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David Lewis Blair (1817 - 1913)

David Lewis Blair
Born in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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David Blair migrated from Scotland to Canada.
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David was a farmer.

David Lewis Blair was born on 21 Aug 1817 in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, son of Skene Blair and Margaret Kyd. He was baptised on 23 Aug 1817 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland.[1][2]

David Blair arrived in Upper Canada in 1834 according to the 1911 census. [3] He probably traveled with his father Skene who moved to Upper Canada the same year and petitioned for land on 3 Oct 1834.[4] His father Skene Blair was 63 years old when he received a free land grant of 100 acres in Lot n 1/2 21 Concession 14 in West Gwillimbury on 2 Jan 1834 for his military service. [5]

He married "Janet Algeo" or "Jane Algeo" confirmed by the inscription on the gravestone "David Blair, died May 23, 1913, aged 99 years, 9 months, and 2 days, Jane Algeo, his wife, died August 20, 1887, aged 61 years and 10 months. [6] The marriage was probably about 1846 in Canada West as the first known child a daughter Agnes was born in 1848.[7]

In the 1851 Census of Canada West, David Blare, a 33-year-old Lutheran farmer, resided in Peel, Wellington County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.[8] Moving on to the 1861 Census of Canada West, David Blair, now 42 years old was working as a farmer, continued to reside in Peel, Wellington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.[9] Little had changed by the time the 1871 Census of Canada was taken, David Blair, aged 53, still farming and Presbyterian, originally born in Scotland, was living in Peel, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. [10] In the 1881 Census of Canada, David Blair, aged 62 was still pursuing farming, identified as a Presbyterian, and resided in Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada.[11]

The 1891 Census of Canada showed David Blair, now 73 and a widowed farmer associated with the Free Church, as the head of the household in Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada. His single son and daughter Donald and Henrietta were residing with him. [12]

Johnston Kidd moved in with David after he married Davids daughter Henrietta, and in 1901 we find them in the same household in Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada. David Blair was then 85, widowed, and a retired farmer. [13] In the 1911 Census of Canada David Blair (age 97) a Presbyterian, gives immigration year as 1834. He was the widowed father-in-law and still in the household of Johnston Kidd in Peel, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada.[3]

David died at the age of 95 on 23 May 1913 in Ontario, Canada. He was mentioned on a memorial in Glen Allan Cemetery, Glen Allan, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada with a death date of 23 May 1913.[14]

Centenarian Dead.
Glenallen, Ont., May 29. David Blair, who died near here and had reached the age of very near 100 years, was; born in Scotland in 1813, came to Canada when a young man, and settled in East Gwillimbury, in 1845. He came to Peel township. and settled near Glenallen, remaining on the same farm until his death. Free Press Prairie Farmer on 4 Jun 1913 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[15]

Research Notes

Birth date - as time elapsed after 1891 he grew older. Given that he was born in August, his actual birth year would have been the year before the estimated age from various census records which gives estimated birth years: <1851 born ca 1818> <1861 born ca 1818> <1871 born ca 1817> <1881 born ca 1818 <1891 born ca 1817> <1901 born ca 21 Aug 1815> <1911 born ca Aug 1814>. However, his death notice and Find a Grave indicate a birth year of 1813 based on age.

Children

  • Agnes Blair Steenson 1848 [10]
  • Mary Blair Spiers 1849 [10]
  • David Lewis Blair 1852 [10]
  • Margaret Dora Violet Blair Atkinson 1856 [10]
  • Elizabeth Blair Spiers 1861 [10]
  • Donald Cherwin Blair 1862 [10]
  • Ellen Blair Koelln 1865 [10]
  • Henrietta L. Blair Kidd 1868 [10]

