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James Birch 1840–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Dawley, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 2 Oct 1905

Death Location: Oldham, Lancashire, England

Father: Samuel Birch

Mother: Emma Turner

Spouse(s): Mary Winn

Children(s): James Birch, Mary Birch, Edmund Birch, Sarah Birch, Lisley Birch, Sieley Birch, Polly Birch

James Birch was born in 1840 in Dawley, Shropshire, England, the child of Samuel Birch And Emma Turner. In 1851, James Birch resided in Dawley, Shropshire, England. James Birch married Mary Ann Winn, and had children including Edmund Birch, James William Birch, Lisley Birch, Mary Ann Birch, Polly Birch, Sarah Ann Birch, Sieley Cicely Birch. James Birch passed away in 1905 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • James Birch was born in 1840 in Dawley, Shropshire, England, the child of Samuel Birch And Emma Turner.
  • In 1851, James Birch resided in Dawley, Shropshire, England.
  • James Birch married Mary Ann Winn, and had children including Edmund Birch, James William Birch, Lisley Birch, Mary Ann Birch, Polly Birch, Sarah Ann Birch, Sieley Cicely Birch.
  • James Birch passed away in 1905 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Birch
1812–1880
Birth Location: Dawley, Shropshire, England
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Emma Turner
1812–1895
Birth Location: Dawley, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Winn
1843–1898
Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
MW

Children(s)

James Birch
1875–1926
Birth Location: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
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Mary Birch
1882–1961
Birth Location: Dudley, Staffordshire
MB
Edmund Birch
1873–1901
Birth Location: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
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Sarah Birch
1885–1934
Birth Location: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
SB
Lisley Birch
1875–
Birth Location: Portobello, Staffordshire, England
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Sieley Birch
1878–1948
Birth Location: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
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Polly Birch
1882–
Birth Location: Willeshall, Staffordshire, England
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James Birch's Ancestors

Self
James Birch
1840–1905
Birth Place: Dawley, Shropshire, England
Parents
Samuel Birch
1812–1880
Dawley, Shropshire, England
Emma Turner
1812–1895
Dawley, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
William Birch
1780–1847
Shropshire, England
Sarah Manwaring
1782–1868
Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
Isaac Turner
1766–1817
Shropshire, England
Mary (Ann “Ann” Howles) Howells
1770–
Great-Grandparents
William Birch
1743–1814
Ann Rowley
1745–1790
John Manwaring
1744–1801
Sarah Brickley
1744–1826
Benjamin Turner
1744–1819
Ann Pool
1746–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rowley
1700–1766
Anne Kent
1709–1779
Richard Mainwaring
1718–1777
Elizabeth Glover
1718–
John Brickley
1726–1786
Margaret ???
1708–
James Turner
1720–
Eliza Jones
1720–

James Birch's Descendants

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James Birch (1840–2 Oct 1905) m. Mary (Ann) Winn (Abt. 1843–22 Jun 1898)
  1. 1. James (William) Birch 1875–1926 m. Susannah McDuff 1875–1915
    1. 1. Susannah Birch 1898–1987 m. James (Jr) Prince 1900–1971
      1. 1. Veronica Prince 1923–2002 m. Howard Walters 1923–2003
        1. 1. Penelope Walters 1945–1999 m. John (Alphonso Divers) McCabe 1940–2013
      2. 2. Luke Prince 1920–1989 m. Sybil Webster 1924–2003 m. Margaret (Katherine) Edwards 1916–1985 m. Teresa (Mary Josephine) Maher 1905–1970
        1. 1. Susan (Patricia) Prince 1949–2009
      3. 3. Elsie Prince 1925–2013 m. Hugh Collins 1927–1976
    2. 2. child Birch 1910–2010 m. John (Henry “Jack”) Coupe 1904–1971
    3. 3. James (William Birch "Nephew" adopted) son 1897–1949 m. Ivy (Alice) Taylor 1901–1966
      1. 1. Joyce (Mary) Birch 1921–1996 m. Leslie Wrigley 1915–1983
    4. 4. William Birch 1908–1908
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Birch 1882–1961 m. William (Rothwell) Wolfenden 1884–1937
    1. 1. Irene (lottie) Wolfenden 1923–1988 m. Terence McGovern 1921–1979
      1. 1. Terence (Allen) McGovern 1941–1987 m. Angela Wood 1943–2014
      2. 2. Michael (A) McGovern 1950–2011
    2. 2. Agnes Wolfenden 1910–2009 m. Albert (Edward Thomas foreman in cotton) warehouse 1902–1950
      1. 1. Terence Thomas 1933–2006
      2. 2. Trevor Thomas 1945–1988
      3. 3. Marilyn Thomas 1945–2012
    3. 3. Clifford Wolfenden 1918–1986
    4. 4. Floretta Wolfenden 1908–1993
    5. 5. Amelia Wolfenden 1906–1944 m. Albert Hindley 1904–
    6. 6. Harold Wolfenden 1917–1970
  3. 3. Edmund Birch 1873–1901
  4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Birch 1885–1934 m. James Crompton 1885–1912 m. James (Bradley) Lunn 1877–1948
    1. 1. Alice Crompton 1907–1908
    2. 2. Cicely Crompton 1904–
    3. 3. William Crompton 1905– m. Annie Burgess 1900–1974
    4. 4. John Crompton 1909–
    5. 5. Mary Lunn 1917– m. John Johnson 1914–1984
  5. 5. Lisley Birch 1875–
  6. 6. Sieley (Cicely) Birch 1878–1948 m. James (William) Chadwick 1881–1943
    1. 1. William Chadwick 1915–1965 m. Maria Smith 1915–1992
    2. 2. Anthony Chadwick 1917–1990 m. Cissie ((Cecilia)) Hadfield 1916–1998
    3. 3. James (Edward) Chadwick 1900–1910
    4. 4. George Chadwick 1901–
  7. 7. Polly Birch 1882–

James Birch's Timeline

9 Records

1839
13 Oct 1839
James Birch was baptized in Dawley Magna,Shropshire,England
Dawley Magna,Shropshire,England
1840
1840
Birth of James Birch in Dawley, Shropshire, England
Dawley, Shropshire, England
1851
1851
Age 11
James Birch resided here in Dawley, Shropshire, England
Dawley, Shropshire, England
1861
1861
Age 21
James Birch resided here in Dawley, Shropshire, England
Dawley, Shropshire, England
1871
1871
Age 31
James Birch resided here in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 41
James Birch resided here in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 51
James Birch resided here in Oldham, Lancashire, England
Oldham, Lancashire, England
1901
1901
Age 61
James Birch resided here in Oldham, Lancashire, England
Oldham, Lancashire, England
1905
2 Oct 1905
Age 65
Death of James Birch in Oldham, Lancashire, England
Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Dawley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3306; Folio: 135; Page: 52; GSU roll: 6098416
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2809; Folio: 112; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341672
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2944; Folio: 63; Page: 16; GSU roll: 836420
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1855; Folio: 87; Page: 42; GSU roll: 542878

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Dawley Magna,Shropshire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Dawley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1988; Folio: 239; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87389

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Dawley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1855; Folio: 87; Page: 42; GSU roll: 542878

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2944; Folio: 63; Page: 16; GSU roll: 836420

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2809; Folio: 112; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341672

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3306; Folio: 135; Page: 52; GSU roll: 6098416

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Plant
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wolverhampton, Stafford, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Marriages
    [2] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England
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