James Primrose Bolton (abt. 1860)

Born about 1860 in Elgin Burgh, Moray, Scotland

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James Primrose Bolton was born in Elgin, Moray, Scotland on 22 January 1860. ^{[1] [2]} He lived with his grandmother, Margaret Bolton, in Banff, Banffshire in 1871. ^[3] By 1881, James was a bookbinder living in the parish of St Cuthberts, Edinburgh. ^[4]

By 1892, James was working as a bookbinder in Brooklyn, New York where he was a citizen. He and his wife Elizabeth had four children, all born in the U.S. They were George A. Bolton age 7, Elizabeth J. Bolton age 5 and Margaret Bolton age 3. ^[5] When enumerated in 1905, George was a silversmith, the daughter Elizabeth was not with them and there was another child, James A Bolton, who was 9 years old. ^[6] The family was about the same in 1910. ^[7] In 1915, James was a book binder, Margaret's occupation was typewriter, and son James was a time clerk. George was not with them. ^[8] James died in Manhattan 12 January 1929 and was buried in Cypress Hills cemetery, Brooklyn. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,", entry for James Primrose Bolton (1860), Elgin, Moray; index database, Family Search
2. ↑ "1861 Scotland Census" database, Ancestry.com, entry for George A Bolton household, Banffshire, Cullen, Cullen.
3. ↑ "1871 Scotland Census" database, Ancestry.com, entry for Margaret Bolton household, Banffshire, Banff, Banff.
4. ↑ "1881 Scotland Census" database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 September 2011), entry for John Campbell household, Midlothian, St George, Edinburgh St Cuthberts.
5. ↑ New York, State Census, 1892, Kings County, population schedule, Brooklyn, ward 13, enumeration district (ED) 18, page 12, James P. Bolton and family; database, Family Search
6. ↑ New York, State Census, 1905, Kings County, population schedule, Brooklyn, AD 21, enumeration district (ED) 31, page 41, James P. Bolton and family; database, Family Search
7. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, Kings County, New York, population schedule, Brooklyn, ward 26, enumeration district (ED) 969, sheet 7A, dwelling , family 155, James P Bolton; database, Family Search
8. ↑ 1915 state census, Kings, New York, population schedule, New York, p. 7, line 3, James B. Bolton; digital images, Ancestry (2012).
9. ↑ "New York City Municipal Deaths", index database, Family Search, entry for James P Bolton, (1929).

James Bolton has Italian Roots.