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Edward Simmons James 1870–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Montgomery St., Carlow, Carlow Co., Ireland

Death Date: 22 Feb 1941

Death Location: Actinolite, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Father: Edward Foundary

Mother: Anne Leach

Spouse(s): Margaret TATE

Children(s): Anna James, Thomas JAMES, William JAMES, Charles JAMES, Russell JAMES

The story of Edward Simmons James began in 1870 in Montgomery St., Carlow, Carlow Co., Ireland. In 1901, Edward Simmons James resided in Ontario, Canada. Edward Simmons James married Margaret Jane Tate, and had children including Anna Elizabeth May James, Charles Robert Herbert James, Russell George Clarence James, Thomas Edward Ibra James, William Henry Lyon James. Edward Simmons James passed away in 1941 in Actinolite, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Simmons James began in 1870 in Montgomery St., Carlow, Carlow Co., Ireland.
  • In 1901, Edward Simmons James resided in Ontario, Canada.
  • Edward Simmons James married Margaret Jane Tate, and had children including Anna Elizabeth May James, Charles Robert Herbert James, Russell George Clarence James, Thomas Edward Ibra James, William Henry Lyon James.
  • Edward Simmons James passed away in 1941 in Actinolite, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward James's Ancestors

Self
Edward James
1870–1941
Birth Place: Montgomery St., Carlow, Carlow Co., Ireland
Parents
Edward James Sr. Job: Frost and Wood Foundary
1833–1928
Ireland, per Ont. Death Cert#15420-1928. Dublin Ireland per census reel T-6322 (IMM 1882)
Anne (Eliza) Leach
1839–1924
Killedmond, Kiltennel Parish, Carlow County, Ireland
Grandparents
Edward JAMES
1801–1844
Tullow, Carlow Co., Ireland
Mary McDonnell
1810–1839
Carlow, Ireland
George (Leitch Job: Post) Master
–1878
Killedmond, Kiltennel Parish, Carlow, Ireland
Elizabeth ((Hettie) (W#2 of George LEECH)) ZZ
1795–1882
Carlow, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edward JAMES
1755–1804
Elizabeth SALTER
1775–1806
John McDONNELL
1780–
Maria ZZ
1780–
William I
1750–1798
Ann Leach
1752–1827
Samuel MAY
1770–
Mary ZZ
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William JAMES
1731–1836
Mary NOBLE
1730–1817
Father SALTER
1748–1808
Mother Salter
1752–1863
Thomas Leech
1793–1852
Jane Leech
1730–1786
Henry Edwards
1730–1798
Elizabeth Edwards
1732–1799

Edward James's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Simmons) James (16 Mar 1870–22 Feb 1941) m. Margaret (Jane) TATE (28 Jun 1883–20 Aug 1963)
  1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth May) James 1910–1939
  2. 2. Thomas (Edward Ibra) JAMES 1912–1992
  3. 3. William (Henry Lyon) JAMES 1914–1990
  4. 4. Charles (Robert Herbert) JAMES 1916–2002
  5. 5. Russell (George Clarence) JAMES 1921–2014

Edward James's Timeline

3 Records

1870
16 Mar 1870
Birth of Edward Simmons James in Montgomery St., Carlow, Carlow Co., Ireland
Montgomery St., Carlow, Carlow Co., Ireland
1901
1901
Age 31
Edward Simmons James resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1941
22 Feb 1941
Age 71
Death of Edward Simmons James in Actinolite, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Actinolite, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Montgomery St., Carlow, Carlow Co., Ireland
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 78

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 78

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1941
    Event Place: Actinolite, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

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