This African American family is listed in the 1861 Canadian Census for Etobicoke Township, York County, Canada West, [in the vicinity of Toronto]:

Names of Inmates: John Winecop
Profession Trade or Occupation: Labourer
Place of Birth: U.S.
Religion: EM[ethodist]
Age next Birthday: 57
Married or Single: M[arried]
Colored Persons, Mulatto or Indian: Black
Board single-storey dwelling
Illiterate

Names of Inmates: Ann Winecop
Place of Birth: U.S.
Religion: EM
Age next Birthday: 58
Married or Single: M
Colored Persons, Mulatto or Indian: Black
Illiterate

Names of Inmates: C. Steward [female]
Place of Birth: U.S.
Religion: EM
Age next Birthday: 30
Married or Single: M
Colored Persons, Mulatto or Indian: Mulatto

Names of Inmates: Mary Morgan
Place of Birth: U.C. [Upper Canada]
Religion: WM
Age next Birthday: 16
Married or Single: S
Colored Persons, Mulatto or Indian: Black
Illiterate

Names of Inmates: Robert Bell
Place of Birth: U.C.
Religion: EM
Age next Birthday: 10
Married or Single: S
Colored Persons, Mulatto or Indian: Black

    All of them seem to be listed as members of the same household.

Source:

1861 Census for Etobicoke Township, York County, Ontario, Canada West [vicinity of Toronto.]

    I would like to thank Hilary Dawson, [email protected] of Toronto, Canada for sending me this information way back in 1999! I'm sorry that it's taken me so long to post this material on the website. I really meant to get to it a long time ago, but larger projects just kept burying it deeper and deeper. I'm pleased to finally resurrect it from the dusty pile of material that's been sitting on top of my monitor for the past two years plus. It's great too to ease the guilt I've felt for far too long. Once again Hilary, my deepest thanks!

    If anyone knows more about this family and/or their descendants, I'd love to hear about it. The early Wynkoop families, (African-American or otherwise), are hard to find information about. I can use all the help I can get.

    Many thanks,

    Chris