Captain Walter FINDLAY
1822 - 1904 (82 years)-
Name Walter FINDLAY [1, 2, 3] Title Captain Birth 7 Aug 1822 Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] Christening 18 Aug 1822 [12] Gender Male Immigration Bef 1837 [13] from Scotland Residence 1837 Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [14] and appeared on the voters list Occupation 15 Apr 1851 Aylmer, , Québec, Canada Advertisement from Union Forwarding Line showing W. Findlay as Master of the Steamer "Oregeon" Occupation 1854 Aylmer, , Québec, Canada Captain of Steamers "Emerald" for Union Forwarding Line Taxes/Duties accrued 1857 Ontario, Canada [15] duties accrued for logging done in 1856 Organizations 1858 Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [16] Possibly President of the first Westmeath Township Fair Census of Agriculture 1861 Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [17] Property owner, Consession 3, Lot 5, 200 acres Organizations 1867 Beachburg, , Ontario, Canada President of the Beachburg Agricultural Society Occupation 1868 Aylmer, , Québec, Canada Captain of Steamer "Alliance" for Union Forwarding Company Property Abt 1870 Pontiac, Quebec [18] a number of farms Census 1 Jul 1871 Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [9] Census Record for 1871 Occupation 1874 to 1878 Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [19, 20] Property 1875 Black River, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada [21] a Timber Limit Property 1 Jun 1885 Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [22] a farm until Occupation Abt 1890 Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada Steamship Captain Census 1 Jul 1891 Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [11] Census record for 1891 / Westmeath Property 1893 Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [23] Property 1896 Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [23] Census 1 Jul 1901 Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada [24, 25, 26] Entry for Walter Findlay household Death 21 Dec 1904 Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada [6, 7, 12, 27] Burial Abt 22 Dec 1904 Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada [12, 28, 29] Person ID I18444967 Whitewater Region Early Families Last Modified 6 Jan 2019
Father Robert FINDLAY, b. 10 Mar 1797, Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland d. 8 Jun 1858, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, , Québec, Canada (Age 61 years) Mother Margaret RUSSELL, b. 12 Apr 1794, Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland d. 12 Aug 1875, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) Marriage 16 Jan 1818 Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland [30] Family ID F6055787 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary MCCASKILL, b. 21 Nov 1835, Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Mar 1907, Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada (Age 71 years) Marriage 23 Mar 1858 , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 31] Children 1. Robert Russell FINDLAY, b. 25 Apr 1859 d. 17 Jun 1927, Duck Lake, , Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 68 years) 2. Donald Higginson FINDLAY, b. 15 Nov 1860, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Sep 1947, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 86 years) 3. Margaret Janet Fleming FINDLAY, b. 25 Nov 1863 d. 26 Sep 1921 (Age 57 years) 4. Rose Mary FINDLAY, b. 25 Oct 1866, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Apr 1903, Frank, , Alberta, Canada (Age 36 years) 5. Annie Walterina FINDLAY, b. 14 Oct 1869 d. 10 May 1909, Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada (Age 39 years) 6. Jessie Jamisina FINDLAY, b. 11 Dec 1871, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Jan 1951, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) 7. Walteretta Mary Elizabeth FINDLAY, b. 4 Nov 1876, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 1918 (Age 41 years) Family ID F6055783 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jan 2019
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Photos Findlay, Walter c. 1889
Pittaway & Jarvis Photographers, 117 Sparks St.
Photograph from the collection of Kenneth Gourlay provided Jan 2018Findlay, Captain Walter
Photograph from the collection of Kenneth Gourlay provided Jan 2018Findlay, Donald & Robert with their father Walter
Photograph from the collection of Kenneth Gourlay provided Jan 2018Findlay, Walter & Mary (nee McCaskill) with three daughters (possibly Maggie, Annie & Jessie)
Photograph from the collection of Kenneth Gourlay provided Jan 2018
Documents North Renfrew Agricultural Society, Beachburg - Findlay brothers
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of John Costello
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Notes Property:
- S 1/2 of Lot 15, B CFL (Coulonge Lake Front) and
Lot 15 WFA (Waterfront A)
- S 1/2 of Lot 15, B CFL (Coulonge Lake Front) and
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