Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
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.”
Flags***, Croil, Richardson
FatherJames (Thomas) Croil (1777-1826)
MotherJane (William) Richardson (1790-1882)
Other spousesMargaret (Robert) Hunter
Marriage10 Sep 1862
SpouseMinerva Augusta (James) Robertson ?
Birth?
Death30 Aug 1891
Note 1Her birth date is available - needs checking. “John was twice married, his second wife being a Miss Robertson of Maple Grove, a first cousin of the late Carleton Robertson.”
Note 2Almost certainly she is the Mrs John Croil, a photograph of whom (1862) is held by the McCord Museum, Canada.
FlagsQuery
FatherJames Robertson (?-?)
Children
1 FElizabeth Jane (John) Croil, GGGG Granddaughter
Birth31 Aug 1864
Death30 Mar 1901, Denver, Colorado, USA
SpouseHarold Lucius (J.) Ault (1865-)
Marriage13 Jul 1888, Aultsville, Ontario, Canada
Married MemoRev'd John J Cameron of Woodlands Presbyterian /Church/
ChildrenHarold Leopold (Harold) (1893-?)
Mildred Virginia (Harold) (1896-1968)
Marion Elizabeth (Harold) (1902-1987)
SpouseElla Cross (?-?)
Marriage27 Dec 1893
ChildrenDouglas (Alfred) (?-?)
James Donald (Alfred) (?-1935)
SpouseJohn James Pringle (?-1921)
Marriage9 Jan 1909, Denver, Colorado, USA
SpouseMildred Evelyn Donnelly (1886-1968)
MarriageDec 1911