Looking for descendants of Scottish or English or Irish families who (generally) first settled in Ontario, Canada, and later moved also to other parts of Canada or the United States (for McNicol, one family also moved to Australia):

James BAIRD 1771-1861 & Jane (Janet?) KING ABT 1771-BEF 1834
James Hay FAIR 1785-1854 & Jane WATSON 1806-1882
Gilbert FORGIE 1774-185? & Martha BEATTIE ABT 1774-1810?
& Margaret STEWART 1785-185?
Alexander FOSTER 1803-1869 & Ann Jane CRAWFORD 1804-1872
James FRASER 1781-1853 & Ann CAMPBELL 1783-1833 & Janet ABT 1781
John HOLLIDAY 1778-1870 & Margaret JOHNSTONE 1780-1860
James McILRAITH 1789-1881 & Euphemia STEWART 1788-1866
John McNICOL 1768-1849 & Flora MUNROE 1783-1866
William Charles PERYER* 1864-1939 & Jemima RICHARDSON* ABT 1865- 28 May 1914 (they did not emigrate from England, children did)
Archibald PROVEN 1782-BEF 1861 & Isabella PAUL 1791-1838

• Descendants of James McIlraith & Euphemia Stewart (1502 KB)
  James McIlraith was a weaver in Scotland. He emigrated to Lanark County, Ontario, Canada in 1821, as part of the Paisley Townhead Emigration Society (a Lanark Society Settler), on the ship, Earl of Buckinghamshire, with his wife Euphemia Stewart and their three sons, James, Charles & John. They had five other children in Canada: Hugh, Agnes, Jean (Jane) Findlay, Stewart & Euphemia. While some descendants stayed in Ontario, many moved to other parts of Canada and the United States. This tree is compiled research, and I'd like to give credit to Lois (McIlraith) Richardson,Terry Quirke,the late Anne Turner,my late grandparents:Evan & Carrie McIlraith, Peter Andersen's 3 books of The Lanark Era excerpts and many, many other contributors for their information and assistance. My own family line is from John McIlraith who married Ann Foster. If you note any inaccuracies or have additional information to share by email, I would be grateful to hear from you.
• Descendants of James Hay Fair & Jane Watson (529 KB)
  James Hay Fair was the son of John Fair & Nellie Smith. He emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1820 on the ship Prompt (listed as one of the non-Lanark Society Settlers in Carol Bennett's book The Lanark Society Settlers). He married Jane Watson, and they had nine children: Sarah Ann, George, Helen (Ellen), Annie, James, John, Jane (Jean), Phillip, and Andrew. The family's descendants first settled in Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Some descendants later moved to other parts of Canada and to the United States. The tree is a compiled one, and I am indebted to "The Fair Generations", a book drafted in 1991 by members of the Fair Union Committee and other contributors, with special note to Ron & Muriel Dealt, the Fair Reunion Committee directors. Peter E. Andersen's 3 books of excerpts from The Lanark Era have also been of great assistance. My own family line is from Annie Fair who married Alexander Proven. If you note any errors or have additional information to share by email, I would be grateful to hear from you.

Penny McIlraith
569 Indian Road
Toronto, ON M6P 2B9
Canada
(416) 539-0615
pennymcil@rogers.com

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