John Bertram

1829 - 1906  (76 years)

• Name	John Bertram
  Born	13 Sep 1829	, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Damside, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
  	He's a millwright in his maternal grandfather's household (George Aimers, 75, retired millwright)
  Residence	1861	Orford Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Living in the log house he built on their hundred acre bush farm.
  Residence	1871	Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  	He's a machinist. An Agnes Bennet, 26, b. Scotland is in the household.
  Residence	1881	Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1901	Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Died	4 Apr 1906	Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Grove Cemetery, Dundas, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	i1098	Brydon family tree
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Alexander Bartram,   b. 19 Aug 1800, , Glenholm, Peeblesshire, Scotland ,   d. 12 Oct 1891, , Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Margaret Aimers,   b. 17 Sep 1804, , Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland ,   d. 2 Jan 1887, , Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland  (Age 82 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1822	, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Bertram,   b. 13 Sep 1829, , Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland ,   d. 4 Apr 1906, Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	7 May 1852	, Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
  Children	+ 1. Brigadier General Sir Alexander Bertram,   b. 18 Feb 1853, Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1926, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 73 years) + 2. Henry Bertram,   b. 19 Jan 1856, Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1945, Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   3. George Bertram,   b. 28 Dec 1858, Orford Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1863  (Age 4 years)   4. Jessie Bertram,   b. 22 Mar 1861, Orford Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1913  (Age 51 years) + 5. Dr. Thomas Aimers Bertram,   b. 16 Jan 1864, Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1951, Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   6. James Bennet Bertram,   b. 22 May 1868, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1947, Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Histories		Glenholme, Dundas Ontario
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Sep 1829 - , Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland Residence - 1851 - Damside, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Married - 7 May 1852 - , Stow, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - 1861 - Orford Twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1901 - Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Apr 1906 - Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Grove Cemetery, Dundas, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		John Bertram
  		John Bertram

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		"Bertram's Legacy" by Tara Lynne Franco "The eight components are themed according to the elements that are included in them – the Bertrams and war, the company, the estate and rose garden, the family, the records, the employer, the legacy left behind, and finally the archival history." Hand built white earthenware and porcelain with image transfer, decal and underglaze decoration
  		Victorian walking cane A gold wash knob inscribed "Presented by the apprentices of the Canada tool works to John Bertram, Dundas". Ebonised hardwood shaft.
  		John Bertram and Sons, Dundas
  		The place where John Bertram first worked in Canada. photo courtesy Dr. Anne Brydon

  
  

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• Notes

  John Bertram was born in Peeblesshire and spent his childhood at his family's home there.  He attended the Parochial school at Eddlestone and afterwards took up an apprenticeship at Galashiels, in the County of Selkirkshire, where he learned the trade of a machinist with his uncle, Thomas Aimers.After finishing his schooling, John moved to Galashiels, in the County of Selkirkshire to work as an apprentice. In 1852, a month after he married, John and Elizabeth Bertram sailed for Canada They arrived in Montreal in July but the city was devastated by fire so they continued on to Toronto then to Dundas on a suggestion for employment. John and Elizabeth established a home in Dundas for a short time before the factory in which John worked had to layoff workers. After losing his job, John Bertram moved his family to a hundred acre bush farm in Kent County along with Elizabeth's brother James Bennet. In Kent County, John built a log house for his family and lived there with his family for five years until 1862, when the iron business had picked up again, allowing John to move back to Dundas to work as an engineer. John's work in Dundas prospered allowing him to construct a mansion, called Glenholme, for his family overlooking the Bertram Works. John Bertram lived in Glenholme until his death in 1906.   -- source: https://www.archeion.ca/bertram-john-1829-1906 --