The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-05-31, Page 5•
Original homesteads
BY SANDY NICHOLSON
The material in the Kinloss
Township papers in the
Ontario Archives would indi-
cate that Mrs. Leonard
McInnes, Frank McKenzie
and Allan Graham are the
only descendants residing on
their original homesteads.
Leonard's paternal grand-
parents settled on lot 7,
concession 2. His sisters,
Mae and Mrs. Chester
Casemore, are now living in
Wingham. Mrs. Cathy Smith
and Mrs. Etta Campbell,
sisters of Freda, Mrs. Leon-
ard McInnes, live in Luck -
now. Freda's paternal grand-
father, Angus . McDougall,
and family worked for tZe
Dunlops at Goderich the first
winter in Canada.
He apparently gave his
blankets to a new settler's
wife with a sick child, and
slept on the grass. He caught
a severe cold and never
regained his former health.
This would, explain why
Norman Nicolson took their
money for the first' payment
on lot 1, concession 2, to
Southampton, and later to
the Black Horse, saving the
neighbours making the trip.
Angus McDougall and his
wife, Margaret Lamont, were
also the maternal grandpar-
ents of Annie Ross McIntyre
and -her brother, Alex, who
reside. in Lucknow. Their
paternal grandfather also
Two pictures found in the Bruce County Atlas, 1880. The Charles .Milne house will be more than 100
years old. It was where Sandy McLeod and his sister, Mrs. Clara Nixon lived until they married. The
Roderick Gollan house on concession 1 was built at the same time. Alex Gollan, Sandy McLeod's father
and Sandy Nicholson's father, were trustees of the school at the 2nd for almost 40 years. Alex Gollan, a
bachelor, was secretary treasurer and a great community man.
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was in Southampton for the
"big sale" on September 27,
1854, and paid his money for
lot 1, concession 5. Roderick
McKenzie had enough mon-
ey to get lots 18 and 19 on the
second at this sale. Frankis
still on the farm; his mother
recently had her 102nd
birthday in Pinecrest Manor,
Lucknow.
There is a great deal of
information in the Township
Papers about the land where
Allan Graham lives on the
fourth. Shacks had been built
on that farm and the one
across the way by a "squat-
ter" who hoped to get 200
acres. John Graham eventu-
ally got title to Allan's farm
and raised a large family.
Picking and burning lime-
stone and delivering lime
was not an easy way to make
a living. Allan's parents also
gave a large family a good
education when burning and
selling lime was the major
source of income.
Alexander MacDonald and
John MacDonald en lots 1
and 2, the 3rd and 4th of
Kinloss, each had 7 pounds,
10 shillings at Southampton
on September 27, 1854, for
the first instalment. Willie
MacDonald now living in
Lucknow, resided on lots 1
and 2, till he and Mae
Graham were married. There
are no entries for the land on
concession 1 where Mae and
. Douglas Graham lived when
we went to school.
Those who probably walk-
ed to Southampton for , the
"big sale" and later went to
Kinloss, -(Black Horse) in-
cluded several who have
descendants who are Sentin-
el readers. Charles Milne
was at Kinloss, 2nd of
October 1854, and paid for
/105, concession 2. Peter
Milne had already paid ..for
lots 13 and 14 on the 2nd at
Southampton. Sandy Mc-
Leod and his sister, Mrs.
Clara Nixon, reside in Luck -
now. Clara was the only
daughter with seven broth-
ers. They had wonderful
parents and grandparents. I
hope something has been
written about the McLeods
and Milnes.
Thomas' Lockhart got his
receipt for lot 16, concession
4, on November 1, 1854.
George now resides in Luck -
now. What has been written
about the Lockhart family?
Lachlan McLean paid 7
pounds and 10 shillings for
Donald McDirmid on Novem-
ber 2nd 1854. That is not the
way the family spelled the
name but that is the way it is
in the township papers.
Margaret and Florence have
done a good deal about their
family history and I hope
something can be published.
Adam McDonald got his
receipt for lot 13, concession
5, on February 16, 1855.
Allister Hughes, a grandson,
and Wife Jean, have .returned
to Lucknow.
Norman Nicolson was on
Southampton on 27 Septem-
ber 1854, and paid for lot 11,
concession 3. He was back to
Kinloss on January 31, 1855
paying for ' his own home-
stead; lot 8 on the 2nd, also
for Angus McDougall's on lot
1 on the 2nd, and Murdoch
McDonald's on lot 4, conces-
sion 2. My sisters Norma and
Anna; and I were born in the
log house which had been
completed before the death
of my grandmother in 1861.
We lived in it till moving to
the John Duncan McKenzie
'farm where Donald MacIn-
tyre and family now live.
This move was made in 1903.
Norma and Archie Maclntyre
died some years ago. Dr.
Anna Wright is happy to be
back in Lucknow living in
Pinecrest Manor.
In the township papers for
lot 11, concession 2, there is
the following: We the trust-
ees of the Presbyterian free
church Kinloss, send you 15
dollars, first instalment on
lot . 11, 2nd concession for
which application has been
made by said trustees. As we
the said trustee can certify
that there is no one living on
the said lot and no work done
on it with the exception of a
small shanty which was put
last spring
Murdoch McKenzie
Norman Morison
Murdoch MacDonald
Murdo Macdougall
William Henderson
Murdoch McKenzie and
Murdo Macdougall were to
Southampton with the peti-
tion and money. Because the
office was closed for the
week, they later took them to
Black Horse. Their petition
was granted and in' 1856 a log
church was built about half a
mile north of the old + 2nd
school. This was the first
church in the south of the
township.
The communion services
were important for the Pres-
byterian settlers. As they
had no minister for some
time, two ministers came
from the London Presbytery
for the first. communion
• service. The services started
on Thursday and concluded
on Monday with a thanksgiv-
ing service. So many people
were expected for this first
communion that . it was
arranged to have the services
outside. Hugh Rutherford of
St. Helens had been ordain-
ed an elder in Scotland so he
assisted the two ministers.
Apparently he was the only
elder between Godrich and
Culross. John Gordon of St.
Helens was the only commu-
icant whodid not understand
Gaelic, so a special service
was held for him. Most
services were in Gaelic. The
collections taken at the
services totaled fifty dollars.
They were all in coppers.
Visitors had come from St.
Helens, Lochalsh, and Rip-
ley.
In 1863 they needed a
larger church and did not
require so much land. The
north half of the lot was sold
to P. H. McKenzie who later
became a Member of Parlia-
ment. It was decided to
construct "the big church"
on the hill where the
cemetery had been establish -
e It was built with timbers
like a barn and was used till
1911-12 when the present
brick church was opened.
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