Name |
Ralph Dodds [1] |
Birth |
16 Apr 1827 |
Berwick-on-Tweed, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England |
- 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.
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Christening |
18 Apr 1827 |
Berwick-on-Tweed, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England |
- In the 1901 census this date is given as his birth date.
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Gender |
Male |
Census |
1851 |
Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Canada |
- 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.
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1851 Census Burgess North Lanark Ralph Dodds
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Census |
1851 |
Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Canada - Agricultural C10 L9E |
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1851 Agricultural Census Burgess North Ralph Dodds C10 L9E
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Occupation |
1851 |
Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Farmer |
Religion |
1851 |
Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Presbyterian |
Residence |
1851 |
Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Stone house, 2 families |
- ?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
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Land & Property |
25 Jan 1859 |
GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Concession 2 Lot 20 |
- Deed: Joshua Adams to Ralph Dodds for ?818.5.0, pt (see inst.) 2B-267
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Bathurst Concession 2 Lot 20
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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 [5] |
Canada |
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1861 Census Bathurst Lanark Ralph Dodds
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Census |
1861 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Canada West Agricultural C2 Lot 20 |
- 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 -
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1861 Census Agricultural Drummond C2 L20 Ralph Dodds
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Occupation |
1861 |
Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Clothier & Farmer |
Religion |
1861 |
Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Free Church |
Residence |
1861 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [5] |
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 [7] |
Canada |
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1871 Census Bathurst Lanark Ralph Dodds
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Occupation |
1871 |
GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Farmer |
Religion |
1871 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Presbyterian |
Census |
1881 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [8] |
Canada |
- 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.
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Occupation |
1881 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [8] |
Cloth manufacture |
Religion |
1881 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [8] |
Presbyterian |
Census |
1891 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [9] |
Canada |
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1891 Census Bathurst Lanark Ralph Dodds
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Occupation |
1891 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [9] |
Farmer |
Occupation |
1870 1897 |
woolen manufacturer and clothier |
- 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.
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Census |
1901 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [10] |
Canada |
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1901 Census Bathurst Lanark Ralph Dodds
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FamilySearch ID |
K8FF-T8S |
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FindaGrave Memorial ID |
46475350 |
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Occupation |
1901 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [10] |
farmer |
- 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.
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_UID |
20BB9C5936BD40C5B23D52FBE344BBC9AFBB |
Death |
13 Mar 1907 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Cause: Asthma |
- 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
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Ralph Dodds 1827 - Death
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Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
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'. [11]
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Person ID |
I1514 |
Lanark County Origins |
Last Modified |
2 Oct 2022 |
Family |
Louise McKay, b. 21 Sep 1831, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States d. 11 Oct 1906, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) |
Marriage |
20 Jun 1851 |
Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
- 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
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Children |
| 1. Alexander R. Dodds, b. 17 Mar 1853, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Feb 1933, Weyburn, Weyburn Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 79 years) |
| 2. Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Dodds, b. 5 Feb 1855, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Jan 1937, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) |
| 3. Sarah Smith Dodds, b. 28 Oct 1857, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Nov 1935, Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) |
| 4. John Adams Dodds, b. 14 Aug 1859, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Oct 1929, Ancaster, West Flamborough Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years) |
| 5. Lillian Ann "Lily" Ferguson Dodds, b. 20 Oct 1860, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Jun 1935, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) |
| 6. James McKay Dodds, b. 15 Mar 1863, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Oct 1903, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada (Age 40 years) |
| 7. Louisa McKay Dodds, b. 13 Mar 1865, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 May 1941, Polk County, Minnesota, United States (Age 76 years) |
| 8. Ralph Smith Dodds, b. 19 Mar 1867, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Jan 1868, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years) |
| 9. Matthew Bell Dodds, b. 16 Jun 1869, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Sep 1948, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) |
| 10. Bella Jane Dodds, b. 21 Aug 1878 d. 20 Sep 1902, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 24 years) |
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Family ID |
F488 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
2 Oct 2022 |