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James Ross Melville 1856–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1856

Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: ABT 1928

Death Location: Paddington, NSW, Australia

Father: James Milwain

Mother: Martha Gillespie

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The story of James Ross Melville began in 1856 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland. James Ross Melville passed away in 1928 in Paddington, NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Ross Melville began in 1856 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
  • James Ross Melville passed away in 1928 in Paddington, NSW, Australia.

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James Melville's Ancestors

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James Melville
1856–1928
Birth Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
James Milwain
1809–1874
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Martha Gillespie
1821–1914
Bridge of Bladdenoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Charles Gillespie
1791–1841
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Hamilton (Barr) Cunningham
1792–1838
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1856
ABT 1856
Birth of James Ross Melville in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1928
ABT 1928
Age 72
Death of James Ross Melville in Paddington, NSW, Australia
Paddington, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1856
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1928
    Event Place: Paddington, NSW, Australia
    Record Source: NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages Index, Reg No: 14066/1928

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