I have looked everywhere online, or at least it feels that way. Maybe another set of eyes will spot what I'm looking for. Or maybe it just isn't online & I need to move on.
Dugald or Douglas Blackstock Shearer was born abt 1832 in, I believe, Ontario, Canada. I have verified that he was my 2x ggrandfather. Plenty of census info indicates he was the son of Archibald Shearer (b 1797 Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes Blackstock (born abt 1804 Scotland).
Dugald or Douglas' partner was Janet or Jenette Campbell (b abt 1836 in Canada). I have found a number of their seven children's birth records showing both their names, but have never found evidence of their marriage.
What I'd really like to find is documentary evidence confirming that Archibald b 1797 & Agnes Blackstock were truly Dugald's parents. Either a Cdn marriage record or birth cert should show the parents names, but I can't find either.
What makes this difficult is that Archibald b 1797, his father Archibald (b 1775 Scotland I believe) and about five siblings all immigrated to Ontario, Canada in, we think, 1828, and they all seem to have followed the same naming conventions. That is, there are a whole lot of Archibalds, Andrews, Agness, Janets, Johns, Gavins, Matthews, etc! It's enough to drive a genealogist to another cup of tea!
This family's history is well documented on Ancestry & online. This is proving to be less than a blessing as I try to verify each step back ... Any suggestions would be welcomed.
Dugald or Douglas Blackstock Shearer was born abt 1832 in, I believe, Ontario, Canada. I have verified that he was my 2x ggrandfather. Plenty of census info indicates he was the son of Archibald Shearer (b 1797 Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes Blackstock (born abt 1804 Scotland).
Dugald or Douglas' partner was Janet or Jenette Campbell (b abt 1836 in Canada). I have found a number of their seven children's birth records showing both their names, but have never found evidence of their marriage.
What I'd really like to find is documentary evidence confirming that Archibald b 1797 & Agnes Blackstock were truly Dugald's parents. Either a Cdn marriage record or birth cert should show the parents names, but I can't find either.
What makes this difficult is that Archibald b 1797, his father Archibald (b 1775 Scotland I believe) and about five siblings all immigrated to Ontario, Canada in, we think, 1828, and they all seem to have followed the same naming conventions. That is, there are a whole lot of Archibalds, Andrews, Agness, Janets, Johns, Gavins, Matthews, etc! It's enough to drive a genealogist to another cup of tea!
This family's history is well documented on Ancestry & online. This is proving to be less than a blessing as I try to verify each step back ... Any suggestions would be welcomed.
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