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James Kirkwood 1836–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 JAN 1836

Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 01 JUL 1918

Death Location: Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia

Father: John Kirkwood

Mother:

Spouse(s): Julia log)

Children(s): Catherine Kirkwood, Jane Kirkwood, Jessie Kirkwood, Alexander Kirkwood, David Kirkwood, George Kirkwood, John Kirkwood, Leslie Kirkwood, James Kirkwood, Mary Kirkwood, William Kirkwood, Robert Kirkwood, Peter Kirkwood

The story of James Kirkwood began in 1836 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. In 1881, James Kirkwood resided in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. James Kirkwood married Julia Connell Real Name Julia Sheehan According To Notes Written In Ship S Log, and had children including Alexander Alec Kirkwood, Catherine Maria Kate Kirkwood, David Kirkwood, George Kirkwood, James Kirkwood, Jane Kirkwood, Jessie Kirkwood, John Kirkwood, Leslie Kirkwood, Mary Kirkwood, Peter Kirkwood, Robert Kirkwood, William Kirkwood. James Kirkwood passed away in 1918 in Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Kirkwood began in 1836 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • In 1881, James Kirkwood resided in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • James Kirkwood married Julia Connell Real Name Julia Sheehan According To Notes Written In Ship S Log, and had children including Alexander Alec Kirkwood, Catherine Maria Kate Kirkwood, David Kirkwood, George Kirkwood, James Kirkwood, Jane Kirkwood, Jessie Kirkwood, John Kirkwood, Leslie Kirkwood, Mary Kirkwood, Peter Kirkwood, Robert Kirkwood, William Kirkwood.
  • James Kirkwood passed away in 1918 in Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kirkwood
1813–1877
Birth Location: Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire
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Spouses(s)

Julia log)
1839–1891
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Catherine Kirkwood
1865–1938
Birth Location: Denny, Stirlingshire
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Jane Kirkwood
1862–
Birth Location: Denny, Stirlingshire
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Jessie Kirkwood
1871–
Birth Location: Denny, Stirlingshire
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Alexander Kirkwood
1858–1908
Birth Location: 1860 Perth,Longford region, Tasmania, Australia
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David Kirkwood
1865–1925
Birth Location: –
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George Kirkwood
1869–1915
Birth Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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John Kirkwood
–1922
Birth Location: –
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Leslie Kirkwood
1882–1943
Birth Location: Leith, Tasmania, Australia
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James Kirkwood
1858–1931
Birth Location: Perth Tasmania, Australia
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Mary Kirkwood
1873–1953
Birth Location: Bridgenorth
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William Kirkwood
1862–1919
Birth Location: Longford, Tasmania, Australia
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Robert Kirkwood
1875–1957
Birth Location: Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia - Launceston Hospital
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Peter Kirkwood
1872–1919
Birth Location: Perth, Tasmania, Australia
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James Kirkwood's Ancestors

Self
James Kirkwood
1836–1918
Birth Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
John Kirkwood
1813–1877
Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire
Grandparents
James Kirkwood
1780–1866
Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire Scotland
Helen Stirling
1785–1841
Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kirkwood's Descendants

1.
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James Kirkwood (01 JAN 1836–01 JUL 1918) m. Julia (Connell (real name Julia Sheehan according to notes written in ship's) log) (1839–25 DEC 1891)
  1. 1. Catherine (Maria (Kate)) Kirkwood 1865–1938 m. Axel (Leonard) Jansson 1864–1912
    1. 1. Axel (Leonard) Jansson 1893–1941 m. Myrtle (Gwendoline) Wood 1894–1944
      1. 1. Gwendoline (Florence) Jansson 1915–1991 m. Erlin (George) Olsen 1904–1963
        1. 1. Marcia (May Olsen) 2083 1940–1996 m. Kevyn (Noel Debus) 2082 –2020
        2. 2. Lorraine Olsen 1946–2023
        3. 3. John (Edward) Olsen 1949–2017
        4. 4. Robert (Keith) Olsen 1942–1943
        5. 5. Leonard (Bruce) Olsen 1941–1959
        6. 6. Brian Olsen 1937–2021
      2. 2. Lois Jansson 1919–1984
      3. 3. Baby Jansson 1922–1922
      4. 4. Laura (Doris) Jansson 1916–1917
    2. 2. Albert (Edward James) Jansson 1902–1986 m. Veronica Grumley 1901–1989
    3. 3. John Jansson 1900–1900
    4. 4. Dorothy Jansson 1895–1967
    5. 5. Kathleen (Maria) Jansson 1894–1959
    6. 6. Florence (Julia) Jansson 1890–1947
    7. 7. Ingeborg Jansson 1888–1947
    8. 8. Leslie Jansson 1906–1974
    9. 9. George Jansson 1900–1900
  2. 2. Jane Kirkwood 1862–
  3. 3. Jessie Kirkwood 1871–
  4. 4. Alexander ((Alec)) Kirkwood 1858–1908
  5. 5. David Kirkwood 1865–1925
  6. 6. George Kirkwood 1869–1915
  7. 7. John Kirkwood –1922
  8. 8. Leslie Kirkwood 1882–1943
  9. 9. James Kirkwood 1858–1931
  10. 10. Mary Kirkwood 1873–1953
  11. 11. William Kirkwood 1862–1919
  12. 12. Robert Kirkwood 1875–1957
  13. 13. Peter Kirkwood 1872–1919

James Kirkwood's Timeline

3 Records

1836
01 JAN 1836
Birth of James Kirkwood in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 45
James Kirkwood resided here in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1918
01 JUL 1918
Age 82
Death of James Kirkwood in Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 JAN 1836
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Denny; ED: 4; Page: 18; Line: 6; Roll: cssct1881_132

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Denny; ED: 4; Page: 18; Line: 6; Roll: cssct1881_132

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 JUL 1918
    Event Place: Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
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