Harriet Cath. Brock

Name: Harriette Catharine Brock

Sex: F

Birth: 27 JAN 1810 in Guernsey, Channel Islands

Death: 6 JUN 1836 in Monaghan Township, Northumberland County, Canada

NOTES:

Harriet Brock was born on the Isle of Guernsey in 1809. She was the daughter of Esther and Daniel DeLisle Brock and a niece of Sir Isaac Brock. DeLisle Brock (1762-1842) was the Bailiff of Guernsey, a respectable — in fact the highest — administrative position on the island, but not a very well-paid situation. Harriet was a skilled artist, sketching her beloved Guernsey in and around the environs of her home “Bonair” near St. Peter Port. Harriet Brock married Lieut. Robert Lamport Pengelley in 1834. The circumstances of their leaving Guernsey for Canada the next year are curious. A huge land grant, 12,000 acres in Upper Canada had been dispensed to the four brothers of Sir Isaac Brock in 1817. Several years later, Robert Pengelley was hired as their agent to go to Canada to represent their interests in the sale of these lands. He was to receive 200 acres in exchange for his work. Most of the Brock land was around the Guelph area in Flamborough Township but 3,000 acres were in South Monaghan Township , Northumberland County . After travelling firstly through to Guelph and looking at the lands there, Robert and Harriet turned back to Monaghan and chose Lot 7, Concession A, on the north shore of Rice Lake in Monaghan as the site of their future home, “Brockland.” Harriet had drawn up plans for the house before leaving Guernsey but never did see the house which was not started until 1837. The next year in Canada was unending misery for Harriet and she died in April, 1836. Her Diaries are a rich source of information; they give a very realistic impression of what settlers in early Canada were facing.

From: Trent University Archives

The Diaries

Marriage, 1834

The earliest diary* was written before Harriet and Robert were married.This diary has, at some time, had most of the pages sliced out. On the cover of this notebook remnant, Harriet wrote that she became engaged to Commander Robert Lamport Pengelley on October 12, 1832. There are a few entries for August, 1834 and then on September 16, 1834, she related that she was “married to my dear Robert in St. Martin's church at eleven o'clock in the morning...the roads and church were crowded with people.” She concluded the few pages with

Happy is the bride the Sun shines upon...it was a lovely day, and a happy day: all went so well and I am so happy. Thus do I end my journal, with gratitude to God for all his goodness and blessings to me.

Emigration in 1835 and Life in Canada

A second, more extensive diary**, was written while Harriet Pengelley was travelling from Guernsey to England , and thence from England to Canada with her husband Robert and her servant Nancy.Even before she got on board the packet, while touring around southern England , she was unhappy and homesick. The voyage to Canada and her new life in Upper Canada were unending misery. This journal is filled with despair. Read it here and imagine the trials and tribulation of the immigrant to early Canada and realize that not all were able to withstand the rigours of a totally alien life.

• Original notebook, hardcover, with many pages in the front sliced out. TUA, 70-001, Box 1, File 1.
  • Original diary, pages hand-stitched together with cotton thread. TUA, 70-001, Box 1, File 4.

BIOGRAPHY / HISTORY

Harriet Catherine Brock was the daughter of Daniel de Lisle Brock (1762-1842), the chief magistrate of the Isle of Guernsey from 1821 to 1842. She was the niece of Sir Isaac Brock who was killed at Queenston Heights, Upper Canada, 1812. On September 16, 1834 Harriet married Captain Robert Lamport Pengelley. Robert Pengelley was born at Fowey, Cornwall in 1798, the son of Captain John Pengelley (killed at Palermo 1834) and Catherine Lamport. After being wounded at the Battle Lissa, Robert was rewarded by being appointed agent for the Brock estate in South Monaghan, Upper Canada, and given a piece of land subsequently called "Brocklands." On April 6, 1835 Robert and Harriet Pengelley sailed for Upper Canada, arriving in New York on May 7, 1835 they took a steamer for Albany and then travelled to Toronto, Upper Canada. After a trip to Guelph to look at land, they journeyed to South Monaghan, arriving in July 1835. Harriet died less than a year later, June 6, 1836, leaving no children. Robert remarried.

