Daniel Lizars

[1] He was born in May 1793 in Edinburgh the son of Daniel Lizars Sr. (1754–1812)[2] and his wife, Margaret Home.

The family lived at the "Backstairs" on Parliament Close in Edinburgh, off the Royal Mile.

He emigrated to Canada with his wife and family (including his widowed mother) and settled in Colborne Township on Lake Huron.

His book collection (650 volumes) were donated to the McGlaughlin Library of the University of Guelph in 1982.

His daughter Helen Hutchison Lizars is thought to have married the son of John Galt, who was a near neighbour in Canada.