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James Percy Douglass 1905–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 March 1905

Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England

Death Date: Dec 1982

Death Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Father: Charles Douglass

Mother: Ada Taylor

Spouse(s): Ethel Shorter

Children(s): James Douglass

In 1905, James Percy Douglass entered the world in Chatham, Kent, England, born to Charles Douglass And Ada Taylor. In 1911, James Percy Douglass resided in Chatham, Kent, England. In 1939, James Percy Douglass resided in Kent, England. James Percy Douglass married Ethel Shorter, and had children including James Alfred Douglass. James Percy Douglass passed away in 1982 in Maidstone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1905, James Percy Douglass entered the world in Chatham, Kent, England, born to Charles Douglass And Ada Taylor.
  • In 1911, James Percy Douglass resided in Chatham, Kent, England.
  • In 1939, James Percy Douglass resided in Kent, England.
  • James Percy Douglass married Ethel Shorter, and had children including James Alfred Douglass.
  • James Percy Douglass passed away in 1982 in Maidstone, Kent, England.

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James Douglass's Ancestors

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James Douglass
1905–1982
Birth Place: Chatham, Kent, England
Parents
Charles Douglass
1863–1919
Regents Park, London, England
Ada Taylor
1879–1967
Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Taylor
1830–1877
Ninfield, Sussex, England
Eliza Beeney
1832–1889
Wartling, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1807–1900
Louisa Cheal
1811–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Taylor
1782–1855
Harriett Taylor
1787–1855
John Cheal
1786–1830
Mary Taylor
1778–1828

James Douglass's Descendants

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James (Percy) Douglass (7 March 1905–Dec 1982) m. Ethel Shorter (15 January 1911–)
  1. 1. James (Alfred) Douglass 1931–2016

James Douglass's Timeline

4 Records

1905
7 March 1905
Birth of James Percy Douglass in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 6
James Percy Douglass resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1939
1939
Age 34
James Percy Douglass resided here in Kent, England
Kent, England
1982
Dec 1982
Age 77
Death of James Percy Douglass in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 March 1905
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 3900; Schedule Number: 162
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 16; Page: 1258
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011830I
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 3900; Schedule Number: 162

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011830I

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1982
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 16; Page: 1258

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