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James Orwin

James Orwin

Male 1847 - 1943  (96 years)

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  • Name James Orwin 
    Born 1847  Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 5 Dec 1847  All Saints, Newcastle, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: James Orwin
      Gender: Male
      Baptism Date: 5 Dec 1847
      Baptism Place: All Saints, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England
      Father: James Orwin
      Mother: Elizabeth
      FHL Film Number: 1068964
      Reference ID: item 2 p 74
    Gender Male 
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  13 Wesley Street, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 7 Apr 1861  1 Sandyford Place, Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  [3
    mariner 
    Residence 2 Apr 1871  30 Wesley Street, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Employment 26 Oct 1878  [4
    first mate 
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  [5
    mariner, first mate 
    Residence 3 Apr 1881  Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 20 Apr 1882  [6
    ship master 
    Residence 20 Apr 1882  37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 3 Oct 1887  [7
    Captain, merchant service 
    Occupation 2 Dec 1889  [8
    master mariner 
    Residence 2 Dec 1889  The Beeches, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 12 Feb 1890  [7
    sea captain 
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  [9
    master mariner 
    Residence 5 Apr 1891  144 Miskin Street, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Employment 11 Jun 1901  [4
    Master 
    Occupation 5 Mar 1909  [6
    ship master 
    Occupation 1919  [10
    master mariner 
    Residence 1919  Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Occupation 30 Aug 1934  [6
    master mariner 
    Buried 1943  Vicarsford Cemetery, Forgan, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 13 Jan 1943  [8
    ship master 
    Died 13 Jan 1943  74 Park Road, Rosyth, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Cause: senile decay 
    Occupation 11 Nov 1943  [8
    master mariner, deceased 
    Occupation 5 Mar 1947  [8
    master mariner, deceased 
    _UID 327CB4DCF19C401C9A5A27D45FB48718C8F6 
    Person ID I36584  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2023 

    Father James Orwin,   b. 2 May 1813, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1893, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Peacock,   b. 1815, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1881, Newcastle, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F13610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christina Low,   b. 10 Sep 1860, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1943, Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1882  37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Christina Orwin,   b. 1884, Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1973, Newport, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Elizabeth Frances Orwin,   b. 1885,   d. 2 Dec 1889, The Beeches, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     3. Grace Evelyn Orwin,   b. 3 Oct 1887, Fullerton Villa, Tollcross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1968, Falmouth, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. James Francis Orwin,   b. 12 Feb 1890, The Beeches, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1947, 74 Park Road, Rosyth, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     5. William Ashforth Orwin,   b. 6 Nov 1894, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1963, Albert Head, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F13609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    James Orwin 1943
    Christina Low 1943
    Christina Orwin 1973
    James Francis Orwin 1947
    Mary Adelaide Scott MacAskill 1929
    Francis Moray Ashforth Orwin 2006
    Joan Margaret MacDonald 2005

  • Notes 
    • ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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      ------ From Source Attached To: Residence ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S237] Masters & Mates (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 4).

    6. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4).

    7. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).

    8. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4).

    9. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 4).

    10. [S228] Electoral Roll (Reliability: 4).