James Albert George Lambert (1846-1928)

of Nova Scotia, St. Pierre et Miqueleon, and Newfoundland

JAMES ALBERT GEORGE¹ LAMBERT, born at Nova Scotia , Canada ca. 1846; and died at 146 Bentick St. , Sydney , Cape Breton , N.S. , Canada 17 April 1928 , aged 82 yrs., due to ---.  He married at St. Matthews Anglican Church, St. Lawrence , Newfoundland , Canada 9 April 1883 by Rev. A. S. H. Winsor to  SABINA PIKE.  She was born at St. Lawrence, Nfld., Canada ca. 1858, and died at 1 Douglas Place, Sydney, N.S. 30 October 1919 at 5:30 p.m., aged 61 yrs., due to heart disease; the daughter of George and Sabina (Fitzpatrick) Pike of St. Lawrence, Nfld.   At the time of his marriage in 1883 he is listed as a store keeper at St. Pierre Island , age 34; Sabina was aged 24 at the time and residing at St. Lawrence.   His death record claims his father was James Albert Lambert (born Cumberland Co., N.S.) and his mother was Sabina Lambert (born Newfoundland), it seems that the informant Fred Jay Lambert was a little confused to whose parents they wanted on the death record.

At the time of his marriage in 1883 he is listed as a store keeper at St. Pierre , age 34; and Sabina was 24 at the time at St. Lawrence.  James was a merchant and had lived on the St. Pierre Island since August, 1879 when he aided in the saving of a house by fire.  He was commended by the community of St. Pierre .  In 1888 he appears on a Census in St. Pierre on Rue Bisson: James age 39, Sabin Pike, age 28, Mary age 3, Carry age 2, and Albert age 7 mos.  James obtained a Crown Land Grant in St. Lawrence , Newfoundland 10 March 1888 [S746-9-2-39 – St. Lawrence 35:123]. 

His grand-daughter Chloris (Dawe) Bailey of Summerside, PEI remembered that her mother recalled the following about her father: “he spoke more than one language.  He use to meet the boats that came into the harbor in St. Pierre ”.  Chloris’s mother May recalled to her that as a young girl she use to be invited to the opera’s, and the Government House in St. Pierre ”.

James was a councilor in St. Pierre , and use to go out to meet the boats in the harbor, sort of a harbor master. 

Carrie Lambert, arrived from Port aux Basque, Newfoundland – aboard the S.S. Bruce into the port of North Sydney, with the destination of Port Hawkesbury, N.S. (age 19) 12 September 1907; (age 20) 29 November 1907

Sabina (age 43) arrived from Port aux Basque, Newfoundland - First Class aboard the S.S. Bruce at the port of North Sydney , with the destination of Glace Bay 8 June 1908 .

Sabina (age 49) and her son Fred Lambert (age 18) ventured to Boston , Mass. from Port aux Basque, sailing aboard the S.S. Bruce, 9 October 1908 .

Their son F[red] Lambert age 25, b. St. Pierre , a telephone operator arrived aboard the S.S. Bruce into North Sydney 29 April 1909 .

J[ ames ] A[lbert] Lambert age 60 (b. ca. 1849) and Mrs. [Sabina] Lambert age 47 (b. ca. 1862) arrive as passengers aboard the S.S. Bruce into North Sydney 27 August 1909, destined for Glace Bay, N.S.

Their daughters and son-in-law Henry Augustus Dawe arrived at the port of North Sydney , N.S. 3 March 1910 aboard the S.S. Bruce 3 March 1910 : Dawe, H[enry] Augustus – age 29 – He stated he had been in Canso , N.S. in 1910 for 1 year.  He was born in Newfoundland , a telephone operator,  and was destined for Canso with: his wife Mrs. [May Matilda] Dawe, age 25, b. St. Pierre ; (sister-in-law) Carrie Sabina Lambert, age 23, seamstress

Records of St. Pierre from Rodrigue Giradin [011-508-41-04-35]

“Par arête du Governeur en date du 10 decembre 1903, le sieur Lambert James, sujet anglais, a ete expulse du territore de la colonie dans les conditions de la loi du 3 december 1849.”

Sabina Lambert of Port-aux-Basques purchased from William Rolls (George Carters, Crown number 4425 from 1881) for $130. land in Port-aux-Basques Channel  16 August 1905 . [ Newfoundland Deed, 30:438].  William Rolls was the Postmaster of Port-aux-Basque in 1904 (McAlpine Directory).

Sabina Lambert of Channel in the Southern District of Newfoundland Married Woman in consideration of the sum of one hundred and eighty five dollars paid to me by George William Vardy of Port-aux-Basques for land she purchased from William Rolls of Port-aux-Basques 16 August 1905, and sold it to the above George William Vardy on 5 March 1910, witnessed by William J. Phillips, Mercantile agent [Newfoundland Deed, 42:471].

