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COLONEL JOHN SCHOLFIELD
[History of the Village of Fonthill, 1944]
John Scholfield was born in the city of Todmorden, Lancashire, England in 1797. His mother, Mary Fielding, was the daughter of John Fielding who owned large cotton mills in Todmorden which are still in operation. John must have been of an adventurous turn of mind for he came to Canada when a young man and finally bought and settled on a farm at North Pelham, known as Centre Vale Farm. He married Margaret Kilman of Stamford, whose family were U.E. Loyalists. They had five sons and four daughters, only two of whom however enter into our history of Fonthill.
A.K. Scholfield was employed with Mr D’Everardo in the old Registry Office at Fonthill during which time he built “Maple Hall” which is now a Rest Home. Miss Louise Scholfield, a daughter of A.K. was born in Maple Hall, and there is a bit of sentimental interest in connection with this fact. Her father sold the home and they moved to Port Colborne. After the house had passed through several hands, it was purchased by Michael Dalton, who married Miss Scholfield, and so the girl who was born there returned as a bride several years later.
Another son. William, inherited the old homestead, remaining on the farm until his death. In 1884 he married Agnes Ann Holditch, and they had the honor of being the first couple to celebrate their marriage in the Holy Trinity Church here, in which church he and his wife were prominent workers all their lives.
One of his daughters, Mrs C Plumb, has been a resident of our village for some time. Her grandfather. John Scholfield, was appointed Associate Judge at Old Niagara when it was the Capital of Ontario, and in the Rebellion of 1837 served his country in the Welland Militia, receiving the rank of Colonel.
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