James Irving (1855)

Born 23 Apr 1855 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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Biography

Name, birth year and Location based in Census Record.

James Irving was the son of John Irving and Jane Gass, born about 1857 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Census Record

1861 Census of England and Wales: Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. ^[1]

John Irving of Reaburnhead House, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

head John Irving, 27, married, Ploughman, born Dumfriesshire;

wife Jane Irving, 26, born Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

son James Irving, 3, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

son Thomas Irving, 4, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

daughter Mary Irving, 1, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire.

1871 Census of England and Wales: Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. ^[2]

John Irving of Reaburnhead House, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

head John Irving, 37, married, Farm servant, born Dumfriesshire;

wifw Jane Irving, 36, born Middlebie, Dumfriesshire;

son James Irving, 15, Farm servant, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

son Thomas Irving, 14, Farm servant, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

daughter Mary Irving, 11, Scholar, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire.

daughter Jannet Irving, 9, Scholar, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire.

daughter Elspheth Irving, 5, Scholar, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire.

son Joseph Irving, 2, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

daughter Ann Irving, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire.

1881 Census of England and Wales: Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. ^[3]

head John Irving, 47, married, Farmer of 50 acres arable, born Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

wife Jane Irving, 46, Farmers wife, born Middlebie, Dumfriesshire;

son James Irving, 25, Railway points man, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

son Thomas Irving, 24, Unmarried, Ry pointsman, Kirkpatrick Fleming;

daughter Janet Irving, 19, Farmers daur, Kirkpatrick Fleming;

son Joseph Irving, 12, Scholar, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

daughter Ann Irving, 10, Scholar, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire;

son John Irving, 9, Scholar, Gretna;

daughter Ellen Irving, 7, Gretna;

daughter Margaret Jane Irving, 4, Gretna;

nephew Matthew Rac Gass, 7, Scholar, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire

1891 Census of Scotland and Wales: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire James Irving 35 Railway Guard was a lodger at 45, Bank Street, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, born Kirkpatrick Fleming.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1861 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 7 April.
2. ↑ 1871 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 2 April.
3. ↑ 1881 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 3 April.

Sources

• Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919. Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 23 June 2017. The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 8 July 2022. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 8 July 2022. From "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 9. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 8 July 2022. From "1871 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 10. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 8 July 2022. From "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census." Database and images. findmypast. https://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 11. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.