(submitted by Lew McGregor)
Two Williamson brothers came from County Down in Ireland to Lanark County in the 1820s. They and their families were hard-working, industrious people who branched into other trades: shoemakers, storekeepers, carpenters and blacksmiths, just to name some of their ventures.
Richard (1799–1883) and his wife Rebecca Doke (1789–1874) moved to Lot 6, Con. 4 SER, Warwick Twp. in 1837. Their children were: David, John, Sarah (m. William Higgins), Mary (m. John Holmes), Rebecca (m. James Kelly), Elizabeth (m. James Connor), Richard, Joseph, James, and William (1837–).
William became a shoemaker. He followed this trade in both Plympton Twp. and Watford until he retired to Watford in 1882.
Richard Williamson’s brother John was married to Ellen Eliza Moore. Some of their family had been born in Ireland; the rest were born in Lanark County. They came to Warwick Twp. in the early 1840s, taking up farming on the 4th Con. SER (Confederation Line). John and Eliza’s family included: Murray, Elizabeth, William, James, Ellen, Carrie, Benjamin, Mary Jane, Richard, and Clifford.
John and Eliza’s youngest son, Benjamin (1840–1928), married Annie Thelma McNee (1847–1887). Benjamin was a member of the local militia, being in camp in Sarnia at the time of the Fenian raids. He would travel many miles to attend a shooting competition, or go hunting for deer. He was a member of the Warwick Rifle Club. Benjamin was also the last postmaster at Kingscourt.
Benjamin and Annie lived on Lot 3, Con. 5 SER. They had four daughters: Ellen Rachel (1868–) who married Edward Vincent Thornicroft, Mary Ann Jane (1872–) who married William James Cox, Jennett Isabel (1879–) who married Richard James Healey, and Charlotte Louise (1881–) who married James Henry Wrinkle.
Benjamin’s sister Mary Jane (1877–1938) married Robert Edmund McGregor (1872–1938), the parents of Clarence Edmund Leslie McGregor and grandparents of Lew McGregor.
Irene and Jean Williamson. Courtesy H Van denHeuvel.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Williamson, Richard
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