Robert James, of Southwyn MB

1846 - 1915  (68 years)

• Name	Robert James
  Suffix	of Southwyn MB
  Birth	8 May 1846	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1851	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1851 Census Lanark Lanark Robert James
  Census-Household Member	1861	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1861 Census - Lanark twp Lanark County Robert James.
  Occupation	1861	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Farmer
  Census-Household Member	1871	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1871 Census Lanark Lanark Robert James pg1
  		1871 Census - Lanark twp Lanark County Robert James pg2
  Census	1881	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  Occupation	1881	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  		1881 Census Lanark Lanark Robert James Jr
  Census	1891	St Boniface, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  		1891 Census St Boniface Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
  Census	1901	Springfield, Selkirk District, Manitoba, Canada   [6]
  	Canada
  Death	3 Apr 1915
  Census	1916	Medicine Hat Sub-Districts 12-70, Alberta, Canada   [7]
  	Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
  	Name:?tab?Robert James Gender:?tab?Male Racial or Tribal Origin:?tab?Scotch (Scotish) Nationality:?tab?Canadian Age:?tab?70 Marital status:?tab?Single Birth Year:?tab?1846 Birth Place:?tab?Ontario Home in 1916:?tab?Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Address:?tab?25, 5, 4 Relation to Head of Household:?tab?Head Sub-District:?tab?26 Sub District Description:?tab?Townships 22, 23, 24 and 25, whole or fractional, ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, W. 4. M., north of the Red Deer River Enumeration District:?tab?40 Enumerator's Name:?tab?L J Peers Dwelling House:?tab?265 Religion:?tab?Presbyterian Can Speak English:?tab?Yes Can Speak French:?tab?No Can Read:?tab?Yes Can Write:?tab?Yes Occupation:?tab?Farmer Employment status:?tab?Working on Own Account Employer:?tab?On Farm Household Members:?tab? Name?tab?Age Robert James?tab?70
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	226450069
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226450069
  _UID	2470930ED79D48E4AB2982A703CE4C493854
  Burial	Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I26115	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Robert James,   b. 1823, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Mar 1893, Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Jane "Jean" Cumming,   b. 1820, Eastwood Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 24 Dec 1905, Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1845	Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	"Jessie",   b. 1 Jun 1842, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Emily Rankin,   b. 1848, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Oct 1885 (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	5 May 1875	Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Name     Robert James Age     28 Birth Year     1847 Birth Place     Lanark, Ontario Marriage Date     05/05/1875 Marriage Place     Lanark Ontario Canada Father     Robert James Mother     Jane Cummings Spouse     Emily Rankin Name     Emily Rankin Age     27 Birth Year     1848 Birth Place     Lanark, Ontario Marriage Date     05/05/1875 Marriage Place     Lanark Ontario Canada Father     William Rankin Mother     Isabella Kerr Spouse     Robert James
  		Robert James & Emily Rankin marriage
  Children	1. James,   b. Oct 1885   d. 30 Oct 1885 (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F10272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth Somerville Lawson,   b. 1853, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Jan 1895	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Name     Robert James Age     48 Birth Year     1847 Birth Place     Tp Lanark, Ontario Marriage Date     08/01/1895 Marriage Place     Lanark Ontario Canada Father     Robert James Mother     Jane James Spouse     Elizabeth Somerville Lawson Name     Elizabeth Somerville Lawson Age     42 Birth Year     1853 Birth Place     Lanark, Ontario Marriage Date     08/01/1895 Marriage Place     Lanark Ontario Canada Father     Peter Lawson Mother     Elizabeth Lawson Spouse     Robert James
  		Robert James & Elizabeth Somerville Lawson marriage
  Family ID	F13134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 May 1846 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1851 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1871 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 5 May 1875 - Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1881 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 8 Jan 1895 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S103] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1785-1935, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2010 Place:Provo, UT, USA), accessed 24 May 2019), Robert James household; Year: 1851; Census Place: Lanark, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11732; Page: 11; Line: 21., 1,7921::0. (Reliability: 3). [S49] National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms, ((https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk)), accessed 6 Apr 2020), Robert James household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1042-1043. (Reliability: 3). [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 6 Apr 2020), Robert James; Year: 1871; Census Place: Lanark, Lanark North, Ontario; Roll: C-10019; Page: 58; Family No: 198., 971.363 H39 BR C.1. (Reliability: 3). [S164] Ontario., Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, (Digital images., Family Search.org . https://www.familysearch.org.), accessed 6 Apr 2020), Robert James household; Year: 1881; Census Place: Lanark, Lanark North, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 16; Family No: 70. (Reliability: 3). [S178] ? Findmypast 2015, Australia, Queensland Deaths 1829-1964 Transcription, ((findmypast.com)), accessed 6 Apr 2020), Robert James Jr; Year: 1891; Census Place: St Boniface, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada; Roll: T-6294; Family No: 35. (Reliability: 3). [S256] Montana., USA, Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, ( Ancestry . ancestry.ca : 2017.), accessed 6 Apr 2020), Robert James Jr. household; Year: 1901; Census Place: Springfield, Selkirk, Manitoba; Page: 9; Family No: 73. (Reliability: 3). [S224] Scotland, 1851 Census, (n.d.), district 26, sub-district Sub-district: 26; Description: Townships 22, 23, 24 and 25, whole or fractional, ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, W. 4. M., north of the Red Deer River, Medicine Hat, Alberta, p. 20, dwelling 265, Robert James; (accessed 6 Apr 2020); citing Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Medicine Hat, 26; Roll: T-21953; Page: 20; Family No: 255 (Reliability: 3). [S18] Ontario. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937, (ancestry.ca :n.d.), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 17." 1875, 144, 004536, James-Rankin, accessed 24 May 2019. (Reliability: 3). [S18] Ontario. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937, (ancestry.ca :n.d.), Lanark." 1895, 4--, 006640, James-Lawson, accessed 6 Apr 2020. (Reliability: 3).