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James Denholm Fraser 1870 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 nov 1870

Birth Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Death Date: 23 Jan 1956

Death Location: Lynton, Devon, England

Father: James Fraser

Mother: Sophia Paddison

Spouse(s): Violet Shaw

Children(s): Gertrude Fraser, Audrey Fraser, M Fraser

In 1870, James Denholm Fraser entered the world in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, born to James Denholm Fraser and Sophia Eleanor Paddison. James Denholm Fraser married Violet Marion Lancaster Shaw, and had children including Gertrude Jean Fraser, Audrey Fraser, M Fraser. James Denholm Fraser passed away in 1956 in Lynton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1870, James Denholm Fraser entered the world in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, born to James Denholm Fraser and Sophia Eleanor Paddison.
  • James Denholm Fraser married Violet Marion Lancaster Shaw, and had children including Gertrude Jean Fraser, Audrey Fraser, M Fraser.
  • James Denholm Fraser passed away in 1956 in Lynton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Fraser
1819 – 1889
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sophia Paddison
1836 – 1911
Birth Location: Louth, Lincoln, England
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Spouses(s)

Violet Shaw
1882 – 1934
Birth Location: Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands
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Children(s)

Gertrude Fraser
1904 – 1965
Birth Location: –
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Audrey Fraser
1907 – 1995
Birth Location: Prome, Bengal, India
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M Fraser
Birth Location: –
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James Fraser's Ancestors

Self
James Fraser
1870 – 1956
Birth Place: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Parents
James Denholm Fraser
1819 – 1889
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Sophia (Eleanor) Paddison
1836 – 1911
Louth, Lincoln, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Fraser's Descendants

1.
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James (Denholm) Fraser (10 nov 1870 – 23 Jan 1956) m. Violet (Marion Lancaster) Shaw (14 sep 1882 – 29 Apr 1934)
  1. 1. Gertrude (Jean) Fraser (7 Jan 1904 – 5 dec 1965)
  2. 2. Audrey Fraser (08 May 1907 – Apr 1995)
  3. 3. M Fraser

James Fraser's Timeline

2 Records

1870
10 nov 1870
Birth of James Denholm Fraser in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
1956
23 Jan 1956
Age 86
Death of James Denholm Fraser in Lynton, Devon, England
Lynton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 nov 1870
    Event Place: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1956
    Event Place: Lynton, Devon, England
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