Ralph "Mervyn" Miller

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 45652523
• _UID: 3FDB1E53908F473EB9B7C7049D2A2768C0A8
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Land & Property: 13 Nov 1923-30 Jun 1927, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 2 Lot 23NE
• Residence: 1967, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; 31 D'Arcy Street

Notes:

(Research):John Miller, Smiths Falls was best man, Sadie Frizell was bridesmaid.

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45652523

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Land & Property:
28 Dec 1921 - Robert John Drummond (widower) to Eliza Miller
13 Nov 1923 - Eliza Miller to Ralph Mervyn & Gertrude A. Miller
30 Jun 1927 - Ralph M. Miller, Gertrude E. Miller to Robert T. Blair
(Bernard & Jean Brady farm)

Ralph married Gertrude Alice Frizelle on 6 Sep 1922 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Gertrude (daughter of Richard Frizelle and Alice Ann "Alia" Cavanagh) was born on 23 Aug 1891; died on 2 Oct 1974 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Miller - Frizelle

A [retty wedding was solomized at the home of Mr and Mrs Richard Frizelle, Bolton Street, at 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning, Sept. 6th, when their daughter, Miss Gertrude Alice was united to Mr Ralph Mervyn Miller son of mrs. Robert Miller of Bathurst. The happy ceremony was performed by Rev. J.H. Miers, B.D., pastor of Knox Church, in the parlor which was beautifully decorated in pink and white asters.

The bride wore a suit of duchess satin with pearl trimmings, and a bridal veil and carried a bouquet of sweetheart roses. She was assisted by her sister Miss Sadie E. as bridesmaid and she wore a suit of silk satin and a large black picture hat, and carried a bouquet of pink roses.

Mr. John W. Miller, of Smiths Falls, cousin of the groom, was the groomsman. After the ceremony the guests present, to the number of twenty five, sat down to a sumptuous wedding dinner.

In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Miller motored to Smiths Falls and there entrained for Montreal for a boat trip on the St. Lawrence and on their return will take up residence in Bathurst.

The Perth Courier,
Perth, Ontario, Canada
8 September, 1922

1. Dr. Robert Richard Miller was born on 9 Jun 1926; died on 6 Apr 2005 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.
2. E.G. Miller

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: Address:
  "Robert" George Miller
• FamilySearch ID: LCLY-VTV
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 45652447
• Name: Robert Gourlay
• Name: Robert Mason
• Residence: Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Dodds-Miller home
• _UID: A9599B4C186F43319609E3656AA5670647FE
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Census 1851
Bathurst, Lanark Co. Canada West (ON) Schedule A, Roll C-11731; pg 39 line 31
District 19
Robt Miller - 5 yrs.

Census 1861
Roll C-1041
Church of Scotland
Robert Miller - 14 yrs.

Census 1891
Roll T-6349 Family no. 61
District 84 Lanark South - Bathurst
Free Church

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCLY-VTV

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45652447

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

"Robert" married Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Dodds on 3 Dec 1881 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Ralph Dodds and Louise McKay) was born on 5 Feb 1855 in Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Jan 1937 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: Address:
  Mary Eliza Dodds
  Rideau Ferry, ON
  CAN
• FamilySearch ID: 247J-YHY
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46475406
• Name: Eliza A.
• _UID: 387D71D62CC148579F45EEF0E0BF152E2C4D
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; C2 L20; 1 1/2 story frame single family dwelling
• Census-Household Member: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Land & Property-Witness: 13 Nov 1923-30 Jun 1927, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 2 Lot 23NE

Notes:

(Research):?u?Perth Courier, January 1937 Obituary Mrs. Robert Miller
?/u?At Perth, on Thursday, January 7th, Mary Eliza Dodds, wife of the late Robert Miller, at her home on D'Arcy Street. Daughter of the late Ralph Dodds, who came from Coldstream, Scotland in 1831, with his parents.

After his (Ralph Dodds) marriage to Louise McKay, he moved to Flamboro Township, where Mrs. Miller was born, then to the Scotch Line, from there to Glen Tay, where she resided until her marriage to Robert Miller in 1882. They lived at Bathurst Con 2 Lot8 until 1909 when they moved back to Glen Tay. She moved to Perth after her husband's death.

She leaves two sons, Herbert of Glen Tay and Mervyn of Perth and four daughters, Ella, Mrs. John Armour; Louise, Mrs. Alex Armour; Mabel, Mrs. Delbert Chaplin of Glen Tay; and Jean Miller of Perth.

She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Louise (Dodds) Miller of Crookston, MN and one brother, Matthew of Brockville.

She was predeceased by two sisters, Mrs. Lily Rudsdale of Bathurst and Mrs. Robert Miller of Rideau Ferry, three brothers, Alex of Loreburn, SK, John of Toronto and James of Hamilton.

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/247J-YHY

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46475406

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Residence-Occupant:
Role: Occupant


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Ancestry lists as Dodds, Dold (Ireland) but nationality Scotch, Cloth Manufacture
(writing of "Ralph" appears as "Balph" with a line through the "l" and an open "p"! The given name precedes the family name!
Remainder of family is listed as "Ralph"
Louisa; Mary E. John A., Agnes, Lillie I., James M., Louisa M., Mathew R.


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Land & Property-Witness:
Role: Witness
28 Dec 1921 - Robert John Drummond (widower) to Eliza Miller
13 Nov 1923 - Eliza Miller to Ralph Mervyn & Gertrude A. Miller
30 Jun 1927 - Ralph M. Miller, Gertrude E. Miller to Robert T. Blair
(Bernard & Jean Brady farm)

Died:
Miller - At Perth, on Thursday, January 7th, Mrs. Eliza Dodds Miller, wife of the late George G. Miller, age 82.
Perth Courier - 25 Years Ago
Perrth, Ontario, Canada
11 Jan 1962, pg.2

Obituary Mrs. Robert Miller

At Perth, on Thursday, January 7th, Mary Eliza Dodds, wife of the late Robert Miller, at her home on D'Arcy Street. Daughter of the late Ralph Dodds, who came from Coldstream, Scotland in 1831, with his parents.

After his (Ralph Dodds) marriage to Louise McKay, he moved to Flamboro Township, where Mrs. Miller was born, then to the Scotch Line, from there to Glen Tay, where she resided until her marriage to Robert Miller in 1882. They lived at Bathurst Con 2 Lot8 until 1909 when they moved back to Glen Tay. She moved to Perth after her husband's death.

She leaves two sons, Herbert of Glen Tay and Mervyn of Perth and four daughters, Ella, Mrs. John Armour; Louise, Mrs. Alex Armour; Mabel, Mrs. Delbert Chaplin of Glen Tay; and Jean Miller of Perth.

She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Louise (Dodds) Miller of Crookston, MN and one brother, Matthew of Brockville.

She was predeceased by two sisters, Mrs. Lily Rudsdale of Bathurst and Mrs. Robert Miller of Rideau Ferry, three brothers, Alex of Loreburn, SK, John of Toronto and James of Hamilton.

Perth Courier
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario
January 1937

Buried:
Plot B2-410

Notes:

Married:
Also have marriage date as 22 May 1879

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LRBH-YP9
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169531162
• Name: George Millar
• _UID: 3E50D2AD9CA44D37842EE6711B2B4F0372AB
• Land & Property: 1840, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; George tries to obtain the property of his grandfather
• Census: 1842, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Ontario, Concession 3 Lot 9
• Census: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Schedule
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 22 Mar 1888, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

1851 Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

David Kelso, Concession 3 Lot 7 Bathurst.

John Munro, Concession 3 Lot 7 Bathurst.

Peter Munro, Concession 3 Lot 6 Bathurst.

Roderick Munro, Concession 3 Lot 6 Bathurst.

Peter McNab, Concession 3 Lot 5 Bathurst. ( brother of Mrs. Peter Munro Senior Mary McNab the Lanark Society Settler )

George Miller, Concession 3 Lot 7 Bathurst Diane's line

George Miller, Farmer, Scotland, C. of Scotland, 38 (1814), Male, Married
Helen Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 35 (1817), Female, Married
David Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 15 (1837), Male, Single
Jane E. Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 13 (1839), Female, Single
Mary Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 7 (1845), Female, Single
?b?Count: Lanark; Division: Bathurst [1852 Census]?/b?
Robt. Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 5 (1847), Male, Single
Janet Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 3 (1849), Female, Single
Magt. Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 1 (1851), Female, Single
(one male death during 1851 recorded)

Subsequent Censuses show the parents born at Scotland and the Children Canada West (Ontario)

George Miller married to Helen Mason 4 Jun 1836 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth
[Granny's Genealogical Garden - Fay Lucille (Lucas) Bertrand]

Inscription: in memory of George Miller died Mar. 22, 1888 aged 74 y'rs .. MILLER
Burial: Pioneer Cemetery Perth Lanark County Ontario, Canada
Plot: Presbyterian Section, (OGS 471) GPS (lat/lon): 44.89889, -76.24111

(Research):?i?E0122 Batch 7100712 Serial St 56 Pg ??/i?
George Millar,?b? ?/b?chr. 6 Feb 1813, Dumbarton, Dumbarton Parents, William Miller , Mary Burns.
George C. Miller, chr. 6 February 1814 Cty Dumbarton, Town Dumbarton, parents William Miller and Mary Burns.

