Hector Rennelson^{[1, 2]}

1796 - 1848  (52 years)

• Name	Hector Rennelson
  Born	1796	Halkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195085495
  Immigration	1829	, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-103175P
  Died	15 Aug 1848	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 7]
  Buried	Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I103175	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard Rennelson,   b. Abt 1770, of, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Euphemia Irvine,   b. Abt 1770,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F48253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Shiel,   b. 1804, Middleburn, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Apr 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1827	Southdean, , Roxburgh, Scotland   [8]
  Children	1. Margaret Rennelson,   b. 1828,   d. 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 6 years)   2. Euphemia Rennelson,   b. 8 May 1831, , New York State, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1915, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. Richard Rennelson,   b. 31 Jul 1833, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1918, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Margaret Rennelson,   b. 11 Apr 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1912, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   5. James S. Rennelson,   b. 1837, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1897, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   6. Helen Grace Rennelson,   b. 23 Sep 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   7. Mary Davidson Rennelson,   b. 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1916, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   8. Rev. William Hector Rennelson,   b. 1845, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1876, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F15185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Many of the principal settlers of Dumfries came in about 1830. We learn from Mr. William Cowan, River Road, that the following well-known Dumfries families all sailed in the "Argus" of Workington, England, on the 3rd June, 1829: those of Francis Hogg, Walter Cowan, James Cowan, George Barrie and Hector Rennelson. The voyage was only nine weeks and two days! \bReminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young ___________________ It is has been reported that Hector's parents were Richard Rennelson and Euphemia Irvine, but there is not proof as of yet. This might be him: Name: Hector Renningston Christening Date: 11 Jan 1796 Christening Place: BEDRULE, ROXBURGH, SCOTLAND Father's Name: Richard Renningston

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Euphenia Runellson Born: NY Res: Dumfries Township Age: 28 Father: T. Mother: Grace Shire Born: 1832 Spouse: David P. Lee Age: 20 born: Scotland Res: Dumfries Township Born: 1840 Father: John Mother: Isab Patterson married 30 Mar 1860 county: Waterloo, North Dumfries [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. William Elliott b. Scotland Age: 35 born abt 1829 father: Robert mother: Elizabeth Telford married Margaret Runnelson Age:: 28 born abt 1836 b. Dumfries Township Spouse res: Dumfries Township father: Hector mother: Grace Shiel married 30 Dec 1864 county: Waterloo [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link. In/ Memory Of/ Hector Rennelson/ Who Died/ August 15th 1848,/ Aged 53 Years/ He Looked For A City/ Which Hath Foundations/ Whose Builder And Maker Is God/ Also/ Margaret/ His Daughter Who Died/ Feb 22nd 1834/ Aged 6 Years/ They That Seek Me Only Shall Find Me. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 14111 (1912), Margaret Elliott. Margaret Elliott, d. 15 jan 1912 Owen Sound, b. 11 Apr 1836 Scotland, housewife, widow, d/o Hector Rennelson b. Parish of Halkirk, Rosburghshire, Scotland and Grace Shill, b. Middleburn, Roxburghshire, Scotland, informatn Richard L. Elliott, Owen Sound. cause: senile decay (3 months) [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link. In Memory Of/ Hector Rennelson/ 1796 - 1848/ Grace Shiell/ His Wife/ 1804 - 1887/ Their Daughter/ Margaret/ 1828 - 1834/ I Am The Resurrection/ And The Life. [S640] Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario. Many of the principal settlers of Dumfries came in about 1830. We earn from Mr. William Cowan, River Road, that the following well-known Dumfries families all sailed in the "Argus" of Workington, England, on the 3rd June, 1829: those of Francis Hogg, Walter Cowan, James Cowan, George Barrie and Hector Rennelson. The voyage was only nine weeks and two days! [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 26. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11806-4 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 1067952, 0102302. Name: Hector Rennelson Name: Jean Shiel Event Date: 21 Dec 1827 Event Place: Southdean, Roxburgh, Scotland [believe original is in error and should read Grace]

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1796 - Halkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland Married - 21 Dec 1827 - Southdean, , Roxburgh, Scotland Immigration - 1829 - , Canada Died - 15 Aug 1848 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth