Born: 07 March 1690, Cork City, County Cotk
Entered: 20 November 1710, Villarejo, Spain, (TOLE)
Left Society of Jesus: 11 August 1719, Poittiers, France (AQUIT)
Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773
He was born in Cork, March 7, 1689, and entered the Society in the Province of Toledo, November 20, 1709. He was closely related to the Duke of Berwick, and is named in one of the Toledo Catalogi as “Jacobus James Estuardo”.
After his first religious profession at Villarejo, November 21, 1711, he made his Philosophical studies at Murcia. He then commenced his Theological studies at Murcia, continued them at Alcalà, and then in 1718, was sent to complete the course at the Grand Collège, Poitiers.
he left the Society, however, at Poitiers, August 11, 1719.
◆ CATSJ A-H has a “Charles Fitziannus (Fitzjames)” in Theology at Poitiers 1718-1719
There is also a “James Fitzjames” Approved Scholastic HIB dismissed 11/08/1719 at Poitiers
Above is from Naples Novice Book f145
◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Addenda III Catalogi of Irish Mission 1700-1735 & 1735-1752 (Finegan)
1718-1719 Irish College Poitiers, Studying Theology
1719 Dismissed 11/08/1719
◆ MacErlean Cat Miss HIB SJ 1670-1770
1711 TOLE Cat
Collegium Villarejo
“Jacobus Fitz James” (in indice Jacobus James Estuardo)
Born March 1689 Corbe in Dublin diocese (corbe referes to a tenant)
Entered 20/11/1710
Novice
1714 TOLE Cat
Collegium Murcia
“Jacobus Fitz James” (in indice Jacobus James Estuardo)
Born 07/03/1690 Cork
Entered 19/11/1709
Studying Philosophy 3
1717 TOLE Cat
Collegium Murcia
“Jacobus Fitz James”
Born 07/03/1690 Cork
Entered 20/11/1709
Studying Philosophy 3, Theology 4
In indice James Fil James
◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Carton XII S
26/02/1718 Fr General Michael Angelus Tamburini to Nichlas Frayne
James Fitzjames, Irish, relative of the Duke of Berwick, Scholastic, wishes to return to France from the Province of Toledo where he entered the Society. Fr Fayne is asked to receive him charitably.
14/05/1718 Fr General Michael Angelus Tamburini to Nicholas Frayne
I have learned with pleasure from your most recent letter of 08 April that my revcommendation with regard to the reception of Scholastic James Fitzjames into your College would be satisfied.
Meanwhile yopu will have noticed from my letter of 30 April that I am not failing your trust. By the same letter, I intimated that the customary suffrages of the Society must be discharged for founders and benefactors of your College, whoever they may be, and this duty I once more by this letter entrust, whatever it may be, whether Queen Catherine was declared or not, the foundress by my predecessor - that doesn’t simply matter.
I shall recommend the first favourable opportunity to the Provincial of Aquitaine, the outstanding candidate whom you write of as among your boarders.
◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Carton XII U
03/02/1720 Fr General Michael Angelus Tamburini to Nicholas Frayne
Fr General approves of Fr Frayne travelling to Paris to secure the foundation for the College at Poitiers, and the prifitable investment of the capital.
He is happy with the dismissal of James Fitzjames, and also that the Duke of Berwick has approved of this and that he was sent forth with suitable clothing and travelling expenses. It would be difficult to claim expenses from the Toledo Province, given that they supported him for a number of years. It would be unlikely that they would refund the expenses of his dismissal, as he was always destined for the Irish Mission and they have supported him to this point. However, you may request tyhis from the Provincial of Toledo, and if he is agreeable, I shall willingly favour your exemption.
To put an end to this Hughes business, I have once again written to the Provincial of Aquitaine, that he should get accurate information, not only for what purpose the capital sums to be saved for a house at Athlone have been converted, but also for what purpose the interest arising therefrom has been applied, how much also of each money is at present held. Som do not fail to explain to the Provincial of Aquitaine what is asked, in order that an end be put once and for all to the controversy of so many years. I am not indeed opposed to proceeding to consult before all for the establishment of your seminary, whilst we are not allowed to make good at Athlone the intentions of the late Queen. Lest however we make less accopunt of her intentions, we should diligently consider whether we cannot satisfy a part of these intentions while we are prevented by the injustices of the times from completely fulfilling the same. So talk it over carefully with the Provincial, that the business may be settled agreeably to the laws of justice.
