Descendants of George Cleghorn (B
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Descendants of George Cleghorn (b. ca 7 Aug 1768 - bef 1841) and Jane Dickson (b ca 1783 - after 1851) The web site below contains more additional data on earlier generations, census data and images. http://history.earthsci.carleton.ca/harvey/genealogy/cleghornrevised7.htm First Generation ************************************************** 1. George Cleghorn. Born 7 Aug 1768 in Makerston, Roxburgh, Scotland. Occupation Labourer In Waterfoot, Scotland. George Cleghorn, Labourer in Waterfoot, and his wife Jane Dickson's children were registered in the parochial registers of Eckford in Roxburghshire. (Researched by Bruce Elliott, 2004.) From parochial registers of Eckford in Roxburghshire, Scotland (researched by Bruce Elliott, 2004): George Cleghorn Labourer in Waterfoot and Jane Dickson his wife their Child Born the 16th of Augt 1820 and Bapt. The 24th of Sept 1820 named George." He married Jane Dickson, 27 Feb 1803. Born Approx 1783 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. 1841 Census Piece: Place: Ormiston Parish Number : 787 Civil Parish: Eckford, Roxburghshire Folio: Page: 1 Address: Newington Lodge Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks Cleghorn Jane F 58 Sup By ?? Roxburghshire Cleghorn George M 20 Labourer Roxburghshire Cleghorn Agnes F 17 Bondager Roxburghshire In 1851 Census: SCT 1851/787 Eckford-Roxburghshire, Eckford Parish; Address: Old Ormiston: Jane was 70 years old, widowed, and living with her daughter Jess Wood and family. They had the following children: 2 i. Janet "Jessie" Cleghorn 3 ii. William Cleghorn 4 iii. Mary Cleghorn 5 iv. Robert Cleghorn 6 v. Alexander Cleghorn 7 vi. George Cleghorn 8 vii. Agnes Cleghorn Second Generation ************************************************** 2. Janet "Jessie" Cleghorn. Daughter of George Cleghorn & Jane Dickson. Born 19 Apr 1805 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Christen 19 May 1805 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Died After 1880. From parochial registers of Eckford in Roxburghshire: "1805 George Cleghorn Labourer in Waterfoot & Jane Dickson his wife their Child born the 19th April 1805 & Baptized the 19th May 1805 named Janet." Jessie and her son George are listed in the 1861 Census for Manners Sutton, York Co., NB. Jessie was widowed, head of family, 55 years of age, Scotch, farmer, Presbyterian; and George, son, 22, Scotch. Jessie, age 75 years, was living with her son Alexander H. Wood in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts in the 1880 United States Census. (Family History Library Film 1254561, NA Film # T9-0561, Page #38D.) Jessie possibly died in Boston. She married Peter Wood, 28 Jul 1833 in Eckford, Roxburgh, Scotland. Born Approx 1796 in Scotland. Died Before 1851 in Scotland. Occupation Mason. Peter died in Scotland before his family came to New Brunswick. His son Peter was born in Scotland in 1829, and from IGI records, Peter (the father) married Jessie Cleghorn in July 1833. 1841 Census, Piece: SCT 1841/787; Place: Eckford-Roxburghshire; Parish No: 787; Civil Parish: Eckford, Roxburghshire; Folio: 1; Page: 1 2, Address: Ormiston Surname First name Sex Age Occupation Where Born Wood Peter M 45 Mason Outside Census County (1841) Wood Jess F 35 Roxburghshire Wood Peter M 11 Roxburghshire Wood Alexander M 5 Roxburghshire Wood George M 2 Roxburghshire 1851 Census, Piece: SCT 1851/787; Place: Eckford-Roxburghshire; District: 1; Civil Parish: Eckford; Eccleslastical Parish: Eckford; Page 21; Address: Old Ormiston; Folio: 0; Schedule 84 Surname First name Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Wood Jess Head W F 45 Annuitant Roxburghshire, Roxburgh Wood Alexander Son M 15 Draper (Apprentice) Rosburghshire, Eckford Wood George Son M 12 Scholar Roxburghshire, Eckford Cleghorn Jane Mother W F 70 Pauper (Hse Servnt) Roxburghshire, Kelso They had the following children: 9 i. Peter Wood 10 ii. Alexander H. Wood Sr. 11 iii. George Wood 3. William Cleghorn. Son of George Cleghorn & Jane Dickson. Born 24 Jun 1807 in Waterfoot, Scotland. Christen 24 Jul 1807 in Eckford, Roxburghshire. Birth and baptism dates from parochial record of Eckford in Roxburghshire, Scotland. From 1841 Scotland Census, Civic parish: Eckford, Roxburghshire; Address: Ormiston, Parish Number 787; William Cleghorn, age 34, male, born Roxburghshire, Scotland, occupation: Labourer; Jessie Cleghorn, age 24, female, born Roxburghshire, Scotland; and Agnes Cleghorn, age 3 mo., female, born Roxburghshire, Scotland. He married Jessie. Born Approx 1816 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had the following children: 12 i. Agnes Cleghorn 4. Mary Cleghorn. Daughter of George Cleghorn & Jane Dickson. Born 10 Jul 1809 in Waterfoot, Scotland. Christen 10 Aug 1809 in Eckford, Roxburghshire. Birth and baptism dates from parochiala records of Eckford in Roxburghshire, Scotland. 5. Robert Cleghorn. Son of George Cleghorn & Jane Dickson. Born 24 Sep 1814 in Waterfoot, Scotland. Christen 24 Oct 1814 in Eckford, Roxburghshire. Birth and baptism dates from parochial records of Eckford in Roxburghshire, Scotland. 