Angus Polson

1828 - 1895  (67 years)

• Name	Angus Polson
  Born	28 May 1828	Loth, Sutherland, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Business	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	A. Polson & Co
  		1861 Tremaine's Map
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94915587
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1862	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1866	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	merchant
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1880	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States   [5]
  	book keeper
  Residence	1880	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States   [5]
  Residence	1889	Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
  Occupation	1895	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
  	merchant
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-69969
  Died	12 Jul 1895	, California, USA   [7]
  Buried	Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States   [7]
  Person ID	I69969	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Hugh Polson,   b. Abt 1807, of, Loth, Sutherland, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane Sutherland,   b. Abt 1807, of, Loth, Sutherland, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jane Lutz,   b. 1837, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1856	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F25450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jane Ross,   b. 1830, Lochbroom, , Scotland ,   d. 19 Jul 1866, New York City, New York, USA.  (Age 36 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Jane Elizabeth Polson,   b. 15 Feb 1866,   d. 25 May 1866  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F26012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Agnes Graham,   b. 1833, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jun 1909, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1870	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Agnes Elizabeth Polson,   b. CALC 25 Jul 1871,   d. 14 Mar 1872, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F26344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The first great fire in Galt took place in 1851. The buildings on Main Street were then chiefly wooden, more especially on the south side where the long and handsome Granite Block now stands. The fire broke out in the store carried on by one McKinnon, and soon all that portion of the street was in flames, The fire engines were worked with a will, but they were powerless against such a mass of flame as soon arose. Messrs Peter Cook, Alex. H. Mowat, R. McKinnon, Andrew Elliott, John McVenn, Robert Wallace all well-remembered names were among those burned out on the occasion. * *The Granite Block which replaced these buildings was abo destroyed by fire in 1862. The fire originated from a barrel of Naptha in Fleming A Robinson's grocery, and in consequuence of having a lighted lamp brought too close to it. It occurred about seven o'clock on Saturday evening, the 31st May, 1862, and the fire spread with unprecedented rapidity. The following shops were destroyed: Fleming & Robinson, groceries; John Fleming, books and stationery; William Frier, dry goods; John Orchard tailor and clothier; R. S. Strong, drugs and chemicals; William Kerr, boots and shoes. Besides these establishments, the buildings of Mr. Robert Wallace, and the stocks of Messrs. W. H. Job, Wm. Prest, Angus Polson, Taylor & Green, and George West, were injured by removal, or otherwise. The losses were very heavy 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. 220 ______________ Death of an Old Resident An old and respected resident of Galt, in the person of Mr. Charles McWilliam, passed away at his residence, Maple Avenue, on Monday last, after a short illness from inflammation of the lungs. Mr. McWilliam, who was born in Port Patrick, Scotland, came to Galt in the year 1861, at first entering into partnership in the tailoring business, with Mr. Donald McCrae. After this he worked for Mr. Angus Polson, now of Passadena, Cal.; but for the past twenty-three years has been steadily in the employment of Messrs. N. E. J. Wilkins, merchant tailors. As a token of "respect for their old and faithful employee, the store of the firm was closed during the funeral on Monday afternoon. The deceased was twice married. By his first marriage he had six children, two of whom survive him, viz., Charles and Archibald, who reside in Galt. By his second he had two sons and two daughters, viz., Thomas and Forbes, Margaret and Jessie, who with Mrs. McWilliam are left to mourn the loss of an affectionate husband and father. Galt Reporter Nov 1 1889 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Loth (Sutherland) Film 0990575. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 53. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Angus Poison, 33, res. Galt, b. Helmsdale Scotland, son of Hugh and Jane (Sutherland), married 3 June 1862 Jane Ross, 31, res. Galt, b. Lochbroom Scotland, daughter of Thomas and Jane (MacKenzie) [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Sect. 2 Page 15. [S1639] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1880 10th Census, Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 67; Page: 193B; Enumeration District: 023. Angus Polson age 46 b. Scotland book keeper Angess age 43 b. Scotland [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 25 Jul 1866. Polson, Jane Ross died 19 Jul 1866 In New York City, at the residence of Rev. Dr. Thomson, at 7 a.m. Wife of Angus Polson, merchant, Galt. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94915587. [S2460] Marriage. This morning at the residence of the bride's Father, by the Rev. D. Inglis, of Hamilton, Mr. Angus Polson, merchant, to Mary Jane, second daughter of M. C., Lutz., Esq., all of Galt. Dumfries Reformer 6 Feb 1856 pg 3 [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 23 Nov 1870. Beattie, Mrs. Agnes married 17 Nov 1870 to A. Polson In Galt, by Rev. Professor Young of Knox College, Toronto. Groom, a merchant.

  
  

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  Born - 28 May 1828 - Loth, Sutherland, Scotland Married - 6 Feb 1856 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - A. Polson & Co - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1862 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Jun 1862 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1866 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Nov 1870 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - book keeper - 1880 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Residence - 1880 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Residence - 1889 - Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States Occupation - merchant - 1895 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Died - 12 Jul 1895 - , California, USA Buried - - Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth