1815: Blackie James hind in Clints & Helen Hutton his spouse had a Daughter born the 22 day of May 1815 years & Baptized named Elizabeth. [OPR for Channelkirk, Ref 729/2, Frame 435].
1838: Register of marriages for 1838, 2d April: "Robert Spears, Cabinet Maker, Residing in No 429 Lawnmarket, in the Parish of Tolbooth Church, Edinburgh, and Elizabeth Blackie, Residing in No.165 Pleasance, in this Parish, Daughter of James Blackie, Farm Servant at Bridge end in the Parish of Liberton, have been three times duly and regularly proclaimed in order to marriage, in the Parish Church of St Cuthberts, and no objections offered. Married at Edinburgh, the Third day of April, Eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, by the Revd William Nisbet of the United Associate Congregation, Cowgate, Edinburgh." [OPR for St Cuthberts, Ref 685.2/43, Frame 1558]. 
Register of Marriages for 1838: "Edinburgh 2nd April 1838. (Proclaimed 1nd April 1838.) Spears | Robert Spears, Cabinet-Maker, residing No 429 Lawnmarket, Tolbooth Parish, and Elizabeth Blackie, residing No 165 Pleasance, St. Cuthbert's Parish, daughter of James Blackie, Farm-Servant at bridge-end, Parish of Libborton, have been three times proclaimed in order to Marriage in the Tollbooth Parish Church and no objections have been offered. married at Edinburgh on the 3rd day of April 1838 by the Reverend William Nisbet." [OPR for Edinburgh, Ref 685.1/65, Frame 5838].
1838 (17 May): Robert (age 20) & Elizabeth (age 22) SPEARS arrived in New York on the ship New York. Port of Departure Greenock. Place of origin Scotland. Traveling with John (age 23) & Margaret (age 24) SPEARS, and their daughter Christina (age 3) [M237_36, list#221].1851: SPEERS: Robert, cabinet maker, b.Scotland, Presbyterian, age 32, married, one birth in 1851; Elizabeth, b.CW, age 35, married; Ellen, b.CW, age 13, in school; Marion Murry, b.CW, age 11, in school, Alexander, b.CW, age 8, in school; James B., b.CW, age 6, blind; Jane, b.CW, age 3; R.A., b.CW, age 1. living frame house, 1 floor, 1 family, (ag. census missing), Uxbridge Twp., Ontario, Canada, C-11742. [James Blackie, age 27 b.Scotland, family right before Spears].
1861: SPEARS: Robert farmer b.Scotland religion UP age 42; Elisabeth b.Scotland religion UP age 45; Hellin b.UC religion UP age 22; Marion M. religion UP b.UC age 20; Alexander religion UP b.UC religion UP age 17; James B. b.UC religion UP age 15; Jane b.UC religion UP age 12; Robert A. b.UC religion UP age 10; Thomas D. b.UC religion UP age 8; John B. b.UC religion UP age 4. 1-1/2 story, 1-family, frame house. [1861 census, Uxbridge Twp., Ontario Co., Div 2 p.26 C-1058].1869: Alex Spears, Uxbridge, son of Robert, mar. 1869, Augusta Beebe, Uxbridge, dau. of Silas, Uxbridge [Ontario Co. Marriage Index 1858-69]. [Ref. 3:39 in County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 2 Index to Ontario County, 1979: Generation Press, Agincourt, Ontario, p.5 & p.76]. Register copy: [p.39, Return George Dunkley filed 12 Jul 1869, No.55, Alex Spears, age 24, residence Uxbridge, born Pickering, parents Robert & Eliz; Augusta Beebe, age 20, residence Uxbridge, born markham, parents Silas & Phebe, witnes Samuel McKennel residence Uxbridge, date of marriage 24 Feb 1869, Archives of Ontario marriage register 1867-1869, vol 47, now RG80-27-2, formerly RG8 series I-6-B, MS248 reel 12].
1871: 1 dwelling, 1 family. SPEARS: Robert 51 Scotland CP origin Scotch farmer married; Elisabeth 55 Scotland CP origin Scotch married; Marion 30 b.O[ntario]; Jane 22 b.O[ntario]; Robert A. 20 b.O[ntario] farmer; Thomas D. 17 b.O[ntario]; John B. 14 b.O[ntario]. [from photocopy of census page, 1871 census, Uxbridge Twp., Ontario Co., Div 49-A-1 North Ontario p.51 C-9975]. 100 acres owned, 1 town/village building lot, 2 dwelling houses owned, 1 barn/stable, 2 carriages/sleighs, 3 cars/wagons/sleds, 3 ploughs/cultivators, 1 horse rake, 1 fanning mill, 6 Range/Concession Lot 34, Owner, 50 acres occupied, 50 acres improved, 3 acres pasture, 1 acre garden/orchard. Produce: (3 acres -) 40 bushels spring wheat, 250 bushels barley, 120 bushels oats, 50 bushels peas, 10 bushels beans, 6 bushels buckwheat; (250 acres -) 800 bushels potatoes; (8 acres -) 10 pounds hops, 20 pounds grapes, 50 bushels apples, 10 bushels pears/plums/OtherFruit. Livestock: 2 horses over 3 years, 4 milch cows, 2 other horned cattle, 10 sheep, 8 swine. Animal Products: 1 cattle killed or sold for slaughter or export, 9 sheep killed or sold for slaughter or export, 5 swine killed or sold for slaughter or export, 300 pounds butter, 50 pounds wool. Furs: 1 muskrat. Industrial Establishments: [all blank]. Forest Products: 8 cords firewood. [from RMB transcription of agricultural census]. 1 SPEARS Robert m 51 Scotland CPresb Scotch farmer married; 2 SPEARS {?} Elisabeth f 55 Scotland CPresb Scotch married; 3 SPEARS Marion f 30 Ont CPresb Scotch; 4 SPEARS Jane f 22 Ont CPresb Scotch; 5 SPEARS Robert A. m 20 Ont CPresb Scotch farmer; occupation originally written -, changed to ditto; 6 SPEARS Thomas D. m 17 Ont CPresb Scotch; 7 SPEARS John B. m 14 Ont CPresb Scotch [Federal Census of 1871 (Ontario Index). SPEARS , ROBERT. Sex: Male, Age: 51, Birthplace: SCOTLAND, Religion: Canada Presbyterian/C. Presb., Origin: SCOTCH, Occupation: FARMER, District: ONTARIO NORTH ( 049 ), Sub-district: Uxbridge ( A ), Division: 1, Page: 1, Microfilm reel: C-9975, Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada].
1881: ANDERSON: James 42 Spain ?WCBaptist origins Irish carriage trimmer; Ellin 42 O[ntario] origins Scotch; Robert S. 16 O[ntario] carriage trimmer; Walter J. 11 O[ntario] school; Ellin May 9 O[ntario] school; SPEARS Mrs. Elizabeth 64 Scotland C.Presbyterian origins Scotch married [copy of 1881 census p.18, Ontario Dist. No. 133-J Ontario North, Uxbridge Village, Ontario Co., C-13245]. James ANDERSON M Male Irish 42 Spain Carriage Trimmer Free Will C Baptist Ellin ANDERSON M Female Scottish 42 O
1891: SPEARS Robert male 72 married b.Scotland f&m b.Scotland, gentleman, can read & write; Elizabeth female 74 married wife b.Scotland f&m b.Scotland, can read & write; houses inhabited W 1/5 [Ontario, Dist. No. 102, p.46, T6359, Uxbridge Town, E-1].
1893: Elizabeth Spears, died 21 Jan 1893, female, 76y 8m rank or profession housewife, born Midlothian Scotland, physician Dr. Bascom, informant Robert Spears, registered 8 Mar 1893, registrar A.D.Williams. [No. 3, p.417, Schedule C-Deaths, Ontario Co., Uxbridge Town, Archives of Ontario death registration RG80-8 1893, vol. E #012633, MS935 reel 68].
1893: “Died in Uxbridge, on the 21st inst., Elizabeth, wife of Captain Robert Spears, aged 76 years. The funeral took place on Tuesday.” [Uxbridge Journal, 26 Jan 1893].
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