The Angus Family in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

And their ancestors:
The Angus Family in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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Introduction

Welcome to my Angus family page.  This page is part of my family history website.  This page covers the ancestors and descendants of my grandfather, John Angus, and his wife, Jessie Brown Duncan, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.  If you are just arriving here for the first time then you may wish to start here.

Please Note: This page is intended only as a narrative historical overview of this family.  There is additional detailed information available for almost ever person presented on this page.  To avoid the unnecessary work of double-entering some data, the additional information can be found in the accompanying GEDCOM database.  Please make sure you click on the INDEX button at the bottom of the page so you don't miss out on potentially valuable additional information.

Acknowledgments

The research presented on this page is not mine alone.  It contains information submitted by all the Fellow Researchers listed below.  I am indebted to them for their generous contributions.  This page is intended as a place for researchers to freely and cooperatively share our research with each other.  It would be too cumbersome a task to reference each piece of data as to which researcher it has come from.  The information shown on this page should be understood as a product of ALL of the Fellow Researchers.  I am merely the editor and not the sole author. - Ryk

The four ancestral lines of this family are:

1. The Angus Family in Lancashire, England.  This is the family of John Angus' father, Robert Angus of Lancashire, England.  The Angus family were industrial working-class folks from Lancashire, England where their ancestry can be traced back to the early 1700s. Very little narrative history is known of this family. Further information on this family can be found below on this page.
2. The Dobson Family in Lancashire, England.  This is the family of John Angus' mother, Judith Dobson.  The Dobson family also comes from Lancashire, England where their ancestry can be traced back to the mid-1700s. More information on this family can be found by clicking on the family name.
3. The Duncan Family in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.  This is the family of Jessie Brown Duncan's father, Robert Wilson Duncan of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.  The Duncan family were a working class family from Lanarkshire who were previously Ulster Scots from Northern Ireland where their ancestry can be traced to the early 1800s.  More information on this family can be found by clicking on the family name.
4. The Hunter Family in Lanarkshire, Scotland.  This is the family of Jessie Brown Duncan's mother, Margaret Harten Hunter.  The Hunter maternal lineage of the Duncan family were a very poor working class family from Lanarkshire, Scotland who were also Ulster Scots from Northern Ireland where their ancestry can be traced back to the early 1800s.  More information on this family can be found by clicking on the family name.

The Origin of the Surname Angus

The surname Angus came to England from Scotland where it is a common name, but its earliest origins are Irish. The name Angus is the English form of the old Gaelic name Aonghus, which is pronounced something like "oenish". The name Aonghus is of very ancient origin and has its roots in early Irish mythology as one of the most ancient names of the Celts. Aonghus possibly means "one strength" or "strong one" and may be derived from the Irish óen meaning "one" and gus meaning "force, strength, or energy". The Irish god named Aonghus (sometimes known as Aonghus Mac Og, meaning "Angus the young son") was the Irish god of love and youth. The name was also borne by an 8th-century Pictish (ancient Scottish) king and several Irish kings. In early mediaeval times a Saint Aonghus travelled from Iona to Perthshire and is credited with bringing Celtic (Irish) Christianity to Scotland.  The surname Angus is a patronymic surname, in other words Angus was originally a first name long before surnames came into existence. It became a surname meaning "son of Angus".  Synonymous surnames include Mac/McAngus or Angusson. The surnames MacNeish, MacNish and MacInnes are variations on MacAonghus. 

Many Scottish families chose to name their children after Saint Aonghus and many of their first names would have evolved into later surnames, so the surname Angus certainly has multiple geographic origins. Thus it would be a mistake to say that our family is descended from any of the ancient Aonghuses named above.  Nor can we conclude that we are necessarily related to any others with the surname Angus.

As Angus is also a place name in Scotland it is also likely that the surname Angus has geographic roots.  Thus the surname Angus could also derive from an ancestor who came from Angus.

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The Angus Family in Lancashire, England

Our Angus ancestors came from Lancaster, Lancashire, England, before immigrating to Canada in the early 20th century.  They had lived in Lancaster for at least 200 years prior to emigrating.

Family tradition claims that our Angus ancestors originally came from Scotland (and this seems quite plausible), but just when and where in Scotland is not yet known for sure. Angus is certainly a Scottish name.

Little information, other than names and dates, is known about the early history of our Angus ancestors prior to the mid-19th century. The Anguses of Lancashire were an industrial working class family. Census records indicate employment ranged from steel to lumber to cotton.

Sources

The information presented below on the early Lancashire Anguses is, at present, only based on family records, IGI data, and census records from 1841 to 1901.  Further research with primary sources is presently underway to verify the information presented below.

William Angus and Mary Leah

Over-Wyresdale, Lancashire, England
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Our Lancashire Anguses have now been tentatively traced back to the early 18th century family of William Angus and Mary Leah, whose children were baptized at Over-Wyresdale, a chapel within the bounds of the parish of Lancashire.

William and Mary represent the earliest known family of Anguses in the entire county of Lancashire. No earlier birth or marriage records for anyone of the surname Angus have so far been located within Lancashire.  Thus this could be the earliest family of the surname Angus to have resided in Lancashire.  No birth record has been found for William in Lancashire, nor anywhere in northern England either. As Angus is a Gaelic surname and as family tradition claims that our Anguses were originally Scottish, it is suggested that William may have been born in Scotland. However there are two dozen potential matches for Scottish births for William.  Noteworthy among these are the following:

1. William, born 21 MAR 1705 and bap 25 MAR 1705 in Culross, Fife, Scotland, son of William Angus and Margaret Hunter. Siblings born/baptized all in Culross: Robert 12/20 JAN 1703, Margaret 1 MAY/8 JUN 1707, John, 17/22 APR 1711. This is noteworthy because one of William's descendants was baptized in Fife.  It is speculated that perhaps the later Fife birth may be an indication of where the family may have originated.
2. William, son of George Angus, born 1695 in Fyvie, Aberdeen, whose nephew, Lewis Angus, is believed to have also moved to Lancashire. 

Whether either of these is our William will have to be determined by future research.  However they do represent two of many plausible explanations for the arrival of our Angus family into Lancashire.

William Angus married Mary Leah on 13 APR 1724 in the parish of St. Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  The following children are credited to the parents of William and Mary Angus, believed to be this same couple.  Their children, all baptized in the Lancaster parish chapel of Over Wyresdale, are believed to be:

1. William ANGUS b: ABT 13 AUG 1732 in Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire.  It is suggested from the following entry that William may have married a woman named Jane and had the following child:
   1. Peter ANGUS b: ABT 28 JUL 1781 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Peter is recorded in the IGI as being the son of William and Jane Angus.  The father shown here is the only known William Angus in Lancashire at the time of Peter's birth.  As the name Peter Angus begins to appear in Liverpool after this date, it may be that Peter Angus moved to Liverpool.
2. Margaret ANGUS b: ABT 16 MAR 1734/35 in Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire of whom nothing more is known.
3. Thomas ANGUS b: ABT 20 NOV 1737 in Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, who is believed to have married Jane Bleazard.  Their story follows below.

Thomas Angus and Jane Bleazard

Thomas ANGUS (believed to be the Thomas Angus above) married on 25 MAY 1765 in the parish of Saint Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Jane BLEAZARD.  They are the only family of the surname Angus to have been identified in IGI records in Lancaster in this generation and the only family with the surname Angus residing in Lancaster up to 1851.  They are believed to have had the following children:

1. Mary ANGUS b: ABT 23 MAR 1766 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England is believed to have had the following illegitimate son:
   1. William ANGUS b: ABT 1 JAN 1786 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

   It is believed that Mary Angus later married on 7 JUL 1792 in Saint Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to William BEADLEY or BRADLEY b: ABT 1765 in England.  It is not yet known if they had any children.

2. Thomas ANGUS b: ABT 4 SEP 1768 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England who is presumed to have died prior to the birth of his same-named brother in 1771.
3. Thomas ANGUS b: ABT 11 AUG 1771 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  He is believed to have married on 18 MAY 1807 in Saint Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Margaret JOHNSON.  They are believed to have had the following children:
   1. Jane ANGUS b: ABT 15 NOV 1807 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   2. Hannah ANGUS b: ABT 18 FEB 1810 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   3. Thomas ANGUS b: ABT 8 SEP 1811 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  It is believed that he married ABT 1835 to Mary Ann (whose surname is unknown) b: 1818 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.  They resided at 177 Wood St., Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They have not been found in the 1841 census anywhere in England or Scotland.  Thomas is not found in 1881.  Thomas and Mary Ann had the following children:
      1. Thomas ANGUS b: 1836 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Thomas is found residing with his parents in 1851, but not in 1861.  He is believed to have married an unknown woman and had the following daughter and then died prior to 1861.
         1. Mary Ann ANGUS, b. ABT 1859 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  She is found living with her grandparents in 1871, with no parents.  No birth record has been found for her, but, chronologically, she could only be the daughter of Thomas or Edward, most likely Thomas.
      2. Margaret Jane ANGUS b: BET 1838 AND 1841 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Margaret is found residing with her parents in 1851, 1861 & 1871.  She is believed to be the spinster Margaret Jane Angus residing with her sister Mary Ann Angus in 1881.
      3. Edward ANGUS b: ABT 1840 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Edward is found residing with his parents in 1851, but not in 1861.
      4. James ANGUS b: BET 1840 AND 1845 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  James is found residing with his parents in 1851 and 1861.
      5. William ANGUS b: 1847 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  William is found residing with his parents in 1851 and 1861.  He is not found in 1871.  William married in 1875 in St. John's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Margaret LIVER b: ABT 1852 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  They had the following children:
         1. Dorothy ANGUS, b. 1876 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
         2. William ANGUS, b. 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
      6. John ANGUS b: 1849 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  John is found residing with his parents in 1851 and 1861.  He is not found in 1871.  In 1881 he is believed to be the John Angus residing in St. Ann's Ward, Lancaster, working as a foreman in a chemical works, shown as born 1849 in Lancaster.  If so, then he married in 1873 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Agnes ELLWOOD.  She was born ABT 1853 in Arkholme, Lancashire, England.  They had the following children:
         1. Mary Ann B. ANGUS, b. 1875 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Residing with her parents in 1881.
         2. Hannah ANGUS, b. 1877 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Residing with her parents in 1881.
         3. James ANGUS, b. 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Residing with his parents in 1881.
      7. Mary Ann ANGUS b: 1851 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Mary Ann is believed to have never married.  She is found residing with her parents in 1861 & 1871.  It is believed that she is the Mary Ann Angus residing with her sister Margaret Jane Angus in 1881.
      8. Robert Walter ANGUS b: 1855 in Lonsdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  He is found residing with his parents in 1861 & 1871.  He is believed to be the Robert W. Angus residing next door to his brother Joseph Angus in 1881.  Robert married Mary Ann WIGNALL b: ABT 1856 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  No children have been found for this couple.
      9. Joseph ANGUS b: 1858 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Joseph is found residing with his parents in 1861 & 1871.  He married Elizabeth and had:
         1. James ANGUS, b. 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
         2. Mary Ann ANGUS, b. 1880 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
4. William ANGUS b: ABT 30 MAY 1773 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England married Ann.  Their story continues below.
5. Betty ANGUS b: ABT 3 AUG 1777 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England is believed to have had the following illegitimate son:
   1. Thomas ANGUS b: ABT 16 JUN 1811 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
6. John ANGUS, b. ABT 1778 (or 1786 acc to 1841) in Lancaster, Lancashire. John is not confirmed as a son of Thomas and Jane.  John is found in the 1841 and 1851 censuses, but no record of his birth has been found, but there is only one family of Anguses known to have resided in Lancaster in the generation of his birth.  General labourer, res 1851 Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire.  John ANGIOUS m Mary SHAW 31 DEC 1807 in St. Marys, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. John d 1851-1861.
   1. Elizabeth ANGUS, bap. 14 FEB 1810 in (Heathan according to 1861) Anwoth, Kirkcudbright, Scotland (1851 & 1861 censuses confirm she was born in Scotland, although the 1841 & 1871 show her as born in Lancashire).  She is found residing in 1841 and 1851 in the Castle district of Lancaster with her widowed father and sister, Mary Ann and in 1861 & 1871 with her sister. She is the only child in IGI for John Angus and Mary Shaw.  She worked as a milner.
   2. Jane ANGUS, bap. 25 APR 1813 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
   3. Mary Ann ANGUS, bap. 11 FEB 1820, St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (parents John and Mary Angus, with no other matches in the parish). She is found in 1841 and 1851 in Lancaster residing with her widowed father and sister, Elizabeth, and in 1861 & 1871 with her sister.  She worked as a milner.  She married very late in 1874 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to John or James Walker FAYRER b: 1822 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  It is believed that they had no children.
   4. Eleanor ANGUS, bap. 13 JUL 1823 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  She is not found with her birth family in 1841 or later and is presumed to have died young.
7. James ANGUS b: ABT 22 JUN 1783 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England about whom nothing more is known.

William Angus and Ann

William ANGUS b: ABT 30 MAY 1773 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England as a son of Thomas Angus and Jane Bleazard, shown above.  William Angus married a woman named Ann whose surname is unknown and no record of their marriage has been found.  They should not be confused with the contemporary couple, William Angus and Ann Threlkeld.  Our William and Ann had the following children:

1. Thomas ANGUS b: 31 OCT 1807 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England about whom nothing is known.
2. James ANGUS b: 1 NOV 1810 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, who is believed to have married Jane Preston.  Their story continues below.

James Angus and Jane Preston

James ANGUS is believed, but not confirmed, to have been born 1 NOV 1810 in Skerton, Lancashire, England as the son of William and Ann Angus (shown above).  James worked as a sawyer.  He is believed to have married on 21 SEP 1828 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England to Jane PRESTON.  Cockerham is located north of the city of Lancaster.  In 1841 this family resided at Palasades #4, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Jane is shown in the 1881 census at age 74 as a widowed pauper living in a union workhouse working as a cotton weaver.  James Angus and Jane Preston are believed to have had the following children:

1. William ANGUS b: ABT 1829 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  There is no documentary evidence for this William. He is suggested for onomastic reasons. If he existed at all then it is suggested that he died prior to the birth of his same-named brother in 1838.
2. Ann ANGUS b: 1830 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Ann married in 1851 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to John PEEL b: 1827 in Quernmore, Lancashire, England.  They had the following children:
   1. Jane PEEL b: 1852 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   2. Ann PEEL b: 1854 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   3. Agnes PEEL b: 1857 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   4. Richard PEEL b: 1859 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   5. Robert PEEL b: 1861 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   6. Mary PEEL b: 1865 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   7. James PEEL b: 1867 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   8. Margaret PEEL b: 1869 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   9. Sarah PEEL b: 1871 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

3. John ANGUS b: 1832 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for whom no birth record exists.  John followed in his father's trade as a sawyer.  He married ABT 1855 in Lancashire, England to Sarah ROBERTS.  Their story continues below.

4. Jane ANGUS b: ABT 27 APR 1834 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England about whom nothing more is known.  She is not found in the 1861 census and is believed to be the Jane Angus who died in Lancaster in Dec 1852.
5. Margaret ANGUS b: ABT 27 MAR 1836 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England about whom nothing more is known.  She is not found in the 184104 1861 census and is presumed to have died or married an unknown man prior to 1861, however no corresponding marriage or death registration has been found in Lancashire.
6. William ANGUS b: 1838 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for whom no birth record exists.  He is presumed to be of this family.  William Angus is believed to have married in 1857 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Margaret LOWTHER.  She was born in 1838 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England.  William and Margaret had the following children:
   1. Mary Jane ANGUS b: 1862 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  In 1881 Mary Jane and her sister Rose Ann are found living with the family of John and Mary Ann Rigg. They are recorded as nieces, but it is not known by which side of the family.
   2. Rose Ann ANGUS b: ABT 1 MAR 1863 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  See entry for sister, Mary Jane, above.
   3. James ANGUS b: 1865 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  In 1881 he was living with his parents and working as a painter.  He is not found in later census records and is presumed to have either died or emigrated.
   4. John ANGUS b: 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.  He worked as a general labourer in Halton, Lancashire.  He married on 28 JUL 1892 in Halton, Lancashire, England to Jane DOWBIGGIN b: 1868 in Halton, Lancashire, England.  They had the following children:
      1. James Dowbiggin ANGUS b: 1893 in Halton, Lancashire, England.  He married Nora CROSSFIELD b: 1896 in Halton, Lancashire, England.
      2. Thomas ANGUS b: 1900 in Halton, Lancashire, England
   5. Elizabeth ANGUS b: ABT 5 OCT 1870 in Fifeshire, Scotland.  It is very interesting to note that census records are consistent in recording that Elizabeth was born in Fife, Scotland, however the IGI shows her baptism on 5 OCT 1870 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  She married John STOCKDALE b: 1870 in Halton, Lancashire, England.  They had the following children:
      1. William STOCKDALE b: 1892 in Halton, Lancashire, England
      2. Richard STOCKDALE b: 1893 in Halton, Lancashire, England
      3. Arthur STOCKDALE b: 1898 in Halton, Lancashire, England
   6. William ANGUS b: 1872 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Like his brother John, William worked as a general labourer in Halton, Lancashire.  He married MARY b: 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.  They had the following children:
      1. William ANGUS b: 1897 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
      2. Eric ANGUS b: 1900 in Halton, Lancashire, England
   7. Margaret Miriam ANGUS b: ABT 5 APR 1874 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  In 1901 she was living with her sister Elizabeth and working as a cotton weaver.
   8. Sarah Alice ANGUS b: ABT 25 FEB 1876 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  She is not found in the 1901 census and is presumed to have died young.
   9. Arthur ANGUS b: 1880 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  He married MARY b: 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England and moved to Halton, Lancashire.  Arthur and Mary had the following children:
      1. Thomas ANGUS b: 1900 in Halton, Lancashire, England
7. Sarah ANGUS b: ABT 3 APR 1841 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England about whom nothing more is known.  She is not found in later census records and is presumed to have married or died young.
8. Edward ANGUS b: 1843 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for whom no birth record exists.  He is presumed to be of this family.  He worked as a chemist and ink maker.  Edward is believed to have married twice, firstly to a woman named Ruth, whose maiden name is unknown, and by whom he had one child:
   1. Jane ANGUS b: ABT 6 SEP 1868 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

   Edward is believed to have married secondly BET 1868-1871 to Mary Ann whose maiden name is unknown.  She was b: 1842 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England.  They had the following children:

   1. Ann ANGUS b: ABT 23 JUN 1872 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   2. Edward ANGUS b: 1874 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  He worked as a cabinet furniture draughstman and was unmarried by 1901.
   3. Isabella ANGUS b: ABT 22 AUG 1875 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
9. James ANGUS, b. 1850 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John Angus and Sarah Roberts

John ANGUS was born in 1832 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England as the son of James Angus and Jane Preston (shown above).  John is presumed to have married about 1855 to Sarah ROBERTS, although no record of their marriage has been found.  Sarah was born ABT 11 AUG 1833 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England as the daughter of Thomas and Mary Roberts also of Lancaster, Lancashire. Like his father and grandfather before him, John worked as a sawyer in the industrial city of Lancaster, Lancashire. John and Sarah had eleven or twelve children most of whom went into similar fields of industrial employment, either in the lumber, steel, or cotton industries.

