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James Relf 1809 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Chatham Kent

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA

Father: John Relf

Mother: Elizabeth Butler

Spouse(s): Sophia HOAR

Children(s): John Relf, Matilda Relf, Victoria Baker, William Relf, Elizabeth Relf, James RELF, Catherine Relf, Clara RELFE

James Relf was born in 1809 in Chatham Kent, the child of John Relf and Elizabeth Butler. James Relf married Sophia Sarah HOAR, and had children including John Relf, Matilda S. Relf, Victoria Maria Baker, William E. Relf, Elizabeth Relf, James Thomas RELF, Catherine Eliza Relf, Clara E RELFE. James Relf passed away in 1877 in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • James Relf was born in 1809 in Chatham Kent, the child of John Relf and Elizabeth Butler.
  • James Relf married Sophia Sarah HOAR, and had children including John Relf, Matilda S. Relf, Victoria Maria Baker, William E. Relf, Elizabeth Relf, James Thomas RELF, Catherine Eliza Relf, Clara E RELFE.
  • James Relf passed away in 1877 in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Relf
1768 – 1836
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Butler
1771 – 1863
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Sophia HOAR
1815 – 1862
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Children(s)

John Relf
1834 – 1863
Birth Location: Chart Sutton, Kent, England
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Matilda Relf
1838 – 1911
Birth Location: Ohio
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Victoria Baker
1841 – 1912
Birth Location: Ohio
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William Relf
1843 – 1917
Birth Location: Ohio
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Elizabeth Relf
1845 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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James RELF
1847 – 1909
Birth Location: Ohio
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Catherine Relf
1849 – 1908
Birth Location: West Vermont, Ohio, USA
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Clara RELFE
1851 –
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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James Relf's Ancestors

Self
James Relf
1809 – 1877
Birth Place: Chatham Kent
Parents
John Relf
1768 – 1836
Benenden, Kent, England
Elizabeth Butler
1771 – 1863
Benenden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Relf
1745 – 1806
Sandhurst, Kent, England
Elizabeth WEBB
1745 – 1806
Benenden, Kent, England
John Butler
1737 – 1790
Benenden, Kent, , England
Mary Weller
1740 – 1790
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Relfe
1691 – 1777
Mary (Sowton)
1710 – 1773
George Webb
1706 – 1771
Eliz. Walker
1711 –
John (Butler)
1711 – 1773
Elizabeth (Stik)
1703 – 1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Relf
1675 – 1714
Sara Turk
1665 – 1774
Andrew Sowton
1664 – 1741
Mary Stennings

James Relf's Descendants

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James Relf (1809 – 1877) m. Sophia (Sarah) HOAR (1815 – 1862)
  1. 1. John Relf (Oct 1834 – 04 Aug 1863) m. Emily Norris (1838 – Mar 1932)
    1. 1. Emily Relf (1859 – ) m. James Singleton (1858 – 1928)
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Relf (July 1860 – 8 Jun 1939) m. Herbert Philpott (abt 1860 – 1939)
      1. 1. Mildred (Emily) Philpott (April 1887 – )
      2. 2. Ernest (William) Philpott (08 Feb 1889 – 2 Jun 1929) m. Ethel Edwards (30 Dec 1888 – Jul 1955)
        1. 1. Harry Philpott (1916 – 2007)
        2. 2. ERIC (CHRISTOPHER) PHILPOTT (2 Feb 1922 – Mar 1999) m. Jean Brooker (3 Jun 1923 – 30 Mar 2005)
      3. 3. Margaret (Mary) Philpott (abt 1892 – )
      4. 4. Herbert Philpott (abt 1895 – )
      5. 5. Edward (Christopher) Philpott (abt 1900 – )
    3. 3. Horace Relf (1863 – Sep 1937) m. Sarah (E) Sutter (abt 1867 – Mar 1937)
      1. 1. Rupert Relf (abt 1899 – 1970) m. Florrie (E) Trowell
    4. 4. Charles (Henry) Relf (January 1865 – )
    5. 5. Albert Relf (Abt. 1867 – )
    6. 6. William (Harold) Relf (April 1868 – April 1891)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Relf (abt 1870 – Apr 1959) m. Harry (Wilson) SHILLING (13 Sep 1873 – Apr 1956)
    8. 8. Louis (Edmund) Relf (July 1875 – Mar 1957)
    9. 9. John (Edward) Relf (1877 – )
    10. 10. Jessie (E) Reff (1883 – )
  2. 2. Matilda (S.) Relf (abt 1838 – Abt 1911) m. Edward (P.) Burcher
  3. 3. Victoria (Maria) Baker (22 March 1841 – 16 March 1912)
  4. 4. William (E.) Relf (7 May 1843 – 30 July 1917) m. Emma (Cornelia) KNOPP (13 Sep 1850 – 20 May 1944)
    1. 1. E (Goldie) RELF (1882 – )
  5. 5. Elizabeth Relf (abt 1845 – ) m. Thomas (B.) Wood (About 1847 – )
    1. 1. Francis (I.) Wood (12 Jun 1882 – 1 Sept 1941)
  6. 6. James (Thomas) RELF (1847 – 1909)
  7. 7. Catherine (Eliza) Relf (15 Jul 1849 – 23 Jan 1908) m. Cassius (Augustus) Bigelow (10/19/1849 – 3/15/1923)
    1. 1. Eugene (Rolf) Bigelow (1 Jun 1884 – 10 Jun 1935)
    2. 2. Genevieve Bigelow (Dec 1888 – )
    3. 3. Gertrude (Baker) Bigelow (7 Jul 1890 – 24 Jan 1988)
    4. 4. Helen Bigelow (Nov 1893 – 1966)
  8. 8. Clara (E) RELFE (abt 1851 – )

James Relf's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1809
Birth of James Relf in Chatham Kent
Chatham Kent
1877
1877
Age 68
Death of James Relf in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Chatham Kent

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
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