McGregor, James Smith^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31]}

1883 - 1964  (81 years)

• Name	McGregor, James Smith
  Born	20 Oct 1883	Inveraray, Scotland, UK   [32]
  Gender	Male
  Business Address/Year	1911-1921	Nelson, BC
  	Address: 410 1/2 Baker St. Nelson Studio Nelson, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1922-1925	Nelson, BC
  	Address: 318 1/2 Baker Nelson Studio Nelson, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1926	Nelson, BC
  	Address: 515 Ward Nelson Studio Nelson, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1927-1937	Nelson, BC
  	Address: 519 Ward Nelson Studio Nelson, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1938-1948	Nelson, BC
  	Address: 577 Ward Nelson Studio Nelson, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1950-1951	Nelson, BC
  	Address: 577 Ward McGregor's Studio Vancouver, BC Canada
  Marriage	?	?   [32]
  	Bride: Mary Isobel Stewart
  	Her middle name was spelled Isabel on his death registration record but is spelled Isobel on her death registration record.
  Died	14 Dec 1964	Nelson, BC   [32]
  Cremated	18 Dec 1964	Nelson Memorial Park, Nelson, BC   [32]
  Association	Nelson Studio (Relationship: Photographer; Proprietor)
  Association	McGregor, Benjamin Scott (Relationship: Brother)
  Association	McGregor's Studio (Relationship: Proprietor)
  Person ID	I2108	Camera Workers | M, vol. 2, 1901-1950
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2021

  
  

• Documents

  Nelson Studio ad, Nelson Daily News, 17 Dec 1921, p. 10. The business directories never listed the two men as the McGregor Brothers.

  
  

• Notes

  STATUS: Commercial. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: According to the 1911 Canada census he immigrated in 1910. He was working as a photographer in Nelson and was the head of household with his brother B.S. McGregor. He worked with his brother B.S. Scott at the Nelson Studio in Nelson; they were never listed in the business directories under the name McGregor Brothers, but they did advertise in the Nelson Dailey News with that name.

  
  

• Sources

  [S722] Census of Canada 1911. Province of BC, District no. 9, Enumeration district no. 38 in City of Nelson, p. 6, line 40 [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), Ref. NW 324.1 B862., 1911, 1916, 1920, 1928, 1933. Nelson [S732] HEN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910). Nelson: not listed [S1034] JEFNELSON13, (Nelson, BC: W.A. Jeffries and Company, 1913?), 83. Nelson: McGregor James S photogr Nelson Studio r 801 Victoria [S1033] JEFNELSON14, (Nelson, BC: W.A. Jeffries and Company, 1914?), 84. Nelson: Nelson: McGregor James S photogr Nelson Studio h 406 Gore [S1019] JEFNELSON15, (Nelson, BC: W.A. Jeffries and Company, 1915?), 66. Nelson: McGregor James S photogr Nelson Studio r Strathcona Hotel [S740] WRI18, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1918), 310. Nelson: McGregor J S prop Nelson Studio [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919), 410. Nelson: McGregor J S prop Nelson Studio [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920), 410. Nelson: McGregor J S of Nelson Studio r Gordon Rooms [S741] WRI21, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1921), 418. Nelson: McGregor J S of Nelson Studio r Gordon Rooms [S742] WRI22, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1922), 463. Nelson: McGregor J S of Nelson Studio r Annable blk [S809] WRI23, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1923), 385. Nelson: McGregor J S of Nelson Studio r 603 Cedar [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924), 220. Nelson: McGregor Jas S of Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S758] WRI25, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1925), 227. Nelson: McGregor Jas S of Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S759] WRI26, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1926), 243. Nelson: McGregor Jas S of Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S760] WRI27, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1927), 245. Nelson: McGregor Jas S of Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S761] WRI28, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1928), 423. Nelson: McGregor Jas S of Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S762] WRI29, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1929), 476. Nelson: McGregor Jas S of Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S763] WRI30, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1930), 466. Nelson: McGregor Jas S of Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S764] WRI31, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1931), 413. Nelson: McGregor Jas S prop Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S765] WRI32, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1932), 402. Nelson: McGregor Jas S prop Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S768] SUN34, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934), 506. Nelson: McGregor Jas S prop Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S769] SUN35, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1935), 634. Nelson: McGregor Jas S prop Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S770] SUN36, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1936), 306. Nelson: McGregor Jas S prop Nelson Studio [S771] SUN37, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1937), 254. Nelson: McGregor Jas S (Mary I) prop Nelson Studio h 724 Mill [S772] SUN38, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1938), 258. Nelson: McGregor Jas S (Mary I) prop Nelson Studio h 724 Mill [S773] SUN39, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1939), 212. Nelson: McGregor Jas S prop Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S774] SUN40, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1940), 234. Nelson: McGregor Jas S prop Nelson Studio h 724 Mill [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945), 233. Nelson: McGregor Jas S prop Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948). Nelson: McGregor Jas S prop Nelson Studio r 724 Mill [S1135] SUNNELSON50, (Vancouver, BC: Sun Directories, 1950), 88. Nelson: McGregor Jas S (M Isobel) prop McGregor's Studio h 724 Mill [S652] BVIPA death registration index. Registration no. 1964-09-016917 (microfilm B13270); digital facsimile URL (accessed 17 Jun 2021): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/66e3f4e9-1fa4-4e44-aa57-025aff971e2f