E0122 Batch 7015501 Serial St 61 Pg ?
George Millar, chr. 6 Feb 1813, Cty Dumbarton, Town Dumbarton William Millar and Mary Burns.?i?

1851 Census for Bathurst, Lanark Cty, Canada West Schedule A, roll C_11721, pg. 39, Line 21
?/i?George Miller, 38, 1814, Scotland, farmer, Church of Scotland
Helen Miller, 35, 1817, Scotland
David, 15, 1837 CAN (not Scotland as indicated)
Helen, 13, 1839
Jane E. 8, 1844
Mary, 7, 1845
Robert, 5, 1847
Janet, 3, 1849
Margaret, 1, 1851?i?

JR Ernest Miller May 1993?/i?
George Miller would be seven years of age when his parents William Miller and Mary Burns left Dumbarton to emigrate to Lanark Cty.

He Married Helen Mason, the 3rd daughter of Robert Mason and Helen Gourlie on 6 April 1936 at Lanark and took his bride to live on C3 L9 Bathurst.

They had a total of twelve children, ten of which survived and were baptized at St. Andrew's Church, Perth.

George and Helen Miller are buried in the Craig St. Cemetery in Perth. Their unmarried daughters, Jane E. and Catherine H. are buried beside them.

In 1841 Census he is located Bathurst C3 L9W, arrived from Scotland in 1821, Presbyterian, 2 born Scotland, 3 children born in Canada.
?i?
?/i?George Miller, Bathurst, paid 5 sch. on plot 12, Old Burying Grounds, Perth, on 28 Jan 1846.

Birth:
MILLAR
GEORGE
WILLIAM MILLAR/MARY BURNS FR805 (FR805)
M
06/02/1814
496/
30 357
Dumbarton

Name:?tab?George Millar
Gender:?tab?Male
Christening Date:?tab?06 Feb 1814
Christening Place:?tab?DUMBARTON,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND
Birth Date:?tab?14 Jan 1814
Birthplace:?tab?
Death Date:?tab?
Name Note:?tab?
Race:?tab?
Father's Name:?tab?William Millar
Father's Birthplace:?tab?
Father's Age:?tab?
Mother's Name:?tab?Mary Burns
Mother's Birthplace:?tab?
Mother's Age:?tab?
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:?tab?C11496-5
System Origin:?tab?Scotland-ODM
GS Film number:?tab?1041985
Reference ID:?tab?

Citing this Record:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBK5-GF3 : 2 January 2015), William Millar in entry for George Millar, 14 Jan 1814; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,985.

Christened:
MILLAR
GEORGE
WILLIAM MILLAR/MARY BURNS FR805 (FR805)
M
06/02/1814
496/
30 357
Dumbarton

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRBH-YP9

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169531162

Land & Property:
12 Jun 1840
Unto His Excellency Sir George Arthur, H.C.W or Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada in Council
The
Petition of George Millar of the Township of Bathurst eldest son and heir at law of William Millar late of the Township of Lanark in the Bathurst District
Humbly Shewith
That your Petitioners father was located as a Glasgow Society Settler in the year 1821 upon the West half of Lot No 15 in the 1st concession of Lanark in the Bathurst Districyt - That your Petitioner's father having died some years ago, your Petitioner is heir at law to his landed property - That it is only come to your Petitioner's knowledge within those few days that it is necessary for him to apply to the Commissioners appointed under the heir and Devisee Act before he can obbtain a Deed or Patent for his said lot - That it is now too late to do so for this next sitting of the Commissioners and as there a large improvements on the lot
- May it therefore please your Excellency to consider the premises and permit said half lot to remain in its present state until the meeting of the Commissioners in the year 1841 when your Petitioner shall apply as heir at law to his father and your Petitioner as is duty bound shall ever pray.
George Miller
envelope indicates letter processed 27th July 1840 by J. Radenhurst

********************
To the Right Honarable Earl Cathcart, Commander of the Forces Administration of 89 the Government of the Province of Canada, UC..... In Council'
The Memorial of George Miller, of the township of Bathurst in the District of Bathurst, Respectfully Sheweth;
That your memorialist is the youngest son of the late William Miller who was the original nominee of the west half of Lot Number 15 in the First Con. of the Township of Lanark having been located theron in the year 1821, and resided on said lot from that ? until the time of his decease in the year 1825. As he died intestate, having merely expressd verbally a short time before his death his wish that the Lot referred to should become the property of your memorialist, your memoralist together with his mother and some others of the family continued to occupy the Lot for several years. But your memorialist ascertaining that he could have no legal title to the Lot, an elder brother being resident in Scotland where he still is, the lot was abandoned and has remained unoccupied for several years past and has remained unoccupied for several years past.
Your memorialist, however has recently ascertained that the Brother referred to, who is the legal claimant, wishes to emigrate to this Province, at an early period. He therfore prays, that the said lot may not .... until the meeting of the Commissioners in the year 1841 when your Petitioner shall apply as heir at law to his father and your Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray
George Miller
submitted by J Radenhurst 27 July 1840
recorded by Council 16 Dec 1840

***********************************
James Higginson, Esq.
Secretary
Please lay the foregoing Memorial before his Excellency, in Council, as earlly as convenient. Oblige
Your obedient servt
George Miller
Bathurst
16 Feb 1846

George Miller
W1/2 No 15 in 1st Concession Lanark
Rec'd 21st Feb 1945
Crown Lands Department
11th April 1846
Raised at Committee and Executive Council
By command
L. Bonthillier
This petitioner prays that the location of the West half of Lot number fifteen in the 1st concession of the township Lanark belonged to his late Father may not be rescinded but that opportunity be afforded to his brother, the heir at law to claim it.

This half lot referred to was returned by the Military Settling Department as a location in the name of William Millar, an Emigrant Settler, and has not been described for Patent - The report of Inspection of May 1840 states an improvement of fifteen acres as having been made but which at that time was unoccupied. An Order in Council of 3rd Dec 1840 is filed in this Office permitting the location to remain in order to bring Testament before the Heirs and Devisees Commission but no claim has upto the present time been inferred. A further period of four years ,might be allowed within which the parties interested should be required to prove his claim.
31 Mar 1846 L. Bouthillier

In Committee, April 22nd 1846
The Committee recommend that a period of one year be allowed within which the party entitled be required to prove his claim, as suggested in this Report of the Asst Commissioner of Crown Lands, dated 31st March 1846
Approved in Council same day
Communicated to Com. C.L. April 23rd 1846.



Census:
born Scotland
Settled Bathurst, Concession 3 Lot 9
Date 1821
2 born Scotland
3 born Canada West
5 in household
Presbyterian

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Died:
George Miller, Farmer, Scotland, C. of Scotland, 38 (1814), Male, Married
Helen Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 35 (1817), Female, Married
David Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 15 (1837), Male, Single
Jane E. Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 13 (1839), Female, Single
Mary Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 7 (1845), Female, Single
Robt. Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 5 (1847), Male, Single
Janet Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 3 (1849), Female, Single
Magt. Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 1 (1851), Female, Single
(one male death during 1851 recorded)
Count: Lanark; Division: Bathurst
[1852 Census]

Subsequent Censuses show the parents born at Scotland and the Children Canada West (Ontario)

George Miller married to Helen Mason 4 Jun 1836 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth [Granny's Genealogical Garden - Fay Lucille (Lucas) Bertrand]

Buried:
George Miller, Farmer, Scotland, C. of Scotland, 38 (1814), Male, Married
Helen Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 35 (1817), Female, Married
David Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 15 (1837), Male, Single
Jane E. Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 13 (1839), Female, Single
Mary Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 7 (1845), Female, Single
Robt. Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 5 (1847), Male, Single
Janet Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 3 (1849), Female, Single
Magt. Miller, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 1 (1851), Female, Single
(one male death during 1851 recorded)
Count: Lanark; Division: Bathurst
[1852 Census]

Subsequent Censuses show the parents born at Scotland and the Children Canada West (Ontario)

George Miller married to Helen Mason 4 Jun 1836 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth [Granny's Genealogical Garden - Fay Lucille (Lucas) Bertrand]

George married Helen "Ellen" Mason on 6 Apr 1836 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Helen (daughter of Robert Mason and Helen Gourley) was born on 18 Apr 1816 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 28 Apr 1816 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 4 Jul 1891 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 7 Jul 1891 in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LC74-954
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169532675
• Name: Ellen Mason
• Name: Helen Mason
• _UID: 86009B753D134D2288178CDA227BE8F6D5D6
• Immigration-Witness: 13 Apr 1821, Canada; from Cambuslang Scotland on George Canning, sailing 13 April with wife, two sons and three daughters
• Immigration-Witness: 13 Apr 1821, Canada; from Cambuslang Scotland on George Canning, sailing 13 April with wife, two sons and three daughters
• Census-Household Member: 1842, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Ontario, Concession 3 Lot 9
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Robert Mason Journal
Helen Mason was born at half past nine morning

Christened:
MASON
HELEN
ROBERT MASON/HELEN GOURLEY FR122 (FR122)
F
28/04/1816
627/
10 204
Cambuslang

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC74-954

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169532675

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
Name:?tab?Robert Mason
Marital status:?tab?woman age 35; male children ages 5 mo., 6.5; female children ages 5, 9, 10.5
Year of Record:?tab?1821
Comments:?tab?List of Combustang families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the ship 'George Canning'
Reference:?tab?Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 11, Colonial Office 42, vol. 159, page 507, list 1.1
Source/Event:?tab?Lists of Scottish families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the Ship 'George Canning'. Glasgow, April 13, 1821; 11 lists dated April 13, 1821, signed by Robert Lamond, Sect. to the Committee on Emigration for Scotland.

