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Record #14772
Name :
: Alexander ESPIE (1871 - )


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Date of Birth
: 21 Jul 1871

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Glasgow

437 Great Eastern Road, High Church
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Apr 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesA birth registration was found for Alexander Espie: Date: July 21, 1871, 1:30 a.m.; Place: 437 Great Eastern Road, High Church, Glasgow, Lancashire, Scotland; Parents: George Espie, bricklayer, and Mary Haddow, married February 10, 1871, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

George Espie died prior to 1891 when his wife, Mary Haddow Espie, is shown as a widow in the census.

In 1887, Alexander Espie, 15, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 117 Quarriers boys en route to Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

A death registration was found for Alexander Espie's mother, Mary Espie, widow of George Espie, bricklayer/journeyman: Date: September 24, 1896, 2:10 a.m.; Place: 130 Salamaner Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Parents: James Haddow, miner (deceased) and Marion Barr; Cause of death: valvular heart disease, dropsy, exhaustion.

Alexander Espie, 23, laborer, returned to the United Kingdom on August 14, 1894, leaving from the port of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on the ship Cephalonia.

On September 22, 1894, Alexander Espie, 23, farmer, entered Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on the ship Pavonia. His final destination was Maynard, Massachusetts, USA. He had never been in the United States before, and he had no relations in the United States.

On November 12, 1895, at Maynard, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, a marriage was registered between Alexander Espie, 24, laborer, born in Scotland to George Espie and Mary Haddow; and Annie E. Whittaker, 19, mill operative, born in England to William Whittaker and Mary Edwards.

Alexander Espie and Annie Eliza Whittaker one child: George Henry Espie, born June 19, 1896, at Acton, Massachusetts, USA (and probably died prior to 1900 as he does not appear on the the 1900 Massachusetts census).

Annie Eliza Whittaker Espie, 19, housewife, born in Yorkshire, England, died on June 21, 1896, of Brights disease at Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

On May 9, 1899, at Maynard, Middlesex, Massachusetts, a marriage was registered between Alexander Espie, 27, widower, laborer, born in Scotland to George Espie and Mary Haddow; and Mary P. Cook, 20, mill operator, born in Maynard, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, to Louis Cook and Mary Larabee.

Alexander Espie and Mary P. Cook had 2 children: James Eugene Espie, born November 9, 1899, at Maynard, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; and John Arthur Espie, born November 14, 1900, died of indigestion on December 22, 1900, at Maynard, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Alexander Espie was naturalized as a US citizen on April 14, 1930, in Massachusetts, USA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-06-08 19:57:34 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-06-08 21:31:29 /

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