Margaret "Maggie" Smith

Female 1870 - 1891  (20 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret "Maggie" Smith was born on 11 Jun 1870 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of William Smith, Sr. and Janet McLaren); died on 12 Feb 1891 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 39014869
    • _UID: 6F3BA3EE758F4623B6F51282D8767B41F14F
    • Census-Household Member: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1881, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39014869

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Buried:
    In memory of William Smith, born 1832, died Nov 11, 1915. (Back) Janet MacLaren, born 1843, died March 17, 1914. (Sides) Daughter - Maggie died February 12, 1891, aged 20 yrs. Daughter - Jennie died May 7, 1904, aged 32 yrs.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Smith, Sr. was born on 20 Oct 1832 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of John Smith and Elizabeth Stead); died on 11 Nov 1915 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 139014101
    • Occupation: Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Tanner
    • _UID: 4F191C84459E4F0BBD8715AD88991837BBEC
    • Census: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1861, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1881, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1891, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1901, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1911, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139014101

    Died:
    Obituary in The Lanark Era
    Wed. November 17th, 1915
    Lanark, Thurs. Nov. 11th, William Smith, Sr., aged 83 years. Born in Lanark Twp. Oct. 20th, 1932, the son of the late John Smith, he married Hannah Walker, January 29th, 1855. She died in 1860. They had three children; Mrs. James Pye, of Appleton; Mrs. A.C. McIntyre, and Mr. John Smith, of Lanark. His second wife was Janet McLaren, by whom he had two sons and eight daughters; William, Mrs. John A. Watt, and Nellie, of Lanark; Mrs. Walter Blair, and Mrs. A.J. Crosbie, of Winnipeg; Mrs. W.F. Perkins, Battleford, Sask.; Mrs. David McNeely, Carleton Place; Jeannie, Maggie, and George, deceased. His second wife died March 17th, 1914. Two brothers and three sisters, John, George, Elizabeth, Jane, and Sarah Ann, are all dead. Burial in Lanark cemetery. He was a tanner by trade and operated a tannery in Lanark.

    Buried:
    In memory of William Smith, born 1832, died Nov 11, 1915. (Back) Janet MacLaren, born 1843, died March 17, 1914. (Sides) Daughter - Maggie died February 12, 1891, aged 20 yrs. Daughter - Jennie died May 7, 1904, aged 32 yrs.

    William married Janet McLaren on 31 Jan 1861. Janet (daughter of John McLaren and Marion McIlquham) was born on 22 Jul 1843 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Mar 1914 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Janet McLaren was born on 22 Jul 1843 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John McLaren and Marion McIlquham); died on 17 Mar 1914 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 139014416
    • _UID: B9B34C9E48654AA0A74823C22AEDB9DB6CFE
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1881, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1891, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1901, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1911, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139014416

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Died:
    THE LANARK ERA
    Wed. March 18th, 1914 ? death
    Lanark, Tues. Mar. 17th, Janet McLaren, wife of Wm. Smith, aged 70 years & 8 mos. A daughter of the late John McLaren, she married 53 years ago. Of a family of ten children: William, of Lanark; Mrs. John A. Watt, Lanark; Mrs. Walter Blair and Mrs. A. J. Crosbie, Winnipeg; Mrs. Wm. Perkins, Battlefield, Sask.; Mrs. David McNeely, Carleton Place; and Miss Nellie, at home, are the only survivors. Three of their children are dead, Jennie, Maggie and George. Her step-children are, Mrs. James Pye, Appleton, Mrs. A.C. McIntyre, Lanark and John Smith, Lanark. Two brothers also survive, John, of Vancouver, BC and Walter, of Swan Lake, Man. Burial in Lanark Village cemetery. Her parents were settlers of 1820 in Lanark Village.

    Buried:
    In memory of William Smith, born 1832, died Nov 11, 1915. (Back) Janet MacLaren, born 1843, died March 17, 1914. (Sides) Daughter - Maggie died February 12, 1891, aged 20 yrs. Daughter - Jennie died May 7, 1904, aged 32 yrs.

