Margaret Kinghorn

Margaret Kinghorn
(1826-)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Clegg
2. William Emberson

Margaret Kinghorn ²

Born: 1826, Ednam, Roxburgh, Scotland ³ ⁴
Christened: 30 Nov 1826, Ednam, Roxburgh, Scotland ⁴
Marriage (1): Clegg
Marriage (2): William Emberson after 1869 ¹

bullet General Notes:

The following history of the Anderson family was written to her nieces July 13, 1953 by Miss Margaret Emberson, who was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Emberson, of South Monaghan, Ontario. Mrs William Emberson was formerly Miss Margaret Anderson, daughter of Alexander Anderson and Catherine Kennedy Anderson. WESTON, July 13, 1953

"I do not know how long it was before Grandfather met and married Mrs. Kinghorn, a widow with three children; two boys, one a stepson of 11 or 12 years; a girl, Margaret, 5 years, and Jimmie 1 or 2 years older. Her husband, John Kinghorn, was a clever man who could make small pretty trinkets. I believe he was a cabinet maker. They arrived in Montreal where the cholera was raging and was stricken and died. Mrs. K. somehow got to Port Hope and got in touch with her brother, Nichol Dodds, who farmed 5 or 6 miles north of Port Hope in Hope Township.. I never heard how the lone widow with her little flock came in contact with our widower Grandpa, but such was the case. She lived and worked in the home of James Rutherford before the second marriage. They lived on boiled peas and a dark coarse bread of some sort. There was only one white loaf made for the man of the house. Little Margaret Kinghorn did not thrive on this diet and a kind man, Richard Rutherford, brother to James took her into his home, where she fared better as to food. but there were six children. One of them, Mary, a fat chubby baby , was Margaret's special charge and was tied with a scarf on the back of the frail little girl to get an airing and sunbath. The Rutherfords were faithful, devout Presbyterians who walked to church at Centreville from their home on the farm that later Brother James and Rebecca ( who was Mary's daughter) lives on.
One Sunday while the people went to church, Margaret was told to make a pot of soup from a sheep's head, but Mrs. Rutherford neglected to tell here how to prepare it, and the poor little girl (about 11 years) did not know she should have split it open with an axe or something as to remove brains and to cleanse it properly.. She got an undeserved scolding from the sharp tongued Jenny R. which was always remembered. That was not very good soup. Years after, Margaret was our dear stepmother, who cared fro and loved us as her own.."

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• Residence, 1851, South Monaghan Twp, ON. ⁵

Margaret married Clegg.

Margaret next married William Emberson, son of Thomas Emberson and Unknown, after 1869.¹ (William Emberson was born on 22 Jan 1822 in Ireland,⁶ ⁷ ⁸ died after 1901 ⁹ and was buried in Dawson Cemetery, South Monaghan, Ontario.)

1 South Monaghan, The Garden of Eden, Jean Murray Cole, 1927-, South Monaghan, The Garden of Eden, ISBN 0-9683935-0-0 (Published by the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan, Copyright 1998.), page 233. "William was remarried to Margaret's widowed step-sister, Margaret Kinghorn Clegg".

2 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Northumberland, Ontario, 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-11740, page 27, page 35. :
1851 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C11740, page 9

Thomas C. Tate, Farmer, England, Methodist, age next birthday: 52, male
Elizabeth ", Farmer, England, Methodist, age next : 44, female
Caroline ", ", Canada, Methodist, age next 18, female
Sophia ", ", Canada, ", age 15, female
Sarah ", ", ", ", age 10, female
Thomas ", ", ", ", age 6, male

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1851 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, Canada Archives film # C11740, page 17-19
Alex Anderson, Farmer, Born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 58 next birthday, (so born abt. 1793? jca),
Isabella ", born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 50 next birthday. (note: second wife for Alexander Anderson ..jca)
John Anderson, labourer, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 28
Margret Anderson, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 22
Alexander Anderson, Presbyterian, age 23
Margret Kinghorn, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 20
Daniel Anderson, Labourer, b. Canada, Presbyterian,age 17
1 story frame house

Wm Anderson, Farmer, Scotland, Presbyterian, age 52
Ellen ", ", ", ", age 54
Alexander ", Labourer, ", ", age 22
Christy ", born Canada, ", age 18
Ellen ", born", ", age 16
Ann ", born ", ", age 14
Catherine ", born ", ", age 10
part of lot 13, 100 acres land, one story log house.

