Descendants of James & Janet KIRKWOOD


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1. James KIRKWOOD was born in 1816 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland1 and died in 1865 in , Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 49.

Events

• He worked as an Iron Miner living on Kirkton Street in 1841 in Carluke, , Lanark, Scotland.

• He worked as an Ironstone Miner and farmer of 15 acres at Wilton in 1851 in Carluke, , Lanark, Scotland.

• He emigrated from , , Lanarkshire, Scotland about 1858.

• James farmed on Lot 29, Con 15, Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1861

James married Janet WALLACE, daughter of Gavin WALLACE and Marion ATKINS,. Janet was born in 1804 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland1,2 and died on October 10, 1879 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 75.

Events

• Janet resided at the home of her son John in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871.

Children from this marriage were:

   2 M    i. James KIRKWOOD was born in 1833 in Carluke, , Lanark, Scotland.1

+ 3 M    ii. Gavin KIRKWOOD was born on August 12, 1835 in Carluke, , Lanark, Scotland2,3,4 and died on September 12, 1809 in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged -25.

   4 F    iii. Marion KIRKWOOD was born on July 17, 1836 in Carluke, , Lanark, Scotland.1

   5 M    iv. Allan KIRKWOOD was born in 1839 in Carluke, , Lanark, Scotland1 and died on September 26, 1907 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 68. He never married and had no children.

   6 F    v. Janet Walker KIRKWOOD was born on June 7, 1840 in Carluke, , Lanark, Scotland1,5 and died on April 13, 1901 in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 60.

Janet married Robert HETHERINGTON, son of Railton HETHERINGTON and Julia OLIPHANT, on December 15, 1880 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.6 Robert was born on February 6, 1848 in , , , England6 and died on July 6, 1922 in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 74. They had no children.

Events

• Robert resided in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1891 .

+ 7 M    vi. John Henderson KIRKWOOD was born in 1846 in Carluke, , Lanark, Scotland7 and died on April 23, 1898 in Listowel, Perth County, Ontario, Canada2 aged 52.

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