James William SLAUENWHITE

1844 - 1941  (96 years)

• Name	James William SLAUENWHITE
  Nickname	Sandy Bill
  Birth	30 Aug 1844	Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, NS   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	11 Nov 1844	St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, NS   [1]
  Death	20 May 1941	Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Burial	St. James' Anglican Cemetery, Conquerall Mills, NS
  Person ID	I2587	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	John Jacob SLAUENWHITE,   b. 7 Jul 1822, St. Margaret's Bay, NS d. 12 Feb 1897, Head Harbour, Halifax, NS (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth HURSHMAN,   b. 2 Nov 1825, Tantallon, Halifax, NS d. 30 Jan 1904, Tantallon, Halifax, NS (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1843	St. Margaret's Bay, NS   [3]
  Notes	See notes for son James WIlliam SLAUENWHITE.
  Family ID	F1598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda A. HIMMELMAN,   b. 23 Nov 1849, Conquerall, Lunenburg, NS d. 24 Oct 1926, Conquerall Mills, Lunenburg, NS (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1871	Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Children	1. Nellie SLAUENWHITE,   b. Lunenburg County, NS d. Bef 1987, Canada   2. Ethel SLAUENWHITE,   b. 16 Jun 1872, Lunenburg County, NS d. Yes, date unknown   3. Thomas Oswald SLAUENWHITE,   b. 2 Oct 1874, Hebb's Cross, Lunenburg, NS d. 29 May 1965, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS (Age 90 years)   4. Edith SLAUENWHITE,   b. 22 May 1876, West Conquerall, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   5. Melissa SLAUENWHITE,   b. 9 Apr 1879, West Conquerall, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   6. Annetta SLAUENWHITE,   b. 11 Apr 1885, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Edith SLAUENWHITE,   b. 3 Jun 1888, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. 1 May 1991, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS (Age 102 years)   8. Annie Sarah SLAUENWHITE,   b. 19 Jul 1890, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   9. Augusta Zipporah SLAUENWHITE, [Twin],   b. 21 Aug 1893, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. 10 Apr 1987, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 93 years)   10. (--?--) SLAUENWHITE, [Twin],   b. 21 Aug 1893, Hebb's Cross, Lunenburg, NS d. Bef 1901, Hebb's Cross, Lunenburg, NS (Age < 7 years)   11. Charles Owen SLAUENWHITE,   b. 15 Jun 1897, West Conquerall, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]
  Family ID	F1187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  This James Slauenwhite is an enigma. The man who married Amanda Himmelman first appears in their marriage record, which names him as James W. Slauenwhite, age 21, born St. Margaret's Bay, s/o John Jacob and Sarah Slauenwhite. In the 1901 census, his DOB is given as 12 Feb 1848, and his age in the 1891 census agrees with an 1848 DOB. As to his parents, there was only one John Jacob Slaunwhite who married a woman named Sarah and lived at St. Margaret's Bay, and their children all appear in the Parish of French Village baptismal records. In those baptismal records, there are two sons named James, one born 1844 and another born 1857. However, there is also a son named George Henry whose his DOB is given as the exact same date that appears for James in the 1901 Census! Also, four of John and Sarah's children were baptised on 19 Feb 1851, seven days before one of the four--John Frederick--was buried. So it can be hypothesized that, in all the confusion, the clergy got one or more names and dates transposed. According to the records however, the James b. 1844 was not one of the four; he was baptised 1844. But it does seem curious that his older brother, John Jacob, was one of the four baptised in 1851, not 1844! Finally, his death certificate gives his DOB as 12 Feb 1847. But like many Nova Scotians of his vintage, he may have gotten that from the Census. What seems clear is that James, husband of Amanda, was the son of John Jacob and Sarah [Hurshman] Slauenwhite. But as to when he was born, I cannot yet untangle the facts. BeCAUSe he seems to have been baptised in 1844, I have used the 1844 DOB. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9221] Parish Register, Parish of St. Margaret's Bay, Cited by Gwen Christie, e-mail note dated 16 Sep 2001. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1941, book 194, page 498. [S9221] Parish Register, Parish of St. Margaret's Bay, Abstracted by Joe Whitby. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1871, book 1828, page 57, #126.