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James Priest 1777–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1777

Birth Location: Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Death Date: 13 JAN 1854

Death Location: St Basil's Church, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Lewis Preece

Mother: Hannah None

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Priest was born in 1777 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, the child of Lewis Preece And Hannah. In 1841, James Priest was recorded in the census in Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. In 1841, James Priest was employed. James Priest passed away in 1854 in St Basil's Church, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • James Priest was born in 1777 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, the child of Lewis Preece And Hannah.
  • In 1841, James Priest was recorded in the census in Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
  • In 1841, James Priest was employed.
  • James Priest passed away in 1854 in St Basil's Church, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Preece
1758–1835
Birth Location: –
LP
Hannah None
1756–1841
Birth Location: –
H

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Priest's Ancestors

Self
James Priest
1777–1854
Birth Place: Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents
Lewis Preece
1758–1835
Hannah
1756–1841
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Priest's Timeline

9 Records

1777
ABT 1777
Birth of James Priest in Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
1841
1841
Age 64
James Priest appeared in census in Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
1841
1841
Age 64
James Priest was employed
None
1851
1851
Age 74
James Priest appeared in census in Tredegar Park, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Tredegar Park, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
1851
1851
Age 74
James Priest was employed
None
1854
11 JAN 1854
Age 77
Death of James Priest in The Vicarage, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
The Vicarage, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
1854
11 JAN 1854
Age 77
James Priest resided here in The Vicarage, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
The Vicarage, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
1854
11 JAN 1854
Age 77
James Priest was employed
None
1854
13 JAN 1854
Age 77
Burial of James Priest in St Basil's Church, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
St Basil's Church, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1777
    Event Place: Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Monmouthshire Merlin, Page 5, @N0752@
    [2] Parish Registers - Monmouthshire, Burial - James Prees (Bassaleg)
    [3] _England & Wales Death Index
    [4] 1841 United Kingdom Census, HO10775011524
    [5] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, HO1072453414
    [6] GRO Digital Image, Death - James Priest

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1854
    Event Place: The Vicarage, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Monmouthshire Merlin, Page 5, @N0752@
    [2] Parish Registers - Monmouthshire, Burial - James Prees (Bassaleg)
    [3] _England & Wales Death Index
    [4] GRO Digital Image, Death - James Priest

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1841 United Kingdom Census, HO10775011524

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1841
    Record Source: 1841 United Kingdom Census, HO10775011524

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Tredegar Park, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, HO1072453414

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1851
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, HO107245341/4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1854
    Event Place: The Vicarage, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: Parish Registers - Monmouthshire, Burial - James Prees (Bassaleg)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1854
    Record Source: Monmouthshire Merlin, Page 5, @N0752@

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: GRO Digital Image, Death - James Priest

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1854
    Event Place: St Basil's Church, Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Parish Registers - Monmouthshire, Burial - James Prees (Bassaleg)
    [2] Monumental Inscriptions for St Basil Bassaleg, A8 - James Prees, @N1618@
    [3] Gravestone photographs, James Prees, St Basil's Bassaleg, @N1757@

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Fact
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