D.J. LAUGHTON

Family/Spouse: L.J. FLINT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. C.P. LAUGHTON
2. J.R. LAUGHTON

A.E. married I.M. THOMSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

F.P. married A.F. BATSTONE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

C.S. married A.W. SNEDDON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: F
• Emigration: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
• Gravestone: Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Reference Number: 16.0
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• _UID: 8C094ADB289C43D3B2A239572BC2F856B34E
• Baptism: 5 May 1839, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: Apr 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Marriage witness: 29 Dec 1857, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Marriage witness: 12 Oct 1858, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1 Jan 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 26 Apr 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 8 Apr 1871, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 9 Apr 1881, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Residence: 15 May 1881, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Registered: 21 Apr 1883, Brockton, York County, Ontario, Canada; the birth of his son, Alfred George Laughton,
• Occupation: 21 Apr 1883, Brockton, York County, Ontario, Canada; butcher
• Burial: Mar 1885, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Death: Mar 1885, Canada; according to the "deaths" page of the Laughton family bible owned by Francis Peter Laughton
• Death: 28 Mar 1885, York Township, York County, Ontario, Canada
• reburied: 8 Jun 1905, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; in Prospect Cemetery, section 12, lot 620, grave 1

Notes:

Christened:
Jesse was 7 weeks old when he was baptized by A. J. Crispin, Vicar.

Emigration:
Janice Ostrander Donato has a letter from Arthur Laughton, who was in East Selkirk, Province of Manitoba, to his nephew, George Wildman Laughton, in Colorado. The letter was written 2 August 1888. Arthur says "In my last letter mother [Sarah Hopkins Laughton] was telling about George and Jess coming to Canada and living there but did not hear any more."

Gravestone:
Jesse' tombstone was inscribed "Jesse Laughton March 17, 1839 to March 8, 1885".

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Film 0829789 1871 Renhold, Bedfordshire. Jesse Laughton

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Microfilm # 0087676. Renhold. Pages 356-371

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book - "Tombstone Tales from Ontario Cemeteries" by Harvey Medland, 2000. Published by the Ontario Historical Society. Not in AFHS library. Check Calgary Public Library. Try OGS Library.

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FHL index microfilm # 1,819,277 items 3-4 L's 1869-1919. Jesse died in March 1885 in York County or Toronto west

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passenger lists from 1881, 1882, and 1883.
Jesse was recorded in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England in April 1881. His son, Alfred George Laughton, was born in Brockton, York County, Ontario on March 31, 1883. The family emigrated from England between May 1, 1881 and March 1, 1883.

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Jesse LAUGHTON died in Toronto on March 17, 1885.

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FHL microfilm # 1617431 - items 1-6 are burial registers 1876-1989 Mount Pleasant
items 7-9 are burial registers 1890-1989 Prospect
Microfilm # 1617432 is burial registers 1890-1989 Prospect

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LAUGHTON family:
index film # 1,819,277
NONE: 1869, 1870, 1871, 1874, 1877, 1878.
NOTED: 1872 (Eleanor Ada & George Albert), 1873 (Elizabeth), 1875 (James), 1876 (Ann, Christina, & Viola Jane), 1879 (John Beaton), 1880 (Helen J.), 1881 (Ermina Allen), 1933 (2).
See A00367 & A00743.

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6. From Toronto Branch, OGS. BLOOR-DUFFERIN IN PICTURES. Cynthia Patterson, Carol McDougall & George Leven. "This Toronto Public Library local history handbook deals with an area in the west part of Toronto including the communities of Brockton and Dovercourt. Covers the area's development from first surveys to the 20th century. Well illustrated with photos and maps from the Library's collections." 37 pages. softcover. $8.00 + 4.75 postage. Ref: Toronto Tree, Toronto Branch, OGS, Volume 37, Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2006, p. 10.

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Prepare another MEMBER'S PROFILE with surnames, places, time periods, address & e-mail address. Ref: Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal, Volume 14, No. 6, June 2004, pages 44 & 45.

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Renhold

Baptism:
Jesse' baptism was recorded in the Bishop's Transcripts of Renhold. A Crispin, Vicar, recorded that Jesse was the son of "Saml and Mary Laughton, Renhold, labourer.

Census:
Jesse was enumerated as a male, age 2, and born in Bedfordshire. He was living at Salph End, Renhold, with Samuel Laughton 25 (rounded), Mary Laughton 25 (rounded), George Laughton 4, and Leonard Laughton 5 months.

Census:
Jesse was aged 12, living with his parents, Samuel and Mary Laughton, and born in Renhold.

Marriage witness:
Jesse was a witness to the marriage of his cousin, Mary Ann Laughton, to George Favell.

Marriage witness:
Jesse was a witness to the marriage of his brother, George Laughton, to Eliza King.

