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William Seagars
in the Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: William Seagars
Birth Date: 1844
Death Date: 1916
Cemetery: Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Jemima Seagars

wow , so much information, thank you everyone for your help it is much appreciated :-)

There are more records re the son James and his family in Canada and New Jersey.
Do you want those, or do you already know all about him?

yes please , this info is all new to me, i've always wanted to go to Nova Scotia and to find out my ancestors went there is great.

with all that travelling would they be working on the ships ?

James Seagers
in the 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: James Seagers
Age: 30
Birth Date: Dec 1869
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1900: Jersey City Ward 12, Hudson, New Jersey
Ward of City: 12
Street: North Street
House Number: 75A
Sheet Number: 5B
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 55
Family Number: 95
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1892
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jeane Seagers
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Years in US: 8
Naturalization: Al
Occupation: Machinist
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: R
Farm or House: H
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Seagers 30
Jeane Seagers 28
Agnes Seagers 6
Jemina Seagers 1 (this will be the Mamie in the 1899 travel record on page 1)


James Seagers
in the 1921 Census of Canada
Name: James Seagers
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birth Place: Scotland
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Juan Seagers
Father Birth Place: Scotland
Mother Birth Place: Scotland
Year of Immigration: 1902
Racial or Tribal Origin: Scotch (Scotish)
Province or Territory: Nova Scotia
District: Yarmouth and Yale
District Number: 64
Sub-district: Yarmouth (Town)
Sub-District Number: 47
City, Town or Village: Town of Yarmouth
Street or Township: Stairs Road
Municipality: Yarmouth
Occupation: Engineer
Income: 1507
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Seagers 52
Juan Seagers 50
William Seagers 12 - student
Mima Seagers 22 - nurse
Sadie Seagers 20
Mary Seagers 18 - saleslady
Isabel Seagers 16 - milliner



James Seagers
in the Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths, 1864-1877, 1890-1960
Name: James Seagers
Birth Date: Dec 30th 1869
Gender: Male
Death Date: 9 May 1952
Age: 82 yrs, 4 months, 9 days
Death Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth
Registration Year: 1952
Registration Book: 1952
Registration Page: 4358
Father: William Seagers, born Girvan, Scotland.
Mother: Jemima Burgh, born Scotland.
Wife: Jean Seagers.
Cause of death: carcinoma of pancreas, also congestive heart failure.
Occupation: marine engineer.

James's wife:

Jane Seagers
in the 1891 Scotland Census
Name: Jane Seagers
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : James Seagers
Gender: Female
Where born: Glasgow, Lanark Shire
Registration Number: 644/1
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil Parish: Glasgow Bridgeton
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 29 Springfield Rd
Occupation: Jute Power Loom Weaver
ED: 85
Household schedule number: 70
LINE: 15
Roll: CSSCT1891_242
Household Members:
Name Age
James Seagers 21
Jane Seagers 19


Their marriage:

SEAGERS JAMES
COWAN JEANIE
1891
654/ 1
1
Rutherglen

James & Jean's son William:

William Valentine Seagers
in the Nova Scotia, Canada, Births, 1836-1910
Name: William Valentine Seagers
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1908
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth
Registration Year: 1908
Book: 1908
Page: 59600040
Registration Number: 59600042



William V Seagers
in the New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947
Name: William V Seagers
Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1938
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Birth Date: abt 1908
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Father's name: James Seagers
Mother's name: Jean Cowan
Spouse Name: Barbara E Ashburner
Spouse Age: 22
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Father's Name: Hadwin Ashburner
Spouse Mother's Name: Elizabeth Halsall
FHL Film Number: 2293827



William Segars
in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: William Segars
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1908
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Nova Scotia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Back River Road
House Number: 1
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Manchester, New Hampshire
Residence in 1935: Manchester, New Hampshire
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 9A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 82
Occupation: Painter
Industry: Private
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 800
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 32
Income: 700
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Segars 32
Barbara Segars 24



William V. Seagers
in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: William V. Seagers
SSN: 003-05-3015
BORN: 14 Feb 1908
Died: 15 Apr 1991
State (Year) SSN issued: New Hampshire (Before 1951)

thanks for that , looks like a couple of the Seagars went to London and all the rest went to the US or Canada

Found this snippet....
No date....but am sure it must relate to the Marriage of Wm.V and Barb.


Bedford, Mass.,-- Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ashburner of Bedford, announce the marriage of their sister Miss Barbara Ashburner to William V. Seagars, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The ceremony was performed July 5th at St. Raphael's rectory by Rev. R. Pfisterer, O. S. B. The bride is a graduate of Mt. St. Mary College, and is employed by the R. T. Sullivan Company. The bridegroom is an interior and exterior decorator.

I think this is William emigrating originally. He's travelling with Mrs J Sagers, 21, who I think must be his daughter-in-law Jean. He's a tenter, as in the earlier censuses.


Wm Sagers
in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Wm Sagers
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1843
Departure Date: 14 Sep 1892
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Destination Port: Boston, Londonderry
Ship Name: Austrian
Shipping line: Allan Line And State Line
Master: J A Fairfull