James Stirling Kinross1

#388, (1864 - 1954)
FatherJohn Kinross1,2 (1822 - 1916)
MotherElizabeth Graham Stirling1,2 (1830 - 1922)
RelationshipsGreat-grandson of John Kinross
3rd great-grandson of James Graham
2nd 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
William Reid & Lilias Sharp - collapsible 5-generation descendant chart
Michael Stirling & Elizabeth Monteith - collapsible 6-generation descendant chart
Ancestors of James Stirling Kinross

Children of James Stirling Kinross and Emily Hull

Life Events

BirthJames Stirling Kinross was born on 8 Dec 1864 in Gannochan, Muthill, Perthshire.
Details from certificate: James Stirling Kinross, born at 10h 45m PM at Gannochan, Parish of Muthill, father John Kinross, farmer, mother Elisabeth Kinross maiden surname Graham Stirling, registered by John Kinross, father, present on Dec 17th.1 
(with Parents) 1871 CensusHe appeared on the 1871 Census of Ardoch, Perthshire with his parents. James S was 6, a Scholar, and born in Ardoch.3 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusHe appeared on the 1881 Census of Ardoch, Perthshire with his parents. James S was 16, farmers son, and born in Ardoch.4 
Passenger ListJas Kinross was listed on a manifest dated 27 Jul 1886 for the SS Devonia, arriving in New York from Glasgow. He was recorded as age 21, no occupation noted, born in Scotland, destination United States America, travelling in 1st Cabin with 2 pieces of luggage. The Devonia made 7 round trips in 1886 - this crossing carried 309 passengers and took 12 days.5,6
Jas Kinross
Passenger list for the SS Devonia
arriving in New York, 1886
SS Devonia
Anchor Line
NoteHe was a cowboy in Texas.7 
Note.Upon his return from Texas, his father prevailed on his brother John to give up the two farms of Flanders Hall & Rushy Flanders near Kingsbury, Warwickshire to James.7 
1891 CensusSiblings Isabella Kinross and James Kinross appeared on the 1891 Census of Kingsbury, Warwickshire, at Flanders Hall. James Stirling was single, age 26, a Farmer, employer, and was born in Scotland. His sister Isabella was single, age 28, living on her own means, and was born in Scotland. They had a general servant and a farm servant in the household.8 
MarriageHe married Emily Hull, daughter of John Hull and Mary Stafford, on 30 Sep 1891 in Kingsbury, Warwickshire.
They were married after banns, with witnesses Isabella Kinross and John Hull. The marriage was the same day as Emily's sister Annie Hull.9 
Note.About 1892, he and his brother John took four farms in Harefield, Middlesex - Highway, Dewes, Broadwater and Crow's Nest, a total of about 1,000 acres, under Squire Cox.7 
Note.Brothers James and John dissolved their business partnership, as noted in the London Gazette.10
Dissolution of John & James Stirling Kinross' business, 1894
1901 CensusJames S and Emily Kinross appeared on the 1901 Census of Harefield, Middlesex, at Dewes Farm, enumerated 31 Mar 1901. James was 36, a Farmer & employer, and was born in Scotland. Emily was 30 and born in Kingsbury, Warwickshire. Their children were Cecil John (5) and James H (1). They had a mother's help (Emily's cousin Elizabeth Stafford, 31, born in Birmingham), along with a general servant and an ordinary agricultural labourer.11
Dewes Farm House, Harefield
residence of James Kinross family and birthplace of Ellie, Cecil, Mac and Nancy
Passenger ListJS and Emily Kinross were listed on an outgoing manifest dated 24 Mar 1911 for the Empress of Ireland, departing from Liverpool and bound for St John, New Brunswick. Recorded with them were daughters Eliz S & I Annie.12,6

J S Kinross & family
Outgoing passenger list
Liverpool, 24 March 1911
SS Empress of Ireland
Canadian Pacific Line
Passenger ListJas S & Emilie Kinross were listed on an arrival list dated 31 Mar 1911 for the SS Empress of Ireland, arriving in St John, New Brunswick. Daughter Ellie S was with them but Isabella Annie was not. On the same ship was his sister Isabella's son Donald Alexander Kyle.13

Arrival list for the SS Empress of Ireland
31 March 1911
Note.The Kinrosses were in a group of about 40 families who left Liverpool together to settle on CPR farms in the Lougheed area. From Saint John, New Brunswick, they took an all immigrant train to the West, arriving at Sedgewick a week later on April 6th. They stayed in their coaches in Lougheed until they were able to go out to their farms. Wagons, horses, and harnesses were bought locally.14 
Note.Their 7-year old daughter Nancy (Isabella Annie) had to remain in England when health inspectors found a problem [likely ringworm, although some family stories say chickenpox] and she sailed in August, accompanied by the Frost family from Northumberland. The travellers landed in Quebec, took the Coronation train to Calgary, stayed at the CPR hotel, then took a train to Red Deer which took them as far as Sedgewick as there was no station in Lougheed yet. James & Emily met the train in the evening.14 
WebLinkThe Empress of Ireland sank in the St Lawrence River in May of 1914. Accounts of the disaster can be read at the Great Oceanliners website, on wikipedia, and at PBS. 
Note.He took the NW & SW quarters of Section 1 Township 43 Range 12, in Green Valley, Alberta. 
(Heir) WillJames Stirling Kinross was named an heir in the will of John Kinross dated 4 Dec 1915. After the deaths of his parents, the debt of £200 loaned to James Stirling Kinross by his father, was to be extinguished. The interest was payable to his mother while she lives.15 
1916 CensusJames and Emily appeared on the 1916 Census of Asquith Municipality, Alberta, at Township 43 Range12 W4, enumerated 1 Jun 1916. James was 48, born in Scotland, Presbyterian, and a Farmer. Emily was 45, born in England, and Anglican. Cecil J was 20 and noted to be serving overseas. Annie Isibel was 12 years old. The family immigrated in 1911. [Daughter Ellie was nursing in Edmonton]16 
Note.In the fall of 1917 a threshing machine was bought in partnership with Mr Broadfoot. James belonged to the Green Valley UFA Local 482 which had both political and social activities.14 
1921 CensusJames Kinross appeared on the 1921 Census of Asquith Municipality, Alberta, at Section 1 Township 43 Range 12 W4. His wife was staying with their daughter and son-in-law Dr George Kelman in nearby Lougheed. They owned their 6-room (large for the area) wood house. James was 56, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1911, Church of England, Grain Farmer working on own account. With him were his children Cecil (25, VC) and Annie (17), as well as one lodger (Dolores Kelman, 19). Dolores was his son-in-law's sister.17 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Emily died on 5 Jun 1921.18  
Voters' ListJames Kinross, farmer, and Cecil Kinross, V.C., farmer, appeared on the electoral roll in 1935 in Electoral District of Camrose, Alberta. They lived in Sedgewick.19 
DeathJames died on 28 Jun 1954 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.2
 
ObituaryHis obituary was published on 29 Jun 1954.20
29 June 1954
unknown newspaper
James Stirling Kinross funeral notice
BurialHe was buried on 2 Jul 1954 in Fairview Cemetery, Prince Rupert, British Columbia.2 
Last Edited9 Jan 2016

Citations

  1. [S149] Scotland Statutory Births. James Stirling Kinross, 1864.
  2. [S22] British Columbia Death Registration. James Stirling Kinross, #54-09-006849.
  3. [S155] 1871 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm), Ardoch (328B), ED 1, page 9.
  4. [S246] 1881 Census for England, Scotland, and Wales (Family History Library, on CD), Vol 328-B, ed 1, p 1.
  5. [S1091] New York Passenger Arrivals, images (www.ancestry.com) "Jas Kinross, SS Devonia, 27 July 1886."
  6. [S1732] Webpage Norway-Heritage, Hands Across the Sea (http://www.norwayheritage.com/).
  7. [S158] John Kinross, Some account of the family of Kinross (Feltham, Middlesex: n.pub., 1934).
  8. [S572] 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/2211 ed11 f80 p6. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  9. [S156] Microfilm of the Parish Register of Kingsbury, Warwickshire, 1875-1961, FHL film#1067474. Marriage of J.S.Kinross and Emily Hull, 1891.
  10. [S1109] The London Gazette, online at www.gazettes-online.co.uk, Legal notice, Issue 26590, 18 January 1895, Page 356.
  11. [S590] Image of the 1901 Census for England & Wales (1901 Census of England & Wales, http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/), RG13/1179 folio 5.
  12. [S1237] Index to Passenger Lists, Leaving the UK, 1890-1960, compiled by Findmypast.com, London, England, 2007.
  13. [S1622] Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada images, viewed at Ancestry. RG76, T-4823.
  14. [S1733] Lougheed Women's Institute, Verdant Valleys: In and Around Lougheed (Lougheed, Alberta: Lougheed Women's Institute, 1972), viewed online at Our Roots / Nos Racines.
  15. [S1487] Testament of John Kinross of Saint Leonards Causewayhead, 4 December 1915, proved 16 August 1916 (National Archives of Scotland, SC67/40/30 pp343-345).
  16. [S1731] 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Victoria District (1), Subdistrict 43, Page 7.
  17. [S2776] 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Victoria, Sub-District 3, Page 4.
  18. [S2862] Obituary of Mrs Kinross in Sedgewick Sentinal, 9 June 1921, page 1. Image of the paper viewed at ourfutureourpast.ca.
  19. [S2667] Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Images viewed at Ancestry.com.
  20. [S1479] Obituary of J S Kinross in unknown newspaper (probably Prince Rupert, BC), 29 June 1954.
  21. [S156] Microfilm of the Parish Register of Kingsbury, Warwickshire, 1875-1961, FHL film#1067474.
  22. [S81] England Birth Register. Elizabeth S. Kinross, 1894.
  23. [S81] England Birth Register. Cecil John Kinross, 1896.
  24. [S185] Microfilm of the Parish Register of Lea Marston, Warwickshire, 1570-1955 (Family History Library, 198745), burial record, 1910.
  25. [S1357] Death certificate of Annie Isabella Kennedy, died 2 March 1984, registered 8 March 1984 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #84-09-004667.