Robert Ord

1788 - 1864  (75 years)

• Name	Robert Ord  [1, 2, 3]
  Residence	1788	Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland   [2]
  Born	18 Sep 1788	Buncle and Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	28 Sep 1788	Buncle and Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland   [2]
  Arrival	1850	Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	Blacksmith
  Residence	1851	Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada   [5]
  Residence	1861	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Residence Religion: Free Church; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Died	12 Mar 1864	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I12188	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	David Ord, Jr.,   b. 17 Nov 1755, Norham, Northumberland, England ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elspeth Cockburn,   b. 22 Dec 1754, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Married	11 Apr 1779	Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F3223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Edgar,   b. 9 Dec 1791, Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. 7 Nov 1872, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	13 Jun 1814	Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland
  Children	1. Jane Ord,   b. 21 Jul 1815, Eccles Lodge, Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Nov 1872, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)  [natural]   2. Elizabeth Ord,   b. 7 Dec 1817, Hedga Sevinton, Simprim and Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Mary Ord,   b. 23 Jan 1820, Swinton and Simprim, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1828 and 1833, Berwickshire, Scotland  (Age 7 years)  [natural]   4. David Ord,   b. 11 Mar 1821, Annsfield, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. 11 Feb 1900, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   5. Robert Ord,   b. 11 Apr 1823, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, Buffalo, New York, USA?  [natural]   6. Mark Ord,   b. 23 May 1825, Annsfield, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   7. Margaret Ord,   b. 4 Aug 1828, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. 6 Apr 1867, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)  [natural]   8. Andrew Ord,   b. 22 Oct 1830, Annsfield, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. 30 Jul 1919, Aberfoyle, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)  [natural]   9. Mary Ord,   b. 26 Feb 1833, Whitecross, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F3239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert was born in 1788 in the parish of Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland to David Ord and Elizabeth Cockburn. In 1814, Robert Ord married in Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland to Mary Edgar. They followed the traditional Scottich naming custom for their children. In 1815, at the birth of their daughter, Jane, Robert was living at Eccles Lodge in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland, employed as a labourer. By 1821, and for the next ten years, Robert and his family lived at Annsfield on the estate of Temple Hall in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, where Robert was employed as a steward. He later continued his employment as a steward at estate of Whitecross House in Coldingham for the family of Dickson of Whitecross. Given the size of the estates and the move from a secondary residence to the main house, this would appear to have been a promotion. Sometime around 1843, Robert's son, David, immigrated to Ontario, Canada. It is believed David settled in the Niagara region. In 1850, Robert emigrated with his family and settled in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada. Robert has not been found in the 1841 census. From the Wellington County Historical Atlas, 1905: "Ord, Robert, born Berwickshire, Scotland. He came to Canada in 1850, and settled in Badenoch, Puslinch, on 100 acres rear lot 28, concession 8. He had been a blacksmith in Scotland, and was a well educated man. He always refused office. He was a Presbyterian and a Liberal. He married Mary Edgar in Scotland. Issue: Mrs. Leonard Tait, David, Robert, Mrs. John Black, [Andrew,] and Mrs. David Petty (sic, Pattie). "Andrew was twenty years of age when he came to Canada with his parents in 1850. He was educated as a land surveoyor. He has always been skilful in the treatment of horses, cattle and sheep, and in former years treated their ailments for the people in the district. He would never hold office. In 1879 he sold lot 28, and moved to rear lot 24, concession 8, He also owns 100 acres, rear lot 26, 176 acres in all. He is a Presbyterian, and a Liberal. He marrie Flora McLarty. Issue: Robert, John A., and Mary Jane, at home, and Andrew L. (deceased) and Euphemia (deceased). "Robert farms the homestead. He has been one of the Road Commisioners for years, and does contract work on the roads in Puslinch. "John A. in 1898 bought the Reid estate of 118 acres, front lot 24, concession 8. He carries on mixed farming, and has had contracts building Puslinch roads for years. He was said to be the best road maker in Puslinch Township. He is a Presbyterian, and an Independent in politics. He married Nettie Black. Issue: Andrew W., Janet E., John L., Florence I., Robert G., and Thomas Alexander." In 1851, Robert was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (the Puslinch section of the census was incorrectly recorded as being part of Brock township in Ontario County), employed as a farmer and residing with his wife and children: Andrew and Mary, as well as his daughter Jane's family including her husband Leonard Tait and their children: John, Mary, Elizabeth,and Jane Tait. In 1861, Robert was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, employed as a farmer, residing in a log cabin with his wife Mary and son Andrew. Robert died in 1864.

  
  

• Sources

  [S309] Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S380] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S128] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1084. [S94] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Place: Ontario, Canada; Year: 1850; Page Number: 78. [S80] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1851; Census Place: Ontario, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11743; Page: 13; Line: 15. http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1851_pdf/e095/e002363361.pdf