Employed by Ontario Hydro, (then the Provincial Electric Power Authority), for over 40 years in a variety of customer service, sales and marketing positions before retiring in 1988 as a Marketing Training Officer. In 1985, he was elected president of the employee's Quarter Century Club in the club's 50th year. In younger days he served 4 years in the Canadian Militia (Signal Corps) attaining the rank of Sergeant and later joined the Masonic Order to become a Master Mason. Until moving to Brampton, he was a volunteer for several years in the Intensive Care Unit of the Queensway General Hospital in Etobicoke. In Brampton, he did volunteer work for Peel Hospice for a while and later completed a 3-year term on the Board of Directors for the Condo building where he presently resides. He enjoys his computer and email contacts as he searches the 'net' while working on his various family genealogy research projects.
As health problems began to develop for both himself and his wife Isabell, home maintenance became increasingly difficult. The logical alternative was the sale of the long-time home in Etobicoke in 1995, and a move to a condominium apartment in Brampton to be near their three married daughters. Unfortunately, Isabell died from the effects of pancreatic and breast cancer just a few short months after they moved in. In 1996 he met Florence, a widow, who was also a resident in the building. They were married in 1997 in a private ceremony in the party room of their condo building in the presence of all members of both families, including their combined 11 grandchildren. They enjoyed some 13 years of happily married life with many trips, cruises and other excursions until Florence died in June 2010 after a lengthy battle with cancer. During their time together, Florence became a loving step-grandmother to all of Jim's grandchildren who adored her.
FOOTNOTE:
Like many others over the years, Jim had accumulated numerous photos and other family history
items, (some of it inherited from his parents), and most of it stored away in albums and shoe boxes,
and often seldom looked at. With his first computer he found he now had an excellent method of
organizing this collection into some semblance of a family history. Even then, it took a question
from one of his daughters in July of 1992 as to the names of her great-grandparents, (that he couldn't
then answer), to really push him into getting started. The search to identify and learn about existing
relatives, let alone find out about those of previous generations, soon became a never ending project
and hobby. The onset and convenience of Email and the Internet soon became the quick and easy way
to connect with many far-distant relatives and family members, some of whom he had never met and
probably would not even have known of otherwise. These new communication aids also allowed the
easy assembly and distribution of various Family Reports and the exchange of information between
interested family lines.
Isabell's name was intended to be "Isabella" (after her mother), but somehow the letter "A" never made it to her birth certificate. She was happiest when she was knitting -- a skill she learned from her mother -- and she turned out a prodigious amount of knitted baby wear and other items for all her children as well as gifts for others. Prior to becoming a full-time homemaker, she was employed as a legal secretary. Isabell became and remained a Girl Guide Leader until after her youngest daughter had started in Guiding. Today she would be pleased to learn all her granddaughters have also been active in the Girl-Guide movement. Isabell loved to play cards and board games with her daughters and grandchildren and did so with an enjoyment and intensity level which was hard to believe. (Possibly one major character flaw was she found it extremely difficult to pass a Bingo Parlour). Developing health problems forced the sale of the long-time family home in Etobicoke and a move to a condominium apartment in Brampton in May of 1995. She didn't have long to enjoy it, as just a few months later in December, Isabell died in the Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ontario, after a lengthy 3-year battle with pancreatic and breast cancer.
BURIAL:
Cremation took place at Meadowvale Crematorium, Mississauga, Ontario, 15 Dec 1995. A Memorial
Service was held in Brampton, Ontario, 18 Dec 1995 and her cremation ashes were later scattered at
the family cottage at Miller Lake, Ontario, during a short family service held the following spring.
Russell was unfortunately born mentally handicapped and also suffered from frequent epileptic seizures in his short lifetime. His condition worsened to the point where it became necessary for him to have round-the-clock care in a Children's Hospital in Orillia. Just after his 7th birthday, he died in hospital when he failed to recover from a seizure. However, part of Russell lives on. It was arranged to have his corneas transplanted and we subsequently learned one cornea went to a blind typist, (who later wrote us a letter), with the other going to a carpenter who had lost his sight in an industrial accident.
