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James Findlay police constable1

M, #15810, b. 22 June 1858, d. 1941
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 29 Jun 2024

Parents:

Father*: James Findlay farmer1 b. c 1823
Mother*: Ann Grant domestic servant1 b. c 1835, d. 1 Oct 1873
  • Event-Misc: James Findlay police constable was on duty at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee on 22 June 1897 at London, England, .4
  • Event-Misc*: James Findlay police constable was was mentioned as a witness in an account of proceedings in the Central Criminal Court on 24 October 1898 at Old Bailey Criminal Court, London, Middlesex, England, .5

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of James Findlay farmer and Ann Grant domestic servant in the 1861 census at Balmulie Mill Cotton, Inverkeilor, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, son, male aged 2 (1859) Craig; James Findlay, head, married, male aged 35 (1826), ploughman, b Montrose; Ann, wife, married, female aged 26 (1835) b Inverness.6
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of James Findlay farmer and Ann Grant domestic servant in the 1871 census at North Links, Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, son, male aged 12 (1859), message boy, Craig; James Findlay, head, married, male aged 45 (1826), farm labourer, b Montrose; Ann, wife, married, female aged 35 (1836) b Inverness.7
Head of Household5 April 1891He was listed as head of household along with spouse Mary Alice Young in the 1891 census at Farrant Avenue, Tottenham, Edmonton, Middlesex, England, . James Findlay, head, married, male aged 32 (1589) Police Constable b Scotland; Mary A, wife, married, female aged 26 (1865) b West Indies; also in the household were Agnes Mary Findlay, Elsie Louisa Findlay mother's help and Lewis James Findlay.8
Head of Household31 March 1901He was listed as head of household along with spouse Mary Alice Young in the 1901 census at Stamford Cottages, Epsom, Surrey, England, . James Findlay, head, married, male aged 42 (1859) Police Sargeant b Scotland; Mary A, wife, married, female aged 36 (1865) b West Indies; also in the household were Agnes Mary Findlay, Elsie Louisa Findlay mother's help, Lewis James Findlay, William Francis Findlay, Walter Charles Findlay and Henry Joseph Findlay.9
Head of Household31 March 1911He was listed as head of household along with spouse Mary Alice Young in the 1911 census at 38 Effra Road, Wimbledon, Surrey, England, . James Findlay, head, married, male aged 52 (1859) Police Sergeant b Forfarshire Craig; Mary Alice, wife, married 23 years, female aged 46 (1865), 11 children born 8 still living, b Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies; also in the household were Elsie Louisa Findlay mother's help, Walter Charles Findlay, Henry Joseph Findlay, Margaret Isabel Findlay and Paul Archibald Findlay Radar expert; Radio Engineer, Deputy Controller Radio Hamburg; Head of Admin; with BBC.10,11

Military Service

  • Seaman Service*: James Findlay police constable served with various ships between 6 October 1874 and 29 November 1882 James Findlay DoB 22 June 1858, place of birth Craig Forfarshire; Service number 89338. First service 6 Oct 1874; signed up for 10 years in 1876, height 5ft 1 1/2 in, hair light brown, eyes blue, complexion fresh, trade factory boy. Served with various ships over the period, ending up as signaller, all with very good character until last voyage when stated as 'fair only'. Purchased himself discharge at £12 Dec 1882 by which time he was 5ft 5in and with various tattoos on both arms.12

Family:

Mary Alice Young b. 13 Oct 1864

Children:

Agnes Mary Findlay+8 b. 7 Apr 1888
Elsie Louisa Findlay mother's help8 b. 1889
Lewis James Findlay+8 b. 1891
William Francis Findlay+13 b. 1896, d. 1955
Walter Charles Findlay13 b. 1897, d. 23 Jan 1917
Henry Joseph Findlay+13 b. 1899
Frances Amy Findlay4 b. 1902, d. 4 May 1908
Margaret Isabel Findlay10 b. 1905
Jack Findlay4 b. 1910, d. 1910
Paul Archibald Findlay Radar expert; Radio Engineer, Deputy Controller Radio Hamburg; Head of Admin; with BBC+10 b. 24 Jan 1910, d. Nov 1992

Citations

  1. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11260-5; System Origin Scotland-ODM; GS Film number 993318 "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch
    (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1:XYN4-VR7 : 10 February 2018), Robert Findlay, 07 Nov 1848; citing GARVOCK,KINCARDINE,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 993,318. [Dec 2018]
  2. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11280-1; System Origin Scotland-ODM; GS Film number 6035516 "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch
    (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1: XYYD-Y7D : 10 February 2018), James Findlay in entry for James Findlay, 22 Jun 1858; citing CRAIG BY MONTROSE, ANGUS, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516. [Dec 2018]
  3. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) England and Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Edmonton Middlesex, vol 3a, page 385 [Dec 2018].
  4. [S40] MF via FB GotW [Dec 2018].
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Proceedings of the Central Criminal Court, 24th October 1898, page 133. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/images.jsp?doc=189810240133 [Dec 2018].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1861/0022664957 [Dec 2018].
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1871/ 0025912656 [Dec 2018].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1891/ 0008176280 [Dec 2018].
  9. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1901/ 0004177271 [Dec 2018].
  10. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1911/RG14/03494/0489/1 [Dec 2018].
  11. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk)
    Source Citation Class: RG14; Piece: 3494; Schedule Number: 245; Source Information Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. [Dec 2018]
  12. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939 The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services; Class: ADM 188; Piece: 95 doc held [Dec 2018].
  13. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1891/ 0004177271 [Dec 2018].