Margaret Scott

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 6B6FF66A646C47F9B9D82AF32575E982FD94

Family/Spouse: Thomas Dods. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LDYN-VDZ
• _UID: 6528170ED28245EAB240D7675DF5654F6BC3
• alt Death: 1838, Channelkirk Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland

Notes:

Christened:
DODS
ALEXANDER
ADAM DODS/ISOBELL BREASON FR175 (FR175)
M
02/03/1729
737/
10 254
Eccles

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDYN-VDZ

Alexander married Elizabeth Whitehead, of Ugston, East Lothian on 25 May 1766 in Longformacus Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Whitehead and Alison Sanderson) was born in 1759 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland; was christened on 27 Sep 1759 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland; died about 1833 in Chirnside Kirk, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Dods
• _UID: 05B4096B7E724D4D88655741731CE439E8C1
• Land & Property: 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lanark C9 L18W
• Immigration: 19 May 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Scotland, Alloa Emigration Society, ship David of London
• Census: 1834, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Col Marshall Report

Notes:

(Research):Helen Maxwell is recorded as the wife of Thomas who settled in Lanark Township

Birth:
First name(s)?tab?Thomas
Last name?tab?Dodds
Gender?tab?Male
Birth year?tab?1773
Birth place?tab?Abbey Saint Bathans, Berwick, Scotland
Baptism year?tab?-
Baptism date?tab?-
Baptism place?tab?ABBEY SAINT BATHANS, BERWICK, SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?-
Father's last name?tab?-
Mother's first name(s)?tab?-
Mother's last name?tab?-
Residence?tab?Abbey, Berwickshire, Scotland
Place?tab?Abbey Saint Bathans
County?tab?Berwickshire
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom

Christened:
DODS
THOMAS
ALEXANDER DODS/ELIZABETH WHITE FR365 (FR365)
M
01/07/1772
729/
20 43
Channelkirk

Immigration:
Thomas was accompanied by his wife, 3 sons over 12, 5 sons under 12 and settled on Lanark C9 L18W
Name:?tab?Thomas Dodds
Marital Status:?tab?
woman age 38; male children ages 17, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 3, 1
Year of Record:?tab?1821
Comments:?tab?
List of Families (from Alloa Emigration Society) admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the ship 'David'
Reference:?tab?
Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 11, Colonial Office 42, vol. 159, page 507, list 16.
Source/Event:?tab?
Lists of Scottish families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the Ship 'David'. Greenock, May 19, 1821. Ten lists dated May 19, 1821, signed by Robert Lamond, Sect. to the Committee on Emigration for Scotland.

Census:
Dodds dead, family in Ontario, useless lot.

Thomas married Helen Maxwell on 13 Feb 1803 in Stirling Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Helen (daughter of John Maxwell and Nicholas Monteath) was born about Apr 1781 in Stirling Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 4 Jul 1781 in Stirling Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died about 1843 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LZL9-Q34
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169145227
• Name: Dods
• _UID: E93747F3DEE24CD4B0BEB82AE0831CB8C159
• Land & Property: 20 Oct 1831, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 1 Lot 18 NE
• Census: 1842, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; M-555, Archives of Ontario microfilm.

Notes:

Birth:
DODS
ALEXANDER
ALEXANDER DODS/ELIZABETH WHITE FR449 (FR449)
M
15/05/1781
729/
20 126
Channelkirk

His stone is inscribed:
died aug 29, 1843 Alexander Dodds ae 62yrs.

Name:?tab?Alexander Dods
Gender:?tab?Male
Birth Date:?tab?15 May 1781
Birth Place:?tab?, Channelkirk, Berwick, Scotland
Baptism Place:?tab?, Channelkirk, Berwick, Scotland
Father:?tab?Alexander Dods
Mother:?tab?Elizabeth White
FHL Film Number:?tab?1067866
Reference ID:?tab?2:15VVSLH
Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.




