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James Read 1841–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1841

Birth Location: Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England

Death Date: 29 May 1925

Death Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Read

Mother: Eliza Gray

Spouse(s): Mary Trigg, Mary Houston

Children(s): Alice Read, William Reid, Emma Read, Bertie Read, William Read

In 1841, James Read entered the world in Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England, born to William Henry Read And Eliza Gray. James Read married Mary Ann Trigg, Mary Anne Houston, and had children including Alice Mary Read, Bertie Read, Emma Olive Gertrude Read, William James Read, William James Reid. James Read passed away in 1925 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1841, James Read entered the world in Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England, born to William Henry Read And Eliza Gray.
  • James Read married Mary Ann Trigg, Mary Anne Houston, and had children including Alice Mary Read, Bertie Read, Emma Olive Gertrude Read, William James Read, William James Reid.
  • James Read passed away in 1925 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Read
1814–1875
Birth Location: Wincanton, Somerset, England
WR
Eliza Gray
1817–1872
Birth Location: Milton, Kent, England
EG

Spouses(s)

Mary Trigg
1849–1935
Birth Location: Gt Chishill, Essex, England
MT
Mary Houston
1849–1881
Birth Location: Agerl, Belfast, Ireland
MH

Children(s)

Alice Read
1878–1944
Birth Location: Victoria, Victoria
AR
William Reid
1871–
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria
WR
Emma Read
1904–1979
Birth Location: Fyansford, Geelong, Vic.
ER
Bertie Read
1902–1902
Birth Location: –
BR
William Read
1870–1958
Birth Location: Newtown, Victoria, Australia
WR

James Read's Ancestors

Self
James Read
1841–1925
Birth Place: Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England
Parents
William Henry Read
1814–1875
Wincanton, Somerset, England
Eliza Gray
1817–1872
Milton, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Read
1745–1856
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Betty Read
1775–
England U.K.
Eli Gray
1790–
England
Great-Grandparents
John Read
1745–
Sarah Dimmick
1758–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Read
1702–1764
Mary
1720–

James Read's Descendants

1.
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James Read (1841–29 May 1925) m. Mary (Ann) Trigg (30 Nov 1849–27 Jul 1935) m. Mary (Anne) Houston (abt 1849–22 Dec 1881)
  1. 1. Alice (Mary) Read 1878–1944
  2. 2. William (James) Reid 1871–
  3. 3. Emma (Olive Gertrude) Read 1904–1979
    1. 1. Audrey (June) Read 1927–1988
  4. 4. Bertie Read 1902–1902
  5. 5. William (James) Read 1870–1958 m. Mary (Ann) McDonald 1872–1945 m. Mary (Ann) McDonald 1872–1945
    1. 1. Emma (Olive Gert) Read 1904–1979 m. John (Timothy) Madigan 1893–
      1. 1. Audrey (June) Read 1927–1988
      2. 2. Audrey (June) Read 1927–1988 m. Rodney (Lionel) Cameron 1928–2001
    2. 2. Bertie Read 1902–1902
    3. 3. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
    4. 4. George (Stanley) Read 1911–1930
    5. 5. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894
    6. 6. Ivy (May) Reid 1897–1935 m. Cyril (Robert) Synot 1899–1979
      1. 1. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971
    7. 7. Thomas (Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
    8. 8. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–1991
    9. 9. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971
    10. 10. Percy (James) Read 1894–1953 m. Pearl (Mary Ellen) Read 1898–1968
    11. 11. William (James) Read 1870–1958 m. Mary (Ann) McDonald 1872–1945
      1. 1. Ivy (May Joy) Read 1897–1935
      2. 2. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894
      3. 3. Percy (James) Read 1894–1952
      4. 4. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
      5. 5. Thomas (Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
      6. 6. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–
      7. 7. George (Stanley) Read 1911–1930
      8. 8. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971
    12. 12. Bertie Read 1902–1902
    13. 13. Emma (Olive Gertrude) Read 1904–1979 m. John (Timothy) Madigan 1893–1965
      1. 1. Audrey (June) Read 1927–1988
    14. 14. Bertie Read 1902–1902
    15. 15. Bertie Read 1902–1902
    16. 16. Bertie Read 1902–1902
    17. 17. Ivy (May Joy) Read 1897–1935
    18. 18. Thomas (Henry Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
    19. 19. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–1991
    20. 20. Stanley (George) Read 1911–1930
    21. 21. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
    22. 22. Bertie Read 1902–1902
    23. 23. Emma (Olive Gertrude) Read 1904–1979
    24. 24. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894
    25. 25. Norman (Keith) Read 1923–
    26. 26. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971 m. Lorna (Aileen) Mahoney 1917–1998
    27. 27. George (Stanley) Read 1911–1930
    28. 28. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–
    29. 29. Thomas (Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
    30. 30. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
    31. 31. Percy (James) Read 1894–1952 m. Pearl (Mary) Ellen 1900–
    32. 32. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894

James Read's Timeline

17 Records

1828
1828
James Read was married in Wolley Somerset
Wolley Somerset
1838
15 Jul 1838
James Read was baptized in Bourton, Dorset, England
Bourton, Dorset, England
1841
1841
Birth of James Read in Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England
Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England
1841
1841
James Read resided here in Freshford, Somerset, England
Freshford, Somerset, England
1841
1841
James Read resided here in Frome Selwood, Somerset, England
Frome Selwood, Somerset, England
1841
1841
James Read resided here in Woolley, Somerset, England
Woolley, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Age 10
James Read resided here in Bath St James, Somerset, England
Bath St James, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Age 10
James Read resided here in Charlcombe, Somerset, England
Charlcombe, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Age 10
James Read resided here in Freshford, Somerset, England
Freshford, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Age 10
James Read resided here in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
1900
1900
Age 59
James Read resided here in Victoria, Australia
Victoria, Australia
1900
1900
Age 59
James Read resided here in Victoria, Australia
Victoria, Australia
1912
1912
Age 71
James Read resided here in Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
1913
1913
Age 72
James Read resided here in Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
1914
1914
Age 73
James Read resided here in Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
1915
1915
Age 74
James Read resided here in Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
1925
29 May 1925
Age 84
Death of James Read in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
    [3] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
    [4] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]
    [5] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists
    [6] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists
    [7] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Series: VPRS 14; Series Title: Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502)
    [8] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists
    [9] Australia Death Index
    [10] Australia Death Index
    [11] Australian Convict Index, 1788-1868
    [12] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1941; Folio: 114; Page: 23; GSU roll: 221100.
    [13] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1943; Folio: 594; Page: 13; GSU roll: 221102.
    [14] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1841; Folio: 93; Page: 7; GSU roll: 220988.
    [15] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [16] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [17] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 931; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Freshford; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Line: 3; GSU roll: 474593.
    [18] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Woolley; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 8; Page: ; Line: 11; GSU roll: 474593.
    [19] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Frome Selwood; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 15; Page: 21; Line: 11; GSU roll: 474597.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Bourton, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Wolley Somerset

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Freshford, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 931; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Freshford; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Line: 3; GSU roll: 474593.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Frome Selwood, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Frome Selwood; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 15; Page: 21; Line: 11; GSU roll: 474597.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Woolley, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 931; Book: 24; Civil Parish: Woolley; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: ; Page: ; Line: 11; GSU roll: 474593.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1849
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1849
    Event Place: Geelong, Point Henry and Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bath St James, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1941; Folio: 114; Page: 23; GSU roll: 221100.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Charlcombe, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1943; Folio: 594; Page: 13; GSU roll: 221102.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Freshford, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1841; Folio: 93; Page: 7; GSU roll: 220988.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1851
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1852
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Portland, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Series: VPRS 14; Series Title: Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502)

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 May 1856
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Geelong, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Geelong, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Melbourne, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Geelong North, Corio, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Plymouth
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Series: VPRS 14; Series Title: Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502)

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Convict Pardons and Tickets of Leave, 1834-1859

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Convict Index, 1788-1868

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United Kingdom
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1925
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia Death Index
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