James was one of the owners of the McBean & Brother Builders Company in Toronto

 

Ad

James McBean builder & Manufacture of Doors, Sashes, Blinds Mouldings and every description of home furnishings at no. 33&35 Walton St. rear Young St Toronto Ontario.

 

Ad

McBEAN & BROTHER (William and James), builders and contractors, proprietors sash door and blind factory, cor Terauley and Buchanan See Adv.

 

Business listings

PLANING, SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORIES, LUMBER DEALERS, & C.

 

McBean Brothers, sash door and blind factory, cor. Buchanan and Terauley streets. There are 100 men employed in this establishment, and steam power is used. The building is of brick, two stories high. The machinery is ample and the work is first class quality.³

Time line for James McBean

 

 

James McBean, s/o William McBean of Ekfrid Twp.

born abt. 1834 in Scotland

-???----------------??? ----------------McBean, James; Business - McBean & Brother 19 Walton

 

1846/47 City Toronto & Home Dist. Directory McBean & Brother bus. 12 Adelaide St. W

1856 W.R. Brown TO Directory McBean & Brother bus. Adelaide W s.s.

1860 Toronto Directory McBean & Brother bus. 13 Adelaide W

 

1860 Toronto Directory McBean, James; carpenter, home 33 Esther

1861 Toronto Directory McBean & Brother bus. 13 Adelaide W s.s.

1862/63 Hutchinson’s Toronto McBean, James; carpenter, home 39 Esther

1864/65 Mitchell & Co. TO directory McBain, James; carpenter, home 38 Esther

1866 Mitchel & Co. Toronto Directory - McBean, James; builder; home 35 Walton

1867/68. TO City Directory McBean, James; builder; bus. Walton, home 35 Walton

advertisement " shop at # 33 & 35 Walton rear Young St."

1868/69 W.C. Chewett & Co. TO City Directory McBean, James; builder; home 35 Walton

1868/69. TO City Directory McBean, James; builder; home 35 Walton

1871/71 TO Directory 2/3 page ad - McBean & Brother, contractors and builders, factory and office, cor Terauley & Bucha (see below for details from 1871 census)

1872/73 TO City Directory McBean & Brother, contractors, cor Terauley & Bucha

1872/73 TO City Directory McBean, James; Business - McBean & Brother 37 Walton

1873/74 TO City Directory McBean, James; Business - McBean & Brother 39 Walton

1875 TO City Directory McBean, James; builder, Business - 131-133 Adelaide; home 39 Walton

1876 Toronto Directory - McBean, James; builder,; home 215 Elizabeth

1877 Toronto Directory McBean & Brother,

1877 Toronto Directory - McBean, James; builder,; home 215 Elizabeth

1878 Toronto Directory - McBean, James; bldr,; home 215 Elizabeth

1878 Toronto Directory - McBean, James; builder & contractor, bus. 138 Bay; home 215 Elizabeth

1879/80 Toronto Directory - McBean, James; builder, bus. 138 & 139 Bay; home 215 Elizabeth

1879/80 Toronto Directory - McBean, James; builder,; home 215 Elizabeth

1881 Toronto Directory - McBean, Jas. ; builder , bus. Cor. Bay & Temperance

1882 Toronto Directory - McBean, Jas. ; builder , bus. Cor. Bay & Temperance³

Toronto1871, division Ontario, District 47, sub. Dist. B, page 44, dwelling 156, family 165³

1871 Census 46 West Toronto - D3 St. John's Ward, Schedule 6 Return of Ind. establishments page 1 #3

 

carpenter shop, Door & sash Factory, McBane, James

2 - Fixed capital investment 12,000

3 - floating capital 2,000

4 - # working mnths this year 12

5 - average # employees 16+ male 80

7 - average # employees 16- boys 8

9 - Agragate amount yearly wages 20,000

10- Motive power steam

nominal force 25

Raw materials - Lumber, ______, _____ (boards?), ___________, ___________,

Quantity 6000,000

Aggrate Value 4,800 (?11,800?)

Products

kind sash, doors, blinds & general building works

Quantity ?

Aggregrate value 30,000

remarks³

Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Ontario

Baptisms: 1823-1921; Marriages: 1823-1921; Burials: 1880-1912; pub 1995 by Ontario Genealogical Society Toronto Branch, Places of Worship Records Inventory Committee³

In 1905, the Robert Simpson Company's offer to buy the property was accepted. Two years later, the new Knox Church was built on the west side of Spidina Avenue, between Harbord and Willcocks Street.

 

William would have seen the opening of it. His family would have attended the 2nd church "the Presbyterian Church of York, Upper Canada" and renamed in 1843 Knox Church after a reorganization caused by disruption of the Scottish Kirk. Knox was a Secessionist Congregation lead by Rev. James Harris. Located on between Hospital Street ( Richmond) and Lot Street ( Queen) it was destroyed by fire in 1847 and was rebuilt in 1847/8 of white brick, with it's entrance now facing Queen St.