    Children:
    1. William Smith, Jr. was born on 1 Mar 1862 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Jul 1937 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in United Cemeteries (Maplewood-St. Fillians-Pine Grove), Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George Smith was born about 1863 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Aug 1866 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Marion "Minnie" Smith was born on 10 Dec 18651866 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Apr 19351935 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Isabella "Bella" Smith was born on 10 Nov 1868 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jun 1946 in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Brookside Cemetery, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
    5. 1. Margaret "Maggie" Smith was born on 11 Jun 1870 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Feb 1891 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jane "Jennie" Smith was born on 8 May 1872 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 May 1904 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Martha Smith was born on 6 May 1874 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Jan 1952 in Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    8. Elizabeth Hannah Janet Smith was born on 10 Jun 1876 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Nov 1954 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in United Cemeteries (Maplewood-St. Fillians-Pine Grove), Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Jessie Smith was born about 1879 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    10. Mary "Nellie" Smith was born about 1880 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    11. Mary Ellen "Nellie" Smith was born on 12 Nov 1880 in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Apr 1937 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Smith was born in 1792 in England; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 113946A887DD45FEBD11E3C8DC96B481FFEA

    John married Elizabeth Stead. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Stead

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: F7405C410E9648D69546E4F816D8E6A5C608

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Smith was born about 1828 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    2. George Smith was born about 1831 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    3. 2. William Smith, Sr. was born on 20 Oct 1832 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Nov 1915 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jane Smith was born about 1836; and died.

  3. 6.  John McLaren was born on 8 Oct 1808 in Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland (son of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick); died on 13 Dec 1872 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46921154
    • _UID: 7A2A92CC07264DE7AAD35D879590175F5FFC
    • Location-Witness: 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lanark, Concession 4 Lot 2E
    • Immigration: 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; on Earl of Buckinghamshire
    • Census: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1871, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    John McLaren, son of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick, was born October 8, 1808 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1820 he emigrated with his parents to Lanark, Ontario, Canada. John's father died in 1827 and he became the man of the household. His mother died in 1836 and he married Marion McIlquham about 1838, continuing to run the family farm. John and Marion had ten children, one dying as an infant. Their oldest son, Peter, emigrated to the Dakota Territories with his wife and family and their second son, James, became the third generation on the farm after John's death.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46921154

    Location-Witness:
    Role: Witness


    Immigration:
    To Canada from Scotland on ship Earl of Buckinghamshire in 1821 and located on West Lot 1, Con 4, Lanark Township, Village of Lanark (Paisley Townhead Emigration Society) ( Ref: The Lanark Society settlers by Carol Bennet and The Lanark Society settlers Ships' Lists of the Glasgow Emigration Society 1821, by Gerald J. Neville)
    Earl of Buckinghamshire left Greenock, Scotland 29 Apr 1821 with 607 passengers, arrived Quebec 15 Jun 1821, aboard: MCLAREN, John; age 45, female 43, sons 23, 22, dau 6, 2.

    Died:
    John McLaren, son of Peter McLaren and Janet Headrick, was born October 8, 1808 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1820 he emigrated with his parents to Lanark, Ontario, Canada. John's father died in 1827 and he became the man of the household. His mother died in 1836 and he married Marion McIlquham about 1838, continuing to run the family farm. John and Marion had ten children, one dying as an infant. Their oldest son, Peter, emigrated to the Dakota Territories with his wife and family and their second son, James, became the third generation on the farm after John's death.

    John married Marion McIlquham about 1938. Marion (daughter of McIlquham, daughter of James W. McIlquham and Janet "Jane" Jarvie) was born on 31 Jul 1816 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 15 Dec 1865 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Marion McIlquham was born on 31 Jul 1816 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (daughter of McIlquham, daughter of James W. McIlquham and Janet "Jane" Jarvie); died on 15 Dec 1865 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46921084
    • _UID: 7A6E3E22EE1F442B94848D848D4C8F085D34
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    Marion McIlquham, daughter of James McIlquham and Janet Jarvie, was born July 31, 1816 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1821 she emigrated with her family to Lanark, Ontario, Canada. She married John McLaren circa 1938 and they raised nine children (one child died in infancy) on John's family farm in Lanark.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46921084

    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Died:
    Marion McIlquham, daughter of James McIlquham and Janet Jarvie, was born July 31, 1816 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1821 she emigrated with her family to Lanark, Ontario, Canada. She married John McLaren circa 1938 and they raised nine children (one child died in infancy) on John's family farm in Lanark.

