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64. Dugald A. MCARTHUR was born before 7 Jul 1765 in Argyll, Scotland.³⁵⁷

At this point, there is no way to prove without a doubt who Dugald's parents were. There are two possibilities available. #1 Donald McArthur and Mary McArthur had a son baptized 7 July 1765 in Kilchrenan and Dalavich parish(Upper Sonnachan), which is only 12 miles from Inveraray. Since Dugald's grave stone at Hume Cemetery states he died 25 April 1852 at the age of 88 that would make him born in 1764. Also, Dugald's first child is named Donald and he had a daughter, Mary. Note that I could find no other children for this couple in either the Kilchrenan & Dalavich parish where Upper Sonnachan is located or in the Inveraray parish where Dugald was married and had some of his children baptized. #2 Charles McArthur and Effie McPhedren had a son, Dougald, born 20 Sep 1761 in Inveraray where Dugald married and baptized the oldest of his children. Dugald has no children named Charles or Effie. Also Duncan Beaton writes in "Auchentiobart and the MacArthurs", "John and Dugald would seem to have been brothers from the naming pattern of their offspring. It is also very likely that their father's name had been Donald."

He emigrated in 1819 from Kaimes, Argyll to Lobo Twp. Middlesex Co., Ontario.^221,358

In "A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the Canada before Confederation, by Donald Whyte, Vol 1, pg. 443" it states that Dougald's children were: Donald, James, John, Archibald, Colin, Mary, and Janet.

A grandson, D.J. McArthur's obituary said his "grandparents on both sides of the family emigrated from Argyleshire, Scotland, to Ontario in 1819, the journey across the Atlantic occupying thirteen stormy weeks."

He owned land on 20 Sep 1820 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada: N 1/2 Lot 13, conc. 5²²⁰ (FGrant Reg 01, series C13, Vol 146, pg 044) He lived in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada in 1851.³⁵⁹ (With son, Archibald, and family) He died on 25 Apr 1852 in Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁶⁰ He was buried after 25 Apr 1852 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁶¹ (Hume Cemetery, Lot 9, conc. 8, Lobo Twp., north side, row 6, plot B. On NW side of gray mottled granite monument is engraved: "In memory of Douglad McArthur died Apr. 25, 1852 aged 88 GRANDPA, Natives of Argyleshire, Scotland.") Dugald A. MCARTHUR and Margaret CAMPBELL were married on 29 Jan 1795 in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.³⁶²
Margaret lived in Kenmore which is about 6 miles SW of Inveraray on Loch Fyne. Dugald lived inland from there about a mile.

Partial quotation from article written in 1985 in "The Kist" which is the magazine of "The Natural History & Antiquarian Society of Mid-Argyll"

AUCHENTIOBART and the MACARTHURS
By Duncan Beaton
The best time to visit Auchentiobart (1) is in spring when the wild daffodils are in bloom. Sometime during the period of habitation they were collected and planted alongside the track up to the houses, and there they remain.
The name Auchentiobart has sinister connotations locally and one old lady in Furnace translated it as 'field of repentance'. Going along with this view, it could translate as 'field of the sacrificial offering' from Achadh an t-iobairt (2). More prosaically it is in all probability Achadh an tiobairt (3), 'field of the well'. Certainly there is a well (4) to the front of the site. The old 6" 0. S. map shows the site of a chapel to the south west of the other buildings. This spot could be pointed out on a heathery knoll until it was recently engulfed by forestry.
The township was either uninhabited or did not exist when the Hearth Tax Rolls were completed in July 1694, although the Physical Audit took place up to 3 years earlier. The census instigated by the 5th Duke in 1779 found one family there - 40 years-old Niven MacVicar, a herd, and his wife and 2 children. The MacVicars were to remain in Auchentiobart for several generations.
The birth of a son, Duncan, to John McArthur and his wife Catherine McPhedran in 1788 heralded that family's arrival in the township. Two years earlier they had had another son, Donald, in Cladich, Loch Awe. Over the next fifteen years they had a further 3 sons and one daughter, Mary, all born in Auchentiobairt.
Another McArthur family, Dugald and his wife Margaret Campbell, had 5 children in Auchentiobairt during ten year period from 1795 onwards. However none of this family were living in the township in the next generation.
John and Dugald would seem to have been brothers from the naming pattern of their offspring. It is also very likely that their father's name had been Donald.
The next generation had 3 sons of John all marrying and living in the township. Duncan (b. 1788) married Catherine McTavish and had 3 children between 1813-19. Thereafter they disappear from local records. His younger brother Dugald (b. 1800) married and had a family in the 1830s which was still in the township in the 1860s. The eldest brother, Donald (c.1786-1877), married Lillias Bell from Kilmun, Glenaray, and his youngest son William (1835-1916) was the last inhabitant of Auchentiobart. Another brother, Archibald was born in 1792.

