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Record #2660
Name :
: James MCFADZEAN (1873 - 1894)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 7 Sep 1873

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: Aug 1894   Notes : Drowning
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Ayr, Saint Quivox

Whitletts
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ontario, Bolton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Apr 1888
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesJames parents, James McFadzean and Margaret Keane/Kane were married in Glasgow in 1871. James (Sr) was a stone mason, journeyman and Margaret a domestic servant, both living in Calton, Glasgow.

In 1872 they were blessed with a daughter (my grandmother) Selina Kane McFadzean, born in Dalmellington, Ayr. James (jr) was born in 1873 registered in St Quivox & Newton, Ayr. And brother, Thomas was born in 1875 at Whitletts, Ayr. and twins Arthur and Ann born in 1877 in Barnhill Poorhouse Glasgow...Ann died.

According to Quarriers in 1886, James McFadzean had been out of work for a very long time. The children had been in the 'Day feeding School' for some years. The person who was making these entries in the log book, felt that Great Grandpa was a useless drunk and was quite blunt about it.

Margaret [the mother] was deathly ill with consumption, so James Sr. and Margaret's sister, Annie Brown, took the three boys to Quarrier's [Orphan Homes of Scotland]. Selina then 14, went to Ayr with her mother, to take care of her. ...but 3 months later Margaret wanted the boys back...she said she "had no pleasure or happiness" without them...but Quarrier's said wait and see. On another occasion, James Sr "took the pledge" (to stop drinking) and Margaret said she was feeling better, and could the boys come home, but Quarriers said "wait and see".

Margaret and James moved to Johnston, Renfrewshire, to be closer to the Orphanage at Bridge of Weir. Margaret's father, Thomas Kean, and her brother-in-law, William Clark, told Quarrier's that they would help support the family ... they tried on several occasions between 1886 and 1888 to get the boys out, but Quarrier's would not release them...instead they shipped them to Canada, in 1888.
On Mar 19, 1888, William Quarrier wrote in his report that a number of the children's relatives were at City House, objecting to their boys going to Canada, and giving trouble. According to Quarrier's log book, my great grandparents were among the objecting parents, however on Mar 29 their three sons were shipped to Canada, on the SS Carthaginian, in spite of the objections.

The only other information Quarriers had was that the boys were at "Coventry" (near Bolton) in 1894, and that a sister had joined them and James had drowned.

I was able to find James' obituary in the Bolton Enterprise:

"Bolton Enterprise
Aug 24 1894

A very sad drowning accident occurred on Sunday last at Columbia just north of Bolton, when James McFadyean lot his life. It appears that he along with some other young men went to the pond to bathe, and while he was attempting to swim to the opposite shore, it is supposed that he was seized with cramps. his companions made noble efforts to save his life but were unsuccessful. However they succeeded in bringing him up within a very few minutes after he sank but life was extinct. james was a young man, twenty-one years of age, of steady and temperate habits and was highly respected by all with whom he was aquainted. his remains were interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery on Monday, Rev. T. Campbell, of Bolton officiating. Deceased leaves a sister and two brothers, who are sympathized with by all in their sad and sudden bereavement."

The Brampton Conservator Aug 1894 also mentions that James was well liked in the community and was a member of No. 4 Company 36 Battalion.

James was buried in an unmarked grave at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Albion. The plot was purchased by Miss Jennie Freeman who was later buried there in 1921, still single. Also buried in the same plot are Dudley Smith and Miss Annie Griffin. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-11 19:21:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-07-07 14:54:43 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
2660 MCFADZEAN, James1873SCT, AYR, Saint Quivox Apr 1888 : Carthaginian CAN Quarriers Eve.R