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James Hill Sharpe 1859 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1859

Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Death Date: 15 April 1930

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: George Sharpe

Mother: Mary Tapley

Spouse(s): Jane Tapley

Children(s): Leslie Sharpe

In 1859, James Hill Sharpe entered the world in Adelaide, South Australia, born to George Henry Sharpe and Mary Elizabeth Tapley. James Hill Sharpe married Jane Elizabeth Tapley, and had children including Leslie Allan Sharpe. James Hill Sharpe passed away in 1930 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1859, James Hill Sharpe entered the world in Adelaide, South Australia, born to George Henry Sharpe and Mary Elizabeth Tapley.
  • James Hill Sharpe married Jane Elizabeth Tapley, and had children including Leslie Allan Sharpe.
  • James Hill Sharpe passed away in 1930 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sharpe
1823 – 1898
Birth Location: Grantham Lincolnshire, England
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Mary Tapley
1821 – 1910
Birth Location: Folkstone Kent England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Tapley
1855 – 1963
Birth Location: Willunga, South Australia, Australia
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Children(s)

Leslie Sharpe
1883 – 1960
Birth Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
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James Sharpe's Ancestors

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James Sharpe
1859 – 1930
Birth Place: Adelaide, South Australia
Parents
George Henry Sharpe
1823 – 1898
Grantham Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Tapley
1821 – 1910
Folkstone Kent England
Grandparents
James Sharpe
1767 – 1840
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Hannah Hill
1798 – 1863
Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Tapley
1789 – 1856
Folkstone, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Morford
1793 – 1867
, Folkestone, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sharpe's Descendants

1.
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James (Hill) Sharpe (30 May 1859 – 15 April 1930) m. Jane (Elizabeth) Tapley (14 Jun 1855 – 1963)
  1. 1. Leslie (Allan) Sharpe (April 1883 – 18 August 1960) m. Mabel (Jane) Geddis (4 Nov 1884 – 13 Feb 1963)
    1. 1. Allan (Tapley) Sharpe (1908 – 1978)
    2. 2. Iris (Mabel) Sharpe (2 Feb 1910 – 2002)
    3. 3. Robert (Leslie James) Sharpe (10 AUG 1912 – 14 JUL 1999)
    4. 4. Myrtle (Allan (Jane)) Sharpe (1 Dec 1914 – 10 Jul 1948) m. Victor (Forsythe Wilson) Cobcroft (4 Jul 1905 – 19 July 1943) m. George Williams
      1. 1. Dorothea (Jean) Cobcroft (4 Jan 1933 – 9 July 2020) m. Clive (Thomas) Foxall (16 Nov 1929 – 1975) m. James (William) King (15 Dec 1936 – 4 June 2018)
        1. 1. David (John) Foxall (27 Apr 1959 – 13 Jun 1983)
        2. 2. Tani King
      2. 2. Georgina Williams (1944 – 2006) m. James (William) King (15 Dec 1936 – 4 June 2018)
        1. 1. Tani King
    5. 5. Ruby (Irene (Ilene)) Sharpe (1918 – 24 DEC 1952)

James Sharpe's Timeline

2 Records

1859
30 May 1859
Birth of James Hill Sharpe in Adelaide, South Australia
Adelaide, South Australia
1930
15 April 1930
Age 71
Death of James Hill Sharpe in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1859
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1930
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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