We do not know what transpired between April 11 and June 4 when Harriet Pengelley died. Robert had her buried in St. Peter’s Anglican Church cemetery in Cobourg, Upper Canada. Robert Pengelley returned to Guernsey leaving from Cobourg on July 29, 1836. His grief and guilt at having brought Harriet to Canada are evident in his account of the trip back. He dreamt of her at night and woke up desolate. He wrote: “Regret more & more every hour having brought my poor dear, dear departed wife to this country but God’s will be done and may the giver of all good things forgive me for repining at the awful dispensation it has pleased him to afflict me with

Father: Daniel DeLisle Brock b: 10 DEC 1762 in Guernsey, Channel Islands

Mother: Esther Tourtel b: ABT 1770 in Guernsey, Channel Islands

Marriage 1 Robert Lamport Pengelley b: 1798 in Guernsey, Channel Islands

Married: 16 SEP 1834 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, England

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•Name: Harriette Catharine Brock
•Sex: F •Birth: 1810 in Isle of Guernsey •Death: 6 JUN 1836 •Note: Harriet Catherine Brock was the daughter of Daniel de Lisle Brock (1762-1842), the chief magistrate of the Isle of Guernsey from 1821 to 1842. She was the niece of Sir Isaac Brock who was killed at Queenston Heights, Upper Canada, 1812. On September 16, 1834 Harriet married Captain Robert Lamport Pengelley. Robert Pengelley was born at Fowey, Cornwall in 1798, the son of Captain John Pengelley (killed at Palermo 1834) and Catherine Lamport. After being wounded at the Battle Lissa, Robert was rewarded by being appointed agent for the Brock estate in South Monaghan, Upper Canada, and given a piece of land subsequently called "Brocklands." On April 6, 1835 Robert and Harriet Pengelley sailed for Upper Canada, arriving in New York on May 7, 1835 they took a steamer for Albany and then travelled to Toronto, Upper Canada. After a trip to Guelph to look at land, they journeyed to South Monaghan, arriving in July 1835. Harriet died less than a year later, June 6, 1836, leaving no children. Robert remarried.

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Harriet Brock was born on the Isle of Guernsey in 1809.
She was the daughter of Esther and Daniel DeLisle Brock and a niece of Sir Isaac Brock. DeLisle Brock (1762-1842) was the Bailiff of Guernsey, a respectable — in fact the highest — administrative position on the island, but not a very well-paid situation. Harriet was a skilled artist, sketching her beloved Guernsey in and around the environs of her home “Bonair” near St. Peter Port. Harriet Brock married Lieut. Robert Lamport Pengelley in 1834. The circumstances of their leaving Guernsey for Canada the next year are curious. A huge land grant, 12,000 acres in Upper Canada had been dispensed to the four brothers of Sir Isaac Brock in 1817. Several years later, Robert Pengelley was hired as their agent to go to Canada to represent their interests in the sale of these lands. He was to receive 200 acres in exchange for his work. Most of the Brock land was around the Guelph area in Flamborough Township but 3,000 acres were in South Monaghan Township , Northumberland County . After travelling firstly through to Guelph and looking at the lands there, Robert and Harriet turned back to Monaghan and chose Lot 7, Concession A, on the north shore of Rice Lake in Monaghan as the site of their future home, “Brockland.” Harriet had drawn up plans for the house before leaving Guernsey but never did see the house which was not started until 1837.

The next year in Canada was unending misery for Harriet and she died in April, 1836. Her Diaries are a rich source of information; they give a very realistic impression of what settlers in early Canada were facing.

source =Zeagman of Toronto / Rootsweb

Father: Daniel De Lisle Brock b: 10 DEC 1762 in Guernsey, Channel Islands Mother: Esther Tourtel b: ABT 1770 in Guernsey, Channel Islands

Marriage 1 Robert Lamport Pengelley b: 1798 in Fowey, Cornwall •Married: 16 SEP 1834 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, England

