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James Spiers Shanks 1875–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 August 1875

Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Kaukapakapa, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Gavin SHANKS

Mother: Elizabeth Leckie

Spouse(s): Amelia Morgan

Children(s): Earl Shanks, Heather Shanks, Maxwell Shanks

In 1875, James Spiers Shanks entered the world in Auckland, New Zealand, born to Gavin Brash Shanks And Elizabeth Leckie. In 1902, James Spiers Shanks resided in Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand. In 1903, James Spiers Shanks resided in Thames, New Zealand. James Spiers Shanks married Amelia Jane Shanks Nee Morgan, Margaret Violet May Lennan, and had children including Earl Campbell Shanks, Heather Jean Humby Nee Shanks, Maxwell Morgan Shanks. James Spiers Shanks passed away in 1940 in Kaukapakapa, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1875, James Spiers Shanks entered the world in Auckland, New Zealand, born to Gavin Brash Shanks And Elizabeth Leckie.
  • In 1902, James Spiers Shanks resided in Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand.
  • In 1903, James Spiers Shanks resided in Thames, New Zealand.
  • James Spiers Shanks married Amelia Jane Shanks Nee Morgan, Margaret Violet May Lennan, and had children including Earl Campbell Shanks, Heather Jean Humby Nee Shanks, Maxwell Morgan Shanks.
  • James Spiers Shanks passed away in 1940 in Kaukapakapa, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

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James Shanks's Ancestors

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James Shanks
1875–1940
Birth Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Parents
Gavin Brash SHANKS
1827–1909
Coatbridge Lanarkshire SCOTLAND
Elizabeth Leckie
1839–1908
Coatbridge, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shanks's Descendants

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James (Spiers) Shanks (8 August 1875–1940) m. Amelia (Jane Shanks Nee) Morgan (7 Sep 1889–1979)
  1. 1. Earl (Campbell) Shanks 1931–2013
  2. 2. Heather (Jean Humby Nee) Shanks 1925–2015 m. Victor (Douglas) Humby 1926–2010
  3. 3. Maxwell (Morgan) Shanks 1928–1930

James Shanks's Timeline

6 Records

1875
8 August 1875
Birth of James Spiers Shanks in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
1902
11 Aug 1902
Age 27
James Spiers Shanks resided here in Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand
Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand
1903
1903
Age 28
James Spiers Shanks resided here in Thames, New Zealand
Thames, New Zealand
1917
1917
Age 42
James Spiers Shanks resided here in Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
1940
8 July 1940
Age 65
Death of James Spiers Shanks in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
1940
1940
Age 65
Burial of James Spiers Shanks in Kaukapakapa, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Kaukapakapa, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 August 1875
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [4] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [5] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901
    [6] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1902
    Event Place: Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, 1800's to Current, Thames Star; Publication Date: 11 Aug 1902; Publication Place: Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Thames, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War I Army Reserve Rolls, 1916-1917

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1940
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [4] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [5] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kaukapakapa, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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