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James Farquhar

Male 1848 - 1927  (79 years)


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  • Name James Farquhar 
    Born C 1848  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1851  Ferry Road, Carolina Port Flat, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1861  Tindals Wynd Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1870  [1
    Seaman Mate, MS 
    Residence 1870  Castle Lane, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1901  [4
    Deputy Dock Master 
    Died 11 Feb 1927  58 West Road, Shoeburyness Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I1178  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2012 

    Father Alexander Farquhar,   d. < 1870 
    Mother Margaret Burns,   b. C 1829, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1920, 24 Mains Loan, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann Robertson,   b. PROB 9 Sep 1850, Scotland, Fife, Markinch Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Q3 1906, St Olave Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 23 May 1870  Paradise Road, St Clements, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1891  Stave Yard, Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1901  Surrey Lock, Surrey Commercial Docks, London SE Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Agnes Adams Farquhar,   b. 6 Jul 1871, 36 Castle Lane, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1931, Wanganui, Lascelles Avenue, Harton, South Shields Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Margaret Burns Farquhar,   b. 10 Mar 1873, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1874, 30 Castle Lane, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Isabel Robertson Farquhar,   b. C 1875, Dundee, Angus Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Q2 1950, Bromley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. James R Farquhar,   b. C 1878, Dundee, Angus Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Maggie Bowman Farquhar,   b. C 1880, Rotherhithe, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Annie Robertson Farquhar,   b. 1881 Q4, London, Rotherhithe; St Olave Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. George Robertson Nicol Farquhar,   b. C 1885, London, Rotherhithe Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1949, Erith and District Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     8. Lizzie Booth Farquhar,   b. Q1 1886, London, Rotherhithe Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Alfred Tomlin Farquhar,   b. C 1887, London, Rotherhithe Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Q1 1945  (Age 58 years)
     10. William C Farquhar,   b. C 26 Mar 1891, London, Rotherhithe Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1959, 117 Braidwood Road, Catford, London SE 6 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Maria Mary Ann Clamp,   b. Q3 1857,   d. 23 Mar 1920, 167 Eastern Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1907  London, St Pancras, St Matthew Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1911  London, Rotherhithe, Commercial Docks, Dock House Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The Surrey Commercial Dock Company staff ledger dating from 1860-1908 (held Museum of London Docklands) is too fragile to photocopy. Therefore, I will provide the main details below:
      Page 1 of record
      James Farquhar
      D.O.B. : 02/09/1848
      Entered service: 01/12/1884
      Date of appointment: 1884
      Life Insurance
      Name of Office: Provident Clerks
      No. of Policy: 34341
      Amount insured for: ¹150
      Included in superannuation scheme by boards order 03/07/1890
      Page 2 of record
      Rank: Assistant Dock master
      Salary or wages on appointment: ¹150 per annum
      Provided with [or allowance towards]: House, clothes and coals
      Major salary increases/promotions
      1886/89: salary was ¹180
      1895: salary was ¹230
      1901: salary was ¹260
      1908 (June) : salary was ¹300
      Graded 2nd Class Dock master: 01/07/1911

  • Sources 
    1. [S229] Marriage Certificate, Registrar, St Clements, Dundee, (Scotland's People), 0104 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S785] 1851 Census, Registrar Dundee, (Ancestry.co.uk), ED 3A (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S786] 1861 census, Registrar Dundee, (Ancestry), ED001 F02 p41 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S411] 1901 Census, Registrar Rotherhithe, (Ancestry.co.uk), P 109 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S1274] England & Wales National Probate Calendar 1858 - 1966, Principal Probate Registry, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S680] 1891 Census, Registrar, St Olave, Southwark, London, (Ancestry,co.uk), Ed 2, F 26, p 8 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S960] 1911 Census, Registrar St Olave, Bermondsey, London, (Find my past.com) (Reliability: 2).