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LOT HISTORIES
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R1 L8 James McMaster of front lot 8 was there 1867 resident, in 1875, 77. His wife was Christina McLarty of lot 7 rear gore. She died March 1875 age 40. Their children were: 1. Ellen m. Ezra Clark 2. Mary bachelor 3. Christina bachelor 3 Archibald m May 31 1887 Margaret Ord daughter of John Black and Maggie Black 1. Malcolm Andrew 1890-1951 m 1. Alice E.1915-1967 m. Onstott 2. Archie Donald 1919 2. Charles Ord d. 1954 3. John A. 1892-1971 m 1. Lloyd Robert 4. Margaret Euphemia m.Groleau 4. Flora m. Clark 5. Euphemia m. John McLarty. Their family was bap @ Crieff: 1. Mary 1856 ?one sister m. George Hutchison of Galt. 2. John 1859 lived Breslau 3. Euphemia b. 1861 m. William Hutchison lived Galt 1. George W. 2. Mrs. G.D.Champ of Regina 3. Effie at home 4. Charles of Hamilton 6. Janet Bachelor 7. Dougald m. 8. Isabelle bachelor 1885 John Bond In 1878 Mr. & Mrs. Tom Robertson moved to the property.. (See Mrs. Robertson bought it for her sons.1906 She was still the owner. Puslinch, Jan 10, 1887 to the Editor of the Mercury Having noticed in your edition of the 23rd December last that you had not received the particulars of the accident occurring to Mr. Thomas Robertson by which he lost his life in Walkerville, Montana, on December 9 I respectively request your space now for these particulars taken mainly from the Butte City Inter-Mountain About 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec 9, a fatal accident occurred on the Alice steam mill, Walkerville, whereby Thos Robertson lost his life. The facts that could be learned are as follows- The engine at the mill had been slackened for the purpose of starting up the ten stamp mill. For some purpose or other the belt that turns the blower for the roaster, where Robertson was at work, came off. He started to go toward the ladder that leads up to the platform where the belt is usually put on, which is 22 feet 4 inches from the drying floor. One of the men who was employed at the roaster with Robertson told him to wait a few moments until he returned, when he would help him, as it usually took two men to put the belt on. With that the two men left for another part of the building, leaving Robertson standing on the drying floor of the mill close to the ladder. They had been gone but a few minutes when they returned. What was their horror to behold poor Robertson lying on the floor with a broken plank beside him. He was lying partly on his left side, endeavouring to rise. His first words were "I fell; the plank must have broke with me, did it not." A litter was soon made and the suffering man tenderly carried to the Alice hospital, where all human aid could do was done. It was found that the injured man had his collar bone broken and the ribs on his right side broken from the back bone, besides internal injuries. During the afternoon he requested that if his wife wished to have his body sent home to see that it was sent. He had full possession of his mental facilities until half past two Friday morning when he became unconscious and in half an hour breathed his last. The deceased left many sincere friends in this place as well as in his Canadian home, being a man who made friends of all who knew him. The remains were brought home, arriving in Hespeler on the 16th in charge of Neil McCaffray, a fellow workman of the deceased in the mill (who is also a Canadian living in Grey Co near Owen Sound), and interred in Hespeler cemetery on the 17th in the presence of a large number of his many friends. Deceased was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a former resident of Beverly to where he came about thirty years ago, removing to Puslinch in the spring of 1878. He was 49 years old at the time of his death. He leaves a widow and family of eight, four sons and four daughter to mourn his untimely death, but who have the consolation of knowing that his change is for the better, he having always been a consistent Christian and expressing in his last hours a firm unshaken faith in the goodness of God. J. H. Ellis. 1. Anthony m. Mary Gilchrist, daughter of John; Anthony was a thresher 1. Wm. 1892-1954 m Ada Patten of St. George. They lived at Walnut Villa in Hespeler. 1. March 8, 1936 a daughter; parents of St.George 2. Mary b. 1898 m. Bill Galbraith 3. Thomas 4. John 5. Wilson on the home farm 6. Isabella RN NY 1866-1949 Interred Hespeler 2. Jessie 3. Maggie 4. Mary m. J.W. Gilchrist 5. Belle 1923 G. Robertson 1950 N. Ireland R1 L9 R William Ross c1823-1906. 