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BIOGRAPHY / HISTORY

Harriet Catherine Brock was the daughter of Daniel de Lisle Brock (1762-1842), the chief magistrate of the Isle of Guernsey from 1821 to 1842. She was the niece of Sir Isaac Brock who was killed at Queenston Heights, Upper Canada, 1812. On September 16, 1834 Harriet married Captain Robert Lamport Pengelley. Robert Pengelley was born at Fowey, Cornwall in 1798, the son of Captain John Pengelley (killed at Palermo 1834) and Catherine Lamport. After being wounded at the Battle Lissa, Robert was rewarded by being appointed agent for the Brock estate in South Monaghan, Upper Canada, and given a piece of land subsequently called "Brocklands." On April 6, 1835 Robert and Harriet Pengelley sailed for Upper Canada, arriving in New York on May 7, 1835 they took a steamer for Albany and then travelled to Toronto, Upper Canada. After a trip to Guelph to look at land, they journeyed to South Monaghan, arriving in July 1835. Harriet died less than a year later, June 6, 1836, leaving no children. Robert remarried.

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Harriet Brock was born on the Isle of Guernsey in 1809. She was the daughter of Esther and Daniel DeLisle Brock and a niece of Sir Isaac Brock. DeLisle Brock (1762-1842) was the Bailiff of Guernsey, a respectable — in fact the highest — administrative position on the island, but not a very well-paid situation. Harriet was a skilled artist, sketching her beloved Guernsey in and around the environs of her home “Bonair” near St. Peter Port. Harriet Brock married Lieut. Robert Lamport Pengelley in 1834. The circumstances of their leaving Guernsey for Canada the next year are curious. A huge land grant, 12,000 acres in Upper Canada had been dispensed to the four brothers of Sir Isaac Brock in 1817. Several years later, Robert Pengelley was hired as their agent to go to Canada to represent their interests in the sale of these lands. He was to receive 200 acres in exchange for his work. Most of the Brock land was around the Guelph area in Flamborough Township but 3,000 acres were in South Monaghan Township , Northumberland County . After travelling firstly through to Guelph and looking at the lands there, Robert and Harriet turned back to Monaghan and chose Lot 7, Concession A, on the north shore of Rice Lake in Monaghan as the site of their future home, “Brockland.” Harriet had drawn up plans for the house before leaving Guernsey but never did see the house which was not started until 1837. The next year in Canada was unending misery for Harriet and she died in April, 1836. Her Diaries are a rich source of information; they give a very realistic impression of what settlers in early Canada were facing.

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The Diary of Harriet Brock Pengelley - a link

Is it indeed true am I here? divided by the Atlantic from a mother so justly adored, a father so truly beloved, my parents - Oh! let me still think I am dreaming - that I have not left you - bid you such a long, such a sad adieu.

The Diary of Harriet Brock Pengelley - a link

The diary of Harriet Brock Pengelley, (1809-1836), daughter of the Bailiff, Daniel de Lisle Brock, and niece of Sir Isaac Brock, is available online, together with some of her paintings, which include views of Guernsey. Of especial interest is the painting of her father's Guernsey home, "Bon Air", and a lovely portrait of her husband, together with a poem she wrote about him full of affection. [Please note that the links to the watercolours and text of the diares are situated at the bottom of the page, and you may have to scroll down to access them.]

The diary is sparse - there are no long descriptions or literary outpourings; but it makes very moving reading nevertheless. Harriet was married in 1834 to Lieut. Robert Pengelley, here on Guernsey; she moved out to Canada in 1835; Pengelley acted as agent for the Brock brothers in Canda and was given land for his services. She was desperately unhappy and died, aged only 24, in Canada in 1836, where she is buried, having never seen "Brockland", the house she helped design.

There is a second link, from the Archives at Trent University, which is very well worth following; it gives more information about her life and includes some very fine examples of her artwork and writing. Note especially the link on the left to some of her artwork and poems, as well as the Life, Times, and Interests links.

http://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk/priaulx-library-new-details2.asp?It...