Christened:
DODS
ALEXANDER
ALEXANDER DODS/ELIZABETH WHITE FR449 (FR449)
M
15/05/1781
729/
20 126
Channelkirk


FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZL9-Q34

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169145227

Land & Property:
The deed to the property was obtained from the Crown "Province of Upper Canada" on 22 Mar 1826 by Alexander Kidd. In 1831 Alexander Kidd sold to Alexander Dodds for the sum of ?245. In 1867, Sarah Dodds, widow of Alexander Dodds, sold to her son Thomas Dodds. In 1902 Margaret Dodds, widow of Thomas Dodds, sold to her son Ralph Dodds Sr. In 1946 Ralph Dodds Sr. sold to his son Ralph W. Dodds. In 1961 Ralph W. Dodds, sold to his son Howard E. Dodds.
?i?from E. Miller working notes?/i?

Census:
1 person temporarily absent, 4 native of Scotland, 4 native of Canada, 11 years in province.
1 male under 5 yrs.;
2 males over 5 and under 14 yrs;
1 single male over 14 and under 18,
1 married male over 60;
2 females over 5 and under 14;
1 single female over 14 and under 18
1 married female over 45
9 members of the Church of Scotland
5 children at the the first District school
100 acres, 40 cultivated;
60 bu. wheat, 50 bu barley, 400 bu. oats, 40 bu peas, 200 bu potatoes, 150 lb maple sugar; 20 yards fulled cloth, 40 yds flannel, 81 lb wool.
15 meat cattle, 2 horses, 21 sheep, 5 hogs



Buried:
Birth: ?tab?1781
Death: ?tab?Aug. 29, 1843
Ontario, Canada

Inscription:
died Aug 29, 1843
Alexander Dodds
? 62 yrs
his wife Sarah Smith
died 1875

Alexander married Sarah Smith on 9 Nov 1818 in Carham, Northumberland, England. Sarah (daughter of Ralph Smith and Isobel Curry) was born on 15 Jun 1794 in Berwick-on-Tweed, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England; was christened on 15 Jun 1794 in Berwick-on-Tweed, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England; died on 15 Jun 1875 in Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LVDX-SM3
• _UID: 6C5385E55B4047B9B71732B3502E8653CEFC
• Immigration: 1835, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from England

Notes:

Birth:
Name:?tab?James Dods
Gender:?tab?Male
Birth Date:?tab?8 Jan 1788
Birth Place:?tab?, Channelkirk, Berwick, Scotland
Baptism Place:?tab?, Channelkirk, Berwick, Scotland
Father:?tab?Alexander Dods
Mother:?tab?Elizabeth Whitehead
FHL Film Number:?tab?1067866
Reference ID:?tab?2:15VV817

Christened:
James Dods
Scotland Births and Baptisms
Name?tab?James Dods
Gender?tab?Male
Christening Place?tab?, CHANNELKIRK, BERWICK, SCOTLAND
Birth Date?tab?08 Jan 1788
Birthplace?tab?, Channelkirk, Berwick, Scotland
Father's Name?tab?Alexander Dods
Mother's Name?tab?Elizabeth Whitehead

DODS
JAMES
ALEXANDER DODS/ELIZABETH WHITEHEAD FR391 (FR391)
M
08/01/1788
729/
20 69
Channelkirk

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVDX-SM3

Immigration:
A James Dodds is recorded as living in Bathurst on Concession 1 Lot 15 in the 1842 census. He reports 3 family members born before arriving in Canada. His religion is Anglican (Church of England).

