I love this blog and I love it when people contact me to put me in contact with other members of the family.  This was a great week!

I received word through EA that there were still Arbuckle decendents around the Ottawa area and I managed to contact one of Samuel and Margaret Jane’s grand-daughters who lives in Aylmer.  She was nice enough to donate materials to the Aylmer Heritage Association - located in Aylmer Quebec – just over the river from Ottawa, Ontario.

So now, if you’re in the area, you can make an appointment to go and see the James Arbuckle family bible, a photo of Samuel and Margaret Jane (Minion) Arbuckle, a photo of AG Robertson (a cousin of Margaret Jane), an obituary of Margaret Jane’s grandmother Jane Robertson (Kyle) and a few other interesting pieces.  

Here are some great pics from this excellent collection (click on the photos to get a better look at the image):

Samuel Arbuckle and Margaret Jane Minion; photo dated 1929

The Arbuckle family bible; printed in 1855:

I’m assuming that this bible belonged to James Arbuckle (born 1828).  I say that because the oldest entry is the marriage of James ARBUCKLE and Margaret Jane KELLY October 1st 1857.  A second marriage is listed as November the 5th, 1866 of James ARBUCKEL to Jane BROWNLEE.  Also on this page is a record of the marriage of Samuel ARBUCKLE to Margaret J MINION August the 8th, 1882 by the Reverend James H Stewart.

Samuel ARBUCKEL was born January 1st 1859; he had  2 sisters: Lucinda born October 6, 1861 and Margaret Jane born September, 1863.  These are all children of James ARBUCKEL and Margaret Jane KELLY.  

Another page of birth records showing Samuel Arbuckle and Margaret Jane, and the births of their kids: Herbert, Percy, Jennie, Eddy, James, Margarete, Winefred and Kenneth. 

Finally, from the bible, a page with family deaths.  This lists Margaret Jane (Kelly), Lucinda (she was 6 years old) and Margaret Jane (she was 1; both daughters of James Arbuckel), James himself, Winefred and Jennie (daughters of Samuel and Margaret Jane Minion) and Margaret Jane (Minion). 

Also in the collection is an 1893 obituary for Jennet Robertson (Dow) who was the maternal grandmother of Margaret Jane Minion and AG Robertson, uncle of Margaret Jane Minion.

So, that’s the end of the pictures I’d like to share from Aylmer; I hope you find this interesting and informative.  Please pass the blog location on to anyone you think might be interested, I’m posting all this because I think that family histories are important.  Feel free to leave me a message if you would like more information or if you’d just like to share. Happy Holidays!