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LOT HISTORIES
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FG L25 Granted to Wm Proudfoot The first settler was John Sommerville. 1871 John Campbell; John McCallum; John McDonald 1877 C.J. Passmore was there, and borrowed books 1867. John McRobbie c 1844 who bought the farm in 1874. m. Jane Boyne b c 1850 1 Mary Jane c 1870 m. John Tennant 2. Caroline c 1880 m Robert Sim 3. Maggie c 1873 bachelor 4. Rev. Andrew 1874-1933, of Kingston and later Michigan 5. Robert m. Mary McMillan Sunday school picnics later were held in the woods north of the RR Robert MacRobbie m. Mary MacMillan of RG L13. 1. Beatrice m. Stan Mast 2. Andrew m. Barbara 3. Archibald m. Emily McDonald 4. Douglas m. Gwen McConnell 5. Richard MacRobbie sold to Sam Nixon 1. Dorothy 2. Evelyn Frank and Joan Pierce in 1980s, 90's FG L26 Granted to Lieut Milne 1867-85ish George and Wm Ritchie (stone masons) Margaret Stewart Newitt wrote in 1940 that George's son William lived in Vancouver and was interested in coming to Crieff Church Centennial. From the 1881 census we have William Ritchie c1821 Scotland as head of the household, with Wife Mary c1827. Then there is George, presumably their son c1847, and his wife Jessie c 1839, and their children William c1867, John c1869, James c 1871, Thomas c1873, Jessie c1875, Jane c1877, Duncan c1877, and Robert c1880. 1871 Donald McDonald Other residents on this property were Mrs. Poorie, Archibald McGroary By 1906 John Patterson the blacksmith from Crieff was on the west half. Henry Patchet was on the E. half. FG L27 Granted to Lieut Milne Black John McPherson first owned it.1867 resident John McPherson & Hugh McPherson; Henry Reid may have been on it in 1879. 1906 Duncan McPherson had part of it. Then Henry Podgett. Later Jack Hood lived there. FG L28 In 1851 census, John Cameron from Scotland age 27, with wife Elizabeth, age 24, and children Anne age 5, Mary age 4, and Roderick, age 2 and John McGinnis servant, age 18. Kenneth Cameron received the first papers for the lot. He was resident 1867-79. His sisters married Alex McLean, John Munro at Crieff, McNab, Shepherd McKenzie. By 1885 Jack Cameron m. Mary McPherson. It was sold to Lime Kiln. Mr. Gamble owned it. Dave Priest lived there. Ed Templeman rented it: Children: Helen, Marion, Edward, Ross Lorne, Mary and Jean. RR crossed between Gore and House. In 20's the log house was still there behind the quarried stone house. Emerald Lake is the abandoned Christie lime kiln, which operated in the 1880's until 1928, now filled with water in the rock to a depth of 25 feet. FG L29 Granted to James Durand 1867 resident: Duncan Cameron 1877- 1879 Thomas Cooper 1885 James and Joseph Mills and D. Galloway David Christie lime kiln important industry 1890-1926 E. Gordier Thomas Priest. Dave Priest Children Tom, Jim, Marian, Ross and others FG L30 Granted to Philip de Graphi 1871 John & George Munch Robert McConnell John Harbottle 1875 Robert Harbottle 1877-80 1906 Robert Sim m Catherine McCormick. The last couple married by Rev. Maclean. Later Robert Sim m Carolyn MacRobbie According to Ross Priest's School Essay, McKenzies had the land first. "McConnell - Charlie was the fourth oldest of 10 children; his wife was Laura and they had three girls and 2 boys. One daughter is dead. He remembered the quarry when they took 10 carloads of crushed stone out every day. FG L31 Crown to Philip De Grassi Nov. 8 1833, 1950 owned by McConnell 1877-85 Henry Munch Peter Munch b. 1816 and wife Mary Koch came between 1862 and 1871 and settled here. Son William continued on, married Margaret Leich; he sold 1903 and retired to Morriston. John continued He married Catherine Bauman, daughter of Jacob in 1874. FG L32 John Hay (1819-1861) was one of several children of William Hay b 1786 who settled on F9 L33 In 1851, he was from Scotland, age 33, with wife Marjorie nee Cameron (1829-1919). Their children were Margaret c 1851, James b 18553, and John 1859-1935. John Hay’s father William from Scotland, age 66 was with them in 1851. After John died in 1861 Marjorie and the children moved to Beverley Twp, in Wentworth. Rev. Wm Meldrum acquired it, owned it 1885. His son George J. succeeded. |