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James Edward Lewis 1917 – 1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1991

Death Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Lewis

Mother: Ellen Mortimer

Spouse(s): Laura Crowder

Children(s): Dorothy Lewis, Linda Lewis, James Lewis, Janet Lewis

James Edward Lewis was born in 1917 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, the child of James C Lewis and Ellen (Nellie) Mortimer. James Edward Lewis married Laura May Crowder, and had children including Dorothy Joan Lewis, Linda Dianne Lewis, James Lewis, Janet May Lewis. James Edward Lewis passed away in 1991 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Edward Lewis was born in 1917 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, the child of James C Lewis and Ellen (Nellie) Mortimer.
  • James Edward Lewis married Laura May Crowder, and had children including Dorothy Joan Lewis, Linda Dianne Lewis, James Lewis, Janet May Lewis.
  • James Edward Lewis passed away in 1991 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lewis's Ancestors

Self
James Lewis
1917 – 1991
Birth Place: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
James C Lewis
1893 – 1964
Little Stretton, Shropshire, England
Ellen ((Nellie)) Mortimer
– 1967
Grandparents
Edward Lewis
1866 – 1914
Little Stretton, Shoprshire, England
Emily (Ann) Walker
1870 – 1927
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England
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Adeline Mortimer
1879 – 1920
Wakefield Yorkshire England
Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1817 – 1878
Sarah Marston
1829 – 1896
John Mortimer
1840 – 1903
Ellen Mumby
1838 – 1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lewis's Descendants

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James (Edward) Lewis (17 Feb 1917 – 28 Jan 1991) m. Laura (May) Crowder (31 Oct 1926 – 28 Sep 2015)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Joan) Lewis (1946 – ) m. Dave McFarlane
    1. 1. Kelly (Leanne) Rogers (16 Dec 1974 – )
  2. 2. Linda (Dianne) Lewis (8 Sep 1947 – )
  3. 3. James Lewis (15 Jul 1952 – )
  4. 4. Janet (May) Lewis

James Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1917
17 Feb 1917
Birth of James Edward Lewis in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
1991
28 Jan 1991
Age 74
Death of James Edward Lewis in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14830
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 7a, Page 717

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14830

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14830

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1991
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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