James Hamilton Doyle

ID# 1052, (1893-1980)
Jay Doyle
August 1953
     James Hamilton Doyle was known as Jay. He was born on 1 December 1893 at New Westminster, British Columbia.1,2 He was the son of James Joseph Doyle and Mary Ann Hamilton.1 He was a tradesman at New Westminster, British Columbia, in 1915.3 He married Aulene Benson on 6 April 1915 at New Westminster, British Columbia.3 He lived at Issaquah, King County, Washington.4 He lived at Fall City, King County, Washington, in 1955.5 His Social Security Number was 535-30-1872.6 He died on 8 June 1980 at Fall City, King County, Washington, at age 86.7,6

Family tradition says that Jay was involved in a bar fight at the age of about 19 - later he was told that the man had died so he fled to the US where he lived the rest of his life. 4 (note however that he was resident of New Westminster when he married at age 22. flw).

Census Records

YearPlaceHead of Household
1901New Westminster, British ColumbiaJames Joseph Doyle8
1911New Westminster, British ColumbiaJames Joseph Doyle9
Last Edited=15 Dec 2012

Citations

  1. [S85] Parish Register Entry, Baptism of James Hamilton Doyle, St Peter's Church, New Westminster, British Columbia.
  2. [S315] James Hamilton Doyle, Birth Registration 93-09-522966 (10 April 1926), BC Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria, British Columbia.
  3. [S300] James Doyle and Aulene Benson, Marriage Registration 126446, BC Archives, 655 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia.
  4. [S253] Interview with James & Bernard Doyle (in Lethbridge, AB), by Faye West, April 22, 2000.
  5. [S258] Mary Ann Doyle, Funeral Home Record, Apr 1955, New Westminster Public Library, New Westminster, British Columbia.
  6. [S126] Social Security Death Index, online (https://familysearch.org : accessed 2007-2012).
  7. [S1615] “Washington Death Index 1940-1996” index to death registrations, Ancestry (ancestry.ca : accessed 2012), entry for James H Doyle; certificate 014235.
  8. [S310] James Doyle, 1901 Census (New Westminster, British Columbia), Pg 15, Lines 28-35, Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario T-6429.
  9. [S468] 1911 Census (New Westminster, British Columbia), Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, James Doyle household.