Mason, Robert
Emigrated from Scotland, with his wife, two sons and three daughters, to Canada on the George Canning. Received a land grant in Lanark, Upper Canada, 4 Aug 1821. (POA)

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
Name:?tab?Robert Mason
Marital status:?tab?woman age 35; male children ages 5 mo., 6.5; female children ages 5, 9, 10.5
Year of Record:?tab?1821
Comments:?tab?List of Combustang families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the ship 'George Canning'
Reference:?tab?Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 11, Colonial Office 42, vol. 159, page 507, list 1.1
Source/Event:?tab?Lists of Scottish families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the Ship 'George Canning'. Glasgow, April 13, 1821; 11 lists dated April 13, 1821, signed by Robert Lamond, Sect. to the Committee on Emigration for Scotland.

Mason, Robert
Emigrated from Scotland, with his wife, two sons and three daughters, to Canada on the George Canning. Received a land grant in Lanark, Upper Canada, 4 Aug 1821. (POA)

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
born Scotland
Settled Bathurst, Concession 3 Lot 9
Date 1821
2 born Scotland
3 born Canada West
5 in household
Presbyterian

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-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Died:
Series: MS935; Reel: 61
County: Lanark; Division: Bathurst
Pg. 24; No.: 5 (008042)
Name: Mrs. George Miller
Died: 7 July 1891
Sex: Female
Age: 75 years
Occupation: Farmers wife
Born: Scotland
Cause: Cancer
Physician: Dr. Kellock
Informant: David Miller, Bathurst
Registered: Aug 2nd 1891
Denomination: Presbyterian
Registrar: P. McKinley
[Ontario Death Registration]

Buried:
Series: MS935; Reel: 61
County: Lanark; Division: Bathurst
Pg. 24; No.: 5 (008042)
Name: Mrs. George Miller
Died: 7 July 1891
Sex: Female
Age: 75 years
Occupation: Farmers wife
Born: Scotland
Cause: Cancer
Physician: Dr. Kellock
Informant: David Miller, Bathurst
Registered: Aug 2nd 1891
Denomination: Presbyterian
Registrar: P. McKinley
[Ontario Death Registration]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K8FF-T8S
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46475350
• _UID: 20BB9C5936BD40C5B23D52FBE344BBC9AFBB
• Census: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada - Agricultural C10 L9E
• Occupation: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Religion: 1851, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Stone house, 2 families
• Land & Property: 25 Jan 1859, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 2 Lot 20
• Land & Property: 1859 1860, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Built stacked wood, board and batten, main house at Tayside Farms
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada West Agricultural C2 Lot 20
• Occupation: 1861, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Clothier & Farmer
• Religion: 1861, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; C2 L20; 1 1/2 story frame single family dwelling
• Occupation: 1866 1867, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Woollen Manufacturer - Fuller's Counties of Leeds, Grenville, Lanark & Renfrew Directory
• Census: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1871, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Religion: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Census: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Cloth manufacture
• Religion: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Census: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1870 1897; woolen manufacturer and clothier
• Census: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

(Research):E Miller & D. Miller Duncan notes: Con 1 Lot 18, the Dodds family farm, settled in 1831.?u?

Glen Tay Then and Now - After the Great Fire
?/u?John Hargraves rebuilt the factories, but because of tremendous losses, he never got out of debt. He eventually sold everything to Henry Moorehouse in 1872. Moorehouse went into business with Ralph Dodds,....who owned 450 (250?) acres near the mills, was married to Louise McKay, and had moved to Adamsville in 1831(?), conducted the woollen industries until 1897. He employed two managers for his part of the business, James Kendry in 1872 and C.L. Owen in 1879. This factory employed 50 men and manufactured up to 100,000 yards of tweed each year.

Moorehouse who owned the power plant, sold it to the Perth Electric and Water Power Company to aid in producing electricity for the Town of Perth. The last of the Moorehouse and Dodds machinery was sold from Glen Tay to St John's, QC, in 1899.

Perth Public Utilities used this electrical power until later, in 1918, when it came from High Falls, MacDonalds Corners, ON, Canada.

In the spring of 1926, without maintenance, and the timbers rotted, the dam itself finally let go. The last remaining source of power, of this once industrial mill, taking with it the bridge and overspilling its banks, flooding everything in its path, as far down as the low lying areas in Perth. Wooden planks were laid across, to the little island, south of the old bridge, and from the island to the north shore, where families could cross the river on foot, until a new bridge could be built. Ernest Miller as a young man was warned never to cross this alone, as it did not have any safety railing. The only way Herbert Miller and family could cross the river, was by hooking up the horses to the surrey and go across below the bridge where the river was shallow, in order to attend church.

Ralph Dodds and his brother Alex purchased part of Lot 20 Con 2 from Henry Moorehouse in 1858. In approximately 1858-59 Ralph built the home, which was later obtained by his daughter Elizabeth (Eliza Jane) Dodds, married to Robert Miller. This home has been in the Miller name to the present day, known as 'Tayside Farms'.

Birth:
Often recorded as England although recorded as Scotland on his death certificate. His mother was from England and his father from Scotland and it is possible that his mother may have returned to her ancestral home for births. It is said that the Dodds land had a corner where you could have one foot in both countries. Census records indicate England and being closer to the time of his birth and probably recorded by Ralph himself, may be more accurate. However, the Dodds family emigrated from Scotland and lived in Coldstream, Berwickshire before immigration.

Christened:
In the 1901 census this date is given as his birth date.

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8FF-T8S

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46475350

Census:
Ralph (England) and Louisa Dodds (Upper Canada) stone house,
Name is entered between
George and Agnes McCulloch (Upper Canada) living in a log house; and
William and Isabella Lee, (Scotland), labourer who seems to be residing with Dodds; and

Robert (Scotland) and Jane Cowie (United States), stone house; and
Charles Miller (England) farmer, log house; and
Adam Golightly, mill wright (Scotland), log home.


Residence:
?b?Appears to be living in home of Robert & Jane Cowie and managing their farm?/b?
Name before on list: Robert Cowie, stone mason, Scotland, Presbyterian and Jane Cowie, United States, Presbyterian with 10 Children, stone house
Name following on list: William Lee, Labourer, Scotland, Free Church; log house, Isabella Lee, Scotland, Free Church, son James, 17 also listed as labourer and two younger daughters;
the following family is George McCulloch, 1810, Scotland, Labourer, Presbyterian, wife Agnes and a number of children, frame house

Land & Property:
Deed: Joshua Adams to Ralph Dodds for ?818.5.0, pt (see inst.) 2B-267

Census:
Ralph Dodds, Concession 2 Lot 20
Total held 45 acres
Under cultivation - 25
Under crops in 1860 20
Under pasture 5
Orchards -
Under wood or wild 20
Cash value of farm $2000
Cash value of farm implements or Machinery $100
Fall Wheat -
Spring Wheat 15 acres, 100 bushels
Barley -
Rye -
Peas 1/2 acres, 12 bushel
Oats 6 acres, 200 bushel
Buck Wheat -
Indian Corn -
Potatoes 1 acres, 100 bushel
Turnips -
Mangel -
Carrots -
Beans -
Hops -
Hay 12 tons
Clover seed -


Census:
Ancestry lists as Dodds, Dold (Ireland) but nationality Scotch, Cloth Manufacture
(writing of "Ralph" appears as "Balph" with a line through the "l" and an open "p"! The given name precedes the family name!
Remainder of family is listed as "Ralph"
Louisa; Mary E. John A., Agnes, Lillie I., James M., Louisa M., Mathew R.


Occupation:
Ralph Dodds was a woolen manufacturer, clothier. He conducted the woolen industries until 1897.
He employed two managers for his part of the business, James Kendry in 1872 and C.L. Owen in1879.
This factory employed 50 men and manufactured up to 100,000 yards of tweed a year.
He owned 450 acres near the mills.

Occupation:
son John, and his wife Agness, are in the household and John is listed as farmer; with their children Lena, Earnest, Jenny, Edna, John and George.


son James, in the household is listed as an insurance agent.

Died:
Name?tab?Ralph Dodds
Gender?tab?Male
Age?tab?81
Birth Date?tab?1826
Birth Place?tab?Scotland
Death Date?tab?03/1907
Death Place?tab?Lanark Ontario Canada
Religion?tab?Presbyterian
Cause of Death?tab?Asthma

Ralph married Louise McKay on 20 Jun 1851 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Louise (daughter of John Westland Adams and Lilias "Lily" Ferguson, daughter of James McKay and Sarah) was born on 21 Sep 1831 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States; died on 11 Oct 1906 in Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KHX6-TD4
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 45727401
• _UID: 5F7846CEB9C34B29B803E23CF8C6C3C6FB79
• Census-Wife of Head: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Religion-Member: 1851, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; C2 L20; 1 1/2 story frame single family dwelling
• Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

(Research):https://www.ancestry.ca/search/collections/12050/

Louisa's birth place is reported as the USA (1861, 1871, 1891), Canada (1851), and Scotland (1901) in various census returns. It appears that her father was a military settler so any are possible but it was most likely Canada or the USA.

?i?Bill McCullough notes
?/i?William Cowie on the Scotch Line was her great grandfather.
Janet and Robert Cowie came to Perth in the 1830's via the USA.
Robert Cowie was married to Henrietta Adams. Henrietta's brother John Adams farmed and taught music. John Adams and his wife (?) adopted his wife's niece, Louise McKay who later married Ralph Dodds. Their granddaughter, a Mrs. Ferrier lives across the road from the John Adams farm.
?i?Family History Services, William J. Cowie, PHD, Manager (barber dodds marilyns.ftw)

?/i?In the 1851 Census of Burgess North,
?u?pg 7?/u? families of
John Holliday, School Teacher
James Holliday, Farmer
Alex McFarlane, Farmer
John Walker, Carpenter
William McGilvary, Farmer
Laughlin mcGilvary, Farmer
Thomas Beaty (z?), labourer with Camerons, McDonald and others
?u?pg 9?/u?
George Holliday
John Bone, Teamster
Samuel Curley, labourer
Thomas Dobie, farmer
Adam Golightly, mill wright
Charles Miller, farmer
?u?pg 11?/u?
Hellen Barber
John Barber
?i?Robert Cowie, 1805, stone mason, Scotland, Presbyterian
Jane Cowrie, 1815, USA
Henrietta, 1835
John, 1837
Agnes, 1838
William, 1840
Francis, 1843
Lilly, 1845
Margaret, 1847
Robert, 1848
James 1849
Jane 1850
next door are Ralph Dodds, 25, 1827, England and Louisa Dodds, 21, 1831 Upper Canada.?/i?

Birth:
"Deceased was born in Rochester 72 years ago, daughter of James McKay. When three years of age she came to live with her uncle the late John W. Adams, on the Scotch Line, and his home was her home until her marriage with Mr. Ralph Dodds in 1851."

The Perth Courier
Perth, Ontario, Canada
October 19, 1906, pg. 5

Married
On the 20th instant, by the Rev. J. B. Duncan, Miss Louisa McKay, niece of Mr. John Adams, to Mr. Ralph Dodds, both of the Scotchline.

The Perth Courier
Tuesday July 1, 1851
page 3 col. 3


FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHX6-TD4

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45727401

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head
Ralph (England) and Louisa Dodds (Upper Canada) stone house,
Name is entered between
George and Agnes McCulloch (Upper Canada) living in a log house; and
William and Isabella Lee, (Scotland), labourer who seems to be residing with Dodds; and

Robert (Scotland) and Jane Cowie (United States), stone house; and
Charles Miller (England) farmer, log house; and
Adam Golightly, mill wright (Scotland), log home.


Religion-Member:
Role: Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Residence-Occupant:
Role: Occupant


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Ancestry lists as Dodds, Dold (Ireland) but nationality Scotch, Cloth Manufacture
(writing of "Ralph" appears as "Balph" with a line through the "l" and an open "p"! The given name precedes the family name!
Remainder of family is listed as "Ralph"
Louisa; Mary E. John A., Agnes, Lillie I., James M., Louisa M., Mathew R.


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Died:
Dodds, at Glen Tay, on Thursday October 11, 1906, Louisa McKay, wife of Mr. Ralph Dodds, aged 72 years.

The Perth Courier
Perth, Ontario, Canada
October 19, 1906, pg. 5

Dodds - In the sudden death of Mrs. Ralph Dodds, of Glen Tay, on Thursday morning last that community and township is bereft of a whole hearted woman. Mrs. Dodds was in her usual health and on Thursday morning was going about as usual until about 10 o'clock when she fell in a faint. Members of the family went to her aid immediately but could do nothing and she passed away a few moments later. Heart trouble won the cause.

Deceased was born in Rochester 72 years ago, daughter of James McKay. When three years of age she came to live with her uncle the late John W. Adams, on the Scotch Line, and his home was her home until her marriage with Mr. Ralph Dodds in 1851. Their marriage was a long and happy one and the bereaved and aged husband is tendered the sympathy of the community in the sudden loss he has been called upon to bear in the death of his sharer of joyts and sorrows for more than 55 years.

Eight children were born to the union: Alex., Davidson Man.; Mrs. Robert Miller, 3rd line of Bathurst; Mrs. Robert Miller, Rideau Ferry; John A., on the homestead; James (deceased), Mrs. R.M. Rudsdale, 3rd line Bathurst; Mrs. Lorenzo Miller, Crookston Minn.; Matthew, Smiths Falls.

The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon to Elmwood cemetery; service was conducted at the house and grave by Revs. D Currie and J.G. Greig. The pallbearers were relatives of the deceased. The funeral cortege was a long one and evidenced not only respect and esteem but sympathy for the family in their sudden loss.

The Perth Courier
Perth, Ontario, Canada
October 19, 1906, pg. 5

Notes:

Married:
Married
On the 20th instant, by the Rev. J. B. Duncan, Miss Louisa McKay, niece of Mr. John Adams, to Mr. Ralph Dodds, both of the Scotchline.

The Perth Courier
Tuesday July 1, 1851
page 3 col. 3

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: L7KY-NGX
• Name: William Miller
• Name: William Milliar
• _UID: 489F9354DEA341F485EC36DD1E3BE8ABF47B
• Immigration: 1820, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Scotland
• Land & Property: 19 Nov 1820; Dalhousie Twp Con 2 Lot 14E
• Immigration: 1 Jan 1836, Morristown Twp, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; Arrived in USA
• Residence: 8 Jul 1846, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States; Racine Advocate: Letter in Racine Post Office
• Census: 1850, Raymond Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States; USA
• Occupation: 1850, Raymond Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States; Farmer
• Residence: 1850, Raymond Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States
• Census: 1855, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States; Wisconsin

Notes:

See attached sources.

(Research):?u??i?MS-154 Scottish Immigrant Records 1815-1834?/u??b??/i?
William Miller?/b? and wife, Scotland on Prompt, September 1820
1 male +12, 0 male -12, 1 female +12, 1 female - 12
Settled Dalhousie C2 L14 Rear West, 19 Nov 1820.

?b?William Miller?/b? and wife, Scotland on Prompt in September 1820
1 males +12, 2 males -12, 1 female +12, 0 female -12
Settled C2 Lot 20 Front east

His father:
?b?William Miller?/b? and wife, Scotland on Cannington 16 July 1821
2 males +12, 2 males -12, 1 female +12, 0 female -12
settled Lanark C1 15 W

Brothers:?b?
Andrew Miller,?/b? Bachelor, Scotland on Cannington 16 July 1821, Dalhousie C1 L15E.
?b?James Miller?/b? and wife, Scotland on Cannington, 16 July 1821, Dalhousie C6 L12W

?u??i?Index to the Return of Persons Located by the Military Settling Department?/u??/i? dated 24 December 1822
(Father)?b?William Miller?/b?, Lanark C1, L15W, 15 July 1821
(Bro)?b?Andrew Miller?/b?, Dalhousie C6 L12W 15 July 1821
(Bro) ?b?James Miller?/b?, Dalhousie C6 L12W 15 July 1821
?i?
?u?Inspection Report Bathurst District Clergy Reserves 1828?/u??b??/i? ?/b??i?MS 482 Vol 1
?/i?Lanark C1 L15W William Miller. No present occupant 15 acres improved. Rocky and swampy. Lives on improved farm in the adjoining township of Bathurst.?u??i?

Location of Immigrants Indebted to His Magesty's Government 24 October 1829?/u??/i?
?i?1820 Arrivals?/i?
?b?William Miller?/b? Lanark C2 L13W; original grant to William Brown, sold to Wm. Miller, owned Perth tavern.
?b?William Miller?/b? Dalhousie C1 L8E
?b?William Miller?/b? Dalhousie C2 L14E

?i?In another place the additional info appears Settlers who Received and Advance of Mone 1820:?/i?
?b?William Miller?/b? Dalhousie C2 L14E
?b?John Miller?/b? Dalhousie C3 L21E; in Rankin Report 1834 he is listed as left 13 years ago to unknown area, land is vacant
?b?William Miller?/b? Lanark C2 L14E
?b?Robert Mason?/b? Lanark C2 L9W
?i?
1821 Arrivals?/i?
?b?William Miller?/b? Lanark Con1 Lot 15W
?b?Robert Mason?/b? Lanark C2 Lot 9W
?b?John Miller?/b? Lanark C2 L22W
?i?
In another place the additional info appears:
?b??/i?James Miller?/b? Dalhousie C6 L12W; in Rankin Report 1834 he is listed as here but going to Plympton. Flat rock and broken.

?u??i?Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement Bathurst District Upper Canada 6 December 1834 - C Rankin Canadian Archives Q385, 1, pg.3 and MS 154 Scottish Immigration 1815-1834?/u??/i?
?i?Lanark Twp C1 L15W ?/i?
?b?William Miller,?/b? arrived in 1821, current owner Widow Miller, amount paid 6? 4 5. Property described as very rocky and broken. A large clearing with very small spots cultivatible.
?i?Lanark Twp C2 L13W ?/i?
William Brown sold this lot to ?b?William Miller?/b? who is here, by permission of Col Marshall. Paid 17 15 6.William Brown keeps tavern in Perth.

