Photocopies of this Bible were sent to me by Mrs. Dorothy Nuthall, 1882 – 140th St., White Rock, BC, V4A 4H3.
The photocopies show a large-format Bible with elaborately engraved pages provided for family history information. There is no copy of the title page.
// First page
This Certifies
THAT THE RITE OF
Holy Matrimony
WAS CELEBRATED BETWEEN
William James of Gallawa Sctd
and Jane D. Matthews of Montreal Quebec
on December 27th 1844 at The Manse Lanark
by The Rev. Thos Fraser
Witness: John James
Kathrine Strahan
// Second page
[hand written in the top margin of the page]
Mrs Geo Stewart, nee Elizabeth A. James.
this is taken from My Mother's family Bible.
BIRTHS
Name Date of Birth
Robert James | Born 16 Nov. 1845
Agnes James | " Sept. 26th 1847
William M. James | " Feb. 4th 1849
John James | " Nov. 30th 1850
Margaret M. James | " July 28th 1852
John A. James | " October 28th 1854
Andrew N. James | " Sept. 4th 1856
Jane H. James | " Dec. 6th 1860
Lizzie A. James | " October 8th 1862
Rose M. James | " Feb. 24 1868
[Photocopy shows three more very faint entries which may have
been erased or were too faint to photocopy]
// Third page
MARRIAGES
Agnes James | Jane H. James
was married to | was married to
Henry Majuery | Arthur B. Carpenter
on Jan 22, 1870 | on Feb. 1888
|
William M. James | Rose M. James
was married to | was married to
Unice Bradford | Andrew W. Patterson
on October 13th, 1873 | on April 2nd 1888.
|
Robert James |
was married to |
Margaret Riddle |
on April 2nd 1878 |
|
Elizabeth A. James |
was married to |
George Stewart |
on Dec. 28th 1880 |
// Fourth Page
DEATHS
Name | Date of Death
|
John James | Died Feb. 28th 1851
Mrs. Majuery |
formerly Agnes James | Died April 22nd 1874
Andrew N. James | Died July 3rd 1886.
|
// End of the James Bible #1
Dorothy Nuthall sent the following notes with the photocopies:
Note: Jane Niblock Derell was born At Sea Under the Flag mid Atlantic Ocean. Her parents, Lieutenant and Mrs. Darell, and older brother Robert were coming to Canada to claim their land grant as Mr. Derell served in the Battle of Waterloo. Both of Jane’s parents died after landing in Montreal. Jane and her brother were put in an orphanage until a friend Mrs. Matthews came to take Jane to her home when Jane was three years old. Robert was adopted at the same time and was never heard from again. Jane then used the Matthews name some of the time hence the Jane D. Matthews.
I could not find a place named Gallawa in Scotland so presume it is a spelling error. I found William’s parents married in Glasgow and his older sister born in Cambuslang, a quasi village on the outskirts of Glasgow. I have searched the Waterloo Roll book and have written several inquiries to England and there is no record of a Lieutenant Derell so it is very likely he did not have this rank. (I located Colonel Matthews and his rank was that of a Corporal).