Rev. Robert Lindsay

1800 - 1854  (54 years)

• Name	Robert Lindsay
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1800	, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227264905
  Occupation	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	minister
  Occupation	Knox United Church, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	minister
  Occupation	92 Northumberland St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	minister
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-130840
  Died	7 Jul 1854	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I130840	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Martha Warden,   b. 1800, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1832  [3]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Lindsay,   b. 29 Mar 1835, Dalkeith, , Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 19 Sep 1928, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 93 years)   2. Dr. Joseph Warden Lindsay,   b. 1 Jun 1836, , Scotland ,   d. 7 Jan 1906, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 69 years)   3. Robert Lindsay,   b. 15 Dec 1837, Bathgate, , West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 1915  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F37899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Knox United Church Begun: 1842 Prior to 1842, Ayr members of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Galt had been meeting in a log schoolhouse on Piper Street in Ayr. The congregation decided on February 17, 1842 to build a church, which was completed and dedicated on June 1, 1843. When the Synod of the (Free) Presbyterian Church of Canada was formed in 1844 following the break with the Presbyterian Church in Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotland, the congregation joined with the former organization and became known as the Free Church. It is of interest that Rev. John Bayne of Galt, who was considered the founder of the Free Church in Canada, inducted the first elders at the Ayr Free Church. Early ministers were Revs. Robert Lindsay (1849-1854) and Duncan McRuer (1854-). With the union of all Presbyterian churches in Canada in 1875 both Knox and Stanley Street churches became part of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The present church was built in 1887 and was opened for worship on October 9, 1888. This church was joined by Stanley Street Presbyterian Church on May 31, 1914 with the name of Knox United Presbyterian Church; it was then joined by the former Ayr Methodist Church on June 6, 1926 to become Knox United Church. Ambrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. _____________________________ A-1-45 Robert Lindsay: Administration to the Estate of Robert Lindsay of the Township of North Dumfries, granted and issued the 18 Oct 1854, to his widow Martha Lindsay, she having given proof that the said Robert Lindsay, her husband, had departed this life on or about the 7 July next before, and giving Bond with two sureties in the persons of Sylvanus F. Wrigley, of the aforesaid Township, Yeoman, and William Thomson, of the same placed, Blacksmith, each of the three £600/- for the due Administration of the Estate of the said deceased, the Inventory delivered of the Chattels and Goods belonging thereunto, amounting to £299/5/- Granted 18 October 1854 Inventory amount £299/5/- Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Rev. Robert Lindsay/ A minister of the/ Free Ch Ayr/ who died/ July 7, 1854/ aged 53 y/ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord/ from henceforth saith the Spirit that they/ may rest from their labours and their works/ do follow them [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Administration of Robert Linsday - A-1-45 18 Oct 1854. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 3 Page 30.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1800 - , Scotland Occupation - minister - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister - - Knox United Church, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister - - 92 Northumberland St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jul 1854 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth