James Bennie COMRIE

1846 - 1931  (84 years)

• Name	James Bennie COMRIE  [1, 2]
  Alt. Birth	1845	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Birth	31 Oct 1846	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Christening	13 Apr 1847	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1851	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	Concession B, Lot 22, with 90 acres
  Census-Household Member	1871	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Lived	1879-1883	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Roche-du-Fendu
  Occupation	1879-1886  [9]
  	Farmer
  Census	1892	Lilyfield, South Interlake CD, Manitoba, Canada   [6]
  	Settled
  Home	Winnipeg Area  [2]
  Death	10 Jul 1931	Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [10]
  Burial	Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  	Address: Brookside Cemetery Winnipeg, Manitoba
  Person ID	I75384433	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter COMRIE, Jr.,   b. 1813, Comrie, , Perthshire, Scotland d. 1 Jun 1895, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Catherine BENNIE,   b. 8 May 1821, , Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 11 Aug 1898, Roche Fondu, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1841	Ramsay Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F45466476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth PRETTY,   b. 1854, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Sep 1879 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1876	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [13, 14, 15, 16]
  Notes	Married: At Manse in Beachburg by Rev. alex Campbell(bmd almonte gazette) 9632-76 (Renfrew Co) James COMRIE, 25, farmer, Westmeath, same, s/o Pet er & Catherine COMRIE, married Elizabeth PRETTY, 22, Westmeath, d/o Jo hn & Maria PRETTY, witn: Angus BARR & Catherine COMRIE, both of Westmeat h, 21 Jan 1876, at Westmeath House, Beachburg Perth Courier, May 26, 1876 Comrie-Pretty?Married, at the Manse, Beechburg, by Rev. Alex Campbell, R.A ., on 19th January last, Mr. James Comrie to Miss Elizabeth (Pretty), daug hter of Mr. John Pretty. (Note, not entirely sure of the surname of the g room.)
  Children	1. Caro Daisy COMRIE,   b. 1 Dec 1878, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F32124532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth PORTER,   b. 14 Nov 1855, Bathurst Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Mar 1946, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1881	Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [17, 18]
  Notes	Married: 10062-81 James CONDIE, 33, yeoman, Westmeath, same, s/o Peter & Catherin e, married Elizabeth PORTER, 24, Bathurst, Westmeath, d/o William & Jane t, witn: R. B. CONDIE of Westmeath & Jennie PORTER of Bathurst, 9 Aug 18 81 at Ross twp
  Children	1. Laura Mabel COMRIE,   b. 27 May 1882, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Aug 1966, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 84 years)   2. Robert Bennie COMRIE,   b. 26 Jun 1884, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Jul 1949, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 65 years)   3. Jessie Margaret COMRIE,   b. 14 Dec 1886, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Feb 1963, Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age 76 years)   4. George Porter COMRIE,   b. 2 Apr 1888, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Aug 1919, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 31 years)   5. William James COMRIE,   b. 10 Mar 1891, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Jan 1946, Selkirk, , Manitoba, Canada (Age 54 years)   6. Harriet COMRIE,   b. 19 Nov 1893, , R.M. Rosser, Manitoba, Canada d. 26 Nov 1978, Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F32124531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2016

  
  

• Notes

  !Marriage: James Comrie age 25 bach/farmer b. Westmeath Twp. residing WEs tmeath Twp., son of Peter & Catherine Cowrie to Ellizabeth Pretty age 22 s ppinster born Westmeath Twp., residing Westmeath dau of John & Maria Prett y. Witnessed by Angus Barr and Catherine Cowrie both of Westmeath Twp., Gr oom Pres; Bride Church of England; married at Westmeath Manse Jan 21 18 76 by Rev. Alexander Campbell by licence. reg no. 009632 Census Place:Westmeath, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada Source:FHL Film 1375870 NAC C-13234 Dist 114 SubDist K Div 1 Pa ge 39 Family 150+ SexMarrAgeOriginBirthplace James CONERIEMW32ScottishOntario Occ:FarmerReligion:Presbyterian Canada 10062-81 James 33, yeoman, Westmeath, same, s/o Peter & Catherine, married Elizabeth PORTER, 24, Bathurst, Westmeath, d/o William & Janet, witn: R. B. CONDIE of Westmeath & Jennie PORTER of Bathurst, 9 Aug 1881 at Ross twp Census-Household Member: Role: Household Member Role: Household Member

  
  

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