In the 1901 census James (age 3) was the son of John McEwan at 9 Craig Pl Main St, Bothwell, Lanarkshire.[2]
He married Jeanie Harper on 18 July 1919 at The Masonic Hall, Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was an iron work labourer living at 19 Craig Place, Bellshill, Lanarkshire.[3]
He migrated to Totonto, York, Ontario, Canada from Scotland arriving on 16 July 1923 at Quebec on board the vessel 'Cassandra'. He was a miner.[4]
He died on 15 April 1947 at 18 Van Horne Street, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, age 49 years. He was a machinist foreman living at 504 Northcliffe Boulevard, Toronto. James was buried on 18 April 1947 in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto.[5]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"Statutory registers - Births", database
National Records of Scotland
(ScotlandsPeople : accessed 12 March 2023)
James Cairns McEwan birth registered 1897 in Bellshill, mother's maiden name Cairns.
citing Ref: 625/3/330.
↑1901 Census:
"1901 Scotland Census", database
(Ancestry uk Record 1101 #1700922 : accessed 12 March 2023)
James McEwan (3) son in household of John McEwan (37) at 9 Craig Pl Main St, Bothwell, Lanarkshire in Bellshill registration district. Born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire.
citing Parish: Bothwell, ED: 5, Page: 25, Line: 3, Roll: CSSCT1901_249, Registration Number: 625/3, Household schedule number: 108, Roll: CSSCT1901_249.
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John McEwan
Head
M
37
Colliery Roadsman
Crieff, Perthshire
Bella McEwan
Wife
F
36
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
Janet McEwan
Daur (daughter)
F
12
Scholar
Bothwell, Lanarkshire
John McEwan
Son
M
8
Scholar
Bellshill, Lanarkshire
James McEwan
Son
M
3
Bellshill, Lanarkshire
Maggie McEwan
Daur (daughter)
F
1
Bellshill, Lanarkshire
Janet Carins
Mother-in-law
F
56
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
Janet Ardburckle
Grand daur (granddaughter)
F
13
Scholar
Bothwell, Lanarkshire
John Reid
Boarder
M
21
Colliery Pony Driver
Bellshill, Lanarkshire
Andrew Williamson
Boarder
M
16
Coal Miner
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
↑Marriage Registration:
"Statutory registers - Marriages", database
National Records of Scotland
(ScotlandsPeople : accessed 12 March 2023)
James McEwan marriage to Jeanie Harper registered 1919 in Bellshill.
citing Ref: 625/3/63.
↑Passenger List:
"Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924", database with images Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry uk Record 1588 #16378 : accessed 12 March 2023)
Name: James McEwan, Gender: Male, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897, Birth Place: Bellshill, Scotland, Age: 26, Date of Arrival: 16 Jul 1923, Port of Arrival: Quebec, Ship Name: Cassandra
citing Library and Archives Canada, Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924, Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248.
↑Death:
"Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948", database with images Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry uk Record 8946 #24678796 : accessed 12 March 2023)
James Cairns Mc Ewan death 15 Apr 1947 (born 27 Jul 1897), son of James Mc Ewan & Isabel Mc Ewan, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.
citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Collection: Registration of Deaths.
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