James married Marjorie Nisbet on 4 Jul 1802 in Hutton Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LHTS-RGG
• _UID: 2033202A4D9F4B9293FDDE9EC9781D0FDF02

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHTS-RGG

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LHTS-5QQ
• _UID: DB11CEE5863C461C92685E402C129B99CDB9

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHTS-5QQ

John married Elizabeth Dick about 1833. Elizabeth (daughter of James Dick and Jenet "Jane" Brown) was born on 14 Oct 1809 in Bathgate, (near Linlithgow), West Lothian, Scotland; died on 6 May 1892 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 247X-WGH
• _UID: 4420C9AE80C8460FB6197D7275F3405533D8

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/247X-WGH

Crawford married Jane McEwan on 22 Mar 1839. Jane was born about 1812 in Perthshire, Scotland; died on 6 Feb 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: M7SZ-776
• _UID: 015AFF66B401443A903173EC7EE30882FEFB

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M7SZ-776

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: M7SD-KH8
• _UID: DB7E3AE24B304A23831FE465205FFEFBC041

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M7SD-KH8

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: M7SX-77P
• _UID: 1B2E4FBA34CE44DEABDB2B8F747ADB7AF976

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M7SX-77P

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: M7SH-RYQ
• _UID: 01715A999F8B4BC490E164F68500CAF5AD09

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M7SH-RYQ

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: M7SH-VYF
• _UID: E9C32934F4DA4233B9A75831C644D6ACC1A6

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M7SH-VYF

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: L8QV-8VY
• _UID: 84B8FFEAE6C44536A8F2AE63310FF7C9F531

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8QV-8VY

Family/Spouse: Agnes Erskane. Agnes died about 1857. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Christina Gunn on 7 Jan 1859 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Christina was born on 1 Oct 1838 in Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jul 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 247F-LSL
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 45401670
• Name: Isabella Dodds
• _UID: 4E30C53D7F0B4AA69633CF4AE8E324632E0B
• Census-Wife of Head: 1851; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Religion-Member: 1861, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence-Occupant: 1861, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Log house, 1 1/2 stories; two families in dwelling
• Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Birth:
Bill McCullough's document says Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. I believe this is where Sarah lived before her marriage.

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/247F-LSL

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45401670

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head
Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Religion-Member:
Role: Member


Residence-Occupant:
Role: Occupant
Although the census indicates 2 families living in the dwelling, no listing appears to match. I suspect they had boarders, workers at the mill, who were recorded elsewhere.

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Buried:
Robert Barber was born 12 August 1814 in Torthwald, Dumfries Scotland, and died 19 April 1862 in Bathurst Twp., Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. He was buried 20 April 1862 in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Ontario. He married Belle (Isabella) Dodds 25 April 1839 in First Presbyterian Church, Perth, Ontario, daughter of Alexander Dodds and Sarah Smith. She was born 1824 in Scotland, and died 1884 in at her residence, Glen Tay,Bathurst Twp., Lanark Co.. She was buried 3 February 1892 in McCulloch plot, Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Ontario.

Isabella married Robert Barber on 26 Apr 1839 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of Thomas Barber and Janet Hannah) was born on 12 Aug 1814 in Torthorwald Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; was christened on 14 Aug 1814 in Torthorwald Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died on 19 Apr 1862 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella married Robert Sutherland in 1863. Robert (son of Robert Sutherland and Christiana) was born about 1805 in Scotland; died on 15 Jul 1880 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KNZG-742
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 121217172
• _UID: 0B82B58FEECD4F95BF1AC4AA5A1D73B95AB7
• Census-Wife of Head: 1851; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1851
• Census: 1861; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Bentinck Twp, Grey County South, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1880, Vesta, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States; USA
• Census: 1885, Vesta, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States; Minnesota State Census

Notes:

(Research):Mary's will 26 March 1900
$185. cash
shows her land as SE6, Township 112, Range 39 and Lot 6
and
Block 1 Watsons second addition to Redwood Falls.

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNZG-742

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121217172

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head
Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada

Residence-Occupant:
Role: Occupant
It appears that the families of Thomas and Robert shared a house while in Flamboro West.
Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada

Census:
Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head

Mary married William Alexander Barber on 20 Jul 1847 in Knox Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. William (son of Thomas Barber and Janet Hannah) was born about 1820 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Sep 1874 in Durham Twp, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Friend's Burial Ground, Uxbridge, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 182826200
• _UID: 0F5094309A7D4EC081B8B3827B7706BC6A70
• Census: 1851, Oneida Twp, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Oneida Twp, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
• Immigration: 1857
• Residence: 1830 1857, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Land & Property: 1859; Establish first mill in partnership with Thomas Smith
• Census: 1861, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Land & Property: 1868; Turned business over to son Alex Dodds
• Census: 1871, Normanby Twp, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

