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James Albert Gurney 1857–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1857

Birth Location: Paterson, New South Wales, Australia*;9897

Death Date: 2 Mar 1926

Death Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Gurney

Mother: Matilda Shore

Spouse(s): Eliza(Elizabeth) Knell

Children(s): James Gurney

In 1857, James Albert Gurney entered the world in Paterson, New South Wales, Australia*;9897, born to James Swain Gurney And Matilda Jane Gurney Leader Nee Shore. In 1891, James Albert Gurney resided in Camberwell, London, England. James Albert Gurney married Eliza Elizabeth Marian Gurney Nee Knell, and had children including James Albert Gurney. James Albert Gurney passed away in 1926 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1857, James Albert Gurney entered the world in Paterson, New South Wales, Australia*;9897, born to James Swain Gurney And Matilda Jane Gurney Leader Nee Shore.
  • In 1891, James Albert Gurney resided in Camberwell, London, England.
  • James Albert Gurney married Eliza Elizabeth Marian Gurney Nee Knell, and had children including James Albert Gurney.
  • James Albert Gurney passed away in 1926 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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James Gurney's Ancestors

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James Gurney
1857–1926
Birth Place: Paterson, New South Wales, Australia*;9897
Parents
James Swain Gurney
1836–1884
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Matilda (Jane Gurney, Leader, nee) Shore
1837–1915
Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
James Gurney
1812–1868
Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Matha (Swain) Jeary
1815–1889
Lambeth, London, England
Henry Shore
1810–1840
London, London, England
Jane (Shore, nee) unknown
1807–1884
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gurney's Descendants

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James (Albert) Gurney (8 Sep 1857–2 Mar 1926) m. Eliza(Elizabeth) (Marian Gurney, nee) Knell (21 Aug 1859–Jan 1881- (prob in childbirth))
  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

James Gurney's Timeline

3 Records

1857
8 Sep 1857
Birth of James Albert Gurney in Paterson, New South Wales, Australia*;9897
Paterson, New South Wales, Australia*;9897
1891
1891
Age 34
James Albert Gurney resided here in Camberwell, London, England
Camberwell, London, England
1926
2 Mar 1926
Age 69
Death of James Albert Gurney in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Paterson, New South Wales, Australia*;9897
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 488; Folio: 131; Page: 58

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 488; Folio: 131; Page: 58

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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