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Author: oldmedico
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Horatio Nelson Calder was the 2nd son (and 3rd child) of James Calder and Nancy Lindsay.
James Calder was born 10 Nov 1775 in Walls & Flotta, Orkney Islands, Scotland, to John
Calder and Jean Sandison. He was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company, and emigrated
to what was then known as "Rupertsland", which was the area of Canada totally
owned by the Hudson's Bay Company.
James married Nancy Lindsay, an Indian woman, according to the records of the Hudson's
Bay Company. Where she got the surname Lindsay is not known.
Their children were:
Peter Calder, b. abt 1803
Nancy Anne Calder, b. between 1803-1805
Horation Nelson, b. abt 1808
John nCalder, b. abt 1809
Elizabeth Calder, b. 15 Dec 1813
Henry Calder, b. abt 1815
George Calder, b. abt 1818
William Calder, b. abt 1820
There were no churches, and no government in that territory when the Calder children were
being born. Nobody really kept any records of such "half-breed' children back
then. The dates of birth are estimated from later Hudson's Bay Company censuses.
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