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James Dresser 1773–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 16 May 1773

Birth Location: Dalby, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1856

Death Location: Whenby, Yorkshire, England

Father: Christopher Dresser

Mother: Dorothy Robinson

Spouse(s): Jane Harrison

Children(s): Christopher Dresser

In 1773, James Dresser entered the world in Dalby, Yorkshire, England, born to Christopher Dresser And Dorothy Robinson. James Dresser married Jane Harrison, and had children including Christopher Dresser. James Dresser passed away in 1856 in Whenby, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1773, James Dresser entered the world in Dalby, Yorkshire, England, born to Christopher Dresser And Dorothy Robinson.
  • James Dresser married Jane Harrison, and had children including Christopher Dresser.
  • James Dresser passed away in 1856 in Whenby, Yorkshire, England.

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James Dresser's Ancestors

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James Dresser
1773–1856
Birth Place: Dalby, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Christopher Dresser
1730–1812
Whenby, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy Robinson
–1820
Grandparents
Thomas Dresser
1674–
Foulrice, Yorkshire, England
Thomasin Elwood
1692–
Foston by Malton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Dresser
1641–
Mary
1645–
Gilbert Elwood
1655–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dresser
1604–1680
Hannah Unknown
1618–1672

James Dresser's Descendants

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James Dresser (Abt. 16 May 1773–10 Oct 1856) m. Jane Harrison (Abt. 10 Oct 1784–1864)
  1. 1. Christopher Dresser 1819–1871 m. Mary Bean 1826–
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Dresser 1850–1922 m. John Rooke 1844–1908
      1. 1. James (Dresser) Rooke 1877–1962 m. Annie (Ethel) Jones 1882–1941
        1. 1. Ada (Ethel) Rooke 1907–1997 m. William Froggatt 1898–1977

James Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1773
Abt. 16 May 1773
Birth of James Dresser in Dalby, Yorkshire, England
Dalby, Yorkshire, England
1856
10 Oct 1856
Age 83
Death of James Dresser in Whenby, Yorkshire, England
Whenby, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 16 May 1773
    Event Place: Dalby, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Whenby, Yorkshire, England

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