Frank Alexander Scott^[1]

1850 - 1936  (86 years)

• Name	Frank Alexander Scott
  Business	1841	Scott's Planing Mill, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Nothing was more urgently needed at first than some means of grinding grain for food. This was temporarily supplied in an ingenious manner. We have already mentioned the existence of a dilapidated old building on Mill-creek, near the site of Scott's planing mill. Mr. Shade speedily converted the remains of this building, by the aid of the adjoining stream, into a rough and ready grist mill. Its product would hardly compare with the famous Princess Louise flour of the Stockwell mills; it boasted not of triple X or other fancy brands, and indulged not in packages with handsomely tinted labels; but the struggling settlers of those times greatly preferred it to the mixture which resulted from pounding wheat in a hole in a stump, or beating or rolling it by hand in some equally primitive manner. This mill without a name, in the absence of anything better, served the purpose un-til the project of erecting a proper flour mill was carried to completion about three years afterwards. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose Pg. 32
  Born	16 Jan 1850	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Name	F. A. Scott
  Name	Francis A. Scott
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	United Presbyterian
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Contractor
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	?
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Retired	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-416036
  Died	20 Dec 1936	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
  Buried	23 Dec 1936	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I416036	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James Scott,   b. 1807, , Scotland ,   d. 15 Jun 1896, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Susannah "Susan" Rennie,   b. 15 May 1824, , Scotland ,   d. 28 Sep 1913, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1845	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Family ID	F39831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Stewart,   b. 16 Sep 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1875	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 12]
  Children	1. Stewart F. Scott,   b. 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Alexander Scott,   b. 10 May 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   3. Frank Stewart "Stewart" Scott, MP,   b. 23 Aug 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   4. William Robert Scott,   b. 18 Oct 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 74 years)   5. Eleanor Kent "Ella" Scott,   b. 27 Jan 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1976  (Age 90 years)   6. Marjory Scott,   b. 24 Sep 1889, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F269723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Scotts' Planing Mill, William & F.A. Scott, Mill Street - The above mentioned house is fully entitled to prominent mention in this work, for being one of the longest established and leading houses in Galt in the manufacture of sash, doors, blinds and builders' materials. The business was established 45 years ago by Mr. James Scott, father of the present proprietors. The plant of the house consists of lumber yards, 40x100 feet in dimensions, upon which is the mill proper, 40x80 feet in dimensions and two stories in height. The mill is provided with the very best of latest improved wood-working machinery and a steam engine of 30-horse power, as well as water supply, the motive power for the machinery; and employment is provided for 20 skilled operatives. The products of the house comprise all articles that properly come under the heading of wood-working machinery. The firm are also contractors and builders, and have erected many of the handsome dwellings which adorn the town, while their work is acknowledged to be of the very best and most complete in its every detail. The members of the firm, Messrs. Wm. and F.A. Scott, have conducted the business for the past 11 years, and have had many years practical experience in the trade. They are natives of Galt, and are industrious and progressive business men, thoroughly wide-awake and alive to all the requirements of their business, and are held in the highest esteem in the community. \bIndustries of Canada Historical and Commercial Sketches Hamilton and Environs 1886

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18556-04. Frank Stewart Scott, 24, Occ. Manufacturer, b. Galt, Res. Same, son of Frank A. Scott and Mary Stewart, married Minnie Louse P. Weir, 23, b. Galt, Res. Same, daughter of William Weir and Jane Johnston, Witn: Harry S. Head of Ny City and Bessie Lockie of St. Louis Mo., 14 April 1904 at Galt [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-8 Page 12. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 44. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 36. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 47. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 15. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 2 Page 32. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 9. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. In memory of/ Frank A Scott/ died Dec 20. 1936/ in his 87th year/ [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 035626 (1936). Name:Frank Alexander Scott Gender:Male Age:87 Birth Date:abt 1849 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Death Date:20 Dec 1936 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:James Scott Mother:Susan Rennie [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, Rev. James Strang, Presbyterian Church Pg 18. James Scott married to Susannah Rannie both of Dumfries 17 Jan 1845, wit: John Browne and Jane Rannie [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 009339 (1875). Name:Mary Stewart Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1849 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Marriage Date:14 Dec 1875 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Alexander Stewart Mother:Jane Stewart Spouse:Frank A Scott

  
  

• Event Map

  Business - 1841 - Scott's Planing Mill, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 16 Jan 1850 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Dec 1875 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Contractor - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Coronary Thrombosis - 20 Dec 1936 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Dec 1936 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth