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James Read 1841–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1841

Birth Location: Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1925

Death Location: Geelong, Victoria

Father: William Read

Mother: Eliza Grey

Spouse(s): Mary Trigg, Mary Houston

Children(s): William Read, Alice Read

In 1841, James Read entered the world in Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England, born to William Read And Eliza Grey. James Read married Mary Ann Houston, Mary Ann Trigg, and had children including Alice Mary Read, William James Read. James Read passed away in 1925 in Geelong, Victoria.

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Biography

  • In 1841, James Read entered the world in Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England, born to William Read And Eliza Grey.
  • James Read married Mary Ann Houston, Mary Ann Trigg, and had children including Alice Mary Read, William James Read.
  • James Read passed away in 1925 in Geelong, Victoria.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Read's Ancestors

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James Read
1841–1925
Birth Place: Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England
Parents
William Read
1818–1875
Hinton, Somerset, England
Eliza Grey
1817–1872
Milton, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Read
1780–
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Read's Descendants

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James Read (Abt 1841–1925) m. Mary (Ann) Trigg (abt 1850–1935) m. Mary (Ann) Houston (abt 1849–22 Dec 1881)
  1. 1. William (James) Read 1870–1958 m. Mary (Ann) Mcdonald 1872–1945
    1. 1. Ivy (May Joy) Read 1897–1935 m. Cyril (Robert Wilks) Synot 1899–1979
      1. 1. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971 m. Lorna (Aileen) Mahoney 1917–1998
    2. 2. Stanley (George) Read 1911–1930
    3. 3. Bertie Read 1902–1902
    4. 4. Percy (James) Read 1894–1953
    5. 5. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–1991 m. Santo Munari 1900–1986
    6. 6. Thomas (Henry Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
    7. 7. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971
    8. 8. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
    9. 9. Emma (Olive Gertrude) Read 1904–1979 m. John (Timothy) Madigan 1893–1965
      1. 1. Audrey (June) Madigan 1927–1988
    10. 10. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894
  2. 2. Alice (Mary) Read 1878–1944

James Read's Timeline

2 Records

1841
Abt 1841
Birth of James Read in Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England
Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England
1925
1925
Age 84
Death of James Read in Geelong, Victoria
Geelong, Victoria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1841
    Event Place: Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: New South Wales
    Record Source: New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Convict Pardons and Tickets of Leave, 1834-1859, Class: HO 10; Piece: 55

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria

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