4 acres were cleared when he came in 1847. He was born Isle Burra, Orkneys; He had been a whale fisherman. On his first voyage they caught 17 whales. 1867 resident. He had the lot across the road too. In 1852 he married Isabella Dunbar of F1 L11. 1863 he built the barns; 1872 he built the farm house Family: 1.1906 Wm. Ross had the property. 1880-1954 2. John m. Jennie Scott; farmed d. age 67 1919 homestead; eldest son; had own farm, F2 L9 of second con. son William 3. Hugh 1855-1948 farmed F3 L21 m. Annie Gretz 1. Daughter Lillian m. Charles Martin 2 McPhail: son Carl 1899-1994 4. James 5. Mary d. age 70 Funeral from the home of her brother Hugh. Later the Charles Martin family lived here for a number of years before moving farther east on the rear first. 1923 H. Heller 1950 W. Munch R1 L10 Little John Thomson sold to it Peter Gilchrist of lot 11 about 1853. Alex Gilchrist b. 1841, son of William remembered in 1929 rooting and levelling down the hills where the orchard later was. There was no orchard and no buildings on the place then. Peter Gilchrist 1828-1916 m. Margaret Wilkinson family: viii. PETER GILCHRIST, b. Abt. October 21, 1828, Skipness Parish Kintyre; d. April 28, 1916, Puslinch Ontario. He married M ARGARET WILKINSON Abt. October 22, 1862 in At the home of the bride's parents F2 L 9 Puslinch, daughter of NEIL WILKINSON and DAVINA GARDINER.Children of P ETER GILCHRIST and MARGARET WILKINSON are:i. DAVINA GARDINER 5 GILCHRIST, b. 1864; d. November 30, 1864.ii. JOHN WILLIAM GILCHRIST, b. July 01, 1865; d. November 29, 1942, Galt Hospital; Funeral from her brother's home.; m. MARY ROBERTSON, February 09, 1898; d. September 1932, Galt Hospital. She married ARCHIBALD MC DONALD, son of ALEXANDER MCDONALD and CATHERINE MCTAGGERT They moved to Clio Michigan The farm reverted to Rev. John McKenzie; there 1923; Then Guys bought it. 1950 Joseph Guy. 1990 Cooks have it R1 L11 Pioneered by John Gilchrist and sons. purchased the lot from Little John Thomson. J OHN GILCHRIST ) was born 1782 in Skipness Parish Kintyre, and died October 03, 1860 in Puslinch Ontario. He married ANN TAYLOR1 February 07, 1812, daughter of MALCOLM TAYLOR and ANN MCINVEN. She was born Abt. 1785 in Skipness Parish Kintyre, and died October 18, 1871 in Puslinch Ontario at home of son Malcolm.Burial: Killean Cemetery Puslinch
Children of J OHN GILCHRIST and ANN TAYLOR are:i. WILLIAM 4 GILCHRIST, b. March 01, 1813, Origaig Skipness; d. December 19, 1876, North Kepple ON.He married J ANET MCNAB December 25, 1842, daughter of WIDOW MCNAB.ii. ARCHIBALD GILCHRIST, b. Abt. September 1815; d. August 11, 1894, Age 78 yr 11 mon. Puslinch ON He married J ANET MCINTYRE April 06, 1854 On Thursday, at residence of Bride's brother, by Rev. Jas Strang, daughter of EVAN MCINTYRE.iii. MALCOLM GILCHRIST, b. 1817, Sunnidale Kintyre Scotland; d. March 30, 1890, Puslinch Ontario. He married C HARLOTTE MCMILLAN December 22, 1853 At Galt by Rev. John Bayne,iv. ANN GILCHRIST, b. Abt. 1819, Kintyre; d. February 09, 1863, Age 42. She married J OHN WILKINSON, son of ALEXANDER WILKINSON and CATHERINE THOMSONv. JOHN GILCHRIST, b. 1821, Kintyre Scotland; d. 1900, Puslinch Ontario. He married EUPHEMIA WILKINSON May 20, 1857 at residence of bride's Father, by Rev Andrew McLean, West Church Puslinch, daughter of NEIL WILKINSON and MARY GILCHRIST.vi. DUNCAN GILCHRIST, b. 1823; d. 1890. Puslinch Ontario. He married MARGARET MCCAIG 1855 from Con 9 Beverly. He farmed R9 Lt 14 Puslinchvii. MARY GILCHRIST, b. July 17, 1826, Curr, Skipness; d. December 24, 1911. She married ALEXANDER MCINTYRE September 08, 1853 At home of bride's parents by Rev Strang of Galt They lived Niagara on the Lakeviii. PETER GILCHRIST, b. Abt. October 21, 1828, Skipness Parish Kintyre; d. April 28, 1916, Puslinch Ontario. He married M ARGARET WILKINSON Abt. October 22, 1862 At the home of the bride's parents F2 L 9 Puslinch, daughter of NEIL WILKINSON and DAVINA GARDINER. Faarmed R1 L10Property inherited by Malcolm m. Charlotte McMillan M ALCOLM4 GILCHRIST was born 1817 in Sunnidale Kintyre Scotland, and died March 30, 1890 in Puslinch Ontario. He married CHARLOTTE MCMILLAN December 22, 1853 At Galt by Rev. John Bayne, Burial: Killean Cemetery Puslinch, Residence: Continued on homestead; cared for aging parents. Aft. 1890, She left the farm