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James Henry Taylor Mortimer 1846–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1846

Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 1922

Death Location: Blenheim, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand

Father: John Mortimer

Mother: Caroline Nichols

Spouse(s): Martha Gardiner

Children(s): Herbert MORTIMER, Leonard MORTIMER, Ruby MORTIMER, James Harry), George MORTIMER, Lillian Elsie), Edith Polly), Emily Tot), Caroline MORTIMER, Amy Mortimer, Melvina Fon), Martha Cis)

In 1846, James Henry Taylor Mortimer entered the world in Nelson, New Zealand, born to John Mortimer And Caroline Nichols. James Henry Taylor Mortimer married Martha Matilda Gardiner, and had children including Amy Grace Mortimer, Caroline Eva Mortimer, Edith Mary Louisa Mortimer Aka Polly, Emily Clara Mortimer Aka Tot, George Albert Jesse Mortimer, Herbert Stanley Mortimer, James Henry Mortimer Aka Harry, Leonard Russell Mortimer, Lillian Elsie Mortimer Aka Elsie, Martha Emma Mortimer Aka Cis, Melvina Florence Mortimer Aka Fon, Ruby Edna Mortimer. James Henry Taylor Mortimer passed away in 1922 in Blenheim, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1846, James Henry Taylor Mortimer entered the world in Nelson, New Zealand, born to John Mortimer And Caroline Nichols.
  • James Henry Taylor Mortimer married Martha Matilda Gardiner, and had children including Amy Grace Mortimer, Caroline Eva Mortimer, Edith Mary Louisa Mortimer Aka Polly, Emily Clara Mortimer Aka Tot, George Albert Jesse Mortimer, Herbert Stanley Mortimer, James Henry Mortimer Aka Harry, Leonard Russell Mortimer, Lillian Elsie Mortimer Aka Elsie, Martha Emma Mortimer Aka Cis, Melvina Florence Mortimer Aka Fon, Ruby Edna Mortimer.
  • James Henry Taylor Mortimer passed away in 1922 in Blenheim, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand.

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James Mortimer's Ancestors

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James Mortimer
1846–1922
Birth Place: Nelson, New Zealand
Parents
John Mortimer
1815–1889
Bath, Somersetshire, England
Caroline Nichols
1827–1883
Bath, Somersetshire, England
Grandparents
John (George Blandford) MORTIMER
1789–1850
Wiltshire, England (or Bath, Somersetshire),
Anne Wright
1789–1860
Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mortimer's Descendants

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James (Henry Taylor) Mortimer (28 Jul 1846–1922) m. Martha (Matilda) Gardiner (06 Mar 1853–24 Dec 1925)
  1. 1. Herbert (Stanley) MORTIMER 1891–1972
  2. 2. Leonard (Russell) MORTIMER 1892–1969
  3. 3. Ruby (Edna) MORTIMER 1894–1974
  4. 4. James (Henry Mortimer (aka) Harry) 1877–1946
  5. 5. George (Albert Jesse) MORTIMER 1886–1953
  6. 6. Lillian (Elsie MORTIMER (aka) Elsie) 1889–1967
  7. 7. Edith (Mary Louisa MORTIMER (aka) Polly) 1881–1946
  8. 8. Emily (Clara MORTIMER (aka) Tot) 1879–1967
  9. 9. Caroline (Eva) MORTIMER 1883–1959
  10. 10. Amy (Grace) Mortimer 1887–1958 m. John Ritchie 1879–1960
    1. 1. Patricia (Lillian) Ritchie 1930–2022
    2. 2. Harry (Leslie Royce) Ritchie 1920–2001
    3. 3. John (Mortimer Keith) Ritchie 1915–2001 m. Dorothy (Helen) Batterbury 1919–2000
      1. 1. Helen (Margaret) Ritchie 1942–2004
    4. 4. Ian (Thomas James Ritchie (aka) Gus) 1925–1953
    5. 5. Edythe (Betty Jean) Ritchie 1923–1988
    6. 6. Maxwell (Richard Grippen) Ritchie 1927–
    7. 7. Florence (Agnes Nghaire) Ritchie 1914–2009
    8. 8. Herbert (Leonard Baxter Ritchie (aka) Bill) 1924–1974
  11. 11. Melvina (Florence Mortimer (aka) Fon) 1897–1962
  12. 12. Martha (Emma Mortimer (aka) Cis) 1875–1957

James Mortimer's Timeline

3 Records

1846
28 Jul 1846
Birth of James Henry Taylor Mortimer in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
1922
27 Aug 1922
Age 76
Death of James Henry Taylor Mortimer in Blenheim, New Zealand
Blenheim, New Zealand
1922
1922
Age 76
Burial of James Henry Taylor Mortimer in Blenheim, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand
Blenheim, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1846
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1922
    Event Place: Blenheim, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Blenheim, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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