James William Surr (1878 - 1901)

Ancestors

Biography

1878 England Births and Christenings^[1]
Name James William Surr
Gender Female
Christening Date 17 Feb 1878
Christening Place Manchester, Lancashire, England
Birth Date 13 Jan 1878
Father's Name Thomas Surr
Mother's Name Jane Surr

1878 England and Wales Birth Registration Index^[2]
Name: James William Surr
Event Type: Birth Registration
Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
County: Lancashire
Registration Year: 1878
Registration District: Manchester

1878 Lancashire Birth Index^[3]

Surname	Forename(s)	Mother's Maiden Name	Sub-District	Registers At	Reference
SURR	James W	LANG	Saint George	Saint George Archives+, Manchester Central Library	STG/151/41

1881 England and Wales Census^[4]
Name James Wm Surr
Event Type Census
Event Date 1881
Event Place Castleton, Lancashire, England
Registration District Rochdale
Residence Note Tatham St Entry
Sex Male
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Marital Status (Original) Single
Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
Birthplace Manchester, Lancashire, England
Relationship to Head of Household Son

HOUSEHOLD	ROLE	GENDER	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Thomas Surr	Head	M	24	Salford, Lancashire, England
Jane Surr	Wife	F	23	Manchester, Lancashire, England
James Wm Surr	Son	M	3	Manchester, Lancashire, England

1891 England and Wales Census^[5]
Name James W Surr
Event Type Census
Event Date 1891
County Lancashire
Parish Little Bolton
Ecclesiastical Parish ST JAMES
Registration District Bolton
Residence Note Abraham Street
Gender Male
Age 13
Marital Status Single
Occupation Errand Boy Foundry Port
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
Birthplace Lancashire, England
Page Number 33
Registration Number RG12
Piece/Folio 3114/ 40

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Thomas Surr	Head	M	35	Lancashire, England
Jane Surr	Wife	F	33	Lancashire, England
James W Surr		M	13	Lancashire, England
Ethel Surr		F	8	Lancashire, England
Bertha Surr		F	5	Lancashire, England
Amy Surr		F	2	Bolton, Lancashire, England
Albert Surr		M	0	Bolton, Lancashire, England
James Lang		M	19	Lancashire, England

1901 Death^[6]

Surname	Forename	Age at death	Mother's Maiden Name	Year	Ref	RD Name
SURR	JAMES WILLIAM	23		1901	644/8 99	Milton

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According to Thomas H Surr and his cousins Amy and Donald Surr (and family verbal history): James was murdered. he was found in a canal, and his body had marks on his head, said to look like the heel of a woman's shoe.

See newspaper clipping for actual details ^[7][8]

Location of his death was Forth and Clyde Canal.^[9] Christina Paterson was the name of the woman who was with him.

James is rumored to have an illegitimate child. According to family history, at some point after James' death, a woman came to the Surr’s door with a small child who looked very much like their youngest child (Fred), claiming that James was the father.

Found on Scotlands People:^[10]

Surname	Forename	Gender	Year	Ref	RD Name
PATTERSON	JANE SURR	F	1901	622/1 1403	Maryhill

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1900 Scotland Census: Glasgow Kelvinside, Lanarkshire

Source

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYG8-3HY : 6 December 2014), James William Surr, 17 Feb 1878; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 438,183.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XF8-WZV : 1 October 2014), James William Surr, 1878; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Manchester, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Lancashire Births Marriages & Deaths Index. http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/birthsearch.php
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q275-Q6S7 : 13 December 2017), James Wm Surr in household of Thomas Surr, Castleton, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 34, Piece/Folio 4108/64, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,164.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:74BW-N3Z : 14 October 2015), James W Surr, Little Bolton, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ Scotlands People. You will need to register with the site in order to see this document. At the time of this citation, registration was free. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
7. ↑ http://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Surr-9-1
8. ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000453%2f19010205%2f063
9. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_and_Clyde_Canal
10. ↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory Register of Births"
    National Records of Scotland
    (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 16 July 2023)
    Jane Surr Patterson birth registered 1901 in Maryhill.
    citing Ref 622/1/1403.

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