, he married Louise-Josephte de Lotbiniere, Seigneuresse de Vaudreuil, and thereby became the Seigneur of Vaudreuil. He was an effective and entrepreneurial seigneur and was well-liked by his censitaires. When the old Seigneurial system of New France was abolished in 1854, the 48,821-acre Manor of Vaudreuil was subdivided and sold for over $1 million which was divided between their 10-children.

Parents

William Harwood

of William Harwood & Sons, Hardware Merchants & Manufacturers, Sheffield

1766-1826

Elizabeth (Unwin) Harwood

Mrs Elizabeth (Unwin) Harwood

1768-1847

Spouse

Louisa (de Lotbinière) Harwood

"Louisa" Louise-Josephte (Chartier de Lotbinière) Harwood, Seigneuresse de Vaudreuil

1803-1869

Children

Antoine de Lotbiniere Harwood

Lt.-Col. Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood M.P., for Vaudreuil, Quebec

1825-1891

Robert William Harwood

M.P., of Montreal & Vaudreuil, Quebec

1826-1897

Elizabeth Harwood

Died unmarried

1828-1879

Louise (Harwood) de B. MacDonald

Mrs Marie-Louise (de Lotbiniere-Harwood) de Bellefeuille MacDonald

1830-1904

Antoinette (Harwood) Taschereau

Lady Marie-Antoinette-Charles (de Lotbinière Harwood) Taschereau

1832-1896

William Bingham Harwood

Merchant, of Montreal & Vaudreuil, Quebec

1834-1873

Alain Chartier Harwood

Merchant, of Montreal, Quebec

1836-1912

Henry Stanislas Harwood

The Hon. Henry Stanislas Harwood, M.P., of Vaudreuil, Quebec

1838-1911

Henriette (Harwood) Panet

Mrs Henriette Cornelia (Harwood) Panet

1842-1878

Dr. Charles Ladislas Harwood

M.D., of Montreal & Vaudreuil, Quebec

1844-1887

Associated Houses

Manoir de Vaudreuil

Vaudreuil, Quebec