John Greenshields

Male 1761 - 1853  (92 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Greenshields was born in 1761; died in 1853 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 7C9029B2D0684C978B20158C780FEC995AE7

    Family/Spouse: Catharine Hamilton. Catharine was born in 1760; died in 1789 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Marion Greenshields  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Apr 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 5 May 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 5 Aug 1870 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Cottesloe Cemetery, Cottesloe, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Marion Greenshields Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 29 Apr 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 5 May 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 5 Aug 1870 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Cottesloe Cemetery, Cottesloe, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 0187BA1BD2964FE19787F529913D419CDCDA
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence-Occupant: 1851, Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 3 Lot 13 W
    • Census-Household Member: 1861, Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    (Research):Marion may have been a Ross or been married to a Ross before this marriage

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    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:
    Role: Occupant


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Buried:
    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.

    Marion married John Ferrier, Sr. in 1850 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Alexander Ferrier and Jannet Barr) was born in 1785 in Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened in Nov 1785 in Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 10 Aug 1872 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 15 Aug 1872 in Cottesloe Cemetery, Drummer Twp, Peterborough County East, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Marion married John Robb on 16 Feb 1819 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. John (son of John Robb and Mary Young) was born on 10 Dec 1793 in Manor Farm, Blairlogie, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 15 Jul 1834 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Catherin Robb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Aug 1822 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 6 Sep 1822 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 4 Oct 1902 in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Janet Ruth "Jennie" Robb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1824 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 23 May 1824 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 23 Feb 1918 in Statford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. William Robb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1826 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 21 May 1826 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 19 Mar 1896 in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 6. James Robb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Sep 1828 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 14 Sep 1828 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 30 Jan 1910; was buried in Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 7. Elizabeth Robb  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1830 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 12 Sep 1830 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 10 Sep 1897 in Brussels, McKillop Twp, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 8. Robb  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Catherin Robb Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marion2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Aug 1822 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 6 Sep 1822 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 4 Oct 1902 in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 231822
    • _UID: 0BB32CED1BB249C48C5B923A4713F542F532

    Notes:

    Christened:
    ROBB
    CATHERIN
    JOHN ROBB/MARION GREENSHIELDS FR787 (FR787)
    F
    06/09/1822
    649/
    40 55
    Lesmahagow

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231822


  2. 4.  Janet Ruth "Jennie" Robb Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marion2, 1.John1) was born on 16 May 1824 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 23 May 1824 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 23 Feb 1918 in Statford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: C9E52516352B493E906A0EE83AB67B699427

    Notes:

    Christened:
    ROBB
    JANET
    JOHN ROBB/MARION GREENSHIELDS FR802 (FR802)
    F
    23/05/1824
    649/
    40 86
    Lesmahagow


  3. 5.  William Robb Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marion2, 1.John1) was born on 15 May 1826 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 21 May 1826 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 19 Mar 1896 in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 233356983
    • _UID: 2AAC7382F16142D1841348256DFA2E743D7C

    Notes:

    Christened:
    ROBB
    WILLIAM
    JOHN ROBB/MARION GREENSHIELDS FR820 (FR820)
    M
    21/05/1826
    649/
    40 122
    Lesmahagow

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233356983


  4. 6.  James Robb Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marion2, 1.John1) was born on 9 Sep 1828 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 14 Sep 1828 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 30 Jan 1910; was buried in Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 211075007
    • _UID: AD9FEF58D8F146928BDEE44AC25711C6BB2D

    Notes:

    Christened:
    ROBB
    JAMES
    JOHN ROBB/MARION GREENSHIELDS FR844 (FR844)
    M
    14/09/1828
    649/
    40 167
    Lesmahagow

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211075007

    James married Jane McMillan in 1831. Jane (daughter of Hugh McMillan and Jane Brodie) was born on 11 Nov 1834 in South Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 9 Jan 1905 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 7.  Elizabeth Robb Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marion2, 1.John1) was born in 1830 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 12 Sep 1830 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 10 Sep 1897 in Brussels, McKillop Twp, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 03635DB91EBA47FEB94E979DA56BFDC0A1A6

    Notes:

    Christened:
    ROBB
    ELISABETH
    JOHN ROBB/MARION GREENSHIELDS FR865 (FR865)
    F
    12/09/1830
    649/
    40 207
    Lesmahagow


  6. 8.  Robb Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marion2, 1.John1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 723F567DEFE04CC8B6934373E8EB7EAA613F





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