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.

February 25, 2013:

The Birch Bark canoe was the best means of transportation in most parts of what is now Canada. Rivers and lakes were predominent
in the Pre-Cambrian Shield areas of Ontario and Quebec. While many farm families built flat-bottomed row boats, these boats were 
not as light and nimble as the canoe. This is another example of Euro-Canadians making use of practical Indigenous technology. 

For details, see Birchbark Canoe by David Gidmark.

A Birch Bark Canoe, likely made by members of the Algonquin Nation.
R. Tait McKenzie at the Mill of Kintail Museum
Source: Ramsay Reflections, 1836-1979, Ramsay Township Council, no ISBN, page 44.




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 Village, 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  
Baird		Andrew		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Lanark Tp.,Lanark Co., Canada   
Banning		Ozias		Lanark		Ramsay		Clayton		Postmaster of Clayton 			L'Orginal, Ontario, Canada   
										for 17 years
Barker		James		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Ramsay Tp., Canada   
Black		James		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer, Deputy Reeve of Ramsay Tp.	Glasgow, Scotland   
Bond		J.H.		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Tinsmith				Lanark Co., Canada   
Bowland		John		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Wicklow Co., Ireland  
Brill		Benjamin	Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Baker					Hull, Quebec, Canada   
Campbell	Duncan		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Tailor					Scotland   
Cannon		W.J.		Lanark		Ramsay      
Cleland		John W.		Lanark		Ramsay		Clayton 	School Teacher				Lanarkshire, Scotland  
Cochran		Andrew		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; Stock Raiser			Scotland   
Code		John		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Lanark Co., Canada   
Coffey		John F.		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Roman Catholic Priest			Ottawa, Canada   
Cornett		Robert		Lanark		Ramsay				Builder					Ireland   
Coulter		Thomas		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Clerk of Town and Township		Ramsay Tp., Canada   

 March 6, 2013:
Cram		Henry W.	Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; Brickmaker			Beckwith Tp., Canada   

Devitt		Alfred		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Teacher, Ramsay Tp.			London, England   
Dowdall		P.C.		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Chemist and Druggist			Lanark Co., Canada   
Dowling		Edward		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Cork Co., Ireland   
Drummond	Daniel		Lanark		Ramsay 				Miller, Clayton; Reeve in Ramsay Tp.	Ramsay Tp., Canada   
Drummond	Daniel		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Perthshire, Scotland   
Drummond	Peter		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; ex-Councillor			Perthshire, Scotland   
Duncan		James		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Ramsay Tp., Canada   
Duncan		Robert		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Paisley, Scotland   




    
Dunlop		George		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Lanark Co., Canada   
Foley		Michael		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Carlow Co., Ireland   
Fumerton	Archibald W.	Lanark		Ramsay		Appleton	General Merchant; Hotel Proprietor	Ramsay Tp., Canada  
										Appleton
Fumerton	Robert A.	Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Ramsay Tp., Canada   
Galbraith	Daniel		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Member of Parliament			Glasgow, Scotland   
Gemmill		James D.	Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Retired Merchant; Major of Militia	Lanark Co., Canada   
Gilmour		John		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Butcher					Lanark Co., Canada   
Gilmour		William		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Scotland   
Hall		F.A.		Lanark		Ramsay				Barrister-at-law, High Scool Trustee, 	Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   
										Perth
Hart		Thomas		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Ramsay Tp., Canada   
Hayden		Robert W.	Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Tailor					England   
Holliday	Frank		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Druggist				Lanark Co., Canada   
Houston		Joseph		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Lanark Co., Canada   
Kirkland	Angus		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Manager, Bank of Montreal, Almonte    
Kitson		William		Lanark		Ramsay      
Lang		John		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Ramsay Tp., Canada   
Lawson		Walter		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Livery and Sales Stable; 		Canada   
										County Constable
Lynch		D.P.		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Physician and Surgeon			Allumette, Quebec, Can   
MacPherson	Dougald		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Lanark Co., Canada   
Marshall	Robert		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; School Trustee			Lanark Co., Canada   
McCrary		Joseph		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Ireland   
McDermott	John		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Lanark Co., Canada   
McDougall	Peter		Lanark		Ramsay		Blackeney	Woollen Manufacturer,    		Perthshire, Scotland   
										Rose Bank Mills; Postmaster, Blackeney
McEwan		William		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Lanark Co., Canada   
McFarlane	David		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Glasgow, Scotland   
McIntosh	John		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Perthshire, Scotland   
McPhail		Donald		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Argyleshire, Scotland   
Menzies		John		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Registrar, North Riding of Lanark	Scotland   
Menzies		John		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Registrar, North Riding of Lanark	Scotland   
Metcalf		James		Lanark		Ramsay 				Farmer					Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada   
Metcalf		William		Lanark		Ramsay      
Miller		Duncan		Lanark		Ramsay		Appleton	Carriage Manufacturer			Lanark Co., Canada   
Mostyn		William		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Physician and Surgeon			Ireland   
Naismith	Peter		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Lanarkshire, Scotland   
Neilson		James		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Paisley, Scotland   
Patterson	Henry		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Chief Constable, Counties of Lanark,	Sligo, Ireland   
										Renfrew and Carleton
Patterson	James		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Physician and Surgeon    
Patterson 	John		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte							Glasgow, Scotland   
Paul		John		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; Lime Burner			Ramsay Tp., Canada   
Rae		James		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; Tax Collector			Ireland   
Raines		Thomas W.	Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Dentist					Alabama, United States   
Reiley		Patrick		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Hotel Proprietor; Agent for 		Ireland   
										Frost & Wood
Robertson	James Jr.	Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; former School Trustee		Lanark Co., Canada   
Robertson	W.P.		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		School Teacher				Stirling, Scotland   




    
Scott		James		Lanark		Ramsay				Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies	Prince Edward Island, Canada   
Scott		John		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Retired from Business			Glasgow, Scotland   
Scott 		William		Lanark		Ramsay 				Farmer					Armagh Co., Ireland   
Scrimgeour	Charles E.	Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Master Mechanic, Rosamond Woollen	Galt, Dumfries North Tp., Canada   
										Mills, Almonte
Shearn		C.H.		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Butcher					England   
Shirreff 	Archibald	Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Formerly Superintendent of Rosamond 	Scotland
										Woollen Co.
Smith		William		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Scotland 
Snedden		Alexander	Lanark		Ramsay 				Farmer; ex-Township Councillor		Ramsay Tp., Canada   
Sneddon		James		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; Lumberman			Lanark Co., Canada   
Steel		John		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Renfrewshire, Scotland   
Stewart		Duncan		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Perthshire, Scotland   
Syme		Peter T.	Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Dunning, Scotland   
Templeman 	William		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Publisher, Almonte Gazette		Lanark Co., Canada   
Teskey		W. Rufus	Lanark		Ramsay		Appleton	Manufacturer; Township Councillor	Lanark Co., Canada   
Teskey		Wilton		Lanark		Ramsay				Proprietor, Appleton Flour Mills, 	Ramsay Tp., Canada   
										Appleton
Toshack		Andrew		Lanark		Ramsay      
Toshack		William		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Ramsay Tp., Canada   
Usher		John		Lanark		Ramsay		Blackeney	Proprietor, Rose Bank Mills		Antrim Co., Ireland   
Wallace		James		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Grain Dealer				Glasgow, Scotland   
Warren		William		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Lanark Co., Canada   
Wilson		Alexander	Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Proprietor, Wilson House, Almonte	Canada   
Wilson		Andrew		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					Scotland   
Wilson		John		Lanark		Ramsay				General Farmer				Glasgow, Scotland   
Wilson		William		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; Builder				Lanarkshire, Scotland   
Wylie		James H.	Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Formerly Postmaster, Almonte		Lanark Co., Canada   
Yuill		James		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer; former Collector of Township	London, England  
										and Census Taker
Youll		Robert		Lanark		Ramsay				Farmer					London, England   
Young Bros. Company		Lanark		Ramsay		Almonte		Manufacturer of Agricultural Implements    
Yuile		Alexander	Lanark		Ramsay		Carleton Place	Farmer; Breeder of Thoroughbred Stock	Stockport, England   
Yuill		James		Lanark		Ramsay


April 3, 2012:

Sherril Nephew is researching the family of Edmond or Edward POLLARD who came from Ireland to Ramsay Township, Ontario, Canada in 1825.


April 7, 2012:

Goldie Doratti is researching the family of Peter and Christiana McGREGOR, who came from Scotland in the 1820's.