James Tyner
ID # 8290, (1836-1899)
| Baptism | James Tyner was baptized in 1836 at Canada. |
| Marriage | He married Tamer Brewer. |
| Death | He died on 14 January 1899 at Toronto, York Co.. |
| Burial | He was buried on 16 January 1899 at St. James Anglican Cemetery, Toronto. |
| Note | James Tyner appears with wife Tamer in the 1861 census in District 8 of the Sydenham Ward of Kingston City. Significant portions of this census from Kingston have faded or the ink has run. James and Tamer, with young Charlotte, appear on page 203, and Ancestry shows the page as image 1845. Both Ancestry and Familysearch index the name as Tymon, which is a generous guess, and, all considered, as good a guess as any. But...they are James and Tamer Tyner with their first born, Charlotte. Tamer is shown as being born in England. The shire is shown and this is hardly clear, but Dorsetshire would be a reasonable interpretation. James is shown as being born in Kingston, Canada W. He is shown as a laborer and the family is living in the household of George H. Oliver, so indexed. Again, the writing isn't clear. The family is shown as Wesleyan Methodist...really, the entry is a mess, but W. Methodist appears to be what's shown, and this agrees with later censuses. The Wesleyan Methodist baptisms have been checked for the children. A baptism for Christina has been found, but not the other children. They will no doubt have been baptized. The clergy's submission of baptism records to the central repository in this matter is hardly consistent. Given that James was said to be born in Kingston, he has been sought in the 1851 census, but not found. The 1871 census still has James and Tamer in Kingston. The 1861 census had shown Tamer, age 27, as being two years older than James, who was shown as 25. The age gap is rather larger in the 1871 census. James is shown as 31 and Tamer as 39. With them, age 20, is Georgina Brewer, shown as a servant. She is actually Tamer's daughter who was born in England. As of the 1881 census, James and Tamer are in East Toronto's St. Thomas Ward. James is shown as 45 and Tamer as 52. With them are four children, which, so far as we know is the full roster. The 1891 census shows them in St. James Ward of Toronto Centre. Daughter Jessie is with them as is her husband, Arthur Butcher. It appears as though some of Arthur's family is also present in the household. Death reg. 001146-99 Toronto, York Co. James Tyner died Jan. 14, 1899. Age 61. Residence 140 River. Baker. Methodist. Born Canada. Physician Dr. Coatsworth. Informant R. C. Coatsworth. The Metro Toronto Reference Library links to the Toronto Star newspaper archives. Page 3 of the Evening Star, Monday, January 16, 1899, has a brief obituary for James Tyner. It tells that he died Saturday at his daughter's residence, on River Street. He was to be buried 'this afternoon', which we must believe to be the 16th of January, in St. James Cemetery. It tells that he was age 61, had resided 'here' for 25 years, and was a civic employee for 19 years. St. James Cemetery has been contacted. They indicate that James and 'Tamar' are buried in the same grave in the 8th range in the 'Section west of M'. They confirm Tamar's death as being on the 4th of December, 1893, and that her burial was on the 6th of December. They also show James' death as being on the 14th of January, 1899, and his burial as on the 16th of January. Beyond that, their records show some conflict of information to do with the grave number, which could be the 29th, 30th, or 31st grave. They have three records, essentially: the original burial ticket; the journal for range burials; and the overall burial ledger for the cemetery. The graves in this area are those that were mostly donated by the church, but some were certainly purchased. Some doubt was expressed that there might be a marker, but this is not out of the question. Your researcher may at some time arrange transport to the cemetery (to and from to be hoped) and may have a chance to look for a marker. |
Children of James Tyner and Tamer Brewer |
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| Last Edited | 6 Nov 2020 |