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Author: 1_mc3
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I have a relative, Duncan McCallum (b. 1824 Islay, Scotland), who was recorded in the 1851
census at age 28, living on 5 acres of cleared land on a 100 acre parcel in Sydenham
township, Grey County, Ontario. I do not know when he sailed to Canada. However, I
wonder if he was on the same boat to Canada as John Calder and Elizabeth Campbell? As a
pioneer he would have to clear land quickly to survive and 5 acres could have been cleared
in a short time. Assuming he immediately settled the land upon immigrating to Canada,
that could put the voyage possibly in 1850.
Martin Cuda, Cambridge, Ontario
Family #65 James Calder and Margaret Calder (nee ?)
Origin: Kildalton, Isle of Islay, Argyll County, Scotland
Includes the families of:
1) John Calder & Elizabeth (Betsy) Campbell
Origin: Isle of Islay, Argyll County, Scotland
Year of Immigration: about 1850 to 1853
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