NameJohn (James) Croil, GGG Grandson
Birth19 Apr 1824, Glasgow, Scotland
MemoPresumably Glasgow.
Death26 Jun 1890, Sunnyside, Aultsville, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceSunnyside, Aultsville, Ontario, Canada
OccupationFarmer in Aultsville, Ontario, Canada.
EducationGrange Academy in Durham County, England.
Note 1Emigrated to Canada in 1843. The youngest of the four brothers who settled on or near Croils’ Island, he bought a farm west of Aultsville and called his home ‘Sunnyside’ (owned in 1933 by the Rev. Mr. Sinclair).
Note 2At Aultsville he “set out a fine orchard, and was a popular lecturer on agricultural and horticultural subjects”.
Note 3“-There were four Croil brothers – Thomas, William, James and John, all of whom answered the lure of the new world and settled in Canada.”
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