Person:James Rennie (2)

Notes from a Letter by Frankie (Canning) MacArthur From Letter dated 1993 1993 - From a letter written by Doris (Faris) Joslin to Norrie Wilson: " I am going to write what Frankie (Canning) and Grant (MacArthur) found out in England when they were over ; ' James Rennie's mother was one of the ship building Wilson's of England and friends of Edward VII to whom they lent money on occassions. Jame's mother married a poor soldier __?_ Rennie and was promptly disinherited by her parents. An old tombstone was found leaning against another in Mount Pleasant Cemetery between Bradford and Churchill on # 11 Highway saying "James Rennie died March 14th, 1872 and Elizabeth Rennie wife of James Died age 65 yrs 7 mos. - date obliterated because of a crack in stone. Grice connections known to the family - Laura Grice McMullen of Chatham, daughters Ada and Edith Laurel visited by my parents; Laura and Frank Canning on their honeymoon in 1907".

(Research):Emigration about 1850 (Age 37)? Ontario, Canada Also spelt Renney James Renney Military Parchment Certificate on Grice tree

Ontario Census, 1861 for James Rennie Name: James Rennie Gender: Male Census Place: King, York, Ontario Age: 52y Estimated Birth Year: 1809 Birthplace: England Marital Status: Married Religion: C of E Page Number: 138 Line Number: 27 Film Number: 0390221 LAC Film Number: C-1088 Digital Folder Number: 4108434 Image Number: 00758