Sources

  1. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 8; FHL microfilm: 993432
    FamilySearch Record: XB8X-HX5
    David Blair baptism on 23 Aug 1817 (born 21 Aug 1817), son of Skene Blair & Margt. Kidd, in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  2. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
    National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 288; Ref: 40/345
    https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
    David Blair baptised on 23 Aug 1817, son of Skene Blair & Margt Kidd, in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 1911 Census: "Census of Canada, 1911" (accessed 3 Feb 2024 from www.bac-lac.gc.ca).
    Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 4; Family number: 38; Microfilm reel number: T-20409; Image number: e002035256; Item ID number: 13046383
    Library and Archives Canada
    David Blair (97) father-in-law in Peel, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. Born in Scotland.
    1911: Ontario
    Name Sex Age Relation Status Birth Date Birth Place Occupation
    Johnston Kidd M 46 Head Married May 1865 England Farmer
    Henryetta Kidd F 42 Wife Married Jul 1869 England none NG
    David Kidd M 13 Son Single Dec 1898 England NG
    Augus Kidd M 10 Son Single May 1901 England NG
    Kenneth Kidd M 6 Son Single Apr 1905 England NG
    David Blair M 97 Father-in-law Widowed Aug 1814 Scotland none NG
  4. ↑ FHL film # 1630507. Upper Canada. Executive Council. Petitions for land grants and leases 1791-1867. West Gwilliamsbury Petition # 282 Executive Council. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H9-29N9-X?i=126&cat=521830
  5. ↑ Land Petition: "Land Petitions of Upper Canada, 1763-1865<"
    Reference: RG 1 L3, Volume 57; Bundle: B 18; Microfilm: C-1631; Item ID number: 7708
    Library and Archives Canada
    Name: Skene Blair; Year: 1834; Place of registration: Gwillimbury West; Petition: 282.
  6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #184445041
    Memorial page for Jane Algeo Blair (1825-20 Aug 1887), citing Glen Allan Cemetery, Glen Allan, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
    "David Blair, died May 23, 1913, aged 99 years, 9 months, and 2 days,' Jane Algeo, his wife, died August 20, 1887, aged 61 years and 10 months, their granddaughter, Mary Atkinson, died March 28, 1886, aged 3 years and 3 months".
  7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #184415846
    Memorial page for Agnes Blair Steenson (1848-14 Aug 1903), citing Glen Allan Cemetery, Glen Allan, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
  8. ↑ 1851 Census: "Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)"
    Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 45; Line: 10; Microfilm reel number: C-11756; Image number: e002372272; Item ID number: 22563421
    Library and Archives Canada
    David Blare (33) in Peel, Wellington (county), Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in Scotland.
    1851: Peel, Wellington, Canada West
    Name Age
    David Blare 33
    Jane Blare 27
    Egnas Blare 4
    Mary Blare 2
  9. ↑ 1861 Census: "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)" (accessed 3 Feb 2024 from www.bac-lac.gc.ca).
    Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 15; Line: 37; Microfilm reel number: C-1084; Image number: 4108431_00027; Item ID number: 45208271
    Library and Archives Canada
    David Blair (42) in Peel, Wellington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in Scotland.
    1861: Peel, Wellington, Canada West
    Name Age
    David Blair 42
    Jane Blair 35
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 1871 Census: "Census of Canada, 1871" (accessed 3 Feb 2024 from www.bac-lac.gc.ca).
    Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 68; Line: 14; Microfilm reel number: C-9948; Image number: 4396750_00532; Item ID number: 39859820
    Library and Archives Canada
    David Blair (53) in Peel, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. Born in Scotland.
    1871: Peel, Wellington North, Ontario
    Name Age Status Sex Birth Date Birth Place Occupation
    David Blair 53 Married M 1818 Scotland Farmer
    Jane Blair 45 Married F 1826 Ontario
    Agnes Blair 23 F 1848 Ontario
    Mary Blair 20 F 1851 Ontario
    David Blair 18 M 1853 Ontario Farmer
    Margaret Blair 15 F 1856 Ontario
    Elizabeth Blair 11 F 1860 Ontario
    Donald Blair 10 M 1861 Ontario
    Ellen Blair 6 F 1865 Ontario
    Henerietta Blair 4 F 1867 Ontario
  11. ↑ 1881 Census: "Census of Canada, 1881"
    Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 46; Family number: 193; Microfilm reel number: C-13259; Image number: e008191962; Item ID number: 19977426
    Library and Archives Canada
    David Blair (62), Farmer, in Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada. Born in Scotland.
    1881: Ontario
    Name Age Status Sex Birth Place
    David Blair 62 Married M Scotland
    Jane Blair 55 Married F Ontario
    Elizbeth Blair 21 F Ontario
    Donald Blair 19 M Ontario
    Ellen Blair 16 F Ontario
    Henrietta Blair 13 F Ontario
  12. ↑ 1891 Census: "Census of Canada, 1891" (accessed 3 Feb 2024 from www.bac-lac.gc.ca).
    Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 20-21; Family number: 106; Microfilm reel number: T-6376; Image number: 30953_148178-00548; Item ID number: 26851095
    Library and Archives Canada
    David Blair (73) in Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada.
    1891: Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada
    Name Age Relation Status Sex Birth Place
    David Blair 73 Head Widowed M Scotland
    Donald Blair 28 Son Single M Ontario
    Henrietta Blair 23 Daughter Single F Ontario
    David Stinson 15 Domestic Single M Ontario
  13. ↑ 1901 Census: "Census of Canada, 1901" (accessed 3 Feb 2024 from www.bac-lac.gc.ca).
    Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 7; Family number: 74; Microfilm reel number: T-6504; Image number: z000113607; Item ID number: 35138367
    Library and Archives Canada
    David Blair (85) father-in-law, Retired Farmer, in Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada. Born in Scotland.
    1901: Canada, Ontario
    Name Sex Age Relation Status Birth Date Birth Place Occupation
    Johnston Kidd M 38 Head Married 29 May 1862 Ontario Farmer
    Heneretta Kidd F 32 Wife Married 8 Jul 1868 Ontario
    David Kidd M 3 Son Single 18 Dec 1897 Ontario
    David Blair M 85 Father-in-law Widowed 21 Aug 1815 Scotland Farmer
  14. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #184419325
    Memorial page for David Blair (21 Aug 1815-23 May 1913), citing Glen Allan Cemetery, Glen Allan, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
    "David Blair, died May 23, 1913, aged 99 years, 9 months, and 2 days, Jane Algeo, his wife, died August 20, 1887, aged 61 years and 10 months, their granddaughter, Mary Atkinson, died March 28, 1886, aged 3 years and 3 months".
  15. ↑ 1913 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Free Press Prairie Farmer (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Wed, 4 Jun 1913, page 4
    Newspapers Clip: 127356366




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