Susan Roy^[1]

1822 - 1894  (72 years)

• Name	Susan Roy
  Born	1822	Dollar, , Clackmannan, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188315735
  Name	Susan Blackwood
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of Scotland
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presb.
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-88804
  Died	2 Jan 1894	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I88804	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Robert Blackwood,   b. 10 Jun 1826, , Scotland ,   d. 16 Sep 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1852	Clackmannan, , Clackmannan, Scotland   [6]
  Children	1. Susan Blackwood,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Douglas Blackwood,   b. 28 Jul 1855, Oakville, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario ,   d. 28 Jul 1930, Oakville, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario  (Age 75 years)   3. Susannah Blackwood,   b. 12 Aug 1856, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec ,   d. 27 Mar 1934, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   4. Hunter Roy "Roy" Blackwood,   b. 1857, Oakville, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario ,   d. 27 Feb 1893, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)   5. Scott Blackwood,   b. 15 Sep 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F25102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In Memoriam// Died,/ At "Clochmohr," Waterloo Township, on/ Tuesday, Jan. 2nd, 1894, at 4p.m.,/ Susan Roy,/ Wife of Robert Blackwood,/ Aged 72 Years.// Funeral/ On Thursday afternoon, 4th inst., at 3 o'clock, from/ the residence of her son-in-law, J. Laing/ Cowan, "Clochmohr", to Mount/ View Cemetery./ January 2nd, 1894 Funeral Card of Susan Roy Blackwood ________________ MRS. ROBERT BLACKWOOD There died at "Clochmohr", Waterloo Township, on Tuesday, Jan. 2nd, at 4 p.m., Susan Ray, wife of Robert Blackwood at the age of 72 years. Deceased was born in DaIlar, Clockmananshire, Scotland, in 1822 and came to this country, about 45 years ago, along with her husband. Mr. Blackwood for a time taught school, at Waterloo, Preston, Galt and Glenmorris and finally settled, in Galt at Hunter's Corner. He later sold this property and bought a place next to "Clochmohr" and also invested in land in the North West, where he spends 8 months of every year. Mrs Blackwood enjoyed her usual health until this fall, when she became subject to asthma and heart disease, which caused her death. She leaves two sons John, in Cleveland; Scott, in Alberta and one daughter, Mrs. J. Laing Cowan, to mourn the loss of a loving mother. There was another son, Hunter who died in Windsor, about one year ago. The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, from the residence of her son-in-law, J. Laing Cowan, to Mount View cemetery and was attended by a large number of friends. The Weekly Reformer 5 Jan 1894 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John D Blackwood Born: Oakville Age: 27 Est. Birth: abt 1855 Father: Robert Blackwood Mother: Susan Roy married Jane Veitch Age:: 21 Est. Birth: abt 1861 Born: Galt Father: John Veitch Mother: Agnes Cranston married 4 Oct 1882 Marriage Place: Waterloo county: Waterloo, Galt [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 44. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 6. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 30. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 21. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, FHL Film Number:1040355. Robert Blackwood Gender:Male Marriage Date:18 Nov 1852 Marriage Place:Clackmannan,Clackmannan,Scotland Spouse:Susan Roy

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1822 - Dollar, , Clackmannan, Scotland Married - 18 Nov 1852 - Clackmannan, , Clackmannan, Scotland Residence - Church of Scotland - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presb. - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jan 1894 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth