John Little

1798 - 1859  (61 years)

• Name	John Little
  Born	1798	, Selkirk, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55667536
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-139916
  Died	9 Feb 1859	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I139916	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Clark,   b. CALC 30 Apr 1797, , Selkirkshire, Scotland ,   d. 31 Mar 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1818	Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland   [5]
  Children	1. John Little,   b. 6 Dec 1823, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland ,   d. 5 Nov 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   2. Christina Little,   b. 1829, Yarrow Fews, , Selkirk, Scotland ,   d. 13 Dec 1895, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia, United States  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F34814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Two other children of John Little and Elizabeth (Betsy) Clark who did not come with them to Canada: James, b. 10 August 1826 Sandbed, Yarrow, Selkirkshire (also recorded in the Parish record of Yarrow) and Margaret who was born about 1820 in Caddonfoot Selkirk according to census records. Margaret stayed in Scotland with her husband William Grieve and run the Cross Keys Inn in Ettrickbridge. James immmigrated to New Orleans in 1847 according to census entry and died there 5 April 1910

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In memory of/ John Little/ who died/ Feb. 9, 1857/ aged/ (Broken) 58? years/ also his wife/ Elizabeth Clark/ died Mar. 31, 1877/ aged 78 years 11 Mo. / Natives of Selkirkshire/ Scotland [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In memory of/ John Little/ who died/ Feb. 9, 1857/ aged/ [broken] (58) years/ also his wife/ Elizabeth Clark/ died Mar. 31, 1877/ aged 78 years 11 Mo./ Natives of Selkirkshire/ Scotland [eroded september 2011] [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 82. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 5. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Yarrow, 1691-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Yarrow (Selkirkshire) Film: 1067929. John Little and Betty Clark married 20 DEC 1818 Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1798 - , Selkirk, Scotland Married - 20 Dec 1818 - Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Died - 9 Feb 1859 - , Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth