Hello all ... I am seeking information on WILLIAM MACKEY and his descendents. William Mackey settled in GOULBOURN Township circa 1818/20. I believe his wife's name may have been JANE or MARY JANE. Question: Does anyone have information on Irish immigrants of that time - were they part of a group similar to the ones Peter Robinson brought over to settle Upper Canada or did they travel on their own? Although, I have found the graves of many of William and Jane's children, I have not been able to find William or Jane. Unfortunately, St. Andrew's Presbyterian and St. Paul United/Methodist records were destroyed by fires. I do know that at one point William became a representative for Goulbourn and spent time in Hazeldean. However, I have still not been able to find more on him. Children of William and Jane: Margaret (1807 - 1887) married Philip Green William Jr. (1815 - December 5, 1904) married Sarah Green Robert (1822 - 1916) married Mary Mackey (1821-1843), then Margaret Todd (1817 - 1903) James (born 1817) married Mary Jane Thomas (1824 - Feb 19, 1913) married Claracy Brouse Mary Jane (1827); married Joseph Brouse (Settled in Forest River, North Dakota) Other possible but unconfirmed children include: John, Mary, Ann. Margaret, William, Robert and Thomas settled in NEPEAN Township just outside Richmond. Children of Thomas and Claracy: Andrew (b. circa 1848) Philip (b. circa 1852) Robert (b. circa 1852) Fanny (b. circa 1856) John (b. circa 1858) Margaret (b. circa 1860) Mary (b. circa 1863) Thomas Jr. (b. 1866) William ("Big Bill") (b. 1869) - who left Twin Elm after his father's death in 1913 and settled in New Brunswick. If anyone has any information respecting these families, I would really appreciate hearing from you so that we can share and compare notes, etc. Thank you. Connie

Hi Connie My husband's great grandfather was a William John Mackey born in Perth 1863 s/o Alexander Mackey born in Ontario c.1840 married Mary Ann Stoughton about 1858. I don't have any information on the parents of Alexander. When my mother-in-law was growing up in Arnprior she said that ther were two William Mackey's in town Black 'Bill' and Red 'Bill" Mackey so named for the colour of their hair. Do you have an Alexander in your research? Linda Hobbs At 04:16 PM 1/14/02 -0500, you wrote: >Hello all ... > >I am seeking information on WILLIAM MACKEY and his descendents. > >William Mackey settled in GOULBOURN Township circa 1818/20. I believe his >wife's name may have been JANE or MARY JANE. > >Question: Does anyone have information on Irish immigrants of that time - >were they part of a group similar to the ones Peter Robinson brought over to >settle Upper Canada or did they travel on their own? > >Although, I have found the graves of many of William and Jane's children, I >have not been able to find William or Jane. Unfortunately, St. Andrew's >Presbyterian and St. Paul United/Methodist records were destroyed by fires. > >I do know that at one point William became a representative for Goulbourn >and spent time in Hazeldean. However, I have still not been able to find >more on him. > >Children of William and Jane: >Margaret (1807 - 1887) married Philip Green >William Jr. (1815 - December 5, 1904) married Sarah Green >Robert (1822 - 1916) married Mary Mackey (1821-1843), then Margaret Todd >(1817 - 1903) >James (born 1817) married Mary Jane >Thomas (1824 - Feb 19, 1913) married Claracy Brouse >Mary Jane (1827); married Joseph Brouse (Settled in Forest River, North >Dakota) >Other possible but unconfirmed children include: John, Mary, Ann. > >Margaret, William, Robert and Thomas settled in NEPEAN Township just outside >Richmond. > >Children of Thomas and Claracy: >Andrew (b. circa 1848) >Philip (b. circa 1852) >Robert (b. circa 1852) >Fanny (b. circa 1856) >John (b. circa 1858) >Margaret (b. circa 1860) >Mary (b. circa 1863) >Thomas Jr. (b. 1866) >William ("Big Bill") (b. 1869) - who left Twin Elm after his father's death >in 1913 and settled in New Brunswick. > >If anyone has any information respecting these families, I would really >appreciate hearing from you so that we can share and compare notes, etc. > >Thank you. > >Connie > > > > >==== CAN-ONT-CARLETON Mailing List ==== >Be sure to check out the Carleton County GenWeb page generously hosted by >Kathleen O'Brien at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~oncarlet/index.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237