Dear Listers I was wondering if anyone could fill me in on the parents, ancestors and siblings of a James Thomson. James was said to have been born on 13 April 1861 in Orkney. He left there at about the age of 17 and moved to San Francisco before joining the 1898 gold rush to the Yukon. In 1903 he settled in Vancouver where he acquired property and was known for his philanthropy. He was a very fit person, noted for long distance swimming in summer and he skated in winter. James was proprietor of the Ivanhoe Hotel in Vancouver when he died on 12 December 1948. Apparently James did not marry and did not have any descendants. However he had four cousins in Vancouver and four in Oregon when he died. Regards Philip Booker --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Messenger 7.0: Free worldwide PC to PC calls

Philip The BC archives lists James Thompson's death registration. The 1901 census only has two James in the age group - a James Thompson single b 30 Apr 1860 & a James R. Thomson married b 11 Oct 1860 . However both were born Ontario of Scot descent. I hope this helps Susanne Vital Event Death Registration Name: James Thompson Event Date: 1948 12 12 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 87 Gender: male Event Place: Vancouver Reg. Number: 1948-09-011117 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13199 GSU Microfilm Number: 2032569 1901District: BC VANCOUVER ISLAND (#3) Subdistrict: Nanaimo (City/Cité) Middle Ward E-3 Page 1 Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6429 40 186 Hayso(?) Wm. M Lodger S Nov 23 1869 31 41 186 Anderson Alex M Lodger S Sep 23 1872 28 42 186 Pritchard James M Lodger M Jul 17 1861 39 43 186 Adams Amoisis(?) M Lodger S Oct 21 1871 29 44 186 Godfrey(?) William M Lodger M Jan 15 1845 56 45 186 Anderson Chas. M Lodger S Aug 12 1879 21 46 186 Thompson Wm. R.(?) M Lodger M Feb 6 1868 32 47 186 Thompson Jas. M Lodger M Apr 30 1860 40 Ont r Scot Presb Occ unreadable 10 mos $600 48 186 Black Frank M Lodger ? May 15 1865 35 49 186 Cook William M Lodger S Nov 8 1866 34 1901 Census of Canada District: BC BURRARD (#1) Subdistrict: Vancouver (City/Cité) D-4 Page 8 Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6428 38 75 Thomson James R. M Head M Oct 11 1860 40 born Ontario r 39 75 Thomson Lillian M. F Wife M Oct 11 1872 28 40 75 Thomson Hattie F Daughter S May 8 1886 14 41 75 Thomson Maude F Daughter S Mar 28 1888 13 42 75 Thomson Alberta F Daughter S Aug 24 1889 11 43 75 Thomson Eliza F Mother W Jun 1826 74 44 75 Thomson Florence F Sister S Jul 8 1866 34 philip booker wrote: >Dear Listers > >I was wondering if anyone could fill me in on the parents, ancestors and siblings of a James Thomson. James was said to have been born on 13 April 1861 in Orkney. He left there at about the age of 17 and moved to San Francisco before joining the 1898 gold rush to the Yukon. In 1903 he settled in Vancouver where he acquired property and was known for his philanthropy. He was a very fit person, noted for long distance swimming in summer and he skated in winter. James was proprietor of the Ivanhoe Hotel in Vancouver when he died on 12 December 1948. > >Apparently James did not marry and did not have any descendants. However he had four cousins in Vancouver and four in Oregon when he died. > >Regards >Philip Booker > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? > Messenger 7.0: Free worldwide PC to PC calls > > >==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== > > >>>>>TIP: When replying to a message, please change the subject line of the message if you've changed the subject - this will improve our list archive and assist future researchers.<<<< >>>>> >>>>> > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > >