James Gemmill b. 21 Dec 1818 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 27 Jan 1899 Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

James Gemmill

1818 - 1899 (80 years)

Name	James Gemmill [1]
Birth	21 Dec 1818	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]
Christening	27 Dec 1818	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]
	Address: High Church Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland
	GEMMILL JAMES JAMES GEMMILL/SUSAN SIMPSON FR350 (FR350) M 27/12/1818 573/1 10 578 Paisley High Church
Gender	Male
_FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201141402
_FGRAVE	201141402
_FSFTID	2Z8Q-ZP2
_FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2Z8Q-ZP2
_HASHTAG	Lanark Society Settler
	Came to Lanark County between 1820 - 1822
_TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
Burial	1899	United Cemeteries, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Address: 2677 Cemetery Side Road. Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario K7C 3P2 Canada 613 257-7370
Death	27 Jan 1899	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Cause: Influenza
	Address: 2677 Cemetery Side Road. Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario K7C 3P2 Canada 613 257-7370
	Born December 21, 1818 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, James came to Canada in 1821 as a two year-old with his parents, James Gemmill and Susannah Simpson. Arriving at Lanark Village in July 1821, the Gemmill family were housed at a temporary military encampment set up for the newly arrived Scottish immigrants. Tragically, James' mother died while they were still camped at Lanark Village. So James grew up in the wilds of Lanark County being raised by his widower father. When older, young James and his older sister Mary would help transform their wooded 100 acre land grant in south Ramsay Township (East 1/2 Lot 5, Conc. 11) into a viable farm. James Jr. would later inherit the farm with its meandering creek from his father, which was described as a "beautiful farm" in his obituary. James married Jennet Bridget in April 1840 and they raised eight children at their family farm, situated just northeast of Appleton. Jennet died in 1869 and James married the widow Agnes (Henry) Campbell in April 1869 but they later separated. James sold his farm in 1871 and moved to nearby Carleton Place. For 28 years, James lived at what is now 38 Bridge St. beside the old Central School (now the Post Office). James set up shop as a grocer and provided Carleton Place residents with fresh produce and food supplies during the 1870s and 1880s. James' obituary in the Ottawa Journal (30 Jan 1899) provides a nice insight on James in his latter years: "For a long time he has been in poor health, and could not move far from the house, but on pleasant days, sitting in his chair on the verandah, gave and sought a social life with the passing townsfolk and neighbours of by-gone days, ... his kindly word to children and demeanor to neighbours, his bluff good-humoured salutations, indexed the fuller phases of his personality." James died at home from influenza on January 27, 1899, after a long life of 80 years. His obituary confirms he was buried at Cram's Cemetery, which became St. Fillans, and is now part of Beckwith United Cemetery. Brief bio by M. S. Manning, James' 3G-grandson.
Person ID	I7803	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
Last Modified	20 Aug 2023

Father	James Gemmill, b. 1 Oct 1791, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Susanah McDonald Simpson, b. 1790, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1821, Lanark Village, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 31 years)
Marriage	18 Nov 1815	Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3, 4, 5]
	GEMMELL JAMES SUSAN SIMPSON/FR4983 (FR4983) 18/11/1815 685/3 180 441 Canongate
Family ID	F792	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Jenet Bridget, b. 1816, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 9 Feb 1869, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 53 years)

Marriage 8 Apr 1840 Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West

Married at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ramsay Township (Appleton).

Children

	1. Ann Gemmill
	2. James Gemmill, b. 1841, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 4 Aug 1895, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 54 years)
	3. Jessie Gemmill, b. 1844, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	4. Marion Gemmill, b. 26 Jan 1844, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 4 Apr 1908 (Age 64 years)
	5. William Gemmill, b. 1848, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Yes, date unknown
	6. John Gemmill, b. 1850, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 5 Mar 1888, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 38 years)
	7. Robert Gemmill, b. 1852, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Susannah Gemmill, b. 1854, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Elizabeth Gemmill, b. 1857, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 6 Sep 1949, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years)
	10. Jane Gemmill, b. 1865, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F1721 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 2 Oct 2019

Family 2	Agnes Henry
Marriage	Apr 1869
_MARRIED	N
_STAT	Separated
Family ID	F8563	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	16 Feb 2022

Event Map

	Birth - 21 Dec 1818 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
	Christening - Address: High Church Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland - 27 Dec 1818 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
	Marriage - 8 Apr 1840 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
	Burial - Address: 2677 Cemetery Side Road. Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario K7C 3P2 Canada 613 257-7370 - 1899 - United Cemeteries, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Death - Cause: Influenza,Address: 2677 Cemetery Side Road. Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario K7C 3P2 Canada 613 257-7370 - 27 Jan 1899 - Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

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Notes

The only son of James Gemmill and Susannah Simpson, James was born at Paisley, Scotland in 1818. He was only two when his parents came to Canada with the Lanark Society Settlers in 1821. His mother died while the family was still camped at the Lanark Military settlement in 1821.

James married Jennet Bridget in Apr 1840 and they raised a large family of 4 boys and 4 girls on their Ramsay Twp farm. Described as a "beautiful farm" in his obituary, their home was on the East half Lot 5, Conc 11. Following Jennet's death in 1869, James married Agnes Henry but they later separated.

James was a victim of influenza; he died Feb 1899 at Carleton Place, aged 80. His obituary confirms he was buried at Cram's Cemetery.

Sources

[S20] Scotland. Bute. Rothesay., Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Transcription, 1 Dec 2017, James Gemmell; 1,041,285, 1041283. (Reliability: 3).
[S20] Scotland. Bute. Rothesay., Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Transcription, 1 Dec 2017, James Gemmell; 1,041,285, 1041283. (Reliability: 3).
James Gemmill

Gender:
Male
Birth:
Dec 21 1818
Christening:
Dec 27 1818

High Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
Father:
James Gemmill

Mother:
Susan Simpson

Indexing Project (Batch) Number:
C11573-4
System Origin:
Scotland-ODM
GS Film number:
1041283
[S19] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Sep 2019), entry for Susanah Simpson, person ID K8L8-N3M. (Reliability: 3).
;Contributor: kmanning/pattison/2517335
[S152] Scotland, Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 (MH) (FMP), (My Heritage. \i Scotland Marriages 1561-1910\i0 . https://www.myheritage.com/), Susan Simpson-James Gemmill marriage registry transcription (1815); by Find My Past, FamilySearch Intl, "Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Transcription," \i Scotland Marriages 1561-1910\i0 ?(https://www.myheritage.com/ : accessed 1 Oct 2019) (Reliability: 3).
First name(s)?tab?Susan
Last name?tab?Simpson
Marriage year?tab?1815
Marriage date?tab?18 Nov 1815
Marriage place?tab?Canongate,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Spouse's first name(s)?tab?James
Spouse's last name?tab?Gemmell
Place?tab?Edinburgh
County?tab?Midlothian
Country?tab?Scotland
Father's first name(s)?tab?Alexander
Father's last name?tab?Simpson
Record set?tab?Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
[S257] (Scotland), Scotlands People, Old Parish Registers Marriages, (\i ScotlandsPeople\i0 . ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk.), "Canongate Parish," James Gemmell and Susan Simpson; accessed 4 Mar 2022 (Reliability: 3).
GEMMELL
JAMES
SUSAN SIMPSON/FR4983 (FR4983)
18/11/1815
685/3
180 441
Canongate

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