(Research):?i?From community (?) history -?u? Remembering our Families?/i?
?/u?Dodds (James)
?born Berwickshire, Scotland
?settled near Perth with his parents
?married Jane Cranston, born Roxburghshire, Scotland, to Canada with parents in 1842.
?to Egremont Township in 1857
?started first mill, in partnership with Thomas Smith, in1859 in Orchard area. Thomas Smith owned the land the mill was built on.
?James and Mrs. Dodds both died in 1888.

?i?From Bill McCullough (edited)?/i?
After their marriage in 1849, James and Jane lived with her brother George (then unmarried) in Oneida Township before moving to Egremont Township in Grey County with their young family in 1857. James by trade was a joiner which helped him build a large dam and water-powered grist mill at the confluence of the two branches of the Beatty-Saugeen River. Known as Dodds Mills, it is about 71/2 miles north of Mount Forest, on the east side of the road to Durham. He also built a house and barn of the west side across from the dam and mill. James and Janet farmed and ran the mill until the firm of Smith and Dodds formed, then moved to a new residence near Orchard Mill. Members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, both were active in Church and community affairs.

from Cranston history. [barber dodds marilyns.FTW] pg 16 call number -c-958
James was a joiner (carpenter). In 1857, they moved to Egremont Township, Gray County. ?i?Canadian Census of 1851 for Oneida Township, South of Hamilton, between Caladonia and Hagersville?/i?.
After 1851, Orchardville, near Mount Forest, and built a mill there. In February, 1867, they still lived in Egremont, Gray County.
1861 Census is as follows: James Dodds, born in England, Free Church, Farmer, Age 37 Jane Cranston, 34 Janet 8 Sarah 6 Agnes 4 Alex 2 William 1 Also listed were Thomas Dodds 22 Sarah Dodds 27 Alex Barber 13, ?i?visitors from Lanark County.?/i?
Lived in Mount Forest, Ontario as of 1870.

Birth:
or 16 Dec 1823

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182826200

Immigration:
Egremont Twp, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Land & Property:
Orchard, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Land & Property:
Orchard, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Died:
Egremont Twp, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

James married Jane Cranston about 1850 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of William John Cranston and Janet "Jane" Goldie) was born on 31 Dec 1825 in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland; died on 4 Jan 1888 in Grey County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Holstein, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K8FF-T8S
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46475350
• _UID: 20BB9C5936BD40C5B23D52FBE344BBC9AFBB
• Census: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada - Agricultural C10 L9E
• Occupation: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Religion: 1851, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Stone house, 2 families
• Land & Property: 25 Jan 1859, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 2 Lot 20
• Land & Property: 1859 1860, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Built stacked wood, board and batten, main house at Tayside Farms
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada West Agricultural C2 Lot 20
• Occupation: 1861, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Clothier & Farmer
• Religion: 1861, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; C2 L20; 1 1/2 story frame single family dwelling
• Occupation: 1866 1867, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Woollen Manufacturer - Fuller's Counties of Leeds, Grenville, Lanark & Renfrew Directory
• Census: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1871, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Religion: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Census: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Cloth manufacture
• Religion: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Census: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1870 1897; woolen manufacturer and clothier
• Census: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

(Research):E Miller & D. Miller Duncan notes: Con 1 Lot 18, the Dodds family farm, settled in 1831.?u?

Glen Tay Then and Now - After the Great Fire
?/u?John Hargraves rebuilt the factories, but because of tremendous losses, he never got out of debt. He eventually sold everything to Henry Moorehouse in 1872. Moorehouse went into business with Ralph Dodds,....who owned 450 (250?) acres near the mills, was married to Louise McKay, and had moved to Adamsville in 1831(?), conducted the woollen industries until 1897. He employed two managers for his part of the business, James Kendry in 1872 and C.L. Owen in 1879. This factory employed 50 men and manufactured up to 100,000 yards of tweed each year.

