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Descendents of David Cessford (1803 - 21 Jan 1862)
and Margaret "Peggy" Piercy (1804 - 21 Jul 1864)

Second Immigrant Generation
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2. Barbara Cessford . Daughter of David Cessford & Margaret "Peggy" Piercy. Born Approx 1829 in Wooler, England. Christen 29 Nov 1831 in United Presbyterian, Cheviot St., Wooler.

    "Barbary" Cessford was a witness at the marriage of Margaret Tait and Thomas Piercy, 1 Oct 1849.   She is not listed in the 1851Census.   No record of her death.   No further information on Barbara.   Possibly married and moved away.   (More research needs to be done.)

 

 

3. Margaret Cessford . Daughter of David Cessford & Margaret "Peggy" Piercy. Born Approx 1832 in Wooler, Eng.

    Margaret is listed with her family in a list of "emigrants who asked for land on the new St. Andrews Road" in 1837, however is not listed in the 1851 Census, and no record of her death. She may have married and moved away.   (More research needs to be done.)

 

 

4. John "Jack" Cessford . Son of David Cessford & Margaret "Peggy" Piercy. Born 27 Sep 1834 in Wooler, England. Christen 5 Oct 1834 in United Presbyterian, Cheviot St., Wooler. Died 25 Nov 1907 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

 

    Jack and Margaret were farmers in Harvey.   Jack is buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery, but Margaret's name is not on the gravestone.   She may have moved to British Columbia after Jack died.   There is a picture taken in BC of Margaret with one of her brothers who lived in BC.   Also three of their sons moved to BC.

     In the 1861 Census they owned or occupied 25 acres improved land and 55 acres unimproved land, cash value of farm was 100 pounds, value of implements and machinery, 2 pounds.   They had 2 horses, 2 milch cows, 1 other neat cattle, 4 sheep, 2 swine; produced 150 lb. butter, 12 lb. wool, 5 tons hay, 250 bu. oats, 20 bu. buckwheat and 80 bu. potatoes.

 

  He married Margaret Grieve, daughter of William Grieve & Eleanor Turnbull. Born 19 Nov 1834 in Collingwood House, Eng. Christen 26 Nov 1834 in Branton, Northumberland, Eng.

 

   They had the following children:

  8   i.   Robert "Bob" Cessford

  9   ii.   William David Cessford

  10   iii.   John "Albert" Cessford

  11   iv.   Eleanor Jane "Ellen" Cessford

  12   v.   Thomas "Tommy" Cessford

 

 

5. Margery Cessford . Daughter of David Cessford & Margaret "Peggy" Piercy. Born 4 Jul 1837 in On The "Cornelius". Died 24 Sep 1860 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.

    From York Co NB Marriage Register C 1850-1866 (PANB):   Witnesses to marriage were Alexander Wilson, Margaret Grieve, John Cessford and Jane Wilson.

 

   She married Robert Wilson, son of Robert Wilson & Mary Brown, 10 Jul 1854 in York Co., NB By Dr. John M. Brooke . Born 8 Jul 1831 in Howlaws, Scotland. Died 14 May 1901 in Harvey Sta. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

 

    Ref: Jocelean Swan Hall, "The Wilsons of Harvey", 1798 - 1983, Centennial Printing, Fredericton, NB, 1983, p. 2, 69.

 

   They had the following children:

  13   i.   Barbara Wilson

  14   ii.   Mary Jane Wilson

  15   iii.   Robert Brown Wilson