Robert served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders regiment during WWI and was severely wounded in France from a shrapnel burst. In his younger days he had crewed on a yacht in Scotland and also captained his field hockey team which won the Glasgow Celtic Society Shinty Cup two years in a row. Robert was a twin brother of Mary. He immigrated to Canada after WWI, (date unknown but around 1924), and for many years was employed by the City of Toronto. In the early 1950's, he developed severe skin irritations attributed to his war wounds, (pieces of shrapnel remained embedded in his back all his life). This forced him to seek less active work as a security guard. Robert and his brother John both married MacKenzie sisters as detailed in other notes. Robert was a heavy smoker and this finally caught up to him. In the last few years of his life he developed severe Emphysema, which almost completely disabled him. This progressed to the point he was hospitalized in the Oakville-Trafalgar hospital where he died in 1967 just one year to the day after the death of his wife. He is buried with his wife in Pine Hills Cemetery, Scarborough, Ontario, Section 5, Grave #1357. Marriage9.
Before immigrating to Canada in 1925, Isabella (she much preferred and was generally known as "Isa"), worked as a cook in a manor estate home known as Glenfinart House near Glasgow and is where she acquired her well-known recipes for plum pudding and shortbread. During this time, Isa worked with Flora Campbell and was introduced to Flora's brother Robert, Isa's eventual husband, although they would not get married until years later after they had both immigrated to Canada. (Isa and her sister "Peggy" both married Campbell brothers as outlined elsewhere in their respective biographies). While a non-smoker herself, Isa died from lung cancer in Riverdale hospital in Toronto. It is now believed her cancer was caused by the second-hand cigarete smoke from her husband Bob who was a life-long heavy smoker. Isa is buried with her husband in Pine Hills Cemetery, Scarborough, Section 5, Grave #1357.
Although his name was James, he became known as "Scotty" in Canada. He is found on the 1901 census at "Little Camoquhill" farm with his parents and 6 sister siblings then still at home. (His three older brothers had already left home). He first came to Canada about 1905 and after two return trips to Scotland, immigrated to stay in 1909 and traveled around the prairies doing farm work. He is picked up on the 1911 census on a farm near Regina and it is believed it was around this time he first met his future wife Marjorie. She had been visiting her sister Clara and her husband Bob Fogal on their farm near Lafleche, Sask., when dad came calling looking for work. It's not known how long he stayed, but obviously he kept in touch after he left. It is known they met again in the Montreal area where Mom worked for a while before Dad went west again. Eventually they both wound up in Toronto where they married and settled to stay. Dad once told me about his experiences on one of his trips home. After saying hello to his mother, he went to the barn where his father was harnessing a horse. When he called out a greeting, the strange voice startled the horse which then kicked out and broke his father's leg. Dad's homecoming was then extended until his father could manage on his own.
Once settled in Toronto, he worked first as a teamster for Hendrie cartage, then the freight agent for CN Railways. Although the use of trucks was increasing, horses were still a major form of transport before WWII. (The Toronto harbour would then often freeze hard in the winter and Dad told me he once drove a team and sleigh with supplies across the ice to the Toronto Islands where a sizable number of people then lived year-round). We lived on the 2nd floor of a company house at #5 Peter Street next door to his work location, on the north-east corner of Peter and Front streets across the street from where the Rogers Centre "Sky-Dome" is today. As part of his rental arrangement for the company flat, Dad was required to help feed and water the horses on weekends. However, after a work related injury in 1936, (his first broken leg), he was let go. (These were the "depression" pre-war years and there were no unions in those days to protect the worker's interests).
