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James Paterson Hepburn 1835 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1835

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Aug 1875

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: George Hepburn

Mother: Rachel Paterson

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Children(s):

The story of James Paterson Hepburn began in 1835 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. James Paterson Hepburn passed away in 1875 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Paterson Hepburn began in 1835 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
  • James Paterson Hepburn passed away in 1875 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hepburn's Ancestors

Self
James Hepburn
1835 – 1875
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Parents
George Hepburn
1803 – 1883
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Rachel Paterson
1805 – 1875
Tollcross, Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
William Hepburn
1767 – 1823
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Janet ((Jessie)) Sinclair
1771 –
Prinlaws, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
James Paterson
1776 – 1861
Wiston and Roberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Sarah Paterson
1773 – 1844
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Hepburn
1740 – 1824
Janet REEKIE
1736 – 1818
George Sinclair
1740 – 1818
Katharine Sutie
1740 – 1814
James Paterson
1728 – 1814
Susanna Forrest
1737 – 1777
David Niven
1743 – 1799
Rachel ROBERTSON
1745 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hepburn
1698 –
Andrew REEKIE
1703 – 1803
Janet Coyler
1702 – 1803
Alexander Sinclair
1692 –
George FORREST
1706 – 1739

James Hepburn's Timeline

7 Records

1835
13 AUG 1835
Birth of James Paterson Hepburn in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
1835
13 Aug 1835
Birth of James Paterson Hepburn in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1835
13 Sep 1835
James Paterson Hepburn was baptized in Kirkcaldy,Fife,Scotland
Kirkcaldy,Fife,Scotland
1870
1870-1871
Age 35
James Paterson Hepburn resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1875
25 Aug 1875
Age 40
Death of James Paterson Hepburn in Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, N.Z.
Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, N.Z.
1875
25 Aug 1875
Age 40
Death of James Paterson Hepburn in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1876
1876
Age 41
James Paterson Hepburn resided here in Brookvale, New Zealand
Brookvale, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1835
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1835
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1835
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870-1871
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Brookvale, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise's New Zealand Post Office Directory; Fiche Numbers: 1-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1875
    Event Place: Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, N.Z.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1875
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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