Helen L. Ferrier

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• FamilySearch ID: GQ3G-23S
• _UID: A49848FFC6304895A1CC55A733FD05FBEF15
• Residence: 2017, Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQ3G-23S

Died:
Obituary of Helen Stead
Stead, Alice "Helen" Lillian

Helen passed away peacefully at the Welland Hospital on Tuesday March 22nd, 2022 at the age of 84. She is now reunited with Leonard, her late husband of 60 years. Helen was the cherished mother of Cheryl Stead and Terry (Lynn) Stead, and the dear grandmother of Brandon (Tiffany) Stead, great-grandmother of Rowyn and Hunter. Helen was predeceased by her parents Mervyn and Louise (nee Rudsdale) Ferrier. She was the dear sister of the late Arthur Ferrier (Joan surviving), the late Keith Ferrier (Margaret surviving), late Dorothea "Dorry" (Jack) Tysick, and the late Jean Ferrier. Helen is survived by her sister-in-law Mildred Munro and predeceased by late Welly Munro, Frank (Kaye) Stead, Earl (Dorothy) Stead and Harold (Lilias) Stead. She will be fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Retiring in 1995 after 23 years at Imperial Optical in Welland, Helen and Leonard returned to Lanark to build their retirement home and to be reunited with family and friends.

Friends are invited to join the family for a graveside ceremony at the Hopetown Cemetery on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. A reception and celebration of life will follow at Timber Run Golf Club Lanark, Ontario. In honour of Helen, memorial contributions to the Hopetown Cemetery or the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Directors, Perth.

Helen married Leonard Lloyd Stead on 28 Sep 1957 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Leonard (son of W. Harry Stead and Ida Luella Pretty) was born on 8 May 1935 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Apr 2018 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. C.A. Stead
2. Terry Stead was born in Welland, Niagara Region (Lincoln County), Ontario, Canada.

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• FamilySearch ID: 9W6C-L4D
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150832731
• _UID: 9DCF0F0441E1419B9D956EB82EF693FF8B91
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1921, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

The home and farm occupied by Mervin Ferrier was the original Ferrier homestead

Birth:
Census of 1901 list Marion born 18 Dec 1899
Census 1911 gives birthday as Apr 1902

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9W6C-L4D

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150832731

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

George married Louise Hildred Rudsdale on 4 Sep 1923 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Louise (daughter of Richard Milner "Dick" Rudsdale and Lillian Ann "Lily" Ferguson Dodds) was born on 12 Oct 1893 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Dec 1973 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L7G1-KYZ
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 151041936
• _UID: 3F0A721995B5430D80162A022C009F3B36A6
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1921, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1921, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Sales Lady

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7G1-KYZ

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151041936

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 278J-BWN
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 43859921
• Residence: Harper (Harper's Corners), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; lived with the Fisher family for a year
• _UID: 32AF5ED3C5564A83B2842FEF0C81B749DB04
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1901, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1911, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1921, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Birth:
John was not given a second name but there was so many "John Ferriers" that he assumed the initial "F" for Fisher to distinguish him from the others

Census of 1901 gives birthday as 18 Sep 1856
Census of 1911 gives birthday as July 1856

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/278J-BWN

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43859921

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

John married Alice Charlotte Margaret Poole on 24 Mar 1886 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Alice (daughter of John B. Poole and Alice Whyte) was born on 11 Mar 1864 in Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 20 May 1864; died on 15 Nov 1934 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZZM-2X6
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 43860070
• _UID: 7264E586932B4712A3C868052D1C0F078FBB
• Census-Household Member: 1871, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1901, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1911, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1921, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

(Research):B & D via Ancestry

Birth:
Census of 1901 gives birthday as 19 Apr 1863
Census of 1911 gives birthday as Mary 1864

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZZM-2X6

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43860070

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


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

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LDM4-DHC
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 45409454
• Name: Richard "Dick" Miller Rudsdale
• Name: Richard Miller "Milner" Rudsdale
• _UID: 6DD567E2C73F4B36B80179D4FA13677A066E
• Residence: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 21 Sep 1892, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Census: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1921, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDM4-DHC

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45409454

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Richard married Lillian Ann "Lily" Ferguson Dodds on 21 Sep 1892 in GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Lillian (daughter of Ralph Dodds and Louise McKay) was born on 20 Oct 1860 in Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jun 1935 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: Lillian Ferguson Dodds; Address:
  Bathurst Twp, Lanark County
  Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, ON
  CAN
• FamilySearch ID: 247N-6JB
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46475545
• Name: Lily
• _UID: 5488EF35A6114FAD9DDC576905043AACDBEC
• 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
• Residence: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Dressmaker
• Census-Wife of Head: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1921, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

(Research):1891 listed as a dress maker

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/247N-6JB

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46475545

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-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

Notes:

Married:
An interesting event occurred at the residence of Mr. Ralph Dodds of Glen Tay on the evening of 21st Sept., when his daughter Lily was united in matrimony to R. M. Rudsdale of Bathurst. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. James Ross in the presence of a number of the friends of the contracting parties. Mr. R. Motherwell aided the groom while the bride's sister sustained her through the trying ordeal. The ceremony over, the company sat down to a sumptuous repast and after a few hours spent in congratulations, etc., the happy couple, escorted by a number of friends, drove to their home.
?i?Perth Courier, October 7, 1892?/i?

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• FamilySearch ID: 2ZV5-54R
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46391841
• Name: Abraham
• _UID: EF56682AFC754572B98B7E4CB285678F3A10
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1861, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1891, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Apparently Abraham had a brother John, married to a Susannah Lawson. Have a photo but can't add it yet.
The Ferrier Home stead was on the Scotch Line, subsequently owned by Thomas Perrin and currently owned by Andrew Allen?

