John MORTIMER^[1]

1842 - 1921  (79 years)

• Name	John MORTIMER  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Birth	9 Mar 1842	Premnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2, 3, 6, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28]
  	Notes on Auchleven, premnay Parish..Premnay, a parish in Garioch district, Aberdeenshire, containing, close to the northern boundary, Insch station on the Great North of Scotland railway, 13¼ miles SE of Huntly and 27½ NW of Aberdeen. Containing also Rothney and Auchleven villages, it is bounded NW and N by Insch, NE and E by Oyne, S by Keig, and W by Leslie. Its utmost length, from N to S, is 3 7/8 miles; its utmost width, from E to W, is 3¼ miles; and its area is 5432¾ acres, of which 1¾ are water. The drainage is carried eastward towards the Ury by Gadie Burn, traversing the interior, and the Shevock, tracing the northern boundary. Along Gadie Burn the surface declines to 400 feet above sea-level; and thence it rises westward and southward to 754 feet at Westfield, 747 at Waukmill Hill, 834 at Tillymuick, 999 near Hillhead, 927 at Brackla Hill, 1412 at Black Hill, 1564 at Hermit Seat, and 1619 at the Watch Craig at the SE corner of the parish. The three last heights all culminate right on the southern boundary, and the last is a summit of broad-based Bennochie. Red or pink granite, of a kind easily worked and well suited for all sorts of building purposes, abounds to the S of Gadie Burn, and clayslate to the N; whilst serpentine forms a bed 200 yards W of the parish church. The soil on the banks of Gadie Burn is various, but on the left bank is generally sharp and good; whilst along the foot of Bennochie is wet and cold. A few acres are under small plantations; rather more than 3000 acres are arable; and nearly all the rest of the land is pastoral or waste. There are Druidical remains at Druidstone, and a circular camp at Tillymuick. Lickleyhead Castle (1629) was restored about 1876, and is let to a shooting tenant; but the former mansion of Overhall is still a farmhouse. Auchleven has a small woollen factory. The property is divided among four. Premnay is in the presbytery of Garioch and the synod of Aberdeen; the living is worth £180. The parish church, 2 miles SSE of Insch station, was built in 1792, and, as enlarged in 1828, contains 360 sittings. Leslie and Premnay Free church stands 23/8 miles to the W, close to the Leslie boundary. The public school, with accommodation for 120 children, had (1884) an average attendance of 69, and a grant of £48, 11s. Valuation (1865) £3572, (1885) £4438, 8s. 4d., plus £588 for railway. Pop. (1801) 486, (1831) 625, (1861) 916, (1871) 997, (1881) 930.—Ord. Sur., sh. 76, 1874. Auchleven, a village in Premnay parish, Aberdeenshire, on the river Gady, 9½ miles WNW of Inverurie. It has a post office under Insch, a two-arched bridge built in 1836, and a carding and spinning. woollen mill.
  Gender	Male
  _AMTID	212743888780:1030:209309145
  _UID	65A08BC252B54D52811ADB8A2BFBAD572287
  Death	7 Aug 1921	Victoria, BC   [8, 18, 21]
  	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.
  Burial	10 Aug 1921	Ross Bay, Victoria   [8]
  Person ID	I557	Manson-Malli
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William MORTIMER,   b. Bef 12 Jun 1812, Premnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 20 Mar 1884, Auchleven, Premnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age > 71 years)
  Mother	Jean GRANT,   b. 9 Mar 1819, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 30 Sep 1879, Auchleven, Premnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1837	Premnay Parish   [29]
  Family ID	F168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nanny OPPY,   b. 5 May 1840, Gribbes, Stithians Parish, Cornwall England d. 26 Apr 1904, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1867	St Gluvias, Falmouth, Cornwall, England   [9, 10]
  Children	1. Adela MORTIMER,   b. 19 Nov 1872, Topeka, Kansas d. 9 Apr 1964, Victoria, BC (Age 91 years)   2. Arthur John MORTIMER,   b. 26 May 1878, Tacoma, Washington d. 17 Jul 1926, Victoria, BC (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John Mortimer
  		John Sr, Arthur, John Jr, Overland Car Taken next to house on 1490 Fairfield 1914 or 1915. Note - photo says Albert Head, but it is Fairfield no AH.
  		John, Nanny, Adela, John Jr Probably 1900-1904, before nanny's death in 1904. kane st house??
  		John Mortimer and Family
  		John Mortimer and Family Taken around the early 1890's
  		First house in Victoria, Govt and Courtenay Arthur looks around 8, so abt 1886 +/-. Adela would be 13. Marble Blocks adjacent to house.
  		John Mortimer My guess, around 1870, England. Photo taken by H Gordon 249 1/2 Union St West Aberdeen, Scotland Gordon worked 1860-1880's.
  		img20260302_21105078-2.jpg Mortimer Family First Home In Victoria 1878- 1890's Corner of Government and Courtenay Also site was used as a stone yard.
  		img20260302_22015472-2.jpg John Mortimer b Mar 9, 1842 Back Stamp: H Gordon, 249 1/2 Union St West, Aberdeen Photographer could have been Gordon, or ?? (operated out of that office) Probably around 25 yrs - 1866 Cart de visit Photo
  		img20260310_19484311.jpg X mas 1917 1328 Carnseu St "Grandpa (John Sr), Aunty (Adela), Self (Isabel), and Henry, John and Becky, Daddy (Arthur) taking Photo".
  		img20260310_19485619.jpg Mt Douglas Park, 1918 Isabel: "Grandpa, Mother, John, Becky and Adela"
  		img20260310_19520185.jpg Mortimer Gravestone Ross Bay Cemetary, Victoria Taken in the 1960's
  		img20260310_19522528.jpg John Mortimer Sr, Adela in Window 1490 Fairfield abt 1918
  		John_Mortimer2.jpg John Mortimer probably around 1910

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1921_020-e002878241
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  		John Mortimer may have left California
  		Mortimer may have sent pears back to Kansas
  		Newspapers.com - Kansas State Record - 13 Sep 1871 - 4 Sheriff's Sale of John Mortimer's real estate
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Commonwealth - 16 May 1871 - 4 John - Bid on curbing
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Commonwealth - 16 May 1871 - 4 John mortimer - Bid for Curbing
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Commonwealth - 19 Sep 1872 - 4 John Mortimer - Curb Stone at Topeka bid to city
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Commonwealth - 2 Sep 1873 - 4 Curb Contract award to John
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Commonwealth - 28 Jun 1871 - 4 Possible court case
  		Newspapers.com - The Placer Herald - 3 Feb 1877 - 5 possible mail left for John, Rocklin California
  		Newspapers.com - The Topeka Capital-Journal - 30 Sep 1873 - 3 Possible John Mortimer Transaction - Kansas - Cord Stone
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• Notes

  Moved to Victoria in 1877.

  
  

• Sources

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