James SILVER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farm hand
• _FGRAVE: 215048763
• Census: 1911, No 37, 18 Great Western Rd, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Residence: 1916, 138 Crown St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Residence: 1918, 15 Lilybank Place, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Residence: 1943, Beechmont, Queensland, Australia
• Residence: 1954, Beechmont, Queensland, Australia
• Residence: 1968, Beechmont, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

His death certificate says he lived 53 years in Australia which means he arrived from Scotland about 1920. The nearest shipping record is of a James Silver, aged 22, who left in 1919 from Liverpool for Singapore. If that's him, he would have come to Australia by another vessel.

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Birth:
1898 births in the parish of Kinneff & Catterline, in the county of Kincardine.
James Silver 1898 March fifteenth at 4pm at Harvieston Kinneff, male, son of Alexander Silver, farmer, and Ellen Jane Silver M.S.Watt who married 1894 March 16th at Kinneff. Informant: Alex Silver, father.

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Census:
No 37, 18 Great Western Road, Aberdeen:
Margaret RAE, head, widow, aged 51, boarding house keeper, born Aberdeen
Alexander SILVER, boarder, aged 16, single, born Kinneff, Kincardineshire
John SILVER, boarder, aged 14, single, Kinneff, Kincardineshire
James SILVER, boarder, aged 13, single, born Kinneff, Kincardineshire

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Residence:
As per brother John Watt Silver's will

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Residence:
As per newspaper report of brother John's death in WW1.

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Died:
1973 Deaths in Queensland, Australia: DEATH in the District of BRISBANE, in the State of Queensland, 1973 Registered by Lionel Albert Stevens, Registrar-General. 1 Number 44471 Description - 2 When died and where 31 August 1973 Southport Hospital, Southport. 3 Name and surname, profession trade or occupation. JAMES SILVER. 4 Sex and age. Male 74* years. 5 (1) Cause of death. 1(a) Atrial fibrillation (b) Pulmonary edema (c) Congestive cardiac failure. (2) Duration of last illness. 2 Respiratory tract infection. 1 (a) months (b) four days (c) one month. (3) Medical attendant by whom certified. N. Glinka. (4) When he last saw deceased. 30 August 1973. 6 Name and surname of father. Alexander Silver. Profession, trade or occupation. Farmer. Name and maiden surname of mother. _ 7 Signature, description and residence of informant. Certified in writing by John S. Scott, NO Relation, Beechmont. 8 (1) Signature of Registrar. 10 September 1973. (2) Date (3) Place of registration. Brisbane. If Burial or Cremation Registered-
9 When and where buried or cremated. 3 September 1973 Cremated at Allambe Gardens Crematorium Nerang. By whom certified. W.S.Healey.
10 Name and religion of minister and/or names of two witnesses ofburial or cremation. Colin K.Kay Presbyterian L. Eames I.C.Pierce. 11 Where born and how long in Australian States, stating which. Harvieston, Scotland. 53 years. If Deceased was married- 12 (1) Where. Never married.
I, Desmond Barry Tanner, Registrar-General, hereby certify that this is a true photographic copy of particulars recorded in an entry in a register kept in the General Registry Office, Brisbane.
Dated 5 AUGUST 2003
*Note that he was aged 75 as born 1898.

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