Individual Notes

Note for: John Black, ABT 1740 - BEF 1841 Index

Christening:
     Date:   14 NOV 1740
     Place:   Cruden Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Occupation:
     Place:   Blacksmith

Residence:
     Date:   1796
     Place:   Auchleuchries, Cruden Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Individual Notes

Note for: Jane Bruce, BET 1802 AND 1806 - 23 MAR 1900 Index

Christening:
     Date:   12 NOV 1804
     Place:   Rathven, Banff, Scotland

Census:
     Date:   1871
     Place:   District [18] Sub District [E] Division Page [2] Page [43] County [NLN] Description [Gainsborough Township]

Event:
     Type:   Note
     Date:   1900
     Place:   Reviewed:Death Reg: 016105, MS 935, Reel 97

Burial:
     Place:   Winslow Cemetery, Gainsborough Township, Ontario, Canada

Individual Note:
     Jane's Possible Birth Years
1841 Scotland Census June 7th 1801 to June 6th 1806
1851 Scotland Census March 31st 1805 to March 30 1806
1861 Ontario Census April 1803 to April 1804
1871 Ontario Census March 1806 to April 1807
1881 Ontario Census April 1804 to April 1805
1891 Ontario Census April 1803 to March 1804
Gravestone March 1803 to April 1804

Jane Bruce Black died at the residence of her son Robert Black, Gainsboro, Ontario, Canada on Friday, March 23,1900 at the age of 96. She was bown in Scotland and together with her late husband, George Black and family of eleven children, emigrated to America in 1854 and settled on the farm now owned by Angus Johnson, Camboro Road. While living there, her husband died while he was no a visit to his eldest son at Hudson, Quebec, about sixty miles west of Montreal. The family then moved to the Forks Road for a few years, finally settling on the fram in Gainsboro where she lived out her life. Wherever she lived, she made many warm friends and was ever ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in distress. "Grandma Black", as the neighbors familiarly called her, will not soon be forgotten. She was a member of the Presbyterian church until after her removal here when she united with the Evangelical Association of which she remained a faithful member. As long as the infirmaties of age permitted, she was never absent from the Sanctuary and Sabbath School. Her illness was of short duration. For about 3 weeks she was confined to her bed and on March 23, passed peacefully away. During this time she was continually repeating passages of scripture, esoecially the last two lines of the 23rd Psalm: "and in God's house forevermore my dwelling place shall be." We might say that for the last few years her mind had been gradually failing and twice a child was fulfilled, in her case. Her shoes had to be hidden because she was forever running away - going back to Scotland. Her pastor, the Rev. Bean of Attercliff Station, preached from the text: "Let me die the death of the rightous and let my last end be like his."
Three of her children preceded her in death a few years ago. Those left to mourn the loss of a loving mother were: Mrs. Calvin Robins (Grace), Mrs. Samuel Burns (Jane), James and Alexander Black - all of Michigan. Mrs. N. Reid(Margaret) of Lunneville, Mrs. J.D. Brewer (Helen) of Crowland and Mrs. Philip Naergarth (Mary) and Rober Black of Gainsboro.
"The rightour shall be hald in everlasting remembrance"

Individual Notes

Note for: George Black, 29 JUN 1795 - 21 JAN 1867 Index

Christening:
     Date:   29 JUN 1795
     Place:   Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Occupation:
     Date:   BEF 1856
     Place:   Blacksmith in Cruden, Scotland

Occupation:
     Date:   1851
     Place:   Blacksmith in Cruden, Scotland

Occupation:
     Date:   AFT 1856
     Place:   Farmer in Gainsborough Township, Ontario

Immigration:
     Date:   1856
     Place:   Scotland to Canada

Residence:
     Date:   1841
     Place:   Auchleuchries, Cruden Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Event:
     Type:   Microfilms to Order
     Date:   1865
     Place:   Reviewed:Ontario Cemetery Transcriptions, MS 451, Reel 027

Event:
     Type:   Microfilms to Order
     Date:   BET 1783 AND 1870
     Place:   Reviewed: Ontario Archives, MS 658, Reel 152 & 153, Gainsborough Township Papers

Burial:
     Place:   English Church Cemetery, Hudson, Quebec, Canada

Individual Note:
     George died while visiting his son George, in Hudson, Quebec.
1861 Census of Gains borough Township shows:
George Black (66) Church of Scotland Frame house build it 1830
Jane (57)
Calvin Robins (23) Frame house built in 1860
Grace Robins (24)
Robert (22)
Margaret (21)
James (18)
Jane (17)
Alexander (15)
Alem (13)
Mary (11)

1865 Directory of Welland and Lincoln Counties, Gainsborough section shows
George Black farm at Conc 1 lot 24(f)

A transcript of a letter written by the son, George Black, to brother James, telling of the death of his father, George Black, while on a visit to his home at Hudson, Quebec, Canada, dated January 23, 1867.