He later became a shipper-receiver for a trucking company specializing in moving machinery and other heavy equipment. It was hard physical work and once again, employment injuries took their toll. He suffered several serious accidents including having both legs broken, one for the second time. These injuries later developed into severe arthritis leaving him virtually immobile in his later years. His first leg operation in 1936 had been "botched" and required another operation which in turn, left him with a permanent limp. The Employment Compensation Board then awarded him a generous (?) "Life-time" pension of $5.00 a month. But he was a tough old bird and when he lived longer than they expected, the Board later "signed him off" with a lump sum payment of $250.00 on his 75th birthday. He had taught himself to play the "squeeze box", a small accordion he had brought with him from Scotland. It was certainly a life-time of enjoyment for him over the miles and years. As the fabric dried out and the seams split, he patched it with tape to keep it going much to the delight of his granddaughter Barbara who always pressured him to play it for her.
One evening in his sleep, he lapsed into a coma from which he never regained consciousness. Moved to a hospital, he died there peacefully about a week later. He is buried with his wife in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Section 54, Grave #1988. Birth7.
My Harding grandparents immigrated from England in 1892, landing in Montreal from Liverpool and settled in Adamsville, Quebec. (My grandmother was pregnant with my mother during the voyage over, probably not a very pleasant experience in those days, and my mother was born shortly after they arrived). I don't have a lot of details about my mother's early life in Quebec other than she was raised on a farm. I recall her telling me that during WWI, she had a job in a munitions plant in Montreal which made artillery shells. (She said she often wondered if they worked). She married my father in Toronto where they settled and lived the rest of their days. Sometime after my father's death, my mother developed severe arthritis in both her hands to the extent they became virtually useless. She became unable to care for herself and was admitted to a nursing home. While there, she slipped and fell breaking her hip. She never fully recovered from this set back and died soon afterwards in the nursing home. She is buried with her husband in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Section 54, Grave #1988.
A still-born male birth. Death 1631.
Surviving correspondence and photographs seem to indicate David was both a well-educated and prosperous farmer. His 12 children were reportedly all born at the farm known as "Little Camoquhill", (part of a larger estate), near Balfron, with Bannockburn shown as the location on birth registrations. (The 1911 "Valuation Roll of the County of Stirlingshire", lists "Little Camoquhill" as "part of the estate of Alexander Fairlie Wilson" with David as "Farm Manager" and "Inhabitant" and Mary (Kemp) Bryce as "Housekeeper"). Several years after the death of his first wife, David married the twice-widowed Mary (Kemp) Bryce in Balfron in 1911. It appears they retired shortly after their marriage as it is now known they relocated to "Strathallan Cottage" in Scone where Mary died in 1931. David apparently then moved to his daughter Barbara's home in Scone where he lived out his remaining days. His death extract reports he died of "Apoplexy" (more commonly called a "stroke"), in the presence of his daughter Barbara, (and presumably in her home). The registration for his second marriage in 1911, (Marriage14A), gives his age as 54 and Mary's as 55. David's second oldest son John and his wife Elizabeth signed as witnesses. Marriage Registration (1st): Marriage14. Marriage Registration (2nd): Marriage14A. Birth record LDS: C116711. Birth14. (on "Wheatacre" farm). Death Entry: #28/1933 Scone Register. Death14. (The Death entry originally showed a date of July 16, but a corrected entry now lists the death date as July 19 and this later date has been used for the record).
Little is known about Margaret except that according to my father, her family farmed near Denny, Stirlingshire, ("Casterton Farm"), in the same general area as Balfron. Some of her brothers and sisters reportedly also had farms nearby. Margaret married David, 11 Dec 1876, about three months AFTER their first child Archibald was born. Several generations later, Archie's early birth is no longer a problem but it probably caused a family stir at the time and was most likely a factor in his parents wedding plans. (See notes for her son Archibald). Scottish female death index, Balfron 1905 #13. Marriage14.
