Builder, farmer.
Born at Wellington, Ontario on 5 August 1864, son of James William McFarlane (1827-1903) and Elizabeth Young (1828-1899), he quit school at the age of 14 to train for five years as a carpenter. He came to Manitoba in 1890 and worked in the building trade at Clanwilliam. He also operated an 800-acre mixed farm on Township 15, Range 18W.
On 3 April 1890, he married Catherine Mary “Kate” Krohn (c1865-1953) at Clifford, Ontario and they had six children: Elizabeth Catherine McFarlane (1898-?), Janet Christina McFarlane (1900-?), Agnes McFarlane (?-?), William Arthur McFarlane (1904-?), Edward Cecil McFarlane (1907-?), and James Clayton McFarlane (?-?). He served for several years on the local school board.
He died in the RM of Minto on 31 May 1918 and was buried in the Boyd Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Janet Christina McFarlane, William Arthur McFarlane, Edward Cecil McFarlane], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registration [James McFarlane], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
James William McFarlane, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 May 2024
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