 

McBean James F B- 283

McBean James F B- 345

McBean James F B- 464

McBean James F B-630 b. Annie Louisa

McBean James F B- 772

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------

McBean John Alexander PB B- 283 b. 26 Sept 1863, bapt. 06 Mar 1864, s/o James McBean, carpenter & Elizabeth Francis, 38 Esther, Rev. Alexander Topp

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -

McBean William Ian PB B- 345 b. 22 Feb. 1865, bapt 02 July 1865, s/o James McBean & Jessie Laurie( mothers name crossed out), Rev. William Reid

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----

McBean Elizabeth Jane PB B- 464 b. 14 Sep 1867, bapt. 05 Jan 1868, d/o James McBean, builder & Elizabeth Francis, 35 Walton St. , Rev Alexander Topp

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----

McBean Annie Louisa PB B- 630 b. 25 Nov, 1870, bapt. 02 April 1981, d/o James McBean, builder & Elizabeth Frances, 19 Walton, Rev. Alexander Topp

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---

McBean Emily PB B- 772 b. 04 Mar 1874, bapt. 31 May 1874, d/o James McBean carpenter & Elizabeth Francis, 39 Walton, Rev. Alexander Topp

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----³

Family ID Name first Publication & Year Name, Last Occupation Company business owned b address h address town/Twp recordIDPublication ID page # FTM # county Province age notes date updated

*****************************************************************************

 

City Directory

10 Elizabeth F. wid 1909 McBean Gladstone Ave., Toronto 29442 N-931 Ontario volume only partly transcribed

James 467

10 Elizabeth F. wid 1911Mights Toronto McBean Gladstone Ave., n. Toronto 26639 N-931 Ontario

James Directory 467

10 Elizabeth wid. 1908 Mights McBean Gladstone Ave., Toronto 29141 N-931 Ontario volume only partly transcribed

James Toronto City 467

10 James McBean (McBean & Brother Walton, 19 Toronto 148 N-931 Ontario

 

10 James 1860 Toronto McBean carpenter Esther St., 33 Toronto 12319 N-931 Ontario

Directory

 

10 James 1862/63 McBain carpenter Esther, 39 Toronto 9112 N-931 Ontario

Hutchinson's

10 James 1864/65 Michell's McBain carpenter Esther, 38 Toronto 9413 N-931 Ontario

Toronto Diirectory

 

Sunday, December 02, 2001 Page 7 of 15

 

 

Family ID Name first Publication & Year Name, Last Occupation Company business owned b address h address town/Twp recordIDPublication ID page # FTM # county Province age notes date updated

 

 

10 James 1866 Mitchell & McBean builder Walton, 35 Toronto 10434 N-931 Ontario

Co. Toronto

10 James 1867/68 Toronto McBean builder Walton, 33 & 35 Walton, 35 Toronto 10815 N-931 OntarioOntarioOnta see Adv. shop at # 33 & 35 Walton

Directory rio rear Young St.

 

10 James 1868/69 Toronto McBean builder Walton, 35 Toronto 11316 N-931 Ontario

Directory

10 James 1868/69 W. C. McBean builder Walton, 35 Toronto 11917 N-931 Ontario

Chewett & Co.

10 James 1872 City of McBean Walton, 37 Toronto 29845 106 N-931 Ontario page 107 - lot 2363 # 35 Walton

Toronto Assesment Owner John Kent & James McBean; .

lot 2364, # 37 Walton - James

McBean, presby, builder, frame,

owner John Kent & James McBean, 7 in

family, 16x28, 16x74 ; (Terauley

intersects). lot 2372 # 49 Walton $

800 ; . lot 2373 # 51, 2375 # 53;

2376 # 55 ; 2379 #57 ; 2380 # 59

Walton

10 James 1872/73 Toronto McBean McBean & Brother McBean & Brother Walton, 37 Toronto 7410 N-931 Ontario

City Directory

10 James 1873/74 Toronto McBean McBean & Brother McBean & Brother Walton, 39 Toronto 8232 N-931 Ontario

City Directory

 

10 James 1875 Toronto City McBean builder Adelaide W., 131 Toronto 883 N-931 Ontario

Directory

10 James 1875; Toronto McBean builder Adelaide W., Walton, 39 Toronto 133 N-931 Ontario 8/17/97

directory 131-133

10 James 1876; Toronto McBean builder Elizabeth, 215 Toronto 194 N-931 Ontario 8/17/97

directory

10 James 1877; Toronto McBean builder Elizabeth, 215 Toronto 235 N-931 Ontario

directory

10 James 1878; Toronto McBean builder & contractor Bay, 138 Elizabeth, 215 Toronto 316 N-931 Ontario

directory

10 James 1878; Toronto McBain bldr Elizabeth, 215 Toronto 276 N-931 Ontario

directory

 

10 James 1879 Toronto McBean builder Elizabeth, 215 Toronto 4328 N-931 Ontario

directory

10 James 1879 Toronto McBean builder Bay, 138 Toronto 4228 N-931 Ontario

directory

10 James 1891 Mights McBean contractor Robert, 95 Toronto 19636 Ontario

Toronto directory

10 James 1901 McBean bldr Robert, 95 Robert, 95 Toronto 23838 N-931 Ontario

 

10 Jas 1881; Toronto McBean builder Bay & Temperance, Toronto 5529 N-931 Ontario

directory cor

10 Jas 1882; Toronto McBean builder Bay & Temperance, Toronto 6630 N-931 Ontario

directory cor

10 Louisa (Miss) 1909 McBean Gladstone, 1-467 Toronto 29542 Ontario volume only partly transcribed

 

10 William J. 1896 The Toronto McBean studt. Robert, 95 Toronto 21837 Ontario

City Directory

 

 

 

==========================================================================

 

Family ID Name first Publication & Year Name, Last Occupation Company business owned b address h address town/Twp recordIDPublication ID page # FTM # county Province age notes date updated

 

==========================================================================

 

 

 

26 James 1896 The Toronto McBean architect Robert, 95 Robert, 95 Toronto 21237 Ontario

City Directory

26 James 1905 Toronto McBean Architect Manning Ave., 783 Toronto 28340 Ontario Year only partly transcribed³

Lived 1: 1870, 19 Walton, Toronto Ontario.

Lived 2: 1864, 138 Ester, Toronto, Ontario.

Lived 3: Bet. 1868 - 1874, 35 Walton, Toronto, Ontario.^{11 3}