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Hi, I have recently found some Scottish ancestors of mine who ended up in Canada and was wondering if anybody could please help me as I am completely new to this particular area of genealogy, I have found them on the 1881, 1901 and 1911 censuses in the sub district of Puslinch in the district of Wellington South in Ontario, they are headed by a Rutherford Rodger (so not an over common name) born 1840 in Scotland married to a Margaret Rodger born 1837 in Scotland, Rutherford emigrated in 1858 and Margaret in 1851, at the 1881 they had kids Andrew aged 17, Violet aged 14, Jon aged 11, Margaret aged 9, Robert aged 8, Eliot aged 6 and Rutherford aged 4, I also know from the 1901 they had a son called George, any help with finding other census entries or emmigration details would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
Anna
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Hi Anna,
I can't find any birth registrations for the children, or the marriage of Rutherford and Margaret (it would have been before civil registration started in 1869), but here are a few marriages of the children...
011872-81 (Wellington Co.)
John Edward Robinson
21
Residence: Township of Puslinch
Place of Birth: ditto
Bachelor
Farmer
Parents: Henry and Mary Robinson
Mary Davey Rodger
18
Residence: Puslinch
POB: Mount Forest
Spinster
Parents: Rutherford Rodgers and Margaret Gordon
Witnesses: George and Eliza Jane King of Puslinch
Married 10 Jan 1881 at Guelph
Both bride and groom are Methodist
Married by William Williams, by License
MJP
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020562-06 (Wellington Co.)
George I. Rodger
24
Residence: Puslinch
POB: Puslinch
Bachelor
Carpenter
Parents: Rutherford Rodger and Margaret Aiken
Presbyterian
Seebena(?) Orme
24
Res: Puslinch
POB: Puslinch
Spinster
Parents: Peter Orme and Ellen Grieve
Presbyterian
Witnesses: Jno Orme and Mary Grieve of Arkell
Married 23 May 1906 at Puslinch
Married by R J M Glassford, by License
027840-20 (Wellington Co.)
George Isaac Rodgers
38
Residence: Preston Ontario
POB: Village of Arkell
Widower
Presbyterian
Carpenter
Parents: Rutherford Rodgers and Margaret Aiken
Jennie Tait
34
Res: Village of Arkell
POB: London, England
Widow
Housekeeper
Church of England
Parents: Alfred West and Mary Ann Brightwell
Witnesses: Thomas and Mary Arkell, of Arkell
Married 11 Mar 1920 at 122 Surrey Street, Guelph
Married by Ernest A. Slack (Anglican), 122 Surrey Street, Guelph
MJP
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Deaths:
036195-16 (Wellington Co.)
Rutherford Rodger
Male
75
Date of Death: 14 Jul 1916
Place of Birth: Scotland
Place of Death: Guelph General Hospital
Place of Burial: Arkell
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: blank
Name of Father: blank
Name of Mother: blank
Physician: Dr. J. Lindsay
Informant: A. M. Mitchell, Guelph
Registered: 14 Jul 1916
Cause of death: Pneumonia, one week
035390-21 (Wellington Co.)
Margaret Rodger
Place of Death: Arkell
Female
Scotch
Widow
84
Born Scotland, 18 Jul 1837
Occupation: Retired
Length of Residence at Place of Death: 45 years
Father: John Aiken, born in Scotland
Mother: blank, born in Scotland
Informant: Robert Rodger, Arkell, Son
Place of Burial: Eden Mills
Date of Burial: 8 Aub 1921
Undertaker: Johnson of Arkell
Date of Death: 5 Aug 1921
Cause of Death: Senile Decay
Physician, J. Lindsay, Guelph
MJP
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034084-17 (Wellington Co.)
Seebena Rodger
Female
36
Date of Death: 1 Dec 1917
Place of Birth: Arkell
Place of Death: Arkell
Place of Burial: Arkell
Occupation: Housewife
Married
Parents: Peter Orme and Helen Grieve
Physicain: H. O. Hewitt
Informant: A. M. Mitchell, Guelph
Cause of Death: Emprhsm(?) L. Brain, 2 hours
MJP
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Hi MJP, Thanks very much for all that, Margaret was Margaret Gordon Aitken.
Thanks again
Anna
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#012797-90
Married June 2 1890 Guelph
James WOOD
24 farmer Scotland
of Guelph Twp
Parents John & Agnes (DODDS) WOOD
Maggie RODGER
20, Puslinch twp
Arkell Ont,
Parents Rutherford & Marg't (AIKEN) RODGER
witnesses John MURRAY & Fanny ESKETT
both of Arkell
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Wow, Here's a whole lot of information from the Rodger family bible! Lists 11 children born in all....some marriages.
http://www.wcm.on.ca/tweedsmuir/pdf/PuslinchTownship/ArkellWI/3/169.pdf
and another goldmine of Rodgers from this site....
http://www.wcm.on.ca/tweedsmuir/results_name.php?township=o26&name_last=rodger&name_first=
and there may be more...Found here...http://www.wcm.on.ca
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A fellow researcher for "Aiken ;D
...Your family above page 5/6 & an email contact at bottom!
http://www.brebner.com/uploads/aik03548.pdf
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Hi JJ, I noticed this page with the familybible on last night, great find indeed, do you think there is anyway of tracing the person who donated it please?. I have noticed the brebner page before, may contact this person, see what they know, I already know quite a bit about the history of the Rodger's in Scotland, I am descended from Rutherford's brother Andrew who stayed put in Scotland but am having great trouble finding the final resting place of Rutherford and Andrew's father Andrew Rodger born 1798.
Thanks again
Anna
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Hi
I noticed your posting about the Rodgers in Puslinch. One of them married one of my Orme's.
regards
Justine
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Hi, Anna, did you see Justine's reply ? Here's a bit on the Orme/Rodger descendants
http://jameswd.sasktelwebsite.net/Andrew_Swanston.pdf
also a few more listed on here in the Ont. deaths collection...Maybe if you are interested in
any more just post as info is updated constantly and we have a lot of helpers on the board now...
http://search.labs.familysearch.org
also: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=tincanman&id=I004760
Says Margaret's father was not John... but William.
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I am the grandson of George Isaac Rodger (1881.09.27 - 1941.06.24) and Seebena Orme (1881.08.27 - 1917.12.01). I have some information on both the Rodger and Orme families. I was recently contacted by a descendent of the forbears of Seebena Orme who indicated that he as contact with other Orme descendants.