Family:James Cargill and Isabella Shaw (1)

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Marriage[1][5] Abt Jul 1831 County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Children
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24 Jul 1829 Ireland
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Questionable information identified by WeRelate automation
To check:William Cargill (6)Born before parents' marriage
To check:Henry Cargill (3)Born before parents' marriage
To check:Martha Cargill (3)Born before parents' marriage
To check:Hugh Cargill (1)Born after father was 70
References
  1. Woods, J. H. M. The Belfast newsletter : notices of marriages, births, deaths. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1961)
    5 Aug 1831 issue.

    Married ... "At Billy Church, by the Rev. Wm. Stewart, Mr. James Cargill, to Mrs. Isabella Matthews, both of Mallindober."

    Most (but not all) of the rest of the marriages reported clearly occurred near the end of July.

  2.   [1], in National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration).

    the Cargill family, arriving in New York 14 May 1846 on the way from Ireland to Canada
    James Cargill, age 70, farmer
    Isabella, age 37
    William, age 20
    Henry, age 17
    James, age 12
    Hugh, infant
    Matty, age 18
    Mary Jane, age 16
    Elizabeth, age 10

  3.   Nassagaweya Township, Halton County, Canada West, in Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    James Cargill, born in Ireland, age 96
    Isabella Cargill, born in Ireland, age 61

  4.   The first 3 or 4 of these children were not likely the children of this marriage. They could be the children of James from his first, or an unknown second, marriage, or the children of Isabella from her previous marriage, or a combination of both. William's and Mary Jane's death records identify their mother as Isabella Matthew(s). Henry and Martha's records don't identify their mother.

    Henry and Martha appear to be twins based on their death records (although the birth year might not be accurate on one or both), even though their ages were different by a year on the New York Passenger List.
  5. The New York Passenger List and 1861 census confirm that Isabella married James Cargill senior, not his son James Cargill.