Sarah Roberts had the following son from a previous relationship:

1. Robert C. (or E.) ROBERTS b: 1853 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Census records disagree over his middle initial.  The 1901 census confirms him as a "step son" of John Angus.  As of 1901 he is living with his parents, unmarried, and working as a general labourer.

The children of John Angus and Sarah Roberts were:

1. Mary Magdalen ANGUS b: ABT 16 MAY 1856 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  She worked as a cotton weaver.  She is believed to have married ABT JUN 1882 in Preston, Lancashire, England to John Bateman, however this marriage is unverified.  Mary is not found in the 1891/1901 census for England so it is assumed that she either died or emigrated.
2. Jane Ann ANGUS b: 1859 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Prior to her marriage she worked as a silk spinner.  She married ABT MAR 1878 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Frederick LAMB b: 1858 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  He worked as a painter.  In 1901 they are living next door to Jane Ann's parents.  They are not found in the 1901 census for England or Canada and are presumed to have emigrated elsewhere.  They had the following children:
   1. Mary Agnes LAMB b: 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   2. Anne Elizabeth LAMB b: 1880 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   3. James LAMB b: 1884 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   4. Martha E. LAMB b: 1886 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   5. Bessey LAMB b: 1887 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   6. John LAMB b: 1889 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   7. Charles LAMB b: SEP 1890 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
3. Agnes ANGUS b: ABT 28 JUL 1861 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England who married 12 MAR 1881 in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Thomas Wilkinson.  He was a wood carver.  They had the following children:
   1. John WILKINSON b: ABT JUN 1886 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   2. Eleanor WILKINSON b: ABT MAR 1891 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   3. Sarah WILKINSON b: ABT MAR 1893 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   4. Thomas WILKINSON b: ABT MAR 1895 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   5. Mary A. WILKINSON b: 1897 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   6. Herbert WILKINSON b: 1900 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
4. Charles ANGUS b: 1864 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England who worked as a blacksmith.  He married on SEP 1883 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Mary Ann MCMULLEN b: 1863 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  They had the following children:
   1. William ANGUS b: 1884 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  In 1901 he was working as an Apprentice Iron Worker.
   2. John ANGUS b: 1886 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  In 1901 he was working as a plasterer and slater.
   3. Elizabeth ANGUS b: 1889 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   4. James ANGUS b: 1894 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   5. Charles ANGUS b: 1897 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   6. Albert ANGUS b: 20 DEC 1897 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  He married Doris CALVERT and immigrated BET 1921 AND 1925 from Manchester, England to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  They had the following children.  It is not known if these children were born in England or Canada.
      1. Beatrice ANGUS b: Private
      2. Albert ANGUS b: Private, married "Alona" and had four children including:
         1. Robert Scott ANGUS.  Here I have broken my rule about not publishing information on living persons.  I have found inquiries posted on various genealogical websites from Robert Scott Angus inquiring about this family.  I have tried to contact him, but the email address given is dead.  I am hoping that Robert Scott Angus may come across this listing and contact me, at which point I will privatize this listing.
      3. Doris ANGUS b: Private
   7. Thomas ANGUS b: 1900 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
5. Betty ANGUS b: ABT 4 JUN 1865 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England who worked as a cotton weaver.  Nothing more is known of her.
6. William T. ANGUS b: 1869 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  He married ABT SEP 1892 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Hannah MOSCROP b: ABT 1870 in England.  1901 census shows a Dorothy Angus, age 19, living with this family and working as a cotton carder. Perhaps this is a mistake for age "9", or perhaps she is a cousin - not yet accounted for.  William and Hannah had the following children:
   1. John ANGUS b: 1893 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   2. William ANGUS b: 1896 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   3. Walter ANGUS b: 1900 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
7. John ANGUS b: 1871 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  He married ABT MAR 1892 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Bridget MOONEY b: 1872 in Lancashire, England.  They had the following children:
   1. Margaret ANGUS b: 1893 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   2. Rose ANGUS b: 1895 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
   3. James ANGUS b: 1900 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
8. Margaret Ellen ANGUS b: ABT 25 DEC 1873 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  She married ABT JUN 1893 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to William Thomas HARRISON b: ABT 1870 in England.  They had the following child, after which William is believed to have died.  In 1901 Margaret is found living with her half-brother Robert Roberts, working as a cotton winder and raising her son.
   1. William HARRISON b: 1896 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
9. Thomas Robert ANGUS b: 11 NOV 1875 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  He married Judith Dobson and emigrated to Canada.  Their story continues below.
10. James ANGUS b: 1879 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England of whom nothing is known.  In 1901 he was working as a general labourer and living with his elderly parents.
11. Mary A. ANGUS b: DEC 1880 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  She is not found in the 1891 or 1901 censuses and is presumed to have died as a child.

