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Coffin plate · primary-source record

James Rutherford

circa 15 May 1818 (computed from age at death) – 30 Mar 1891

72 years 10 mths 15 dys · transcribed from the original coffin plate

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

30 Mar 1891

Date of birth

circa 15 May 1818 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

72 years 10 months 15 days

Plate found in

Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

James Rutherford
Died March 30th 1891
Aged 72 yrs 10 mths 15 dys
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for James Rutherford 1819 ~ 1891 was found in Ontario Canada with the coffin plate of Peter Rutherford. I did some research on the family to put online with the coffin plate.

Death certificate — James Rutherford

James Rutherford, Carleton Co 1891, Osgood Township. Farmer, born Perthshire Scotland, age 72, died 30th Mar 1891. Son Daniel Rutherford of Osgood was the informant.

1881 Canada Census — Osgood, Russel Co.

NameAgeBirthplace
James Rutherford82Scotland
Eliz Rutherford82Scotland
Daniel Rutherford38Scotland
Alexander Rutherford23Ontario
Jessie Rutherford20Ontario
Christie Rutherford15Ontario

James's son Alexander went on to become the first Premier of Alberta.

Peter Rutherford — family connection uncertain

I have not yet found out how the coffin plate of Peter Rutherford fits in to this family. From his date of birth 1841 he could be a son of James Rutherford that was no longer living at home in 1881. I did find his death certificate but it states that he was born in Ottawa Canada and this is a problem for him being a son of James.

Peter Rutherford, Kent County, Ontario, City of Chatham. Age 60 yrs, died 23 Nov 1901, living King St, City, law clerk, single, born Ottawa, died of Dropsy.

Death certificate — Daniel Rutherford

Daniel Rutherford, Carleton 17th Jan 1926, age 81, born Scotland, 70 years in Canada. Father: James; Mother: Elizabeth Cameron. Son James of Ormond was the informant; buried in Ormond Cemetery.

Sources consulted

  • Death certificate — James Rutherford, Carleton Co., Ontario, 1891
  • 1881 Canada Census — Osgood, Russel Co.
  • Death certificate — Peter Rutherford, Kent County, Ontario, 1901
  • Death certificate — Daniel Rutherford, Carleton, Ontario, 1926

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
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Citation: "Coffin plate of James Rutherford (abt 1819 – 30 Mar 1891)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/rutherford-james-1891/ : accessed [your access date]).

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Peter Rutherford's plate was found in Ontario together with James Rutherford's; the family connection between them is uncertain (see researcher's notes).

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