James Oldham Irving (1843 - 1917)

Born 21 Jun 1843 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth (Purdom) Irving — married 1870 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1917 at age 73 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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James Irving was born in Northumberland, England.

This profile is part of the Irving Name Study.

Biography

James Irving migrated from England to New Zealand.

Birth year and location based on census reports.

James Oldham Irving was the son of David Moncrieff Irving and Mary Ann Oldham born 21 June 1843 in Walker, Northumberland, England.

James Oldham Irving birth recorded in 1843 in Walker, Northumberland, England. ^[1]

Census Record

1851 Census of England and Wales: South Shields, Durham, England. ^[2]

David Irving, age 31, married, Forgeman, born Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire; wife Mary Ann 29, Greenock;

son George Irving, 10, Walker, Northumberland;

son James Irving, 8, Walker;

daughter Catherine Irving, 8, Walker;

daughter Margaret Irving, 4, Walker;

son David Irving, 2, Walker.

Irving, James Oldham. He was a storeman in the county railways. He addresses a meeting which was organised by Wymm Williams and out the working mans point of view. This was a political meeting and it was against the Government regulations for a government servant to address apolitical meeting. He apologised for his action to Rolleston who accepted his explanation and told him he must get the Provincial Councillor to accept his apology. When he appeared before the executive, his attitude was not apologetic. After a good deal of discourse, on Ormsby’s motion the Provincial Council ordered his dismissal. ^[3]

He married Elizabeth Purdons about 1870. ^[4]

IRVING - James Oldham, last examination for Thursday 4 November --- ^[5]

James Oldham Irving died (Cardiac Valvular Disease, Plurisy), 8 January 1917 in Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand. Linwood Cemetery, Linwood, Canterbury.

Footnotes

Some children may be incorrect. There were two James and Elizabeth Irving's having children in the same time period. The other couple lived in Southland. I corrected what I could figure out. This is the other James Irving.

1. ↑ Birth registered June 1843 in Tynemouth, Vol 25 page 422.
2. ↑ 1851 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 30 March.
3. ↑ MacDonald Dictionary Record
4. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of James Irving and Elizabeth Purdons ; citing Marriage Certificate 1870/7797.
5. ↑ Papers Past - Christchurch - Star - 1875 - September - Snippets

Sources

• England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977Accessed through https://www.familysearch.org/

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database. Accessed through https://www.familysearch.org/

• 1851 Census of England and Wales: South Shields, Durham, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGBR-TYL : 11 September 2019), David Irving, , Durham, England; citing , Durham, England, p. 64, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey

• MacDonald Dictionary Record in the Canterbury Museum New Zealand, available through https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/712629#&gid=1&pid=1

• Papers Past, New Zealand.

• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG62-MRZV : 4 January 2018), James Oldham Irving, 1917; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1917/10314, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-P2LQ : 17 December 2018), James Oldham Irving, ; Burial, Linwood, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand, Linwood Cemetery; citing record ID 144592063, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Deaths, Sun, Volume III, Issue 909, 9 January 1917, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNCH19170109.2.4