?u??i?A-V1-3 Vol 4 1840 Inspection of Bathurst District by Francis Allen?/u?
?/i?Lanark Twp. C1 L15W 1/2, ?b?William Miller?/b?, No present occupant, 15 acres improved, rocky hills and swamp. Lives on an improved farm in the adjoining Township of Bathurst.

?u??i?MS9 Reel 10 Vol. V Pg.160?/u??/i?
28th Nov 1839
Read the return of Lanark settlers who having performed the settlement duties are entitled to patent deeds for their lots. ?b?William Miller?/b? Lanark C2 Lot 13W1/2

?u??i?Ontario Archives RG1 CIV ?/u??/i?
Dalhousie C2 L14E1/2 Grant to ?b?William Miller?/b? of the township of Dalhousie in the County of Lanark in the District of Bathurst as one of the Lanark Society Settlers all that parcel of land in the Township of Dalhousie in the County of Lanark in the District of Bathurst being the east half of lot number 14 in the second concession containing 100 acres more or less for which an allotment of 14 acres and two sevenths is made for a protestant clergy in lot ten in the fourth concession of the said township of Dalhousie.
Order in Council
6th day of September under the administration of Sir George Arthur, KCH Lieutenant Governor, for said 100 acres of land. SGO fiat #2108 ME Description No. 2205 ME. Settlement duty performed.
Surveyor General's Office, Toronto, 6th October 1838.
Patent free.
J. Radenhurst
?u??b?
?/b??i?From Charles McFadden letter?b??/i?
?/u?William Miller?/b? (1762) arrived Brig George Canning 1821, Dumbartonshire and located on W L15 Con 1 Lanark Township after first drawing Lot 24 Con 2. He was accompanied by his wife and William Miller (1786)'s siblings. He later moved to Bathurst.

?b?William Miller?/b? arrived on Brig Prompt, 1820 located in Dalhousie, Whitelee. Son of William 1762.?u??b?
?/u??/b?
?u??i?William Miller & Family in Wisconsin from Charles McFadden?/u??/i?
William V. Moore , Wisconsin Probate. A kerfuffle over his estate. ?b?Mary Miller?/b?, his wife, refused administration on his estate. ?b?Jane Ebbot?/b? petitioned for re-payment of loans totaling over $1000 - in 1885 - dating back to 1855. The notes were in her name then: ?b?Jane M. Wilson?/b?. She says that she is the sister of William's wife, Mary Miller. A great grandson petitioned in 1948 because his grandfather had been named in the will "Miller W. Moore" and his name was really "William M. Moore" There is diagram of the homestead there too.

I do not have the diagram. I think Robert Urquhart's 4 great grand daughter may as a guess.

Then, Mary Miller Moore died in 1898 and her parents were named as ?b?William Miller and Margaret Burns?/b?.

So, now we know that William Miller 1786 went to the United States in 1836, was in Racine in 1844, that he had, at least, children?b? Margaret Mary, Jane, and John ?/b?with him. Jane married one husband Joseph Wilson along the way, and Mary married William V. Moore either Dec. 25 1844 or Jan. 31st 1845 - both records exist. Unfortunately, nothing further about the whereabouts of William and Margaret after the 1850 census of Wisconsin. William Miller 1786 & Mary Margaret Burns your 4 great grandparents either died before 1860 or moved on.

Notice Diane that there is a darn gone David Miller listed as well!
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William appears as head of household in Racine Wisconsin in 1855 Census. This census does not show names of household.
?u??b?
?/b??i?JR Ernest Miller 18 May 1993?/u??/i?
Wm. Miller & Mary or Margaret Burns were married at Kilmarnock Scotland on 13 June 1807.
The baptismal records of their children in Scotland use one of those two christian names but never the two at one time. We have not checked her birth records to verify which is correct or whether it should be Mary Margaret Burns. It is rumoured that she is a sister of Robbie Burns the poet but never verified.
In 1821, William Miller took his family to Greenock where they embarked for Canada settling in Lanark twp on Con 1 Lot 15 opposite his brother Andrew who had drawn a similar lot in Dalhousie twp.
Burial records have never been located but the 1834 report on the condition of the 1820-21 Scottish settlers to Lanark and Dalhousie twps states that widow Miller is alone on L15 C1 Lanark and that the rest of the family has moved to Bathurst twp. In his diaries Robert Mason recorded that Mrs. William Miller died 13 Dec 1839. As three of his daughters were married to Miller husbands we have assumed that this was Mary Margaret Burns.
To make a positive identification more difficult there were no less than four William Millers in Dalhousie and Lanark twps in 1834. A William Miller left L14 C2 Dalhousie in 1839 and moved to Hammond, St. Lawrence Co., New York State. Efforts to identify this man have failed to date.
Janet, Margaret Ann & Mary, daughters of William and Mary Margaret Miller have not been identified in our research although earlier family history had indicated possible marriages to a Brownlee and a Robinson.

?u??i?Carol Bennett: The Lanark Society Settlers, 1991.?/u??/i?
pg. 105 reflects the confusion of William Millers at the time. She has Andrew Miller as a son rather than a brother. Again on pg 106 there is confusion of generations.
One of the William Millers was a member of the ?b?Glasgow Canadian Society. ?/b?Signatures of James, Andrew and William are posted on page 103. Walter Black was head of this emigration society. This group arrived in 1821 on the ship George Canning.?b?

?u??/b??i?Information about other settlers for future reference?/u??/i?
Canadian Immigration Records, Part two: William Miller, wife age 40, male children 6, 10, 12 and 14; female 15.
?i?William Miller, Lanark C7, L12W, 10 February 1821
William Miller, Scotland, Batchelor, Commerce, June 1820, Located 22 March 1821, Lanark C7 L12W; not sent out by Government, received by authority of Commander, 22 January, 1821.
William Miller, Dalhousie C9, L10E, 19 November 1820.
?u?
MS 9 Reel 10 Land Book Vol T #79
?/u??/i?6 Sept 1838
Read a letter from John McIntire applying on behalf of certain individuals for their patents to issue.
William Miller Dalhousie C2 L11E1/2
William Miller Dalhousie C5 L6W1/2

?u??i?Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement Bathurst District Upper Canada 6 December 1834 - C Rankin Canadian Archives Q385, 1, pg.3 and MS 154 Scottish Immigration 1815-1834
?/u?Dalhousie Twp C3 L14E ?/i?
William Miller present and part of the family is out of the province. Land rocky and broken.
?i?Dalhousie Twp C5 L6W?/i?
John Blair, original grantee, is in the States. William Miller is here. Broken, rocky, small clearing. Has paid 10? 0 0
James Blair Lanark C1 L8E?u??i?
?/u??/i?Andrew Blair - left settlement
William Miller Dalhousie C5 L6W; original grant to John Blair, sold to William Miller.
Alexander Brownlee Dalhousie C12 L11W
James Miller Lanark C5 L8E - note that he returned to Scotland prior to 1834
William Miller Dalhousie C5 L6W original grant to John Blair, sold to William Miller
John Miller Lanark C2 Lot 22
Alexander Brownlee Dalhousie C12 L11W

?u??i?1851 Agricultural Census?/u??/i? there is a William Miller on Con 2 Lot 13 Lanark Township
?u??i?1851 Census, Lanark Township C 1-4?/u??/i?
William, farmer, Scotland, Presbyterian, Age 76, Log House
Elizabeth, Ireland, 55
Elizabeth, Canada, 21
John, Canada 19
Jane, Canada 18
Rose Ann, Canada 12
Located in record between James Dobbie and John Gunn.

?b?notes from William [6] for reference?/b?
As part of the ?i?Glasgow Sr. Wrights was ?/i?Andrew Blair (4 people). As part of the ?i?Lanarkshire Society?/i? James Gilmour (6 persons), William Miller (1 person) and William Gilmour (1 person) sailed on Earl of Buckinghamshire, Johnston Master, departing Greenock on 29 Apr 1821 to sail to Quebec.
Among the 1821 arrivals is Robert Mason on Lanark C2 Lot 9W, Alexander Brownlee on Dalhousie C12 L11W, and John Miller on Lanark C2 L22W.?b?
?/b?on the same ship, Cannnington as part of the ?i?Cambuslang Society?/i?, there was a John Miller (4 people) and a William Gourley (5 people).

I find that one of the William Millers from Scotland, was a bachelor, and had arrived on the Commerce on June 1820 and was not located until 22 March 1821 on Lanark C7 L12W. Furthermore I discover that he was not sent out by Government but was received by authority of Commander, 22 January, 1821. A Hugh Miller, 1821 settled in Ramsay Township C10 L18 on 25 Jul 1821. He was of interest, not as a Miller but as an ancestor of Beatrice Miller Duncan who married into my husband's Duncan family.

Another document was In this report we find that William Miller, 1820,?b? ?/b?purchased?b? ?/b?Lanark C2 Lot 13W from Wm. Brown who now owns a tavern in Perth and that William Miller is located on Dalhousie C2 Lot 14E. It seems there is a 'Brown' connection yet to be discovered in the family. A grandson of William and Elizabeth has ?i?Brown?/i? as a second name on a marriage record. It is also noted that John Blair sold Dalhousie C5 L6W to William Miller. At this point I go back to the record of births and baptism I have already gathered. I know that William Miller and Elizabeth Gilmour, are the parents of Robert, b. 3 Nov 1784, William, b. 19 Sep 1786, John, born 7 Jun 1789, and Jean b. 3 Aug 1791, all in Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.

