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James Shanks 1824–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jan 1824

Birth Location: Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 28 Oct 1905

Death Location: Shanks Cemetery, Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert Shanks

Mother: Mary MacDonald

Spouse(s): Margaret Simpson

Children(s): Mary Shanks, Duncan Shanks, John Shanks, Richard Shanks

The story of James Shanks began in 1824 in Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada. James Shanks married Margaret Simpson, and had children including Duncan Malcolm Shanks, John Robert Shanks, Mary Elizabeth Margaret Shanks, Richard Hugh Shanks. James Shanks passed away in 1905 in Shanks Cemetery, Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of James Shanks began in 1824 in Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada.
  • James Shanks married Margaret Simpson, and had children including Duncan Malcolm Shanks, John Robert Shanks, Mary Elizabeth Margaret Shanks, Richard Hugh Shanks.
  • James Shanks passed away in 1905 in Shanks Cemetery, Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Shanks
1797–1870
Birth Location: Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England
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Mary MacDonald
1804–1901
Birth Location: Appin, Argyll, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Simpson
1835–1878
Birth Location: Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Mary Shanks
1874–1985
Birth Location: Romney Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada
MS
Duncan Shanks
1862–1942
Birth Location: Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
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John Shanks
1858–1930
Birth Location: Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
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Richard Shanks
1860–1931
Birth Location: Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
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James Shanks's Ancestors

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James Shanks
1824–1905
Birth Place: Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Robert Shanks
1797–1870
Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England
Mary MacDonald
1804–1901
Appin, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
John MacDonald
1780–1808
Appin, Argyll, Scotland
Mrs. MacDonald
1765–1806
Appin, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shanks's Descendants

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James Shanks (05 Jan 1824–28 Oct 1905) m. Margaret Simpson (1835–07 May 1878)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Margaret) Shanks 1874–1985 m. Montillus Hawthorne 1865–1952
    1. 1. Everette Hawthorne 1921–2007
  2. 2. Duncan (Malcolm) Shanks 1862–1942 m. Mary (Jane) Brayne 1851–1947
  3. 3. John (Robert) Shanks 1858–1930 m. Harriet (May) Lawyer 1859–1945
    1. 1. Olive Shanks 1881–1968
    2. 2. Bessie (Lawyer) Shanks 1893–1984 m. David (Murray) Fletcher 1893–1965
      1. 1. Dorothy (Grace) Fletcher 1925–1925
    3. 3. Robert (MacDonald) Shanks 1895–1967 m. Laura (May) Allen 1894–1969
  4. 4. Richard (Hugh) Shanks 1860–1931 m. Mary (Francis Minnie) Dawson 1866–1938
    1. 1. Duncan (Archibald) Shanks 1898–1948 m. Eva (Isabelle) Williams 1898–1969

James Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1824
05 Jan 1824
Birth of James Shanks in Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
1905
28 Oct 1905
Age 81
Death of James Shanks in Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jan 1824
    Event Place: Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shanks Cemetery, Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
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