He was born September 1, 1876, about three months BEFORE the marriage of his parents David and Margaret, and certainly, the stigma of his illegitimacy affected him all his life. Even his headstone in the cemetery in Magnolia, Alberta, simply records his birth as 1876 and his death as 1953. It is now known his parents were married on December 11, 1876 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, and not in the Denny/Balfron area of Stirlingshire where both families then farmed and resided. With the passing of time and the people involved, the details of his birth are no longer important except for this record. However, for the times it likely was a concern for both the Waddell and Eadie families.
Certainly the 1881 Scottish census had incorrect information about his birth and age, and whether or not this was unintended or an attempt to hide his birth details is not now known. The 1881 census listed Archie as born in Bothkennar, while his birth extract, (Birth145), registers him in Bannockburn. He was also shown as a younger third-born child, instead of being the first-born in the family as he was known to be. (I clearly recall my father always referred to Archie as his oldest brother). The later 1891 census taken at "North Field Farm", Dunipace, Stirlingshire corrects this and gives his age as "15" which, equates with his known birth year of 1876. This census lists Archibald and his younger brother John, as then living with his Grandmother Margaret Eadie's family. He was not found on the 1901 Scottish census and he was likely in transit on his way to Canada at that time.
Whether or not it was because of his birth situation or something else will never be known, but a life-long animosity reportedly developed between Archie and his father. Archie is known to have expressed the sentiment "he didn't really feel he was a member of the family." Perhaps because of this, he was also the first of four brothers in the family to immigrate to Canada. He struck out on his own at an early age by taking passage to Canada as a crewman on a small steerage vessel. It is not known just when he arrived in Canada, but it appears it was sometime in 1902 as this is the immigration date given for him on the 1906 census. He also shows, age 35, on the 1911 census at Strassburg, near Regina, Sask. Archie never married and little is known about his early years in Canada other than he eventually settled in Storthoaks, Saskatchewan. At one time he owned two quarters of land (320 acres) in the area but later lost it for back taxes during the depression years of the 1930's. He also established and operated a dray (cartage) business for the local farmers and merchants. In later life, health problems left him near helpless and destitute. He lived out his final days in the home of his brother John in Magnolia, Alberta where he died and was buried in the family plot.
Birth315. Plean Mill Cottages, Bannockburn is listed as her birth location.
Barbara never married and died of a heart attack at her home in Scone at the relatively young age of 48. She shows on the 1901 Balfron census with her parents and other family members then at home. After her father David's second wife died, he moved into her home where he lived out his days. (Barbara was not the oldest daughter but was said to have been her father's favourite). She apparently stirred up the family when she made her father's funeral arrangements and had him buried near her home, (in Scone cemetery, Perthshire), instead of beside his first wife Margaret Eadie in the family plot in Balfron Cemetery. Birth148. Death148.
Isabella's death date and location is recorded in a surviving letter written to my Uncle John by my grandfather. The letter, (the only example of my grandfather's handwriting that I have), is displayed in the file. In the ornate penmanship common at the time, the letter formally outlines Isabella's death and burial arrangements. The letter and envelope are both edged in black ink as was the custom for death notices at that time. Birth316. Death316.
The photo is of the Balfron Church and cemetery and likely where some of the family members are buried. Marion was the last-born in the family and reportedly died as a young child sometime after the 1901 census. Birth311.
The 1881 British census lists him working as a waiter in St. Pancras, London, England, where he is married and his first child was born. On April 16, 1892 he sailed from Liverpool on the "Lake Huron" and landed in Montreal, Canada on April 26 with his wife and four surviving children. (The year of immigration is confirmed on the 1901 Canadian census Film # T-6515, page 5). Settling first in Brome County in the eastern part of Quebec, he reportedly worked as a carpenter for Mr. Adams, the founder of Adamsville, Quebec and then later farmed locally. The remaining three children in the family, (including my mother), were born and raised here.
