Robert Unwin Harwood (1798-1863)

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.