Ramsay Township, Ontario, Canada
Settlement and History
December 10, 2008:
Ramsay Township is part of Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, just west of the City of Ottawa.
The first organized settlement occurred during 1820 when many families of Scottish
Lowlanders, (many weavers), from the Glasgow / Renfrewshire / Lanarkshire / Paisley areas were organized
into "Emigration Societies" and came to Lanark County.
The second major settlement in the township came in an organized emigration of mostly
Irish Roman Catholics from the County Cork area of Ireland. The names of these settlers,
who arrived in 1823 are listed at our Peter Robinson Emigration page.
The major urban centres in the Township are Almonte and Carleton Place.
Other sites of historical interest are the Mississippi River, the Indian River, Clayton,
and the textile manufacturing villages of Blakeney, Appleton and Rosebank.
Source for map (above) and list of names (below): McGill University Digital Atlas Project
Last Name First Name County Township Town Occupation Birthplace
Armstrong Charles Lanark Ramsay Farmer Fermanagh Co., Ireland
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Baird Andrew Lanark Ramsay Farmer Lanark Tp.,Lanark Co., Canada
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Banning Ozias Lanark Ramsay Clayton Postmaster of Clayton for 17 years L'Orginal, Ontario, Canada
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Barker James Lanark Ramsay Farmer Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Black James Lanark Ramsay Farmer; Deputy Reeve of Ramsay Tp. Glasgow, Scotland
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Bond J.H. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Tinsmith Lanark Co., Canada
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Bowland John Lanark Ramsay Farmer Wicklow Co., Ireland
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Brill Benjamin Lanark Ramsay Almonte Baker Hull, Quebec, Canada
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Campbell Duncan Lanark Ramsay Almonte Tailor Scotland
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Cannon W.J. Lanark Ramsay
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Cleland John W. Lanark Ramsay Clayton School Teacher Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Cochran Andrew Lanark Ramsay Farmer; Stock Raiser Scotland
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Code John Lanark Ramsay Farmer Lanark Co., Canada
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Coffey John F. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Roman Catholic Priest Ottawa, Canada
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Cornett Robert Lanark Ramsay Builder Ireland
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Coulter Thomas Lanark Ramsay Almonte Clerk of Town and Township Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Cram Henry W. Lanark Ramsay Farmer; Brickmaker Beckwith Tp., Canada
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Devitt Alfred Lanark Ramsay Almonte Teacher, Ramsay Tp. London, England
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Dowdall P.C. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Chemist and Druggist Lanark Co., Canada
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Dowling Edward Lanark Ramsay Farmer Cork Co., Ireland
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Drummond Daniel Lanark Ramsay Miller, Clayton; Reeve in Ramsay Tp. Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Drummond Daniel Lanark Ramsay Farmer Perthshire, Scotland
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Drummond Peter Lanark Ramsay Farmer; ex-Councillor Perthshire, Scotland
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Duncan James Lanark Ramsay Farmer Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Duncan Robert Lanark Ramsay Farmer Paisley, Scotland
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Dunlop George Lanark Ramsay Farmer Lanark Co., Canada
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Foley Michael Lanark Ramsay Farmer Carlow Co., Ireland
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Fumerton Archibald W. Lanark Ramsay Appleton General Merchant; Hotel Proprietor, Appleton Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Fumerton Robert A. Lanark Ramsay Farmer Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Galbraith Daniel Lanark Ramsay Almonte Member of Parliament Glasgow, Scotland
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Gemmill James D. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Retired Merchant; Major of Militia Lanark Co., Canada
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Gilmour John Lanark Ramsay Almonte Butcher Lanark Co., Canada
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Gilmour William Lanark Ramsay Farmer Scotland
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Hall F.A. Lanark Ramsay Barrister-at-law, High Scool Trustee, Perth Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
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Hart Thomas Lanark Ramsay Farmer Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Hayden Robert W. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Tailor England
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Holliday Frank Lanark Ramsay Almonte Druggist Lanark Co., Canada
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Houston Joseph Lanark Ramsay Farmer Lanark Co., Canada
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Kirkland Angus Lanark Ramsay Almonte Manager, Bank of Montreal, Almonte
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Kitson William Lanark Ramsay
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Lang John Lanark Ramsay Farmer Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Lawson Walter Lanark Ramsay Almonte Livery and Sales Stable; County Constable Canada
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Lynch D.P. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Physician and Surgeon Allumette, Quebec, Can
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MacPherson Dougald Lanark Ramsay Farmer Lanark Co., Canada
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Marshall Robert Lanark Ramsay Farmer; School Trustee Lanark Co., Canada
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McCrary Joseph Lanark Ramsay Farmer Ireland