Occupation:
At the time of his marriage, Jesse was a labourer, aged 22, a bachelor, and living in Renhold.

Census:
Jesse was living with his wife, Ann, at Salph End Farm, Renhold. He was aged 22, born in Renhold, and an agricultural labourer.

Census:
Jesse was the head of the household at Brook Farm (number 46 [?], Renhold. He was living with his wife, Ann, and family. He was aged 32, born in Renhold, and a carpenter.

Census:
Jesse was enumerated as head of the family, married, a male, age 42, a carpenter and farmer of 7 acres, and born in Renhold, Bedfordshire. He was living at Brook End Farm, Renhold, with his wife Ann Laughton 41, and their children Harland S. Laughton 14, Leah Laughton 12, Agnes Laughton 8, Fanny B. Laughton 6, Mary L. Laughton 4, Francis P. Laughton 1, and Hilda J. Laughton 2 months old.

Residence:
Jesse and Ann were still living in Renhold when they had 3 of their children, Mary Louise, Francis Peter, and Hilda Jesse, baptized on the same day.

Burial:
Jesse was buried in the churchyard of Davenport Church.

Death:
The informant of Jesse' death was Joseph W. McCallum. It was recorded that Jesse was 46 years old, born in Reynolds, Bedfordshire, England, and was a carpenter. The names and birthplaces of his parents were not recorded. The cemetery was not recorded.

reburied:
The Mount Pleasant Group general number was 3079 (033079-1).

Jesse married Ann BUCK on 1 Jan 1861 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. Ann (daughter of John BUCK and Fanny GURNEY) was born on 26 Jul 1840 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 13 Sep 1840 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died on 13 Aug 1910 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 16 Aug 1910 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: F
• Name: Anne Buck
• Reference Number: 17.0
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• _UID: 47C79E696D55459A8495C5B064EF518F77C0
• Birth: Abt Jul 1840, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Salph End, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Birth: 25 Jul 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; according to Christine (Laughton) Lamb
• Birth: 25 Jul 1841, England; according to the "births" page of the Laughton family bible owned by Francis Peter Laughton
• Census: Apr 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Marriage witness: 12 Oct 1858, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1 Jan 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 26 Apr 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 8 Apr 1871, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 9 Apr 1881, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 1891, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1892, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1897, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1902, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Cemetery plot: 18 Jun 1904, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Cemetery plot: 9 Jun 1905, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1907, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Death: 13 Aug 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Death: 13 Aug 1910, Canada; according to the "deaths" page of the Laughton family bible owned by Francis Peter Laughton
• Burial: 16 Aug 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; in Prospect Cemetery, Section 12, lot 620, grave 3
• Gravestone: 16 Aug 1910, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Christened:
Ann was baptized at age 7 weeks.

Family:
Did some of her family emigrate from England to Toronto? Other Buck names mentioned were Alfred Buck, Jim Buck, Lena & John Buck, and Audrey Buck. There was a Jim Buck, possibly a brother to Ann, who had a daughter named Lydia.

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ANN LAUGHTON. FHL index microfilm # 1,819,277 items 3-4 L's 1869-1919. She died August 13, 1910, widow of Jesse Laughton; born c 1840. Need reg #

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FHL microfilms # 1,465,794 (a1-a5), 1,465,795 (a6-d5), 1,465,796 (d6-g3), 1,465,797 (g4-h7), 1,465,798 (h8-i7). All enumeration district 119. Widow of Jesse Laughton. Aged 51. Lots of kids. Margaret Laughton says District # 119, page 15

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Toronto West # 118, C-15, page ?, # 96, line 15. NAL microfilm # T-6500. FHL microfilm # 1,843,582. Likely living on Claremont Street.

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Section 12, lot 620. Prospect # 95312 or Mount Pleasant Group # 037026-1. Check for burial record. Have copy of plot card.

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Ann (Buck) LAUGHTON died in Toronto on August 13, 1910.

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Bedfordshire. Bedford 2nd quarter 1842. Bedford Vol 6 page 28.

Birth:
Since she was age 11 months when enumerated on June 12, 1841, her birth month and year was calculated as July 1840.

Census:
Ann Buck was enumerated as age 11 months and born in Bedfordshire. She was living with her parents John Buck 20 (rounded), and Fanny Buck 20 (rounded) in Salph End, Renhold.

Census:
Ann was aged 10, a scholar and born in Renhold.

Marriage witness:
Ann was a witness to the marriage of Eliza King to George Laughton.

Occupation:
Anne was a lacemaker at the time of her marriage. She was aged 21 and living in Renhold.

Census:
Ann was living with her husband, Jesse Laughton, at Salph End Farm, Renhold. She was aged 20, born in Renhold, and a lacemaker.

