| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 3rd Jul 1865 | |
| Date of Death | 18th Nov 1921 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | John Quaite born about 1846 in Ireland | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Margaret Henry born abt 1841 in Antrim | |
| Townland born | Govan, Scotland-Father working as a ship's caulker. The family alternated between living in Scotland (Govan and Clydeside) and Belfast, Antrim, so some of the children were born in Ireland and others in Scotland. | |
| Number of Siblings | 10, four were born in Belfast and six in Scotland-I used Scotland's people and the Irish civil records to find the births. The 1901 census of Ireland helped me locate the siblings. | |
| Names of Siblings | Mary born in Belfast in 1862 John born in Govan, Glasgow in 1863 William born in Belfast in 1867 Sarah 1869 & Margaret 1872-Govan Agnes 1874, Roseanne 1876 & Catherine 1878 in Clydebank, Scotland Margaret 1881 & Elizabeth 1884 in Belfast | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Sarah Hill born in Liverpool in 1869. Sarah died in Belfast in 1954. Parents William Hill, seaman and mother Jane Rutherford | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | 29 April 1893 in Belfast-Irish Civil records James' father John Quaite was a ship builder Sarah's father William Hill was a seaman | |
| First Child | Florence born 1894 in Belfast. At the age of 30 she travelled to Quebec, Canada as a domestic. She married Malcolm Kingham in Quebec. He was also from Belfast. They had 2 daughters, Isabel and Jean. Florence died in 1967 at the age of 72, in Quebec | |
| Names of Children | Sarah 1896 & William 1898-Clydebank, Scotland Margaret 1900, James 1901, Agnes 1903-1904, Jennie 1905, John 1908 Alexander 1910 & Thomas W 1911-all in Belfast. Thomas Walter's daughter in Canada is a strong DNA match-leading me to this family | |
| Occupation | Ship Caulker & boiler maker-skilled occupation in ship building industry. James' father, John was also a boiler maker. The occupations of James' sons are rivetter and plater, both in ship building. | |
| Place of Death | James died in Belfast. | |
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