Ainslie

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75362

— . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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Alexander — Margaret Weir. Margaret was born Abt 1780, of, Scotland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75360
• Residence: Bef 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Archibald — Christina. Christina was born Abt 1800, Of, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland; died 18 Oct 1857, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27653
• Residence: 1847, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Attorney at law
• Elected Office: 1854, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Galt
• Elected Office: 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Galt
• Elected Office: 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve - Waterloo Township
• Residence: 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Elected Office: 1955, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Moving to Canada in 1834, he settled in Galt. He served on village council starting in 1854 and also reeve starting in 1856. He also served as chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Dundas and Waterloo Macadamized Road (Highway 8) which at that time was a toll road. He was a lawyer and important land owner,

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About the year 1821, what is apt to be one of the earliest "institutions" of a new settlement was erected, namely, a tavern. It was a small one-and-a-half story frame building, situated near the corner of Main and Water Streets, a little north of where Woods and Taylor's store now stands. It was first opened by one Morgan L. Hermonts; two years afterwards one John Clark* become the landlord, and subsequently it fell into the hands of a man named James Taylor. Some idea of the value of property over half a century ago, may be obtained from the fact, that Taylor offered the hotel, stables and lot, to a gentleman still living in Galt, for $300, and failed to find a purchaser. Ten years afterwards, however, we find their value had greatly increased.

*Clarke long went by the name of "Old Johnny Clarke," and is well remembered for his loquaciousness and other peculiarities. He owned the farm of Rosehill, adjoining Galt, at one time, but sold it, and took up Lot No. 7 in the 5th Concession of South Dumfries. Becoming old, he subsequently went to reside with some friends at Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he, survived until a few years ago.

This acre of ground, situated in the very heart of Galt, was one of the first parts of Dumfries deeded away by Mr. Dickson, and ultimately gave rise to most vexatious legal proceedings. Taylor was related to, and ultimately disposed of the property to Mr. Thomas Lepard, of Woolwich (afterwards of Dundas), who, at his death, willed it to his daughter, Mary Ann Lepard, who was his only child. Mr. Thomas G. Chapman was appointed executor. Finding the personal estate inadequate to liquidate the debts, he advertised the lot to be sold by public auction, when it was knocked down to Mr. Thomas Mackenzie, who was a millwright by trade, and had recently arrived in Galt from Nova Scotia. This was about the time of the rebellion, and the price obtained was $1,600 - a very considerable rise above the modest sum at which Taylor had offered to sell it some years previously. Mr. Mac-kenzie subdivided the acre into lots, and erected a small frame house on one of them for his own use.

Some time after this, Mary Ann Lepard married a shiftless fellow named Benjamin Tribe, who resided near Elora. Matters had proceeded thus far, when the ques-tion arose as to whether the executor, Mr. Chapman, had the right to sell the lot, although it was for the payment of the debts of the estate. A case was submitted to Mr. W. If.. Draper, of Toronto, for his opinion. He decided adversely, which was a most unpleasant discovery for Mr. Chapman, and still more so for Mr. Mackenzie, who, with buying and building, had sunk all his hard-earned money. There was a general consultation held by Messrs. Mackenzie, Chapman, Shade and Adam Ainslie (the latter is now a resident of Leith), and it was arranged that the three gentlemen last mentioned should go on an expedition, combining pleasure with business, namely, to drive to Elora, see Tribe and wife, endeavour to get a confirmation of Mackenzie's title, and then fish down the Grand River home again.

To make a long story short, Tribe agreed to confirm the title for $150, and came down to Mr. Ainslie's office the following week for the purpose. Mr. Ainslie appointed 3 o'clock that afternoon for him and his wife to come and execute the necessary papers. The hour arrived, but they did not. The next day it was ascertained that Tribe had sold out all his own arid his wife's interest to Mr. John Miller, Barrister, had executed a deed for the acre lot, and left the village This was sad news for Mackenzie, and made the difficulties far greater than ever.

Two legal suits immediately ensued. Miller began a Chancery suit to dispossess Mackenzie, and Mr. Ainslie retorted by commencing an action against Mr. Miller for Champerty, or buying a disputed title. We need not follow the legal proceedings further than to say, that they occasioned much interest in the courts of the Province, and quite excited the little village whilst the result was pending. Unlike many lawsuits, however, all came out right in the end. Mr. Mackenzie was confirmed in his title, and Mr. Miller, whom the jury amerced in the sum of £500, had the verdict set aside at the next term, as being contrary to law.

After the Dumfries Mills had been running for some time, Mr. Dickson, who found that his lands required all his attention, endeavoured to sell them to Mr. Shade. The latter was unwilling to purchase unless a guarantee was given for a specified number of years, that no lands would be sold in the village by Mr. Dickson for mills, stores, or other businesses which would enter into competition with his (Mr. Shade's) occupations. It is under-stood this condition was ultimately agreed to; at any rate, Mr. Shade purchased the mills, two hundred acres of land, covering what is now the most valuable part of the town on the west side of the river, and an additional hundred acres in the township. The deed was not obtained for these properties by Mr. Shade, until the 11th August, 1838, and in that document, the consideration money is stated to have been £2,500.

