#58 James McArthur
Born:
16 june 1821,
Hamilton Lanark, SCT
Died: 3 july 1879 Montreal
Quebec Canada
DOCUMENTATION
CENSUS: 1861; St Antoine Ward, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CENSUS: 1871; District 106, b-5, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; pg 71
DEATH: Calvin Presbyterian Church; 1879; Folio 12
Father:
James McCarter
Mother: Margaret Drummond
Occupation: Painter. Owned his own painting business in Montreal Quebec Canada. His son, Thomas Russell McArthur took over the business and was quite a sucessful artist himself.
Married:
Elizabeth
RUSSELL #59. A proclamation was found 24 dec 1843 in the Parish of Hamilton Midlothian, SCT records for the 17th and 24th of dec 1843. It is assumed they married the next week at this parish,
however no record is found as of yet.
Children:
1. Margaret MCARTHUR b. 30 nov 1845 SCT died 10 july 1904 Montreal, Quebec Canada. Md 25 march 1870 Archibald Hamilton NEWMAN (Erskine Presb. Church 1870; folio 6)
2. James Drummond MCARTHUR-557 b. abt 1846 SCT died 21 april 1933 Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Married 17 may 1871 Montreal Quebec Canada Emma Jane STANWAY (St. George Church Reg.; 1871; Folio 12)
3. Grace MCARTHUR-558 b. 21 april 1848
Glasgow, SCT
died 5 june 1929 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Married
13 july 1873 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Joseph MARTIN-544
(St. Matthew Anglican Church Reg.; 1873; folio 10)
4. Thomas Russell MCARTHUR-559 b. 18 sept 1851
Glasgow, SCT died 29 dec 1908 Montreal, Quebec,
Canada Md. 22 may 1895 Montreal, Que., Canada Elizabeth
Gertrude FOGARTY-602 (St. Anthony Church Reg.; 1895)
5. Jeannie MCARTHUR-560 b. 1 nov 1854 Montreal, Quebec Canada CHR: 1 apr 1855 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Crescent Presb. Church Reg.;1855) Md: 13 feb 1899 Montreal, Quebec,Canada William REYNOLDS-603 (St.James Methodist Church 1899; Folio 3) Died: 7 nov 1938 Montreal.,Que,Canada
6. John MCARTHUR-561 b. 27 aug 1857 Montreal, Que. Canada CHR: 1 nov 1857 Montreal Que.Canada (Crescent Presb. Church ; 1857; folio 24.) Died 7 nov 1927 Ontario Canada Md: 17 nov 1886 Iberville, Que, Canada Mary Anne Eliza STEPHENSON-604
7. Duncan Drummond MCARTHUR-562 b. 11 apr 1860 Mtl,Que,Canada CHR.: 5 mar 1863 . Montreal, Que.,Canada. (St. Paul Church Reg.; 1863; Folio 9v. ) Married: Unknown Died: before 1933. Last known whereabouts is Toronto Ontario Canada in 1929 according to the obituary of his sister Grace McArthur Martin.
8. Charlotte Elizabeth Russell MCARTHUR-563 b. 27 dec 1862 Montreal,Que,Canada CHR: 5 mar 1863 Mtl., Que, Canada (St. Paul Church Reg.; 1863; folio 10 ) Died: 25 feb 1864 Montreal,Que,Canada (St. Paul Church Reg. folio 9v;)
9. George Ritchie MCARTHUR-564 b. 14 oct 1865, Montreal., Quebec, Canada CHR: 17 april 1866. (St. Paul Church Reg.; 1866; folio 6.)George died 18 dec 1946 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. New information shows that George Ritchie McArthur married Catherine Moulton, 11 aug 1917 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At this point in time it is not know if they had any children. In the obituary of his brother, James Drummond McArthur, who died in 1933 it states that he was living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada at the time.