Census:
Ann was living with her husband, Jesse Laughton, at Brook Farm, Renhold. She was aged 30, and born in Renhold.

Census:
Ann was enumerated as the wife of the head of the family, married, a female, age 41, and born in Renhold, Bedfordshire. She was living at Brook End Farm, Renhold, with her husband Jesse Laughton 42, and their children Harland S. Laughton 14, Leah Laughton 12, Agnes Laughton 8, Fanny B. Laughton 6, Mary L. Laughton 4, Francis P. Laughton 1, and Hilda J. Laughton 2 months old.

Census:
Ann and her family were in District # 119, page 15.

Directory:
Ann was listed as the widow of Jesse. She lived at 118 Claremont.

Directory:
Anne was listed as the widow of Jesse Laughton. She lived at 113 Claremont Street.

Directory:
Ann was listed again as the widow of Jesse Laughton. She was living at 113 Claremont Street.

Directory:
Ann, the widow of Jesse Laughton, was living at 113 Claremont Street.

Cemetery plot:
Ann purchased lot 620 in section 12 at Prospect Cemetery.

Cemetery plot:
Ann had purchased lot 620 in section 12 of Prospect Cemetery. On June 9, 1905, she paid $ 2.00 for 'opening adult's grave' in order to inter the remains of George and Jesse Laughton.

Directory:
Ann was the widow of Jesse Laughton. She lived at 122 Argyle Street.

Death:
The informant of Ann's death was William J. Stewart. It is recorded that Ann was 69 years old, born in Bedford, England, her parents' last name was Buck and her father's birthplace was England.

Death:
Date was recorded as "August 13th 1910 or 11".

Burial:
The Mount Pleasant Group general number was 037026-1.

Gravestone:
Ann's tombstone was inscribed 'his wife, Ann, July 25, 1841 - August 13, 1910'.

Buried:
Ann was buried in lot 620 section 12 Prospect Cemetery. The 'general number' was 7026.

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Married:
The minister was Leigh Spencer, Vicar.

Marriage Banns:
The banns were read Sunday 9 December, Sunday 16 December, and Sunday 20 December 1860 by Leigh Spencer, Vicar, at All Saint's Church. Both Jesse and Anne were "of this parish".

Marriage witnesses:
The witnesses were George Laughton and Eliza Laughton.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 18.0
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• _UID: E7F7269BE4BA41A39595240D2D65D6B195E3
• Residence: 3 Dec 1856, Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland, Canada
• Directory: 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
• Registered: 30 Aug 1869, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; the birth of his son, William Henry Batstone,
• Occupation: 30 Aug 1869, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Residence: 30 Aug 1869, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; Dundas Street
• Census: 4 Apr 1881, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 15 Feb 1886, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 15 Feb 1886, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1892, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Death: 1 Apr 1893, Canada; according to the "deaths" page of the Laughton family bible owned by Francis Peter Laughton
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1893, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1893, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1 Apr 1893, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Will: 23 Jan 1894, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada

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Registration # 022792-93. Family History Library microfilm # 1,853,581 items 1-2 # 19380-24016. He died on July 28, 1893 in Toronto. Index microfilm: Family History Library microfilm # 1411568 items 1-3 B's 1891-1919. Not on Ontario Vital Statistics Project - January 25, 2005

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approximately 62 years old. [see Ann Buck for microfilm numbers]

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Zachariah was listed as a fisherman. Photocopy or get page number. Check on other 3 Batstones - John, John Jr. & Sarah. What library has this directory?

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Zachariah BATSTONE died in Toronto on April 1, 1893. Administration on January 23, 1894 was # 10115-1/2. FHL microfilm # 0,082,688. I hand copied the will but need a photocopy.

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"Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland" by E. R. Seary. 971.8 D46S. No copy at AFHS Library? recopy title page, bibliography lx to lxxvii, also 25, 46, 241, 289. At FHC library. No Violet/Vylet. Copy pages 273 + 274 for Knight.

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Publications by Mildred Howard. Publication # 3 ( 1831-1872) is at Calgary Public Library. Not at AFHS library. Are they at FHC? I have copied info from other 2. FHC has #2 971.8 V2h Vol.2 1854-1870. Vol.1 is 1834-1854. FHC doesn't have #3

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reply to Al's email
Collect information on Batstone and Brace families

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"Newfoundlander" newspaper edition 8 December 1856. University of Calgary micorfilm AN5N52 Reel 10 # 563. Current copy is faded and not clear. Copy marriage notice again.

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BATSTONE family DEATHS:
FHL index microfilm # 1,908,061 items 2-25 for 1922. Have done 1920 (1), 1921 (0). Look in death indexes for 1922 to 1932

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try indexes for Prospect, Mount Pleasant and Necropolis. He died April 1, 1893.

