Joseph Ralph Miller

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 3FB3CE80C68349828AF6E8994EA992FFDD53

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 48003969
• _UID: EA96AFF74D9C4038BA4BFC15B393BCA94823
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1906, Davidson, Humboldt District, Saskatchewan, Canada; Territories
• Census: 1911, Outlook, Saskatoon Census District, Saskatchewan, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1916, Last Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada; Territories
• Census: 1921, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48003969

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census:
Section 36, Township 26, Range 6, Meridian 3
Horses 5, Milk cows 1, Cattle 6

Census:
26, 6, 3, Loreburn, Saskatchewan

Census:
114 - 55 - 102nd Ave., Edmonton. AB

Buried:
a second findagrave listing #134126996

Ralph married Elizabeth Maxwell "Bessie" Ready on 31 Dec 1915 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph McEwen Ready and Mary Elizabeth Buffam) was born on 17 Nov 1883 in Cranworth, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Jun 1954 in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatoon District, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Loreburn Cemetery, Loreburn, Saskatoon District, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 134126917
• Name: Bessie
• _UID: EFC7BB06BF95401AB584A1DC6DFD0A13620E
• Census-Wife of Head: 1916, Last Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada; Territories
• Census-Wife of Head: 1921, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134126917

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head
26, 6, 3, Loreburn, Saskatchewan

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head
114 - 55 - 102nd Ave., Edmonton. AB

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LCLY-2MY
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 48780092
• _UID: 12DA0B469DBD42EC9314E474064123194763
• 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
• Occupation: 22 May 1879, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Census: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1901, Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1911, Lombardy, South Elmsley Twp, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Birth:
or 14th of May?

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCLY-2MY

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48780092

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Andrew Miller, Farmer, C. of Scot, age 52, log house
Catherine 48, Peter 25, Andrew 23, Mary 18, Elizabeth 15, Catherine 12, James 9, Jane 7, Robert 5, Robert 66 (brother of Andrew).

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Catherine Munro, Andrew's wife died 12 August 1858 and the 1861 census tells us that Andrew continues to live in the log house with six of his children. Peter has married Margaret Mason and is living nearby with daughter Ellen. Andrew, is unmarried but also living nearby.
William (1826), Elizabeth (1835), Catherine (1840), James (1843), Jane (1845) and Robert (1847)


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Robert married Sarah Smith Dodds on 22 May 1879 in Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Ralph Dodds and Louise McKay) was born on 28 Oct 1857 in Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Nov 1935 in Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 96Z8-91T
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 48780123
• _UID: 158273CB6E254359BE9B472F7309D1022252
• 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: 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, Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1911, Lombardy, South Elmsley Twp, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1921, Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Sister of Eliza Dodds Miller

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/96Z8-91T

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48780123

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


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Died:
A printout suggests she died Bathurst, 17 Oct 1884, entry was 28 Nov 1935.

Notes:

Married:
28 Nov 1879 is recorded for marriage in Dodds family history

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 48EF134EDEA54D4F8AA17926644F15A9F264

Joseph married Mary Elizabeth Buffam. Mary (daughter of Henry Buffam and Maxwell McIntosh) died on 14 Apr 1940 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: ECF0C379922947C79903FA5F1C0AA6943601

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: MJYC-PGW
• Name: Andrew Millar
• _UID: 31C6A8A6CF2F46F5AFEC4848DA64F1431B17
• Occupation: 5 Aug 1817, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Weaver
• Land & Property: 15 Jul 1821, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 15 Jul 1821, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Scotland on George Canning, Glasgow Canadian Emigration Society
• Land & Property: 24 Dec 1822, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Dalhousie C1 L15E, Report re Persons Located by the Military Settling Dept
• Land & Property: 19 Nov 1827, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Dalhousie C1 L13 NE
• Land & Property: 6 Dec 1834, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement, Bathurst District UC - C. Rankin
• Land & Property: 26 Mar 1839, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Sold C1 L13 SW, Memorial - Copy Book
• Census: 1842, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada, Concession 2 Lot 9
• Land & Property: 26 Mar 1847, C2 L7 NE, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial - Copy Book
• Census: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Andrew Millar,?b? ?/b?b. 15 Sept 1799, Cty Dumbarton, Town Cardross, Parish Whitelea, parents William Millar and Elisabeth Gilmour.
E0122 Batch 7015502 Serial ST16 Pg ?

