William Hood

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 62222708
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THE LATE WILLIAM HOOD

Died April 1st, 1922
Aged 87 years, 7 months, 23 days

Another of the sturdy farmer pioneers of this locality has passed away. Few were better known or respected than the late Mr. Hood. Preserving at pioneer work in Howick Township since 1858, Lot 30, con 14, Howick, on which he located, likewise the lands surrounding, were all bush in 1858 and he cleared this lot; coming from the township of Dalhousie, Lanark county, where he was born from Scottish forbears. He was married to Margaret Cochrane on Jan. 12th, 1860, at Bruce field, Huron County, Ont. by Rev. John Ross ("The man with the Book") Presbyterian minister. Mr. Hood was a man of more than ordinary intelligence, a great reader of current events. He enjoyed discussion on politics, always maintaining a life-long adherence to the Reform and Liberal party. He was a Presbyterian in religion and was a member of Knox Church from a few months after its organization until his death. His death was atributable to a fracture caused by falling over an article of furniture in his room at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Thomson with whom he lived in his last days.

Large families of children appeared almost universal in the pioneer days, and with William Hood and Margaret Cochrane there was no exception,. Thirteen children were born to them, two dying in infancy, and one daughter, Miss Martha, died Nov. 3rd, 1915. Ten of the family survive, viz; Mrs. W. R. Johnston (Margaret) Clifford, Ont; William, of Clifford; Mrs. Robt. Porterfield, (Mary) Seaforth; Mrs. Issac Mitchell, (Janet) Grand Forks, N.D.; James, of Castor, Alt; Andrew of Denzil, Sask; Mrs. J. C. Thomson, (Agnes) Clifford; Allan, of Basswood, Man; Mrs. David Wright, (Annie) Isabella, Man; Elizabeth J. at Clifford. There are 28 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren.

On January 17th, 1910, Mr. and Mrs. William Hood celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, it also being their daughter Annie's wedding day.

The deceased was one of a family of ten children, one brother survives him, Andrew, now living at Devils Lake, N. Dak.

Mrs. William Hood, Sr. died Sept. 17th, 1916, aged 73 years, 8 months.

Wm. Hood, Sr, died April 1st, 1922, aged 87 years, 7 months, 23 days.

Burial of the latter took place to Clifford Cemetery on April 4th Rev. Jas H. Lemon, B A, conducting the services at the house and grave. The pallbearers were: W R Johnson, Robert Porterfield, Jos C. Thomson, Gemmill Hood, Paisley; James Porterfield, James G. Thomson.

On the 1861 Census for Howick Township, Huron County, The William Hood family shows up as follows:

William Hood, Orgin C.W., Religion F.C., Age 27, married
Mrs. Hood, Orgin Scotland, Religion F.C., Age 18, married
Margaret, Orgin C.W., Religion F.C., Age 1, Dwelling log

William married Margaret Cochrane. Margaret (daughter of John Cochrane and Margaret McGaan) was born in 1843 in Scotland; died on 17 Sep 1916 in Huron County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clifford Cemetery, Howick, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Margaret was the youngest child of John Cochrane and Margaret McGaan/McCaan[?]. John and Margaret were both born about 1807/08. Other children born to John Margaret were:

Janet, born May 1831
John, born Feb. 10, 1833
James, born April 2, 1836
Mary, born about 1841/42

The family left Glasgow bound for Montreal aboard the ship Susan on April 17, 1852. Many members of this family are buried at Hillsgreen/Hills Green Cemetery, Huron County, Ontario.


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Hood - In Howick on Sabbath, 17th 1916, Margaret Hood, beloved wife of William Hood, Sr, aged 73 years, 8 months.


Another old resident, Mrs. William Hood, Sr, died on Sabbath the 17th, at the residence on the 15th concession of Howick, after a short illness of 40 hours caused by embolus, followed by gangrene. The funeral on Tuesday afternoon to Clifford Cemetery was largely attended.

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 61915530
• Occupation: School Master
• _UID: 2066275325284731932304049C6CE072DDE5

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William Hood was the son of James Hood (#51456319)and his first wife Elizabeth Jones. James Hood is buried at Creemore Cemetery, Simcoe County, Ontario.

