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James Robert Johnson Manson 1900–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Nov 1900

Birth Location: Aith, Aithsting

Death Date: 23 Aug 1941

Death Location: Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England

Father: Tirval Manson

Mother: Jeremina DOWELL

Spouse(s): Gilbertha Jamieson

Children(s): James Manson, Mary Manson, Robert Manson

In 1900, James Robert Johnson Manson entered the world in Aith, Aithsting, born to Tirval Manson And Jeremina Dowell. In 1901, James Robert Johnson Manson resided in Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland. James Robert Johnson Manson married Gilbertha Hay Jamieson, and had children including James Thomas Manson, Mary Ann Manson, Robert Ian Manson. James Robert Johnson Manson passed away in 1941 in Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1900, James Robert Johnson Manson entered the world in Aith, Aithsting, born to Tirval Manson And Jeremina Dowell.
  • In 1901, James Robert Johnson Manson resided in Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland.
  • James Robert Johnson Manson married Gilbertha Hay Jamieson, and had children including James Thomas Manson, Mary Ann Manson, Robert Ian Manson.
  • James Robert Johnson Manson passed away in 1941 in Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Manson's Ancestors

Self
James Manson
1900–1941
Birth Place: Aith, Aithsting
Parents
Tirval Manson
1848–1933
Tumblin, Bixter, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Jeremina DOWELL
1855–1952
Pund, Aith, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Tirval Manson
1810–1889
Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Agnes Robertson
1807–1888
Nesting, Shetland, Scotland
John Dowell
1827–1887
West Burrafirth
Mary Johnson
1834–1902
Punds, Aith, Aithsting
Great-Grandparents
Magnus Manson
1785–
Margaret Tait
1787–1872
Robert Robertson
1780–1815
Christina Tait
1788–1851
Christopher Doull
1780–1851
Murray Henry
1792–1865
John JOHNSON
1807–1899
Agnes JOHNSON
1808–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Manson
1765–
Andrew Doull
1750–
Mary Georgesdaughter
1757–
Buchan Henry
1760–1834
Helen Fraser
1765–1833
John Johnson
1774–1860
Mary Goudie
1778–1841
James Johnson
1781–1858
Elizabeth Chappie
1782–1841

James Manson's Descendants

1.
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James (Robert Johnson) Manson (08 Nov 1900–23 Aug 1941) m. Gilbertha (Hay) Jamieson (09 Oct 1902–30 Jan 1979)
  1. 1. James (Thomas) Manson 1931–2016 m. Margaret (Gilbertha) Brown 1933–2016
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Manson 1932–1999
  3. 3. Robert (Ian) Manson 1937–2018

James Manson's Timeline

3 Records

1900
08 Nov 1900
Birth of James Robert Johnson Manson in Aith, Aithsting
Aith, Aithsting
1901
1901
Age 1
James Robert Johnson Manson resided here in Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
1941
23 Aug 1941
Age 41
Death of James Robert Johnson Manson in At Sea, Lost with H.M.S. "Zinnia"
At Sea, Lost with H.M.S. "Zinnia"

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Aith, Aithsting
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Sandsting and Aithsting; ED: 10; Page: 5; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1901_3
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [3] UK, Royal Naval Reserve Service Records Index
    [4] UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy and predecessors: Service Registers and Registers of Deaths and Injuries. REGISTERS OF REPORTS OF DEATHS
    [5] Web: Scotland, National War Memorial Index, 1914-1945, The Scottish War Memorial; Edinburgh, Scotland; The Scottish National War Memorial: Roll of Honour for Scots

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Sandsting and Aithsting; ED: 10; Page: 5; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1901_3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1941
    Event Place: At Sea, Lost with H.M.S. "Zinnia"
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy and predecessors: Service Registers and Registers of Deaths and Injuries. REGISTERS OF REPORTS OF DEATHS
    [4] Web: Scotland, National War Memorial Index, 1914-1945, The Scottish War Memorial; Edinburgh, Scotland; The Scottish National War Memorial: Roll of Honour for Scots

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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