| 2. | William Lambie was born on 30 Nov 1777 in Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; was christened on 4 Dec 1777 in Low Church Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (son of William Lambie and Janet Ritchmond); died on 3 Oct 1839 in Hammond, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Rarick Cemetery, Hammond, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: MHJ7-RVP
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 27435590
- _UID: E43F7443985748D58AAC24F0785984D75C30
- Occupation: 1820, Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; Weaver
- Immigration: 1821, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1821, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Settlement on 25 Jul 1821 Dalhousie Twp C1 L13E
- Census: 1834, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Col Marshall Report: Dalhousie C1 L13E
Notes:
Christened:
Name:?tab?William Lambie
Gender:?tab?Male
Birth Date:?tab?30 Nov 1777
Baptism Date:?tab?4 Dec 1777
Baptism Place:?tab?Low Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
Father:?tab?William Lambie
Mother:?tab?Jant Ritchmont
FHL Film Number:?tab?1041285
Reference ID:?tab?- 2:17LRZL8?i?
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FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MHJ7-RVP
FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27435590
Occupation:
Ages of male children: 1, 8, 13, 20
Ages of female children: 10, 16, 18
Present Residence: Crossing Croft?
?i?Source Information
Ancestry.com. Canada, Immigration and Settlement Correspondence and Lists, 1817-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data:
Emigration, Original Correspondence, 1817'961857 and 1872'961896. CO 384. War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Original Correspondence. The National Archives of the United Kingdom, Kew, Surrey, England.
Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU.?/i?
Immigration:
Source Bibliography:?tab?DOBSON, DAVID. Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Vol. 5. 1985. 312p.
Source Citation
Place: Canada; Year: 1821; Page Number: 137
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
Residence:
Source:?tab?JR Ernest Miller and Robert E Sargeant, Early Settlers to Bathurst District Arriving Prior to 1822: including Col Marshall's 1834 Report, 1842 Census, Baptismal Records of Rev Wiliam Bell, 1988.
Volume/Page: 64
?i?Source Information
Genealogical Research Library, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Compiled from various family history sources. See source information provided with each entry.?/i?
Census:
Lot vacant. Lambie in Lanark Village: lot rocky.
Died:
Birth: ?tab?Nov. 30, 1777, Scotland
Death: ?tab?Oct. 3, 1839
Hammond
St. Lawrence County
New York, USA
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William was "a man of parts" from a distinguished family of old Scotland, where he was a manufacturer of the coveted Paisley shawls.
William imprudently backed a note for an acquaintance, which reportedly ruined him both financially and socially.
In an effort to assist with the rising unemployment and poverty levels, the British government encouraged emigration to Canada. Although this appeared to be a noble gesture, I've also read that Parliament was still very concerned with protecting the Canadian land against the Americans, even though the American Revolution had ended some 30 years earlier. Scots were known for their strong battle skills, so many historians theorize that this encouragement was laced with ulterior motives and strategic maneuvers on behalf of the British government to place military defense in Canadian territory.
During the years of 1820 and 1821, approximately 2,900 Scots were elected as members of immigration societies to settle in Upper Canada. The families were selected by community members based on the good reputation of the patriarch and the respect of the family. A petition for the selected Paisley Townhead Society members was made to Lord Bathurst and His Majesty's Ministers for liberty and a request for emigration. The government granted each household 100 acres of land, free of monetary charge, a small amount of aid money, and tools upon arrival. The Paisley Townhead Society was just one of several emigration societies during this time. By the 1840's, colonies of America, Australia and New Zealand were joining in the recruit of able bodied men and their families.
Consequently, in 1821, William Lambie (a "weaver"), his wife, 4 sons and 2 or 3 daughters (depending on the record) set sail for Canada for a fresh start with the promise of 100 acres of land at Dalhousie in Lanark, Canada.
Upon arrival, many were disappointed to find the terrain to be thick with forest, extremely rocky and much of it was considered unsuitable for crops. Per Lanark Archives (a historical society): "William Lambie is recorded as settling in 1821, but the patent for the land would not have been issued until he had completed his settlement duties which included clearing several acres of land, building a house, etc. However, many of those early settlers were not able to fulfill their settlement duties or repay the government, so in 1837, their debt was forgiven and they then received the official patent. The land record would indicate that they left Dalhousie after the sale of the land, i.e., 1838."
The Patent from the Crown for the 100 acres was granted to William Lambie on July 5, 1837. William subsequently sold the land in September of 1838 for 25 pounds, and then migrated across the St. Lawrence River to Hammond, New York, USA.
William and two of his sons, John and James, lived the remainder of their lives in Hammond. His youngest son, Andrew, was born soon after arrival in Canada and remained there. Adam returned to Canada for at least a decade, and then by 1870, he and his brother William moved with their families to Minnesota, USA.
Two of the daughters have been identified to date, however, additional information is extremely limited. The girls are listed as female children on the list submitted in the government grant as settlers in Upper Canada for the Ship Earl of Buckingham with their ages, which calculate to estimated birth years of 1803, 1805 and 1811. The eldest daughter, Margaret, married George Brown in Dalhousie. The other has been identified is Janet Lambie, born in 1804.
William married Margaret Adam on 9 Dec 1797 in Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of John Adam and Janet Steel) was born in 1776 in Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; was christened on 28 Sep 1776 in Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 13 Sep 1837 in Hammond, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Rarick Cemetery, Hammond, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1810 - 1876 (66 years)
