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James Swain Gurney 1836–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1836

Birth Location: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 22 January 1884

Death Location: Camberwell, London, Surrey, England

Father: James Gurney

Mother: Matha Jeary

Spouse(s): Matilda Shore

Children(s): Clara Gurney, James Gurney, Richard Gurney, Leonard Gurney, Lily Gurney, Charles Gurney, Louis Gurney, Matilda Gurney, Thomas Gurney, Sydney Gurney, Daisy Gurney, William Gurney, Henrietta Gurney, Matilda Gurney, James Gurney, Matilda Gurney

James Swain Gurney was born in 1836 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, the child of James Gurney And Matha Swain Jeary. In 1871, James Swain Gurney resided in Camberwell, Surrey, England. In 1881, James Swain Gurney resided in Camberwell, London, England. James Swain Gurney married Matilda Jane Gurney Leader Nee Shore, and had children including Charles Gurney, Clara Elizabeth Gurney, Daisy Ethel Gurney, Henrietta Maria Gurney, James A Gurney, James Albert Gurney, Leonard Gurney, Lily Gurney, Louis Gurney, Matilda Gurney, Matilda Jane Gurney, Richard Gurney, Sydney Gurney, Thomas Henry Gurney, William Charles Gurney. James Swain Gurney passed away in 1884 in Camberwell, London, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • James Swain Gurney was born in 1836 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, the child of James Gurney And Matha Swain Jeary.
  • In 1871, James Swain Gurney resided in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
  • In 1881, James Swain Gurney resided in Camberwell, London, England.
  • James Swain Gurney married Matilda Jane Gurney Leader Nee Shore, and had children including Charles Gurney, Clara Elizabeth Gurney, Daisy Ethel Gurney, Henrietta Maria Gurney, James A Gurney, James Albert Gurney, Leonard Gurney, Lily Gurney, Louis Gurney, Matilda Gurney, Matilda Jane Gurney, Richard Gurney, Sydney Gurney, Thomas Henry Gurney, William Charles Gurney.
  • James Swain Gurney passed away in 1884 in Camberwell, London, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

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James Gurney's Ancestors

Self
James Gurney
1836–1884
Birth Place: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Parents
James Gurney
1812–1868
Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Matha (Swain) Jeary
1815–1889
Lambeth, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gurney's Descendants

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James (Swain) Gurney (abt 1836–22 January 1884) m. Matilda (Jane Gurney, Leader, nee) Shore (1837–18 January 1915)
  1. 1. Clara (Elizabeth) Gurney 1862–1933 m. George (James) Gurney 1865–1906
    1. 1. Ruby (May) Gurney 1890–1894
    2. 2. Leonard (Stanley) Gurney 1894–1940 m. Grace (Florence) Dawson 1910–1999
  2. 2. James (A.) Gurney 1858–1926
  3. 3. Richard Gurney 1864–1909
  4. 4. Leonard Gurney 1866–1938
  5. 5. Lily Gurney 1872–1900
  6. 6. Charles Gurney 1878–1965
  7. 7. Louis Gurney 1878–1888
  8. 8. Matilda Gurney 1857–
  9. 9. Thomas (Henry) Gurney 1869–1869
  10. 10. Sydney Gurney 1870–1870
  11. 11. Daisy (Ethel) Gurney 1879–1880
  12. 12. William (Charles) Gurney 1874–1874
  13. 13. Henrietta (Maria) Gurney 1860–1863
  14. 14. Matilda (Jane) Gurney 1857–
  15. 15. James (Albert) Gurney 1857–1926 m. Eliza(Elizabeth) (Marian Gurney, nee) Knell 1859–1881
    1. 1. James (Albert) Gurney 1881–1940 m. Kate (Gurney, O'Brien, nee) Waterman 1882–1919
      1. 1. Violet (Elizabeth (J ?) Smith, nee) Gurney 1917–1989 m. Ernest (William) Smith 1915–2003
        1. 1. Iris (Violet) Smith 1937–2020
      2. 2. Kate (Luff, nee) Gurney 1914–1977 m. Bill (Walter Charles) Luff 1912–1991
        1. 1. John (William) Luff 1938–2020
        2. 2. Michael (John) Luff 1946–2014
        3. 3. Norman (Gordon) Luff 1932–2004 m. Evelyn (Ivy) Coakley 1934–2001
        4. 4. Charles (Walter) Luff 1935–2011 m. Mary (Bridget Luff, nee) Collins 1933–1988
  16. 16. Matilda (Jane) Gurney 1856–

James Gurney's Timeline

4 Records

1836
abt 1836
Birth of James Swain Gurney in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
1871
1871
Age 35
James Swain Gurney resided here in Camberwell, Surrey, England
Camberwell, Surrey, England
1881
1881
Age 45
James Swain Gurney resided here in Camberwell, London, England
Camberwell, London, England
1884
22 January 1884
Age 48
Death of James Swain Gurney in Camberwell, London, Surrey, England
Camberwell, London, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1836
    Event Place: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Marriages and Banns, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Peter, Walworth, Register of marriages, P92/PET1, Item 034
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 677; Folio: 76; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341157
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 732; Folio: 86; Page: 54; GSU roll: 823354

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Camberwell, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 732; Folio: 86; Page: 54; GSU roll: 823354

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 677; Folio: 76; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341157

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1884
    Event Place: Camberwell, London, Surrey, England

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