Allan Ross Craig

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Allan Ross Craig was the son of Adam W. Craig and Mary Ann Arnott Craig. Husband of Annie May Reid.



1988, Wednesday June 29 The Almonte Gazette page 18
Obituaries
Allan Ross Craig, a highly respected member of this community passed away June 14 at the Almonte General Hospital after a short illness. He was in his 86th year. Born at Rosetta, Ontario, March 20, 1903, he was the son of the late Adam Craig and Mary Arnott. In 1916 he family moved to the 11th line of Ramsay where he lived until 1968 when he retired from farming and moved to 170 High Street in Almonte. He was united in marriage to Annie May Reid on September 1, 1926, She predeceased him March 10, 1960. In 1962 he married Susan Edith Fleming (Lillie). In addition to his wife he is survived by three daughters: Dorothy (Mrs Lyle Reid) Pakenham; Jean (Mrs Keith Willows) Balderson; Lois (Mrs Graham Mowat) Nepean. There are also seven grandchildren, four step-children and several step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren. He was predeceased by one sister, Elsie (Mrs J.B. Neilson). Mr Craig was a dedicated farmer and loved his Clydesdale horses. he was quite devoted to his church where he was a member of the session for 52 years.

Allan married Annie May Reid on 1 Sep 1926 in Clayton Village, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Annie (daughter of John Ramsey Reid and Margaret Ann McKay) was born on 24 Dec 1905 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Mar 1960 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 12 Mar 1960 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dorothy Ann Craig was born in 1928; died on 22 Nov 2014 in Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
2. Jean E. Craig was born in 1930 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1999; was buried in 1999 in Boyd's Methodist Cemetery, Boyd's, Lanark, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
3. Lois Craig

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Adam William Craig was the husband of Mary Ann Arnott, they were married on 13 Sep 1893.



1935, Thursday July 11 The Almonte Gazette front page
Adam W. Craig Passes Suddenly
Many pay Tribute To Respected Citizen of Almonte District A respected citizen of Almonte passed away, Tuesday in the person of Adam William Craig. He was only 63 years of age and while he had been subject to periodical trouble with his heart in the last few years his final illness was sudden and of such brief duration that word of his death came as a great shock to all who knew him. Mr Craig was born at Rosetta and was the only child of the late Adam Craig and Margaret McGonigal. He was brought up on the Lanark Township farm and occupied it until some 19 years ago when he purchased a farm in Ramsay Township from John Neilson and the Misses Neilson. This farm is now occupied by a son Ross. Mr and Mrs Craig having moved into Almonte nine years ago and purchased the present family home, corner of Elgin and Country streets, from the late Mrs John Cumming. For some years the late Mr Craig had acted as clerk of the session of Bethany Church and as secretary of the Ramsay Farmers' Club. He was a quiet man who made a point of attending to his own affairs, a good farmer who knew the meaning of hard, conscientious work and a fine neighbour. He will be greatly missed by many friends and former neighbours in Lanark, Ramsay, Almonte and other parts of the district. Mr Craig is survived by his wife, formerly Mary Ann Arnott, a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs James Arnott of Lanark Township and by a son and daughter, namely, A.R. Craig of Ramsay and Mrs J.B. Neilson (Elsie) of Ramsay. There are also six grandchildren, three in each of the families

Adam married Mary Ann Arnott on 13 Sep 1893 in Rosetta, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of James Horne Arnott and Mary Ann Kirk) was born on 5 Sep 1867 in Rosetta, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Dec 1947 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Dec 1947 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Mary Anne Arnott
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Mary Ann Arnott was the daughter of James Horne Arnott and Mary Ann Kirk Arnott. She was married to Adam William Craig on 13 Sep 1893. They were parents of one son and one daughter.

1948, Thursday January 1 The Almonte Gazette front page
Funeral Of Mrs Adam W. Craig Held On Monday To Auld Kirk
Following a lengthy period of ill health, Mrs A.W. Craig passed away at the home of her son-in-law, Mr J.B. Neilson in Ramsay Township on Dec 27 in her 81st year. A daughter of the late James Arnott and Mary Kirk, she was born at Rosetta on Sept 5, 1867. She was the last surviving member of a family of twelve. and lived at Rosetta until 1916 when they moved to the farm on the 11th line of Ramsay where their son, A. Ross Craig resides. In 1926 they retired and moved to Almonte where they lived for many years. Mr Craig passed away on July 9, 1935. Because of failing health she went to live with her daughter, Mrs J.B. Neilson about five-and-one-half years ago. Surviving are one son, A. Ross Craig and Elsie, Mrs John B. Neilson both of Ramsay Township and seven grandchildren, Dorothy, Jean and Lois Craig and Wilfred, Alice and Marion Neilson of Ramsay and Lorne Neilson of Kingston.

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• Alt. Death: 24 Dec 1914, Rosetta, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Adam married Margaret McGonegal on 14 Dec 1861 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of John McGonegal and Mary Ann Graham) was born in 1844; died on 14 Dec 1914 in Lavant Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Margaret McGonigal
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• Alt. Birth: 14 Apr 1842, Lavant Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

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• Life Sketch: ; James Horne Arnott
• Name: James Horn Arnott
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James Horne Arnott was the son of James A. Arnott and Margaret Horne Arnott. He was first married to Janet Baird and they were parents of five children. After Janet died, James married Mary Ann Kirk in 1857 and they were parents of seven children.

Obit: Died in Rosetta, Sat. Feb. 29th 1896, James H. Arnott. He was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1819, and emigrated to Canada with his parents in 1841. He was married twice, the first being Janet Baird of Lanark Twp. who died in 1854 and second to Mary Ann Kirk, daughter of Robert Kirk of Ramsey, who survives, in 1857. By his first wife he had one son and four daughters and by the second wife, five sons and two daughters, Maggie (Mrs. David Arnott); Jeannette (Mrs. James Burns); and Jane ( Mrs. William Garrioch), all of Manitoba; Annie (Mrs. Peter Campbell), Drummond, Martha (Mrs. Jos. A. Watt), Lanark; Robert, John, George Andrew, Thomas and Mrs. Adam Craig all of Rosetta. Burial in the Rosetta burying ground. the Lanark Era, v. 1-1895-191

James married Mary Ann Kirk in 1857 in Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Robert Kirk and Martha Winnard Rae) was born in 1826 in Perth, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 29 Apr 1899 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in May 1899 in Rosetta Cemetery, Rosetta, Lanark Highlands, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary Ann Kirk was the second wife of James Horne Arnott. They were married in 1857 in Rosetta. Parents of seven children.

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Adam married Janet Gemmill. Janet (daughter of John Gemmill and Ann Weir) was born on 22 Jan 1805 in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland; died on 18 Sep 1879 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Sep 1879. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Mary Ann Graham. Mary was born about 1809 in Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland; died on 10 May 1879 in Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James married Margaret Anne Horn. Margaret was born on 26 Aug 1798; was christened on 30 Aug 1798 in Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 28 Jan 1854 in , Rosetta, Lanark Co., Ont.Canada; was buried on 28 Jan 1854 in Rosetta Cemetery, Rosetta, Lanark Highlands, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert married Martha Winnard Rae. Martha was born in 1800; died on 8 Apr 1854 in Lanark Village, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West; was buried in Rosetta, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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