Update on X00298: John Williams Brewing History

I posted recently about X00298 and researching John William's history as a brewer. While I haven't looked into the Brampton or Owen Sound breweries I have looked more into the possibility of him operating a brewery briefly in Flesherton. Unfortunately, the findings don't give any positive results either way. Here's what I've found:

• There is a John Williams living in Flesherton in the 1861 and 1871 census, but his occupation is not listed as a brewer in either census and his background is Dutch.
• The John Williams of Flesherton is mentioned and profiled in the book Split Rail Country but brewing is not mentioned.
• The 1865-66 directory for Grey County did not mention any brewery for Flesherton.
• No John Williams a brewer was found in any reference books or reference files for Breweries/Wineries/Distilleries in Grey County
• No trace of a brewery was found on old maps of Flesherton or Markdale.

So, the next step it seems is to check the newspapers around at the time to see if anything is said about the brewery. The only newspapers that I am aware of in Grey County at the time are in Durham and Owen Sound. I've checked the Durham newspapers but couldn't find anything. Will need to check the Owen Sound newspapers next.