Editorial Notes: (1) Above Pennymore, which is on the old coast road from Furnace to Inveraray. NNo43015. A recent F. C. road passes close below the site, making access on foot easy.
(2) Pronounced 'Ach-ant-eepurt'
(3) Pronounced 'Ach-an-cheeparst'
(4) The well was accidentally wrecked 25 years ago.

65. Margaret CAMPBELL was born about 1774 in Scotland. She died on 1 Jan 1828 in Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁶⁰ She was buried after 1 Jan 1828 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁶³ (Hume Cemetery, Lot 9, Conc. 8, Lobo Township--row 6, plot B. On NE side of gray, mottled, granite monument:"In memory of Margaret wife of Douglad McArthur died Jan 1, 1828, GRANDMA.") Children were:

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i.
Donald MCARTHUR.
ii.
James MCARTHUR was born on 26 Jul 1798 in Auchentiobart, Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.³⁶⁴ He was baptized on 29 Jul 1798 in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.³⁶⁵ He owned land on 20 Sep 1820 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada: N 1/2 Lot 14, Conc. 5²²⁰ (FG, Reg. 01, series C14, vol 146, pg 044. with brother, John. The family is still living there on 1842 census.) He appeared in the census in 1842 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.²²¹

8 people in family, 2 born in Scotland
age 0-5, 2 males
age 5-14, 2 males, 2 females
males 30-60, 1 married
females 14-45, 1 married

He died on 6 Oct 1851 in Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.²⁴⁸ He was buried after 6 Oct 1851 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.²⁴⁸ (Hume Cemetery)
iii.
John MCARTHUR was born on 10 Oct 1800 in Auchentiobart, Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.³⁶⁶ He was baptized on 12 Oct 1800 in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.³⁶⁶ He owned land on 20 Sep 1820 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada: N 1/2 Lot 14, conc. 5²²⁰ (with brother, James) He died on 25 Jul 1852 in Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.²⁴⁸ He was buried after 25 Jul 1852 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁶⁷ (Hume Cemetery on Lot 9, Conc. 8, Lobo Township--row 6, plot B. SW side of Gray mottled, granite monument: "In Memory of John McArthur Died July 25, 1852 UNCLE.")

iv.
Colin MCARTHUR was born on 1 May 1803 in Auchentiobart, Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.³⁶⁸ He was baptized on 3 May 1803 in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.³⁶⁸ He appeared in the census in 1851 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.¹⁰⁹

McARTHUR
Colin Scot B 46 Con 5 Lot 4 Farmer
Margaret Scot B 30
Nancy Can B 7
Margaret Can B 6
Dougald Can B 4
Catherine Can B 1
In 1851 he was a Farmer in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.¹⁰⁹ He owned land in 1851 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada: conc. 5, lot 4¹⁰⁹ He appeared in the census in 1861 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.²³⁷
Colin McArthur Scot C of S. 50 M Log
Margaret Scot 37 F
Ann UC 17 F
Margaret 15 F
Dougald 13 M
Catherine 10 F
Mary 8 F
Colin 5 M
Jessie 3 F
He appeared in the census in 1871 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.²²⁸ He died on 2 Apr 1878 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁶⁹ He was buried after 2 Apr 1878 in Komoka, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁶⁹ (Campbell Cemetery)
v.
Archibald D. MCARTHUR was born on 10 Nov 1805 in Auchentiobart, Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.³⁷⁰ He was baptized on 12 Nov 1805 in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.³⁷⁰ He was baptized on 5 Feb 1829 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁷¹ He owned land on 22 May 1832 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada: Lot 2, conc. 3²²⁰ (L, reg. 01, series C13, Vol. 152, pg 137.) He appeared in the census in 1842 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁷²

