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Christopher James 1560–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: abt 1624

Death Location: Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England

Father: Henry James

Mother: Constans Bea

Spouse(s): Elline Whitbey

Children(s): Susanna James

Christopher James was born in 1560 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Henry Or Henrye James And Constans Bea. Christopher James married Elline Ellen Whitbey, and had children including Susanna James. Christopher James passed away in 1624 in Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Christopher James was born in 1560 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Henry Or Henrye James And Constans Bea.
  • Christopher James married Elline Ellen Whitbey, and had children including Susanna James.
  • Christopher James passed away in 1624 in Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England.

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Christopher James's Ancestors

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Christopher James
1560–1624
Birth Place: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Henry (or Henrye) James
1540–1593
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Constans Bea
1540–
Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher James's Descendants

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Christopher James (1560–abt 1624) m. Elline ((Ellen)) Whitbey (1570–06 Feb 1637)
  1. 1. Susanna James 1595–1655 m. John Rutherford 1595–1653
    1. 1. Henry Rutherford 1617–1668 m. Sarah (Rutherford) Newman 1621–1673
      1. 1. Sarah Rutherford 1641–1687 m. Thomas Trowbridge 1631–1702
        1. 1. John Trowbridge 1661–1689 m. Anne Leete 1661–1747

Christopher James's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Christopher James in Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Walsall, Staffordshire, England
1624
abt 1624
Age 64
Death of Christopher James in Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Walsall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1624
    Event Place: Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England

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