Irene Carrie (McCoubrey) McAdam recalls her mother mentioning she had lived in Port-aux-Basques in Newfoundland after St. Pierre .  Her mother also mentioned that she was schooled at the Convent school at St. Pierre , and spoke French.

James and his wife and son Fred appear as passengers aboard the S.S. Bruce sailing from Port Aux Basque, Newfoundland 14 April 1910 , and arriving at North Sydney , N.S. at 10:15 a.m. with 111 other passengers. 

Lambert, J. A. – 60 – b. Canada - destination Sydney , N.S.

Lambert, Mrs. – 52 – b. Newfoundland - destination Sydney , N.S.

Lambert, F[red] – 22 – b. St. Pierre (French) – destination Sydney , a telephone operator.

Dawe, H[enry Augustus] – 22 - b. at Newfoundland – destination Ocean City , Quebec .

In 1914 James and his son Fred Jay Lambert were listed as proprietors of Furnisher’s Ltd. at their residence, 465 Esplanade St. , Sydney , N.S.    James was a merchant and resided on Bisson St. , at St. Pierre Island from 1883-93; where his children were born.  James was granted a Crown Land Grant in Great St. Lawrence in 1887.

The following is an obituary for James A.J. listed in error as John J. Lambert - The Sydney Record, 19 April 1928 , p. 2, column 6. 

After an extended period of unsatisfactory health.  John J. [sic] Lambert passed away this week at his home on Charlotte Street .  Mr. Lambert was 82 years of age had lived in Sydney virtually all his long life.  Until a few years ago when his health began to give way he carried on a furn[a]ture business.  He was a man held in esteem by many friends. One daughter a[n]d several sons are left to mourn his death.

The following is the obituary for Sabina Lambert that appeared in the Sydney Daily Post, 1 November 1919 , p. 3.

Death of Mrs. Lambert.  Death occurred suddenly Thursday afternoon about 5:30 of Mrs. Lambert at her home No. 1. Douglas Place .  Neighbors were attracted by the cries of little boy, an adopted son, of the Lamberts and on investigating found Mrs. Lambert lying on the floor between the kitchen and dining room, quite dead.  Deceased who was 61 years old was a native of Newfoundland and lived for a number of years at St. Pierre.  F.J. Lambert pro[prietor]. of a Charlotte St. store and a son.

Sydney Daily Post, Tuesday, November 4, 1919 , p. 7

Card of Thanks.  Mr. J.A. Lambert and family wish to thank their many friends who did so much to assist them in their recent sad bereavement, especially Mr. Meikle, Mrs. Wadman, Mrs. To the over in a zone of the new of high or as a lever VOL battle by of all too late MacGillwary, Mrs. McMaster, Mr. & Mrs. C.B. Russell and Mrs. N.A. Beaton, and also A.J. Beaton & Sons for kindness and attention.  They also wish to thank their many friends for beautiful floral tributes.

Residences in Sydney, Nova Scotia

1910-1913 Sydney

1914 McAlpine’s Directory (p. 1650)– 465 Esplanade St. [Furnisher’s Ltd.]

1916 – 85 Townsend St. (Fred’s WWI Record)

1918-19 McAlpine Directory (p. 134) J.A. “furniture store” 83 Townsend;

1919 – 1 Douglas Pl. (Sabina’s Obituary);

1923 McAlpine’s Directory (p. 97)  458 & 460 Charlotte St. (James A. groc. h. 460; Fred J. mgr. J. A. Lambert h. 458 Charlotte .

1928 – 146 Bentick St. (James’ death record) and obituary. Charlotte St .  

They attended Christ Church (Anglican) in Sydney, Nova Scotia.  Their burials are recorded in the records of the church.

James was buried 19 April 1928 , and Sabina was buried 2 November 1919 at lot Division AC@ - Range 7 - Lot 157 Hardwood Hills Cemetery in Sydney, N.S., Canada.  Their gravestone was erected in 2004 by their great-grandson David Allen Lambert.

Children born at St. Pierre Island :

             i.              May Matilda Lambert, b. 1884.  She married after 1901 to Henry Augustus Dawe.

             ii.             Carrie Sabina Lambert, b.  1885.  She was married and lived at Prince Edward Island .

             iii.            James Albert George Lambert, b. 17 April 1887 (grandfather of webmaster)

iv.                  Charles Willard Lambert, b. 17 October 1888 , and bapt. at Lamoline , Newfoundland 14 March 1889 ; drowned at St. Pierre 12 September 1895 , age 6 yrs.  According to his niece Irene Carrie (McCoubrey) McAdam of St. John, N.B. “He had fallen asleep need the dock waiting for his father and fell in the water”.  There was a photo of him all laid out in white in a casket that his sister Carrie once had.

v.             Fred Jay Lambert, b. 6 October 1891