?i?MS-154 Scottish Immigration Records 1815-1834?/i?
Andrew Miller, batchelor, from Scotland on Cannington, 16 Jul 1821.
Settled Dalhousie C1 L15 E.?b?

?/b?Andrew Miller, Bachelor, Scotland on George Cannington, from Greenock 14 Apr 1821 with the Glasgow Canadian Emigration Society (ICS 2 +6) (8248?)

member of the Glasgow Canadian Society?b?. ?/b?Signatures of James, Andrew and William
?b?
?/b?
?i?Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement Bathurst District Upper Canada 6 December 1834 - C. Rankin ?b??/i? ?/b??i?Canadian Archives Q385, 1, p.3 MS 154 Scottish Immigration 1815 - 1834?/i?
Dalhousie C1 Lot 15E Original grant to Andrew Miller now occupied by Stephen Cook. Property has a small clearing and is rocky. Paid 8 17 9. Andrew Miller in Bathurst.

He moved to C2 Lot 9 Bathurst in the early 1830's settling along the south side of the 3rd Concession. He later added lots 7 and 8 to his land parcel.

Lot 10. Marriage records have not been located but it is believed that they may have been married by Dr. Gemmill, the first minister to serve the Dalhousie settlers on a regular basis. His records have never been located. In 1835, the Munro family moved to the 3rd Concession of Bathurst, close to where the Miller family had settled.
Andrew and Catherine had eleven children.

(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)

?i?1851 Census for Bathurst, Lanark Cty, Canada West Schedule A, roll C_11721, pg. 39, Line 21?/i?
Andrew Miller, 53, 1799, Scotland, Farmer, Scotland, Church of Scotland
Catherine Miller, 48, 1804, Scotland
Peter, 25, 1827
Andrew, 23, 1829
Mary, 18, 1834
Elizabeth, 15, 1837
Catherine, 12, 1840
James, 9, 1843
Jane, 7, 1845
Robert, 5, 1847
Robert, 66, 1786 (bro. of Andrew)

?b?

E Miller early notes:?/b?
Andrew Miller came to Canada in 1821, with his father?i? (brother) ?/i?William and settled in Dalhousie Lot 14 Concession 1.
Andrew Miller, the youngest son of William Miller and Elizabeth Gilmour, was 22 years of age, when he came to Canada with his brother. He settled on Dalhousie Con 1 Lot 15, 15 Jul 1821.
In 1825, Andrew Miller, a farmer, from Bathurst Con 3, married Catherine Munro of Dalhousie. She was the oldest daughter of Peter Munro and Mary McNab who came to Canada in 1820 and settled on Dalhousie Con 1

Birth: ?tab?Jul. 27, 1803, Scotland
Death: ?tab?Aug. 12, 1858
Ontario, Canada

"DIED
...
MILLER - At his residence, 3rd line Bathurst, on Tuesday, 28 Sep,. Andrew Miller, Sr., Esq., aged 69 years.
Deceased was a native of Dunbarton, Scotland, and was amongst the first settlers of his neighborhood."
[Col. 7, Pg. 2; The Perth Courier, Friday, 1 Oct 1869; Vol. XXXVI,No. 1]

Family links:
Children:
John Miller (1831 - 1851)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
in memory of
John
son of
Andrew & Cathrine
Miller
died Feb. 19. 1851
aged 19 yrs. 2 mos & 11 ds.
also
Cathrine
wife of Andrew Miller
(died Aug 12, 1858)

