Andrew Gemmill

1803 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Andrew Gemmill
  Birth	30 Apr 1803	New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LHXN-SWP
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  Occupation	1821	Scotland
  	lawyer
  	Andrew did not emigrate with the family but remained in Glasgow Scotland to study law.
  _UID	EABEAB8031C34E1DA375BAB83A27B426F784
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	From The Lanark Society Settlers by Carol Bennett, Information shared by Annie Patterson "In this family we find one of the tragic stories of pioneer life. When they came to Canada, seventeen year old Andrew was refused passage because he had a club foot. He made the decision to stay in Scotland, while his parents and the other children proceeded to Lanark County, where they lived at Rosetta. Fortunately, this story had a happy ending, unlike so many others. Andrew made a successful career for himself as a newspaperman, and married. At the end of August, 1842 he came to Canada to visit his family, and what a reunion that was! All his brothers and sisters had married, and there were many unknown nephews and nieces to meet for the first time, including six small Andrews, named in his honour. His parents died in 1847 and 1848 respectively. Present at that reunion were Andrew's parents, three sons, six daughter, six sons-in-law, two aughters-in-law, 25 grandsons and 18 granddaughters. Andrew's wife and children remained in Scotland, probably because their sixth child, Sophia, had arrived in July. Judging by the dates, Andrew had stayed to make sure that all was well with his wife before rushing off on his trip. After returning to Scotland, Andrew Gemmill drew up a family tree, which has survived until this day. He also wrote a commemorative poem which we will quote elsewhere because it illustrates very well the feelings of those separated by thousands of miles in pioneer times." [1]
  Person ID	I19673	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	John Gemmill,   b. 13 Aug 1774, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 16 Oct 1847, Rosetta, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ann Weir,   b. 4 Aug 1781, Old Cumnock Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 16 Mar 1848, Rosetta, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1799	Cumnock, Ayr, Scotland
  Family ID	F6798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Ann Gemmill,   b. 12 Dec 1825, Gorbals Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Maria Gemmill,   b. 9 Aug 1827, Gorbals Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth Gemmill,   b. 13 Jul 1829   d. 25 Aug 1830 (Age 1 year)   4. Jane Gemmill,   b. 2 Sep 1831   d. 12 Mar 1836 (Age 4 years)   5. John Gemmill,   b. 20 Apr 1833   d. 9 Jun 1833 (Age 0 years)   6. Jessie Gemmill,   b. 21 Sep 1835   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Margaret Gemmill,   b. 8 Jul 1838   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Sophia Gemmill,   b. 13 Jul 1842   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - lawyer - 1821 - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Family Tree Drafted by Andrew Gemmill 1842 Following a visit to his parents in Canada Andrew drafted this family tree and wrote this poem after returning to Scotland.
  		Andrew Gemmill

  
  

• Sources

  [S312] Australia,Queensland., Australia, Queensland, Ipswich and District Pioneer Register, Pre 1914, 121. (Reliability: 3).