was born in Banff, Scotland in 1862.
His father, Alex Leslie, had been a Master
Mariner but died before seeing his son sign with
R. & J. Craig Co. of Glasgow to serve a four
year apprenticeship as a merchant mariner.
James' Indenture began on the 2nd of May, 1879,
at the age of sixteen. He earned a total of twenty-six
pounds during that period.
Twelve years later, on the 12th of June, 1891
James received his
Certificate of Competency as Master
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Robina Torrie
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Margaret (Peggy) |
Barbara (Beth) |
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Peggy married James Hutchison of Glasgow, Scotland. They had one son, James Leslie Hutchison on July 8, 1915. They emigrated to Montreal, Canada in the 1920's |
Beth lived her adult life in London returning to Edinburgh upon her retirement. Engaged once, her fiance was killed in the Great War and she never married. |
Their brother James moved to Mt. Helena near Perth in Western Australia as a very young man. He also never married |
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Grandson
James Leslie Hutchison My father married Helen F. Nelson, of Montreal, Canada on May 17, 1941. They had two daughters: Linda Margaret, September 12, 1942 Barbara Joyce, April 30, 1945 The family emigrated to Manhattan Beach, California on May 5, 1955 |
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In 1891 or 92 Captain Leslie married Robina Fraser Torrie.
They had three children:
Margaret Torrie, April 26, 1894
His wife Robina died in 1908. She was 38 and their young son was
only 4 years old. The daughters were sent to live with one aunt, while
the son with another. Captain Leslie never remarried.
Captain James Charles Leslie continued to serve as master
aboard steamships and served during the Great War.Around 1936,
his health failing, he moved to Montreal to live with his daughter
Peggy, her husband and their son. His grandson, James, was a ham
radio operator and Captain Leslie enjoyed spending time with him on
the radio. He died in Montreal at the age of 74 or 75 in 1938.