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PLOWRIGHT, James Frederick
1856 - 1925 (69 years) Has 8 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.
1831 - 1897 (67 years)-
Name PLOWRIGHT, James Frederick Birth 15 Mar 1856 Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 14 Jun 1925 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Person ID I7373 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father PLOWRIGHT, James, b. 1827, Heckington, Lincolnshire, England d. 1895, Horncastle Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 68 years) Mother HOOTON, Elizabeth, b. Between 1830 and 1831, Spalding, Lincolnshire d. 1897, Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 67 years) Family ID F2677 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BRODIE, Rachel Jane, b. 8 Oct 1863, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Dec 1931, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years) Marriage 19 Oct 1881 Parsonage, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Children 1. PLOWRIGHT, Walter James, b. 18 Oct 1882, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. PLOWRIGHT, Thomas, b. 14 May 1885, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Oct 1904, Ontario, Canada (Age 19 years)3. PLOWRIGHT, Annie Rachael, b. 28 Feb 1888, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. PLOWRIGHT, William Brodie, b. 16 Nov 1890, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Sep 1904, Ontario, Canada (Age 13 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. PLOWRIGHT, Roy R., b. 8 Mar 1894, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown6. PLOWRIGHT, Charles Daniel, b. 26 Jul 1896, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown7. PLOWRIGHT, Edmund Frederick, b. 9 Sep 1904, Columbus, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2679 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JAMES FREDERICK PLOWRIGHT 1856-1925
The birth of James Frederick PLOWRIGHT was registered in 1856.
(GRO June Q 1856 Boston 7a 365)
NOTE: According to the 1901 census of Ontario, Canada, he was born on 15 March 1856.
His death certificate states that he was born on 15 March 1855 and was 69 years old when died on 14 June 1925.
From the 1861 census of Skirbeck Fen Allotment, West Fen Chapel, Lincolnshire:
James PLOWRIGHT, head, married, aged 35, ground keeper, born at Heckington, Lincolnshire;
Eliza PLOWRIGHT, wife, married, aged 30, born at Spalding, Lincolnshire;
*Frederick PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 5, born at Fishtoft, Lincolnshire;
Caroline PLOWRIGHT, daughter, aged 3, born at Fishtoft, Lincolnshire;
Eleanor DICKENS, unmarried. aged 25, dairy maid, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
Carson BAUMBER, lodger, widower, aged 59, agricultural labourer, born at Old Leake, Lincolnshire;
John ALBONS, lodger, widower, aged 70, agricultural labourer, born at Frampton, Lincolnshire;
William GREABY, lodger, widower, agricultural labourer, born at Friskney, Lincolnshire;
John EATON, lodger, unmarried, aged 20, agricultural labourer, born at North Wolsane [sic], Norfolk;
Mark CLIFTON, lodger, unmarried, aged 18, agricultural labourer, born at Stickney, Lincolnshire.
(RG9/2334/59/9)
From the 1871 census of Wrangle, Lincolnshire:
James PLOWRIGHT, head, married, aged 44, foreman on farm, born at Heckington, Lincolnshire;
Eliza PLOWRIGHT, wife, married, aged 40, born at Spalding, Lincolnshire;
*Frederick PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 15, farm boy, born at Fishtoft, Lincolnshire;
William PLOWRIGHT, son, scholar, aged 9, born at East Vile [sic], Lincolnshire;
Thomas PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 6, scholar, born at East Vile [sic], Lincolnshire;
Mary Jane, PLOWRIGHT, daughter, aged 3, born at East Vile [sic], Lincolnshire.
(RG10/3335/22/7)
J. F. PLOUGHWRIGHT [sic], aged 25, son of James and Elizabeth PLOUGHWRIGHT [sic], married 18 year old Jane BRODIE, daughter of Edward and Annie BRODIE, at Parsonage, Oxford County, Ontario, on 19 October 1881.
From the 1891 Canadian Census of Gwillimbury East, District 131 York North, Ontario:
*James PLOUGHWRIGHT [sic], aged 35, married, born in England of English born parents, religion Methodist, profession miller;
Rachel PLOUGHWRIGHT [sic], aged 27, married, wife, born in Ontario of Ontario born parents, religion Methodist;
Walter PLOUGHWRIGHT [sic], aged 8, son, born in Ontario;
Thomas PLOUGHWRIGHT [sic], aged 5, son, born in Ontario;
Annie PLOUGHWRIGHT [sic], aged 3, daughter, born in Ontario;
William PLOUGHWRIGHT [sic], aged 5 months, born in Ontario.
From the 1901 census of Whitby East Township, Ontario South, Ontario, Canada:
*Frederick PLOWRIGHT, head, aged 45, born in England on 15 March 1856, arrived in Canada in 1878, occupation miller;
Rachel J. PLOWRIGHT, wife, aged 37, born in England on 8 October 1863;
Thomas PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 15, born in Ontario on 14 May 1885;
Annie R. PLOWRIGHT, daughter, aged 13, born in Ontario on 28 February 1888;
William B. PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 10, born in Ontario on 16 November 1890;
Roy R. PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 7, born in Ontario on 8 March 1894;
Charles D. PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 4, born in Ontario on 26 July 1896.
James Frederick PLOWRIGHT of 136 Colborne Street East, Oshawa, Ontario, was a carpenter for the General Motors Corporation when he died there aged 69 on 14 June 1925. He had lived there for 12 years. His parents were James PLOWRIGHT and Elizabeth HOOTON. He was buried at Brooklin, Ontario, on 17 June 1925. The informant was his son Edmond F. PLOWRIGHT of the same address.
(Death certificate on www.ancestry.com)
(revised 21.05.2013)