John Lockhart (abt. 1793 - 1871)

Born about 1793 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Husband of Jane McMillan — married 12 Aug 1816 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1871 at about age 78 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada

This profile is part of the Lockhart Name Study.

Biography

John Lockhart was born about 1793 in Scotland, exact date and place unknown. He married Jane (or Jean) McMillan in August 1816. They emigrated to Canada in 1821, along with their daughters, Elexis, Ann and Margaret, among a large group of settlers sent by the Lesmahagow Emigration Society. Most of these emigrants had been hand-loom weavers, who left Scotland after the collapse of the textile industry.

The wave of migrants sailed from Greenock aboard the ship "Earl of Buckinghamshire" on 2 May 1821, arrived at Québec on 16 June 1821, then made their way up the rivers to Ramsay Township, near present-day Ottawa. The settlers were allowed to go out and select their desired homestead, then return to register the location. On 31 July 1821, John Lockhart registered his chosen parcel: Concession 12, lot 4 west, near the present-day town of Almonte. The Lockhart family built a home, where a further five children were born.

John's wife, Jane McMillan, died in January, 1837, leaving him with eight children, ranging in age from 20 years to 4 years.

John Lockhart passed away on 21 Feb 1871, at Ramsay Township, Ontario. A marker at Auld Kirk Cemetery in the town of Almonte commemorates many of the early settlers, including:

John Lockhart, Senior, from Lanark, Scotland on the 'Earl of Buckinghamshire' in 1821.

The census taken in April, 1871 includes a mortality schedule, listing people who had recently died. It shows John's surname misspelled:

John Lockhert, 78, born Scotland, widowed, Church of Scotland, Ramsay, North Lanark, Ontario

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Burial

Auld Kirk Cemetery 1923 Ramsay Concession 8 Almonte, Ontario, Canada K0A 1A0

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #127149459

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Rick Heiser, Apr 28, 2013

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 February 2017, 17:47), entry for John Lockhart(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KC4C-9CW); contributed by various users.

• 1861 & 1871 Canada censuses, Ramsay Township, Ontario

• "The Lanark Society Settlers: Ships' Lists of the Glasgow Emigration Society 1821" by Gerald J. Neville (Ottawa, 1995)

• Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid, http://ocfa.islandnet.com/

• By Town Auld Kirk Cemetery John Lockhart, Senior from Lanark, Scotland on the Earl of Buckinghamshire in 1821 *

• Source: The Lanark Society Settlers by Carol Bennett, page 151 Auld Kirk Church and Cemetery Almonte, Ramsay Township, Ontario, Canada

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Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Rick Heiser for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Rick and others.