James Ewing (1873)

Born 17 Feb 1873 in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland

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Biography

• James Ewing was born in 1873 at Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland. He was the son of John Ewing and Marion Johnston^[1].
• James's father died in 1880 and he was left a significant bequest to ensure he had a "good start in life". James moved to Leeds, England in the 1890s and trained as a Doctor.
• In the 1901 England census James was age 28 living at Leopold Street, Potter Newton, Leeds, Yorkshire, England as a boarder. Occupation Medical Student^[2].
• James married Jessie Thompson Wilkie in 1903 at Birkenhead, Cheshire, England^[3].
• James and Jessie probably only had one child: James A Ewing (b. 1911).
• In the 1911 England census James was age 38 living at Leeds, Yorkshire, England with his wife Jessie Thompson Ewing (38). Also 2 servants. Occupation Physician and Surgeon^[4].
• It is not known when James died.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record from https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie:

   Name JAMES EWING

   Date of Birth 1873

   Group Registration ID 9313823

   SR District/Reg Area Dungannon

   Sex N/R

   Mother's Birth Surname N/R

2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X9TV-PYR : 8 April 2016), James Ewing, Potter Newton, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Chapeltown subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/26QX-HL1 : 13 December 2014), James Ewing, 1903; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1903, quarter 3, vol. 8A, p. 1112, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XWV3-D4Q : 2 August 2017), James Ewing, Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.