James Hardie 
James was born on January 26th, 1813 in Rescobie, Angus, Scotland. James' father was James Hardie and his mother was Christian Thomson. His maternal grandparents were James Thomson and Kathryn Gibson. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Patrick, William, Andrew, John, Isabella, Margaret , Helen and Jean. He was the fifth oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 70 on May 19th, 1883 in St Vigeans Poorhouse, Angus, Scotland.1 General Notes
1841 Census
Piece: SCT1841/298 Place: Kirkden -Angus Enumeration District: 5
Civil Parish: Kirkden Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Kirkden
Folio: 5 Page: 1
Address: Friockheim Middlegate
Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
HARDIE James M 25 Flax Spinner Angus
James Hardie in the 1851 Scotland Census
Name: James Hardie
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1813
Relationship: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Rescobie, Forfarshire
Parish Number: 298
Civil Parish: Kirkden
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Town: Friockheim
County: Angus
Address: 49
Occupation: Mill Worker Linnen
ED: 2
Page: 13
Household schedule number: 58
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1851_65
Household Members:
Name Age
James Hardie 38
Jean Hardie 30 Sister
John Hardie 26 Brother
Janet Hardie
in the 1871 Scotland Census
1871 Scotland Census No Image
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Name: James Hardie
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1814
Relationship: Pauper
Where born: Ruthven, Forfarshire
Registration Number: 272
Registration district: Arbroath
Civil Parish: Arbroath
Town: Arbroath
County: Angus
Address: Brechin Road Arbroath St Vigeans Combmatosh Poor House
Occupation: F Carter
ED: 17
Household schedule number: 51/1
Line: 18
Roll: CSSCT1871_47
On the 1881 census located at the poorhouse in St Vigeans, Angus age 67.
Never Married.
