John McDougall^[1]

1837 - 1906  (69 years)

• Photos		John McDougall From: Berlin Today 1806-1906 Official Souvenir
  		John McDougall 1906 From. Berlin Today 1806-1906 Official Souvenir

  
  

• Name	John McDougall
  Born	20 Mar 1837	Caverton, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Club Membership	Masons
  Interesting	public service, building, life story, business
  Immigration	1850	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Name	J. McDougall
  Residence	1860	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1860	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	hardware merchant
  Occupation	1861	2 King St. S., Waterloo, Ontario
  	merchant
  		1861 Tremaine's Map of Waterloo
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Wesley Presbyterian
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Hardware Merchant
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Clerk County Clerk
  Occupation	1881	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Deputy clerk of the Crown and Clerk of the County Court
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	County Clerk
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1897	138 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Kitchener,McDougallJohnresidence-busyberlin1897.jpg Residence of John McDougall - From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Clerk, Agent
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-32195P
  Died	16 Dec 1906	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I32195	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John McDougall,   b. 1801, , Scotland ,   d. 16 Feb 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Agnes Allan,   b. 1801, , Scotland ,   d. 8 Nov 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F37577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elspeth "Elsie" Addison,   b. CALC 10 Apr 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1875, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1860	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 11, 13]
  Children	1. Grace McDougall,   b. 16 Mar 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1866, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)   2. Agnes Allan McDougall,   b. 31 May 1862, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1941  (Age 79 years)   3. Alexander John McDougall,   b. 6 Feb 1866, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1920  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F23563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Cook,   b. 8 Jul 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1908, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1876	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Agnes McDougall,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alexander McDougall,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F8399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  McDougall, John, Deputy Clerk of the Crown, and Clerk of the County Court. Has also held the office of Deputy Inspector of Weights and Measures. Was born at Kelso, Scotland, and has resided here since 1855. Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881 ________________________ JOHN McDOUGALL. On the roll of honored dead in Waterloo county appears the name of John McDougall, who after a most commendable business and official career passed away in 1906. He was born on the 20th of March, 1837, at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, of which place his parents, John and Nancy (Allan) McDougall, were also natives. The father was a carpenter and builder by trade and in 1852 came with his family to Canada, settling in Galt, where he was identified with building operations almost up to his death, which occurred in 1906, when he wss ninety-three years of age. John McDougall acquired his education in the parish schools of Kelso, his native city, and when fifteen years of age accompanied his parents to the new world. He had previously acquainted himself with the hardware business in Scotland and after coming to Canada clerked for seven years in a hardware store, so that he was thoroughly acquainted with the trade when in 1865 he established a hardware business on his own account in Waterloo. He carried on a successful enterprise until 1875, at which time he sold out, while through the succeeding year he engaged in the manufacture of earth paints at Winterbourne, Waterloo county. He sold out in 1876, at which time he was appointed Dominion inspector of weights and measures, acting in that capacity until 1877, when he was appointed registrar of the High Court of Justice and clerk of the County Court, and registrar of the Surrogate Court. In that position he continued to serve for almost thirty years or up to the time of his death, which occurred very suddenly in 1906 in a Toronto hospital while undergoing a critical operation. He was secretary and treasurer of the North Waterloo Reform Association for many years and was prominent in political work, being an effective advocate of the principles in which he believed. In 1859 Mr. McDougall was married to Miss Elsie Addison, a daughter of Alexander Addison of Galt, Ontario. They had two children: Agnes Allen, the wife of J. B. Dalzell, a barrister of Galt; and Alexander A., who is general passenger agent for the Illinois Central railroad, with headquarters at New York for thirteen years and now at New Orleans, Louisiana. Mrs. McDougall passed away in 1875 and in December, 1876, Mr. McDougall was again married, his second union being with Mary Cook, a daughter of Andrew Cook of Mount Pleasant, who was a pioneer of Brant county, coming from Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1818. Mr. McDougall was a member of the Masonic fraternity and also held membership relations with the Maccabees and the Odd Fellows. He took an active and helpful part in the work of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Berlin, of which he was a member from 1858 and until 1904 he served as one of the managers. He was also secretary and chairman of the board for many years and his labors in behalf of the church were far reaching and beneficial. His many admirable traits of character, his progressiveness in citizenship, his loyality in office, his fidelity to his church relations and his devotion to his family and friends won him the unqualified respect, confidence and esteem of those with whom he came in contact. A History of Ontario: its resources and development

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 05 Oct 1858. In Galt, on Thursday morning, the 30th Septr. By the Rev. Mr. James, Mr. W. Patterson, Merchant, Galt, to Miss Mary McDougall, daughter of Mr. John McDougall, senr. formerly of Kelso, Scotland. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-5 Page 9. [S527] Atlas - ON, Waterloo - 1881 - Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo. McDougall, John, Deputy Clerk of the Crown, and Clerk of the County Court. Has also held the office of Deputy Inspector of Weights and Measures. Was born at Kelso, Scotland, and has resided here since 1855. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 62. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 1139 (1876), McDougall-McKay. John McDougall Government Inspector of Galt widower Birth Place: Scotland Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Father Name: John McDougall Mother Name: Agnes McDongall Spouse Name: Mary McKay residence Brantford Spouse's Age: 37 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father Name: Andrew Cook Spouse Mother Name: Ann Cook Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1876 Marriage Location: Brantford [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In loving memory of/ John McDougall/ who died/ December 16th 1906/ born at Caverton/ Roxburghshire, Scotland/ March 20th, 1837/ Mary Cook/ his wife/ who died June 10th, 1908/ in her 70th year/ McDougall [S58] Vit - ON, Oxford - Oxford County Marriage Register 1858-1869. John McDougall Birth Place: Scotland Residence: Waterloo Village Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Father Name: John McDougall Mother Name: Agness Allen Spouse Name: Elsie Addison Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Residence: Galt Spouse Father Name: Alexander Addison Spouse Mother Name: Race McAllister Marriage Date: 30 Apr 1860 Marriage County: Oxford [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 2 Page 14. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 73. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 14. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 03 May 1860. 30 Apr 1860 In Galt by Rev. James, John McDougall of Waterloo was married to Elsy Addison of Galt. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 22 Feb 1861. McDougall: At Waterloo, on the 16th inst., the wife of John McDougall, Esq., Hardware Merchant, of a daughter. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 2 May 1860. Addison, Elsie married 30 Apr 1860 to John McDougall In Galt by Rev John Gillespie of Blenheim. John, a merchant of Waterloo Village; Elsie, eldest dau of Alexander Addison of Galt.

  
  

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  Born - 20 Mar 1837 - Caverton, Roxburghshire, Scotland Immigration - 1850 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1860 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1860 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Apr 1860 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - hardware merchant - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1861 - 2 King St. S., Waterloo, Ontario Occupation - Merchant - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Presbyterian - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hardware Merchant - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Dec 1876 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk County Clerk - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Deputy clerk of the Crown and Clerk of the County Court - 1881 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - County Clerk - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk, Agent - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Dec 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth