Irving Family History
William John Irving
Abt 1808 - 1894 (~ 86 years)
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Name William John Irving Born Abt 1808 , , Ireland, UK 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1881 Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada [1] Census 1891 Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada [3, 4] _UID 05778F8A3444CE49AB49A734DFF72B9C90AE Died 16 May 1894 Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada Cause: "olde age" Buried 18 May 1894 Wesleyan Burial Ground: Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada [5, 6] Person ID I51 Irving Genealogy Last Modified 7 Mar 2016
Family 1 Jane Unknown, b. Abt 1810, d. 1 Feb 1867, Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada (Age ~ 57 years) Married Bef 1835 _STAT MARRIED _UID EE3747040B5680459DE0D4919E99A6368B6C Children 1. Sarah Jane Irving, b. Abt 1835, d. 11 Jan 1867, Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada (Age ~ 32 years)2. James Irving, b. Abt 1835, d. 19 Aug 1869, Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada (Age ~ 34 years)Last Modified 27 Mar 2016 Family ID F50 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Anna Adelaide Seely, b. 10 May 1834, Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada , d. 28 May 1911, Somerville, Middlesex, MA, USA (Age 77 years) [7, 8, 9] Married 1 Aug 1867 Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada [10] _STAT MARRIED _UID 25FC500888AE504FA1D4F2BE6F4302EF164B Children + 1. Jennie Virginia Irving, b. 23 Mar 1868, , Saint John, NB, Canada , d. 21 Jul 1912, Dedham, Norfolk, MA, USA (Age 44 years)+ 2. Linus Dudley Irving, b. 2 Aug 1873, , Saint John, NB, Canada , d. 29 Aug 1948, Brooklyn, Kings, NY, USA (Age 75 years)+ 3. Mabel Alberta Irving, b. 13 Mar 1874, , Saint John, NB, Canada , d. 16 Oct 1947, Newton, Middlesex, MA, USA (Age 73 years)Last Modified 27 Mar 2016 Family ID F23 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1808 - , , Ireland, UK 
Married - 1 Aug 1867 - Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada Census - 1881 - Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada Census - 1891 - Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada Died - Cause: "olde age" - 16 May 1894 - Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada 
Buried - 18 May 1894 - Wesleyan Burial Ground: Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos IRVING Modern Coat of Arms
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Notes - We assume William's birth surname is IRVING, not IRVINE. Newspaper notices and some records use both spellings of the surname. The 1881 and 1891 census list him as William IRVING. His only surviving son used IRVING as all descendants have. An 1865 City directory for Saint John, New Brunswick lists William Irvine on Sheriff Rd and William Irving on Main St. not sure which is our ancestor.
Wiliam married twice. First to Jane (unknown surname) and had at least two children (Sarah and James). Jane and both chldren died in the 1860's and he then married Anna Seely who gave him three children.
If born in 1808, William would have been about 60 years old when he married Anna Adelaide Seely in 1867 (his second wife). Anna would have been 27 years old. So she married a man twice her age. William's birth in 1808 is calculated from his age given in the 1881 census.
Anna was the mother of all his surviving children. There is no record of the first marriage yet discovered. Both children of the first marriage did not marry and both died in their 30's.
William and his children were Weslyan Methodist per 1881 census.
- We assume William's birth surname is IRVING, not IRVINE. Newspaper notices and some records use both spellings of the surname. The 1881 and 1891 census list him as William IRVING. His only surviving son used IRVING as all descendants have. An 1865 City directory for Saint John, New Brunswick lists William Irvine on Sheriff Rd and William Irving on Main St. not sure which is our ancestor.
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Sources - [S54] 1881 Census - Portland, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, New Brunswick Govt, (Source: FHL Film 1375815 NAC C-13179 Dist. 25, Subdist D Page 53), 5-040.pdf. (Reliability: 2).
William Irving age 74, origin Irish, bithplace Ireland, Religion Wesleyan Methodist - [S142] William John Irving Birth (Reliability: 2).
- [S57] 1891 Census Transcript - Wm Irving, Ancestry.com, 5-178.pdf. (Reliability: 2).
Wm. Irving age 82 in 1891 - [S56] 1891 Census - Saint John New Brunswick - Irving, Canadian Govt, (Achive Roll # T-6304), 5-177.jpg., Page 93 Line 13 (Reliability: 2).
Wm. Irving age 82 - [S143] A Library of Stone Pages, Graeme F. Somerville, (copyright 2001) (Reliability: 2).
In the Wesleyan Burial Ground:
IRVINE - William died of old age 16 May 1894, age 86. Born Ireland. This may be the William IRVINE who emigrated to Saint John June 1833. Widower of Jane ( died 1 Jan 1867) Husband of Adelaide SEELY whom he married at Saint John 1 Aug 1867. Survived by his wife Adelaide and possibly by four children, William, Isabella, Lynes Dudley and Mabel
Alberta. Occupation labourer. Residence 93 Sheriff St., Probably Lot W38.
There is no record of a child William and Isabella is probably Jennie Virginia - [S144] Burial Permit - Irving, William - 51, New Brunswick Archives, (New Brunswick Provincial Archives), 5-244.pdf., Vol-5; Number-1710; Microfilm-F20741 (Reliability: 2).
Believe this is for William John Irving - [S650] LDS IGI batch 8805402 sht 80, call#1396496 film.
- [S651] 1867 Marriage registration - Irving+Seely, New Brunswick Govt, (Marriage Rec #023968), 5-001.pdf. (Reliability: 3).
Archives have surname as Irvine, not Irving - [S652] IRVING+Seely Marriage Newspaper Entry, Daniel F. Johnson, (Newspaper: Saint John Morning Telegraph Date: September 12 1867), 5-242.pdf. (Reliability: 2).
Saint John County, New Brunswick, CA - [S649] Marriage - Irving + Seely, 7-001.jpg. (Reliability: 2).
Church marriage register copy
- [S54] 1881 Census - Portland, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, New Brunswick Govt, (Source: FHL Film 1375815 NAC C-13179 Dist. 25, Subdist D Page 53), 5-040.pdf. (Reliability: 2).