James Bedford Peters 1864 - 1942

The 2nd of 4 children of Henry Peters and Elizabeth Cook, James Peters, the third cousin twice-removed on the father's side of Nigel Horne, was born at Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada on 7 Jul 18641,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and was married twice, to Rowena Gray (on 21 Nov 1886 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) and Margaret Barber (on 30 Aug 1905 in Vancouver, British Columbia, following the death of Rowena Gray on 18 Nov 1897)10. He had 3 children: James Ivan, Rowena Elizabeth and Lizzie.

During his life, he was living in Kent, New Brunswick, Canada in 1871[8] and in 1881[2]; in New Westminster in 1901[3]; and at 25 Wellington Street, British Columbia in 1911[4].

He died on 1 Jun 1942 in New Westminster5,7,9 and is buried there at Fraser Cemetery7,9.

Citations

1. 1871 Census of Canada Ancestry.com Operations Inc
2. 1881 Census of Canada Ancestry.com Operations Inc
3. 1901 Census of Canada Ancestry.com Operations Inc (Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Lodger)
4. 1911 Census of Canada Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. .Original data - Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-19 (Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head)
5. British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 Ancestry.com Operations Inc
6. Canada Census 1911 - Findmypast (was the head of the household)
7. Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
8. Kent County, New Brunswick Census, 1871: Eight Subdistricts Ancestry.com Operations Inc
9. Web: International, Find A Grave Index Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
10. British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935 Ancestry.com Operations Inc

To be done

Location for 1871 (Kent, New Brunswick, Canada) differs from mother's (Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada)

Location for 1871 (Kent, New Brunswick, Canada) differs from father's (Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada)

Census information missing between 1881 Census of Canada and 1901 Census of Canada