Mcbeath, James Joshua

Birth Name Mcbeath, James Joshua
Gender male
Age at Death 85 years, 3 months, 13 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1890-09-19   see Note 1 2a 3a
Event Note

1901 Census of Canada lists birth as 19 Sept 1890 - age 10. 1891 Census says he is 6 months old. Lena does a late registration in 1937 (see next entry) which lists his birth year as 1898. By this time she is 74, so may have lost the year or may have other reason - a mystery. Note: the late registration changes spelling to MacBeth. - SJL

Birth 1898-09-19 Amabel, South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   4a
Event Note

Declaration of birth not registered within one year after birth by Lena MacBeth [note spelling] dated 17 March 1937. Lena living at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

Residence 1891-04-15 Amabel, South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   2a
Event Note

1891 Census of Canada:
McBeath: Thos 47, Lena 27, Malcolm 10, Lena 9, Ella 7, Olive 3, James 6/12.
Thos was born in Scotland as was his Father and Mother.
Lena was born in Ontario, her Father in Eng (!) and her Mother in "Tub" [Quebec?]
Children: all in Ontario
Religion: all - C Presb [farther down page others are just Presb]
Thos's occupation: Farmer
Thos, Lena, and Malcolm can read and write English.
NB Thos claiming 1844 as birth date.

Residence 1901-03-31 Rural Municipality of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada   3a
Event Note

1901 Census of Canada:
McBeth: Thomas (56 - b 5 Jan 1845), Lena (36 - b. 20 July 1864), Malcom (20 - b.  2 Feb 1880), Lena E (18 - b. 26 March 1882), Ellen (?) M (16 -  b. 4 April 1889?), Olive E or C (13 - b. 19 Sept 1883), James J (10 - b. 19 Sept [unclear]).
Born: Thomas is born in Scotland and immigrated in 1852. [NB Thomas consistently reports his age as four years younger from arrival in Canada/marriage to Lena]. Everyone else is born in rural Manitoba.
Origin: Thomas and children: Scotch; Lena: French.
Nationality: Canadian - all.
Religion: Presb - all.
Profession/Trade - Status - Months - Income:
Thomas: Cattle [Breeder?] - Working on own account -  $175 [crossed out];
Malcom [unclear - Printer?] - Employee - 12 - $300;
Lena E  - Dressmaker - Employee - 12 - $250;
Ellen (?) M - Dressmaker - Employee - 12 - $200;
Olive E and James J have been in school for 10 months this year.
All read, write, and speak English.

Education 1901-03-31 Rural Municipality of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada At school  
Residence 1906-07-17 Rural Municipality of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Sixth (?) Street 5a
Event Note

1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
McBeath: Thos 65 (68?), Lena 45, Olive 18, James 15;
Born: Thos - Scotland; All else - O
Immigrated: 1853
Horses: 1
Milch cows: 2
Other [?horned ? cattle all ages?]: 3

Marriage     Married 3 times - see note  
Event Note

1st Marriage: Molly; children Lorne: "engineer, killed when engine went over the Frazer Canyon", Olive (married Laughlin), Mabel, Doris.
2nd Marriage: Isabelle
3rd Marriage: Beatrice

Occupation     Railroad Engineer 1
Death 1976      

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Mcbeath, THOMAS MALCOLM1841-01-051913
Mother Foisie, LENA18631951
    Brother     Mcbeath, Malcom Peter 1880-12-02 1957
    Sister     Mcbeath, Lena Emma 1882-03-22 1943
    Sister     Mcbeath, ELLA MARY 1884-04-04 1966
    Sister     Mcbeath, Olive Edith 1887-09-19 after 1900
         Mcbeath, James Joshua 1890-09-19 1976

Source References

  1. ??Ruth (Leader) Burk: William Leader 1804 & descendants
  2. 1891 Census of Canada
      • Page: Canada/1891/Ontario/42/North Bruce/AMabel/Div 1/PG 21/ lns 4-10; CC1891 Ths and Lena 30953_148130-00115.pdf
  3. 1901 Census of Canada
      • Page: 1901/Canada/MN/#8/MacDonald/District L/Sub 69 (crossed out and 1 added)/PortagelaPrairie/pg 10/lns 16-22; CC1901 Ths and Lena z000016929.pdf
  4. Ontario BMD Online
      • Page: #902058; Ontario, Canada, Birth 1869-1913; printout of Declaration of late Registration
  5. 1906 Census of Canada
      • Page: 1906/Census of Canada/MN/Portage la Prairie/19/pg 49/ln 37-40; 1906 Census of Canada Thos and Lena Mcbeath e001203956