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James Franklin Peterson 1866 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1866

Birth Location: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 11 March 1944

Death Location: Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

Father: James Peterson

Mother: Miriam None

Spouse(s): Margaret Townsend

Children(s): Franklin Peterson, Albert Peterson, Willie Peterson

In 1866, James Franklin Peterson entered the world in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to James Peterson and Miriam. In 1881, James Franklin Peterson resided in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales. James Franklin Peterson married Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend, and had children including Franklin Wesley Peterson, Albert James Peterson, Willie Attwood Peterson. James Franklin Peterson passed away in 1944 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1866, James Franklin Peterson entered the world in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to James Peterson and Miriam.
  • In 1881, James Franklin Peterson resided in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales.
  • James Franklin Peterson married Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend, and had children including Franklin Wesley Peterson, Albert James Peterson, Willie Attwood Peterson.
  • James Franklin Peterson passed away in 1944 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Peterson's Ancestors

Self
James Peterson
1866 – 1944
Birth Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
James Peterson
1841 –
Torthorwald, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Miriam
1842 – 1877
Scotland
Grandparents
James Peterson
1805 – 1878
Half Morton, Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mary Armstrong
1815 – 1881
Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Peterson
1783 – 1858
Fanny Cowan
1782 – 1873
George Armstrong
1789 – 1845
Elizabeth Barclay
1777 – 1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Peterson
1745 – 1790
Elizabeth Melross
1751 –
James Cowan
1755 –
Janet Murray
1760 –
George Armstrong
1758 – 1849
Margaret Bell
1775 – 1809
George Barclay
Margaret McCorquindale

James Peterson's Descendants

1.
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James (Franklin) Peterson (3 May 1866 – 11 March 1944) m. Margaret (Rebecca Matilda) Townsend (1865 – 21 January 1927)
  1. 1. Franklin (Wesley) Peterson (18 August 1901 – 29 March 1980) m. Alma (Violet) Churchill (28 February 1903 – March 1991)
    1. 1. Joan (Doreen) Peterson (16 September 1921 – 29 October 2012) m. Thomas (Alfred) Presley (3 August 1920 – May 1997)
    2. 2. Eileen (Jean) Peterson (January 1923 – 12 January 2014) m. Howard (C.) Allen (about 1918 – )
    3. 3. Edna (Margaret Mary) Peterson (10 January 1925 – 20 February 1981) m. Frank Openshaw (14 July 1924 – 29 July 2007)
      1. 1. Lynda (Rosemary) Openshaw (5 November 1948 – ) m. Paul (Russell) Dixon (31 January 1947 – 13 October 2003) m. Alan Burgess (26 March 1950 – 27 July 2013)
        1. 1. Christian (Paul) Dixon (10 October 1970 – )
        2. 2. Kellie (Anne) Burgess (22 September 1977 – )
        3. 3. Mark Openshaw (15 October 1967 – )
    4. 4. John Peterson (July 1926 – September 1926)
    5. 5. Betty Peterson (October 1927 – December 1927)
    6. 6. Barbara (Frances) Peterson (25 November 1931 – 13 October 2019) m. Ralph (A.) Morris (1924 – )
    7. 7. Christine (Elisabeth) Peterson (25 October 1933 – February 2001) m. Eric (L.) Jenkins (about 1930 – )
    8. 8. Franklyn (Jack) Peterson (October 1935 – 2016)
    9. 9. Myrtle (Anne) Peterson (17 August 1939 – ) m. John (W.) White (about 1930 – )
  2. 2. Albert (James) Peterson (19 March 1903 – 23 January 1965)
  3. 3. Willie (Attwood) Peterson (20 May 1906 – 12 August 1981)

James Peterson's Timeline

5 Records

1866
3 May 1866
Birth of James Franklin Peterson in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
1866
10 May 1866
James Franklin Peterson was baptized in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
1881
1881
Age 15
James Franklin Peterson resided here in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
1911
1911
Age 45
James Franklin Peterson resided here in Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England
Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England
1944
11 March 1944
Age 78
Death of James Franklin Peterson in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1866
    Event Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Wales Census
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 May 1866
    Event Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1944
    Event Place: Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

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