Dr. David Caw

1837 - 1864  (27 years)

• Name	David Caw
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	25 Jun 1837	Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Christened	15 Oct 1837	Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1858	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Doctor
  Occupation	1861	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Doctor
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Physician - Doctor - Dr.
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	United Presbyteian
  Public Service	1864	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	management com. of Farm. & Mech. Institute
  Occupation	1864	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-87246
  Died	3 Sep 1864	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 6]
  Person ID	I87246	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. David Caw,   b. 1800, , Scotland ,   d. 4 Oct 1864, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Agnes McGuffie,   b. 1802, , Scotland ,   d. 1855  (Age 53 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1831	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [7]
  Family ID	F56350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CAW, DAVID was one of two brothers who practised in Ayr, about whose antecedents we have little information. The 1861 census lists him as born in the U.S.A., aged 23. His father was the Rev. Caw, a Presbyterian minister in Paris. His medical education was likely obtained, as was his brother's at Victoria University. In 1858 he attended an accident case in Blenheim, but his own address is not mentioned. In May of 1860 he was defeated as a candidate for County Council for Ayr. In 1861 he was appointed coroner. On February 13, 1863 the Ayr correspondent. for the Galt Reporter discussed the death of one of his patients who had been treated by Drs. Bell and Bingham. An autopsy showed that Caw's diagnosis was correct, and the writer commented: "let your Aesculapian attendant drug you to death and then hold a post mortem." An assault against him in April 1863 resulted in his assailant being fined $15. He died at Paris on September 3. 1864, aged 25 years. The Galt Reporter said he was "much and justly esteemed as a man and a physician." From: Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925 by Alexander D. Campbell

  
  

• Sources

  [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 16. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 14 Sep 1864. Caw, David died 3 Sep 1864 Of Ayr. Eldest son of Rev David Caw, of Paris. Age 25. [S2035] New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962. Name: David Caw Gender: Male Christening Date: 15 Oct 1837 Christening Place: UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BROADALBIN,PERTH,FULTON,NEW YORK Birth Date: 25 Jun 1837 Father's Name: D. Caw Mother's Name: A. Mc Guffie Other information in the record of David Caw Name: David Caw Gender: Male Christening Date: 15 Oct 1837 Christening Place: UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BROADALBIN,PERTH,FULTON,NEW YORK Birth Date: 25 Jun 1837 Father's Name: D. Caw Mother's Name: A. Mc Guffie [S932] News - Canada Christian Advocate - 1858-1872, "News item - Death of Mr. Henderson," 21 Aug 1861, p. pg 2. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, O., America, N., Municipality, B., & Cemetery, O. (2019). David Caw (Unknown-1864) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104604062/david-caw. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910. Name: David Caw Spouse's Name: Agnes Mcguffie Event Date: 28 Apr 1831 Event Place: High Church,Paisley,Renfrew,Scotland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11573-7 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 1041283

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jun 1837 - Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States Christened - 15 Oct 1837 - Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States Occupation - Doctor - 1858 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1861 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Physician - Doctor - Dr. - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyteian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Public Service - management com. of Farm. & Mech. Institute - 1864 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1864 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth