William, born about 1828 in Scotland, emigrated to Canada about 1843.[1] He married Margaret Thorburn and they farmed in Ontario for a number of years.[2][3] At some point before the 1891 Census of Canada, they moved to Manitoba.[4][5]
Sources
↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHK9-WMB : 16 December 2019), William Arbuthnot, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 6, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Q1-7WW : 24 October 2018), William Arbuthnot, Grey, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFP-5NH : 20 May 2019), William Arbuthnot, Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Arbuthnot, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWK4-NPG : 3 August 2016), William Arbuthnot, St Boniface, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148096.
↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHK9-WMB : 16 December 2019), William Arbuthnot, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 6, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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