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James Weir 1846–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Dec 1846

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Oct 1917

Death Location: Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Weir

Mother: Elizabeth Porteous

Spouse(s): Rosina Smith

Children(s): Margaret Weir, David Weir, Elizabeth Weir, Thomas Weir, James Weir, Marion Weir

The story of James Weir began in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. In 1851, James Weir resided in Edinburgh Iron Church, Midlothian, Scotland. James Weir married Rosina Smith, and had children including David John Weir, Elizabeth Weir, James Alexander Weir, Margaret Stewart Smith Weir, Marion Weir, Thomas William Weir. James Weir passed away in 1917 in Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Weir began in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • In 1851, James Weir resided in Edinburgh Iron Church, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • James Weir married Rosina Smith, and had children including David John Weir, Elizabeth Weir, James Alexander Weir, Margaret Stewart Smith Weir, Marion Weir, Thomas William Weir.
  • James Weir passed away in 1917 in Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Weir
1814–1867
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Porteous
1814–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rosina Smith
1842–1916
Birth Location: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Weir
1888–1918
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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David Weir
1873–1951
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Weir
1868–1894
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Thomas Weir
1883–1888
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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James Weir
1876–1939
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Marion Weir
1879–1943
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
MW

James Weir's Ancestors

Self
James Weir
1846–1917
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Weir
1814–1867
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Porteous
1814–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Weir's Descendants

1.
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James Weir (02 Dec 1846–21 Oct 1917) m. Rosina Smith (24 Dec 1842–17 Jul 1916)
  1. 1. Margaret (Stewart Smith) Weir 1888–1918
  2. 2. David (John) Weir 1873–1951 m. Georgina (Sarah Sophia) Evans 1876–1955
    1. 1. Rosina (Agnes) Weir 1897–1906
    2. 2. James (Robert) Weir 1900–1971 m. Margaret (Easton) Brookland 1902–1942
      1. 1. James (Craigie) Weir 1924–
      2. 2. Robert (Easton) Weir 1926–
    3. 3. Winifred (Margaret) Weir 1901–1975 m. Clive (Samuel Hall) Davey 1899–
      1. 1. Ronald (Normanby Clive) Davey 1923–
    4. 4. David (Ernest) Weir 1903–1975 m. Iris (Rita Elizabeth) Ricketts 1905–1975 m. Olive Bell 1896–1978
      1. 1. Graham Weir 1931–1980
      2. 2. Maurice (Ronald) Weir 1933–2000
      3. 3. Kelvin (Ernest) Weir 1935–2005
    5. 5. Ernest (Frederick) Weir 1906–1970 m. Vera (Janet) Sickels 1909–1966 m. Edna (Evelyn (Olive Heatherbell COOK)) Wilson 1912–1999
      1. 1. Shyrlee (Ann) Wilson 1931–2022 m. Francis (Borgia) Spensley 1919–1979 m. Francis (Raymond) Hunt 1923–2002 m. Alexander (Hugh) Ryder 1924–1984 m. John (Melville) Black 1930–1990 m. Brian (Edward) Roberts 1936–2021
    6. 6. Margaret (Esther) Weir 1907–1987 m. Kenneth (Benjamin) Nankivell 1908–1999
      1. 1. Beverley (Noelene) Nankivell 1931–1990
      2. 2. Kenneth (David) Nankivell 1939–2016
      3. 3. Neil (Thomas) Nankivell 1946–2018 m. Carole (Anne) Drew 1945–1987
  3. 3. Elizabeth Weir 1868–1894
  4. 4. Thomas (William) Weir 1883–1888
  5. 5. James (Alexander) Weir 1876–1939
  6. 6. Marion Weir 1879–1943 m. Daniel Berry 1876–1951
    1. 1. Rosina (Dulcie Joyce) Berry 1914–1986
    2. 2. Eileen (Myrtle) Berry 1906–
    3. 3. Lawrence Berry 1904–
    4. 4. Vera (Elsie Marion) Berry 1908– m. Phillip (Andrew) Williamson 1906–1979

James Weir's Timeline

4 Records

1846
02 Dec 1846
Birth of James Weir in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 5
James Weir resided here in Edinburgh Iron Church, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Iron Church, Midlothian, Scotland
1917
19 Oct 1917
Age 71
Death of James Weir in Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1917
21 Oct 1917
Age 71
Burial of James Weir in Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1846
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh Iron Church; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1851_178; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Edinburgh Iron Church, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh Iron Church; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1851_178; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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