James Menzies b. 17 Feb 1826 Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 7 Apr 1883 Manhattan, New York, New York, USA: Moore Mays Genealogy

Moore Mays Genealogy

1826 - 1883 (57 years)

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Name	James Menzies
Birth	17 Feb 1826	Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]
Baptism	19 Feb 1826	Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]
Gender	Male
Census	6 Jun 1841	Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]
Census	30 Mar 1851	Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]
Census	1 Jun 1860	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [4]
Census	1 Jun 1870	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [5]
Census	1 Jun 1880	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [6]
Death	7 Apr 1883	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [7]
Death		James Menzies - Death Certificate
Person ID	I53	Moore Mays Genealogy
Last Modified	26 Sep 2025

Father	John Menzies
Mother	Jane Farris
Family ID	F15	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Anna Parks, b. Abt 1836, Ireland d. 8 Jun 1905, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 69 years)

Marriage 9 Feb 1854 Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [8]

Children

	1. John Robert Menzies, b. Abt 1856, New York, New York, New York, USA d. 21 Jul 1905, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 49 years)
	2. Alexander George Menzies, b. Jun 1857, New York, USA d. 8 Mar 1925, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 67 years)
	3. George Menzies, b. Jan 1860, New York, USA d. 22 Dec 1862, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 2 years)
	4. Jane Elizabeth Menzies, b. Abt 1864, New York, New York, New York, USA
	5. James George Menzies, b. 10 Oct 1870, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 28 Oct 1913, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 43 years)
	6. Menzies d. Before 1870

Family ID F84 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Sep 2025

Sources

[S129] Morton Parish Registers, (Scotland Government).
(Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Parish, "OPR Births," James Menzies baptism (1826); digital images, Scotland Government, ScotlandsPeople (http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 31 Mar 2025).
[S131] 1841 England Census - Lancashire, England.
1841 census of England, Lancashire, Liverpool, St. Thomas, District 6, folio 37, page 24, John Menzies household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Mar 2025); citing PRO HO 107/565/3.
[S132] 1851 England Census - Lancashire, England.
1851 census of England, Lancashire, Liverpool, St. Thomas, District 1J, folio 372, page 25, John Menzies household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Mar 2025); citing PRO HO 107/2181.
[S133] 1860 US Census - NY - New York Co.
1860 U.S. census, New York County, New York, population schedule, New York Ward 20, District 2, p. 199, dwelling 43, family 132, James Menzie household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Mar 2025); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 816.
[S134] 1870 US Census - NY - New York County.
1870 U.S. census, New York County, New York, population schedule, New York City, Ward 20, Election District 6, p. 12, dwelling 320, James Menses household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 Sep 2025); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1046.
[S20] 1880 US Census - NY - New York Co.
1880 U.S. census, New York county, New York, population schedule, New York City, enumeration district (ED) 395, p. 378-A, dwelling 29, family 159, James Menzies household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Mar 2025); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 886.
[S130] NY - NYC - Manhattan - Death Certificates, 1866-1919, (NYC Municipal Archives).
Manhattan borough, New York, death certificate no. 454581 (1883), James Menzies; digital image, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 31 Mar 2025).
[S135] NY - NYC - Manhattan - Marriage Registers, 1853-1858.
Manhattan Borough, New York County, Marriage Registers, 1853-1858 254, Menzie-Park, 1854; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Sep 2025).