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Robert Downie Horne, son of James Horn and Marion Meggett (photo - catangel)
Robert's second name, 'Downie', does not appear in the census records; however, the will of his elder brother, James, reveals -
I Will and bequeath to James Horn, Eldest Son of my Brother Robert Downie Horn, all my personal property of every kind including money notes of hand and securities for money.
1851 Census - Lanark County
Dalhousie, Sherbrooke N., Lavant Townships
p. 27 Close to a community called Hood
Robert Horn, Farmer, b. Canada, Presby, 30
Martha Horn, 27, b. Canada
James Horn, 8
Margaret Horn, 6
John Horn, 4
Marion, 1
Agricultural Return for their farm
Concession IV, Lot 16 East - 100 acres
50 under cultivation (18 crops - 32 pasture)
50 wood or wild
(to be continued)
Martha Machan, daughter of James Machan and Margaret Forbes (photo-catangel)
1861 Census - Lanark County
197-Lavant Twp (Twp needs to be checked)
p. 1 - Lumber camp
James Horn, b. Upper Canada 24, single [son of Alex Horn?]
p. 2- Lumber camp
David Machan, b. U.C., C of S, 33, single [Martha's brother]
Robert Horn, b. U.C., C of S, 38, married 1843
p. 3 Lumber Camp
Robert McCormick, lumberer, b. Lower Canada, 21, single
Robert Gavin, labourer, b. Ireland, FC, 29 or 21, [Who is this??]
p. 4
Martha Horn, yeoman, b. UC, 35, married 1837 [??]
James Horn, labourer, b. UC, 16, single
Margaret Horn, b. UC, 14
John Horn, b. UC, 12
Marion Horn, b. UC, 10
Robert Horn, b. UC, 7
Janet Horn, b. UC, 4
David Horn, b. UC, 2
It seems that Robert Downie Horn (without Martha and family) went to Prince Edward Island around the time that his brother Thomas and a man who might be a cousin, Robert Houstin Horn, went to PEI. This was within a year after Matthew Gavin, the brother of the Horn wives, left Lanark County, Ontario.
The evidence for this is that in the diary of a James Reid from Dalhousie Township, the entry for June 3rd, 1864 states, "In PEI - saw Robert Horn and David McIntosh and William Henry". (Researched by T. & L. Horne at Archives - Drummond Centre, Perth, Ontario).
Martha Horn's father died in 1873, about ten years after Robert left, but her mother lived until 1890. Her sister, Janet, was married to her brother-in-law, James Horn who died in 1879. It is easy to see that there was a lot to keep Martha in Lanark County. Sadly, their son John died in 1865 at about 16 years old as a result of an accident with a horse. This would probably have sealed the fate of an already troubled marriage.
1871 Census - Lanark County
Dalhousie, Lavant, Sherbrooke Twps
- Section G2, page 9 Family 26
Martha Horn, 45, b. Ontario, Presb/Scotch
separated from husband, unable to write
Robert Horn, 17, b. Ontario, Farmer
David Horn, 12, b. Ontario
Charles Machan, 5, b. Ontario (son of Martha's brother)
Family 27 (Martha's son)
James Horn, 26, b. Ontario, Farmer
Sarah Horn, 26, b. Ontario [1st wife - Sarah Ferguson]
Robert Horn, 2, b. Ontario
1881 Census- Lanark County
Dalhousie, N. Sherbrooke, Lavant Twps
John Ogilvie, 28, b. Ontario, Pres/Scotch
Janet Ogilvie, 23, b. Ontario
Robert A/H Ogilvie, 3, b. Ontario
James Ogilvie, 1, b. Ontario
George Ogilvie, b. March, 1881, Ontario
Martha Horn, 55, b. Ontario, widowed Servant
Ann Ogilvie, 57, b. Ontario, widowed, had operation April 12
1891 Census - North Lanark
between James (b. 1832) and Kathrine Muir and Samuel Affleck families
William Stead, male, 90, b. England, parents born England, retired farmer
**Mary Horn, female, 63, b. Ontario, parents born Scotland, domestic
**This is thought to be Martha Horn, the wife of Robert Downie Horn.
Marriage - 29 April 1891, Village of Lanark
Martha Horn, nee Machan, 64, of Middleville, born Dalhousie Twp, widow, parents James and Margaret Machan, Presbyterian, married John James, 70, of Middleville, b. Scotland, carpenter, son of Robert and Margaret James, Baptist
Witness: E. Kay, Married by Licence by James Wilson, Presbyterian Minister
Death Registration: Martha James, Mrs. John James,
d. March 25, 1901, 75 years old,
married, farmers wife, b. Dalhousie Township,
Cause of Death - some obscure liver trouble, ill 5 months
Reported by: David Horn, son, March 26, 1901
1901 Death at Hopetown
Obituary Wed., March 27, 1901
Near Hopetown, (Lanark Co, Ontario) Monday, March 25, 1901, Mrs. John James, 76, former Martha Machan of Dalhousie where she was born. First husband Robert J. (?) Horn died 8 years ago (1893)
These children survive: Mrs. Robert Given, Muskoka; Mrs. John Ogilvie of Anderson, Ontario; Mrs. Thomas McInnes, Lavant; James, Robert, and Thomas Horn of Dalhousie, David Horn of Hopetown.
And two sisters – Mrs. Archie Davidson of Dalhousie and Mrs. Andrew Machan of Mitchell, Ontario. One brother - Mr. David Machan of Dalhousie. Burial at Hopetown.