Moorehouse who owned the power plant, sold it to the Perth Electric and Water Power Company to aid in producing electricity for the Town of Perth. The last of the Moorehouse and Dodds machinery was sold from Glen Tay to St John's, QC, in 1899.

Perth Public Utilities used this electrical power until later, in 1918, when it came from High Falls, MacDonalds Corners, ON, Canada.

In the spring of 1926, without maintenance, and the timbers rotted, the dam itself finally let go. The last remaining source of power, of this once industrial mill, taking with it the bridge and overspilling its banks, flooding everything in its path, as far down as the low lying areas in Perth. Wooden planks were laid across, to the little island, south of the old bridge, and from the island to the north shore, where families could cross the river on foot, until a new bridge could be built. Ernest Miller as a young man was warned never to cross this alone, as it did not have any safety railing. The only way Herbert Miller and family could cross the river, was by hooking up the horses to the surrey and go across below the bridge where the river was shallow, in order to attend church.

Ralph Dodds and his brother Alex purchased part of Lot 20 Con 2 from Henry Moorehouse in 1858. In approximately 1858-59 Ralph built the home, which was later obtained by his daughter Elizabeth (Eliza Jane) Dodds, married to Robert Miller. This home has been in the Miller name to the present day, known as 'Tayside Farms'.

Birth:
Often recorded as England although recorded as Scotland on his death certificate. His mother was from England and his father from Scotland and it is possible that his mother may have returned to her ancestral home for births. It is said that the Dodds land had a corner where you could have one foot in both countries. Census records indicate England and being closer to the time of his birth and probably recorded by Ralph himself, may be more accurate. However, the Dodds family emigrated from Scotland and lived in Coldstream, Berwickshire before immigration.

Christened:
In the 1901 census this date is given as his birth date.

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8FF-T8S

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46475350

Census:
Ralph (England) and Louisa Dodds (Upper Canada) stone house,
Name is entered between
George and Agnes McCulloch (Upper Canada) living in a log house; and
William and Isabella Lee, (Scotland), labourer who seems to be residing with Dodds; and

Robert (Scotland) and Jane Cowie (United States), stone house; and
Charles Miller (England) farmer, log house; and
Adam Golightly, mill wright (Scotland), log home.


Residence:
?b?Appears to be living in home of Robert & Jane Cowie and managing their farm?/b?
Name before on list: Robert Cowie, stone mason, Scotland, Presbyterian and Jane Cowie, United States, Presbyterian with 10 Children, stone house
Name following on list: William Lee, Labourer, Scotland, Free Church; log house, Isabella Lee, Scotland, Free Church, son James, 17 also listed as labourer and two younger daughters;
the following family is George McCulloch, 1810, Scotland, Labourer, Presbyterian, wife Agnes and a number of children, frame house

Land & Property:
Deed: Joshua Adams to Ralph Dodds for ?818.5.0, pt (see inst.) 2B-267

Census:
Ralph Dodds, Concession 2 Lot 20
Total held 45 acres
Under cultivation - 25
Under crops in 1860 20
Under pasture 5
Orchards -
Under wood or wild 20
Cash value of farm $2000
Cash value of farm implements or Machinery $100
Fall Wheat -
Spring Wheat 15 acres, 100 bushels
Barley -
Rye -
Peas 1/2 acres, 12 bushel
Oats 6 acres, 200 bushel
Buck Wheat -
Indian Corn -
Potatoes 1 acres, 100 bushel
Turnips -
Mangel -
Carrots -
Beans -
Hops -
Hay 12 tons
Clover seed -


Census:
Ancestry lists as Dodds, Dold (Ireland) but nationality Scotch, Cloth Manufacture
(writing of "Ralph" appears as "Balph" with a line through the "l" and an open "p"! The given name precedes the family name!
Remainder of family is listed as "Ralph"
Louisa; Mary E. John A., Agnes, Lillie I., James M., Louisa M., Mathew R.