Birth:
Name:?tab?William Milliar
Gender:?tab?Male
Christening Date:?tab?21 Sep 1786
Christening Place:?tab?DUMBARTON,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND
Birth Date:?tab?19 Sep 1786
Birthplace:?tab?
Death Date:?tab?
Name Note:?tab?
Race:?tab?
Father's Name:?tab?William Milliar
Father's Birthplace:?tab?
Father's Age:?tab?
Mother's Name:?tab?Elisabeth Gilmore
Mother's Birthplace:?tab?
Mother's Age:?tab?
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:?tab?C11496-5
System Origin:?tab?Scotland-ODM
GS Film number:?tab?1041985
Reference ID:?tab?

Citing this Record:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBKR-MJG : 2 January 2015), William Milliar in entry for William Milliar, 19 Sep 1786; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,985.

Christened:
MILLIAR
WILLIAM
WILLIAM MILLIAR/ELISABETH GILMORE FR638 (FR638)
0
21/09/1786
496/
30 26
Dumbarton

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7KY-NGX

Immigration:
William Miller?u?,?/u? sailed from Glasgow, Scotland 7 Apr 1820 Prompt, located 19 Nov 1820; wife, 1s +12, 1d +12, 2d -12. 1829 Report. 1834 - Miller and part of family here. Wretched lot.

Port of Quebec report:
1820 May 13?tab?Brig Prompt, gone up to Montreal, was not boarded yesterday


Residence:

Raymond is a town in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,516 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Kneeland and Raymond are located in the town, as was the ghost town of Raymond Center. The unincorporated communities of North Cape and Union Church are also located partially in the town.
?i?Wikipedia?/i?

William married Margaret Burns on 13 Jun 1807 in Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Daniel Burns and Margaret Moodie) was born on 10 Mar 1788 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened on 16 Mar 1788 in Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died between 1855 and 1860 in Raymond Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K6S8-TNF
• Name: Margaret Barnais
• Name: Mary Burns
• _UID: 9CA39E7F93A148EC82AA6CBFBE048F2A9694
• Immigration-Witness: 1820, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Scotland
• Immigration-Witness: 1 Jan 1836, Morristown Twp, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; Arrived in USA
• Census-Wife of Head: 1850, Raymond Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States; USA

Notes:

also on FS as KHJP-166

(Research):Often referred to as Mary Margaret Burns as some children seem to have been recorded to Mary, some to Margaret, I believe that there is a transcription error where the 'g' in Marg. is mistaken for a 'y'.

Earl of Buckinghamshire, Johnston Master, Greenock to Quebec, 29 Apr 1821
?i?Lanarkshire Society
?/i?James Gilmour (6 persons)
William Miller (1)
William Gilmour (1)

?i?Paisley Townhead Society
?/i?Robert Duncan (9)
John Armour (4)
Alexander Duncan (8)

?u?Earl of Buckinghamshire, Johnston Master, Greenock to Quebec, 29 Apr 1821
?/u?Parkhead (Paisley) Society
John Burns (3)

?i?1851 Census for Bathurst, Lanark Cty, Canada West Schedule A, roll C_11721, pg. 71, Line 21
?/i?Thomas Burns, 88, 1764, Ireland, Church of England
Mary Burns, 74, 1778, Ireland
Robert Burns, 28, 1824, Ireland
Mary Ann Burns, 34, 1818, Ireland

?i?Parkhead (Paisley) Society?/i?
John Burns (3)

Christened:
BURNS
MARGARET
DANIEL BURNS/MARGARET MOODIE
F
16/03/1788
498/
20 207
Kirkintilloch

Name:?tab?Margaret Burns
Gender:?tab?Female
Birth Date:?tab?10 Mar 1788
Baptism Date:?tab?16 Mar 1788
Baptism Place:?tab?Kirkintilloch,Dunbarton,Scotland
Father:?tab?Daniel Burns
Mother:?tab?Margaret Moodie
FHL Film Number:?tab?1041997

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K6S8-TNF

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
William Miller?u?,?/u? sailed from Glasgow, Scotland 7 Apr 1820 Prompt, located 19 Nov 1820; wife, 1s +12, 1d +12, 2d -12. 1829 Report. 1834 - Miller and part of family here. Wretched lot.

Port of Quebec report:
1820 May 13?tab?Brig Prompt, gone up to Montreal, was not boarded yesterday


Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head

Notes:

Married:
MILLER
WILLIAM
MARGARET BURNS/
13/06/1807
497/
10 518
Kilmaronock

MILLER
WILLIAM
MARGARET BURNS/FR281 (FR281)
13/06/1807
494/
20 306
Cardross
ScotlandsPeople

Posted 13 Jun 1807
Kilmarnock Dumbarton 19 Jun 1807
William Miller from the parish of Gardroff and Margaret Burns in this parish gave up their names for proclamation of banns in order to marriage. Were married.

Name:?tab?William Miller
Gender:?tab?Male
Marriage Date:?tab?13 Jun 1807
Marriage Place:?tab?Cardross,Dunbarton,Scotland
Spouse:?tab?Margaret Burns
FHL Film Number:?tab?1041983

"Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTGW-XQZ : 8 December 2014), William Miller and Margaret Burns, 13 Jun 1807; citing Cardross,Dunbarton,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,041,983.

Name:?tab?William Miller
Birth Date:?tab?
Birthplace:?tab?
Age:?tab?
Spouse's Name:?tab?Margaret Burns
Spouse's Birth Date:?tab?
Spouse's Birthplace:?tab?
Spouse's Age:?tab?
Event Date:?tab?13 Jun 1807
Event Place:?tab?Cardross,Dunbarton,Scotland
Father's Name:?tab?
Mother's Name:?tab?
Spouse's Father's Name:?tab?
Spouse's Mother's Name:?tab?
Race:?tab?
Marital Status:?tab?
Previous Wife's Name:?tab?
Spouse's Race:?tab?
Spouse's Marital Status:?tab?
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:?tab?
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:?tab?M11494-4
System Origin:?tab?Scotland-ODM
GS Film number:?tab?1041983
Reference ID:?tab?

Citing this Record:
"Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTGW-XQZ : 8 December 2014), William Miller and Margaret Burns, 13 Jun 1807; citing Cardross,Dunbarton,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,983.

Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Transcription FindmyPast
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First name(s)?tab?Margaret
Last name?tab?Burns
Marriage year?tab?1807
Marriage date?tab?13 Jun 1807
Marriage place?tab?Cardross,Dunbarton,Scotland
Spouse's first name(s)?tab?William
Spouse's last name?tab?Miller
Place?tab?Cardross
County?tab?Dunbartonshire
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KK1B-99D
• _UID: B20216A113294BFC9CE570D461EF9341D7AF
• Immigration: 13 Apr 1821, Canada; from Cambuslang Scotland on George Canning, sailing 13 April with wife, two sons and three daughters

Notes:

?i?List of immigrants indebted to His Majesty's Government 24 Oct, 1829?/i?
Robert Mason is listed on Lanark Con 2 L 9W

?i?1834 Rankins Report Lanark Twp Con2 Lot 9W?/i?
His farm is described as a small clearing, broken, stoney, rocky. Robert Mason teacher in school in Lanark.

?i?1836 Petition by Lanark Society Settlers
?/i?Robert Mason, Lanark C2 L9E

?i?1861 Personal Census, Township of Lanark, Canada West, District 19, Film# C1042?/i?
Robert Mason, Yeoman, C of S., b. Scotland, Age nb 80
Jane Mason, C of S., b. Scotland, Age nb 50

Describe by C. McPherson as 'first militant Presbyterian Church elder along with Robert Affleck Sr.

(Research):?i?Notes From Robert Mason's Early Records?u??/i?
?/u?Wrote a letter to James Gourley and one to James Mason dated 29 Aug 1821 and 11 Dec 1821
Robert Mason's wach was made by George Edward, London, numbered 26426?u?
?/u?Taught school from 1821 - 24 dec 1849
?b?Robert Mason, ?/b?Cambuslang, Canning, 1821, Lanark Con 2 Lot 9, later Lanark Village
wife Helen Gourlie, married 1808, died 1844.
Children James 1809-1810, Jean 1810-1812, Elisabeth m. Thomas Miller. d. 1850, John 1813, Helen 1816-1891 m. George Miller, James 1820, 1823 Robertson m. Sarah Ann McDonald, 1825 Jean (Janet) may have died in 1848, 1827 Margaret m. Peter Miller.
&
?b?William Gourlie?/b? (Gourley) (5 people) (Con 8 Lot 19) was also part of the Cambuslang Society, weaver.
wife Elizabeth, 2 sons
One son George m. Christina Hall, Lanark, 1844, children William 1845, Christina 1847, Francis Hall, 1849, died 9 mos. and Mary Jane Johnston, circa 1850, moved to Wilberforce Township, Eaganville area, Renfrew, tanner, farmer, Jane Robson 1851 m. Robertson Reeves, George J. m. Margaret Reid of Gratton, 5 children, harness maker, Elizabeth 1856, James 1860 married Mary Acton, Town Councillor, later went to Winnipeg & John Clark 1863, 8+ children, merchants and undertakers, Esther 1862 m. J. D. McNab, Mary Victoria 1866 m. ? McIntyre from Mink Lake, Dr. Thomas A. m Isabel Halliday, 7 children, practiced in Killaloe, wnet ot Cayuga where his cousin George Reeves was living, Edwin Adam 1870, d 1882, Alexander, b?, m. Mary Christina Anderson in 1896.
Second son may have been William, married to Jane. Appears in Mississippi Methodist circuit, son Thomas G. b 1832, bap. Rev. Anson Green, Carleton Place; Philander Smith G. This family not in the 1842 or 1851 Census for Beckwith but may have been in Ramsay (census missing). Gourlays from County Tyrone, Ireland in Carleton County

and a daughter under 12 years in 1821.
William appears to have gone to the USA circa 1824, probably to work on a canal but returned to Canada and went to Elizabethtown (Brockville). He died there circa 1830. Elizabeth Gourlie married John Sproule in 1834 and they had two children.




