James Mooney Montreal, Quebec

[anotherhugh]

Hello, i would be very grateful if someone could find any details on my grand uncle James Mooney.

His basics are:

James Mooney (no middle name)
B. 1897 Scotland

Father: Hugh Mooney (Born Co Londonderry Northern Ireland)
Mother: Mary McIvor (born Scotland).

Home in Scotland at time he likely emigrated: Waterworks Cottage, Lambhill, Glasgow.

Its likely he was visited in August/September 1929 by his sister Brida Mooney and a record on Ancestry shows her transit.

Many thanks.

[*Sandra*]

Have you got James on a passenger list ?

Is this the one ?  Hmmmm. Maybe not..............

Canada Ocean Arrivals Form 24A - James Mooney born Crossan - aged 26 years - destined to Toronto to settle. Arrival 23 rd March 1923 - Saint Johns. New Brunswick.
Nearest relative Hugh Mooney - brother - Crossan. Maybridge, Newry.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

This looks like the family in 1901 Waterwaks Cottage. Lanarkshire ??

Hugh Mooney   40  Waterman.
Mary Mooney   38
Hugh Mooney   10 John Mooney   7
Cathrine Mooney   5
James Mooney   4 Breda Mooney   2

Sandra

[anotherhugh]

This looks like the family in 1901 Waterwaks Cottage. Lanarkshire ??

Hugh Mooney   40  Waterman.
Mary Mooney   38
Hugh Mooney   10 John Mooney   7
Cathrine Mooney   5
James Mooney   4 Breda Mooney   2

Sandra

Hi Sandra, thanks for the replies! Thats them in the quote above!

I was tempted to sign up for the Quebec records site as it seems a lot is locked away there and i was not sure if that would give the answer anyway.

We do not know much about James now as we dont think he had a kid or if he did it did not remain in contact. Brida is long dead was well known to the family as she travelled around to New Zealand, Australia and Canada with her brothers and sisters trying out new places.

Catherine and Mary (not the mum) both went to New Zealand and stay there. Brida decided England was the place for her.

With Bridas death went the connection to William, ended up in the US somewhere and to James she went out again later, by plane to visit James in Montreal when she was older.

The person in your first quote does not look like my grand uncle.

All ancestry has his James, father Hugh Mooney, marrying a Lucile in 1949. I cant find anything else to confirm if thats my man or not.

[*Sandra*]

Canada has very strict privacy laws.  There is no BMD register as in the UK.  The 1931 Canadian Census is due for release 1 st June 2023.

I have found a newspaper cutting of the engagement of a James Mooney to Lucille Lamy in 1949.
Bear with me and I will come back to you shortly to see if we can find anything to confirm its the right people.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Engagement announcement - James Mooney and Lucille Lamy.
This guy has a middle initial ?

The Gazette
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Thu, 20 Oct 1949 Page 15

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette/124424053/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette/124424209/

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

IF that's the correct couple - here they are on

Canada Voters List 1957 - 29 McEwen Lanark Ontario - James Mooney (Forman) CPR and Lucille Moonney.


Canada Voters List 1965 -  321 - 10th Argenteuil - Deux-Montagnes, Québec, Canada. James (General Foreman)

Canada Voters List 1968 - James J Mooney (CNR) and Lucille

Canada Voters List 1972 - James Mooney (CNR)  and Lucille Mooney (housewife)  also a female student "L"

Sandra

 

[*Sandra*]

Your James would be 55 years old by 1952 ?

The Montreal Star
Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
Mon, 3 Nov 1952
Page 24

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star/124425183/

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 for Wm Mooney -, aged 19 years -  Waterworks Cottage Lambs hill going to New Zealand June 1921. Ship Name - Pakeha.

Sandra