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Edwin 'Doc' Fraser

M, #627, b. 1890
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FatherJohn Fraser
MotherMargaret Jane Macintosh
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Edwin 'Doc' Fraser was born in 1890 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. He and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Maxwell Fleming were married on 8 September 1920 in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO.
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Janet 'Jessie' Lindsay Russell McLagan1,2,3,4,5,6,7

F, #628, b. 3 March 1853
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FatherAlexander McLagan (b. about 1825, d. 21 October 1880)
MotherJanet Lindsay Russell (b. 1827, d. 1863)
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Janet 'Jessie' Lindsay Russell McLagan

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Janet 'Jessie' Lindsay Russell McLagan was born on 3 March 1853 in Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, ScotlandO.1,2,3,4,6,7 She and Robert Crawford were married on 28 April 1874 in 15 Ladywell Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.8
Janet 'Jessie' Lindsay Russell McLagan was also known as Janet McLagan. She was a laundress.2 She resided in Glasgow Goven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1861.6 She resided in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, ScotlandO, in 1871.3 She was a Jute mill worker on 28 April 1874.8 She resided in 18 Briar Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 28 April 1874.8 She resided in Perth West Church, Perthshire, Scotland, in 1881.7 She resided in Perth West Church, Perthshire, Scotland, in 1891.2 She resided in Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandO, in 1901.1

Children with Robert Crawford (b. 9 March 1852, d. 5 March 1889)

SonRobert Crawford+ (b. 24 May 1874, d. 17 February 1952)
SonAlexander 'Alex' McLagan Crawford+ (b. 16 May 1876, d. 21 June 1966)
SonDavid Crawford+ (b. 1878)
DaughterJessie McLagan Campbell Crawford+ (b. 2 December 1879, d. 1 April 1963)
SonJohn Banks Crawford+ (b. 26 March 1883, d. 10 March 1956)
SonPeter Mclagan Crawford, MC+ (b. 24 May 1884, d. 31 March 1965)
SonJames Duncan Crawford+ (b. 13 May 1888, d. 17 December 1969)
  • 1853
    Birth
    3 March 1853 | Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, ScotlandO
    Citations: 1,2,3,4,6,7
  • 187421
    Marriage | Robert Crawford
    28 April 1874 | 15 Ladywell Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Robert Crawford
    Age: 22
    Birth: on 9 March 1852 | Moulin, Perthshire, ScotlandO
    Death: on 5 March 1889 | Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 8

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Janet L R McLagan Obit
Newspaper Intimation
Janet L R McLagan census 1921
Janet Lindsay Russell McLagan b 1853
Source: C. Gooch
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Citations

  1. [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Perth; ED: 25; Page: 4; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_125
  2. [S3841] Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Perth West Church; ED: 18; Page: 3; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1891_118
  3. [S5044] Census records. Scotland, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. 2 April 1871. MCLAGAN, Janet (servant). PN 560. SN 35. ED 4. p. 10, line 14. [Transcription] https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 15 Aug 2019
  4. [S3886] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  5. [S4761] Deaths (CR) Scotland, Perth, Perthshire. 21 Jun 1966. CRAWFORD, Alexander McLagan. 387/ 343. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 09 February 2021
  6. [S5044] Census records. Scotland, Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire. 7 April 1861. MCLAGGAN, Alexander (head). PN HO107/272. SN 33. ED 48. p. 12, line 11-17. [Transcription] https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 15 Aug 2019
  7. [S5044] Census records. Scotland, Perth West Church, Perthshire. 3 April 1881. CRAWFORD, Robert (head). RD 387. SN 125. ED 20. p. 29, line 2-7. [Transcription] https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 15 Aug 2019
  8. [S5064] Marriages (CR) Scotland, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. 28 April 1874. CRAWFORD, Robert and MCLAGAN, Jessie. 644/2 272. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 21 August 2017

Jean Marion Crawford1,2

F, #630, b. 13 November 1928, d. about 1976
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FatherPeter Mclagan Crawford, MC (b. 24 May 1884, d. 31 March 1965)
MotherDorothy Murriel Weeks (b. 7 June 1891, d. 31 October 1958)
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Jean Marion Crawford was born on 13 November 1928 in Isle of Wight, EnglandO.2,3 She died about 1976, at age ~48, in Isle of Wight, EnglandO.2
Jean Marion Crawford resided in "Restikent" Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, England, on 29 September 1939.3

Child

DaughterSusan Jean Brooke (b. 30 December 1955, d. 6 December 2013)
  • 1928
    Birth
    13 November 1928 | Isle of Wight, EnglandO
    Citations: 2,3
  • 1976~48
    Death
    About 1976 | Isle of Wight, EnglandO
    Citation: 2
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Citations

  1. [S3900] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005
  2. [S3885] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, Volume:20 Page :2497
  3. [S4130] Ancestry.com, 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG101/2649D/023/37

John Banks Crawford1,2,3,4

M, #640, b. 26 March 1883, d. 10 March 1956
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FatherRobert Crawford (b. 9 March 1852, d. 5 March 1889)
MotherJanet 'Jessie' Lindsay Russell McLagan (b. 3 March 1853)
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John Banks Crawford