Occupation:
Ralph Dodds was a woolen manufacturer, clothier. He conducted the woolen industries until 1897.
He employed two managers for his part of the business, James Kendry in 1872 and C.L. Owen in1879.
This factory employed 50 men and manufactured up to 100,000 yards of tweed a year.
He owned 450 acres near the mills.

Occupation:
son John, and his wife Agness, are in the household and John is listed as farmer; with their children Lena, Earnest, Jenny, Edna, John and George.


son James, in the household is listed as an insurance agent.

Died:
Name?tab?Ralph Dodds
Gender?tab?Male
Age?tab?81
Birth Date?tab?1826
Birth Place?tab?Scotland
Death Date?tab?03/1907
Death Place?tab?Lanark Ontario Canada
Religion?tab?Presbyterian
Cause of Death?tab?Asthma

Ralph married Louise McKay on 20 Jun 1851 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Louise (daughter of John Westland Adams and Lilias "Lily" Ferguson, daughter of James McKay and Sarah) was born on 21 Sep 1831 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States; died on 11 Oct 1906 in Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 35242367
• _UID: 58C11E381D0F40B0942A04E18D99B74D58F9
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Religion-Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence-Occupant: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; frame house/single family
• Land & Property-Witness: 25 Jan 1859, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 2 Lot 20
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; miller
• Religion: 1861, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1861, GlenTay (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; 1 1/2 story frame house single family dwelling
• Occupation: 1866 1867, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lumber Manufacturer - Fuller's Counties of Leeds, Grenville, Lanark & Renfrew Directory
• Census: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

(Research):See attached sources.

Birth:
4 miles from Bingham.

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35242367

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


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Role: Member


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Role: Occupant


Land & Property-Witness:
Role: Witness
Deed: Joshua Adams to Ralph Dodds for ?818.5.0, pt (see inst.) 2B-267

Died:
?i?The late Mr. Alexander Dodds Esq.'97?/i?
We are this day under the painful necessity of announcing the death of Mr. Alexander Dodds of Glen Tay, an event which took place last Saturday at 2:30 pm. Mr. Dodds had been suffering from some severe throat problems which latterly developed into tubercular laryngitis. Although he suffered very considerably he bore it all most patiently. To the last, no word of complaint was heard from him and surrounded by most of his relatives he passed quietly away. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn his loss. Mr. Dodds was born in the parish of Carham, Northumberland, where his father for some time farmed the West Work Common Farm now a most beautiful spot on the border between Scotland and England. The family were connected with the Presbyterian Congregation of Coldstream under the charge of Rev. Andrew Thomson, so well known in connection with the origin of the Scottish Bible Society. From their arrival in this country they have been always connected with the Presbyterian Church; and Knox Church congregation will very much miss the friendly counsel and energetic cooperation of Mr. Dodds who was for many years an office bearer and one of the volunteer leaders of the psalmody in that church. As a husband and a father he was tender and affectionate and his family have the cordial sympathy of all in their loss. The late Mr. Dodds was a thorough and consistent Reformer and a powerful worker for his party but though so zealous for the success of the principles which he considered in his heart to be right, he had a host of warm friends among the Conservatives with whom he had worked in harmony in municipal, agricultural and other matters of a local nature. At the time of his death, he held the position of Deputy Reeve of Bathurst and President of the South Lanark Agricultural Society by whom he will be sadly missed. The furtherance of the agricultural interests of this county was one of the chief aims of his life and nothing was too progressive or enlightened in this connection to go beyond his views and sanctions. He and his brother Ralph were the originators and proprietors of the Glen Tay Cheese Factory'97the pioneer one of this county we believe and he was one of the main promoters of the Bathurst and Tay River Macadamized Road, one of the best highways in this county. We have good authority for saying that his latter end was peace, he having expressed a little before his death his confidence in his Saviour. His remains were laid in Elmwood Cemetery and were followed there by a large concourse of friends and acquaintances both from town and country.

