What is a One-Place Study?

A One-Place Study researches the history of a place and its residents. In many ways it is similar to a more traditional local history but with the emphasis on the people and their occupations, life expectancy, migration in and out of the place, and so on. The Lowertown One-Place Study covers the combined parishes of Notre-Dame, Ste-Anne and St-Brigid. It is hoped that this site will be of some interest to those with connections to Lowertown Ottawa – including those who, like myself, have ancestors who lived or worked in the area, and those who now live there. The sources used include the parish registers, registers of births, marriages and deaths, census and other public records. This is a work in progress. If you find any errors or omissions, please do let me know. If you have additional information, I would be delighted to hear from you. As in most other parts of Ottawa, the population of the Lowertown is subject to constant changes, the biggest in last late 1960's. People moving in and out, often linked to work and employment but also other reasons such as marriage. Some of the families listed were residents for many generations - others for less time. Please note that names have been been entered as seen in the documents spelling variations in some cases caused a some confusion, if you do not find what you are looking try different spelling variations.