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Adam Kersell

Male 1773 - 1853  (80 years)


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  • Name Adam Kersell 
    Born 1773  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1852  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    farmer 
    Residence 1852  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    U. Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-127770 
    Died 31 Aug 1853  [2
    Buried Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I127770  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Janet Hutton,   b. 1785, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1851  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 21 Apr 1805  Kirktown, Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Kersell,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Adam Kersell,   b. 1819, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1859, Cedar Creek, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F32056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "The families of the following persons also came out together by the 'Sarah Mary Ann,' of Maryport**, England, in April 1831: George Landreth, James Bunyan, Thomas Adams, John Kerr, David Brown, Adam Kersell, Robert Cranston, James and Walter Deans, John, Thomas and William Henderson, John and William Veitch, Robert Laidlaw (father of James Laidlaw M.P.P.), Paisley Block; James Little and Robert Aitkin, Blue Lake, and James Davidson, Keg Lane, near Paris. With possibly one exception, all these families were from Roxburghshire, Scotland. Voyage - five weeks and four days.


      Young, The Hon. James M. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of North Dumfries . Toronto: Hunter, Rose and Company, 1880; footnotes, pgs 60-61)

  • Sources 
    1. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 1.
      Adam Kersel Farmer Scotland U. Presbyterian 78
      Adam Kersel Labourer Scotland U. Presbyterian 32
      Isobel Mills Canada Free Church 19
      Jennet Kersel Scotland U. Presbyterian 66 died aged 66 old age

    2. [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link.
      In/ memory of/ Adam KERSELL/ who died Aug. 31, 1853/ aged 80 years/ also/ Janet HUTTON/ his wife who died/ April 8, 1851/ aged/ 66 years/ also their two Grandchildren/ Adam died Aug 7, 1848/ aged 4 years/ Janet died 1852/ aged 6 days/ [A] J.K.

    3. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 1.

    4. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
      Name:Adam Kersel
      Gender:Male
      Marriage Date:21 Apr 1805
      Marriage Place:Kirktown,Roxburgh,Scotland
      Spouse:Jannet Hutton
      FHL Film Number:1067947

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1773 - , Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Apr 1805 - Kirktown, Roxburgh, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - U. Presbyterian - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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