James William Blair

1835 - 1914  (79 years)

• Name	James William Blair
  Immigration-Witness	1820	Canada   [1]
  	Role: Witness A Dictionary of Scottish Settlers to Canada Before Confederation, Donald White #Blair, William, 2779-5 October 1858. From Glasgow. bro. James B. qv. Arrived Quebec on the Alfred, Sep 1820; settled 25 Feb 1821, Lot 21SW, Con 6, Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark Co., ON, m. Catherine Sym, qv. ch: 1 John, d inf; 2 Hugh, 1817-1910; 3 John, b 1820; 4Jane, b 1822; 5 Janet, b 1825; 6 Henry, 1828-1903; 7. James William, 1835-1914. ICS-2; DC 13 Mar 1988.
  		William Blair & Catherine Sym Immigration
  Birth	15 Mar 1835	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1851	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1851 Census Bathurst William Blair Household
  Census	1861	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  		1861 Census Bathurst Lanark James Blair & Catherine Sym
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  		1871 Census Bathurst Lanark James William Blair
  Census	1881	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  Census	1891	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Canada
  		1891 Census Lanark Bathurst James William Blair
  Census	1901	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Canada
  Census	1911	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	46756964
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46756964
  Residence	1911	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	D'arcy Street
  _UID	56D69E87DB28421E8D0F243A6570240DB40B
  Death	22 Aug 1914	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I6415	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Lt. William Blair,   b. 1778, Monkton and Prestwick Parish, Ayr, Scotland d. 5 Oct 1858, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Catharine Janet Sym,   b. 16 Jan 1793, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland d. 2 Aug 1873, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1815	Glasgow (Gorbals), Glasgow City, Scotland
  Family ID	F4981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Gamble,   b. 6 Feb 1833, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 May 1912, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1858	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  	Name:     Rebecca Gammill [Rebecca Gamble] [Gamble] Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1834 Birth Place: Canada Residence: Bathurst Township Marriage Date: 12 May 1858 Marriage Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father: James Gammill Mother: Rebecca Radford Spouse: James Blair Name Rebecca Gammill Age 24 Gender Female Birth Place Canada Residence Bathurst Township Spouse Name James Blair Spouse Age 23 Spouse Gender Male Spouse Birth Place Canada Spouse Residence Bathurst Township Marriage Date 12 May 1858 Father Name James Gammill Mother Name Rebecca Radford Spouse Father Name William Blair Spouse Mother Name Catherine Sim County Lanark Microfilm Roll     1030058
  Children	1. Catherine Symm Blair,   b. 12 Aug 1859, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Oct 1877, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 18 years) + 2. Rebecca Jane Blair,   b. 9 Nov 1860, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Oct 1901, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 40 years)   3. William James Blair,   b. 26 Jul 1862, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Jul 1898, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 35 years) + 4. Margaret Ann Blair,   b. 1865, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Jan 1942, Hamilton, Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)   5. John Blair,   b. 1866, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Aug 1875, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 9 years)   6. Mary Elizabeth Blair,   b. Abt 1870, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1949, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 79 years) + 7. Isabella Blair,   b. Aug 1872, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1946, New Jersey, United States (Age ~ 73 years) + 8. Jennet Ceclia "Jennie" Blair, of Toronto,   b. Abt 1874, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration-Witness - 1820 - Canada Birth - 15 Mar 1835 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1851 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 12 May 1858 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1861 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 2 Apr 1871 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1881 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1891 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1901 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1911 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Residence - D'arcy Street - 1911 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 22 Aug 1914 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1891 Census Lanark Bathurst James William Blair

  
  

• Sources

  [S278] Ancestry.com, USA, New York City, Compiled Marriage Index, 1600s-1800s, ((ancestry.ca : 2005)), 2: 4. (Reliability: 3). [S103] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1785-1935, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2010 Place:Provo, UT, USA), 4 Apr 2017, William Blair Family; Year: 1851; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11731; Page: 29; Line: 23., 1,7921::0. (Reliability: 3). William & Catherine Blair, Farmer, Scotland, C of Scotland, John and Margaret Blair seem to be next door [S49] National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms, ((https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk)), James Blair Household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1012-1013. (Reliability: 3). [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 27 Jan 2019), James William Blair Household., 971.363 H39 BR C.1. (Reliability: 3). [S164] Ontario., Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, (Digital images., Family Search.org . https://www.familysearch.org.), accessed 25 Jun 2021), James W Blair household; Year: 1881; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 14; Family No: 56. (Reliability: 3). [S178] ? Findmypast 2015, Australia, Queensland Deaths 1829-1964 Transcription, ((findmypast.com)), James W. Blair Household; Year: 1891; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: T-6349; Family No: 79. (Reliability: 3). [S256] Montana., USA, Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, ( Ancestry . ancestry.ca : 2017.), accessed 25 Jun 2021), James W Blair household; Year: 1901; Census Place: Perth (Town/Ville), Lanark (South/Sud), Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 94. (Reliability: 3). [S183] England, England & Wales, Marriages 1837-2005 Transcription, ( Findmypast . findmypast.com), district 90 - Lanark South, sub-district 23, Perth, dwelling 113, family 113; FHL microfilm James W. & Rebecca living with William J. Wilson household (Reliability: 3). [S19] Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 (1939, 1940), (ancestry.ca :2010.), Reel 10, Blair-Gammill (Gamble), accessed 25 Jun 2021. (Reliability: 3). [S27] Ontario. Lanark County., Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 (FHL), Lanark, Blair-Gamill (Gamble); FHL microfilm 1,030,058. (Reliability: 3).