Dear Brother
        We received your letter just in time for father to hear it reade before he died. He died with me on Sunday morning at half past toow in my arems he came down to se me last fall and i got him stay with me till spring thinking that i could make him comfortable than he could be at home whair he hade to run out and in to se afterthings with me had nothing to do but site by the fire and ceep him silf warm but was gods will to take him to himself he had verry sudden change he was in his usual hilth up to last monday in the after noon when he was takenwith one of his usual coffing spales and he got worse and wos i sent for a docter and when the docter came he told me that he dide not think that he would live longe he said he could do nothing for unless to ease his last moments i staide up with him for 5 nights and he died in my arems i got a good respactabl coffian made for him and got a stronge box to put it in and got evrey thing reddey to take him hom to be buried but on monday theair came the terrobelest snow storm that i ever seade in canaday and all roads and cumunication was stoped so i hade him buried her yestarday in the English Church Beuaring ground and the services preformed by the English Minister and i have evreythinge fixed so that if it is the wise of the rest of the famley he can be taken up and moved wher ever they may wish
        my Dear brother wit the tears in my eyes i have tried to do my dutey to him and the rest i mus tell you his las wish for you he saide you was a godd boy and he bade companyand drinking and carde playing which is carried on so mutch in the wastern countrey My Dear brother i hope you will remember his sieng comand i got a letter from you last winter when i was in the hospitel and when i left i forgote the letter and i dide know your adress till father cam to hear so i hope you will escquse me in not writing but while you the sam my hart is full at prasent to say more i now cunclude wishing that god will Bles you and Keep you from all ill is the sincear wish of your elder Brother Geo Black

Writen by George Black to his Brother James Black, in Michigan.

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1851 Cruden Parish Census
        Auchleuchries George Black Head Married 55 Blacksmith Cruden, Aberdeenshire
        Jane Black Wife Married 45 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
        George Black Son U 20 Journeyman Blacksmith Cruden, Aberdeenshire
        Grace Black Daughter U 15 Scholar Cruden, Aberdeenshire
        Margaret Black Daughter U 11 Scholar Cruden, Aberdeenshire
        James Black Son U 9 Scholar Cruden, Aberdeenshire
        Jane Black Daughter U 7 Scholar Cruden, Aberdeenshire
        Alexander Black Son U 5 Scholar Cruden, Aberdeenshire
        Helen Black Daughter U 3 Cruden, Aberdeenshire
        Maria Black Daughter U 1 Cruden, Aberdeenshire

        Inbach ?? Robert Black Servant U 13 Farm Labourer Cruden, Aberdeenshire Robert is living with Charles & Ann Thomson

        Bridge-end Christian Black Servant U 18 House Servant Cruden, Aberdeenshire At Alexander Snell's Farm

1841 Cruden Parish Census
     Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
       BLACK George M 40 Black Smith Aberdeenshire
       BLACK George M 10 Aberdeenshire
       BLACK Robert M 3 Aberdeenshire
       BLACK Jean F 35 Aberdeenshire
       BLACK Christian F 8 Aberdeenshire
       BLACK Elisabeth F 6 Aberdeenshire
       BLACK Grace F 5 Aberdeenshire
       BLACK Margaret F 1 Aberdeenshire

Individual Notes

Note for: Robert Black, 28 MAR 1838 - 13 OCT 1921 Index

Christening:
     Date:   15 APR 1838
     Place:   Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Occupation:
     Place:   Farmer in Gainsborough Township, Ontario

Census:
     Date:   1871
     Place:   District [18] Sub District [E] Division Page [2] Page [43] County [NLN] Description [Gainsborough Township]

Event:
     Type:   Note
     Date:   1921
     Place:   Reviewed:Death Reg: 019929, MS 935, Reel [????]

Event:
     Type:   Cause of Death (Facts Pg)
     Date:   1921
     Place:   Cancer of Prostate

Event:
     Type:   Microfilms to Order
     Date:   BET 1865 AND 1870
     Place:   National Archives, C????, British Military Records, Fenians

Burial:
     Date:   16 OCT 1921
     Place:   Winslow Cemetery, Gainsborough Township, Ontario, Canada

Individual Note:
     1881 Census of Caistor Township shows Robert Black (43), Farmer, born Scotland, United Bretheren, Scottish
Julia Ann Misner (33), German Heritage
Jackson (12)
James (7)
Jane (76)

1901 Gainsborough Census
48 40 Black Robert M Head M Mar 28 1828 63
49 40 Black Juliann F Wife M May 7 1846 55
50 41 Black James M Head M Sep 14 1874 27
1 41 Black Alice F Wife M Sep 21 1874 27
2 41 Black Kenneth M Son S Apr 8 1897 4
3 41 Black Evelyn F Daughter S Apr 8 1889 2