In 1907, John went west to Saskatchewan to try his hand at homesteading and on June 13, 1908, he filed a land grant near present-day Lafleche. He built a sod shanty to establish his homestead claim and moved there the following Spring with his wife and two youngest children, Clara (13), and Joe (10). The rest of the family including my mother remained in Quebec at that time, although most of them would later move west to farm near Lafleche as well. Reportedly, one of John's brothers immigrated from England to Johannesburg, S. Africa where he is said to have established a "plantation" -- but no evidence has been found to support this. Two of John's sisters who remained in England reportedly became Nuns, but again, no evidence has been found to support this. John was living with his youngest son Joe in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, when he died in 1943. Birth16. Marriage16. John was the only grandparent I was ever able to meet. This was in 1936 when I was 8 and I visited with my mother at his farm near Lafleche, Sask.
Little is known about Catherine other than she was born in England, (Birth record LDS: C137112), and immigrated to Canada early in 1892 along with her husband and four surviving children. The 1901 census for Adamsville, Brome County, Quebec lists her Birth Date as 2 Apr 1859, confirms the year of immigration as 1892, and lists the family then still at home, including my mother. (Catherine had been pregnant during the voyage over and my mother was born in Adamsville, Quebec shortly after the family arrived in Canada). Catherine's travels were not yet over as she later accompanied her husband and their two youngest children to a homestead farm near Lafleche, Sask. Whether or not the rigors of pioneering and the severe prairie winters were part of the cause will never be known, but Catherine was later confined to a mental institution where she died, reportedly of a brain tumour.
Family oral history reports Alfred became very sick as a young child and his father went to get the Doctor and (presumably while waiting for him), he reportedly got to drinking and wound up in a gambling game. When he returned home, Alfred was found dead in his mother's arms. In 1892, the family immigrated to Canada and settled in Adamsville, Quebec where the last three children in his family, including my mother, were born.
Graham and Arlene first met as teenagers when they were both active in the Scout and Girl Guide movements (where they both obtained the then highest awards possible). His full-time employment as a Service Training Co-ordinator for a large heavy equipment manufacturer is in sharp contrast to the part-time jewelry repair and manufacturing business he once operated. Graham is also an ardent sports fisherman and for many years was as an annual participant in the Lake Ontario fishing derby until he sold his boat.
When his son Jason started to experiment with a homemade bow and arrow at the family cottage, it caught Graham's attention and this soon developed into a new sports activity for both of them. Graham graduated to professional equipment and became very competitive. It is now obvious he has a natural ability and he worked and trained very hard to learn the fundamentals. He accelerated his training and has competed at international levels with archers from around the world at tournaments in both Canada and the USA. His employer also recognized his achievement and contributed financially to his training and tournament costs as Graham continued to develop his archery skills. He received coaching assistance and for a while trained and competed with some of Canada's Olympic hopefuls. In the Fall of 2006, Graham took the Gold medal as he won the Ontario Provincial Championship and at that time was ranked 6th in Canada. (All this in a little over a year). His goal was to become one of the three archery team members to represent Canada in the 2008 Olympics. Sadly, he missed out in the qualifying round by a very narrow margin and has since retired from active participation. Graham is currently employed at Tormont Industries as a lead instructor in the maintenance and repair of heavy industrial equipment.
Arlene was born with an 'RH negative blood factor', which at that time required an immediate blood transfusion even though she was only a few hours old. Her father had the traumatic experience of transferring her in a mobile incubator, (in his own car accompanied by a nurse), from the Queensway General hospital in Etobicoke where she was born, to Toronto's Sick Children's Hospital where the blood transfusion was performed.
As a teenager, Arlene achieved the "Canada Cord", (then the highest award attainable in the Girl Guide Movement). She made the "Dean's List" and graduated with Honours from Ryerson University in Toronto with a Bachelor of Business Management Degree. Arlene enjoys singing and her choir activities and before her retirement from this activity, she was the longest serving member of her church choir. She has been called upon as a soloist at weddings (including those of both her sisters). Arlene and her future husband Graham first met in their teenage years, when as part of their respective Guide and Scout troops, they both happened to be working on the same renovation project at a district summer camp. It turned out they were both assigned to paint the same washroom -- and it's been true love ever since! (It's also interesting to note Graham now does all the painting). Arlene is currently a Contract Administrator working at Ontario Power Generation - Nuclear, one of the successor companies of the former Ontario Hydro.
