James was born about 1865 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, the son of John Hotchkiss / Hodgecase and Mary Walker.
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Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes | ||
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Birth | ABT 1865 |
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Note 1
!Source: http://search.ancestry.com 1871 Scotland Census
James Hatchkis 6 Where born: Tarficha, Linlithgow abt 1865
!Source: http://search.ancestry.com 1881 Scotland Census
James Hotchkies 26 Where born: Armadale, Linlithgowsher abt 1855
I think the census taker got it wrong here. Either John was out at work mining coal and he heard it wrong or James liked to try to see if he could pass for older than he was.