after Malcolm's death, and lived with Bessie in HespelerChildren of MALCOLM GILCHRIST and CHARLOTTE MCMILLAN are:i. CHRISTIE 5 GILCHRIST, m. JOLANS HARDY, Abt. 1887. Residence: They lived in Genesee Michigan near Flint.ii. JOHN GILCHRIST, b. 1854; d. May 31, 1943; m. ELIZA ANN PADDOCK, March 17, 1886; b. August 1857; d. 1951. Farmed R1 L11 Puslinch & retired to Guelph iii. ANNIE GILCHRIST, b. 1859, Puslinch ON; d. 1906. Burial: Killean Cemetery iv. MARY GILCHRIST, b. December 10, 1860, Puslinch Ontario; d. December 14, 1960, Mt. Forest Ontario, a few days after her 100th birthday; m. ROBERT GALBRAITH, 1893; d. 1943. R. Galbraith was a teacher. Their final home was Mr. Forest. v. BESSIE GILCHRIST, b. 1866, Puslinch ON; d. 1951, a flu victim who died at her sister's in Mt Forest. Burial: Hespeler Cemetery Ontario. Latterly she spent the winter months with her sister and nieces in Mt. Forest. vi. CHARLOTTE GILCHRIST, b. December 05, 1863, Puslinch Ontario; d. 1921, At home of her sister Bessie in Hespeler; m. JAKE COOPER. They farmed the GIlchrist homestead, and raised a Home Boy, Mike French 1896-1967 who inherited the farm from their estates. He m. Marjorie Hodgson The farm was in his name in 1923. Their family:1. William Sask 2. Michael Hespeler 3. Mary Hespeler Sold later to Daymond R1 L12 John McNaughton from Crown 1832 1841 Capt Paddock bought it and rear 13 for Thomas Jr.1867 resident: Thomas Paddock Thomas Paddock jr. 1826 -1908 m. 1853 Elizabeth Ann Mallett 1830-1920; there 1875-85. Family: 1. Maria Elizabeth Paddock 1855–1923 was oldest dau m Mar 17 1874 Guelph. John Scott of FG L10, son of Wm Scott & Margaret Ogilvie. Built ranch & sawmill, Manitoulin. He d. 1926 Mills Twp. Manitoulin. A descendant, Capt. Scott of a ship launched at Collingwood was in Toronto harbour in the 90ties. 2. Eliza Jane m. John Gilchrist R1 L11
4. Jane, Mrs. Christian Gregor 5. Adelaide b1868-1952, Mrs. Thomas Aikens 1898 Wm.Paddock, son of George, bought it m. Janet McCormick l 16 3rd 1. John 1893-1944 m. Sadie Major 2. William 1861-1948 3. George d. 1954 bach. lived at corner 4. Alex. 1923 J.H. Dickenson 1950 Joseph Guy Joseph.W. Guy d. 1984 and brother Charles d. 1985 they had a sister Frances b. c 1915-1996 who m. Angus Ainslie, whose daughter Betty is Mrs. Ron Storey R1 L13 1841 Capt. Paddock bought it for Thos Jr. either from Wm Blue, or McNeil. Thomas Paddock c1831-1908 with wife Eliza Mallett. c1830-1906 had lots 12 and 13. 1906 their son William Paddock. 1923 R. Hodgson 1923 J.H. Dickenson had this too. Guys had this farm in 1950 R1 L14 Wellington co Atlas reserved it for Malcolm McCormick who inexplicably seemed to squat on 19 FG. In the 1851 census Edward Kingsbury from the US age 43 with wife Catherine fromScotland, age 31, and children Edward age 14, Jane, age 12, Mary A. age 7, Amaze age 5, Gilbert age 4, Russell Land Co to George Ryfe 1872 1877 Richard Bond 1881 to John Scott 1896 to Matthew Scott 1911 to Scott Fixter to Clarence Fixter Possible "old Stout" and wife lived in a house on this lot. He was a vet of Prussian war. She spoke only German. They had children. This multilingual story has been passed down to us. A German veteran of the Franco-Prussian War (1866-70) , Mr. Stout, lived with his family in a house on the south side of Puslinch Conc 2, west of County Road 35, possibly on lot 14. One day in the late 1800’s the small Stout children were noticed to be missing. Mrs. Stout, who spoke only German, went searching and enlisted the assistance of Charlie Shaumberg, a neighbor who spoke both German and English. The two searchers called at Big John McDonald’s at the corner of sideroad 10. There they found his wife Peggy, who spoke only Gaelic, entertaining her neighbor, Mrs. Peter Gilchrist, who spoke both Gaelic and English. Charlie Shaumberg explained the problem of the lost children to Mrs. Gilchrist in English. She translated it to Gaelic for Peggy, who replied that she had seen the children going into Rosses in a buggy. Mrs. Gilchrist translated this back to English for Charlie, who then told Mrs. Stout in German where her children could be found R1 L15 Neil McPhatter elder from Crown Oct. 1831 Richard Paddock, son of Capt & George his brother 1867 resident Richard Paddock 1877 George had house on NE corner Later, Wm's son George lived here Frank, Jack's son owned it Fred Paddock owned the farm land and his son Stewart inherited.
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