The Angus Family of Hamilton

Thomas "Robert" Angus and Judith Dobson

Thomas Robert ANGUS was born 11 NOV 1875 in Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England as a son of John Angus and Sarah Roberts (shown above).  He went by "Robert".  He married ABT JUN 1895 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Judith DOBSON. She was born ABT 22 OCT 1876 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Robert immigrated about 1919 to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with his wife and adult children.  It is not known why the family moved from Lancaster to Hamilton, but it is likely that it was with hopes of better prospects for industrial employment. All three of the Angus children married and settled in the Hamilton area however their descendants have since lost contact with each other. Judith died young, so her living grandchildren have very little memory of her.  Thomas was the fourth consecutive generation of his family to work as a sawyer.  What is known of her ancestry can be found on the Dobson Family Page. "Robert" Angus and Judith Dobson had three children:

1. Thomas ANGUS b: 15 NOV 1895 in Lancashire, England who immigrated to Canada with his birth family where he married Rose ALLAN.  Thomas served as a Corporal in the 120th Battalion for the Canadian Forces in WWI.  He died at age 33 from pneumonia.  Thomas and Rose had no children.
2. John "Jack" ANGUS b: 19 MAY 1898 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England whose story continues below.  Jack immigrated with his birth family to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.  He married on 18 MAR 1921 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario to Jessie Brown DUNCAN.  Their descendants are presented below.
3. Ethel ANGUS b: MAY 1900 in Lancashire, England who immigrated to Canada with her birth family (see below) where she married Sydney PAPPIN, Sr. and had children.

Jack Angus and Jessie Duncan

John "Jack" ANGUS was born 19 MAY 1898 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England as a son of Thomas Robert Angus and Judith Dobson (shown above).  Jack immigrated about 1918 to Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his birth family.  Jack was a fifth-generation sawyer and worked as a yard foreman with Lawson Lumber in Hamilton.  Jack Angus married on 18 MAR 1921 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario to Jessie Brown DUNCAN. Jessie was born 31 AUG 1902 in Glasgow, Scotland to a similar industrial working class family. It is not known how John and Jessie met. Jessie's family history is presented on the Duncan Family Page.  Jack and Jessie had the following children:

1. Ethel Mae ANGUS b: Private
2. Margaret Hunter ANGUS b: 16 NOV 1923 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario.
3. Jacqueline Rose ANGUS b: Private

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This page was last updated on April 28, 2009