The Family Herald



Greetings

Hello to all of our faithful readers. I offer my sincerest apologies for not getting this third issue out earlier. I had initially anticipated publishing it over Spring Break, but I was away from the computer for most of that time. Hopefully this issue will feature lots of interesting stories to excuse my tardiness!

With Sympathy

Sympathies are offered to The Russell Family of Point aux Carr and surrounding area on the death of Margaret Curtis Russell, wife of Wayne, of that place.

The Russell family is related to the MacKenzie line through the late Mrs. Will MacKenzie, formerly Elmira A. Loggie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Loggie, Point aux Carr. Grammie MacKenzie’s sister, Roberta (Loggie) Taylor, had two daughters that married into the Russell line.

Ullock

The Ullock family, natives of Ullock, Cumberland County, England, entered British North America in May 1808, according to the Northumberland County Census of 1851. The first Ullock in Canada was Thomas Ullock Sr., christened 3 May 1796 in Maryport, Cumberland, England, the son of Sergeant and Ann (McKendrick) Ullock (married 25 May 1794 in Bromfield, Cumberland). Thomas was building ships with John Doran at Chatham, New Brunswick, as early as 1825, and operated, at one time, a livery stable on Duke Street .After Thomas’ death, the ownership of the livery stable passed to his grandson Angus. On 11 November 1819, Thomas Sr. married the widow Elizabeth (Elspeth or Alice) (Walls) Williston of Glenelg, Northumberland County, New Brunswick.

Elizabeth was originally married to Joseph Williston, who died at 30 years, father of two sons. Elizabeth bore Thomas a number of children:

Jeremiah (1821 - @1872), married Ann McMaster. Donald Sergeant (@1825 - @1918), married Emily

McRae.

William (@1825 - 6 October 1883), married Jessie

Sinclair.

James (@1827 - ).

Thomas (1827 – 28 October 1884), married

Catherine MacDonald.

Sarah Anne (@ 1827 - ), married Henry Gitchell. Charlotte (@1830 - ), married John McMaster.

Mary Eliza (1829 - ), married John Williston.

Isabella W. (3 January 1832 – 10 November 1882),

married George Pelton.

Daniel (@1835 - ).

Jeremiah settled in Upper Black River Bridge, where he operated a carding and grist mill. His date of death is suspected to be sometime after 1872, the year his will was probated. That same year, he was granted 65 acres of land at Hardwicke Parish by the Province of New Brunswick.

On 12 February 1845, Jeremiah Ullock married Ann McMaster, a native-born British North American girl with Irish roots. A John McMaster, believed to be Ann’s brother, married Jeremiah’s sister Charlotte Ullock on 1 August 1850, and the two lived with Jeremiah and Ann in Black River Bridge as late as 1851. Another of Ann’s brothers, James McMaster, was living with the widowed Ann and her younger children in 1891.

Jeremiah and Ann had the following children:

William Valentine (1846 – 19 June 1916).

Isabella P. (1852 – 14 July 1930), married Henry Bowser.

Thomas (19 December 1848 – 25 May 1908), married Marjorie Cameron.

Alice Ann (1854 – 29 January 1920).

Charlotte W. (1857 – 26 April 1929).

James J. (1859 – 17 July 1935) married Sarah Jane Gulliver.

John Garibaldi (17 September 1861 – 15 August 1928), married Ann Doyle.

Jane C. (1861/62 – prior 1881).

Elizabeth J. (1865 – 30 October 1941), married Benjamin Harding Haines.

Henry Havelock (1867 – 19 November 1938).

It is from Thomas Ullock and Marjorie Cameron (11 October 1851 – 8 July 1915) that the family of James Towers Dick Watling descends. Marjorie was the daughter of Murdock Cameron (1811 – 6 September 1866) and Margaret MacDougall (November 1816 – 17 June 1897).

Family lore tells of a falling out between Thomas and his younger brother, John Ullock, who eventually moved to British Columbia. John was left the homestead, while Thomas resided in a home on the south side of Black River Bridge, near the present-day St. Stephen’s United Church. There, his twelve children were raised.