Kristen is active in school sports and also worked 2 mornings a week as a volunteer at her former school's Breakfast Club, (serving hot breakfasts to kids who may not otherwise get a proper meal at home). Over the last few years Kristen has also worked hard at water safety courses, put in many hours of volunteer work and completed all the necessary training. Her dedication to work and safety ethics has paid off as she is currently a Supervising Water Safety Instructor and Head Life Guard with the City of Brampton Aquatics Department where she works part-time. Like her mother, Kristen enjoys music and has sung in church choirs starting from the age of 5. She is active in archery both in school and local tournaments, enjoys skiing in the winter and is also involved with Rangers (Girl Guides). Kristen is now enrolled in the Mississauga campus of the University of Toronto and majoring in Business Administration.
He made his living as a fisherman and was also the local sail-maker. Hector and Kate had 11 children all born in the small fishing village of Gairloch. The first 5 were born in "Badachro" House and the last 6 in "Badininal" House. Birth21. Birth record: LDS #C110661.
Nothing is known about Christina, (Birth record lists her as "Christy"), other than she lived all her life in Gairloch where she raised 11 children. Birth record LDS: C110661.
Kate reportedly committed suicide in London, England by jumping from a bridge into the Thames river and drowning.
Alexander was apparently quite short in stature and so acquired the Gaelic nickname of "Wee Ec", (or "Little Alec"). A bachelor all his life, he was the last MacKenzie to own and live in "Badaninal" house in Gairloch which for several generations had been a major part of the family heritage. (He sold it for £100 UK Sterling in 1957 when he thought he was getting a "bit old"). He then moved a short distance away -- and carried his furniture on his back -- over the hills to his new home "Port Henderson". (This is reportedly about a 20-minute walk -- without furniture). Birth177.
John immigrated to Canada -- date unknown but sometime around 1920-- and he remained a bachelor all his life. In Canada, he lived and worked as a shepherd on the Benson ranch which, at that time (1957), was one of the largest free-range sheep ranches in the vast prairie flatlands of southwestern Alberta. It was a life of isolation -- many miles from the nearest town of Taber -- with only the sheep and his herd dogs for company. His sisters Isa and Peggy, niece Maree (Campbell) Logan and myself, attended his funeral. We later visited his last campsite and I vividly recall the serenity of this location. Without a tree or any man-made structure in sight, one could turn in any direction and see only the flat prairie grassland right up to the horizon. If you wanted to be alone with your thoughts, this surely had to be the place. Birth178.
Family information is that Roderick was in the British Navy during WW I and reportedly worked as a fencer in Oban, Argyllshire after the war. However, a ship's passenger manifest shows a Roderick Mackenzie, age 24, born in Gairlock, arrived in Canada aboard the "SS Scotian" in Saint John, New Brunswick, 24 Mar 1920, with the declared intention of "Sheep Farming". The immigration declaration he filled out also stated he had a train ticket on the CPR for Alberta. (From this, it appears Roderick's intention (at that time), was to join his older brother John who was already in Canada on a sheep ranch in Alberta. However, this apparently did not work out as planned since Roderick did not stay in Canada and returned to Scotland sometime afterwards).
According to his sisters, his nickname of "Mass" was derived from "Massacre". He was said to have been the strongest boy in school where he reportedly seldom lost a school-yard fight. It was always a "massacre" - hence the nickname. He immigrated to Canada sometime after WWI -- date unknown (but believed around 1920). He served overseas with the Canadian Army during WWII (and with a nickname like "Mass" it was good to know he was on our side). After the war and until his death, Mass was employed by the City of Toronto works department. He married sometime after the war but sadly his wife almost immediately took ill and was admitted to hospital where she died shortly afterwards.
