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[Bookplate for Jas Christison]
[Bookplate for Jas Christison]
Title[Bookplate for Jas Christison]
Date Created[between 1896 and 1960]
Sort Date1960
DescriptionThe text is surrounded by a patterned border.
Extent1 bookplate : relief printing ; 7.6 x 11.4 cm
Subject - GeographicMontréal (Québec)
Personal NamesChristison, Jas
GenrePrints
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
NotesThe 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 IdentifierBP MUR CAN P C5755
Digital IdentifierBP_MUR_CAN_P_C5755
Is Part OfRBSC Bookplates
SourceOriginal Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN P C5755
Date Available2014
Publisher - DigitalVancouver : University of British Columbia Library
RightsImages 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
TranscriptFROM 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
DOI1.0215791
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