McCallum,Lindsay,Houston Scotland to Quebec, Canada

[giveover]

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to find descendants of Catherine McCallum who was born abt 1842 in Barony, Lanark, Scotland.

She married a William Lindsay in 1861 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.

They had Thomas McCallum Lindsay, john Lindsay and Jane Hill Lindsay.

William died and Catherine married James Houston ( don't know if in Scotland or Quebec, Canada ).

They had Catherine, James and Margaret all born in Quebec.

Margaret ( Maggie ) married my Great Uncle, Alfred James Taylor.

Maggie and Alfred died childless. I believe Thomas Mccallum Lindsay died unwed.

John Lindsay had a family, possibly wife Elizabeth and a son William.

Would love to get info and especially photos.
Any help really appreciated.

Thanks,
Anne

[Trish]

Anne,

I know you're looking for descendants but do you think this could be your Catherine McCallum living next door to a family named Lindsay in the 1851 census?

Census: 1851: Page 5
Address: 14 East Princer St, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
-- Mary CcCallum 47, Head Male [sic] born: Argyllshire
-- Catherine McCallum 40 Sister Female Dressmaker born: Argyllshire
-- Margt McCallum 17 Visitor Female born: Stewarton, Argyllshire
-- Catherine McCallum 7 Visitor Female born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Next door:
Address: 14 East Princer St, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
-- Geo Lindsay 29 Head Male Yarn Dresser born: Campbelton, Argyllshire
-- Eliz Linday [sic] 32 Wife Female born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
-- Marg Linday [sic] 5 Daughter Female Scholar born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
-- Wm Stiel 60 Father-in-law Male Watchmaker born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
-- Margt Stiel 60 Mother-in-law Female born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
-- Jas Deans 30 Visitor Male Power Loom Center born: Govan, Renfrewshire
-- Archd Dick 26 Visitor Male Power Loom Center born: Douglas Lanarkshire
-- David Ross 21 Visitor Male Power Loom Center born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire

HTH,
Trish

[giveover]

Hi Trish,

Thanks for your message.

Yes, I do think that it is part of the same family.

I have checked the 1841 and 1861 Scottish cencus and Catherine and a sister are not with the immediate family.

It seems that the McCallums were related to a branch of Lindsays even earlier.

Many thanks, as I find this really interesting even though I only connect in the 1930's with my Grt Uncle.

I know that Catherine McCallum abt 1842 was the daughter of Colina McLean
and Thomas McCallum who married in Barony 29th Dec. 1835.

Also that the Houstons lived in Danville, Quebec and died there.

Anne

[DaveM]

HI Anne,

I don't know if you have looked at Canadian Census for 1901 and 1911 but both are available free at www.automatedgenealogy.com with links to the originals (also free). You will find Catharine in both. In the 1911, she is a widow, transcribed as Mrs James Houston, with daughter Maggie and a granddaughter, Ruth Lindsay (transcribed as Ruth Linfray), born in the USA.
Next door is Jack McCallum & family. They are all in Danville.

Hopefully this gives you a little more to work on.

Dave

[giveover]

Hi Dave,

Thanks very much for the info from census 1901 and 1911.

We didn't have the one with the granddaughter.

Much appreciated

Anne

[kaz1]

Hi Anne,

Have you found your family on the 1881 census (courtesy of LDS site)?

James HOUSTON M Scottish 34 Scotland Baker Presbyterian
Catherine HOUSTON M Scottish 36 Scotland Presbyterian
John LINDSEY Scottish 14 Scotland School Presbyterian C
Thos. LINDSEY Scottish 12 Scotland School Presbyterian C
Catherine HOUSTON Scottish 4 Q <Quebec> Presbyterian C
James HOUSTON Male Scottish 1 Q <Quebec> Presbyterian C
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Census Place Danville, Richmond & Wolfe, Quebec
Family History Library Film 1375834
NA Film Number C-13198
District 53
Sub-district G
Page Number 19
Household Number 99

Kaz

[giveover]

Hi Kaz,

Thanks for the info. We do have the 1881 UK census and the 1901 and 1911 Canadian, but really appreciate your help.
We now know that from 1960 there was only Thomas and John Lindsay/Lindsey still living from the family.
John Lindsay married and had a family. We think he moved to Southern Ontario.
Do not know what happened to Thomas.

