Although the Henry Joseph "Joseph" Voisin [I02043] and Elizabeth (Ellesworth) Voisin [I02179] family are missing from the 1871 Canadian census, the family of Thomas Hill seems to appear in their place.

Did the Hill family own the Voisin farm by 1871 and later sell it back to them by 1881? Was the Hill family staying with the Voisin family and did the census taker fail to record all members of the household? Or, did the census taker simply skip the Voisin family and ascribe details about the Voisin farm to the Hill family? An 1876 plat map shows a "T. Hill" property not far from the Voisin farm. It also shows "Michael Hill" immediately adjacent to the Voisin farm. So the Hills and Voisins undoubtedly knew each other.

Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada

Source: 1871 Census, Welland, Ontario, Canada, district Welland, subdistrict Willoughby, Page 18, Dwelling 62, Family 62, Thomas Hill family Lines 1-3 ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx : downloaded 29 March 2018). http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4396293_00117.jpg