William Barnard
ID # 5465, (1811-)
| Birth | William Barnard was born in 1811. |
| Marriage | He married Margaret McArthur, daughter of Daniel McArthur and Catharine McMillan, on 11 January 1843 at Dumfries Township, Gore District. GS2987 First Church (Galt) Marriages Nbr. 137 (By Rev. James Strang) By license in Dumfries on January 11, 1843 William Barnard and Margaret McArthur, both of Dfs (Dumfries) Witnesses Arch'd Buchanan and Dronsfield (Dransfield) Thornton The reproduction of the First Church record images on GS2987 is not uniformly clear, though with the marriage of William and Margaret it is quite readable. The United Church of Canada Archives has the First Church marriages on microfilm LCM-30 and a copy of the page that includes this marriage is to hand. It's rather clearer, but adds nothing. The known (surviving?) Gore District Marriage register dates from 1842, but Reverend Strang's submissions do not begin until the marriages of March of 1844. Even if the marriage record was present in the Gore District volume, it's doubtful that there would be more information. The recording of parentage was not done until the county registers came into being in approximately 1858. |
| Note | Records for this family sometimes show Barnard and sometimes Barnett. The most reasonable thing to do is to follow the usage as the sons or daughters may have followed. Especially, if a given spelling is used on a gravestone, this is used here. |
Children of William Barnard and Margaret McArthur |
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| Last Edited | 21 Feb 2022 |