Ann Sewell^[1]

1814 - 1888  (74 years)

• Name	Ann Sewell
  Born	8 Apr 1814	Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171085829
  Name	Ann Douglas
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Free Church
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-79572
  Died	5 Nov 1888	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  	Cause: Cause: Necrosis of the Jaw with Heart Weakness (2 months)
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I79572	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Sewell,   b. CA 1780, Teviothead, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. Langholm, , Dumfries, Scotland
  Mother	Ann Swanson,   b. 1781, Teviothead, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 14 Jan 1852, Langholm, , Dumfries, Scotland  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F9010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Douglas,   b. 1805, , Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 4 Dec 1886, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Robert Douglas,   b. 20 Apr 1842, Langholm, , Dumfries, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Ann Douglas,   b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Douglas,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Douglas,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Catherine Douglas,   b. CALC 18 Aug 1849, Drummondville, Welland Co., Ontario ,   d. 11 Aug 1921, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 71 years)   6. Agnes Douglas,   b. 26 Jul 1856, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1946  (Age 89 years)   7. Jessie Elizabeth Douglas,   b. 12 Jul 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1949, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F20836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011731-84. John Main, 21, occ. Laborer, b. Scotland, res. Ayr, son of John Main and Mary Sewel, mar. Jessie Douglas, 24, b. Ayr, res. Same, daughter of John Douglas and Ann Sewell, Witness(s): James Rutherford of Blenheim and Mary Mcswain of Ayr, 4 Nov 1884 at Ayr [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 7. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In memory of/ Ann Sewell/ wife of/ John Douglas/ Native of/ Roxburghshire Scotland/ who died/ Nov. 5, 1888/ aged/ 73 years & 7 Mos./ Verse [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 25. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, A., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, A. (1815). Ann Sewell Douglas (1815-1888) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 7 September 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171085829/ann-douglas. [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Name: Anne Sewell Sex: Female Father's Name: Robert Sewell Mother's Name: Ann Swanstone Event Type: Birth Event Date: 8 Apr 1814 Event Place: Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Annie Sewell Douglas Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1815 Birth Place: Scotland Age at Death: 73 Death Date: 5 Nov 1888 Death Place: Oxford, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Apr 1814 - Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Necrosis of the Jaw with Heart Weakness (2 months) - 5 Nov 1888 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth