James David MOAR

Birth:
11 Sep 1857
3 Lumbisters, Mid&S.YellParish, Zetland, Scotland
Marriage:
27 Mar 1890
N. Leith, Scotland
Notes:
                   WED-Gen'l. Index  Scotland Marriages  1980
No. 38  27 MARCH 1890  David Moar
                         Place Married:7 Hamburgh Place, Leith
                         Baker (widower)
                         32 years.

His daughter, Jean Mc Kenzie MOAR, said that her Dad felt that you should never put all your eggs in one basket.  David's main profession was a merchant marine but he was also an excellent baker. David was a short man that at 21 years of age had silvery grey hair.  It was so shiny that they used his hair to fish.
Jean McKenzie MOAR told me about the adoption of Lilly MOAR and was verrified by grand daughter of John BRAIDWOOD and Christina PATTERSON.  No record in the Scottish Adoption Records 1900-1929.
Annabella MCKENZIE
Birth:
8 Apr 1858
71 Shore, S. Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
                   Father:  William MC KENZIE    }     both deceased at wedding of Annabella and
Mother:  Mary MC NAUGHT       }     James David MOAR
Children
Marriage
1
Alexander MOAR
Birth:
10 Feb 1890
Edinburgh, Leith, Scotland
Death:
20 Dec 1918
Pacific Ocean
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Alexander MOAR died of the black plague.  As a sailor they were forbidden
entry into Vancouver, British Columbia, because of the plague.  On a dare
Alex jumped ship and purchased silk stockings for his girlfriend.  He
contacted the plague and was buried in Sydney, Australia.  A snapshot of his
grave was taken and mailed with a letter to his mother in Scotland.  The
snapshot is in my posession.
2
Jean McKenzie MOAR
Birth:
10 Feb 1892
21 Ferrier St., S. Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Death:
27 Dec 1980
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Alexander BRAIDWOOD 
Marr:
15 Mar 1913
37 Bonnington Rd, S. Leith, Ed 
Notes:
                   #208820  01 Mar 1892 Extract Entry of Birth - Jane McKenzie MOAR.
18 Mar 1913 Extract of an Entry in a Register of Marriages - Jean McKenzie MOAR.
16 Sep 1970  Proof of Death Certificate, Turner & Porter Funeral Directors
               Ltd., Toronto, On., Canada

Jean was a dressmaker in Edinburgh, Scotland.  She married Alexander BRAIDWOOD on 15 Mar 1913.
Seeking opportunity in Canada the couple left family and took a ship across the Atlantic to their new home.  They settled in Ottawa where "Sandy" was employed by the Canadian government as a Lithographer for the Dept. of Mines.  Jean had two daughters, Ana ( known as Nan) and Jean.  Jean was an avid gardner and known for her roses.  As a former dressmaker she sewed clothes for her family, her granddaughter (she made Valerie's wedding gown), and even her great grandchildren.  In her 40's long after she and Sandy had moved to Toronto, Jean took a class in oil painting.  Her posterity has been blessed with many a lovely keepsake because of her talent.
3
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Lilly MOAR was the illegitimate daughter of the choirmaster and a member of the choir.  She was adopted by James David MOAR and Annabella MC KENZIE.  She was born around 1904 (according to her sister, Jean Mc Kenzie MOAR).  In Edinburgh I searched the adoption records from 1900 - 1929 and did not find it listed.
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James David Moar - Annabella McKenzie

James David Moar was born at 3 Lumbisters, Mid&S.YellParish, Zetland, Scotland 11 Sep 1857. His parents were Alexander Moar and Andrina Charlotte Williamson.

He married Annabella McKenzie 27 Mar 1890 at N. Leith, Scotland . Annabella McKenzie was born at 71 Shore, S. Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland 8 Apr 1858 .

They were the parents of 3 children:
Alexander Moar born 10 Feb 1890.
Jean McKenzie Moar born 10 Feb 1892.
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