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McDermott John Lanark Ramsay Farmer Lanark Co., Canada
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McDougall Peter Lanark Ramsay Blackeney Woollen Manufacturer, Rose Bank; Postmaster, Blackeney Perthshire, Scotland
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McEwan William Lanark Ramsay Farmer Lanark Co., Canada
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McFarlane David Lanark Ramsay Farmer Glasgow, Scotland
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McIntosh John Lanark Ramsay Farmer Perthshire, Scotland
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McPhail Donald Lanark Ramsay Farmer Argyleshire, Scotland
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Menzies John Lanark Ramsay Almonte Registrar, North Riding of Lanark Scotland
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Menzies John Lanark Ramsay Almonte Registrar, North Riding of Lanark Scotland
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Metcalf James Lanark Ramsay Farmer Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada
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Metcalf William Lanark Ramsay
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Miller Duncan Lanark Ramsay Appleton Carriage Manufacturer Lanark Co., Canada
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Mostyn William Lanark Ramsay Almonte Physician and Surgeon Ireland
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Naismith Peter Lanark Ramsay Farmer Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Neilson James Lanark Ramsay Farmer Paisley, Scotland
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Patterson Henry Lanark Ramsay Almonte Chief Constable, Counties of Lanark, Renfrew and Carleton Sligo, Ireland
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Patterson James Lanark Ramsay Almonte Physician and Surgeon
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Patterson John Lanark Ramsay Almonte Glasgow, Scotland
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Paul John Lanark Ramsay Farmer; Lime Burner Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Rae James Lanark Ramsay Farmer; Tax Collector Ireland
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Raines Thomas W. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Dentist Alabama, United States
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Reiley Patrick Lanark Ramsay Almonte Hotel Proprietor; Agent for Frost & Wood Ireland
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Robertson James Jr. Lanark Ramsay Farmer; former School Trustee Lanark Co., Canada
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Robertson W.P. Lanark Ramsay Almonte School Teacher Stirling, Scotland
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Scott James Lanark Ramsay Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Scott John Lanark Ramsay Almonte Retired from Business Glasgow, Scotland
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Scott William Lanark Ramsay Farmer Armagh Co., Ireland
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Scrimgeour Charles E. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Master Mechanic, Rosamond Woollen Mills, Almonte Galt, Dumfries North Tp., Canada
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Shearn C.H. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Butcher England
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Shirreff Archibald Lanark Ramsay Almonte Formerly Superintendent of Rosamond Woollen Co. Scotland GO
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Smith William Lanark Ramsay Farmer Scotland GO
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Sneddon Alexander Lanark Ramsay Farmer; ex-Township Councillor Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Sneddon James Lanark Ramsay Farmer; Lumberman Lanark Co., Canada
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Steel John Lanark Ramsay Farmer Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Stewart Duncan Lanark Ramsay Farmer Perthshire, Scotland
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Syme Peter T. Lanark Ramsay Farmer Dunning, Scotland
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Templeman William Lanark Ramsay Almonte Publisher, Almonte Gazette Lanark Co., Canada
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Teskey W. Rufus Lanark Ramsay Appleton Manufacturer; Township Councillor Lanark Co., Canada
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Teskey Wilton Lanark Ramsay Proprietor, Appleton Flour Mills, Appleton Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Toshack Andrew Lanark Ramsay
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Toshack William Lanark Ramsay Farmer Ramsay Tp., Canada
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Usher John Lanark Ramsay Blackeney Proprietor, Rose Bank Mills Antrim Co., Ireland
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Wallace James Lanark Ramsay Almonte Grain Dealer Glasgow, Scotland
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Warren William Lanark Ramsay Farmer Lanark Co., Canada
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Wilson Alexander Lanark Ramsay Almonte Proprietor, Wilson House, Almonte Canada
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Wilson Andrew Lanark Ramsay Farmer Scotland
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Wilson John Lanark Ramsay General Farmer Glasgow, Scotland
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Wilson William Lanark Ramsay Farmer; Builder Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Wylie James H. Lanark Ramsay Almonte Formerly Postmaster, Almonte Lanark Co., Canada
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Youll James Lanark Ramsay Farmer; former Collector of Township and Census Taker London, England
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Youll Robert Lanark Ramsay Farmer London, England
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Young Bros. Company Lanark Ramsay Almonte Manufacturer of Agricultural Implements
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Yuile Alexander Lanark Ramsay Carleton Place Farmer; Breeder of Thoroughbred Stock Stockport, England
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Yuill James Lanark Ramsay
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