James Calder

1787 - 1869  (~ 82 years)

• Name	James Calder
  Born	Jan 1787	Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55604617
  Occupation	1807	Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Private Soldier
  	While never a soldier full time, he was required to serve in a militia like setting.
  Occupation	1818	Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland   [5]
  	tailor
  Land	1861	North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 36, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Land	1861	North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 07, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Rsrch. Note	Catharine Calder b. 1816 Nairn, Nairn, SCT to James Calder and Janet Mackintosh.......also Jane born to the same couple in 1826, Nairn. Their parents were married in Nairn, Nairn, SCT in 1807. They had a total of 9 documented children but have not listed James as he died in infancy in Scotland: 1. Isabel Calder, b. 1809, m. James Forsyth, settled in Oneida, Haldimand (immigrated in 1849) 2. Janet Calder, b. 1810 m. Duncan McDonald, settled in Oneida, Haldimand (immigrated abt. 1852) 3. William Calder, b. 1814, perished in the Cholera epedimic in 1834, buried Cedar Creek Cemetery. 4. Catharine Calder b. 1814 - need to fill in the blanks 5. Mary Calder b. 1818 m. Andrew G. Mathison, buried Cedar Creek Cemetery. 6. Anne Calder b. 1824, m. James Williamson, first settled in Oneida and then removed themselves to North Dumfries shortly after James Calder's death in 1869 (my direct line). 7. Jane Calder b. 1826 married a Campbell? - need to fill in the blanks. I may have found her in the 1881 census for Haldimand, a widow but am not certain this is she. 8. Alexandrina Calder b. 1828 m. Hugh Clark first settled in Haldimand, at one point in North Dumfries and have traced two or three children to this area. I think two are buried at Mount View Cemetery in Cambridge (Galt). This family immigrated prior to the 1851 for Oneida, Haldimand. James Calder agreed to settle on Lot 33 Conc 9 in 1826 with William Dickson (I think it was William....do not have my notes in front of me). I believe that Janet Mackintosh died in Scotland although was unable to locate her burial site during my trip to Nairn. I have found no evidence of her in Canada. James Calder settled in Dumfries in Dec of 1832. Three of the girls stayed behind in Scotland that I know of.......Isabella, Janet and Alexandrina. They joined the James Williamson's in Oneida in the late 1840's, early 1850's. James Calder next married Margaret Wyllie Guthrie in 1841 Dumfries (sister to Ayr's first postmaster, Robert Wyllie). She and her first husband, David Guthrie, were from Ayrshire, SCT. David suffocated when a well he was digging on his farm caved in on him. James had the farm next door and imagine this is how he met Margaret. James Calder was a tailor by trade and it is my understanding that Margaret was as well. Although his last farm was located on Lot 36, Conc. 9, he continued his tailoring business in Ayr and died at his Stanley Street residence in Ayr in 1869. Although this is rather longwinded........wanted to give a background on the family. I have all of the information on the descendents of this family except for Catherine and Jane Calder. The family tree states that Jane married a John Campbell and went North to work on the railroad. I find (through circumstantial evidence) that this Jane might have been married to a William Campbell but he was a school teacher....pretty far fetched from the railroad :). I know that these two ladies were alive in 1869 when James Calder passed as they are mentioned in his Will. I have looked at the probated copy and there are no clues to be found there.1 1Ancestry.com Message board https://boards.ancestry.ca/localities.northam.canada.ontario.waterloo/1435/mb.ashx 2007
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-42709
  Died	11 Jul 1869	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: malignant disease causing obstruction of the bowel
  Buried	Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I42709	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Janet McIntosh,   b. 1 Jul 1787, Duffus, , Moray, Scotland ,   d. 12 Apr 1829, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland  (Age 41 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1818	Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland   [4]
  Children	1. William Calder,   b. 20 Dec 1814, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland ,   d. 29 Jul 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 19 years)   2. Mary M. Calder,   b. 6 Aug 1818, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland ,   d. 10 Mar 1902, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. James Calder,   b. 28 Jul 1820, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Anne Calder,   b. 8 Mar 1824, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Dec 1911, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma District, Ontario  (Age 87 years)   5. Jane Calder,   b. 19 May 1826, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland ,   d. 7 Jul 1902, Oneida Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)   6. Alexanderina Gordon MacKintosh Calder,   b. 29 Jun 1828, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland ,   d. 16 Apr 1873, , Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F11120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Wyllie,   b. 1794, , Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 22 Nov 1884, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F36317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		James Calder 1785-1869 from Sherry Williamson, Canton, Michigan 2011
  		James Calder from Sherry Williamson 2011

  
  

• Notes

  DIED / In Ayr, on Sabbath afternoon the / 11th inst. at 3 o`clock / James Calder / Aged 82 years and 6 months. The / Funeral will take place on Tuesday / the 13th inst., at one o`clock, p.m., from / his late residence, Stanley Street / Ayr, to the place of internment, Cedar / Creek Burying Ground. Funeral Card of James Calder

  
  

• Sources

  [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link. In memory of/ James CALDER/ who died/ July 11th, 1869/ aged 82 yrs. 6 mo./ A native of Scotland/ Erected by his daughter/ Anna. [S266] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County Volume 2. Died,/ In Ayr, on Sabbath afternoon the/ 11th inst., at 3 o'clock,/ James Calder,/ Aged 82 years and 6 months. The/ Funeral will take place on Tuesday/ the 13th inst., at one o'clock, p. m., from/ his late residence, Stanley Street,/ Ayr, to the place of interment, Cedar/ Creek Burying Ground. [ no date given] [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. James Calder Death Date: 9 Jul 1869 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1787 Birth Location: Nairn,Sct [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Nairn, 1705-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Nairn (Nairn) film 990985. "1807 - Dec 18th James Calder private Soldier in the 10th Invernessshire Militia and Janet Mackintosh both of this Parish being matrimonially contracted and regularly proclaimed were married [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Nairn, 1705-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Nairn (Nairn) film 990985. Mary Calder b. 6 Aug 1818, chr. 12 Aug 1818 Nairn, Nairn, Scotland d/o James Calder and Janet McIntosh August 12th James Calder tailor in Town and Janet McIntosh his wife had a child baptized Mary. Witnesses: Messrs. Ludovick Grant, younger of Seabank, John Smith Surgeon Nairn and James Simpson; Donald Sinclair, Mrs. Grant of Seabank. the child was born the 6th inst. Seabank was a small estate back in the day and was located behind the present day Nairn Museum. [S498] Map - Tremaine's 1861 Map of Waterloo County.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jan 1787 - Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland Occupation - Private Soldier - 1807 - Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland Occupation - tailor - 1818 - Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland Married - 18 Dec 1818 - Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland Land - 1861 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 36, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - 1861 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 07, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: malignant disease causing obstruction of the bowel - 11 Jul 1869 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth