Name |
James Gilmour |
Suffix |
of Polnoon & Miramichi |
Birth |
14 Oct 1782 |
Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Christening |
27 Oct 1782 |
Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] |
- GILMOUR
JAMES
ALLAN GILMOUR/ELISABETH POLLOCK FR32 (FR32)
M
27/10/1782
571/
10 27
Mearns
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Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1840 |
Eaglesham Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
returned to Scotland |
Census |
1851 |
Eaglesham Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] |
Scotland |
FamilySearch ID |
K85C-T73 |
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Occupation |
Gretna Green (Douglasville), New Brunswick, Canada |
Lumber Baron |
- James Gilmour (14 October 1782 - 29 January 1858) was a prominent Scottish-born entrepreneur, farmer, school trustee, justice of the peace, militia officer, and co-founder of both Douglastown, New Brunswick, and Gilmour, Rankin & Co.
Born in 1782, James Gilmour was the brother of Allan Gilmour, Sr, and the son of Allan Gilmour and Elizabeth Pollok. He was sent in 1812 (together with Alexander Rankin) to establish a base on the Miramichi River (New Brunswick, Canada) for the family's Glasgow-based firm, Pollok, Gilmour and Company. Together, James Gilmour and Alexander Rankin, founded the small community of Gretna Green (later Douglastown, New Brunswick), and established a new branch for the firm, Gilmour, Rankin & Co.
Gilmour and Rankin first developed a sawmill, offices and a house at Douglastown, New Brunswick, and later established a shipbuilding yard and a second sawmill. They were one of the largest and most influential employers in the region, highly successful as timber merchants and ship builders.
James Gilmour returned to Scotland in 1840, and died at Eaglesham, Renfrewshire in 1858.[1]
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_UID |
805178F8AB9840A48C818E5BD6F110669B6A |
Death |
29 Jan 1858 |
Eaglesham, Strathclyde, Scotland [3] |
Cause: heart disease |
- Name: James Gilmour
Gender:?tab?Male
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: Abt 1782
Death Date: 29 Jan 1858
Death Place: Polnoon Lodge, Eaglesham, Strathclyde, Scotland
Age at Death: 76
Reference Date 1: 8 Mar 1858
Source:?tab?Newfoundlander 1827-1884; Express (Newfoundland Express) 1851-1876
Notes:?tab?Deceased was formerly with the firm Gilmour, Rankin and Company, Miramichi, N.B.
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Burial |
Eaglesham Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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Notes |
- ?b?James Gilmour?/b? (14 October 1782 - 29 January 1858) was a prominent Scottish-born entrepreneur, farmer, school trustee, justice of the peace, militia officer, and co-founder of both Douglastown, New Brunswick, and Gilmour, Rankin & Co.
Born in 1782, James Gilmour was the brother of Allan Gilmour, Sr, and the son of Allan Gilmour and Elizabeth Pollok. He was sent in 1812 (together with Alexander Rankin) to establish a base on the Miramichi River (New Brunswick, Canada) for the family's Glasgow-based firm, Pollok, Gilmour and Company. Together, James Gilmour and Alexander Rankin, founded the small community of Gretna Green (later Douglastown, New Brunswick), and established a new branch for the firm, Gilmour, Rankin & Co.
Gilmour and Rankin first developed a sawmill, offices and a house at Douglastown, New Brunswick, and later established a shipbuilding yard and a second sawmill. They were one of the largest and most influential employers in the region, highly successful as timber merchants and ship builders.
James Gilmour returned to Scotland in 1840, and died at Eaglesham, Renfrewshire in 1858.[1]
A?b?lexander Rankin?/b? (December 31, 1788 ? April 3, 1852) was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1827 to 1852.
Rankin House - former home of Miramichi lumber baron Alexander Rankin at Douglastown, Miramichi, New Brunswick (IR Walker 1983)
He was born and educated in Mearns parish, the brother of Robert Rankin, and son of James Rankin and Helen Ferguson. His uncles, John Pollok and Arthur Pollok, were cofounders of Pollok, Gilmour and Company.
At the age of 18, he was hired as a clerk by Pollok, Gilmour and Company, a Glasgow firm that dealt in timber, and was sent with James Gilmour to New Brunswick to establish a branch of the firm (Gilmour, Rankin and Company) on the Miramichi River. They established a small community called Gretna Green (later Douglastown) as well as stores, wharves and a sawmill. Besides exporting timber, they also sold goods supplied from Scotland. In 1825, the operation suffered extensive damage in the Miramichi Fire. However, they were able to rebuild quickly with the help of the parent company. Rankin also became involved in timber operations at Bathurst (Ferguson, Rankin and Company), Dalhousie and Campbellton (Arthur Ritchie and Company).
In politics as well as in his timber operations, Rankin frequently found himself competing with Joseph Cunard. In elections in 1837 and 1843, Rankin supported John Ambrose Street against candidates supported by Cunard. Gilmour retired from the business in 1842, selling his interest to Rankin. Rankin was named to the province's Executive Council in 1847. With Cunard, he was a commissioner for lights in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and served on the board of health for the region. For many years, he also served as justice of the peace.
Rankin died unexpectedly in Liverpool during a visit to England at the age of 63.
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Person ID |
I20522 |
Lanark County Origins |
Last Modified |
8 Jul 2020 |
Family |
Clementina "Clemie" Stewart, b. 1800, Little Dunkeld, Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland d. 25 Jul 1862 (Age 62 years) |
Marriage |
25 Dec 1818 |
Newcastle, Miramichi, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada [4, 5] |
- Name:?tab?James Gilmour
Gender:?tab?Male
Marriage Date:?tab?25 Dec 1818
Marriage Place:?tab?Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse:?tab?Clemie Stewart
Certificate Number:?tab?251
Page Number:?tab?56
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Children |
| 1. Allan Gilmour, of Polnoon and Eaglesham, b. 4 May 1820, Connel, New Brunswick, Canada d. 5 Dec 1905, Dunlossit, Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland (Age 85 years) |
| 2. Clementina Gilmour, b. Abt 1823, Douglastown, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada d. 25 May 1905, Port Glasgow Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age ~ 82 years) |
| 3. Elizabeth Gilmour, b. Abt 1823, Douglastown, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 Apr 1894, Hamilton Parish, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age ~ 71 years) |
| 4. Margaret Gilmour, b. Abt 1827, New Brunswick, Canada d. 11 Mar 1898, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age ~ 71 years) |
| 5. James Gilmour d. May 1848 |
| 6. Isabella Barbara Gilmour, b. Abt 1837, Newcastle, Miramichi, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1868, Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age ~ 31 years) |
| 7. Helen Rankin Gilmour, b. 1841, Douglastown, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Aug 1919, Wanlock House, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age 78 years) |
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Family ID |
F7074 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
8 Jul 2020 |