?i?1861 Personal Census, Township of Lanark, Canada West, District 19, Film# C1042?/i?
Robert Mason, Yeoman, C of S., b. Scotland, Age nb 80
Jane Mason, C of S., b. Scotland, Age nb 50
?b?Robert Mason, ?/b?Cambuslang, Canning, 1821, Lanark Con 2 Lot 9, later Lanark Village
wife Helen Gourlie, married 1808, died 1844.
Children James 1809-1810, Jean 1810-1812, Elisabeth m. Thomas Miller. d. 1850, John 1813, Helen 1816-1891 m. George Miller, James 1820, 1823 Robertson m. Sarah Ann McDonald, 1825 Jean (Janet) may have died in 1848, 1827, Margaret m. Peter Miller.
&
?b?William Gourlie?/b? (Gourley) (5 people) (Con 8 Lot 19) was also part of the Cambuslang Society, weaver.
wife Elizabeth, 2 sons
One son George m. Christina Hall, Lanark, 1844, children William 1845, Christina 1847, Francis Hall, 1849, died 9 mos. and Mary Jane Johnston, circa 1850, moved to Wilberforce Township, Eaganville area, Renfrew, tanner, farmer, Jane Robson 1851 m. Robertson Reeves, George J. m. Margaret Reid of Gratton, 5 children, harness maker, Elizabeth 1856, James 1860 married Mary Acton, Town Councillor, later went to Winnipeg & John Clark 1863, 8+ children, merchants and undertakers, Esther 1862 m. J. D. McNab, Mary Victoria 1866 m. ? McIntyre from Mink Lake, Dr. Thomas A. m Isabel Halliday, 7 children, practiced in Killaloe, wnet ot Cayuga where his cousin George Reeves was living, Edwin Adam 1870, d 1882, Alexander, b?, m. Mary Christina Anderson in 1896.
Second son may have been William, married to Jane. Appears in Mississippi Methodist circuit, son Thomas G. b 1832, bap. Rev. Anson Green, Carleton Place; Philander Smith G. This family not in the 1842 or 1851 Census for Beckwith but may have been in Ramsay (census missing). Gourlays from County Tyrone, Ireland in Carleton County

and a daughter under 12 years in 1821.
William appears to have gone to the USA circa 1824, probably to work on a canal but returned to Canada and went to Elizabethtown (Brockville). He died there circa 1830. Elizabeth Gourlie married John Sproule in 1834 and they had two children.

Birth:
MASON
ROBERT
JAMES MASON/
M
25/06/1781
627/
10 141
Cambuslang

First name(s)?tab?Robert
Last name?tab?Mason
Gender?tab?Male
Birth year?tab?1781
Birth place?tab?Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland
Baptism year?tab?-
Baptism date?tab?-
Baptism place?tab?CAMBUSLANG, LANARK, SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?James
Father's last name?tab?Mason
Mother's first name(s)?tab?-
Mother's last name?tab?-
Residence?tab?Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Place?tab?Cambuslang
County?tab?Lanarkshire
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Christened:
MASON
ROBERT
JAMES MASON/
M
25/06/1781
627/
10 141
Cambuslang

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KK1B-99D

Immigration:
Name:?tab?Robert Mason
Marital status:?tab?woman age 35; male children ages 5 mo., 6.5; female children ages 5, 9, 10.5
Year of Record:?tab?1821
Comments:?tab?List of Combustang families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the ship 'George Canning'
Reference:?tab?Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 11, Colonial Office 42, vol. 159, page 507, list 1.1
Source/Event:?tab?Lists of Scottish families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the Ship 'George Canning'. Glasgow, April 13, 1821; 11 lists dated April 13, 1821, signed by Robert Lamond, Sect. to the Committee on Emigration for Scotland.

Mason, Robert
Emigrated from Scotland, with his wife, two sons and three daughters, to Canada on the George Canning. Received a land grant in Lanark, Upper Canada, 4 Aug 1821. (POA)

Robert married Helen Gourley on 20 Nov 1808 in Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Helen (daughter of John Gourly and Jean, daughter of John Gourlie, Sr. and Jean Anderson) was born in 1785 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 13 Mar 1785 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 8 Apr 1844 in Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KK1B-9MM
• Name: Helen Gourlay
• Name: Helen Gourley
• _UID: 8862795DD5E44C56A50CBB56C6CACF96D291
• Immigration-Witness: 13 Apr 1821, Canada; from Cambuslang Scotland on George Canning, sailing 13 April with wife, two sons and three daughters
• Immigration-Witness: 13 Apr 1821, Canada; from Cambuslang Scotland on George Canning, sailing 13 April with wife, two sons and three daughters

Notes:

(Research):?b?PRO CO 42/189/ ff 512/69?/b?
George Canning, Potter (Master), Greenock to Quebec, 14 April 1821
?i?Cambuslang Society?/i?
John Miller (4 people)
William Gourley (5 peole)
Glasgow Canadain
James Miller (5 people)
William Miller (7 people)
Andrew Miller (1 person)
?i?Glasgow Sr. Wrights?/i?
Andrew Blair (4 people)

?b?Robert Mason, ?/b?Cambuslang, Canning, 1821, Lanark Con 2 Lot 9, later Lanark Village
wife Helen Gourlie, married 1808, died 1844.
Children James 1809-1810, Jean 1810-1812, Elisabeth m. Thomas Miller. d. 1850, John 1813, Helen 1816-1891 m. George Miller, James 1820, 1823 Robertson m. Sarah Ann McDonald, 1825 Jean (Janet) may have died in 1848, 1827, Margaret m. Peter Miller.
&
?b?William Gourlie?/b? (Gourley) (5 people) (Con 8 Lot 19) was also part of the Cambuslang Society, weaver.
wife Elizabeth, 2 sons
One son George m. Christina Hall, Lanark, 1844, children William 1845, Christina 1847, Francis Hall, 1849, died 9 mos. and Mary Jane Johnston, circa 1850, moved to Wilberforce Township, Eaganville area, Renfrew, tanner, farmer, Jane Robson 1851 m. Robertson Reeves, George J. m. Margaret Reid of Gratton, 5 children, harness maker, Elizabeth 1856, James 1860 married Mary Acton, Town Councillor, later went to Winnipeg & John Clark 1863, 8+ children, merchants and undertakers, Esther 1862 m. J. D. McNab, Mary Victoria 1866 m. ? McIntyre from Mink Lake, Dr. Thomas A. m Isabel Halliday, 7 children, practiced in Killaloe, wnet ot Cayuga where his cousin George Reeves was living, Edwin Adam 1870, d 1882, Alexander, b?, m. Mary Christina Anderson in 1896.
Second son may have been William, married to Jane. Appears in Mississippi Methodist circuit, son Thomas G. b 1832, bap. Rev. Anson Green, Carleton Place; Philander Smith G. This family not in the 1842 or 1851 Census for Beckwith but may have been in Ramsay (census missing). Gourlays from County Tyrone, Ireland in Carleton County

and a daughter under 12 years in 1821.
William appears to have gone to the USA circa 1824, probably to work on a canal but returned to Canada and went to Elizabethtown (Brockville). He died there circa 1830. Elizabeth Gourlie married John Sproule in 1834 and they had two children.



Christened:
GOURLY
HELEN
JOHN GOURLY/
F
13/03/1785
627
10 / 148
CAMBUSLANG

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KK1B-9MM

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
Name:?tab?Robert Mason
Marital status:?tab?woman age 35; male children ages 5 mo., 6.5; female children ages 5, 9, 10.5
Year of Record:?tab?1821
Comments:?tab?List of Combustang families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the ship 'George Canning'
Reference:?tab?Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 11, Colonial Office 42, vol. 159, page 507, list 1.1
Source/Event:?tab?Lists of Scottish families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the Ship 'George Canning'. Glasgow, April 13, 1821; 11 lists dated April 13, 1821, signed by Robert Lamond, Sect. to the Committee on Emigration for Scotland.

Mason, Robert
Emigrated from Scotland, with his wife, two sons and three daughters, to Canada on the George Canning. Received a land grant in Lanark, Upper Canada, 4 Aug 1821. (POA)

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
Name:?tab?Robert Mason
Marital status:?tab?woman age 35; male children ages 5 mo., 6.5; female children ages 5, 9, 10.5
Year of Record:?tab?1821
Comments:?tab?List of Combustang families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the ship 'George Canning'
Reference:?tab?Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 11, Colonial Office 42, vol. 159, page 507, list 1.1
Source/Event:?tab?Lists of Scottish families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the Ship 'George Canning'. Glasgow, April 13, 1821; 11 lists dated April 13, 1821, signed by Robert Lamond, Sect. to the Committee on Emigration for Scotland.

Mason, Robert
Emigrated from Scotland, with his wife, two sons and three daughters, to Canada on the George Canning. Received a land grant in Lanark, Upper Canada, 4 Aug 1821. (POA)

Died:
Died
At Lanark, on the 8th inst., Mrs. Helen Mason, wife of Mr. Robert Mason, Teacher, formerly of Cambrislang, near Glasgow, Scotland in the 60th year of her age.
?i?The Perth Courier, Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday, April 9, 1844, page 3.?/i?

Notes:

Married:
MASON
ROBERT
HELEN GOURLAY/FR1890 (FR1890)
20/11/1808
622/
70 317
Barony


Marriage Banns:
MASON
ROBERT
HELEN GOURLAY/FR1890 (FR1890)
20/11/1808
622/
70 317
Barony

MASON
ROBERT
HELEN GOURLIE/FR185 (FR185)
02/12/1808
627/
10 303
Cambuslang

First name(s)?tab?Helen
Last name?tab?Gourlie
Marriage year?tab?1808
Marriage date?tab?02 Dec 1808
Marriage place?tab?Cambuslang,Lanark,Scotland
Spouse's first name(s)?tab?Robert
Spouse's last name?tab?Mason
Place?tab?Cambuslang
County?tab?Lanarkshire
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LZL9-Q34
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169145227
• Name: Dods
• _UID: E93747F3DEE24CD4B0BEB82AE0831CB8C159
• Land & Property: 20 Oct 1831, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 1 Lot 18 NE
• Census: 1842, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; M-555, Archives of Ontario microfilm.

Notes:

Birth:
DODS
ALEXANDER
ALEXANDER DODS/ELIZABETH WHITE FR449 (FR449)
M
15/05/1781
729/
20 126
Channelkirk

His stone is inscribed:
died aug 29, 1843 Alexander Dodds ae 62yrs.

Name:?tab?Alexander Dods
Gender:?tab?Male
Birth Date:?tab?15 May 1781
Birth Place:?tab?, Channelkirk, Berwick, Scotland
Baptism Place:?tab?, Channelkirk, Berwick, Scotland
Father:?tab?Alexander Dods
Mother:?tab?Elizabeth White
FHL Film Number:?tab?1067866
Reference ID:?tab?2:15VVSLH
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.




Christened:
DODS
ALEXANDER
ALEXANDER DODS/ELIZABETH WHITE FR449 (FR449)
M
15/05/1781
729/
20 126
Channelkirk


FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZL9-Q34

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169145227

Land & Property:
The deed to the property was obtained from the Crown "Province of Upper Canada" on 22 Mar 1826 by Alexander Kidd. In 1831 Alexander Kidd sold to Alexander Dodds for the sum of ?245. In 1867, Sarah Dodds, widow of Alexander Dodds, sold to her son Thomas Dodds. In 1902 Margaret Dodds, widow of Thomas Dodds, sold to her son Ralph Dodds Sr. In 1946 Ralph Dodds Sr. sold to his son Ralph W. Dodds. In 1961 Ralph W. Dodds, sold to his son Howard E. Dodds.
?i?from E. Miller working notes?/i?

Census:
1 person temporarily absent, 4 native of Scotland, 4 native of Canada, 11 years in province.
1 male under 5 yrs.;
2 males over 5 and under 14 yrs;
1 single male over 14 and under 18,
1 married male over 60;
2 females over 5 and under 14;
1 single female over 14 and under 18
1 married female over 45
9 members of the Church of Scotland
5 children at the the first District school
100 acres, 40 cultivated;
60 bu. wheat, 50 bu barley, 400 bu. oats, 40 bu peas, 200 bu potatoes, 150 lb maple sugar; 20 yards fulled cloth, 40 yds flannel, 81 lb wool.
15 meat cattle, 2 horses, 21 sheep, 5 hogs



Buried:
Birth: ?tab?1781
Death: ?tab?Aug. 29, 1843
Ontario, Canada

Inscription:
died Aug 29, 1843
Alexander Dodds
? 62 yrs
his wife Sarah Smith
died 1875

Alexander married Sarah Smith on 9 Nov 1818 in Carham, Northumberland, England. Sarah (daughter of Ralph Smith and Isobel Curry) was born on 15 Jun 1794 in Berwick-on-Tweed, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England; was christened on 15 Jun 1794 in Berwick-on-Tweed, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England; died on 15 Jun 1875 in Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LCJZ-QX6
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169145617
• _UID: 0ECB33C7214D495186788A6FBD20E415A848
• Land & Property-Witness: 20 Oct 1831, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 1 Lot 18 NE
• Census: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Religion: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; frame house/single family

Notes:

(Research):?i?1851 Census for Bathurst, Lanark Cty, Canada West Schedule A, roll C_11721, pg. 71, Line 21
?/i?Sarah Dodds, 57, 1795, England, Presbyterian
Alexander Dodds, 21, 1831, England
Sarah Ann Dodds, 18, 1834, CAN
Mathew, 18, 1834
Margaret, 16, 1836
Thomas, 12, 1840

Christened:
Name:?tab?Sarah Smith
Birth Date:?tab?15 Jun 1794
Gender:?tab?Female
Event Type:?tab?Baptism
Father:?tab?Ralph Smith
Mother:?tab?Isbel
Baptism Date:?tab?15 Jun 1794
Baptism Place:?tab?Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
Denomination:?tab?Scotch Church
Piece Title:?tab?Piece 1400: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Golden Square, Scotch Church, 1785-1834

The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 1400
Source Information
Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

In Findmypast
First name(s)?tab?Sarah
Last name?tab?Smith
Birth year?tab?1794
Birth date?tab?15 Jun 1794
Place?tab?Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Birth place as transcribed?tab?Berwick Upon Tweed
Denomination?tab?Scotch Church
Father's first name(s)?tab?Ralph
Mother's first name(s)?tab?Isbel
County?tab?Northumberland
Country?tab?England
The National Archives reference?tab?TNA/RG/4/1400
Description?tab?NORTHUMBERLAND: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Golden Square, Scotch Church: Births & Baptisms
Record set?tab?England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
Collections from?tab?United Kingdom, England

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCJZ-QX6

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169145617

Land & Property-Witness:
Role: Witness
The deed to the property was obtained from the Crown "Province of Upper Canada" on 22 Mar 1826 by Alexander Kidd. In 1831 Alexander Kidd sold to Alexander Dodds for the sum of ?245. In 1867, Sarah Dodds, widow of Alexander Dodds, sold to her son Thomas Dodds. In 1902 Margaret Dodds, widow of Thomas Dodds, sold to her son Ralph Dodds Sr. In 1946 Ralph Dodds Sr. sold to his son Ralph W. Dodds. In 1961 Ralph W. Dodds, sold to his son Howard E. Dodds.
?i?from E. Miller working notes?/i?

Died:
DIED
Dodds - At Glen Tay, on Tuesday, 15th June, Sarah Smith, relict of the late Alexander Dodds, aged 82 years.
Deceased was a native of Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England, and came to Canada in year 1831.
The funeral will leave her late residence, Glen Tay, at 1 o'clock this (Friday) afternoon.
[Pg. 3, Col. 8, Perth Courier, Friday, 18 Jun 1875, Vol. XLI, No. 39]


Buried:
Birth: ?tab?1793
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Northumberland Unitary Authority
Northumberland, England
Death: ?tab?Jun. 15, 1875
Glen Tay
Lanark County
Ontario, Canada

Family links:
Spouse:
Alexander Dodds (1781 - 1843)

Children:
James Dodds (1823 - 1889)*

Notes:

Married:
First name(s)?tab?Sarah
Last name?tab?Smith
Sex?tab?Female
Marriage year?tab?1818
Marriage date?tab?09 Nov 1818
Place?tab?Carham
Spouse first name(s)?tab?Alexander
Spouse last name?tab?Dodds
Groom's first name(s)?tab?Alexander
Groom's last name?tab?Dodds
Groom's parish?tab?-
Bride's first name(s)?tab?Sarah
Bride's last name?tab?Smith
Bride's parish?tab?-
County?tab?Northumberland
Country?tab?England
Record set?tab?Northumberland And Durham Marriages
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages
Collections from?tab?England, United Kingdom

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: James McKee
• _UID: F925395B932D45CAB9A10EDFA5C0B6B295E7
• Location: 1831, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States
• alt Death: Aug 1847, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States; FGID# ID40884433 ? McKay
• alt Death: 6 Feb 1848, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States; FGID #8614959 James McKay
• Census: 1850, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States; USA
• Occupation: 1850, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States; peddler
• Census: 1855, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States; New York State - James McKee

Notes:

Christened:
MCKAY
JAMES
JAMES MCKAY/CHRISTIAN MCKAY FR720 (FR720)
M
07/09/1800
041
30 / 140
THURSO

Location:
at time of Louise's birth.

James married Sarah. Sarah was born in 1800 in New York, United States; died about 1831. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: F44CFBDF5E0D45D29BF8B51CE45B6DAE5A5F