Robert Carrick
ID # 4416, (1773-1867)
| Birth | Robert Carrick was born in 1773 at Stirlingshire, Scotland. |
| Marriage | He married Jane Harvie, daughter of Alexander Harvie and Mary Cameron. |
| Death | He died on 23 July 1867 at North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co.. |
| Burial | He was buried on 24 July 1867 at Section 2, Mountview Cemetery, Galt. |
| Note | We take the dates of death and burial for Robert Carrick from Rosemary Ambrose's transcription of Dumfries Reformer's Death Notices, 1866-1870. The Reformer issue quoted is that of July 24, 1867. This tells of Robert's death on 23 July, 1867, and of his funeral on 24 July 1867. (This may or may not have been the date of his burial, but, taking the transcription at face value, probably. It was July, after all.) His age is given as 94. First Church death records appear on microfilm GS2987. This also dates Robert's death to 23 July, 1867, and shows his age as 94. When Mountview was first established in 1868, it was known as The Galt Cemetery. It was not named Mountview until 1886. It is evident from the First Church list of deaths that Robert Carrick was a member and will have been buried in the First Church cemetery, sometimes known as the Strang Burial Ground, in 1867. Certainly, such information as we have by way of a transcription of the Harvie Cemetery that was on the family's farm in North Dumfries does not indicate that Robert was originally buried there. It's clear enough that Robert's wife Jane Harvie was buried in The Galt Cemetery. First Church and St. Andrew's cemeteries stopped receiving burials when The Galt Cemetery was established, but this was not until a year after Robert Carrick's death. In the 1880s it was considered that the old First Church Cemetery at High Park in Galt was in poor shape. Stones and remains from there were removed to Mountview. (St. Andrew's cemetery is another story.) Robert's gravestone sits with wife Jane's in section 2 of Mountview Cemetery in Galt and, no doubt, his remains will be there as well. Find-a-Grave has a photo of Robert and Jane's stones, which sit side by side. Robert's stone has the look of being a much newer stone than that of Jane's and it may have been erected at a later date and may not be the original High Park stone. For the following see microfilm C4547, Upper Canada Sundries, 1816. This is a petition written by a group of ex-patriot Scots identified only as living in the United States, though it is believed that they will have been of the Caledonia, New York, area. The document is signed by Robert Carrick, the Alex Harvies senior and junior, John Buchanan, McKenzies, and several others. That it sits in the Upper Canada Sundries file suggests at first glance that it went nowhere, but was probably the inspiration for William Dickson's invitation to them to come to his newly established Dumfries Township in the Gore District, which they did in 1817. Abstract indexes for Dumfries, north and south, have yet to be researched, but here are some land records comments: The following two series of microfilms are available at the Archives of Ontario Dickson Papers, MS5 reel 3, C1, page 185 Robert Carrick is shown entering into a bond with William Dickson on June 7th, 1817, for what appears to be - the writing is cramped - 139 pounds and 15 shillings for 200 acres on the 7th concession for lot 3 E.S.G.R. ('East Side of the Grand River'. ) By the time the entries on the page end, Robert is into debt with Dickson for rather more than the original 139 pounds. MS700 reel 1 A census of Dumfries Township, 1832, east of the Grand River In this document, Robert again appears on C7-L3. He appears to have 206 acres. This is rather more than a typically surveyed 200 acres township lot. According to McGill's digital map project, this property is immediately east of Branchton Road and probably now comprises a portion of the village of Branchton. The following is to be found on Familysearch. Do consider the following note prior to searching. The 1842 census of Dumfries Township. Library & Archives Canada (LAC) shows this as St. David's Ward in Toronto City. It is not. The reason this is mislabeled probably has to do with the header being ripped off at some point, for, certainly, it is missing. Because LAC shows this as a Toronto ward so then does Familysearch and they are not to be shifted. An examination of the names of township worthies should convince anyone familiar with Dumfries history that Dumfries is really the township shown under this label. Add to this, included in the lists are names for persons in Galt, Paris and St. George. By 1842, lot 3 on the 7th concession appears to be portioned off. Thomas Turnbull, blacksmith, has a holding, as does Samuel More, a labourer. An Anthony Marshall has an interest as well and he is a farmer. Robert M. Carrick, Robert Sr's son, appears on lot 4 of the 8th concession. A Robert Carrick does appear on lot 25 of the 6th concession, well west of the village of Branchton, indeed west of the Grand River. The owner (or mortgage holder) is shown as Walter Dickson. We can't be sure that this Robert is in fact Robert Carrick Sr., but probably is. The 1851 agricultural census for North Dumfries has not survived and so we have no concession or lot to refer to. Robert Carrick appears there with his wife Jane in the every-person census. He is shown as age 79 and as a gentleman (retired). In 1861, Robert and Jane are still in North Dumfries and they are apparently living with son William Carrick. A family story (this was passed on to me by an American descendant): It may be that Robert Carrick served in the U.S. militia during the War of 1812. Confirming documentation for this has yet to be found, but a descendant does tell a tale that he, Robert, liked to say that he was wounded in the War of 1812. They also tell that when he trotted that one out, his wife would respond: Aye, Robert, but ye must have been running away, for ye were shot in the butt! Such information as we have suggests that Robert Carrick did not come to Canada until 1817, well after the War of 1812 and he does not appear in Canadian militia payroll lists. |
Children of Robert Carrick and Jane Harvie |
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| Last Edited | 19 Feb 2021 |