Melrose in San Francisco, CALIFORNIA
Looking for information of descendants of
James Melrose, born Felton,Northumberland,
England, abt. 17 Oct1813. He emigrated to US
died at Canton,Fulton County, Illinois, July 5, 1860, aged 46 yrs. He married Jane Leonora
Thayer, one son, James W. Melrose. Jane remarried to Underhill Boynton, at Canton. They later moved to San Francisco.Boynton & James W.Melrose are listed in 1875 S.F. City Directory. James married Mary Hinton Robinson(?), two children, James R. & May(mary)C.James died in 1906.I do not
have any info about the two children except
for some possible probate filings for guardianship of 3 minor children in 1920 listing a James Melrose of Salinas as father
& Catherine Reilly, deceased as mother.