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1881 Census noted his occupation as "Commis Voyageur"
(travelling Salesman)

3 possible James in this time period:

James - 1722 - age 30 yeras at marriage, father is donald

James - b 1726 - age 21 at marrige, father is alexander

James - b 1731 - 16 yrs at marriage , father is donald

I'll take the middle one!!!!!

MANSON, James (I109)

Alexander: youngest son, and the progenitor of our family inCanada. In his childhood, suffered from Smallpox, whichleft him badly scarred. In his later adult years, he grewa full beard to hide the scars. In person, he was tall (6foot), was blond (almost white), with pale blue eyes, and ahigh colour, with a normal, somewhat Norwegian scull shape.Spoke some Gaelic, but was largely English-speaking. Asa youth, was apprenticed to a local apothecary, with whomhe traveled around the countryside, while his mentor servedin lieu of a doctor, since the district had no medicalservice. He had little schooling never having had morethan two years of elementary training at one time. Aroundthe age of 20, he found that the Sinclairs weredepopulating their tenants' lands. He was offered transitfunds to find other employment within the British Isles.He opted for Portsmou , it seems, whe he set himself up asa private tutor in mathematics, for with he evidently hada strong bent. His first, and virtually only pupil, was ayoung man named Boucher, cousin to Vice-Admiral Sir EdwardBoxer, OBE (died on active service at Sebastopol, in theCrimea, and was buried from the deck of his flagship).Anne Boucher fell in love with her tutor, and exacted fromhim a promise not to marry until he could find the means tomarry her. He agreed. Shortly thereafter, a friend, whohad been serving as a ship's doctor on a trans atlanticsteamer, fell ill, put in to Portsmouth, and asked hisfriend, Alex Manson, to substitute for him for one voyagewestwards to Canada. This would give him free passage tothe New World. Alex, who had intended to seekm hisfortune in Austrailia, consented, sailed to Halifax,subsequently sailed for Montreal, where he took employmentwith Lyman & Sons, a company of manufacturing pharmacists,which served him well. When he reestablished himselffinancially, he sent for his fiancee in England, andmarried her, probably around 1865. The following year,their first child, Robert Charles, was born. Alexanderlived until December 1905, when he died, possibly ofcomplications following a stroke. He was approaching his74th year. His wife, Anne, had predeceased him in 1899, asa result of having been thrown from her carriage one day.She was approximately 10 years younger than her husband.They are both buried in Mt-Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, ina grave that has no marker - HIS wishes! (Norman Manson -1992)

MANSON, Alexander (I492)

Annie's Birth Certificate lists her mohters name as Charlotte Bofs Boxer.
The Freebmd Site notes her name through her marriage to Boucher as Charlotte Ross Boxer.

BOXER, Charlotte Boss (I564)

Assumed from freebmd as his middle name is Boxer. Not confirmed through cetificate.Vol 7, Page 234, Southampton District.

BOUCHER, James Boxer (I164)

BC Vital Stats: Reg. Number:1921-09-282767Death Microfilm #:B13119 (GSU # 1927296) Notes he was in BC for 44 years, so he immigrated from US in 1877.

MORTIMER, John (I557)

BC Vital Stats: Reg. Number:1964-09-005246Death Microfilm #:B13266 (GSU # 2033689) Ethnic origin is listed as Scottish!

MORTIMER, Adela (I292)

Birth, death data from his grave stone by the church in tytherington..

ROBERSON, William Henry Moncrief (I573)