    Children:
    1. Peter McLaren, Sr. was born on 9 Jun 1839 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Dec 1913 in Vienna, Clark County, South Dakota, United States; was buried in Dixon New Hope Cemetery, Vienna, Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States.
    2. James McLaren was born on 11 Aug 1841 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Nov 1907 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Janet McLaren was born on 22 Jul 1843 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Mar 1914 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Isabella McLaren was born about 1845; and died.
    5. Margaret McLaren was born about 1847; died on 7 Apr 1910 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John McIlquham McLaren was born about 1850; and died.
    7. Marion McLaren was born on 24 Jul 1852 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Sep 1897 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. David McLaren was born about 1854; and died.
    9. Walter McLaren was born about 1857; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Peter McLaren was born on 22 Mar 1779 in Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 26 Mar 1779 in Comrie Parish, Perthshire, Scotland (son of Daniel McLaren and Jannet Carmichael); died on 1 Oct 1827 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46838299
    • _UID: 0FF42735090A4AB3883CC491CD521B00C2C9
    • Location: 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lanark, Concession 4 Lot 2E

    Notes:

    Peter McLaren, born in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland circa 1779. He married Janet Headrick on February 25, 1803. A weaver in Scotland, he emigrated in 1820 with his wife and seven children (ranging in age from 16 year old Isabella to one year old Christina) to settle as a farmer in Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. The story of their family can be found here: ?b??i?http://david.mclaren.name?/i?.?/b?

    Peter McLaren was born about 1779 in Breadalbane, Scotland, an area of Perthshire at the base of the Highlands and about thirty miles Northwest of Perth. In the previous century the McLaren clan had been on the wrong side of too many battles and had lost all their lands. Since land was wealth and status, the McLarens became tenants and tradesmen. Peter became a weaver.

    ?b?Reasons for the Voyage?/b?

    In 1820 Scotland the weavers were battered by the perfect storm:

    The First Industrial Revolution had forced their transition from cottage industries (working at home) to factories in Glasgow and Paisley. Peter and his family were living in Glasgow, where the factories had initially done well supplying material for the military during the Napoleonic Wars.
    The Napoleonic Wars ended in 1815, as did the War of 1812 with the United States, and Europe soon plunged into an economic depression. Factory wages fell, if jobs were even available, and starvation was not uncommon.
    Moving families from Scotland to Canada would solve several problems:

    The War of 1812 made it clear that Britain's former colonies had designs on Canadian land. Maintaining a military presence along the Canadian border wasn't practical. If the government gave British citizens land in Canada, the new arrivals would occupy and defend the territory.
    Give a starving tradesman the opportunity to own land, help him learn to farm that land to support his family, and he can be convinced to leave his homeland.
    Boarding steamships
    The departure of poor families would ease the strain on the British economy and open jobs for military personnel returning from the wars.
    So the voyage would help the families, the government and the economy; and I'm sure it seemed like a good idea till they got on the boat.

    ?b?Sailing to Quebec?/b?

    Sailing Ship
    In 1820 and 1821 more than 3,000 emigrants boarded ships for this journey. Though the accommodations varied slightly, none of this was Carnival Cruise. Here is a description, published in 1826, of the 1821 voyage of the David of London. [This is a link to another website - use your "back" button to return.] The passengers from the David of London rendezvoused with passengers from the Earl of Buckinghamshire to complete the trip to Lanark - and those passengers included Peter's brother John McLaren, his wife Margaret (Stirling), and their four children.