Thanks again.

Anne

[DebbieAnn]

In the 1911 Canada census, there is a Thomas Lindsey b: Scotland, Aug 1866 and wife Mary b: Ireland, Sept 1882 living at 7 St. Antoine, Montreal, Quebec - is that your Thomas?

Debbie

[giveover]

Thanks Debbie,

We have just yesterday taken a months subscription to Canadian information on Ancestry.
Looking back at Dave's message and searching on, we think we have Thomas and family in the USA.
He had a son and daughter.
Have a friend with access to Anc.com so will do some searching with her.

Thanks again.
Much appreciate the help.

Anne

[DebbieAnn]

William died and Catherine married James Houston ( don't know if in Scotland or Quebec, Canada ).

They had Catherine, James and Margaret all born in Quebec.



Anne,

I found the marriage of Catherine and James - they were married in the Danville Presbyterian Church in Danville, Quebec on 21 March 1876!!

Will write details...

Debbie

[DebbieAnn]

Anne,

I found the marriage of Catherine and James - they were married in the Danville Presbyterian Church in Danville, Quebec on 21 March 1876!!

Will write details...

Debbie

Ok, from the Danville Presbyterian Church parish register, the original can be viewed through Ancestry in the Drouin Collection:

"James Houston, batchelor, resident of Danville, and Catherine McCallum, widow of the late Wm. Lindsay of Glasgow, Scotland, at present a resident of Danville being permitted(?) a license(?) from the Laird(?) and Governor of the Province of Quebec, were married by me on the twenty-first day of March, in the village of Danville, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and seventy - six in the presence of John Craig and Elizabeth Stevens. (signed) J. Macalister, James Houston, Catherine McCallum, John Craig, Eliza Stevens"

Hope this helps - Debbie

[DebbieAnn]

William died and Catherine married James Houston ( don't know if in Scotland or Quebec, Canada ).

They had Catherine, James and Margaret all born in Quebec.



From the same source as above info:

“Catherine McCallum (Houston), daughter of James Houston, Baker, Danville, P.Q. and Catherine McCallum his wife, was born on the fourteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred seventy seven and baptized by me on this the twenty fourth day of June of the same year. (signed) Henry Edwinson (looks like), James Houston, Catherine McCallum”

“William Lindsay Houston, son of James Houston, Baker, Danville, P.Q. and Catherine McCallum his wife born the Fifteenth Day of September One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Two A.D. Was Baptized on the Seventh Day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty Three by me. (signed) William Robertson, Minister, James Houston, Catherine McCallum”

“William Lindsay (Houston), son of James Houston, Baker, Danville, P.Q. Died at Danville on the Ninth Day of September One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty Three and was Buried in Danville Cemetery on the Eleventh Day of the same month by me. (signed) William Robertson, Minister, J. Houston, C. McCallum”

“Margaret White (Houston), Daughter of James Houston and Catherine McCallum born Twenty Ninth Day of December One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Three and was Baptized on the Sixteenth Day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Four in the year of our Lord. (signed) William Robertson, Minister Officiating, Witness J. Houston, Witness Cath Houston”

The records for James birth are not available online...
Also, there was an Archibald McCallum with wife Eleanor Muir(could be Mair) in Danville, P.Q. – they had a daughter Margaret Eleanor b: 17 Feb 1876 bap: 21 Mar 1876. Perhaps Catherine came to Canada with her brother or cousin?

Hope this helps -
Debbie

[DebbieAnn]

She married a William Lindsay in 1861 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.

They had Thomas McCallum Lindsay, john Lindsay and Jane Hill Lindsay.



From the same source:
"Duncan (McCallum) son of Thomas McCallum, Mechanic of Danville in the County of Richmond in the Province of Quebec and Jane Hughes his wife deceased, Thursday the seventh was buried on Saturday the ninth day of February one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine and from the residence of his father. (signed) J.D. Ferguson, Windsor Mills, Minister Officiating, Thomas McCallum, James Houston"

This looks as if it may be Thomas, the firstborn child of Catherine. Will try to dig up more info...

Debbie

[DebbieAnn]

Ok, possibly the son - possibly a brother or cousin. Found a marriage of John McCallum in 1899 to Jennie Henderson, and John's parents are given as Thomas McCallum and Jane Hughes, his wife. So John must have been born by 1880, and his father Thomas must have been born before 1855-60...

Debbie

[DebbieAnn]

More from the Danville Presbyterian Church parish records:

"James Houston, merchant of Danville Township of Shipton, died on the ninth day of December nineteen hundred and ten and was buried by me on the twelfth day of the same month. (signed) J. K. Brunton, Jno Lindsay, John McCallum"

next page:

"James Houston, son of James Houston, merchant of Danville Township of Shipton, and of his wife Catherine McCallum died on the ninth day of December nineteen hundred and ten and was buried by me on the twelfth day of the same month. (signed) J.K. Brunton, Jno Lindsay, John McCallum"

Debbie

[DebbieAnn]

and another:

"Catherine Houston, widow of the late James Houston, died at her late residence, Danville, Richmond County, Province of Quebec, on the thirtieth (30) day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty (1930) and was buried by me in the Danville Protestant Cemetery on the second (2nd) day of April in the above-mentioned year. Aged 87 years. (signed) T.J. Watson, Officiating Clergyman, Witnesses John McCallum, J.A. McCallum"

Debbie

[giveover]

Hi Debbie,

Thank you very much for all the work that you have done to find all this information.
We have ourselves just found some of it after paying for a month on Ancestry.Com.

We now know where the families of Thomas and John lived until the last 30 years or so.

I thank you again for all the time you have given to this.

Best wishes

Anne

[susanhreed]

http://www.villededanville.com/patrimoine.html

I don't know if you have seen this, but it contains a picture of the Houston House and some details on its history. I have translated the French, below. My aunt, who grew up in the area, remembers Maggie Houston well. She and my grandparents lived upstairs in the building at some point. Daniel Johnson was not the original name of the street - that is quite a recent name. I can't remember what it used to be called, but I can find out. James and Catherine Houston, with children James, Margaret and William, as well as Margaret's husband, are buried in the Danville Cemetery: http://www.interment.net/data/canada/qc/richmond/danville/danville_gk.htm Danville is a perfectly beautiful little town. My grandparents and all my aunts and uncles used to live there and I spent a great deal of time there as a child.



"The Houston House was built about 1885 by baker James Houston. It was built on the foundations of the former Burbank Building, destroyed in the fire of 1882 which devasted half the village. The facade of the building gives on to Daniel Johnson Street and is of architectural interest, with its slate roof and locally-made brick cladding. The building occupies an important place in the heritage of Danville, a village that is remarkable, if not unique, in a number of ways.

The building sits on a prestigious, very visible site on Danville Square. The square is a practical and attractive expansion of the old Craig Road. The Craig Road, opened in 1811, linked New England with Quebec City and was an important factor in the opening of the area to settlement. Danville, in some sense, owes its existence to the road. The second most important artery in Danville is Daniel Johnson Street, which led to the sawmill, flour mill and a wool-carding factory, all an indication of Danville’s importance in the 19th century.

Houston House now houses a market for Eastern Townships producers on the village square. Located at 4-6 Daniel Johnson Street, Danville, Quebec
J0A 1A0"

Susan Reed