Records of the Pringles of the Scottish Border, by Alex Pringle

Chapter 39

CANADA

IN reply to a circular sent out by the War Office, London, James Pringle reported that he was appointed Ensign in the 81st Regiment in August 1809 at the age of 25 1/2 years, that he was placed on half pay by reduction in 1817, and that he was not desirous of service; he was married in 1814 at Cornwall, Ontario, where he had lived for the last five years, and had three sons, Jacob-Ferrand, born 1816, James-Dunbar, Robert, and a, daughter, Margaret.

According to the Scotsmen in Canada (undated), " Among County Judges in Canada 10 were Scotsmen, upholding Scottish ability upon the Ontario Bench," Jacob-Ferrand Pringle being one of them.

JOHN PRINGLE, D.D., SYDNEY, N.S.

Born Prince Edward Island, N.S. in 1852 ; B.A. Queen's University, Kingston, 1875, D.D., 1904. In early life a school teacher, after ordination pastor at Port Arthur 1886-93, at Kildonan, Manitoba 1895-96, and Goodrich Avenue, Minnesota. When the gold fever broke out in the Klondike 1887-88, he volunteered as a missionary and was sent to the Stickeen River, where he did excellent work for the unfortunate by his timely help. When the Atlin goldfields were discovered he proceeded thither, and in 1901 was transferred to Klondike Creeks, where he took charge of the general work for his church, and was elected to the Yukon Council, where his outspoken criticism was of the utmost benefit to the cause of public morality and good government. In 1904 he toured Eastern Canada on behalf of Dawson Good Samaritan Hospital, and collected a goodly amount of money, In 1908 he was called to St Andrews Church, Sydney, N.S. On leaving Dawson he received a parting address from the inhabitants, giving strong expression to their approbation of his work, and presenting him with a gold watch (Canadian Men and Women of the Time, 1912).

On the outbreak of the Great War, Dr Pringle came over as Presbyterian Chaplain with the Canadian Contingent. His two sons joined the Colours at the same time, one of them having come all the way from his farm on the Peace River in North Alberta.

Dr Pringle is of Berwickshire descent, his father having been born in Edinburgh, while his grandfather was a native of Earlston, Berwickshire.

Chapter 40

ARGENTINA

PRINGLE ranch on the Rio Negro and Pringles town on the Bahia Blanca Railway, probably owe their origin to settlers of the surname from the British force under General Whitelocke that was heavily defeated in an attack on Buenos Aires and forced to capitulate in 1808.

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