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Record #3077
Name :
: James ABERNETHY (1895 - 1956)


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Date of Birth
: 4 Apr 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Nov 1956
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Cumberland, Whitehaven
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Alberta, Calgary
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Aug 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Virginian

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Agency
: Sailing Alone
NotesA birth registration was found for James Abernethy: Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Whitehaven; County: Cumbria, Cumberland; Volume: 10b; Page: 1010. Parents: James Abernethy and Mary Graham, married 1895, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.

A death registration was found for Mary Abernethy: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871; Year of Registration: 1905; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 34; District: Whitehaven; County: Cumbria, Cumberland; Volume: 10b; Page: 394.

In 1912, James Abernathy, 17, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 5 young persons. (Henry / Harry Abernethy, 17, arrived in Canada on the Tunisian on August 14, 1914, en route to his brother in Lockwood, Saskatchewan.)

On March 28, 1916, at Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada, James Abernethy, 20, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was single; that he was a farmer; that he resided in Otterson, P.O., Saskatchewan, Canada; that he was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England; and that his next of kin was Mrs. Isaac Rule, 72 Ridley Street, Felling, Gateshead, O.T. (EDITORS NOTE: Originally he declared that his brother, Harry Abernethy of Saskatchewan was his next-of-kin, but this is crossed out and Mrs. Rule placed next to it.) He was described as 5 foot 5 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; blonde hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

James Abernethy married Katie Adelaide Turner (born February 16, 1899, in Aston, Warwickshire, England, the daughter of Leonard Turner and Agnes Sarah Brookes) about 1921 in Canada. They had one child: Barbara Agnes Abernethy, born February 3, 1922, in Drake, Saskatchewan, Canada.

James Abernethy died November 26, 1956, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Katie Adelaide Turner Abernethy died June 22, 1984, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-12 11:43:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-03-17 20:34:47 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5599 ABERNETHY, Henry1897ENG, CUL, Whitehaven Aug 1914 : Tunisian CAN Sailing Alone  
3077 ABERNETHY, James1895ENG, CUL, Whitehaven Aug 1912 : Virginian CAN Sailing Alone