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1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film C-11740, page 27

Duncan Anderson, farmer, b Canada, age 24, Presbyterian
Ann Anderson, b. Canada, age 22

Lilley Rutherford, age 16,
Jane Rutherford, age 1
on 600 acres of land, 1 storey log house.
(note , this Jane Rutherford, age 1 next birthday very likely is the baby Jane Anderson and is not necessarily the daughter of Lilley Rutherford.. note by jca as suggested by Pam Wiedmann)
("A baby, Ann Jane, was born to Ann Jane (Rutherford) and Duncan Anderson in 1850" , note by Pam Wiedmann, of Phoenix, Arizona, Feb 20, 2001.)
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1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film # C-11740, page 35

Richard Rutherford, farmer, b. England, age 59
Jane Rutherford, b. Scotland, age 49
Walter Rutherford, b. Canada, age 23
William age 20, Margret age 19, Lilley age 17, Mary age 16,
Jane age 13, John age 11, James age 9, Elizabeth age 5 and
Agnes Nichol, born England, age 78, widow. (a family member)
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1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film # C-11740, page 39
Dawson, William, Farmer, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 34,
Dawson, Jane, born Scotland, Methodist, female, age 30
", Nicholas, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 8
", William, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 6
", Jacobene, Canada, Methodist, female, age 4
", Peter, Canada, Methodist, male, age 2
Alexander Kinghorn, labourer, b. Scotland, age 28, not family member, living with William and Jane Dawson, in S. Monaghan, Ontario.
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3 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Northumberland, Ontario, 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-11740, page 27, page 35, South Monaghan, page 17. "Margaret Kinghorne, age 20".

4 LDS IGI Files , Salt Lake City, LDS IGI Files , Salt Lake City, batch C117884, film call #1067934. "Margaret Kinghorn, christening 30 November, 1826, Ednam, Roxburgh, Scotland, parents John KINGHORN , Isable DODDS".

5 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Northumberland, Ontario, 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-11740, page 27, page 35.

6 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Northumberland, Ontario, 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-11740, page 27, page 35, page 23. "William Emberson, farmer, born Ireland, age 27 next birthday".

7 1861 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, 1861 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-1055,, page 18. "William Emberson, farmer, b. Ireland, Methodist, age 38
Margaret, age 32, Thomas age 8, Alexander age 5, James age 1".

8 1901 census, South Monaghan, Peterborough West, Ontario. :

District C-2, page 1, family 1
Emberson, William, male, white, Head, married, Apr 15, 1862, age 38, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer
", Sarah, female, white, Wife, married, June 11, 1862, age 38, Irish, Canadian, Methodist
", William J Franklin, male, white, Son, single, Nov 11, 1896, age 4
", Emberson, Margaret Evla, female, white, Daughter, Sep 7, 1900, age 6/12

family 2
Emberson, Alexander, male, white, Head, married, Sep 25, 1855, age 45, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer
", Hannah, female, white, Wife, married, Apr 15, 1862, age 38, Irish, Canadian, Methodist,
", Jessie, female, Daughter, single, Apr 17, 1888, age 12, born Ontario, Irish
", Maggie, female, Daughter, single, July 3, 1890, age 10 born Ontario
", Mary Isabella, Daughter, single, Jan 2, 1893, age 8 born Ontario
", Rose Elisabeth, Daughter, single, Nov 4, 1897, age 3 born Ontario
", Bertha Louise, Daughter, single, Sept 30, 1899, age 1 born Ontario

family 3
Wood, Joseph, male, white, Head, Widower, 30 Oct, 1840, age 60, born Ontario, English, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer
", Wilbert Colton, male, white, Son, 31 Oct 1870, age 30, Ontario, English, Canadian, Methoidst, Farmer
Bingham Bingham, female, white, Domestic, single, 7 May, 1868, age 32, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Methodist, Servant

family 10
Emberson, John, male, white, Head, married, 15 Aug 1868, age 32, born Ontario, Irish , Canadian, Methodist, Farmer,
", William, male, white, Father, Widower, 22 Jany 1822, age 79, born Ireland, ", ", ", "
", Margaret Jane, female, white, Sister, single, 5 Dec 1866, age 34, Ontario, ", ", "
", Mary, female, white, Wife, married, 22 May, 1868, age 32, born Ontario, English, ", "

page 2, family 17
Emberson, James, male, white, Head, married, Feb 15, 1860, age 41, Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer
", Rebeca Jane, female, white, Wife, married, June 2, 1861, age 39, Ontario, English, Canadian, Methodist

District C-2, page 4, family 42
Anderson, Alexand, male, white, Head, Widower, 29 Aug 1866, age 34, born Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Presbty, Farmer
", Elizabeth, female, white, sister, single, 22 Jany 1861, age 40, Ontario, ", ","
" Marjory May, female, white, Daughter, 22 Dec 1894, age 6, Ontario,",","
", Margaret Jean R, female, white, Daughter, 5 Jany, 1897, age 4, Ontario,",","
McAllister, Ralph, male, white, Servant, single, 7 Novem 1878, age 22, born Ontario, Irish,", ", Farm Lab

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