Margaret Williamson

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-131717
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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Margaret Williamson married George Johnston MacDonald was was born 8 feb 1856 Toronto Twp., d. 8 Nov 1925 Carnarvon Twp., buried Providence Bay Cemetery, Carnarvon Twp.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-58748
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

Notes:

In Loving Memory Died In North Dumfries, on Tuesday, October 26, 1897, at 1: 45 p.m. James Williamson Sr. Aged 80 Years, 9 Months and 26 Days. The funeral will leave his late residence, 9th Concession, Thursday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m., to the Cedar Creek Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are cordially invited to attend.


Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies

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James Williamson. Sr's. Death

Jas. Williamson, Sr., one of the longest and best known residents of North Dumfries, died at his late residence in Reidsville, on, the afternoon of Oct. 26th, In his 81st year. The deceased had not enjoyed the best of health these last few years, the malady from which he suffered being dropsy, though not taken down by it until these last few months, during which time he gradually sank, until his death, passing peacefully; away. The late James Williamson was a native of Greenock, Ayrshire, Scotland. He came to this country In 1834, landed at Quebec, where he remained for two years. From there he journeyed up the St. Lawrence to Kingston and onward up the lake to Toronto and Hamilton. Inquiring for work on his way, but finding none he started inland and reached Cayuga and Caledonia, which were but saw mills at that time, but still meet with the same result. He started for Galt and obtained work in what was then known as the Galt Cut, in which he labored from start to finish. He was present at Galt's first Agricultural Fair, which was held below the lower bridge. Here he met one Mr. Baird, who engaged him to do some chopping of heavy timber, though unused with an axe he soon became an expert woodsman and many were the sturdy oaks that fell before his keen blade. A year or so later he became a farmer on his own account and about this time he was married to Annie Calder, the youngest daughter of James Calder, who survives him. He leaves a family of eleven, of which seven are living. They are: James, David, Mrs. George Hodgson and Mrs. Geo. McDonald, on the Manitoulin Island and Andrew, Mrs. Andrew Nichol and Mrs. Walter Rutherford, of North Dumfries. The deceased was a successful farmer, living almost continuously with-in a mile and a half of Ayr. He took a great interest in political matters, being a pronounced Reformer. In religion he was a Presbyterian. He took a great delight in reading and repeating the Psalms and was well versed In Scottish history and a great lover of Burn's poems. He was a man of sterling Integrity and straight forwardness In business matters and had a wide circle of intimate friends. His wife will have the sympathy of the community in her her bereavement. The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon, at 10 o'clock, from his late residence In Cedar Creek, to the Cedar Greek cemetery.

The Weekly Reformer 11 Nov 1897 pg 12

James — Anne Calder. Anne (daughter of James Calder and Janet McIntosh) was born 8 Mar 1824, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland; was christened 27 Mar 1824, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland; died 28 Dec 1911, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma District, Ontario; was buried , Mindemoya Cemetery, Mindemoya, Mantioulin Island, , Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55644665
• Name: Anne Williamson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-88527
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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WILLIAMSON, ANN

On Manitoulin Island, on Dec 28, Ann Caulder, widow of the late James Williamson, mother of Mr. And. Williamson, North Dumfries and daughter of the late James Caulder, formerly of Ayr, in her 89th year.

The Ayr News 11 Jan 1912 pg 1

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55604617
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42709
• Occupation: 1807, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland; Private Soldier
• Occupation: 1818, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland; tailor
• Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 36, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 07, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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DIED / In Ayr, on Sabbath afternoon the / 11th inst. at 3 o`clock / James Calder / Aged 82 years and 6 months. The / Funeral will take place on Tuesday / the 13th inst., at one o`clock, p.m., from / his late residence, Stanley Street / Ayr, to the place of internment, Cedar / Creek Burying Ground.


Funeral Card of James Calder

Rsrch. Note:
Catharine Calder b. 1816 Nairn, Nairn, SCT to James Calder and Janet Mackintosh.......also Jane born to the same couple in 1826, Nairn.

Their parents were married in Nairn, Nairn, SCT in 1807. They had a total of 9 documented children but have not listed James as he died in infancy in Scotland:

1. Isabel Calder, b. 1809, m. James Forsyth, settled in Oneida, Haldimand (immigrated in 1849) 2. Janet Calder, b. 1810 m. Duncan McDonald, settled in Oneida, Haldimand (immigrated abt. 1852) 3. William Calder, b. 1814, perished in the Cholera epedimic in 1834, buried Cedar Creek Cemetery. 4. Catharine Calder b. 1814 - need to fill in the blanks 5. Mary Calder b. 1818 m. Andrew G. Mathison, buried Cedar Creek Cemetery. 6. Anne Calder b. 1824, m. James Williamson, first settled in Oneida and then removed themselves to North Dumfries shortly after James Calder's death in 1869 (my direct line). 7. Jane Calder b. 1826 married a Campbell? - need to fill in the blanks. I may have found her in the 1881 census for Haldimand, a widow but am not certain this is she. 8. Alexandrina Calder b. 1828 m. Hugh Clark first settled in Haldimand, at one point in North Dumfries and have traced two or three children to this area. I think two are buried at Mount View Cemetery in Cambridge (Galt). This family immigrated prior to the 1851 for Oneida, Haldimand.

James Calder agreed to settle on Lot 33 Conc 9 in 1826 with William Dickson (I think it was William....do not have my notes in front of me). I believe that Janet Mackintosh died in Scotland although was unable to locate her burial site during my trip to Nairn. I have found no evidence of her in Canada.

James Calder settled in Dumfries in Dec of 1832. Three of the girls stayed behind in Scotland that I know of.......Isabella, Janet and Alexandrina. They joined the James Williamson's in Oneida in the late 1840's, early 1850's.

James Calder next married Margaret Wyllie Guthrie in 1841 Dumfries (sister to Ayr's first postmaster, Robert Wyllie). She and her first husband, David Guthrie, were from Ayrshire, SCT. David suffocated when a well he was digging on his farm caved in on him. James had the farm next door and imagine this is how he met Margaret.

James Calder was a tailor by trade and it is my understanding that Margaret was as well. Although his last farm was located on Lot 36, Conc. 9, he continued his tailoring business in Ayr and died at his Stanley Street residence in Ayr in 1869.

Although this is rather longwinded........wanted to give a background on the family. I have all of the information on the descendents of this family except for Catherine and Jane Calder.

The family tree states that Jane married a John Campbell and went North to work on the railroad. I find (through circumstantial evidence) that this Jane might have been married to a William Campbell but he was a school teacher....pretty far fetched from the railroad :).

I know that these two ladies were alive in 1869 when James Calder passed as they are mentioned in his Will. I have looked at the probated copy and there are no clues to be found there.<sup>1

1</sup>Ancestry.com Message board https://boards.ancestry.ca/localities.northam.canada.ontario.waterloo/1435/mb.ashx 2007


Occupation:
While never a soldier full time, he was required to serve in a militia like setting.

James married Janet McIntosh 18 Dec 1818, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland. Janet was born 1 Jul 1787, Duffus, , Moray, Scotland; died 12 Apr 1829, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Janet Calder
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-90636