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[Bookplate for Jas Christison]
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| Title | [Bookplate for Jas Christison] |
| Date Created | [between 1896 and 1960] |
| Sort Date | 1960 |
| Description | The text is surrounded by a patterned border. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : relief printing ; 7.6 x 11.4 cm |
| Subject - Geographic | Montréal (Québec) |
| Personal Names | Christison, Jas |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Notes | The Québec City Passenger List 1865-1900 from Library and Archives Canada documents that it is possible that the owner of the bookplate, Jas [James] Christison, arrived in Canada via Montreal, Québec, at the age of 21 in 1896. The 1901 census records a James Christison still living in Montreal at the age of 26, which was created five years after the possible arrival of Christison in Canada and could still mean the records are referring to the same person as Christison would have been 26 in the 1901 census record if he arrived in Canada in 1896. 'Jas' may be a short form of the name 'James, ' which is derived from the same Hebrew name as Jacob. The Calvary Church referred to on the bookplate may be the Calvary Congregational Church established in 1877 in Westmount, Québec (a small suburban community in Montreal) on the west side of Guy Street between St. Antoine and Dorchester. Between 1896 and 1925 the church merged with other congregations. In 1961 it merged with Westmount Park United Church, which is still around today.
References:
1) Québec City Passenger List Index 1865-1900. Library and Archives Canada. Accessed January 22, 2014. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passengers-Québec-1865-1900/001082-119.01-e.php?person_id_nbr=830723
2) Census of Canada, 1901. Library and Archives Canada. Accessed January 22, 2014. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/results.aspx?k= cnsSurname%3a%22christison%22+AND+cnsProvinceCode%3a%22QC%22
3) Jas. Wikipedia. Accessed January 22, 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAS
4) Westmount, Québec. Wikipedia. Accessed January 22, 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmount, _Québec
5) Calvary United Church. Roots Web (though sourced by Beverly Levine from the United Church Archives). Accessed January 22, 2014. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qcmtl-w/Calvary.htm
6) Our History. Westmount Park United Church Official Web Site. Accessed January 22, 2014. http://westmountparkuc.org/home/our-history/ |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR CAN P C5755 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_CAN_P_C5755 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN P C5755 |
| Date Available | 2014 |
| Publisher - Digital | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
| Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca |
| Transcript | FROM THE Bible Question Circle OF THE Men's Own CALVARY CHURCH , Guy Street, Montreal. AWARDED FOR CORRECT ANSWERING TO Mr. Search the Scriptures. Jas Christison |
| DOI | 1.0215791 |
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