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James Laidlaw Dalgleish

James Laidlaw Dalgleish[1]

Male 1812 - 1886  (74 years)

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  • Name James Laidlaw Dalgleish 
    Born 1812  Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Labourer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    C. Presb. 
    House of Industry and Refuge 1881  House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Pauper 
    Residence 1881  House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-134739 
    Died 13 Mar 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cause: old age 
    Person ID I134739  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father James Dalgleish,   b. Abt 1785, of, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Eliza "Lizzie" Laidlaw,   b. Abt 1772, of, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F31350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Amos,   b. Abt 1809, of, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1881  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Amos Dalgleish,   b. 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1913, Riverside, Manitoba Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Adam Dalgleish,   b. 1843, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. David Dalgleish,   b. 1854,   d. 26 Nov 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     4. Janet Dalgleish,   b. 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F33740  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      James Dalgliesh b. Dumfries Township res: Dumfries Township Age: 22 born abt 1840 father: James mother: E. Almos married Agnes Lins Age:: 19 born abt 1843 b. Scotland Spouse res: Dumfries Township father: Alexander mother: Agnes Lowry married 1 Jan 1862 county: Waterloo

    2. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881.

    3. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 25.

    4. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 7 No. 202 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 801.
      James L. Dalgleish Died: 23 Mar 1886 74 Cause: old age Taken to N. Dumfries his son?

    5. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 56.

    6. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 pg 54-58.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1812 - Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHouse of Industry and Refuge - 1881 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Pauper - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: old age - 13 Mar 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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