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2ZV5-54R

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46391841

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Abraham married Janet McNie Fisher on 20 Apr 1855 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of John Fisher and Janet McNie) was born on 22 May 1831 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 10 Jul 1831 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Dec 1898 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 9ZHY-5SJ
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46379418
• Residence: Harper (Harper's Corners), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; when married
• _UID: 58FA8CFF8D624A18A9A013EF34C06D01DBFF
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Mom's notes - maybe daughter of Malcolm Fisher???

E Miller notes (incomplete notation) lists death as Bathurst, Lot 20 Con ?

?i?Ships Lists 1816-1820, Canada MG9, D8-27, Vol. 1, Microfilm Reel #C-4651 transcription prepared by Christine Spencer?/i?
Malcolm Fisher, on Brig Curlew, [sailed 17 May 1817, also ?b?1818?/b?, and later (no passengers reported)]
sailed in 1818, settled 1818 on Bathurst C7 NE20.

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9ZHY-5SJ

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46379418

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Died:
D Scotch line, Monday last week, Mrs. Abraham Ferrier. She was the daughter of the late John Fisher, of Harper. D

Notes:

Married:
Marriage 20 Apr 1855 Abraham Ferrier, Burgess, yeoman, to Janet Fisher, Bathurst, spinster

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KCFR-TLZ
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169839619
• Location: Concession 10 Lot 28
• _UID: 43462FCB8C5142D5AABF0E70295E733D9535
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1861, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1861, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada - Agricultural
• Census: 1871, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Religion-Member: 1871, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Census: 1881, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1891, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

?u??b?Elmsley North Census 1891?/u??/b?
John Poole age 60
George Poole 27
Caroline M. 25
Hetty 18


Christened:
by F Metcalf, Methodist Curcuit

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCFR-TLZ

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169839619

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Farmer, Drummond Twp. C4 L6 (Near Wayside)
Wesleyan Methodist
Agricultural Report in 1851 identifies his holding as 200 acres, C4 L6



Census:
John Pool and Ann Pool - no children???; Log house

Census:
Concession 9 Lot 29 - 250 acres

Religion-Member:
Role: Member
One document re family history indicates that Thomas may have served as a part time Methodist minister.

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Died:
Perth Courier,
Died in Elmsley, June 7, 1908, John Poole, 77 years, born in Drummond, the son of the late Thomas Poolek loal Methodist preacher...who came from Ireland 8 children, two are dead.... surviving are: TA Poole, Elmsley; George, Brandon Man; Mrs. John James, Elmsley; Mrs John Ferrier, Scotch Line; Mrs Wm McLaren, Scotch Line and Mrs. D. Dobbie, Reston. John Poole was one of a family of eight, three of whom are dead, Mrs John Best, Mrs Bensley Smart of Sarnia and Henry P. Surviving are George, Drummond; Mrs.Robert Elliott, town; Mrs Jackson, Harper; Mrs. Geo. Cariff, Brussels; and Mrs. Halpenny in Manitoba;....to the old Methodist Cemetery in Perth.
email from Irene Spence, spence1@myhighspeed.ca

John married Alice Whyte on 19 Jun 1856 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Alice (daughter of Thomas Whyte and Anne Reinhardt) was born on 13 Feb 1831 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 May 1888 in Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Methodist Burial Grounds, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KHG9-8RG
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169839602
• _UID: 523156A0336B4F66A82BA463421CB5B16A27
• Census-Household Member: 1842, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; 2 born there, 6 born here; methodist
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

(Research):Burial Records of Some Early Perth Area Settlers
Poole, Alice. Drummond (Whyte) 57, d. 8 May 1888, b. Methodist Cemetery, sp. John Poole

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHG9-8RG

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169839602

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
John Pool and Ann Pool - no children???; Log house

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: MWBP-13S
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 45409430
• _UID: 52B86C8590584772898C8CB1B6F973B5C518
• Residence: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MWBP-13S

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45409430

Died:
"Obituary.
Mr. William Rudsdale. The oldest native and resident of Bathurst, Mr. William Rudsdale, died at his residence, 3rd line, on Saturday last, at the age of 81 years. Deceased was born on the farm on which he died, and which was drawn from the Crown Lands by his father, the late Richard Rudsdale, and scarcely had the young settler and his wife settled on this place, when a son was born to them, now just deceased. This was in 1817, when the township was first settled and the pioneer's axe had scarcely made an impression on the introdden forest stretching over this new township. The elder Mr. Rudsdale was a bluff Yorkshireman, coming from near Scarborough, and possessed all the special characteristics of that part of merrie England; and his son William was an apt copy of his father in this respect. Mrs. Rudsdale, sr., was also an Englishwoman and the twain were married before crossing the ocean for Canada. The deceased married Margaret McKerracher, who survives him, together with their son Richard M. on the homestead; and two sisters Catherine (Mrs. George Fletcher) and Ann (Mrs. Herman Fowler), both residents of the United States. The late Mr. Rudsdale was a staunch Reformer all his days. The funeral took place on Monday to Elmwood Cemetery, and was a very large one. The services were conducted by Rev. D. Currie, of Knox church."
[Col. 3, Pg. 5; The Perth Courier; Friday, 7 Oct 1898; Vol. LXV, No. 6]

William married Margaret McKerracher on 16 Sep 1864 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Donald "Daniel" McKerracher and Catherine Hill, daughter of Donald "Daniel" McKerracher and Sarah White) was born on 4 Feb 1842 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Feb 1911 in Burgess North 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: MWBP-13X
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 05480894
• _UID: CDA5E2C14F0341D9A77937BCCE957121891B
• Residence: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MWBP-13X

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/05480894

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

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