Hello
I am looking for a family from an unknown location in Scotland. The family name was Semple / Sample / Simple.
John Semple married Catherine Elliott before 1840 somewhere in Scotland. They would have at least 4 children born in Scotland
1. Agnes Elliott Semple born Aug 1840 (or so some records indicate)
2. John Henry E. Semple born about 1844
3. Anna Semple born December 12 1846
4. Charles Semple born about 1847
Records indicate that this family left for Canada in 1851. Where they settled is not known but most likely around the Ottawa, Ontario or Hull, Quebec areas. They have not been found in the 1851 or 1861 Census of Canada. John and Catherine Semple (the parents) have never been found in Canada.
On April 21 1858 in Ottawa Ontario Agnes Elliott Semple married Charles Pink (her parents are listed as John Semple and Catherine Elliott). The marriage is also referred to in a book about the early pioneers of the Ottawa / Gatinueau area using the surname Sample.
On June 6 1862 Anna Semple married Hugh Pink in Ottawa, Ontario (her parents are listed as John Semple and Catherine Elliott).
John Semple would marry on an unknown date to Alice Dulcena Stoddart
Charles Semple was with his sister Agnes in the 1871 Census of Canada and then disappears
Any assistance or suggestions to locate the Semple family in Scotland would be greatly appreciated.
Thelma in Canada
