New name for the village

In 1829, a named William Lawson decided to immigrate to Canada with his wife, from the Cumberland area of northern England. A fervent Primitive Methodist, Lawson continued to preach when he arrived in the Ontario village known to locals and travellers as Buffy’s Corners. One of the first people he met in the village was an old friend from his hometown, John Elliot. The men met so often, they eventually decided to incorporate a village in the area. They decided against using the name Buffy’s Corners, choosing instead Brampton, after their common hometown. Lawson eventual moved away, dying in Hamilton.