James McLaughlin
ID # 9058, (1840-1903)
| Birth | James McLaughlin was born in 1840 at Newcastle District, Upper Canada. |
| Marriage | He married Ida Ella Gross, daughter of Horace Gross and Aurelia Smith, on 15 August 1866 at Northumberland & Durham Counties. MS248 reel 11, Vol. 42, page 49 Northumberland & Durham Marriage Register, 1858-1869 Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by George Cochran, Wesleyan Methodist Minister. James McLaughlin, 26, born Canada, residing Inneskillen. Parents John and Elizabeth. Ida Gross, 18, born Canada, residing Brighton. Parents Horace and Amelia. Witness Rev. J. Smith of Bowmanville. On August 15, 1866. The exact arrangement of administration of the counties of Northumberland & Durham is not understood by your researcher. It would appear that for the two counties, at least for a time, there was but one registrar. There is some evidence that this included the registration of other records. |
| Marriage | He married Sarah Wilkinson on 3 December 1890 at Toronto, York Co.. Mrge reg. 015320-90 Toronto, York Co. James Wellington McLaughlin, 50, widower, doctor of medicine, Presbyterian. Born Co. of Durham, Ont., residing Bowmanville. Parents John and Elizabeth McLaughlin. Sarah Wilkinson, 41, spinster, Presbyterian. Born Co. of Durham, residing Toronto. Parents Neil and Elizabeth Wilkinson. Witnesses J. McNaughton, M.D., Newcastle, and J. H. illeg., Toronto. On December 3rd, 1890, by G. M. Gregg, Ofc. |
| Death | He died on 9 August 1903 at Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario. |
| Burial | He was buried at Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Durham Co.. |
| Note | When James married Ida in 1866, he showed his place of residence as Inneskillen. The only Inneskillen found in Ontario is that of Inneskillen Township in Lambton County. James was a doctor and there was no doubt a period of time where he served in some place or places as an intern, so Innesville in Lambton is entirely possible. When James married Sarah Wilkinson his marriage registration placed his place of birth in Durham County - though a county named Durham as such didn't apparently exist in 1840, the year of his birth. Wikipedia has a backgrounder for James. This includes a rather more precise place of birth as well as something of his student and political history. James' place of birth is shown here rather more generally as the Newcastle District. This covered the counties that were later known as Durham, Northumberland, and Peterborough. Again, for more specific information do refer to Wikipedia. It could all be mentioned here, but Wikipedia does make a nice job of it. Note that in the death registration shown below, James' place of birth is shown as Scotland by the director of the Guelph Sanitarium (Homewood). This is incorrect. James was born in Upper Canada. Upper Canada did not become Canada West until February of 1841. Death reg. 028257-03 City of Guelph, Wellington Co. James McLaughlin died Aug 9, 1903, age 66. Residence Guelph Sanitarium. Married. Occupation physician. Born Scotland(?). Presbyterian. Physcian and informant A. T. Hobbs. |
| Last Edited | 27 Jan 2022 |