James Cameron Shirreffs

1866 - 1926  (59 years)

• Name	James Cameron Shirreffs
  Born	20 Dec 1866	Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Seaman/Brewery Worker
  Died	6 Nov 1926	Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
  Buried	9 Nov 1926	Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
  	Photo of Headstone from Invercargill City Council Website Click photo for larger image (use back key to return to this page)
  Notes	First day pupil at Woodlands School.
  Person ID	I108	Frost Family | The Shirreffs family
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Joseph Duncan Shirreffs,   b. Abt 1833, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 24 Apr 1909, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Wright,   b. Abt 1837, Scotland ,   d. 23 Mar 1904, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1856	Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Joseph and Mary were married in the Zion Chapel.
  		Marriage Register
  Immigration	24 Oct 1869	Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [2]
  	Left Glasgow on 28 July 1869 aboard the clipper ship 'James Nicol Fleming'. Arriving at Port Chalmers on Sunday 24 October 1869
  	Joseph Duncan left Aberdeen with his family to come to New Zealand, for a three year engagement with the firm of Mortons, as the head of the tinsmithing and preserving departments at the Glasgow Meat Preserving Company's meat works at Woodlands in Southland NZ. Joseph, Mary Ann his wife, their children Elizabeth, Jean, William and James and Jane Cameron, Mary's half sister, left Glasgow on 28 July 1869 aboard the clipper ship 'James Nicol Fleming'. The 992 ton ship, with 160 passengers on board, made its maiden voyage to New Zealand in 88 days between ports, arriving at Port Chalmers on Sunday 24 October 1869. A description of the ship's journey is given in 'The Otago Daily Times' on Monday 25 October 1869. The paper?s shipping column also shows the ship's arrival with 14 cabin passengers and 146 in second cabin and steerage. In the imports column a large list of engineering and similar goods is shown arriving on the 'James Nicol Fleming' belonging to a William Moody. According to the book 'Early Woodlands', by Margaret Trotter, Mr W. Moodie was a representative of the Glasgow Meat Preserving Company. [2]
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Belfridge (Tina) Yeaman,   b. 30 Jun 1871, Bridgewater St, Liverpool, Lancashire, England ,   d. 19 Aug 1943, New Zealand  (Age 72 years)
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Alexander Shirreffs,   b. 3 Jun 1893, New Zealand ,   d. 14 Apr 1955, Abbotsford, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand  (Age 61 years)   2. John Yeaman Shirreffs,   b. Abt. 1894, New Zealand   3. William Cameron Shirreffs,   b. Abt. 1895, New Zealand   4. Dorothy Esther Shirreffs,   b. Abt. 1897, New Zealand ,   d. 12 Apr 1918, New Zealand  (Age ~ 21 years)   5. James Phillip Shirreffs,   b. Abt. 1899, New Zealand   6. Florence Shirreffs,   b. Abt. 1901, New Zealand   7. Christina Shirreffs,   b. 30 May 1902, New Zealand ,   d. 31 May 1902, New Zealand  (Age 0 years) + 8. Mollie Shirreffs,   b. 23 May 1905, New Zealand   9. Rachel Gordon Shirreffs,   b. Apr 1910, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand ,   d. 10 Jul 1953, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand  (Age ~ 43 years)   10. Grace Elizabeth Shirreffs,   b. Abt 1911, New Zealand   11. Norman George Shirreffs,   b. 11 Feb 1914, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand ,   d. 29 Aug 1975, Makarewa, Southland, Southland, New Zealand  (Age 61 years)   12. M.V. Shirreffs
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2019
  Family ID	F1532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Dec 1866 - Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Died - 6 Nov 1926 - Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Buried - 9 Nov 1926 - Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S322] Ancestry.com.au, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (Reliability: 3). Name: James Shirreffs Gender: Male Birth Date: 20 Dec 1868 Birth Place:Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland Father: Joseph Shirreffs Mother: Mary Ann Wright FHL Film Number: 6035516 [S25] Cliff Shirreffs, Invercargill.