James Thurrott (-)

Jane Cowan (-)

John Thurrott (1811-1874)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Mary Morton Mary Thurrott+ Jane Thurrott+ Agnes Thurrott+ Elizabeth Thurrott+ John Russell Thurrott+ Margaret Thurrott+ Janet Thurrott+ James Thurrott+ Angus McMasters Thurrott Catherine Thurrott+ Alexander MacMichael Thurrott+ William Morton Thurrott+ John Thurrott 2 Born: 1811, Newton Stewart, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland 2 Marriage: Mary Morton about 1834 1 Died: 24 Dec 1874, West Branch, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada aged 63 1 3 4 Buried: West Branch, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada 3    Other names for John were John Thorat 5 and John Thorret.6   Noted events in his life were: • Religion: a member of the Presbyterian church: Weldford, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. 5 6 • Immigration: from Newton Stewart, Scotland, Abt 1830, West Branch, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. 1 7 • Residence: Lot #10 on the south side of the West Branch of St. Nicholas River, 1830, West Branch, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. 1 7 • Census: Canadian, 1861, Weldford, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. 5 • Ethnic Origin: Listed as Scotch on the census, 1861-1871, Weldford, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. 5 6 • Census, 1871, Weldford, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. 6 • Occupation: farmer, 1871, Weldford, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. 6 John married Mary Morton, daughter of James Morton and Mary MacMichael, about 1834.1 (Mary Morton was born on 15 Feb 1818 in Minnigaff, Kircudbrightshire, Scotland,1 8 died on 2 Mar 1879 1 9 and was buried in West Branch, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada 9.)

1 Robert F. Fellows, "Genealogies (First Families) at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Canada," p. 58; report to Provincial Archives New Brunswick, Sixth Edition Jan 2006; Source listed in Genealogies (First Family): MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New Brunswick, pages 273-274.

2 Robert F. Fellows, "Genealogies (First Families) at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Canada," p. 58; report to Provincial Archives New Brunswick, Sixth Edition Jan 2006; Source listed in Genealogies (First Family): MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New Brunswick, pages 273-274.

3 New Brunswick Provincial Government, "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick," database, New Brunswick Cemeteries (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NBCemeteries/?culture=en-CA : accessed 16 Jul 2009), Cemetery record for John Thurrott.

4 Daniel F. Johnson, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, "Newspaper Vital Statistics," database, Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NewspaperVitalStats : accessed 30 Jan 2009), Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 37 Number 227.

5 1861 census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Kent, Weldford, Weldford, p. 2, John Thurrott; RG 31; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 0,477,552, item Library and Archives Canada Film Number: C-1002-1003, Digital GS Number: 4108515.

6 database, Kent County Census Records (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbken/Census.html : accessed 1 Aug 2009), Census record for John Thurrott.

7 Eleanor Wilson Graham and John Currie MacMichael, West Branch Days (1826 - 1989) (Sackville, New Brunswick: The Tribune Press Ltd., 1989), 46.

8 Eleanor Wilson Graham and John Currie MacMichael, West Branch Days (1826 - 1989) (Sackville, New Brunswick: The Tribune Press Ltd., 1989), 44.

9 New Brunswick Provincial Government, "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick," database, New Brunswick Cemeteries (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NBCemeteries/?culture=en-CA : accessed 16 Jul 2009), Cemetery record for Mary Morton Thurrott.