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James Weir 1845 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1845

Birth Location: Walpole, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 22 Jan 1928

Death Location: Storrington, Frontenac, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Father: Hugh Weir

Mother: Isabella Anderson

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith, Margaret Coulter

Children(s): Joseph Weir, Lillian Weir, Isabella Weir, James Weir, Margaret Weir, Hugh Weir, Ernest Weir, William Weir, Hannah Weir, Elizabeth Weir

James Weir was born in 1845 in Walpole, Ontario, Canada, the child of Hugh Weir and Isabella Anderson. In 1851, James Weir resided in Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. In 1861, James Weir resided in Chatham, Kent, Canada West, Canada. James Weir married Margaret Smith, Margaret Jane Coulter, and had children including Joseph Alexander Weir, Lillian Jane Weir, Isabella Rebecca Weir, James George Weir, Margaret Ellen Weir, Hugh Howard Erwin Weir, Ernest Weir, William John Weir, Hannah Maude Weir, Elizabeth B Weir. James Weir passed away in 1928 in Storrington, Frontenac, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Weir was born in 1845 in Walpole, Ontario, Canada, the child of Hugh Weir and Isabella Anderson.
  • In 1851, James Weir resided in Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • In 1861, James Weir resided in Chatham, Kent, Canada West, Canada.
  • James Weir married Margaret Smith, Margaret Jane Coulter, and had children including Joseph Alexander Weir, Lillian Jane Weir, Isabella Rebecca Weir, James George Weir, Margaret Ellen Weir, Hugh Howard Erwin Weir, Ernest Weir, William John Weir, Hannah Maude Weir, Elizabeth B Weir.
  • James Weir passed away in 1928 in Storrington, Frontenac, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Weir
1811 – 1893
Birth Location: Fermanagh, IRELAND
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Isabella Anderson
1814 – 1890
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Smith
1848 –
Birth Location: Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Coulter
1842 – 1917
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Joseph Weir
1870 – 1941
Birth Location: Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Lillian Weir
1871 – 1944
Birth Location: Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Isabella Weir
1872 – 1955
Birth Location: Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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James Weir
1874 – 1955
Birth Location: Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Weir
1875 – 1959
Birth Location: Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Hugh Weir
1876 – 1960
Birth Location: Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Ernest Weir
1877 –
Birth Location: Ontario
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William Weir
1878 – 1948
Birth Location: Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Hannah Weir
1881 – 1962
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Elizabeth Weir
1882 – 1940
Birth Location: Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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James Weir's Ancestors

Self
James Weir
1845 – 1928
Birth Place: Walpole, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Hugh Weir
1811 – 1893
Fermanagh, IRELAND
Isabella Anderson
1814 – 1890
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Weir's Descendants

1.
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James Weir (22 Dec 1845 – 22 Jan 1928) m. Margaret Smith (1848 – ) m. Margaret (Jane) Coulter (1 May 1842 – 7 Jun 1917)
  1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Weir (21 Jan 1870 – 7 Dec 1941)
  2. 2. Lillian (Jane) Weir (30 Mar 1871 – 1 Oct 1944)
  3. 3. Isabella (Rebecca) Weir (24 Jun 1872 – 23 Jan 1955)
  4. 4. James (George) Weir (30 Jul 1874 – 1955)
  5. 5. Margaret (Ellen) Weir (8 Oct 1875 – 1959)
  6. 6. Hugh (Howard Erwin) Weir (19 Jan 1876 – 1960)
  7. 7. Ernest Weir (19 Jan 1877 – )
  8. 8. William (John) Weir (22 Mar 1878 – 8 Feb 1948) m. Amanda ("Mandy" Letitia) Weeks (Apr. 5, 1881 – )
  9. 9. Hannah (Maude) Weir (15 Oct 1881 – 12 Jan 1962)
  10. 10. Elizabeth (B) Weir (15 Jan 1882 – 1940) m. Allen Weeks (5 Mar 1884 – 5 Apr 1943)
    1. 1. Margaret (Eileen) Weeks (8 November 1917 – 22 May 1984)
    2. 2. James (Morris) Weeks (9 Sep 1918 – 10 Sep 1918)

James Weir's Timeline

10 Records

1845
22 Dec 1845
Birth of James Weir in Walpole, Ontario, Canada
Walpole, Ontario, Canada
1851
1851
Age 6
James Weir resided here in Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 16
James Weir resided here in Chatham, Kent, Canada West, Canada
Chatham, Kent, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 26
James Weir resided here in Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario
Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario
1881
1881
Age 36
James Weir resided here in Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 46
James Weir resided here in Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 56
James Weir resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 66
James Weir resided here in Hastings East, Ontario
Hastings East, Ontario
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 76
James Weir resided here in Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
1928
22 Jan 1928
Age 83
Death of James Weir in Storrington, Frontenac, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Storrington, Frontenac, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1845
    Event Place: Walpole, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6342; Family No: 35
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Hungerford, Hastings (East/est), Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 7
    [3] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1038-1039
    [4] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 5
    [5] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11748; Page: 33; Line: 50
    [6] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario; Roll: C_13255; Page: 41; Family No: 184
    [7] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [8] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 6 - Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 25
    [10] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario; Roll: C-9999; Page: 23; Family No: 76
    [11] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 63; Census Place: 63, Hastings East, Ontario; Page Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11748; Page: 33; Line: 50

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1038-1039

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [2] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Storrington, Frontenac, Ontario; Roll: C-9999; Page: 23; Family No: 76

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario; Roll: C_13255; Page: 41; Family No: 184

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6342; Family No: 35

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Hungerford, Hastings (East/est), Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Hastings East, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 6 - Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 25

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 63; Census Place: 63, Hastings East, Ontario; Page Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1928
    Event Place: Storrington, Frontenac, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roslin, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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