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Clara Louisa James 1875–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 MAR 1875

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 11 MAR 1957

Death Location: Wairoa Cemetery, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Father: Alfred James

Mother: Emily Palmer

Spouse(s): Edward Oldham

Children(s): Lewis Oldham, Arthur Oldham, Malvena Oldham, Elvey Oldham, Doris Oldham, Effie Oldham, Marjorie Oldham, Irene Oldham, Eric Oldham, Norma Oldham

In 1875, Clara Louisa James entered the world in New Zealand, born to Alfred John James And Emily Palmer. In 1924, Clara Louisa James resided in Frasertown, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Clara Louisa James married Edward Daniel Oldham, and had children including Arthur Stanley Oldham, Doris Edwina Oldham, Effie Louisa Oldham, Elvey Oldham, Eric William Durbridge Oldham, Irene Oldham, Lewis Edward Oldham, Malvena Oldham, Marjorie Oldham, Norma Sophie Oldham. Clara Louisa James passed away in 1957 in Wairoa Cemetery, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1875, Clara Louisa James entered the world in New Zealand, born to Alfred John James And Emily Palmer.
  • In 1924, Clara Louisa James resided in Frasertown, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
  • Clara Louisa James married Edward Daniel Oldham, and had children including Arthur Stanley Oldham, Doris Edwina Oldham, Effie Louisa Oldham, Elvey Oldham, Eric William Durbridge Oldham, Irene Oldham, Lewis Edward Oldham, Malvena Oldham, Marjorie Oldham, Norma Sophie Oldham.
  • Clara Louisa James passed away in 1957 in Wairoa Cemetery, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara James's Ancestors

Self
Clara James
1875–1957
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
Alfred John James
1846–1924
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Emily Palmer
1848–1916
Grandparents
Edward James
1812–1860
Herefordshire, England
Mary Birks
1820–
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William James
1776–1847
Elizabeth Tomblings
1776–1861
George Birks
1783–1844
Catherine
1782–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clara James's Descendants

1.
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Clara (Louisa) James (29 MAR 1875–11 MAR 1957) m. Edward (Daniel) Oldham (ABT 1865–26 OCT 1958)
  1. 1. Lewis (Edward) Oldham 1911–1993 m. Margaret (Isabel) McRae 1916–2019
    1. 1. Glenys (Jean) Oldham 1948–2024
  2. 2. Arthur (Stanley) Oldham 1918–1973
  3. 3. Malvena Oldham 1901–1989 m. Ralph (William) Souter 1897–1946
    1. 1. Rosalind (Faith) Souter 1937–2007 m. Antony (Derek) Hammond 1937–1996
    2. 2. Marigold (Joan) Souter 1930–2017
  4. 4. Elvey Oldham 1897–1982 m. Keith (John) Shaw 1896–1965
    1. 1. Sylvia (Alison) Shaw 1926–1992 m. Graham (Ramsay) Knighton 1924–2013
  5. 5. Doris (Edwina) Oldham 1904–1981 m. Frederick (Eric) Piercy 1913–1988
  6. 6. Effie (Louisa) Oldham 1895–1997
  7. 7. Marjorie Oldham 1914–1989
  8. 8. Irene Oldham 1906–2004
  9. 9. Eric (William Durbridge) Oldham 1893–1970
  10. 10. Norma (Sophie) Oldham 1900–1996 m. William (Richard Walter) Ferris 1894–1960

Clara James's Timeline

3 Records

1875
29 MAR 1875
Birth of Clara Louisa James in New Zealand
New Zealand
1924
12 SEP 1924
Age 49
Clara Louisa James resided here in Frasertown, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Frasertown, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
1957
11 MAR 1957
Age 82
Death of Clara Louisa James in Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 MAR 1875
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand BDM Registers, Birth - Clara Louisa James (18758309)
    [2] New Zealand BDM Registers, Death - Clara Louisa Oldham (195724855)
    [3] findagrave.com, Clara Louisa Oldham Edward Daniel Oldham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1957
    Event Place: Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand BDM Registers, Death - Clara Louisa Oldham (195724855)
    [2] findagrave.com, Clara Louisa Oldham Edward Daniel Oldham

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1924
    Event Place: Frasertown, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: Gisborne Times, Vol 61, Issue 9808, Page 4, @N1379@

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wairoa Cemetery, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: findagrave.com, Clara Louisa Oldham Edward Daniel Oldham

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Fact

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