In deeding the 200 acres to Mr. Shade, Mr. Dickson made the following reservations : (1) One lot to Dr. Robert Miller, corner west of Water and north of Main Street. (2) One acre to James Taylor, north of Main and east of Water Street. (3) One lot to Adam Ainslie, north of Main and east of Ainslie Street. (4) One lot to Isaac Sours, adjoining Ainslie's lot. (5) The school-house lot, corner of Church and Main Street. (6) The market-house lot on Dickson Street.

How much is the same property, with all its mills, machinery, stores, and residences, worth at the present day?

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. 45-47



Rebellion of 1837:
In the spring of 1838 the militia of Beverly was summoned to muster at Babcock s tavern, west of Sheffield, for the purpose of being enrolled. That was the first call out of the kind Adam Ainslie, (later of Galt), was the Captain of No. 3, or north-west quarter

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Years on local council: 1854 Councillor 1856 Reeve; declined nomination as mayor
Years on Waterloo County Council; 1856

Adam married Isabella Millar 19 Jan 1847, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of Robert Millar) was born 1829, , Scotland; died 16 Sep 1918, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Leith United Church, Leith, Grey, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95906
• Residence: 1847, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; printer
• Residence: 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agent
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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James Ainslie was the co-founder of the Galt Report Newspaper in 1846 along with Peter Jaffray. James left the paper in 1849 partial due to political beliefs he founded a separate paper called the Dumfries Reformer. He sold the paper in 1853 to James Young.

James married Margaret McIntosh 9 Jan 1847, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Angus McIntosh and Margaret Tulloch) was born 22 Jan 1822, , Nairn, Scotland; died 15 Oct 1909; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Helen Rixon
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27652
• Residence: 1865, Leith, Grey Co., Ontario
• Residence: 1874, Sydenham Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada

Helen married Joseph Henry "Henry" Rixon 29 Mar 1866, Leith, Grey Co., Ontario. Joseph was born 11 Apr 1838, London, England; died 13 Mar 1920, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Leith United Church, Leith, Grey, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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DEATHS - At Leith, on the 16^th of May, of Bronchial Pneumonia, Alexander Adam, eldest son of Adam Ainslie, Esq., late of Galt, aged 36 years, 7 months and 19 days.

Galt reporter, Friday, 3 Jun 1887, v.41 no. 2101, p. 8

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Death of Capt. J.G. Ainslie

The many friends in Owen Sound of Capt. John G. Ainslie will learn with deep regret of his death last evening. He had been in ill health for some time but has been declining rapidly for some months. His death last evening, while not unexpected, is none the less a sever shock to his many friends her.

The late Capt. Ainslie was born near Galt, Ontario, nearly sixty-five years ago, the younger son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ainslie. He was only few years of age when he came with his parents to Leith, Ont. which was then a prominent Georgian Bay port. Practically all his life he has been engaged in the lumber business and he has been among the most prominent in that business on the Georgian Bay. He was first connected with the Maitland and Rixon company, and later was a member of the firm Rixon-Ainlie-Stoddart Ltd. In his youth he was one of the city's best known athletes and he at one time held the oarsman's championship of Owen Sound. He was a well versed in marine matters and held captain's papers although his regular occupation was not that of a sailor. He was a Presbyterian and attended Divison Street Presbyterian Church. The late Capt. Ainslie was thoroughly a gentleman and was highly esteemed by his large circle of friends both in Owen Sound and at Leith.

Capt. Ainlie was unmarried and was the last surviving member of his family of which the late Mrs. Henry Rixon and the late Mr. Alexander Ainslie were members. For a large number of years he has made his home with the late Mr. and Mrs. Rixon and his only relatives here are his nieces, the Misses Rixon and Mrs. Broderick of New York, and Mr. Rixon Broderick-Owen Sound Sun-Times.

Many people on Manitoulin will remember Capt. Ainslie of the firm of Maitland-Rixon Co. as he frequently visited the Island some years ago in company with the late Wm. Stoddart, both of whom were purchasing agents in the interest of the above mentioned firm of which they were members.


The Recorder, Gore Bay, Thursday, January 18, 1923

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78699
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada

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Margaret Ainsley was aged 2 years and 9 months at time of death.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77916
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; House Keeper
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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Funeral of Miss Ainslie

The remains of the late Miss Jane Ann Ainslie, second daughter of the late, James and Margaret Ainslie, were interred in Mount View cemetery, on Wednesday afternoon. The pallbearers were: Dr. J. S. Wardlaw, Wm. Cowan, Robt. Scott, A. H. Goodall, J. N. McKendrick and Geo, McCallum, all old friends of the family. The officiating clergyman were Revs. R. E. Knowles, of Knox church, and Rev. Mr. Pritchard, of the First Presbyterian.

Galt Daily Reporter 1911

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78692

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77927
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78693

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-107875
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-103667
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailoress
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Store Clerk
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian