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James Boswell Stevenson 1821–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1821

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada

Father: James Stevenson

Mother: Janet Allan

Spouse(s): Martha King

Children(s):

James Boswell Stevenson was born in 1821 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Stevenson And Janet Francis Allan. In 1861, James Boswell Stevenson resided in Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, . James Boswell Stevenson married Martha King. James Boswell Stevenson passed away in 1880 in Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Boswell Stevenson was born in 1821 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Stevenson And Janet Francis Allan.
  • In 1861, James Boswell Stevenson resided in Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, .
  • James Boswell Stevenson married Martha King.
  • James Boswell Stevenson passed away in 1880 in Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Stevenson's Ancestors

Self
James Stevenson
1821–1880
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
James Stevenson
1784–1845
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet (Francis) Allan
1786–1840
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Stevenson
1759–1841
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Cockburn
1763–1802
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
James Allan
1755–1790
Flaws Sandvik, Orkney, Scotland
Jean (Brown) (Broun)
1750–1821
Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Brown
1708–1774
Agnes Rainie
1708–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Stevenson's Timeline

5 Records

1821
26 May 1821
Birth of James Boswell Stevenson in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1821
03 Jun 1821
James Boswell Stevenson was baptized in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 40
James Boswell Stevenson resided here in Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
1880
18 Jun 1880
Age 59
Death of James Boswell Stevenson in London, London, England
London, London, England
1880
1880
Age 59
Burial of James Boswell Stevenson in Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1821
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1237
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1821
    Event Place: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1237

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1880
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Web: Montreal, Canada, non-Catholic Burial Index, 1767-1899

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Web: Montreal, Canada, non-Catholic Burial Index, 1767-1899

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