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James Metcalf 1774 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1847

Death Location: Hobart, Tasmania

Father: James Metcalf

Mother: Elizabeth Keen

Spouse(s): Maria Canney

Children(s): Jane Metcalf

James Metcalf was born in 1774 in Hertfordshire, England, the child of James Metcalf and Elizabeth Keen. James Metcalf married Maria Ann Canney, and had children including Jane C Metcalf. James Metcalf passed away in 1847 in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Biography

  • James Metcalf was born in 1774 in Hertfordshire, England, the child of James Metcalf and Elizabeth Keen.
  • James Metcalf married Maria Ann Canney, and had children including Jane C Metcalf.
  • James Metcalf passed away in 1847 in Hobart, Tasmania.

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James Metcalf's Ancestors

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James Metcalf
1774 – 1847
Birth Place: Hertfordshire, England
Parents
James Metcalf
1754 – 1837
Shoreditch, London, England
Elizabeth Keen
1762 – 1803
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Elizabeth Baxter
1724 –
London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Metcalf's Descendants

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James Metcalf (1774 – 1847) m. Maria (Ann) Canney (10 Mar 1790 – 18 Mar 1875)
  1. 1. Jane (C) Metcalf (7 Jul 1825 – 27 Oct 1910) m. George Davis (11 Jun 1821 – 26 Apr 1860)
    1. 1. William (Charles) Davis (31 Jan 1856 – 21 May 1936) m. Elizabeth (A) Hemmings (1863 – 24 Sep 1944)
      1. 1. William (Albert) Davis (abt 1880 – )
      2. 2. William (Henry) Davis (1884 – 12 Feb 1923)
      3. 3. Ida (Jane) Davis (1885 – 11 August 1948)
      4. 4. Emily (Margaret) Davis (1887 – 1943)
      5. 5. Thomas (Loftus) Davis (1889 – 21 Oct 1930)
      6. 6. Albert (George) Davis (1891 – 11 May 1947)
      7. 7. Clara (Elizabeth) Davis (1892 – 29 Aug 1980)
      8. 8. Kenneth (R.J.) Davis (1894 – 1984)
      9. 9. Linda (V) Davis (1896 – 1896)
      10. 10. Ruby (Louisa) Davis (28 Aug 1897 – 20 Jun 1962)
      11. 11. Edna (M) Davis (11 Nov 1904 – 27 Jan 1984)
      12. 12. Garnet (Edgar) Davis (12 Dec 1906 – 21 Jul 1979) m. Annie (Bertha) Cranfield (30 Mar 1906 – 17 Jun 1942)
        1. 1. Garnet (William Henry (George)) Davis (6 Nov 1925 – 14 Jun 1966)
        2. 2. Sidney (James) Davis (1927 – 17 Oct 2004)
        3. 3. Shirley Davis (19 Sep 1935 – 28 Aug 2017) m. George (Thomas) Derome (20 July 1934 – 4 May 2011)
        4. 4. Stillborn (Male) Davis (1937 – 1937)
        5. 5. Garnet Davis (30 Sep 1941 – 29 Apr 2000)
        6. 6. Sidney (James) Davis
        7. 7. Carmel ((Twin)) Davis m. Mimica
        8. 8. June Davis m. Chapman
      13. 13. Henry Davis ( – 1927)

James Metcalf's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of James Metcalf in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England
1847
1847
Age 73
Death of James Metcalf in Hobart, Tasmania
Hobart, Tasmania

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Hobart, Tasmania

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