?i?Obituary, The late Alexander Dodds?/i?
We regret to have to announce the death, after a long and severe illness, of Alexander Dodds Esq., President of the South Lanark
Agricultual Society and Deputy Reeve and former Reeve of Bathurst Township. Mr. Dodds had for some time been suffering from a severe attack of broncitis and though at times able to be out, had for some months been in a very weak condition, and his decease had not been unexpected. Born in Northumberland, England, on the farm known as the Westwark Common on the borders of Scotland, Mr. Dodds claimed England as his place of birth, his mother being also English. But his father was Scotch and they lived so close to the borders, he partook largely of the Scottish characteristics. When only a year and a half old, he was brought out to this country in 1831 by his father whose name was also Alexander, and he was brought up on a farm on the Scotch Line. For the last 20 years, Mr. Dodds has taken a most prominent part in the affairs of his township and county, always being ready with his great energy and shrewd advice to assist in the local undertakings. Such, for instance, as the cheese factory, which he started at Glen Tay. It was the first in the country in 1870. And the Glen Tay Road Company of which he was the Secretary-Treasurer and which he assisted to make a sound financial scheme. This was the plank road. As a Trustee for the past 20 years of Knox Presbyterian Church, Perth, he has always taken an active part in the management, leading in the singing with Duncan McDonald (they were the Precentors) for many years. His loss will be severly felt by co-religioners. Though an active politician, he, by his moderation and courtesy which he always showed, has always held a high place in the esteem of opponents as well as friends, the more especially, as he was cut off in the prime of life, his age being only 46. A large procession of his friends accompanied his remains to the Elmwood Cemetery.
?i?The Perth Expositor, December 9, 1875?/i?

Alexander married Margaret Scott about 1854. Margaret (daughter of James Scott and Jean "Jane" Armstrong) was born on 26 Nov 1827 in Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Feb 1903 in Brockville, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46475377
• _UID: 3AA2A274E3A64392B2A3CCE0839D393CE622
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Religion-Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence-Occupant: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; frame house/single family
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Bathurst Concession 1 Lot 18 - 100 acres
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; C1 L18
• Census: 1871, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Provision Store
• Census: 1881, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Flour Merchant
• Census: 1891, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Census: 1901, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Flour Store
• Census: 1911, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1916, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Merchant, retired at death

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46475377

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Role: Household Member


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Role: Member


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Role: Occupant


Census:
Matthew Dodds, Concession 1 Lot 18
Total held 100 acres
Under cultivation - 80
Under crops in 1860 58
Under pasture 22
Orchards -
Under wood or wild 20
Cash value of farm $3200
Cash value of farm implements or Machinery $120
Fall Wheat -
Spring Wheat 10 acres, 300 bushels
Barley - 2 acres 60 bushel
Rye -
Peas 1 acres, 20 bushel
Oats 35 acres, 800 bushel
Buck Wheat -
Indian Corn -
Potatoes 1 1/2 acres, 100 bushel
Turnips -
Mangel -
Carrots -
Beans -
Hops -
Hay 9 tons
Clover seed -


Occupation:
Drummond St., Perth, ON

Mathew married Elizabeth Margaret Allan on 25 Feb 1858 in Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Francis Allan and Jannet Cowie) was born about 1836 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Jan 1915 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: Sarah Anne Dodds; Address:
  Division St.
  Owen Sound, ON
  Canada
• FamilySearch ID: 2X9X-XHB
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46475313
• _UID: E08DF402715A40A49B35F8D823B1907086A5
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Religion-Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence-Occupant: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; frame house/single family
• Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2X9X-XHB

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46475313

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Role: Household Member


Religion-Member:
Role: Member


Residence-Occupant:
Role: Occupant


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


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Role: Household Member

Sarah married John Smith Ireland on 8 Nov 1861 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Alex Ireland and Isabell Sarah Urquhart) was born on 25 Jun 1832 in Dundee, Forfarshire & Angus-shire, Scotland; was christened on 8 Jul 1932 in Dundee, Forfarshire & Angus-shire, Scotland; died about 1915 in Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46475416
• _UID: 814B67C7896C412DB78089B2F5544D0F74C2
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Religion-Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence-Occupant: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; frame house/single family
• Census-Wife of Head: 1861, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46475416