Burial:
Pioneer Cemetery
Perth
Lanark County
Ontario, Canada
Plot: Presbyterian Section, Map A, 281 (OGS 316)
GPS (lat/lon): 44.89917, -76.24111

from fmp
Waterloo Medal Roll 1815 Transcription
First name(s)?tab?Andrew
Last name?tab?Miller
Year?tab?1815
Rank?tab?Private
Regiment?tab?2nd Battn. 3rd Regt. Of Foot Guards
Sub unit?tab?Lt.Colonel Home's Company
Medal type?tab?Waterloo Medal, 1815
Country?tab?Great Britain
Record set?tab?Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Category?tab?Military Service & Conflict
Subcategory?tab?Medal rolls and honours
Collections from?tab?United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown
Naval and Military Press

copyright Naval and Military Press

Birth:
Tombstone inscription:
Birth: ?tab?Jul. 27, 1803, Scotland
Death: ?tab?Aug. 12, 1858
Ontario, Canada

Christened:
E. Miller Notes
LDS Microfische EO - 122
Andrew Miller, son of William Miller & Elizabeth Gilmour, 15 Sep 1799

MILLAR
ANDREW
WILLIAM MILLAR/ELISABETH GILMOUR FR459 (FR459)
0
15/09/1799
494/
20 193
Cardross

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MJYC-PGW

Land & Property:
Dalhousie Township Concession 1 Lot 15E

Immigration:
?i?Fonds:?tab?CO 42. Canada, formerly British North America, Original Correspondence?/i?Bachelor, Land Grant Dalhousie Twp. Concession 1 Lot 15E,
Given Name(s): Andrew
Surname: MILLER
Age: 21
Year of Immigration: 1821

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

?u??i?Additional Information:?/u??/i? ?i?The Glasgow Canadian Emigration Society. Volume: Q.159, Part 3; Page: 507?/i?
Record Title: Scottish Immigrants to Upper Canada on board the GEORGE CANNING.
Microfilm Reel Number:?tab?C-11930
Reference:?tab?MG 11 CO 42
Item Number:?tab?13811

?i?Canadian Immigrant Records, Part Two, Author Anonymous; Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Publisher Date: 1999 Publisher Location: Provo, UT, USA ?/i?
Name: Andrew Miller
Year of Record: 1821
Comments
List of Glasgow families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the ship 'George Canning'

Reference
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.

Source/Event
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.

?i?Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012. Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Source Citation: Place: Quebec, Canada; Year: 1821; Page Number: 19?/i?
Name: Andrew Miller
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1800
Arrival year: 1821
Arrival Place: Quebec, Canada
Primary Immigrant: Miller, Andrew
Source Publication Code: 6106.61
Annotation: This record was recorded without a source code.
Source Bibliography: Source unknown.
Household Members:?tab?
Name?tab?Relation
Andrew Miller?tab?

Land & Property:
?b?1822?/b?: ?i?Index to the Return of Persons Located by the Military Settling Department?b??/i? ?/b?dated 24 December 1822
Andrew Miller, Dalhousie C6 L12W, 15 July 1821. (22 years of age)

?b?1822?/b??tab?Dalhousie C1 L15E, Report re Persons Located by the Military Settling Dept


Land & Property:
?b?C1 L13 NE -?u??/b?Andrew Miller?/u?, Dalhousie bought from Peter McNabb, 19 Nov 1827. Wit. David Greer, Thomas Wickham. Book B, #357. Andrew Miller sold to Hugh Hunter, Jr., Dalhousie 26 Mar 1839. Wit. Hugh Hunter Sr., John McIntyre. Book F, #14.


Land & Property:
?b?1834?/b?: Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement, Bathurst District UC - C. Rankin
Sold to Stephen Cook, Cook here; Miller in Bathurst. Small clearing, rocky

Census:
born Scotland
Settled Bathurst, Concession 2 Lot 9
Date 1822
2 born Scotland
7 born Canada West
9 in household
Presbyterian


Census:
Andrew Miller, Farmer, C. of Scot, age 52, log house
Catherine 48, Peter 25, Andrew 23, Mary 18, Elizabeth 15, Catherine 12, James 9, Jane 7, Robert 5, Robert 66 (brother of Andrew).

