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James USHER
A letter from James's nephew James N. Usher in 1829 states he was married twice. This doesn't seem to be substantiated by the records. His wife was married twice, and also son Thomas B. was married twice. 6
Church Records 1857-1986
• He appeared on the census in 1841 in St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh, 7 Hill Square. 7 • He appeared on the census between 30 Mar 1851 and 31 Mar 1851 at 1 Et Adam St., Edinburgh. 8 • He worked as a Heraldic artist. 6 • He Immigrated from Glasgow arriving at New York City on 7 Jun 1851. He is found with his two sisters landing at New York on the "Harries", James being described as a labourer. From here they probably made their way to their aunt, Margaret Lunn in Canada. 9 • He Immigrated from Canada arriving at West Hoboken, New Jersey in 1860. • He appeared on the census in 1860. 1790-1870 New Jersey Census Index • He served in the military U.S. Civil War in Jun 1863 in New York City, , New York, U.S.A.. p.284 • He was employed in 1869 in 31 Pine, h, New Jersey, U.S.A.. 11 • He worked as a Painter in 1870. 12 • He appeared on the census in 1870 in West Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. 12 • Inventory: 1878. <a href="html/jamesusher_inventory.htm">Inventory</a>
James married Harriet BIRKS, daughter of John BIRKS and Unknown.1 (Harriet BIRKS was born in 1824 in Sheffield, England 12 13 14 15 and died on 3 Apr 1886 in West Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey 16 17 18.) |
Cause of his death was Pneumonia.
Sources
1
C. M. Usher, A History Of The Usher Family In Scotland (Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1956), Tree Table I;
The book is also available for download in either MS Word 97/2000 format or in Adobe PDF format.
2
"Return of Deaths in West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, USA -
Image", vol. BE: Pg 509 Roll #58NJA. age at death 45y 11m 12d.
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"Return of Deaths in West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, USA -
Image", vol. BE: Pg 509 Roll #58NJA. February 28th 1878 James Usher 45y 11m 12d Artist.
4
"New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971," database on-line, ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 Nov 2011), Record for James Usher, death 28 Feb 1878;
Name: James Usher
Birth Date: abt 1833
Birth Place: Scotland
Death Date: 28 Feb 1878
Death Place: West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey
Death Age: 45 years 11 months 12 days
Occupation: Artist
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: James
Mother Name: Mary
FHL Film Number: 494143;
Original data: "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720\endash 1971." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
5
"Return of Deaths in West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, USA -
Image", vol. BE: Pg 509 Roll #58NJA.
6
James Neville Usher (Edinburgh) to Charles Howard Usher, Letter, 24 Jan 1929; privately held by Leslie Usher, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Edinburgh, 2010;
Jane Cottage
Musselburgh Jan 24 29
Dear Dr Usher
When I paid one of my periodical visits to the Park Brewery last evening Mr Stevenson showed me a letter from you relative to the Usher family history & I afterwards had a long & interesting chat with your brother Leslie on the subject.
In reply to some of the queries you put in your letter I may in the first place, state that I am the elder son of the late Thomas Usher who was founder & Secretary of the Edin. Border Counties Association. His younger brother James went to New York over 70 years ago & carried on the profession of heraldic artist. He was twice married & had two sons, James & Thomas, by his first wife, both of whom are still alive. By his second wife he had quite a large family. James & Thomas visited this country many years ago & I thought them both very fine fellows. The James married a widow with a large fortune in real estate. Tom also did well. He, I believe, carries on a big printing & publishing business in New York State. Both I understand were for some time members of the Trent Assmebly.
With regard to John Usher of Stodrig, he was my granduncle & I have happy recollections of delightful holidays spent at his place in my boyhood. You are probably aware that Mr Hogarth the leading surgeon of Nottingham, ex President of the British Medical Assoc. is a grandson of John Usher. He & I spent some weeks together at Stodrig about 50 years ago & I have not met him since.
Respecting the lecture which my father delivered to the E.B.C.A. on the Usher Family of Darnick. I may state that this was afterwards published in pamphlet form & I still have a couple of copies brown with age. I am handing one to Leslie who intends having a typed copy taken.
I may also mention that one of my few heirlooms is a letter from Sir Walter Scott to my grandfather James Usher - the eldest son of the last laird of Toftfield. In this letter Sir Walter speaks of his sincere regard for the family.
I shall be very pleased to see you any time you are in Edinburgh & with Kindest regards
I am
Yours sincerely
James N. Usher
P.S. Leslie told me what one of your nurses at a home in Edin. said about me. You see I am still alive to tell the tale.
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Ancestry.com, "1841 Scotland Census," database on-line, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com
), entry for 14 Apr 2010, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 5I; Page: 3; Line: 1350 ;
Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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1851 Scotland Census, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (685/2), enumeration district (ED) 19, page 2, schedule no. 10; database on-line, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com 9
"New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," online images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 Apr 2010), manifest, Harries, 7 Jun 1851, Image 5; This database is an index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of New York from 1820-1957. In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger lists. Information contained in the index includes given name, surname, age, gender, arrival date, port of arrival, port of departure and ship name. 10
"U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865," database and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 Nov 2011), New York, 4th, Vol 5 of 5, Class 2, K-Z, p. 289; Record for James Usher; 11
New York City Directory 1869, Usher James, artist, 31 Pine, h N. J.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, p. 457A, dwelling 747, family 881; digital images, Ancestry.com 13
Cornelius Burnham Harvey, Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey (New York: The New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900), p. 327.
