Agnes Richards^[1]

1810 - 1907  (96 years)

• Name	Agnes Richards
  Born	26 Sep 1810	Tower Nook, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Christened	30 Sep 1810	St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland   [7]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1836	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Name	Agnes Taylor
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	R. Presb.
  Residence	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lived with her daughter Jane Christman.
  Residence	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-96799
  Died	21 Apr 1907	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I96799	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Mother	Isabel Taylor,   b. Abt 1780, of, Tower Nook, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F47826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Taylor,   b. 1 Jun 1808, St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland ,   d. 5 Jan 1873, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. James Taylor,   b. 1841, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Baxter Taylor,   b. 1838, , Quebec, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1919  (Age 81 years)   3. John Taylor,   b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1904, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   4. Ann Hood Taylor,   b. 21 May 1853, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jun 1933, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   5. David Taylor,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Baxter Taylor,   b. 1 Nov 1836, , Quebec, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1915, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   7. Jane Smart Taylor,   b. 25 Jan 1844, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1935, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F43311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Agnes Baxter From Enterprising Elmira, An historical, discriptive, and illustrated book of the Village of Elmira, Waterloo County, published by George Klinck 1903

  
  

• Notes

  "GRANDMA TAYLOR" - for by that term she is known in Elmira -- was born at Tower Nook, Arbroath, Scotland, September the 26th 1810, and is therefore in her 93rd year. She remembers the Third George and the coronations of the four succeeding English sovereigns. She came to Canada in 1836 and remembers the Mackenzie and Papineau rebellion. She has 8 children, 36 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Enterprising Elmira 1903 ____________________ Elmira, April 22 - One of the oldest residents of the county passed away on Sunday, at Elmira, Ont., in the person of Mrs. Agnes Taylor, who had reached the advanced age of 96 years and 6 months, having been born at Tower Neot, Arbroath, Farfarshire, Scotland, on September 26, 1810. She came to Canada in 1836 with her husband, the late James Taylor, and settled in Quebec City. About two years later she moved with her husband and family to Paisley Block, near Guelph, where they took up farming. Upon their retirement from the farm, she took up her residence in Elmira, where she had since resided. Deceased was active all through life, and her memory remained clear and she would often relate incidents that took place early in the nineteenth century, she having lived under five sovereigns, George III, and IV, William IV, Queen Victoria and King Edward. Her husband saw active service at the Mackenzie rebellion in 37. She is survived by eight children. They are Mrs. John Smith, Egremont, Ont.; Mrs. Samuel Uttley, Doon, Ont.; William at Selkirk, Man.; John, at Cartwright, Man.; James, at Yorkton, N.W.T.; Mrs. John Christian, Elmira, Ont.; David, in the Northwest; and Mrs. Henry Hayden, Listowel, Ont. Besides these there are 36 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. The funeral will take place on Wednesday, April 24th, from her late residence on Mill Street to the Elmira Cemetery. Chronicle-Telegraph Apr 25 1907 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] . James Taylor Birth Place: Guelph RESIDENCE: Egremont Township Age: 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Father Name: James Mother Name: Agnes Spouse Name: Mary Bristow Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Spouse Birth Place: Woolwich Spouse Residence: Woolwich Spouse Father Name: John Spouse Mother Name: Sarah Marriage Date: 4 Feb 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo [S161] Elmira (Village) B. Page 15. [S130] Division 2 Page Number 36 Household Number 162. [S130] Div. 2 Page 36. [S144] Div. 3, Pg. 29. [S2057] Pg. 38. [S2123] . Agnes Rickets born to David Rickets (Carrier) and Isabel Taylor on September 26, 1810 and baptised September 30, 1810, as witnessed by the congregation of the old church. [S607] "Obituary of Mrs. Agnes Taylor," Apr 25 1907, p. 1.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Sep 1810 - Tower Nook, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland Christened - 30 Sep 1810 - St. Vigeans, Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland Immigration - 1836 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - R. Presb. - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Apr 1907 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth