James Shirley (abt. 1835 - 1884)

Born about 1835 in Carlow, Ireland

Son of James Shirley and Ann Shirley

Descendants

Died 11 Mar 1884 at about age 49 in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

James Shirley of Bathurst Township, Lanark Co Ontario Canada was born about 1835 in County Carlow, Ireland. He was the son of James Shirley of Carlow and Anne Shirley.

Migration

James migrated with his widowed mother from Carlow Ireland to Canada around 1858.

Marriage

James married Catherine McDonald^[1]

Residence

James lived at:

Bathhurst Township Lanark Co Ontario Canada in 1861 census^[2], age 26, Religion Roman Catholic, living with Catherine (age 29), J. H. (age 6), Mary (age4) and Paul (age 3);

age 36 in 1871 Bathurst Lanark census.

age 46 in 1881 Bathurst Lanark Co census

Death

He died 11 March 1884 in Perth, Lanark Co, Ontario and is buried St John Parish RC, Perth, Drummond Twp, Lanark County Ontario^[3].

Stories

By Rev. Lawrence Shirley - My great grandfather, James Shirley was married in County Carlow, Ireland and died there early in life. His wife apparently accompanied my grandfather and his wife, Catherine McDonald, and their young son, Herman, early in 1858 to Canada. They settled in the Township of Bathurst on a homestead about 9 miles from Perth. My great grandmother soon met and married a Mr. Anderson who was running a sawmill. He pre-deceased her. She was commonly known as "Granny Anderson". From first hand information, she is buried near Fallbrooke, Ontario, about 12 miles from Perth, Ontario, Canada. My grandfather, James Shirley, was born in 1835 and died in 1884. His tombstone is in the 3rd last row (north), almost central in the old section of the Catholic cemetery about 1/2 mile north of Perth. His wife, Catherine McDonald, was born in Ireland in 1831 and died in 1917. She was buried in Perth, Ontario. During the 1870's, some of this family moved to Bay City, Michigan USA.

Research Note

Possible son of James Shirley (abt.1813-aft.1836)

DNA

A close familial relationship is indicated by Y-chromosome DNA testing. Ray Shirley, FTDNA kit #IN89244, and his 4th cousin, a son of Samuel Alfred Shirley, FTDNA kit #66774, and his 4th cousin a descendant of Neville Carl Shirley, FTDNA kit #78112, all match at a Genetic Distance of 0 on 37 markers and thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA John Shirley or his father . FTDNA indicates that the probability the three share a common ancestor within the last 5 generations is 89.48%.

The close familial relationship is also suggested by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Bonita Byers Yanda, Dermott O'Neill, and Alan Cavanagh, who share a 8 cM segment on chromosome 10. The most-recent common ancestor shared by all three is John Shirley or his father. James Shirley and Euphemia are indicated to be siblings or first cousins based upon total Half-Match segments (HIR) = 8.3 cM (0.231 Pct) yielding estimated number of generations to MRCA = 5.2-7.1.

Sources

1. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8X-B3P : 6 April 2020), James Shirley listed as father of the groom. Catherine McDonald listed as mother of the groom. Marriage of Patrick Shirley and Mary Morrison, 10 Jul 1896; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11382, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,975.
2. ↑ 1861 Census of Canada
3. ↑ Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923 for James Shirley Perth, Saint John the Baptist, Baptism, Marriage, Burial, Confirmation; Perth; 1880-1910

• James Shirley of Carlow Ireland and Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario Canada; Website:Shirley Family Association Website, accessed 9 May 2020.

Acknowledgments

• Bonita Kay Yanda tree on Ancestry.ca