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"•Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897," online images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 Jun 2010), manifest, Constitution, 13 Sep 1850, Harriet Stanford; This database is an index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of New York from 1820-1957. In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger lists. Information contained in the index includes given name, surname, age, gender, arrival date, port of arrival, port of departure and ship name. 15
FamilySearch, "Canada Births, 1661-1959," database; 16
James Usher, U.S. Civil War Pension File : William B. Stanford, letter from James Usher. 17
Family Search, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988," database; 18
"New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971," database on-line, ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Oct 2011), Harriet Usher; Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List This Web Site was Created 23 Dec 2011 with Legacy 7.5 from Millennia (http://www.ancestry.com
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Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Residence: [???] Pearl
Name: James Usher
Age 1st July 1863: 36
White or Coloured: W
Profession, Occupation or Trade: Artist
Place of Birth: Scotland.
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Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. National Archives, Washington D.C;
This is a collection of lists of Civil War Draft Registrations. There were four drafts between 1863 and 1865, which included 3.175 million records. Historically, the 1863 draft was one of the most tenuous moments in the Union outside of the battles fought on Northern soil. Most of the concern was due to the draft riots that took place in New York in 1863.
These records include 631 volumes of registries and are basically lists of individuals who registered for the draft. The records are split into two different classes, Class I are those aged 20-35 as well as those 36-45 and unmarried. Class II is everyone else that registered.
(http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 May 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 864;
Usher James, 39 M W Painter 1000 100 Scotland
, Harriet, 40 F W Keeping House England
, William, 18 M W Plasterer, England
, George W, 16 M W Brush Maker appr, New York
, Frankin , 16 M W, New York
, Sarah A, 13 F W, New York
, James, 11 M W, New Jersey
, Thomas, 9, M W, New Jersey
, Walter S., 5, M W, New Jersey
, William B., 1, M W, New Jersey;
Original data:
•1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
•Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Name: Douglas Russell Renwick
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1875
Birthplace: Beverly, Wentworth, Ontario
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: George Renwick
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Agnes Johnston
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01468-7
System Origin: Canada-EASy
Source Film Number: 1845109
Reference Number: cn 24485
Collection: Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
State of New Jersey
S.S.
County of Hudson:
James Usher, of the Town of Union, County of Hudson, State of New Jersey, being first duly sworn deposes and says: I am a half-brother of Wm. B. Stanford, of Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, being a younger son of his deceased mother by her second husband the late James Usher of West Hoboken, and a resident in the Usher household both before the said Stanford's enlistment and after his return home. From my parents I learned that the said Stanford, my half-brother, resided just prior to his enlistment at Monticello, Wayne Co., Kentucky; and as the people with whom he lived opposed his entering the army on account of his youth and believing it would displease his father and mother, he ran away and early in 1862 enlisted in the 12th Kentucky Regiment, Infantry troops, commanded by a Colonel Hoskins, and served under the name of Elisha Hill, in Company H under one Captain Worden or Warden, from that year until 1864. He corresponded freely and his letters were the common property of the family here until the death of its heads and the dispersion of its members and marraige [sic] of the same, although now no traces of these letters remain. I remember he wrote my parents about reenlisting at Knoxville, Tenn., and about being entitled to a furlough; and that we expected he would come home to visit us. When we heard nothing further from him and did not see him here as expected, all supposed him killed in battle or wounded. My parents watched the paper every day for news. One evening in the last of May, 1864, while the family were at table actually talking about its absent member, William, he opened the door and presented himself and was joyfully received. He was almost as black as a negro and his clothes were old and full of vermin and he had the itch. I remember he wanted to go back to the Army but my mother insisted that he should stay at home saying he was too young, and that he could not be taken away from her. For several years he remained with us at home. From his lips I have heard repeatedly the story of his war experiences and have no doubt whatever of his entire truth _______. I know that he is the same person who was known as Elisha Hill a private in Co. H. 12th Kentucky Regt of Infantry from the fact that he corresponded with my mother under that name.
James Usher
Sworn and subscribed to before me a Notary Public in and for the county and State aforesaid, this 26th day of October, 1892.
Fred Grobels
Notary Public
New Jersey
Name: Harriet Usher
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 03 Apr 1886
Death Place: W. Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey
Age: 62
Birth Date: 1824
Birthplace: Eng
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Eng
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Eng
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06592-8
System Origin: New Jersey-EASy
Source Film Number: 589306
Reference Number: v 18 p 382
Collection: New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988
Name: Harriet Usher
Birth Date: abt 1824
Birth Place: England
Death Date: 3 Apr 1886
Death Place: W. Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey
Death Age: 62 years 2 months
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Father Birth Place: England
Mother Birth Place: England
FHL Film Number: 589306;
Original data: "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720\endash 1971." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.