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James McCracken 1915–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1915

Birth Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Jun 1975

Death Location: Cedar, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Hugh McCracken

Mother: Sarah Doolan

Spouse(s): Doris O'Beirne, Frances Selkirk

Children(s): James McCracken

James McCracken was born in 1915 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Hugh Mccracken And Sarah Sadie Doolan. James McCracken married Doris Irene O Beirne, Frances Mary Selkirk, and had children including Derek Mccracken, Heather Mccracken, James Hugh William Mccracken, Sheila Mccracken. James McCracken passed away in 1975 in Cedar, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • James McCracken was born in 1915 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Hugh Mccracken And Sarah Sadie Doolan.
  • James McCracken married Doris Irene O Beirne, Frances Mary Selkirk, and had children including Derek Mccracken, Heather Mccracken, James Hugh William Mccracken, Sheila Mccracken.
  • James McCracken passed away in 1975 in Cedar, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McCracken's Ancestors

Self
James McCracken
1915–1975
Birth Place: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Hugh McCracken
1887–1943
Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sarah ("Sadie") Doolan
1892–1965
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James McCracken
1852–1925
Ireland
Isabella Hose
1849–1916
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Hose
1831–1882
Janet McClure
1828–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Hose
1790–1838
Isabella Duff
1797–1862

James McCracken's Descendants

1.
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James McCracken (21 Sep 1915–16 Jun 1975) m. Doris (Irene) O'Beirne (24 Nov 1921–26 May 2000) m. Frances (Mary) Selkirk (abt 1919–)
  1. 1. James (Hugh William) McCracken 1938–2005 m. Sylvia (Caroline Ange) Bruce 1939–1993

James McCracken's Timeline

3 Records

1915
21 Sep 1915
Birth of James McCracken in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1975
12 Jun 1975
Age 60
Death of James McCracken in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
1975
16 Jun 1975
Age 60
Burial of James McCracken in Cedar, British Columbia, Canada
Cedar, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1915
    Event Place: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1922
    Record Source: Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924, Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1922
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924, Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 16 Jun 1975; Publication Place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; ,0.068784945,0.38688156,0.3176788&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1975
    Event Place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1975
    Event Place: Cedar, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 16 Jun 1975; Publication Place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; ,0.068784945,0.38688156,0.3176788&xid=3355

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