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Zachariah was in Toronto on August 30, 1869 when his son William Henry was born. He was in an 1864 Newfoundland directory.

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BATSTONE family:
index film # 1,411,568 B 1891-1919. index film # 1,765,849 B 1869-1890.
NONE: 1916, 1918, 1919.
NOTED: 1914 (James), 1915 (Francis Edward), 1917 (John), 1920 (Richard film # 1,432,270 see A00367). 1933 (Mary Ann)

Residence:
At the time of his marriage to Mary Brace, Zachariah lived in Quidi Vidi.

Directory:
Zachariah is listed as a fisherman in the St. John's City part of the directory. There are three other Batstone's listed: John Batstone (a cooper), John Batstone Jun (a drayman), and Miss Sarah Batstone.

Census:
Zachariah was enumerated as a male, age 52, a Methodist, birth place not written [he was born in Newfoundland], English ethnic origin, a carpenter, and married. He was living with his wife, Mary Ann Batstone 32, his children, Thomas Batstone 16, William Batstone 12, and Mary Ann's children, Charles [Close] 7, Arthur [Close] 4, and Annie [Close] 9.

Occupation:
Zachariah was a carpenter when his son, Alfred Ernest Batstone, was born.

Residence:
Zachariah and Mary Ann were living at 15 Markham Street when Alfred Ernest was born.

Directory:
Zachariah was listed in the 1892 Might's Toronto Directory as a carpenter for E Leadlay & Co. He lived at 61 Markham Street.

Occupation:
Zachariah was a tanner at the time of his death.

Occupation:
Zachariah was described as a labourer in the Surrogate Court petitions.

Residence:
Zachariah owned a house at 74 Markham Street at the time of his death. The house was valued at $ 1400.00.

Will:
Zachariah died intestate, without a will. His widow, Mary Ann, and his daughter, Louisa Ann Batstone Smith of Toronto, applied to have the Toronto General Trusts Company be appointed as Administrators of his estate.

Died:
Zachariah died aged 64 years. The informant was A. D. Watson, M.D.

Zachariah married M.A. CONSTABLE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

J.S. married A.Y. SHERRIFF [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Church records: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Church records: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Reference Number: 22.0
• Religion: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; belonged to the United Free Church of Scotland
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• _UID: D885D11C7F0F4B0A8FE2B6D820C588FD9604
• Birth: 1854, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland; , considering he gave his age as 24 when he married on 23 November 1877, about
• Birth: Abt 1855, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland; Skaterig
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
• Occupation: 23 Nov 1877, Rosebank, Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland; coal miner, at the time of his marriage
• Census: May 1881, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Residence: 13 Aug 1886, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; on Lawrie Street
• Residence: 28 Feb 1887, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; on Townhead Street
• Residence: 21 Feb 1889, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; on Queen Street
• Census: 1891, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Occupation: 8 Nov 1892, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; coal miner and lived at 22 Townhead Street when his daughter, Agnes Sneddon, was born

Notes:

Church records:
If he was baptized, married or buried in the United Presbyterian Church or the Free Church, this event might be in the records of the Bothwell (Blantyre) United Presbyterian Church, or the Wooddean United Free Church, which then became the Church of Scotland. These records are number /6 births/baptisms 1887 to 1940 at the National Archives of Scotland.

Church records:
If he was baptized, married or buried in the Free Church, this event might be in the records of the Bothwell Free Church which became the Kirkfield United Free Church, and then became the Church of Scotland. These records are number /3 (births/baptisms 1843-1854, then 1882) at the National Archives of Scotland.

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Son of James Sneddon and Agnes Wyper. Born c. 1854. Not on 1855 registrations.

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Bothwell Parish Church (OPR 625/1-5) from New Register House, Edinburgh. Vol. 3 Births & Baptisms, 1791-1854. Family History Library microfilm # 1,042,965, item 1. Also on microfilm # 102,888.

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Bothwell Free Church, original records at the Scottish Records Office. Baptisms, 1843-1881. Family History Library microfilm # 889,485, item 3.

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Birth:
Since he was age 26 when he was enumerated in the May 1881 census, his birth year was calculated as circa 1855.

Census:
The index recorded him as age 7 and born about 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was living with his parents and his brother, Richard Sneddon.

Census:
The index recorded him as age 16 and born about 1855 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was a miner. He was living with his parents at 3 West Hillhead.

Census:
James was the head of the household at 5 Green Street, married to Marion, aged 26, a coal miner, and born in Bothwell, Lanarkshire.

Census:
James was the head of the family on Townhead Street (back house), aged 36, married, a coal miner, and born in Newarthill, Lanarkshire.

James married M. SORBIE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]