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James William Sykes 1926–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1926

Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Dec 1983

Death Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Father: James Sykes

Mother: Ada Blake

Spouse(s): Mary Blades

Children(s):

The story of James William Sykes began in 1926 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. James William Sykes married Mary Elizabeth Blades, and had children including Barbara A Sykes, James R Sykes. James William Sykes passed away in 1983 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James William Sykes began in 1926 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
  • James William Sykes married Mary Elizabeth Blades, and had children including Barbara A Sykes, James R Sykes.
  • James William Sykes passed away in 1983 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

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Children(s)

James Sykes's Ancestors

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James Sykes
1926–1983
Birth Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Parents
James Robert Sykes
1906–
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Ada Blake
1903–1969
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James Sykes
1877–1955
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Charlotte (May) Birkenshaw
1879–1937
Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Birkenshaw
1857–1924
Mary Atkinson
1858–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Birkenshaw
1826–1878
Charlotte Collinson
1823–1898

James Sykes's Timeline

2 Records

1926
22 May 1926
Birth of James William Sykes in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England
1983
Dec 1983
Age 57
Death of James William Sykes in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1926
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1983
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

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