    Keep in mind that Peter McLaren was forty one years old at the start of his voyage, and his wife, Janet (Headrick) was forty two; their children, four girls and three boys, ranged in age from ten months (youngest daughter, Christina) to fifteen years (eldest daughter, Isabella). Brother John was forty six during his voyage, his wife, Margaret Stirling was forty one; their children, three boys and a girl, ranged in age from two (son Peter) to twenty one (oldest son Findlay). Now look at another description of life aboard one of these ships: An 1828 Voyage [This is a link to another website - use your "back" button to return.] and consider what this must have been like

    ?b?A McLaren Migration
    Lanark, Ontario, Canada?/b?

    In September of 1820, Peter McLaren and his family were among the original settlers of Lanark. Named for the county in Scotland from which many of the emigrants came, the "settlement" consisted of a sign on a tree that read "This is Lanark." There were probably a few well chosen words as they entered ?u??i?The First Year?/u??/i?.

    The first group of settlers was severely hampered by their September arrival, with winter fast approaching. There was no time to clear land for fall wheat and little time to erect shelter. They lived first in tents made of bark and branches, then in crude log shanties.

    Land in the area had been surveyed prior to their arrival, and each male over twenty one years of age had been granted 100 acres. In addition, they were given tools, farm implements and seed. Now all they had to do was locate their granted property (in the middle of the forest) and get started. These were weavers, remember. To say this was all new to them has to be massive understatement.

    Details of their experience, and most of the information I have gathered regarding the McLarens in Canada, can be found on the website of the Lanark County Genealogical Society.

    Peter McLaren died in October of 1827, seven years after settling in Lanark. He was forty eight. The land passed to his wife, whose eldest daughter still at home, Margaret, was twenty and eldest son, John, was nineteen. It is impossible for me to believe that the trials of this first year didn't contribute to Peter's early passing.

    In early August of 1821 Peter's older brother, John McLaren, arrived with his family in a second group of settlers and managed to secure an adjacent plot of land. This group had more time to prepare for winter, and had the council of the settlers already in place, but there was still the small matter of ?u??i?Clearing the Trees?/u??/i?.

    The original plan was for each settler to farm his parcel of land, but you can't farm a forest - so the first priority was clearing trees.

    The trees presented a burden and a blessing:
    A burden because you can't eat trees, you need clear land to farm.
    A blessing because the growing season in Lanark limits farming to about half the year and the lumber would provide work and income for the other half, not to mention material for houses and roads. (Yes, roads, they laid a "plank road" from Lanark to Perth, twelve miles of a "smooth flooring of pine.")
    Thus many of the McLarens became lumberjacks, at least for half the year. Some, whose land proved unsuitable for cultivation, would pursue timber-related professions. This was rugged work, outside in the Canadian winter. One of the best descriptions of conditions in the lumber camps, including mention of McLarens in the trade, is to be found in this article: Old District Lumber Days.

    You will also find frequent mention of the lumberjack McLarens on the Lanark County Genealogy Society website.

    Finally, the Canadian Museum of Civilization offers a description of the Timber Trade with pictures of their displays.

    The land settled by Peter and John McLaren was just over a mile east of what would become Lanark Village (incorporated in 1862). This area was obviously suited for agriculture because, as their families grew, they expanded into a ?u??i?Family of Farms?/u??/i?.

    To appreciate the layout of the McLaren farms we need to understand how the land was surveyed. It took a while to piece this together; please be patient and just keep scrolling down the page.

    Each "township," in this case Lanark Township, was divided into concessions, parallel strips of land 1.25 miles wide, usually running north and south, but variable with topography. Each concession strip is then partitioned by lot lines, one quarter mile apart. That makes each lot a rectangle, 1.25 miles deep and .25 miles wide. Each concession strip and each strip of lots was numbered, and those numbers would identify a particular lot. Since the area inside each rectangle is 200 acres, and each settler received 100 acres, each would get one half of a lot. Peter, for example, received the East half of Lot 2, Concession 4; John received the West half of Lot 1, Concession 4. Here's the map for McLaren Farms 1821. (see media)

    By 1861 the children of Peter and John had inherited and/or acquired several farms in the immediate vicinity. Here is the map, with descriptions of the owners listed below:

    McLaren Farms in 1861. (see media)

