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James Firth 1814 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1814

Birth Location: Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Dec 1889

Death Location: Bockan, Wasbuster, Sandwick, Orkney

Father: Nicol Firth

Mother: Margaret* Taylor

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Children(s): James Firth

In 1814, James Firth entered the world in Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, born to Nicol Firth and Margaret* Taylor. James Firth had children including James Firth. James Firth passed away in 1889 in Bockan, Wasbuster, Sandwick, Orkney.

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Biography

  • In 1814, James Firth entered the world in Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, born to Nicol Firth and Margaret* Taylor.
  • James Firth had children including James Firth.
  • James Firth passed away in 1889 in Bockan, Wasbuster, Sandwick, Orkney.

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James Firth's Ancestors

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James Firth
1814 – 1889
Birth Place: Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
Nicol Firth
1783 – 1860
Firth, Orkney, Scotland
Margaret* Taylor
1786 – 1853
Firth & Stenness, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Grandparents
WILLIAM FIRTH
1744 – 1835
Islands, Kilkenny, Ireland
Isabella Linklater
1761 – 1816
Firth and Stenness, Orkney, , Scotland
James Taylor
1760 –
Firth, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Margaret Corrigall
Great-Grandparents
John FIRTH
Jean Linklater
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Firth's Descendants

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James Firth (19 Jun 1814 – 12 Dec 1889)
  1. 1. James Firth (23 Aug 1843 – 05 APR 1916)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Firth (23 Aug 1867 – 03 Nov 1956)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Firth (04 Aug 1895 – 17 Apr 1973)
        1. 1. Mary (Edith) MacKay (1920 – ) m. William Hourston (1921 – )

James Firth's Timeline

2 Records

1814
19 Jun 1814
Birth of James Firth in Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
1889
12 Dec 1889
Age 75
Death of James Firth in Bockan, Wasbuster, Sandwick, Orkney
Bockan, Wasbuster, Sandwick, Orkney

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1814
    Event Place: Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Bockan, Wasbuster, Sandwick, Orkney

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