William's mother, Elizabeth Jones, died when William was a young child, and so his father eventually remarried. William left from Greenock, Scotland with his family on July 4, 1820 and sailed on the Prompt for Canada. It has been said that he met his future wife, Martha Park, on board this ship and that theirs was a shipboard romance, but there is no documentation to support that Martha came to Canada at the same time.

That first winter at Dalhousie Township, the school teacher hired and brought over by the name of George Richmond, died when a tree fell on him. He was the first death in the Dalhousie settlement ("The Lanark Society Settlers" by Carol Bennett p. 16). This is probably the teaching position that William Hood took over. It has been said that William had had two years of college before emigrating to Canada. The school house was located at an intersection called Hood's Corner. The school is still standing today, but is a private residence. The Common School Report for 1827 (From the Journal of Assembly of Upper Canada - 1928) shows that William Hood was one of six teachers in Dalhousie Township. William Hood had 12 boys and 10 girls in his classroom.

The soil in Dalhousie Township was quite rocky, causing many of the original emigrants, and many of the first generation children, to relocate to western Ontario where the soil was better. William and Martha did not leave, probably because William had his teaching pay (whatever he could collect in money or other things such as food) besides his farm to supplement his income.

On the Canadian 1871 Census, William and Martha are age 71 and are living with their son John and his family. John and his family are still living in Lanark County, Ontario at this time.

William married Martha Park. Martha (daughter of James Park, I and Marrion Allen) was born in 1799 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 31 Jan 1799 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 21 Jan 1880 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Saint Andrew's Cemetery, Watson's Corner, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 62180639
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PARK
MATHA
JAMES PARK/MARON ALLAN FR101 (FR101)
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31/12/1799
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10 166
Cambuslang

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plot 187

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John married Margaret McGaan. Margaret was born in 1798; died in 1883. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Location: Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 3, Lot 16 E
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James married Elizabeth Jones on 28 May 1798 in Brighton, Barony Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elizabeth was born about 1777 in Scotland; died about 1803 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was buried in Abercromby Street Burial Ground, Glasgow, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 63561150
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• Occupation: Scotland; coallier
• _UID: E82DEC1EE7694EE9B493990F064A7E0A6DA7
• Immigration: 15 Sep 1820, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Land & Property: 19 Nov 1820, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 2 Lot 12W
• Census: 1851, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; carpenter

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Christened:
PARK
JAMES
JOHN PARK/JANET IMRIE FR789 (FR789)
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17/07/1770
644 / 1
150 / 205
GLASGOW

James married Marrion Allen on 8 Aug 1788 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Marrion (daughter of Hugh Allan and Mary Park) was born in 1769 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 2 Apr 1769 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 25 Mar 1838 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Umpherston Cemetery, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 64295106
• Name: Marion Allan
• Name: Maron Allen
• _UID: 3C128C03B955413F973811C10C184F58D78A

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ALLAN
MARRION
HUGH ALLAN/
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02/04/1769
627/
10 133
Cambuslang

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Plympton Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Marion's parents may have been Hugh Allen and Mary Park. She married James Park on Aug. 8, 1788 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. James was born Feb. 9, 1766 and worked as a coallier in Scotland; he was the son of James Park and Martha Connell who were married July 17, 1768. James is thought to have died in Plympton Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario.

UPDATED INFO - October 2013 - Marion is probably not buried at Umpherston Cemetery. She probably relocated to Plympton Twp., Lambton Co., and is buried there, location unknown. This information is based on L. Hanson's work in finding Hugh Park's will.

Marion and James had 13 children. All of their children, born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, came to Canada, except for their son Andrew, who stayed in Scotland. Marion and James lived in the West Cotes area of Cambuslang.

The children of James and Marion were:

James Jr. b. Jun. 8, 1789; m. Euphemia Sutherland; d. probably in Plympton Twp., Lambton Co, Ontario. Euphemia may have been the daughter of William Sutherland and Katherine McPherson. Their son Allen's line appears to have moved down to Michigan.