Biography

John Banks Crawford was born on 26 March 1883 in Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandO.1,2,3,4 He and Jane Pullar Taylor were married on 31 December 1906 in Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandO.5 He died on 10 March 1956, at age 72, in Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandO. He was buried after 10 March 1956 in Wellshill Cemetery, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.6
John Banks Crawford and Jane Pullar Crawford (nee Taylor) had their first home at 10 Paul Street, Perth. Their first two children (Robert & Jessie - known as Netta) were born here. They stayed in Paul Street for seven years before moving to Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppy in March 1914.
Their first house in Sheerness was 11 Jefferson Road; followed by 65 Clyde Street, where their third child (Doris) was born, then finally moving to a third house in Alma road. The family returned to Perth in 1922 after John Banks retired from the navy with 22 years of service and attaining rank of Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist.
Back in Perth, the family's first house was in Craigie Park Terrace adjacent to St.Johnstone Football Club. In 1923 their fourth child (John) was born and four years later (1927) the family moved into one of the new Corporation steel houses at 44 Gray Street, Craigie.
Since leaving the navy, John Banks had a number of different jobs but the main ones were - working at the Luncharty bleachfields; boilerman at Perth Prison; 'Banks' the rope merchants.
He retired from 'Banks' in 1947 and lived on at Gray Street until he died on April 10th 1956. His wife, Jane stayed on for some time before moving into a small cottage at 208 Crieff Road where she lived until her death on 16 December 1964. John Banks Crawford resided in Perth West Church, Perthshire, Scotland, in 1891.1 He resided in Gibraltar, Vessels, Royal Navy, England, in 1901.2 With the Royal Navy as a Merchant Marine. He resided in Royal Navy, England, on 2 April 1911.3 He was a freemason on 11 June 1920 in Sheerness, Kent, EnglandO.4 He resided on 3 September 1920.4

Children with Jane Pullar Taylor (b. 1880, d. 16 December 1964)

DaughterJessie 'Netta' Pullar Crawford (b. 1908, d. 1996)
SonRobert Banks Crawford (b. 1910, d. 1977)
DaughterDoris Crawford (b. 1917)
SonJohn 'Jack' Crawford (b. 23 March 1923, d. 23 January 2014)
  • 1883
    Birth
    26 March 1883 | Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandO
    Citations: 1,2,3,4
  • 190623
    Marriage | Jane Pullar Taylor
    31 December 1906 | Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandO
    Jane Pullar Taylor
    Age: ~26
    Birth: in 1880
    Death: on 16 December 1964 | Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 5
  • 195672
    Death
    10 March 1956 | Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandO
  • 1956
    Burial
    After 10 March 1956 | Wellshill Cemetery, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Citation: 6

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J B Crawford b1882 J p taylor b1880 Robert Crawford b1909 Jessie P Crawford Netta b1908
J B Crawford b1882 J p taylor b1880 Robert Crawford b1909 Jessie P Crawford Netta b1908
J B Crawford b1882 onboard Queen Elizabeth Aug 1950
J B Crawford b1882 onboard Queen Elizabeth Aug 1950
Wireless staff HMS Hyacinth
John Banks Crawford is seated on the far right. Source: C. Gooch
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Citations

  1. [S3841] Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Perth West Church; ED: 18; Page: 3; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1891_118
  2. [S5210] 1901 Census of England, Gibraltar, Royal Navy, RG13/5329, ED Pactolns, RN Ships, folio 17, page 8, schedule 1, line 14; John Crawford; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 1 Mar 2020) ; citing The National Archives of the UK.
  3. [S5095] 1911 Census of England, Royal Navy Vessel, 2 April 1911. CRAWFORD, John B. (sailor). RD 640. PN 34971. ED Vessels. https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 27 March 2025
  4. [S4591] Ancestry.com, England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921, Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Membership Registers: Country DD 3123-3187 to Country DD2 3188-3241; Reel Number: 55
  5. [S5064] Marriages (CR) Scotland, Perth, Perthshire. 31 December 1906. CRAWFORD, John Banks and TAYLOR, Jane Pullar. 387/ 6. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 27 November 2017
  6. [S4071] Gooch, Cheryl, E-mail to Ron Field, Cheryl Gooch Collection

William Griffin

M, #641, b. 31 March 1881, d. 18 December 1974
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FatherMichael Griffin (b. 29 March 1850, d. 28 April 1918)
MotherBridget McGinn (b. 20 January 1856, d. 19 May 1933)
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William Griffin was born on 31 March 1881 in Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO.1 He and Sara Goetz were married on 15 June 1915 in Kenilworth, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.1 He died on 18 December 1974, at age 93, in Kenilworth, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.1 He was buried in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO.1

Children with Sara Goetz (b. 12 June 1890, d. 18 September 1963)

DaughterMary Griffin (b. 31 March 1918)
SonJoseph Griffin (b. 15 April 1921)
DaughterRita Griffin (b. 8 April 1923)
  • 1881
    Birth
    31 March 1881 | Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
  • 191534
    Marriage | Sara Goetz
    15 June 1915 | Kenilworth, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Sara Goetz
    Age: 25
    Birth: on 12 June 1890 | Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO
    Death: on 18 September 1963 | Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
  • 197493
    Death
    18 December 1974 | Kenilworth, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Citation: 1
  • Burial
    Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
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Citations

  1. [S318] Hagen, Mary Ann - Rootsweb Worldconnect, McEllistrum family (Name: http://www.rootsweb.com;)
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