Notes In 1901, James Malone, 6, was shown residing at 55a Garngadhill, Glasgow Townhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Other family members included: his grandparents, Cornelius Kelly, 60, butcher; and Elizabeth Kelly, 56; his mother, Bridget Malone, 28, brick setter; his brother, John Malone, 9; as well as his uncle, Cornelius Malone, 16, iron dresser; and a lodger, John Turnll, 27, masons labourer. (Source: 1901 Census of Scotland; Parish: Glasgow Townhead; ED: 71; Line: 13; Year: 1901.)
In 1911, James Malone, 13, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 99 boys en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
In 1911, James Malone, 14, is shown as a labourer for John Corbitt and family in Elizabethtown, Brockville, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth was shown as April 1897 and his immigration year as 1911.
On March 2, 1917, James Malone enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at RD #1, Williamstown, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Glasgow, Scotland; that his next of kin was his stepfather, Archie Gillen, who resided at Parpitch, Scotland; that his date of birth was April 12, 1898; that his occupation was farming; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 2 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair. He had a distinguishing mark of a scar on his left thumb.