Louise McKay

1831 - 1906  (75 years)

• Name	Louise McKay
  Birth	21 Sep 1831	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States
  	"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
  Gender	Female
  Census-Wife of Head	1851	Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	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.
  		1851 Census Burgess North Lanark Ralph Dodds
  Religion-Member	1851	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  	Role: Member
  Census-Household Member	1861	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Wife of Head	1861	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  	Role: Wife of Head
  		1861 Census Bathurst Lanark Ralph Dodds
  Residence-Occupant	1861	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C2 L20; 1 1/2 story frame single family dwelling
  	Role: Occupant
  Census-Wife of Head	1871	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  	Role: Wife of Head
  		1871 Census Bathurst Lanark Ralph Dodds
  Residence	1871	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Census-Household Member	1881	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Canada
  	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	1891	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Canada
  	Role: Wife of Head
  		1891 Census Bathurst Lanark Ralph Dodds
  Census-Wife of Head	1901	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Canada
  	Role: Wife of Head
  		1901 Census Bathurst Lanark Ralph Dodds
  FamilySearch ID	KHX6-TD4
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  _UID	5F7846CEB9C34B29B803E23CF8C6C3C6FB79
  Death	11 Oct 1906	Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Heart Failure
  	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
  		Louisa McKay Dodds Death
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, 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. Bill McCullough notes 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. Family History Services, William J. Cowie, PHD, Manager (barber dodds marilyns.ftw) In the 1851 Census of Burgess North, pg 7 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 pg 9 George Holliday John Bone, Teamster Samuel Curley, labourer Thomas Dobie, farmer Adam Golightly, mill wright Charles Miller, farmer pg 11 Hellen Barber John Barber 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.
  Person ID	I1515	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Frank M. Hancock,   b. Nov 1865, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, United States d. Washington State, United States
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Elizabeth Inickenden,   b. Aug 1872, Iowa, United States d. Washington State, United States
  Marriage	23 Oct 1893	Belfast, Skagit, Washington, United States
  Family ID	F14541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	James McKay,   b. 1800, Reay, Caithness, Caithness - Sutherland - Easter Ross (Sutherland), Highland Council Area, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Mary Eliza Adams,   b. 7 Jun 1801, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, United States d. 26 May 1881, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, United States (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	1823
  Family ID	F20087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Westland Adams,   b. 23 Jan 1803, Newrys, Green County, New York, United States d. 29 Jan 1892, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Lilias "Lily" Ferguson,   b. 24 May 1802, Callander, Perth and Kinross (Perth), Scotland d. 11 Dec 1868, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Marriage	20 May 1825	Knox Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F11489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph Dodds,   b. 16 Apr 1827, Tweedmouth (Berwick-on-Tweed), Northumberland, England d. 13 Mar 1907, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 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
  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), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), 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), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), 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), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Oct 1903, Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 40 years) + 7. Louisa McKay Dodds,   b. 13 Mar 1865, Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), 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)
  Family ID	F488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Sep 1831 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States Census-Wife of Head - Canada - 1851 - Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Religion-Member - Presbyterian - 1851 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 20 Jun 1851 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Wife of Head - Canada - 1861 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Residence-Occupant - C2 L20; 1 1/2 story frame single family dwelling - 1861 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Wife of Head - Canada - 1871 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1881 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Wife of Head - Canada - 1891 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Wife of Head - Canada - 1901 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 31 Mar 1901 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Heart Failure - 11 Oct 1906 - Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S128] Canada, 1851 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 24 Jul 2018), Ralph Dodds Household; Year: 1851; Census Place: Burgess North, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11731; Page: 11; Line: 15. (Reliability: 3). [S58] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1861 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 9 Aug 2021), J W Adams household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1041. (Reliability: 3). [S58] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1861 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 24 Jul 2018), Ralph Dodds Household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1041. (Reliability: 3). [S120] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1871 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 24 Jul 2018), Ralph Dodds Household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C-10017; Page: 46; Family No: 172. (Reliability: 3). [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 20 Mar 2024), entry for Louise McKay, person ID KHX6-TD4. (Reliability: 3). [S317] Statistics Canada Fonds, Record Group 31-C-1. LAC microfilm C-13162 to C-13286. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa., Canada, 1881 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 25 Oct 2021), Ralph Dodds household; Year: 1881; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 20; Family No: 92. (Reliability: 3). [S330] Government of Canada, Canada, 1891 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 24 Jul 2018), Ralph Dodds Household; Year: 1891; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: T-6349; Family No: 155. (Reliability: 3). [S139] Government of Canada, Canada, 1901 Census, ((https://www.myheritage.com)), accessed 8 Feb 2019), Ralph Dodds household; Year: 1901; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark (south/sud), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 25. (Reliability: 3).