John Ferrier, Sr.

1785 - 1872  (87 years)

• Name	John Ferrier
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1785	Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  	Birth date records: varied in records: 1851 - 1784, 1861 - 1784, 1871 - 1784, Death - 1785
  Christening	Nov 1785	Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	FERRIER ----- ALEXANDER FERRIER/JANET BARR FR228 (FR228) U 00/11/1785 494/ 10 214 Cardross
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1815	Waterside, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [3]
  	when sailing from Scotland
  Immigration	Between 11 Jul 1815 and 4 Sep 1815	Montr?al (city/cit?), Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada   [3]
  	from Greenock, Scotland, on the transport Atlas with 'Edinburgh Settlers'
  	The transport Atlas, under Captain Turnbull, sailed from Greenock July 11th, 1815, and arrived at Quebec September 4th, 1815 with 242 passengers, who proceeded to Montreal in this vessel under the command of Lieutenant Champion, of the Royal Navy, Agent for the Transports. The family is listed as: John Ferrier, 31, labourer / weaver, Waterside, Dunbartonshire, paid L18.02, on arrival his name is spelt "Farrier"; wife Charlotte McGashan, 36; Abraham, son, age 9; Janet, daughter, age 5; John, son, age 2; Charlotte, daughter, 3 months. ?i?(shipslist.com)?/i?
  Location	Mar 1816	Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Concession 10 Lot 7 SW
  	A 'Google Earth' view of this property shows it to be low, wet, swampy property. Access to the Scotch Line was over property (Lot 8NE) owned by Abraham, his brother, or Captain McMillan (Lot 7NE). Both of these properties fronting onto the Scotch Line had arable land. John's lot, was situated on an old shoreline for a body of water, the remenants of which form Otty Lake. Even today the 9th line of North Burgess township ends about the frontage of John's property. Land Transactions: 1816 Settlement, John Ferrier 10 Apr 1824 Crown to John Ferrier 4 Jun 1874 John Ferrier,Jr. Dummer twp, to Abraham Ferrier Jr. 22 Dec 1898 Abraham Ferrier to son Malcolm F. Ferrier 8 Jul 1908 Malcolm F. Ferrier to wife Ellen (Findlay) Ferrier 12 Dec 1911 Ellen Ferrier to Abraham Moodie 16 Dec 1916 Abraham Mooodie to son Alexander Moodie
  Census	1851	Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  	Agricultural: ?u?John Senior: C4 14 E?/u??i? ?/i?30 acres under cultivation, 10 under crops in 1851, 20 acres under pasture, 70 acres wood or wild, 3 acres wheat = 50 bushel.?i? Neighbours on the 1851 census. ?/i? Margaret Roark & family, John & Catherine Dewart, C3 12E - John & Isabell Rose, C3 17W - William & Margrey Hambidge, C2 24E - Daniel & Ann Payne, C1 15 pt - Patrick & Lydia Edwards, ?i?C3 13W - Abraham Ferrier, farmer, (from Holland!), log house, 1 storey?/i? ?i?C4 14E - John Ferrier, Sr., (from Holland!), log house, 1 storey?/i? ?i?C4 13E&W - John Ferrier, Jr.?/i? C5 13W - William & Ann Roswell C4 10pt - James & Agness Mcintosh C3 9E&W - Moncrief & Mary McDonald C4 5W - George & Margaret Peters C5 4W - Hugh & Maryann Drain Charles & Francis Draine C2 25 - Henry & Jane Walsh The Alexander Kidd family from the Scotch Line in Bathurst Twp. is nearby, concessions 1 & 2, but not in this immediate neighbourhood.
  Residence-Occupant	1851	Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Concession 3 Lot 13 W
  	Role: Occupant
  Census	1861	Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Canada
  Location	1861	Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Agricultural Schedule - concession 4 lot 14 E 1/2, 100 acres (Dummer Twp)
  		1861 Census Peterborough John Ferrier Sr.
  Census	1871	Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Canada
  		1871 Census Dummer Twp Peterborough Ontario John Ferrier Sr
  FamilySearch ID	9963-598
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9963-598
  Religion	Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
  	Presbyterian, first services held in Dummer by Rev. Archibald Colquhoun in Mr. J. MacDonnell's house
  	Later the Presbyterian Church was built there.
  _UID	3561917EC75E4575A68CE1FD8A26D9FE1B05
  Death	10 Aug 1872	Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Ferrier In Dummer, on the 10th instant, Mr John Ferrier, aged 88 years. Mr. Ferrier was one of the first settlers of Dummer, and very much respected by all who knew him. The Peterborough Examiner, 15 Aug 1872 Name:     John Ferrier Gender:     Male Age:     87 Birth Date:     abt 1785 Birth Place:     Scotland Death Date:     10 Aug 1872 Death Place:     Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Religion:     Presbyterian
  		John Ferrier Sr. 1785 Death
  Burial	15 Aug 1872	Cottesloe Cemetery, Drummer Twp, Peterborough County East, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	In memory of John Ferrier Sr., died August 15, 1872 aged 88 years. Also his wife Charlotte McGlashan, died March 15, 1837, aged 60 years. Also his wife Marion Greenshield (previously Mrs. John Robb) died August 5, 1870, aged 77 years. Recorded by J.R. Ernest Miller while researching  about 1985-1990.
  Person ID	I19574	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Alexander Ferrier,   b. 1740, Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Abt 1811, Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Jannet Barr,   b. 1749, Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Abt 1838, Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1771	Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland
  Family ID	F2096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charlotte McGlashan,   b. 1786, Glasgow Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 15 Mar 1837, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Scotland
  Children	1. John Ferrier,   b. 1805, Waterside, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Bef 1812, Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 6 years)   2. Abraham Ferrier,   b. 1805, Waterside, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 29 Jan 1885, Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years) + 3. Jennett Ferrier,   b. 1808, Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 22 Nov 1873, Ashburnham, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)   4. Mary Ferrier,   b. 1810, Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Bef 1815, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 4 years)   5. John Ferrier, Jr.,   b. 1812, Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 20 Sep 1893, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)   6. Ann Ferrier,   b. 1813, Kent, England d. Bef 1815 (Age 1 year)   7. Charlotte Ferrier,   b. 1815, Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Sep 1815, At Sea (Age 0 years)   8. Ann Ferrier,   b. 21 Sep 1816, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Oct 1903, Smith Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)   9. James Ferrier,   b. Abt 1818, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Nov 1889, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 71 years)   10. Elizabeth Ferrier,   b. 19 Jul 1823, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Aug 1902, Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F6530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Marion Greenshields,   b. 29 Apr 1789, Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 5 Aug 1870, Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1850	Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F6532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Location - Concession 10 Lot 7 SW - Mar 1816 - Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1850 - Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1851 - Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Residence-Occupant - Concession 3 Lot 13 W - 1851 - Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1861 - Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Location - Agricultural Schedule - concession 4 lot 14 E 1/2, 100 acres (Dummer Twp) - 1861 - Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1871 - Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Religion - Presbyterian, first services held in Dummer by Rev. Archibald Colquhoun in Mr. J. MacDonnell's house - - Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Death - 10 Aug 1872 - Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  1871 Census Dummer Twp Peterborough Ontario John Ferrier Sr

  
  

• Sources

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