6. Alexander Cleghorn. Son of George Cleghorn & Jane Dickson. Born 17 Jul 1818 in Waterfoot, Scotland. Christen 18 Aug 1818 in Eckford, Roxburghshire. Birth and baptism dates from parochial records of Eckford in Roxburghshire, Scotland. 7. George Cleghorn. Son of George Cleghorn & Jane Dickson. Born 16 Aug 1820 in Scotland. Christen 24 Sep 1820 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Died 28 Mar 1867 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. From parochial registers of Eckford in Roxburghshire, Scotland (researched by Bruce Elliott, 2004): George Cleghorn Labourer in Waterfoot and Jane Dickson his wife their Child Born the 16h of Augt 1820 and Bapt. The 24th of Sept 1820 named George." By the time of the 1841 Scotland census George, age 20, born Roxburghshire, Scotland, labourer, lived with his mother Jane (Dickson) Cleghorn, age 58, and sister Agnes, age 17. It seems that his father must have died by this time. From parochial registers of Eckford, Roxburghshire (Researched by Bruce Elliott, 2004): " 1844 June 1st. George Cleghorn of this Parish and Agnes Hogg of the Parish of Roxburghe gave up their names for proclamation in order to marriage. 14th June 1844 married by the Revd. Mr Lee, Roxburgh." From research compiled by Ruth Cleghorn in 1982 on "George Cleghorn and Descendants 1819-1982", it is believed that George Cleghorn, his wife Agnes Hogg and five children came to New Brunswick in 1853. Five more children were born in New Brunswick. They settled on land in South Tweedside, which they cleared and farmed. George died of a heart attack at age 48 years. He married Agnes Hogg, daughter of John Hogg & Elizabeth Hume, 14 Jun 1844 in Eckford, Roxburgh Co., Scotland. Born 1825 in Parish Of Roxburghe, Scotland. Died 26 Jan 1899 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. They had the following children: 13 i. Elizabeth "Bess" Cleghorn 14 ii. Jane "Jean" Cleghorn 15 iii. Jessie May "Jess" Cleghorn 16 iv. George "Dode" Cleghorn 17 v. John "Joak" Cleghorn 18 vi. Alexander "Sandy" Cleghorn 19 vii. William "Bill" Cleghorn 20 viii. Agnes "Aggie" Cleghorn 21 ix. Robert "Bob" Cleghorn 22 x. Julia Ann Cleghorn 8. Agnes Cleghorn. Daughter of George Cleghorn & Jane Dickson. Born 9 Nov 1824 in Waterfoot, Scotland. Christen 9 Dec 1824 in Eckford, Roxburghshire. Birth and baptism dates from parochial records of Eckford in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Third Generation ************************************************** 9. Peter Wood. Son of Peter Wood & Janet "Jessie" Cleghorn. Born 13 Jul 1829 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Christen 13 Sep 1829 in Eckford, Roxburghshire. Died 15 Oct 1897 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer And Land Surveyor. From parochial registers of Eckford in Roxburghshire (Researched by Bruce Elliott, 2004): "Peter Wood Mason in Kirk Cottage & Janet Cleghorn Waterfoot both unmarried persons their child born the 13th July 1829 & Baptized the 13th of Septr 1829 named Peter." (Birth, marriage and death dates copied from Wood family Bible, by Shirley McGee, August 1995.) Peter died 15 Oct 1897, age 68 yrs. 2 mo. 15 days. The 1851 Census indicate that Peter Wood, age 22, Scotch, Labourer; Mary, his wife, age 22, Scotch, and son Peter age 1 year, Scotch, came to New Brunswick in 1851. In the 1861 Census, Peter was a farmer and land surveyor. At that time they had five children. Religion: Presbyterian. They owned or occupied 20 acres improved and 80 acres unimproved land; cash value of farm, 50 pounds, value of implements and machinery, 5 pounds. They had one horse, one milch cow, one other neat cattle, 4 sheep; produced 57 lb. butter, 12 lb. wool, 4 tons hay, 20 bu. oats, 20 bu. buckwheat and 50 bu. potatoes. He married Mary Moffitt, daughter of John Moffat & Janet Gladstone, 9 Mar 1849 in By Rev. T. J. Yair, Roxburgh, Eckford, Scot. Born 27 Jul 1829 in Stichel, Roxburgh, Scotland. Died 19 May 1904 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Surname has various spellings, Moffat, Moffit and Moffitt. Some of the older records has Moffat. More recent spelling is Moffitt. Mary died 19 May 1904, age 74 yrs. 9 mo. 24 days. They had the following children: 23 i. Peter Wood 24 ii. Janet "Jeanette" Wood 25 iii. John Wood 26 iv. Jessie Cleghorn Wood 27 v. Mary Wood 28 vi. Julia Ann Cecilia Wood 29 vii. George Thomas Wood 30 viii. Elizabeth Scott Wood 10. Alexander H. Wood Sr. Son of Peter Wood & Janet "Jessie" Cleghorn. Born 19 Jul 1835 in Kelso, Scotland. Died in Boston, MA. Occupation Wholesale Liquor Dealer. From IGI, Alexander Wood was born 19 Jul 1835. Alexander is not listed in any of the early Census for the Harvey area, York Co., New Brunswick. Unknown when he came from Scotland, but probably came with his mother Jessie and brother George. 1870 United States Federal Census, Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_649: Page 446: Alexander A. Wood, born abt 1835, age 35, birthplace: Scotland; Home in 1870: Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts; White; Male; In the same household: Frances J. Wood, born abt 1844, age 26, birthplace, England, White, Female; and "Not Named Wood", born abt 1870, age 1/12, white, male.