Thomas McKnight

1814 - 1890  (76 years)

• Name	Thomas McKnight
  Born	1814	, Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	United Presbyterian
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Wagon Maker
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Ayr
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-127466
  Died	1890  [2, 4]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I127466	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Halliday,   b. 22 Oct 1814, Kilcoo, , Down, Northern Ireland ,   d. 13 Dec 1903, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Baby McKnight,   b. 1848,   d. 1848  (Age 0 years)   2. Rose Anna McKnight,   b. CALC 5 Jul 1850, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1924, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F32456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jane,   b. 1814, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Rosanna McKnight,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F274532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas McKnight went to California as a young man and worked in the gold mines for three years. He returned to Canada and settled in Ayr where he conducted a wagon shop. He also worked for Reid's Lumber Mill. Rose Anna was known for her fine needlework and spirit of independence. Once when the Grand River flooded, Rose refused to leave her home and had to be carried out. All are buried in Ayr Cemetery along with Rose aka Rosanna, McKnight, wife of John Halliday, the parents of Jane Halliday and grandmother of Rose Anna. Ancestry.com message board https://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.waterloo/1389.2.1/mb.ashx?r=an 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 47. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Thomas McKnight/ 1814 - 1890/ Jane Halliday/ his wife/ 1814 - 1903/ Our Baby 1848 - 1848/ Rose Anna McKnight/ 1850 - 1924/ McKnight [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 19. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/West] Thomas McKnight/ 1814 - 1890/ Jane Halliday/ his wife/ 1814 - 1903/ Our Baby 1848 - 1848/ Rose Anna McKnight/ 1850 - 1924/ McKnight [Back/East] Rose McKnight/ wife of/ John Halliday/ 1780 - 1865 [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 15.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1814 - , Ireland Occupation - Carpenter - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Wagon Maker - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Ayr - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth