Margaret Duncan^[1]

1804 - 1864  (60 years)

• Name	Margaret Duncan  [2]
  Birth	19 Apr 1804	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [2, 3]
  	SurnameDUNCAN ForenameMARGARET Parents/ Other DetailsROBERT DUNCAN/AGNES GIFFORD FR65 (FR65) GenderF Date20/04/1804 Parish Number573/3 Ref40 104 ParishPaisley Burgh or Low ScotlandsPeople
  		Scotlands People Birth and baptism record
  Christening	20 Apr 1804	Low Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [2, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Alt. Birth	1806	Scotland   [5]
  	as reported on 1851 Canada East Census
  _FSFTID	G33S-9T9
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G33S-9T9
  _HASHTAG	DNA - Paternal Connection
  	a relative on the path between a DNA Match and a common ancestor
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	20 Jul 1864	Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada
  Person ID	I2319	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Duncan,   b. 16 Oct 1778, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 9 Aug 1847, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Agnes Gifford,   b. 12 Jan 1784, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 10 Jun 1870, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1803	Laigh Parish, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland   [6]
  	27th of June 1803 Duncan Robert Duncan & Agnes Gilfford both in this parish. Alternate marriage date record of 11 Jun 1803. Agnes Gifford,s last name is spelled Gilfford on their Scotland marriage record.
  		Scottlands People Old Parish Registers Banns and Marriage Robert Duncan and Agnes Gifford
  Family ID	F801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Hamilton,   b. 7 Apr 1788, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1854, Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1829
  Children	1. Agnes Hamilton,   b. 18 Jul 1830, Clarendon Township, Ottawa County, Canada East d. 1891, Thorne Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada (Age 60 years)   2. John Corrigan Hamilton,   b. 12 Mar 1832, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 7 Oct 1894, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)   3. Robert L. Hamilton,   b. 13 Mar 1834, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 4 Mar 1908, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada (Age 73 years)   4. William Hamilton,   b. 1836, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 5 Feb 1896 (Age 60 years)   5. George Hamilton,   b. 28 Mar 1841, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 29 Jul 1910, Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)   6. James Hamilton,   b. 4 Mar 1842, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 4 Jan 1920, Farland, Assiniboia Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 77 years)   7. Jessie Hamilton,   b. 1845, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada d. 10 May 1905, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Apr 1804 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Christening - 20 Apr 1804 - Low Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Alt. Birth - as reported on 1851 Canada East Census - 1806 - Scotland Death - 20 Jul 1864 - Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Research information provided by Nancy Dale Conroy as draft material from upcoming book. WILLIAM HAMILTON (1788-1854) Some family trees on ancestry suggest he arrived in Clarendon about 1821. In the second Prendergast report, he has settled on Lot 15, Range 7 and has cleared 5 acres and part of the road. This confirms to some extent that he was in the area at least a few years before the land was allocated by Prendergast. As of 1833, he appears to have acquired another piece of land, lot 14, Range 7. This is confirmed by the 1842 census as by then he has 300 acres of land. From a couple of thin files at the Archives, the Gravelle notes suggest that he was born in 1787, not 1788. It also says he comes from Glasgow and is a carpenter. Gravelle also says he is an ex-soldier. In the 1842 Census, William is also identified as a carpenter, with a wife and six children. They are Agnes, 1829, John, 1831, William 1835, Robert 1837, George 1838, James 1841. It appears that his next child, Jessie is born in 1845. The 1842 census also lists a Jennet Hamilton, age 87, who is from Scotland; perhaps she is his mother. While he and his wife are from Scotland, the children were all born in Canada. His wife is Margaret Duncan (1804-1864) and she is from Paisley, Scotland. The Gravelle file suggests she was born on April 17, 1806. As of the 1842 census he is farming on a 300 acre property. He is growing lots of crops and also has considerable livestock, especially sheep. The family worships with the Church of Scotland. In 1845 he has a daughter, Janet (Jessie) who marries Samuel Horner on 28 June 1866. These are the parents of my grandmother, Janet (Jessie) Horner. She marries Samuel Sherwood Dale in 1907. (Gravelle files say that the births of the Hamiltons can be found in the Anglican baptism records.) He may have left Scotland 19 May 1821 from Greenock, (Glasgow), Scotland, having been sponsored by The Glasgow Trongate Society and sailing on the ship "David of London", (Capt Gemmell, 364 settlers). The book, The Lanark Society Settlers, has a William Hamilton listed. NOTE: There is a John Hamilton with a wife and either 4 or 6 children renting 30 acres of land as of 1842. He says he has been in the country for 13 years and he and his wife come from Ireland, with the children born in Canada. Presumably he arrived in the second wave of settlers; it is not clear if he knew William Hamilton given that one came from Scotland and the other from Ireland. (Research):Margaret was oldest child of Agnes and Robert.

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Dec 2022), entry for Margaret Duncan, person ID G33S-9T9. (Reliability: 3). [S172] Scotlands People, Scotlands People, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms, ((scotlandspeople.gov.uk)), accessed 1 Apr 2022), Margaret Duncan Birth and Baptism; Scotlands People, Old Parish Registers, Births & baptisms. (Reliability: 3). [S87] National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People, Do not use, Old Parish Records, Births, ((scotlandspeople.gov.uk)), accessed 16 Jan 2018), Margaret Duncan Birth and Baptism Record. (Reliability: 3). [S19] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), 1 Dec 2017, accessed 1 Dec 2017), entry for Margaret Duncan. (Reliability: 3). [S26] Canada. Ontario., Canada: Census 1851 (1852), (Ancestry. \i Ancesrty\i0 . http://ancestry.ca : n.d.), 24 Oct 2017, Ottawa County, district 20, sub-district 263, Clerendon Township, p. 71, William Hamilton household; (http://ancestry.ca : accessed 24 Oct 2017); citing 1851 Canada East Census (Reliability: 3). Source: 1851 Canada Census MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10522/1851-canada-census Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10522-286943/william-hamilton-in-1851-canada-census William Hamilton Country: Canada; Province: Canada East; District: Clarendon, Ottawa Citation: William Hamilton Birth: Circa 1788 - Scotland (?cosse) Residence: Jan 12 1852 - Clarendon, Ottawa, Canada East, Canada Wife (implied): Margaret Duncan Hamilton Children (implied): Agnes Hamilton, John Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, William Hamilton, George Hamilton, James Hamilton, Janet Hamilton [S257] (Scotland), Scotlands People, Old Parish Registers Marriages, (\i ScotlandsPeople\i0 . ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk.), "11/06/1803 DUNCAN, ROBERT (Old Parish Registers Marriages 573/3 40 276 Paisley Burgh or Low) Page 276 of 372," Robert Duncan & Agnes Gifford marriage; accessed 10 Jul 2021 (Reliability: 3).