February 3, 2005:

Thanks for the offer to start a new page; please do.  
1881 census will not show anything for the Moxleys  on  Conc. II.; 
they had moved on by then.  Some to the Ridge Rd., some to Hawethorne Rd. 
and some to places uknown (those are the ones I am looking for).
 
All the Craigs but three are accounted for--- George (the original settler) 
died between 1845 & 1851 (1851 census shows his wife  Mary Moxley a widow 
and their youngest child was born in 1846)  I am trying to find a record of 
his death and a burial site. Samuel, the above's 3rd son (one of triplets) 
b.1835 gone missing by 1871. Benjamin, the 8th son b.abt 1843 also 
missing from 1871 census. 
 
The biggest challenge is finding out where they came from in the first place.  
Our family 'stories' say Donegal and Cork but nothing specific about location 
or the means of financing the trip or  settlement  I have suggestions they 
were discharged soldiers or alternatively that they were fleeing  prosecution 
for horse theft. Who knows??
 
Thanks again.
 
Al Craig

Note: Al has a lot of photos from the 1890's. Some were taken by the 
Charron Studio on Sussex Drive.

The book Gloucester Roots lists the following families living 
in the 2nd Concession in 1834: Allen, Armstrong, Coombes / Coombs, Craig, Johnston, 
Moxley and Phair.
December 12, 2005:
Hi Al,
Here is some new info and a correction: 
 
I have confirmed that the Craig and Moxley families were sharing Lot 24, the 
1832 assessment roll has the notation " in company " beside the names Geo. Craige 
and James Moxley.  
                                              
The 1834 roll shows that Joseph Coombs was on Lot 15, Simon Armstrong on Lot 13, 
Joseph Johnston on the e 1/2 of Lot 23 and Richard Allen on the w 1/2 of 23. It 
also shows Wm Phair on Lot 22 not 26 as I previously believed; apparently the Phairs 
didn' t move to 26 until about 1838. 
 
Regards 
... Al Craig
 March 3, 2009:

Hi Jim and Al,
 
I recently received the marriage records of my great great uncle William Craig (b. 1835 
Gloucester Twp., Ont.) s/o of George Craig and Mary Moxley. Turns out he married Sarah Jane 
Ingram of Litchfield d/o Oliver Ingram and Sarah Somerville. From Jim's post on Bytown or 
Bust (see www.bytown.net/acres.htm) and his Worldconnect pages on Rootsweb I 
believe this is 'his' Ingram family so I thought I'd pass on the information I have about 
Sarah Jane and William.
 
Their marriage information as recorded in the Ontario Marriage Registers is
 
William Craig 32 Ottawa, Gloucester Bachelor Mechanic Methodist s/o George & Mary Craig 
Married Sarah J Ingram 23 Ottawa, Litchfield, Spinster Methodist d/o Oliver & Sarah 
Ingram Witnesses James Craig, Mary Craig both of Ottawa July 15, 1872 at Ottawa by 
Rev. J B Aylsworth by licence at Ottawa, Carleton
 
James Craig mentioned as a witness would be my ggrandfather and Mary could be his mother, 
wife, or sister all of whom were named Mary.
 
I have been unsuccessful in locating an 1881 census record for them.
 
William Craig died of consumption in 1884, to date I have found no indication that they 
had any children. Papers relating to the estate of another brother, George, who died in 1921 
state that they definitely did not have children, but they also say that Sarah had died 
"many years ago" which was not the case.
 
 Sarah Jane remarried sometime after William's death to a man named William McAdam / MacAdam 
 and died 8 Oct 1931 in Nepean. I believe she is buried at Beechwood Cemetery. 
 
Ontario Deaths 1869-1947
   Name: Sarah Jane Macadam
   Death date: 08 Oct 1931      Age at death: 84 years
   Death place: Ottawa, Nepean, Carleton, Ontario
   Birth date: 1847
   Gender: Female       Marital status: 
   Father name: Oliver Ingram     Mother name: Sarah Sommerville
 
   GSU film number: 2295641
   Digital GS number: 4002294
   Image number: 928
   Reference number: 243
 
I would welcome any information you may have on Sarah Jane, William Craig, possible 
children or on William McAdam
 
Regards,
 
Allen Craig