    ?John, oldest son of the original Peter (did you read about the Scottish naming protocols?), inherited the East half of Lot 2, Con. 4 and has expanded the farm to include the West half of Lot 3, Con. 4.
    ?Big Peter is the second son of the original Peter and purchased the East half of Lot 3, Con. 4.
    ?Margaret is the second daughter of the original Peter. She married first cousin James, son of the original John (you might be interested in the "consanguinity" discussion, part of Vignettes). When husband James died in 1846, Margaret and her children assumed control of their farm, the East half of Lot 2, Con. 3. This lot is listed as "urban" in 1901; its western edge borders Lanark Village
    ?David is the third son of the original Peter, a carpenter by trade, but also farms 50 acres in the East half of Lot 1, Con. 3. Also listed as "urban" in 1901.
    ?Little Peter, youngest son of the original John (more naming protocols), inherited the West half of Lot 1, Con.4 and added 50 acres from the East half of Lot 1, Con.3.

    Census and agricultural records for this period give us a closer look at the McLaren farms:

    ?In 1851, original John and his wife, their son Little Peter with his wife and four children, a 37 year old widowed male farmer named Brown and an 18 year old female servant are all tending the farm from a one story log home.
    ?In 1861, John, son of original Peter, is farming with his wife and nine children, ranging in age from 4 to 21. One reason he can handle 200 acres.
    ?In 1871, Little Peter (a widower) is farming with his son John and John's wife and child, with his daughter Margaret and her child (Margaret is married to her cousin David - but at the moment, David is shown living with his father, Big Peter), and with his youngest children Duncan (19) and Mary (16). That's four adults, two teens, and two children in the same household.
    ?Big farms don't necessarily mean big chunks of arable land. Land suitable for cultivation was generally located in floodplains, along rivers or adjacent to lakes. Thus, in 1851, John's 200 acres only show 80 under cultivation; 50 as pasture, 29 in crops and 1 as a garden. He had 2 cows, 4 calves, a horse, 2 pigs and 13 sheep. On his 150 acres, Little Peter has 20 acres of crops, 20 acres of pasture, and a quarter acre garden. He has 2 bulls, 4 cows, 4 calves, 2 horses, 13 sheep and 8 pigs.

    Google Earth gives us an opportunity to see these farms outlined over current geography. The Concession lines became farm roads, and those roads still exist in Lanark. Here is a picture (with grateful thanks to Google) of Lanark today. (See media)

    As the families grew, the opportunities for each child to establish a homestead diminished. The original Peter's son, John, had nine children. John's oldest son, Peter, married Elizabeth Walker in 1863, quickly sired three children, and apparently wanted a home of his own. It was?u??i? Time To Move On?/u??/i?.

    Peter McLaren, the first child of John McLaren and Marion McIlquham, was born in 1839 on the farm settled by the original Peter. In 1861, age 22, he is the oldest of nine children helping his parents farm two hundred acres. He married in 1863 and by 1868 had three children of his own. The 1871 Census shows him farming in Lanark Township, but not on his father's farm and not on a farm he owns.

    In 1871 Peter's father is widowed and farming with his sons James (28 years old and single), John (21), David (16), Walter (14) and daughters Margaret (23) and Marion (18); the two oldest daughters have married and gone. The father died in 1872 and second son James inherited the family farm.

    By 1881 Peter has become a laborer and is living with his wife and children in Mill Point, Ontario (now Deseronto, on the N.E. shore of Lake Ontario, about 70 miles SSW of Lanark).

    This period corresponds to what the folks in Lanark call "The Manitoba Migration." The population in Ontario was growing, much of the arable land had been claimed, and young people looking for opportunities were departing to Manitoba and the Dakota Territories in search of free land. This apparently included Peter. His brother James remained on the family farm, but John moved west and eventually became the police chief in Vancouver; David and Walter both went to Manitoba.

    In March of 1884 Peter emigrated from Canada and headed for the Dakota Territories.



