James Reith (“Jim”) Coutts

 

1883 to 12 March 1973

 

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Return to the Home Page of the Farndale Family Website

The Paternal Coutts Family Tree

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The Maternal Coutts Family Tree

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The Gordon Family Tree

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1883

James Reith (“Jim”) Coutts (COU00011) was born in or about 1883 (census).

 

1891

1891 Census – 9 Nellfield Place, Old Machar, Aberdeen

William Coutts, 61, gardener, widower

Elsie J Coutts, 15, general servant

Robert M Coutts , 11, scholar

James R Coutts, 8, scholar

John G D Coutts, 6, scholar

Stewart Coutts, 5, scholar

Ann Deans, 81

 

1901

1901 census – 261 Union Grove, St Machar, Aberdeen

William Coutts, 72

Elsie J Coutts, 25, housekeeper

George D Coutts , 23, grocer

Robert M Coutts , 21

James R Coutts, 18, grocer

 

1904

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William Coutts with their family in about 1904

It is thought they are, from left, Robert Coutts, Stewart Coutts, Elsie Coutts, George Coutts, William Coutts himself, Dingwall Coutts and Jim Coutts.

 

1910

James Coutts married Jessie Jane Clogg, the daughter of William Clogg (1857 to 1945) and Mary Clogg (1857 to 1918) in about 1910. Jessie Clogg was born in MacDuff, Banffshire on 9 April 1883.

 

1911

Aubrey William Coutts was born (census).

 

1912

Violet Mary Coutts was born (census).

 

1916

Mabel Coutts was born (census).

Isabel Coutts was born (census).

 

1920

Cecil James Coutts was born (census).

 

1921

1921 Census of Canada – Single house of wood, Burnaby, New Westminster

James Reith Coutts, 39, lumber mill sawyer

Jessie Jane Coutts, 38

Aubrey William Coutts, 10

Violet Mary Coutts, 9

Mable (sic) Coutts, 5

Isabel Coutts, 5

Cecil James Coutts, 10 months

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1931

1931 Census of Canada – Single house of wood, Burnaby, New Westminster

R James Coutts, 49, Hospital orderly

J Jessie Coutts, 48

Aubrey Coutts, 20

Violet Coutts, 19

Mabel Coutts, 15

Isabel Coutts, 15

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1933

Violet Mary Coutts was travelling on the US border in 1933 (US Border Crossings).

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1942

Their daughter Mabel Coutts, when they at 720 Seventh Avenue, New Westminster, married in 1942.

(The Province, 24 January 1942)

 

1969

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Jim Coutts and his family, taken on 12 May 1969

Standing (left to right);  Mabel, Isabel, Cecil, Melville, Joyce

Seated (left to right)  Violet, mother Jessie, father Jim, Aubrey

 

1972

Jessie Jane Coutts died on 11 January 1972 (media).

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(The Vancouver Sun, 12 January 1972)

 

1973

James Reith Coutts died at the age of 90 on 12 March 1973 at Whalley, British Columbia (Canada Death Index, Monumental Record).

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