What a difference a decade makes!

The 1841 census was taken in Scotland on June 1st. We found
Robert and Sarah Govan and six children between the ages of
18 years and 4 months living in Crossford, a small rural com-
munity south of Glasgow. Their sixth daughter, Elizabeth, was
born in Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Upper Canada
(Ontario) in October of 1843. Therefore, the Robert Govan
family emigrated from Scotland sometime between June, 1841
and October 1843.

The 1851 Canadian census was taken January 12, 1852. Below
is a chronology of events which took place in the decade after
the family arrived in Lanark County -

October 6, 1843 - birth of Elizabeth Govin, dau of Robert
& Sarah

December 24, 1844 - marriage -Jane Govin to Thomas
Horn, son of James Horn and Marion Magget, Lanark Pres.

October 17, 1845 - marriage -Agnes Govin to Allen
Ferguson, son of Thomas Ferguson and Mary Matthie

April 17, 1846 - birth of Robert Govin, son of Robert &
Sarah

1848 - marriage of Mathew Givan to Marion May
Park, dau of Joseph Park & Agnes Duncan

November 19, 1849 - birth of William Govin, son of
Robert & Sarah

In this same time period, ten grand children, the
offspring of Jane, Agnes and Matthew, were born to
the Robert Govin / Sarah Miller family.

The 1851-52 census includes agricultural information which
gives us a picture of the farm of Robert Govin, Sr.

Concession IV, Lot East 24 - 200 acres
(30 acres crops, 50 acres pastures, 120 acres wood or wild)
2 acres wheat (18 bushels), 1/2 acre barley (8 bushels),
1 acres peas (6 bushels), 4 acres oats (60 bushels),
1 acre buckwheat (6 bushels), 2 acres Indian corn (30 bushels),
1 acre potatoes (120 bushels)

10 bundles hay, 33 lbs wool, 200 lbs maple sugar, 50 yds flannel,

2 bulls/oxen/steer, 3 milch cows, 1 calf/heffer, 13 sheep, 2 pigs,
150 lbs butter, 3 barrels pork.