    Birth:
    Name:?tab?Peter Mclaren
    Gender:?tab?Male
    Birth Date:?tab?22 Mar 1779
    Baptism Date:?tab?26 Mar 1779
    Baptism Place:?tab?Comrie,Perth,Scotland
    Father:?tab?Daniel Mclaren
    Mother:?tab?Jannet Carmichael
    FHL Film Number:?tab?1040075
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
    Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46838299

    Died:
    Peter McLaren, born in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland circa 1779. He married Janet Headrick on February 25, 1803. A weaver in Scotland, he emigrated in 1820 with his wife and seven children (ranging in age from 16 year old Isabella to one year old Christina) to settle as a farmer in Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. The story of their family can be found here: ?i?http://david.mclaren.name/?/i?

    Buried:
    Inscription:
    IN MEMORY OF
    PETER McLAREN OF LANARK.
    A Native of Bredalbane, Perthshire, Scotland.
    DIED
    October 1, 1827 Aged 48 Years.
    Also of
    JANET HEADRICK His Wife
    DIED February 20, 1836 Aged 58 Years.

    Peter married Janet Headrick on 25 Feb 1803 in Scotland. Janet was born about 1778 in Scotland; died on 20 Feb 1836 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Janet Headrick was born about 1778 in Scotland; died on 20 Feb 1836 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46838823
    • _UID: 95AFDDF153DA4882AAE33D137898F1B79E1B
    • Location-Witness: 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lanark, Concession 4 Lot 2E

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46838823

    Location-Witness:
    Role: Witness


    Died:
    Janet Headrick was born in Scotland circa 1778, where she married Peter McLaren on February 25, 1803. In 1820 she emigrated with her husband and seven children (ranging in age from 16 year old Isabella to one year old Christina) from Scotland to Lanark Village, Ontario, Canada. The story of their family can be found here: ?i?http://david.mclaren.name/?/i?

    Buried:
    Inscription:
    IN MEMORY OF
    PETER McLAREN OF LANARK.
    A Native of Bredalbane, Perthshire, Scotland.
    DIED
    October 1, 1827 Aged 48 Years.
    Also of
    JANET HEADRICK His Wife
    DIED February 20, 1836 Aged 58 Years.

    Children:
    1. Isabella McLaren was born on 16 Nov 1804 in Scotland; died on 14 Apr 1842 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Margaret McLaren was born on 20 Oct 1806 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 31 Dec 1885 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. John McLaren was born on 8 Oct 1808 in Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 13 Dec 1872 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Janet McLaren was born on 28 Oct 1810 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 10 Jan 1877 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Big Peter McLaren was born about 1813 in Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 29 Dec 1890 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. David McLaren was born on 24 Oct 1816 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 3 Apr 1890 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Christina McLaren was born about 1819; and died.

  3. 14.  James W. McIlquham was born on 28 Apr 1787 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 26 Feb 1864 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 188570004
    • Location: Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; near McIlquham's bridge
    • _UID: 5CCE24E659424B47B58C20B3C40166C36344
    • Immigration: 1821, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Brig George Canning - Lanark Society Settler

    Notes:

    Location:
    First drew Ramsay Twp, Concession 6 Lot 24W but moved to Drummond Twp soon after.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188570004

    James married Janet "Jane" Jarvie. Janet was born on 12 Nov 1786 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened on 10 Dec 1786 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 13 Jun 1878 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Janet "Jane" Jarvie was born on 12 Nov 1786 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened on 10 Dec 1786 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 13 Jun 1878 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 188570123
    • _UID: 8B2F4A1BE96144408A2B65218DB5D9C00320

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188570123

    Children:
    1. Walter McIlquham was born on 19 Aug 1810 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 21 Nov 1905 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Margaret McIlquham was born about 1812 in Scotland; died in 1855 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John McIlquham was born on 17 Aug 1814 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 23 Dec 1886 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 7. Marion McIlquham was born on 31 Jul 1816 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 15 Dec 1865 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. James McIlquham was born on 25 Aug 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 2 Dec 1897 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Janet McIlquham was born about 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 11 Feb 1893 in Napanee, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elizabeth McIlquham was born about 1824 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 May 1859 in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mary McIlquham was born about 1827 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 May 1896; was buried in Prestonvale Cemetery, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.




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