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James Cole Legg 1834 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1834

Birth Location: Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1918

Death Location: Puddletown, Dorset, England

Father: William Legge

Mother: Sarah Cole

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In 1834, James Cole Legg entered the world in Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England, born to William Legge and Sarah Cole. In 1851, James Cole Legg resided in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England. James Cole Legg passed away in 1918 in Puddletown, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1834, James Cole Legg entered the world in Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England, born to William Legge and Sarah Cole.
  • In 1851, James Cole Legg resided in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England.
  • James Cole Legg passed away in 1918 in Puddletown, Dorset, England.

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James Legg's Ancestors

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James Legg
1834 – 1918
Birth Place: Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England
Parents
William Legge
1811 – 1892
Shipton, Dorset, England
Sarah Cole
1801 – 1873
Noles, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John Legge
1785 – 1843
Askerwell, Dorset, England
Lydia Clarke
1785 – 1832
Askerswell, Dorset, England
Edward Cole
Ann
Great-Grandparents
William Clark
1740 – 1795
Sarah Legg
1745 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clark
1702 – 1741
Sarah Dyer
1714 – 1740
Henry Legg
1723 – 1779
Hester Elliot
1720 – 1789

James Legg's Timeline

3 Records

1834
Abt. 1834
Birth of James Cole Legg in Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England
Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England
1851
1851
Age 17
James Cole Legg resided here in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
1918
1918
Age 84
Death of James Cole Legg in Puddletown, Dorset, England
Puddletown, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1834
    Event Place: Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Puddletown, Dorset, England

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