At last report Chrissie was living in "Port Henderson House", which was formerly owned by her brother Alec. (She had nursed him through a period of ill health and before he died he willed the house to her). Chrissie never married.
Alexander was a sailor and reportedly earned his living as a Mate on ocean going ships and is the reason he was known locally by the nickname of "Mate". Birth record LDS Batch Number: 7207727.
Birth record: LDS #C110662. Isabella was alive (listed as "age 80"), and living with her daughter Christina and S-I-law Hector at the time of the 1901 census taken in Gairloch.
Birth record LDS: C110661.
Birth record LDS: C110661.
Birth record LDS Batch Number: 7409908.
Many of the details of Alexander's parentage have long been shrouded in mystery and family secrecy, mainly because of his illegitimate birth. However, it is known he was raised as a Campbell on the Isle of Bute by the Macleans of Mechnock. There was only ONE "Alexander Campbell" who had a birth registered in Bute in his known birth year of 1862 and it confirms an illegitimate birth to a Mary Campbell, a 22 year-old unmarried factory worker. Mary registered the birth by herself on 10 Oct 1862 and her "mark" was witnessed by the Registrar. Birth44. Birth record LDS: C115581.
While Alexander's mother is now known, the mystery continues in respect to the actual identity of Alexander's father. It's certain the father was a "Campbell" given the family secrecy about his birth and the known circumstances of Alexander being both raised and later marrying as a "Campbell". However, his mother obviously had a "Maclean" connection to have had a Maclean family raise him and it's also noted Alexander later used "Maclean" as the second or third given name for some of his children, something he would not have done without a close Maclean family connection. His maternal grandparents turned out to be the answer. Alexander's mother Mary was the daughter of a Donald Campbell, who married a Maclean, and it was this Maclean family side of his mother's parents who raised him. (See notes for Mary Campbell). Alexander was buried in grave #109, Kilbride Cemetery next to his wife Euphemia who was buried in grave #108. Alexander, Euphemia and 10 of their children show on the 1901 census at Kilfinin. (The oldest, Archibald, does not show and is assumed to have already moved on).
Euphemia appears on the 1861 Scottish census (age 1), taken at "Achourk Farm" with her father, mother and three siblings. It is known Alexander and Euphemia were married at "Achourk", in Kilfinan Parish by the Reverend Mcfee, Minister of Portnahaven, Isle of Islay. They were married in one of the cottages of Achourk and then lived in the upper of the two cottages by the ruins of Ascog Castle. Euphemia was buried in grave #108, Kilbride Cemetery, next to her husband Alexander who was buried in grave #109. Birth record LDS Batch Number: 7626418.
Buried at Kilbride Cemetery, Grave #110. He apparently never married.
Reportedly "died as a young child".
Dana is an electronics technician engaged in the repair and servicing of commercial computing equipment. He was a Boy Scout leader for many years and is the recipient of a Provincial long service award and a community service award from the City of Brampton recognizing his many years of community service in the Boy Scout movement.
Barb, (never call her Barbara), followed her mother as a leader in the Girl Guide movement until marriage and family commitments intervened. She was employed in a clerical function with Ontario Power Generating, (one of the successor companies of the former Ontario Hydro) for almost 40 years before retirement. In retirement, Barb is dabbling in scrap-booking and party favours and wondering if this could be the makings of a part-time business venture.
Scott was a "quick study" and consistently recorded high scholastic marks. He received a special achievement award in his last year in middle school. Like his father before him, he was active for many years as an assistant leader in the Boy Scout movement but now volunteers his time working with handicapped athletes in the "paralympics" sledge-hockey program. He is on the Board of Directors for the "Brampton Cruisers", a local sledge hockey team and is extensively active with them in team tournaments and travel activities. Scott traveled to Vancouver in March 2010 (at his own expense), where he was an active volunteer and supporter of the Canadian team at the paralympic games. Scott's full-time job is with the Parks and Recreation Department in Oakville, Ontario.