Alexander McIlraith and Sarah Charland - photo from T.T. Quirk,Jr. of Golden, ColoradoThe 1861 Census for Canada West finds Robert and Sarah still in Dalhousie Township and with 5 children still at home.
Gavin, Robert..................age 62
Gavin, Sarah...........................55
Gavin, Sloan S.C..............20
Gavin, Elizabeth.....................18
Gavin, Robert.........................15
Gavin, William.......................13
Gavin, Margaret.....................10
1871 Census - Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County
Gavin, Robert.....72.....b. Ireland.......Ch of Scot...Farmer
Gavin, Sarah......64......b. Scotland
Gavin, William...22.....b. Ontario.....Farmer...married in Nov.
Gavin, Agnes......19.........b. Ontario
Shurlow, Sarah...11...b. Ontario...Going to school
1881 Census - Dalhousie Twp, Lanark Co., Ontario
William GAVIN M..............32........ b. Ontario, Farmer
Agnes GAVIN... M..............29.........b. Ontario
Charlotte GAVIN .................9........ b. Ontario
Robert GAVIN......................7......... b. Ontario
Alfred GAVIN ......................5 .........b. Ontario
Sarah E. GAVIN ..................3......... b. Ontario
Mary GAVIN..... b. Sept.....6 mo.....b. Ontario
Sarah SHURLAND.............. 21 ......b. Ontario, Servant
Sarah Charland married Alex McIlraith in 1883
Alexander (Alex) Foster McIlraith b. 11 Dec 1858 Lanark Twp, near Hopetown, Lanark County, ON Canada
d. 6 May 1945 Seattle, King County, WA USA
m. Sarah Charland m. 10 Aug 1883 at the manse, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, ON Canada by Rev. E.C.W. MacColl
b. 10 Aug 1859 Poland, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, ON Canada
d. 10 Apr 1930 Seattle, King County, WA USA
{daughter of David Charland and Sloan Scott Christina Gavin)
Euphemia (Phemia) McIlraith b. 10 Mar 1861 Lanark Twp, near Hopetown, Lanark Co, ON Canada
d. 11 May 1953 Vulcan, AB Canada
m. Robert Gavin Love, 25 Mar 1891 Lanark Twp, Lanark Co, ON Canada
b. 13 Mar 1865 Flower Station, Lavant Twp, Lanark Co, ON
d. 27 Nov 1931 Vulcan, AB Canada
[son of Robert Love and Sloan Scott Christina Gavin]
The above McIlraith information was submitted on-line by Penny McIlraith
1891 Census – North Lanark County
Robert Gavin Love, Blacksmith, 38
1891 Lanark Village, North Lanark
Alexander McIlraith, 32, Salesman of dry good
Sarah (Charland) McIlraith, 31
Herbert, 6; John, 4; Annie, 2/12
1901 Census - Lanark Village, Lanark County
McIlraith, Alex, Head..... b. Dec 11,1858........42
McIlraith, Sarah, Wife... b. Aug 10, 1859......41
McIlraith, Herbert, Son......b.May 8, 1884........16
McIlraith, Evan J., Son.......b. Sep 28, 1886..... 14
McIlraith, Annie L., Dau....b. Jan 18, 1891.......10
McIlraith, Mervyn, Son..... b. Aug 26, 1897...... 3
McIlraith, Pearl, Dau........ b, Sep 30, 1898........2
Sarah McIlraith died at 70 on April 10, 1930 in Seattle,Washington, and is buried at the Evergreen Cemetery, Seattle,Washington