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Role: Household Member


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Role: Member


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Role: Occupant


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head

Margaret married William Menzies in 1857 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. William (son of Cpl. John Menzies and Mary Gibson) was born on 21 Jun 1832 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jan 1913 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150832680
• _UID: D46447B7F5DE4E16934D7772409D43F64C2B
• Land & Property-Witness: 20 Oct 1831, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 1 Lot 18 NE
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Religion-Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence-Occupant: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; frame house/single family
• Land & Property: 1867, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; bought family farm from his father
• Census: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Census: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Farmer

(Research):Religion listed as Bretheren in 1881

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150832680

Land & Property-Witness:
Role: Witness
The deed to the property was obtained from the Crown "Province of Upper Canada" on 22 Mar 1826 by Alexander Kidd. In 1831 Alexander Kidd sold to Alexander Dodds for the sum of ?245. In 1867, Sarah Dodds, widow of Alexander Dodds, sold to her son Thomas Dodds. In 1902 Margaret Dodds, widow of Thomas Dodds, sold to her son Ralph Dodds Sr. In 1946 Ralph Dodds Sr. sold to his son Ralph W. Dodds. In 1961 Ralph W. Dodds, sold to his son Howard E. Dodds.
?i?from E. Miller working notes?/i?

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Role: Household Member


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Role: Member


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Role: Occupant


Census:
C1 Lot 18

Died:
On Friday, a well-known and highly respected resident of this place, Mr Thomas Dodds, passed into eternity at the early age of fifty two. His death was casused by a severe cold which he caught shortly after recovering from an attack of La Grippe, and his illness lasted scarcely a fortnight. Deceased lived all his life on the Line and always bore the reputation of being an earnest Christian man. He was a brother to Mr. M. R. Dodds of Perth and Mr. Ralph Dodds of Glen Tay. Alex and Ralph Dodds of Dakota were home attending the funeral of their father. Ralph will stay to manage the farm.

Thomas married Margarite "Margaret" Munro on 14 Nov 1862 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Margarite (daughter of Peter Munroe and Margaret Tysick) was born on 7 Nov 1838 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Apr 1914 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 0D68E87B9F0F4682A22F5117E30DC0A9E0CC

Notes:

Christened:
DODS
JAMES
JAMES DODS/MARJORY NISBET FR422 SON 1 (FR422)
M
06/04/1803
745/
20 126
Hutton

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 128628097
• _UID: E44E01D12B1B462BA4867DDC003633A34A98
• Census: 1851, Caledon, Peel County, Cardwell District, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851; C.S. teacher
• Census: 1861, Peel County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Peel County, Ontario, Canada; Axe Maker

Notes:

Birth:
based on memorial stone 1808; based on baptism 1806

Christened:
DODS
GEORGE
JAMES DODS/MARJORY NISBET FR431 (FR431)
M
18/02/1806
745/
20 135
Hutton

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128628097

Died:
Name:?tab?George Dodds
Gender:?tab?Male
Age:?tab?63
Birth Date:?tab?abt 1808
Birth Place:?tab?Berwickshire, Scotland
Death Date:?tab?20 May 1871
Death Place:?tab?Peel, Ontario, Canada
Religion:?tab?Presbyterian
Cause of Death:?tab?Atrophy From Ulcer of Stomach

Family/Spouse: Martha Jane "Jane" Hillock. Martha was born in 1822 in Ireland; died about 1872 in Caledon, Peel County, Cardwell District, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 15B5239BCF384E1A806E8B6847B92D2E33E1

Notes:

Christened:
DODS
AGNES
JAMES DODS/MARJORY NISBET FR440 (FR440)
F
03/04/1809
745/
20 144
Hutton