This week's blog post is about my great great grandfather James Henry Allan Annal. He was born on the 28th of March 1849 in South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Orkney is an archipelago in northern Scotland comprised of approximately 70 islands of which 20 are inhabited.
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| James Henry Allan Annal (1849-1930) |
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| Map of Orkney showing topography and main transport routes |
"In the 17th century, Orcadians formed the overwhelming majority of employees of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada. The harsh climate of Orkney and the Orcadian reputation for sobriety and their boat handling skills made them ideal candidates for the rigours of the Canadian north." (Thompson (2008) pp. 371-72.)
James Henry Allan Annal was the son of James Annal and Elizabeth Wylie. He was the father of Elizabeth (Annal) Coughlin and the grandfather of Rhea (Coughlin) Moynahan.
James Annal was a sailor all of his life and his obituary revealed that "he had an interesting and varied sailing career, as a boy was on a whaling expedition for three years in the Arctic."
He emigrated to Canada in 1870 (according to the 1901 census). He lived in Bruce county (Walkerton, Bruce south) and was a sailor on the Great lakes for many years.
He emigrated to Canada in 1870 (according to the 1901 census). He lived in Bruce county (Walkerton, Bruce south) and was a sailor on the Great lakes for many years.
"He had an interesting and varied sailing career, as a boy was on a whaling expedition for three years in the Arctic, and sailed every windjammer on the Great lakes a hardy and fearless sailor, and very expert in the construction of ship models."
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| A model ship made by James Annal |
James Annal married Mary Hess (1853-1927) of Elora (c 1870) and they had four boys and four girls.
- James Annal (1873-1921)
- John Annal (1875-1960)
- Mary (Annal) (1878-1948)
- Annie (Annal) McIntyre (1880-1909)
- Elizabeth Annal (1884-1953)
- Ethel Annal (1886-?)
- William Annal (1888-1949)
- Wilford Andrew Annal (1896-1897)
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| Standing (L-R): J.H.A. Annal and Gabriel Hess Sitting (L-R): John and James Annal, Joe Hess Bottom: William Annal |
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| Hess and Annal family |
1891 census
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| 1891 Canadian Census (District 47, Bothwell, Wallaceburg Village) |
1901 census
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| 1901 Canadian Census (Wallaceburg, Bothwell, Pg 13) |
On closer look at census details, I learned that Elizabeth (Annal) Coughlin was living with daughter Madeline Coughlin with her mother and father (and William Henry Coughlin is not listed?). This explains why I could not find Lizzie and Henry's residence after their marriage in 1899.
1930 Death Certificate
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| Ontario Death Certificate |
Headstone: Riverview Cemetery
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| "Find A Grave" listing for Annal headstone |
LINKS
Orkney Links
- Orkney Genealogy
- South Ronaldsay Net
- Annal Family Gravestones
- GENUKI Orkney
- Orkney Family History Society
Sailing Links
- 1870 - History of the Great Lakes
- Vessel Types on the Great Lakes
- Sailing Craft on the Great Lakes
- Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- HBC Sailing "North About"
The Bruce Peninsula
- The Bruce Beckons The Story Of Lake Huron S Great Peninsula
- History of the County of Bruce, Ontario, Canada By Norman Robertson (1906)
- Forgotten Times - Marine History of Southampton & the Bruce Coast and Forgotten Lives - Early History of a Coastal Village.
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| Excerpt from "The Bruce Beckons" |
The following information was added September 4, 2014:
The chart below represents James Henry Allen's family.
James' father James Annal was "by calling" an Orcadian " fisherman, and he had numerous fishing boats". I learned of these facts by reading a detailed account of Jame's sister Jemima Almina (Annal) Sutherland's life (see below).
James Sr. "death occurred in 1876 when he was but fifty-five years of age, while his wife (Elizabeth Wylie) died in 1892, aged seventy-five years....The children born to this union were: John who died in Edinburgh, Scotland; Jennie who died in the Orkney Islands, unmarried; Jemima who married James Sutherland; Elizabeth deceased, who married James Burgess."
The chart below represents James Henry Allen's family.
James' father James Annal was "by calling" an Orcadian " fisherman, and he had numerous fishing boats". I learned of these facts by reading a detailed account of Jame's sister Jemima Almina (Annal) Sutherland's life (see below).
James Sr. "death occurred in 1876 when he was but fifty-five years of age, while his wife (Elizabeth Wylie) died in 1892, aged seventy-five years....The children born to this union were: John who died in Edinburgh, Scotland; Jennie who died in the Orkney Islands, unmarried; Jemima who married James Sutherland; Elizabeth deceased, who married James Burgess."
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| James and Jemima Sutherland of Chatham, Ontario (Jemima was James Annal's sister) |
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