James Kinross1

#2046, (1892 - 1961)
FatherJohn Kinross1,2 (1861 - 1936)
MotherIsabella Millar1,2 (1865 - 1913)
Relationships2nd great-grandson of John Kinross
4th great-grandson of James Graham
3rd great-grandson of William Reid
Extended Family
ChartsJohn Kinross & Helen Dawson - collapsible 6-generation descendant chart
James Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart
Michael Stirling & Elizabeth Monteith - collapsible 6-generation descendant chart

Children of James Kinross and Isabel Wingrove White
  • John Kinross3
  • James Kinross3 (1925 - 1999)

Life Events

OccupationJames Kinross was a farmer.3 
BirthHe was born in 1892 in Harefield, Middlesex.4,5
 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusJames appeared on the 1901 Census of Datchet, Buckinghamshire with his parents. He was 7 and born in Harefield, Middlesex.4 
(Subject) Photograph Jimmy appeared in a multigenerational Kinross picture taken at Riding Court Farm in Datchet.
(with Father) 1911 CensusJames appeared on the 1911 Census of Datchet, Buckinghamshire with his father. He was 17, assisting on the Farm, and was born in Harefield, Middlesex.6 
PhotographThere is a photograph of Cecil John Kinross and his cousin James Kinross outside Buckingham Palace but I do not have a copy. He was there to receive the Victoria Cross from George V.3 
MarriageHe married Isabel Wingrove White in 1921 in St Mary's Datchet.
There was a double wedding of James Stirling Kinross to Isabel White & his sister Peggy Kinross to Mr J E Wright. The congregation was large, with many unable to gain admittance to the church. The brides' attendants were unmarried sisters of the bride, a sister of the bridegroom, and 3 cousins of the bride (Betty Thomson, Molly Thomson, and Cissie Miller). The lengthy newspaper clipping describes the event in detail, so if you would like a copy please contact me.7 
(Mentioned) NewspaperJames Kinross was mentioned in a newspaper story about his father John Kinross and the naming of his sons. Read it on his father's page.8 
(Admon) ProbateJames Kinross, farmer, was granted administration of [his father] John Kinross's estate on 30 May 1936.9 
(In) PhotographJames Kinross was photographed with Cecil John Kinross in 1956 in Manor Farm, Eton Wick, England. Also in the photo were Cecil's sisters Ellie & Nancy.3
DeathJames died on 17 Sep 1961 in Manor Farm, Eton Wick.2
 
ProbateHis estate was proved on 3 Jan 1963 in Oxford. Entry from the probate calendar:

KINROSS James of Manor Farm Eton Wick Road Eton Wick Eton Buckinghamshire died 17 September 1961. Probate Oxford 3 January to Isabel Wingrove Kinross widow and James Kinross farmer. Effects £17624 0s 4d.10
 
Gravestone James and Isabel and their son James are honoured on the Kinross gravestone at Datchet.2
One side of the Kinross Memorial in Datchet
honouring son James, his wife Isabel, & their son James
Last Edited29 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. [S158] John Kinross, Some account of the family of Kinross (Feltham, Middlesex: n.pub., 1934).
  2. [S1777] Photograph of the John Kinross & family gravestone at Datchet, Buckinghamshire, taken by Stephen Cranfield, March 2009.
  3. [S1615] Information supplied by Alistair Kinross, April 1998.
  4. [S590] Image of the 1901 Census for England & Wales (1901 Census of England & Wales, http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/), RG13/1341 folio 14.
  5. [S387] FreeBMD. James Kinross, Jun Q 1893, Uxbridge RD.
  6. [S1656] Image of the 1911 Census for England and Wales (1911 Census.co.uk, http://www.1911census.co.uk/), RG14 PN 7824, RD 78, SD 1, ED 1, SN 154.
  7. [S462] Undated newspaper clipping, "Double Wedding at Datchet."
  8. [S1775] The Slough Observer, 13 March 1936, clipping.
  9. [S2280] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. John Kinross, 1936.
  10. [S2280] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. James Kinross, 1963.