5 people born in Scotland, 4 in Canada:
age 0-5, 1 male
age 5-14, 1 male, 2 females
males age 30-60, 1 married, 2 single
males age 60+, 1 single
females aged 14-45, 1 married

He appeared in the census in 1851 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.¹⁰⁹

McARTHUR
Archibald Scot B 46 Con 5 Lot 14 Farmer
Christine Scot B 39
Margaret Can B 20
Malcolm Can B 19 Labourer
Mary Can B 16
Donald Can B 12
Isabella Can B 10
Archibald Can B 7
John Can B 5
Joseph Can B 3
Dougald Scot B 87

In 1851 he was a Farmer in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.¹⁰⁹ He owned land in 1851 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada: conc. 5, lot 14¹⁰⁹ He died on 3 Dec 1854 in Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁷³ He was buried after 3 Dec 1854 in London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁷³ (Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario,Section R, Row 35, Stone 9-Huge Salmon Granite)

vi.
Mary MCARTHUR was born on 6 Jun 1808 in Kaimas, Kilchrenan-Dalavich, Argyll, Scotland.^112,374 She was baptized on 8 Jun 1808 in Kilchrenan & Dalivich Parish, Argyll, Scotland.³⁷⁴ She appeared in the census in 1881 in Lobo Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁷⁵

Mary MCINTYRE W Female Scottish 73 Scotland Baptist
Jane MCINTYRE Female Scottish 44 O. <Ontario> Baptist
Family History Library Film 1375906, District 169,Sub-district E, Division 1,
Page Number 28, Household Number 142.

She died on 21 May 1887 in Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada. Appoplexy^112,250,369 She was buried after 21 May 1887 in Komoka, Lobo Twp. Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.¹¹² (Campbell Cemetery Lobo Twp., row 11, plot g. SW side marker: "...Also his wife, Mary McArthur died May 21, 1887, aged 79 yrs.")
vii.
Dugald MCARTHUR was born on 25 Apr 1811 in Kaimes, Kilchrenan-Dalavich, Argyll, Scotland.³⁷⁶

It is very likely that this is our Dugald family as he does not appear to be related to any of the other McArthurs in Elgin Co.:
Married: 1844 Feb. 27 Dugold MCARTHUR to Susannah MCCOLL both of Southwold by license. Wit: John Campbell, Archibald Brown.London District Return 436 by Rev. Dugald Sinclair, Baptist Church. (They are buried in Elgin Co.)

1881 Census:
Dugald MCARTHUR M Male Scottish 65 Scotland Farmer Disciple of Christ
Susan MCARTHUR M Female Scottish 64 Scotland Disciple of Christ
Dugald MCARTHUR Male Scottish 28 O <Ontario>Farmer Disciple of Christ
James MCARTHUR Male Scottish 25 O <Ontario>Carpenter Disciple of Christ
Nancy MCARTHUR Female Scottish 27 O <Ontario>Disciple of Christ
Sarah MCARTHUR Female Scottish 21 O <Ontario> Disciple of Christ
Census Place Southwold, Elgin West, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375902 District 164 Sub-district C
Division 2 Page Number 38 Household Number 171

1901 Census:
2 98 McArthur Douglass M Head S Apr 27 1864 37
3 98 McArthur Susan F Mother W May 18 1882
4 98 McArthur Sarah FSister S May 17 1867 34

Died, Will in Elgin Co.
NAME MCARTHUR, DUGALD
RESID. SOUTHWOLD
DATE: JAN 3, 1892
FILE 2068
MFNO 1393
NOTES - executor was Dugald McArthur of Southwold
- wife was Susan McArthur
CHILDREN:
- Dugald McArthur;
- Sarah McArthur;
- Christina Stafford;
- Annie McNicoll

viii.
Janet MCARTHUR was born about 1814 in Argyll, Scotland.³⁷⁷ She died on 14 Nov 1894 in Caradoc, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada. Throat Cancer^235,378 She was buried after 14 Nov 1894 in Caradoc, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.³⁷⁸ (John Campbell Cemetery)