Hugh b. Sep. 29, 1790; m. Janet Hay on Aug. 22, 1812 at Cambuslang, Lanarkshire Co., Scotland; d. Oct. 9, 1841 Plympton Twp., Lambton Co, Ontario (Janet is findagrave #114136155).

Mary b. Oct. 15, 1792; m. William Arbuckle/Arbucle. It is thought that they came to Canada later than most of the family. The couple did not have any children. Eventually they returned to Scotland. Research by Michael Umperson provides the death registration for Mary and William.

Statutary Death 627/00 0032 Cambusland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Mary Arbuckle. Married to William Arbuckle pauper and formerly a coal miner. Died March Seventeenth 1875 9 hrs. o m. AM. West Cotes, Cambuslang. Female. Age 82 5/12 years. Father-James Park coal miner deceased. Mother-Marion Park, M.S. (maiden surname) Allan, deceased. Cause of death-old age and general frailty as certified by Munge B. Turnbull M.D. Informant-Archibald Glen neighbour (his mark). John Arbuckle, Registrar, Witness. Registered March 17 at Cambuslang. John Arbuckle, Registrar.

Statutory Deaths 627/00 0069 Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

William Arbuckle. Pauper. Formerly a cotton weaver, widower. 1st marriage to Jane Muir, 2nd marriage to Mary Park. Died June Fifteenth, 1875. Died 5 hrs. 50 m. PM. West Cotes, Cambuslang. Male, age about 79 yrs. Father-Andrew Arbuckle coal miner deceased. Mother-Jane Arbuckle M.S. (maiden surname) Forrest, deceased. Cause of death-chronic bronchitis and general frailty, years. As certified by M.B. Turnbull, M.D. Informant-James Coats half brother present (his mark). John Arbuckle Registrar, Witness. Registered June 16th at Cambuslang. John Arbuckle, Registrar.

Marion Allen b. Jul. 17, 1794; m. William Umpherston about 1818; d. Jun. 20, 1871/73 and is buried at Umpherston Pioneer Cemetery, Dalhousie Twp., Lanark County, Ontario.

Andrew b. Jul. 19, 1796; m. Jane/Jean Pollock on Mar. 7, 1820. His second wife was Margaret Gould married May 3, 1849. Andrew died Aug. 21, 1873 in Cambuslang, Scotland.

Joseph b. Apr. 16, 1798; m. Agnes Sarah Duncan Jan. 25, 1825 in Dalhousie Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario. Joseph died Apr. 17, 1868.

Martha b. Dec. 31, 1799; m. William Hood, a school teacher in the Dalhousie Twp. area; d. Jan. 21, 1880 and buried at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Watson's Corner, Dalhousie Twp., Lanark County, Ontario.

John b. May 11, 1802; m. Louisa Smith on Mar. 24, 1840//41 in Plympton Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; d. Mar. 30, 1869 Provo, UT. (See FAG #12162495)

Ellen "Nellie" b. Feb. 6, 1804; m. Andrew Park (no relation between the two have been found) abt. 1824; d. in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

William b. Oct. 26, 1805; m. Jean/Jane Duncan Sep. 25, 1827/28 Dalhousie Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; His second wife was Janet Findlay m. Apr. 7, 1850/51 in Utah; His third wife was Mary S. Gordon m. Jun. 11, 1854 in Utah; William died Mar. 11, 1890 at Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah.

Margaret b. Jul. 10, 1807; m. James William Wood Brown in 1827 Dalhousie Twp., Lanark Co., d. Apr. 14, 1892 and is buried at Avon Bank Cemetery, Perth County, Ontario.

David b. Jun. 12, 1809; m. Ann Brooks abt. 1829 Dalhousie Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; d. Jul. 22, 1884 and is buried at Mottsville Cemetery, Douglas Co., Nevada (See FAG #15022787)

Jean, born Feb. 1/10, 1814; m. David Williamson of Watford, Warwick Twp., Lambton County, Ontario on May 5, 1838 (#148861036?). Nothing more is officially known about Jean, but some report she died in 1839 while giving birth to their first child. On May 25, 1840 David married Mary Lamb in Watford.

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Marion and James had 13 children. All of their children, born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, came to Canada, except for their son Andrew, who stayed in Scotland. Marion and James lived in the West Cotes area of Cambuslang.