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James Thomas Morisset Major 1780–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1780

Birth Location: St Giles in the Field and St George, London, England

Death Date: 17 Aug 1852

Death Location: Kelso, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Morisset

Mother: Jannetta Stone

Spouse(s): Emily Vaux

Children(s): Janetta Morisset, Laura Morisset, Edith Morisset, Ronan Morisset, Ada Morisset, Fleurette Morisset, Edric Morisset, Pauline Morisset, Otho Morisset, Ambrose Deasy, Aulaire Morisset, Rudolf Morisset, Emily Morisset

The story of James Thomas Morisset Major began in 1780 in St Giles in the Field and St George, London, England. James Thomas Morisset Major married Emily Louisa Vaux, Johana Deasy, and had children including Ada Gulnare Morisset, Ambrose Australia Greyfus Morisset Deasy, Aulaire Liddiard Morisset, Edith Elizabeth Julia Morisset, Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset, Emily Jane Morisset, Fleurette Morisset, Janetta Louisa Morisset, Laura Theresa Morisset, Otho Bathurst Palmer Morisset, Pauline Caroline Morisset, Ronan Kelso Morisset, Rudolf Roxburgh Morisset. James Thomas Morisset Major passed away in 1852 in Kelso, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Thomas Morisset Major began in 1780 in St Giles in the Field and St George, London, England.
  • James Thomas Morisset Major married Emily Louisa Vaux, Johana Deasy, and had children including Ada Gulnare Morisset, Ambrose Australia Greyfus Morisset Deasy, Aulaire Liddiard Morisset, Edith Elizabeth Julia Morisset, Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset, Emily Jane Morisset, Fleurette Morisset, Janetta Louisa Morisset, Laura Theresa Morisset, Otho Bathurst Palmer Morisset, Pauline Caroline Morisset, Ronan Kelso Morisset, Rudolf Roxburgh Morisset.
  • James Thomas Morisset Major passed away in 1852 in Kelso, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Major's Ancestors

Self
James Major
1780–1852
Birth Place: St Giles in the Field and St George, London, England
Parents
James Thomas Morisset
1738–1815
Westminster, England, United Kingdom
Jannetta (Ferguson Johnson) Stone
1753–
St Martin in the Fields, London, England
Grandparents
Pierre Maurisset
1700–
England, Essex, , England
Mary Raboteau
1695–
John Stone
1720–1778
St, Martins, in, the, Fields, London, England
Ann (Ferguson) Johnson
1710–1773
Great-Grandparents
Catharine Raboteau
–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Major's Descendants

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James (Thomas Morisset) Major (21 Aug 1780–17 Aug 1852) m. Emily (Louisa) Vaux (1805–7 Mar 1892)
  1. 1. Janetta (Louisa) Morisset 1826–1918 m. Thomas (Morton) Richards 1825–1887 m. Prosper (John De) Mestre 1821–1863
    1. 1. William (Morisset) Richards 1865–1910 m. Annie Sheppard 1868–
      1. 1. Amelia (Muriel Annie) Richards 1889–1966 m. Walter (Robert) Wren 1887–1961
        1. 1. Walter (Robert) Wren 1921–1975 m. Heather (Grace) Holley 1921–2010
    2. 2. Mary (Anne Eva De) Mestre 1854–1943
    3. 3. Prosper (Morisset de) Mestre 1851–1889
    4. 4. Emily (Melanie Wason (Lottie) De) Mestre 1852–1880
    5. 5. Lily (Vaux de) Mestre 1856–1857
    6. 6. Kate (Hope de) Mestre 1859–1952
    7. 7. Mabel (Faith de) Mestre 1862–1943
  2. 2. Laura (Theresa) Morisset 1833–1878
  3. 3. Edith (Elizabeth Julia) Morisset 1828–1900
  4. 4. Ronan (Kelso) Morisset 1840–1929
  5. 5. Ada (Gulnare) Morisset 1843–1912
  6. 6. Fleurette Morisset 1831–1923
  7. 7. Edric (Norfolk Vaux) Morisset 1830–1887
  8. 8. Pauline (Caroline) Morisset 1846–1849
  9. 9. Otho (Bathurst Palmer) Morisset 1835–1891
  10. 10. Ambrose (Australia Greyfus Morisset) Deasy 1817–1898
  11. 11. Aulaire (Liddiard) Morisset 1841–1909
  12. 12. Rudolf (Roxburgh) Morisset 1838–1887
  13. 13. Emily (Jane) Morisset 1832–1900

James Major's Timeline

3 Records

1780
21 Aug 1780
Birth of James Thomas Morisset Major in St Giles in the Field and St George, London, England
St Giles in the Field and St George, London, England
1780
21 Aug 1780
James Thomas Morisset Major was baptized in England
England
1852
17 Aug 1852
Age 72
Death of James Thomas Morisset Major in Kelso, New South Wales, Australia
Kelso, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1780
    Event Place: St Giles in the Field and St George, London, England
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1780
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P82GisA02

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1825
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Passenger List, State Archives NSW; Ships musters; Series: 1289; Items: 44775; Reel: 562; Page: 452

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newchurch, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1852
    Event Place: Kelso, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kelso, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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