The most valued of the mementos, the letter opener and book of original poetry, belonged to a women who could have been her grandmother if she had not died prematurely at 24, after one year of marriage Captain Robert Lamport Pengelley. There is some regret as Pengelley tenderly describes Harriet Brock Pengelley and the Brocks. She recalls her older brother Fred one of eight brothers, saying he wished he was the grandchild of Harriet. And you get the impression Rita Pengelley wished the same thing when she says the Brock connection is interesting". To be connected with the Brocks would have been a proud thing for any Canadian family whose roots in this country go back to 1832. Harriet was the niece of Sir Isaac Brock of Queenston Heights fame. But the Pengelleys were a distinguished family in their own right. Originally from Fowey, Cornwall, the captain went to sea at age 9 when mother died. He was probably a powder monkey on one of the three, ships his father, Commodore John Pengelley, took into the Battle of Trafalgar, says Rita Pengelley. Buried at Palermo The commodore also took part in the Battle of the Nile according to the family historian and is buried outside the walls of Palermo, Italy. The captain also had three brothers, Commodore Charles, Lt. H. and Lt John, according to a 1823 navy manual, and a sister Mary Anne. It was because of Sir Issac's connection that the Pengelleys came to Canada. The captain was one of many half-pay Royal Navy officers, who were given large land holdings on the north shore of Rice Lake in South Monaghan and Otonabee townships. But unlike many of the others, Captain Pengelley was not an absentee land owner who paid other men to perform his settlement duties. He lived on the land, oversaw the building of his house and planting of his fields. In February, 1838, he had the pleasure of petitioning the governor for the final deed to the grant. In the late 1820s and early 1830s, settlement to the north side of the lake began to increase with the aid of a steamboat which plyed a watery path from Claverton (Gore's landing) or Sully (Harwood) to Bannister Landing and up the Otonabee to Peterborough. First came in1832 Captain Pengelley first came to Canada in 1832, according to Rita Pengelley, to sell Sir Isaac's land holdings on behalf of Harriet's father ( Sir Isaac's brother) Sir Daniel Delisle Brock, Governor of the Island of Guernsey. Pengelley was engaged to Harriet at the time. Sir Isaac owned 1,000 acres near Guelph and another 1,000 in South Monaghan. Upon retiring from the navy, the captain was granted 700 acres in Somerville Township north of Lindsay, says Rita. He sold all the land, but kept 200 acres in South Monaghan which later became the family farm. The governor's daughter would meet and fall in love with a navy officer at a ball, perhaps in England or the governor's St. Peter's Port, Guernsey, mansion, Rita Pengelley explains. Harriet not only came from a famous family, but was beautiful and a talented miniature artist and poetess.

Poem to Robert She penned a poem for Robert, perhaps on the eve of his departure for Canada or to sea in a ship of the line:

Go envied to my Robert's breast And there in love and honor stay Oft will thou to his lips to press While I alas! am far away.

Should we unkindness start the tears Or cold neglect his bright eyes dim Oh! do thou bid him think of hers Who only lives to think of him!

Robert returned to Guernsey to marry Harriet on Sept. 16,1834 and in March of 1835, they departed for Canada. The passage was not easy in the days of sail. From Guernsey, they would go to Portsmouth where they 5 would get a ship bound for Canada, taking two months before arriving at Quebec. In Quebec, the immigrants were received and royally entertained by Governor Sir John Colborne, says Rita. They made their way to Montreal by steamboat, to Lachine by carriage, to Cornwall by boat, to a place called Dickson's Landing by land and by boat to Prescott, Kingston and finally Cobourg. From Cobourg, the couple may have gone to Port Hope and took a trail north to Bailieboro. They could have gone from Cobourg to Rice Lake and took the ferry across to the mouth of the Otonabee and then west by carriage to Bailieboro. In Bailieboro, the Pengelleys lived in a log cabin, says the family historian. Harriet drew the plans for their house, to be called Brockland Cottage, and traveled to the site to observe preparations. But the winters were too severe for Harriet's "delicate constitution", explains Pengelley, and she died on June 4, 1836. Leaving no children, she was buried three days later at St. Peter's Anglican Church, Cobourg. The captain returned immediately to his father-in-law in Guernsey.

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