Born in 1907, The first of the brood, Alex spoke only Frenchuntil he was sent to a Protestant school at age Thebrightest of the bunch, he starred in his studies to such aextent that his parents never had to pay any school fees, acommon feature of education in Montreal in those days.
And this aptitude continued up into his high school years,eventually even into
University.
Early taken by the military life, he enlisted in the cadetcorps in his high school, where he rose to the rank ofLeftenant Colonel. Later, when he transferred to Mc Gill,in order to pursue an engineering degree in electricalengineering, he joined the COTC (Canadian Officers'Training Corps). When he graduated in
1929, he immediately enrolled himself in the Royal CanadianArtillery Regiment, in Montreal, with the rank ofLieutenant. When war broke out in 1939, he asked forimmediate assignment overseas, but was forced to 'cool hisheels'; the army wasn't quite ready for him yet.Eventually, he was called up, and was sent out to
England, there to take further training in his craft. He wasengaged by the Allies to inspect their defenses betweenFrance and Germany, but was not to see any active serviceuntil sent out to the sout -west Pacific, where he servedas adviser to the Allied forces (American, Australian, andNew Zealand).
He ended the war with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.Intending to continue in the military,
he was offered too large a cut, and decided on a life incivvies. To that end, he was discharged in Vancouver.Already and with one young son ("Sandy"), he and his wifeMargie settled there, while he went to work
with BC Electric. When his wife died, he re-married toRebecca Mortimer, from
Victoria, and they bought for themselves a spacious house inWest Vancouver.
There, he had two more children to add to his total brood:Sarah, and John St. Clair. When the B.C. Electric wasnationalized he was offered retirement, which he took, andimmediately applied in the U.S. for further service, wherehe was hired by the Montana Power Gorp.,. in Butte,Montana. There he served
for about five years, when he was entitled to take fullretirement.
He then moved back to Victoria, and later lived with hischildren in Duncan, Courtenay, andlater in Fort Langley.He passed away peacfully at age 94 in Vancouver from amedication error.
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MANSON, Charles Alexander (I500)

Census of 1881 gives marie's name as Marie E Senez

I think her name was Marie Louise E Demers.

DEMERS, Marie Esther (I556)

Death obituary:

The funeral of the late Captain W.H.M. Roberson , who passed away at his home, 2728 5th street on Monday last took place yesterday afternoon at 2pm from the Sands Funeral Chapel. The service was largely attended by relatives and friends and the casket was covered with numerous beautiful flowers. The following gentlement acted as pallbearers: Mr. A. J. Read, H. Stephens, J. Montgomery, P.L. Sampson, J. Simpson, H.O Austin. Deceased was extended full military honors and the casket was born to Ross Bay Cemetery on a gun carraige. A large escort and a firing party preceeded the cortege to it's last resting place. 3 volleys were fired over the grave and the bugler sounded the last post.

Died at age 40 in Victoria.

ROBERSON, William Henry Moncrief (Will Allan) (I157)

ROBERSON, William Henry Moncrief (Will Allan) (I1)

Died in the flu epidemic. In BC Vital Statistics, Age 62 (Birth would be 1842) Reg. Number:1904-09-017331Death Microfilm #:B13080 (GSU # 1927290)

OPPY, Nanny (I558)

Eileen: only daughter born to Norman and Antoinette, in1915. At the age of
13, she contracted Scarlet fever, which was not diagnosedproperly by her
Doctor and her total system was drastically weakened as aresult. She finally
died in Ottawa, at the early age of 15 years.
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MANSON, Marie Aline (I285)

First son of Alexander, he married a French- Canadian woman,the daughter of a farmer in the suburbs of Montreal. Theyhad four children, as follows, all named after theirmother, Sevenina.

MANSON, Douglas William (I269)

Fourth son of Norman and Antoinette, but third surviving
son , was born in 1913, and now lives in Toronto with hissecond wife, Luise
Fuerst, the eldest child, and only daughter of Friederichand Luis Fuerst, of
Aschau, Burgenland, Austria. Norman started his highereducation in Ottawa, at
a Catholic college, but, when his parents moved back toMontreal in 1937, he
came back with them, and finished off his degree (Arts)requirements at Sir
George Williams College, now Concordia University. Hesubsequently went to
work for the college, first as an Assistant to the Registrarand Bursar, but later, as a teacher in both the College,and its satellite school, an involvement that continueduntil he finally took retirement in
1983.
His first marriage was to Dorothy Cahilla, from a Catholiccouple from New York. They had two children -Thor, born in1947, and Monica, born in 1951.
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MANSON, Norman St. Clair (I276)

Freebmd Data:Ann Isabella Boucher, born Jan-Mar 1847, Southampton Vol 7, Page 215birth certificate: Feb 1, 1847

BOUCHER, Annie Isabella (I493)

Freebmd, Volume 8d, Page 98, Salford, Lancashire

Family: Thomas William HARTLE / Maud LITTLE (F79)

From Geoff Roberson's Family Tree - Added April, 2008.

- Question mark on this fellow from Geoff

ROBERSON, John (I124)