Census:
Catherine Munro, Andrew's wife died 12 August 1858 and the 1861 census tells us that Andrew continues to live in the log house with six of his children. Peter has married Margaret Mason and is living nearby with daughter Ellen. Andrew, is unmarried but also living nearby.
William (1826), Elizabeth (1835), Catherine (1840), James (1843), Jane (1845) and Robert (1847)


Died:
At his residence, 3rd Line of Bathurst, Tuesday 28 September, Andrew Miller Sr. Esq., age 69 years. A native of Dunbarton Scotland and was among the first settlers of his neighbourhood.
[Col. 7, Pg. 2; The Perth Courier, Friday, 1 Oct 1869; Vol. XXXVI,No. 1]

It appears that no stone was erected for Andrew but the inscription for Cathrine and John their son clearly indicates the relationship.

Andrew married Catherine Munro about 1825 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Peter Munro and Mary McNab) was born on 27 Jul 1803 in Argyll and Bute, Scotland; was christened on 4 Sep 1803 in Paisley, High Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 12 Aug 1858 in 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: 9K6G-79N
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169423788
• Name: Catherine Manrow
• Name: Catherine Munroe
• Name: Kathrine
• _UID: FC89679CE8D24FA2BAEB827D28A1AE98E634
• Census-Household Member: 1842, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada, Concession 2 Lot 9
• Census-Wife of Head: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

In 1825, Andrew Miller, a farmer, from Bathurst Con 3, married Catherine Munro of Dalhousie. She was the oldest daughter of Peter Munro and Mary McNab who came to Canada in 1820 and settled on Dalhousie Con 1 Lot 10. Marriage records have not been located but it is believed that they may have been married by Dr. Gemmill, the first minister to serve the Dalhousie settlers on a regular basis. His records have never been located. In 1835, the Munro family moved to the 3rd Concession of Bathurst, close to where the Miller family had settled.

Christened:
MUNRO
CATHERINE
PETER MUNRO/MARY MACNEIL FR161 (FR161)
F
04/09/1803
573/1
10 294
Paisley High Church

First name(s)?tab?Catherine
Last name?tab?Munro
Gender?tab?Female
Birth year?tab?1803
Birth place?tab?-
Baptism year?tab?1803
Baptism date?tab?04 Sep 1803
Baptism place?tab?HIGH CHURCH,PAISLEY,RENFREW,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?Peter
Father's last name?tab?Munro
Mother's first name(s)?tab?Mary
Mother's last name?tab?Macneil
Place?tab?Paisley
County?tab?Renfrewshire
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



FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9K6G-79N

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169423788

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
born Scotland
Settled Bathurst, Concession 2 Lot 9
Date 1822
2 born Scotland
7 born Canada West
9 in household
Presbyterian


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head
Andrew Miller, Farmer, C. of Scot, age 52, log house
Catherine 48, Peter 25, Andrew 23, Mary 18, Elizabeth 15, Catherine 12, James 9, Jane 7, Robert 5, Robert 66 (brother of Andrew).

Buried:
Inscription:
in memory of John
son of
Andrew & Cathrine Miller
died Feb. 19. 1851
aged 19 yrs. 2 mos & 11 ds.
also
Cathrine
wife of Andrew Miller
(died Aug 12, 1858)

Burial: Pioneer Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Plot: Presbyterian Section, Map A, 281 (OGS 316)
GPS (lat/lon): 44.89917, -76.24111
also known as the Craig St Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
Event Description: This is believed to be most likely, see notes

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:

• _UID: CFB5FE18D1CB41208C78AD82C73D812B7A16

William married Bessie McEwan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 4DC8EE4F551249568078B2DFE0A43DED8FD3

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: F80C12C2BFAE4D21B0B91A0404029E68469C

Henry married Maxwell McIntosh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: F9579EB4D5C943528A6957A647D2C0D674EF