Robert Bryson

1817 - 1900  (83 years)

• Name	Robert Bryson  [1]
  Birth	1817	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1825	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  	Family Search record
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211777906
  _FGRAVE	211777906
  _HASHTAG	Lanark Society Settler
  	Came to Lanark County between 1820 - 1822
  Death	12 Jun 1900	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Dropsy, Heart failure. Four week duration/Senile decay
  	Almonte lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens on tuesday evening by the death of Mr Robert Bryson, of Union street, eight weeks after he was stricken with the illness that carried him away. It was of a dropsical nature, though the infirmities of age combined to make his recovery impossible. The late Mr Bryson was born in Paisley, Scotland, eighty-three years ago, and came to Canada with his parents (the late Mr and Mrs James Bryson) in 1821. Mr B. being a child of four years. they settled the same year on the old Bryson homestead in Ramsay - the farm now occupied by Mr John Neilson - and that was the home of Mr Bryson from that time until the year 1873, when, having amassed a competence, Mr and Mrs Bryson moved to Almonte, and have lived here ever since; so that Mr Bryson was a continuous resident of this neighbourhood for almost 80 years, witnessing and doing his share in the transformation of the primigenious forest into the present prosperous and well tilled farms and happy homes of this district. In ther forties and fifties deceased was engaged with his brother (the late Hon. Geo. Bryson, of Fort Coulonge) in the lumbering operations in this section, in which he was highly successful. In 1846 he was united in marriage with Janet Carswell, who survives him, and who during his illness was devotion itself. After fifty-four years of happy married life it is needless to say that Mrs Bryson feels her loss most keenly. They have no family. The late Mr Bryson was a Presbyterian in religion and a Liberal in politics. he was a genial turn, though quiet in disposition, and was a warm-hearted friend and a good neighbour. Like most of the pioneers, he delighted in recalling the early days, and was never tired talking over incidents that occured in this section before the advent of the telegraph line or the railway, and when newspapers were not in demand as they are today - the "good old days," when there was less of the hurry and bustle and more time for social intercourse than there is to-day. For years past he was largely a prisoner at home for physical reasons. A good citizen, his death is regretted by all who knew him. The funeral took place this (Thursday) afternoon, to the eighth line cemetery, and was largely attended. Rev Mr Mitchell conducted the services. Among those who came from a distance to attend the funeral were Hon Geo Bryson, Geo Bryson jun., Mrs Bryson and Mrs Boulter, of Fort Coulonge; Senator Templeman and Mrs Templeman, from Ottawa; Mrs Geo Carswell and sons, of Calumet Island; and Mrs Jas Carswell of Bryson.
  Burial	14 Jun 1900	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Plots J.I.B.A. B43 to B54 Stone 216 Robert BRYSON died June 12, 1900 aged 83 yrs A native of Paisley Scotland His wife Janet CARSWELL died Dec 5, 1914 aged 88 yrs
  Person ID	I8406	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	James Bryson,   b. 1770, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1847, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Jane Cochran,   b. 16 Nov 1792, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 13 Nov 1874, Appleton, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1813	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [3]
  Family ID	F2830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Carswell,   b. 1826, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 5 Dec 1914, Campbell's Bay, Litchfield Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1846	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West   [4, 5]
  	Married by Methodist minister George Beynon
  Family ID	F2831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1817 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Alt. Birth - Family Search record - Abt 1825 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Marriage - 6 Feb 1846 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West Death - Cause: Dropsy, Heart failure. Four week duration/Senile decay - 12 Jun 1900 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 14 Jun 1900 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 12 (Reliability: 3). Plots J.I.B.A. B43 to B54 Stone 216 Robert BRYSON died June 12, 1900 aged 83 yrs A native of Paisley Scotland His wife Janet CARSWELL died Dec 5, 1914 aged 88 yrs [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, 6 Dec 2017, "Obit. - The late Robert Bryson," Friday June 15, 1900, p. front page. (Reliability: 3). [S304] Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893 Transcription FMP, ((https://search.findmypast.com/)), accessed 16 Jul 2023), James Bryson and Jean Cochran marriage; Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893 Transcription. (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?James Last name?tab?Bryson Banns year?tab?1813 Banns date?tab?17 Oct 1813 Marriage year?tab?1813 Spouse's first name?tab?Jean Spouse's last name?tab?Cochran Spouse's residence?tab?Paisley Place?tab?Paisley County?tab?Renfrewshire Country?tab?Scotland Archive reference?tab?OPR 573-1/2 Item?tab?2 Year range?tab?1820-1854 Page?tab?103 Record set?tab?Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages Collections from?tab?United Kingdom, Scotland [S68] Robert Sergeant and J.R. Ernest Miller, Ontario, Lanark County, Some Early Lanark County Marriages 1830-1869, (Kingston, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, Kingston Branch, 1993.), 6 Dec 2017, 3., ISBN #1-55075-249-9. (Reliability: 3). [S76] Ontario. Archives of Ontario. Ancestry., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, (ancestry.com :n.d.), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938." Robert Bryson-Janet Carswell, accessed 16 Jul 2023. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab? Robert Bryson Gender?tab? Male Marriage Date?tab? 6 Feb 1846 Marriage Place?tab? Ramsay, Bathurst, Ontario, Canada Spouse?tab?Janet Carswell