Fredericton's Old Burial Ground - Seann Chladh

James Willox [Wilcox] was a native of Aberdeen, Scotland. He came to Fredericton in about 1817, and two years later married Margaret King. James was a founding member of the Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew, and was one of the organising “stewards” for the Feast of Saint Andrew in 1828. He was also one of the founding members of St Paul’s Church, and served as a founding trustee.  James was a leather merchant and saddler in Fredericton. His business was located on Queen Street, across from the present-day Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, and the Willox family lived next door. He prospered, and in 1839 owned 25 acres on Maryland Hill, 200 acres in Hanwell Settlement, and 100 acres in the Parish of Woodstock in Carleton County. He also owned shares in the “splendid steamer"  New Brunswick , which plied the river St John between Fredericton and Saint John from 1839 to 1848.  By 1845, passengers wishing to travel by stagecoach to Boiestown or Newcastle could book their reservations...