George Blair

1799 - 1887  (88 years)

• Name	George Blair  [1]
  Birth	2 Mar 1799	Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland
  		George Blair Birth
  Christening	10 Mar 1799	Glasgow (Barony), Glasgow City, Scotland   [1]
  	BLAIR GEORGE JAMES BLAIR/BELL KID FR1817 (FR1817) M 10/03/1799 644/1 190 422 Glasgow
  Gender	Male
  Immigration-Witness	1820	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Brig Brock - Lanark Society Settlers Anderson and Rutherglen Transatlantic Emigration Society
  	Role: Witness James, wife, 2 sons +12, 2 dau. -12
  Location-Witness	1820	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Concesssion 1 Lot 8E
  	Role: Witness Listed in 1820 location Report, 1834 Report, James dead; George on farm; good lot, some stones
  Location	6 Dec 1834	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement - Rankin, C1 L8E
  	Grantee James Blair, present occupant George Blair, Dalhousie C1 L8E amt pd. ?53 6 8. James Blair is dead. George Blair his son occupies. one of best - stony here.
  Census	1851	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  		1851 Census Dalhousie Twp George Blair
  Census	1861	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  		1861 Census Dalhousie Twp George Blair
  Census	1871	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  		1871 Census Dalhousie Twp George Blair
  Census	1881	Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  		1881 Census Dalhousie Twp George Blair
  FamilySearch ID	KHYY-CP6
  _UID	5FB3CF1C61E043D3A0A979402802950A1FEF
  Death	14 Aug 1887	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: Cancer
  		George Blair Death
  Burial	St Andrew's Cemetery, Watson's Corners, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	(Research): In the 1871 Census of Canada, listed are George, Jane and Robert, plus a lodger, Hector McFarlane, age 27. Interestingly enough, George Blair's "other next door neighbour" was now Stewart Miller, his first wife, Jane Ann Elliot, and the first two of their five children, namely Wesley Peter and Annie.  This suggests Stewart and his Family left Rawdon Township around 1871, perhaps after the death of his Father, John, in April, 1871, or perhaps after the death of his Mother, Margaret Blair, in September, 1871?
  Person ID	I4117	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	James Blair,   b. 1760, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. Bef 1834, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Isabella "Bella" Kid,   b. 11 Nov 1772, Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland d. Bef 1861, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1796	Dysart Parish, Fife, Scotland
  Family ID	F1136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean "Jane" Bateson,   b. Abt 1802, Scotland d. 3 Jan 1890, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 88 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1835	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  	Family Search George Blair & Jean Bateson, both of Dalhousie, 21 Sep 1835, at Perth,  Married by Rev. Wm. Bell, by licence Witnesses were John Millar and Findlay McLaren George Blair Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858 Name:     George Blair Event Type:     Marriage Event Date:     21 Sep 1835 Event Place:     Bathurst, Lanark, Canada West, British Colonial America Gender:     Male Spouse's Name:     Jean Bateson Spouse's Gender:     Female
  		George Blair & Jane Bateson marriage film 7860268, frame 00031
  Children	1. William Blair,   b. Dec 1838, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, St Nicholas Anglican Church, Cramlington, Northumberland, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Mar 1799 - Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland Christening - 10 Mar 1799 - Glasgow (Barony), Glasgow City, Scotland Immigration-Witness - Brig Brock - Lanark Society Settlers Anderson and Rutherglen Transatlantic Emigration Society - 1820 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Location-Witness - Concesssion 1 Lot 8E - 1820 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Location - Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement - Rankin, C1 L8E - 6 Dec 1834 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 21 Sep 1835 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1851 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1861 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1871 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1881 - Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Cancer - 14 Aug 1887 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - St Andrew's Cemetery, Watson's Corners, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S214] Scotland. Government of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Births and Baptisms, OPR and Other Churches, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), "Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms." 644/1 Barony parish, 200, 8, George Blair, accessed 13 Feb 2019. (Reliability: 3). BLAIR GEORGE JAMES BLAIR/BELL KID FR1817 (FR1817) M 10/03/1799 644/1 190 422 Glasgow [S128] Canada, 1851 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), George Blair Household; Year: 1851; Census Place: Dalhousie, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11731; Page: 17; Line: 21. (Reliability: 3). [S58] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1861 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), George Blair Household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1042-1043. (Reliability: 3). [S120] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1871 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), George Blair Household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Dalhousie, Lanark North, Ontario; Roll: C-10019; Page: 66; Family No: 213. (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)), George Blair Household; Year: 1881; Census Place: Dalhousie and Sherbrooke and Lavant North, Lanark North, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 24; Family No: 101. (Reliability: 3). [S54] Ontario. Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010., Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947, (Ancestry.ca :n.d.), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 48." 47, 76 - 008668, George Blair. (Reliability: 3). [S78] Ontario. Family Search., Ontario, Canada, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858 (Reliability: 3). [S98] Family Search, Ontario, Marriages, 1800-1910, ((https://familysearch.org : 10 February 2018)), accessed 14 Feb 2019), George Blair & Jean Bateson marriage. (Reliability: 3). George Blair & Jean Bateson, both of Dalhousie, 21 Sep 1835, at Perth, married by Rev. Wm. Bell, by licence; Witnesses were John Millar and Findlay McLaren