In 1891, Thomas Ullock was appointed postmaster for the Black River area, and remained in that position until his death in 1908. This appointment may have been a contributing factor to his falling out with John, as the younger brother was listed as Assistant Postmaster in the 1891 census. Marjorie took over the Post Office in 1908. Thomas’ daughter Ruth, following her mother’s death in 1915, retained the position of Postmistress for forty-six years.

Thomas was a farmer of sorts, and a well-known member of the community. His death in 1908 was quickly followed by that of his young son a week later. The home in which he was raised in Upper Black River burned after the turn of the century, and the home that was built as its replacement has since been destroyed as well. The home Thomas built for his family is now vacant and beyond repair, although still owned by the Watling family.

Taken from The Commercial newspaper of 9 June 1908:

In the death of the late Thomas Ullock, Black River has lost a good citizen. A man of sterling integrity and prompt business principles, he won the respect and esteem of all who knew him. Although he has not been feeling well for a couple of months, his last illness was of short duration. He was the father of twelve children:- Nettie, of Lowell, Mass., Maggie (Mrs. Harry Wilson) of Chazy, New York, Annie (Mrs. Lewis Clark) of Lowell, Mass., Rae (Mrs. Ben Wilson) of Chazy, New York, Harry of Lowell, Mass., Alice (Mrs. Fred Hoyle) of Everett, Mass., Jennie, died in infancy, Lottie of Lowell, Mass., Josie of Blackville, N.B.; Cameron, Bessie and Ruth at home. Nine of them were gathered around his death bed to receive his parting blessing. Harry, soon after coming home, was attacked with pleurisy. He was not considered dangerously ill until Sunday at midnight when heart failure set in. As soon as the gravity of his illness was recognized, Dr. McKenzie of Loggieville, was summoned and although everything was done that medical skill and science could suggest he was too weak to rally and died before noon, Monday. His death coming so unexpectedly and so soon after his father’s, was a great shock to the family and the whole community. He was a young man of peculiarly lovable disposition, sunny-hearted and generous and a great favorite with all who knew him. He was a dutiful and affectionate son and brother and his death so early in life is deeply regretted. The large concourse of people who gathered Wednesday to pay their last tribute to him, there being 80 carriages in line, showed the high esteem in which he was held. The family have the sympathy of the entire community in this their double bereavement within a week.

Taken from The Commercial newspaper of 27 July 1915:

BLACK RIVER LOSES RESPECTED RESIDENT.

The death of Mrs. Marjory Ullock, widow of the late Thomas Ullock, occurred at her home Black River on July 8th, after an illness of four weeks.

Though her illness was seemingly serious from the first, her marked improvement for a time led to the hope of her recovery by her many friends.

The late Mrs. Ullock will be greatly missed by a large circle of relatives and friends. Her bright, sunny temperament together with her Christian faith and courage, notwithstanding her many recent bereavements, have endeared her to all who knew her. Her memory will long be cherished by the people of Black River.

The funeral held on July 11th from her late home Black River was largely attended, about eighty teams forming the procession to St. Stephen’s cemetery.

The favorite hymns of the deceased “Nearer my God to Thee,” “Sometime we’ll understand” and “The sweet by and by,” were sung.

She is survived by her eight daughters:- Mrs. Harry Wilson of Enfield, N.H., Mrs. Benson Wilson of Chazy, N.Y., Mrs. Lewis Clark of Lowell, Mass., Mrs. John MacNaughton of Montreal, Nettie of Lowell, and Josie, Bessie and Ruth who were with her at her death.

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This edition of The Family Herald is lovingly dedicated to the hardy Ullock men and women that helped to settle Black River. The name does not exist in the community, but will long be remembered for its connection to integrity and respect.

The Family Herald is a family genealogy newsletter published occasionally for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the Napan-Black River area. Feel free to make copies and distribute it. To join the mailing list: barrymack4@.

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The Family Herald

Vol. 1 Issue 3 14 March 2004

Fig. 1: Ullock Pike, England.

Fig. 2: Marjorie Cameron Ullock

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