Captain Walter FINDLAY

Captain Walter FINDLAY

Male 1822 - 1904  (82 years)

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  • Name Walter FINDLAY  [1, 2, 3
    Title Captain 
    Birth 7 Aug 1822  Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    and appeared on the voters list 
    Occupation 15 Apr 1851  Aylmer, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Advertisement from Union Forwarding Line showing W. Findlay as Master of the Steamer "Oregeon" 
    Occupation 1854  Aylmer, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Captain of Steamers "Emerald" for Union Forwarding Line 
    Taxes/Duties accrued 1857  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    duties accrued for logging done in 1856 
    Organizations 1858  Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Possibly President of the first Westmeath Township Fair 
    Census of Agriculture 1861  Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Property owner, Consession 3, Lot 5, 200 acres 
    Organizations 1867  Beachburg, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    President of the Beachburg Agricultural Society 
    Occupation 1868  Aylmer, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Captain of Steamer "Alliance" for Union Forwarding Company 
    Property Abt 1870  Pontiac, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    a number of farms 
    Census 1 Jul 1871  Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census Record for 1871 
    Occupation 1874 to 1878  Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20
    Property 1875  Black River, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    a Timber Limit 
    Property 1 Jun 1885  Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [22
    a farm until 
    Occupation Abt 1890  Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Steamship Captain 
    Census 1 Jul 1891  Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census record for 1891 / Westmeath 
    Property 1893  Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    Property 1896  Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    Census 1 Jul 1901  Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [24, 25, 26
    Entry for Walter Findlay household 
    Death 21 Dec 1904  Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 12, 27
    Burial Abt 22 Dec 1904  Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1858, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Margaret RUSSELL,   b. 12 Apr 1794, Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1875, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jan 1818  Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [30
    Family ID F6055787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary MCCASKILL,   b. 21 Nov 1835, Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1907, Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1858  , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 31
    Children 
     1. Robert Russell FINDLAY,   b. 25 Apr 1859   d. 17 Jun 1927, Duck Lake, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Donald Higginson FINDLAY,   b. 15 Nov 1860, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1947, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1903, Frank, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
     5. Annie Walterina FINDLAY,   b. 14 Oct 1869   d. 10 May 1909, Fort Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     6. Jessie Jamisina FINDLAY,   b. 11 Dec 1871, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1951, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     7. Walteretta Mary Elizabeth FINDLAY,   b. 4 Nov 1876, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1918 (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F6055783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2019 

  • Photos
    Findlay, Walter c. 1889
    Findlay, Walter c. 1889
    Pittaway & Jarvis Photographers, 117 Sparks St.
    Photograph from the collection of Kenneth Gourlay provided Jan 2018
    Findlay, Captain Walter
    Findlay, Captain Walter
    Photograph from the collection of Kenneth Gourlay provided Jan 2018
    Findlay, Donald & Robert with their father Walter
    Findlay, Donald & Robert with their father Walter
    Photograph from the collection of Kenneth Gourlay provided Jan 2018
    Findlay, Walter & Mary (nee McCaskill) with three daughters (possibly Maggie, Annie & Jessie)
    Findlay, 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
    North Renfrew Agricultural Society, Beachburg - Findlay brothers
    Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of John Costello

  • Notes  Property:
    • S 1/2 of Lot 15, B CFL (Coulonge Lake Front) and
      Lot 15 WFA (Waterfront A)

  • Sources 
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