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Note: The marriage certificate of his son John to Elizabeth Woods states Robert is from Lesley (sic), Fifeshire, Scotland. He emigrated to Montreal in 1814 according to Donald Whyte's book.
He was a baker when he initially was in Montreal.
Robert's family was in St. Joseph Suburb (Recollets) in 1825. Also resident in his household were a married female aged 14 to 44 (his wife Ann Elizabeth), a child under the age of 6 (Christiann), and another female, same age group, unmarried, as well as a single male 18 to 24 (his brother John). Source: 1825 Canadian census, (Lower Canada, Montreal County, Montreal City, Recollets) microfilm reel # C718. Robert is shown as the head of the family.
He moved to l'Assomption in 1828, where he ran a mill on two lots on Riviere d'Esprit. Miller of barley for the Messieurs de St. Sulpice after 1828; in 1 Mar 1852, there is a reference in a book written by Olivier Maurault, "Marges d'Histoire", St. Sulpice, under the heading "The Seminary's Mills", pp 135 -136, "On the River St. Esprit a mill--rolled oats; Miller: Robert Dalrymple." 1852 records show Robert was milling on the St. Esprit at that date.
The Cadastres agreges des Seigneuries du District de Montreal [Vol 3] No 115, pages 31, 32, and 39, of 1963, shows him in St. Sulpice in 1861. At that time, he owned 120 acres of land with 100 in cultivation, 60 with crops and 40 as pasture, and a two-storey wood house. Total value $6,000. The seven youngest children were still at home.
Robert returned to his profession of baking later in life (ca 1871), in Montreal. In the 1871 Lovell's Province of Quebec Directory, page 1082, Robert, is shown as a baker. His wife Ann, shown as 18 years younger than he, is said to be of English origin--she was not, but was of Palatine German heritage. Robert owns 150 acres and 2 town lots, 3 houses, 2 barns or stables. Still at home are the four youngest children: Jane, 28; George, 26; James, 24; and Mary, 22. George is working as a labourer and James as a clerk. The children are shown as Wesleyan Methodist, although the parents' affiliation is shown as Church of Scotland.
Robert also owned 4 carriages or sleighs at the time of the 1871 census.
Although the engraving on the family monument in Mount Royal Cemetery (C778) says Robert was born in 1789, his actual birth date was (John Dalrymple & Jean Will possible parents) 1794. In fact, the age recorded for him in the 1871 census confirms this would be correct.
According to the Montreal archives, Robert was buried via St. Matthews Church in 1875.
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Note: St Matthews Church
"Robert Dalrymple, a native of Fifeshire Scotland died suddenly of old age, on the third day of November, eighteen hundred and seventy five years, aged eighty five years near l'Assomption, parish of St. Epiphanie, and after the usual inquest, was buried in Montreal, I officiating on the sixth day of the same month and year. John Dalrymple and George Dalrymple were witnesses" Per the Quebec Family History Society 11 Nov 2003
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