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James Wadsworth 1808–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1808

Birth Location: Wootton, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 28 Oct 1882

Death Location: Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Wadsworth

Mother: Elizabeth North

Spouse(s): Sarah Woodcroft, Caroline Green

Children(s): Lucy Wadsworth, John Wadsworth, Joseph Wadsworth, Mary Wadsworth, John Wadsworth, William Wadsworth, Elizabeth Wadsworth

The story of James Wadsworth began in 1808 in Wootton, Bedfordshire, England. James Wadsworth married Caroline Green, Sarah Woodruffe Woodcroft, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Wadsworth, John Wadsworth, Joseph Wadsworth, Lucy Ann Wadsworth, Mary Wadsworth, William Alfred Gordon Wadsworth. James Wadsworth passed away in 1882 in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wadsworth began in 1808 in Wootton, Bedfordshire, England.
  • James Wadsworth married Caroline Green, Sarah Woodruffe Woodcroft, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Wadsworth, John Wadsworth, Joseph Wadsworth, Lucy Ann Wadsworth, Mary Wadsworth, William Alfred Gordon Wadsworth.
  • James Wadsworth passed away in 1882 in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand.

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James Wadsworth's Ancestors

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James Wadsworth
1808–1882
Birth Place: Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Joseph Wadsworth
1782–1857
Filgrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth North
1788–1816
Great Harwood, Lancashire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wadsworth's Descendants

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James Wadsworth (29 Jan 1808–28 Oct 1882) m. Sarah (Woodruffe) Woodcroft (27 Aug 1809–2 Sep 1860) m. Caroline Green (Abt. 1800–1875)
  1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Wadsworth 1844–1875 m. Johann (Heinrich Eduard) Otten 1840–1897
    1. 1. John (William) Otten 1868–1940 m. Sarah Quick 1870–1924
      1. 1. Ruby (Welmot Gladys) Otten 1893–1971
      2. 2. John (Basil) Otten 1896–1963
      3. 3. Mary (Adelaide Elizabeth) Otten 1889–
      4. 4. Clara (Ivy Florence) Otten 1891–1969
      5. 5. Ida (Ruth) Otten 1901–1967
      6. 6. Ted Otten 1903–1903
      7. 7. Evelyn (Restell) Otten 1907–1907
      8. 8. Norman Otten 1901–1901
      9. 9. Ethel Otten 1904–
      10. 10. Francis (Maxwell) Otten 1908–1972
      11. 11. Carol (Phyllis) Otten 1911–1944
      12. 12. Sarah (Jean Wadsworth) Otten 1913–1962 m. Arthur (Edward) Cowper 1909–1957
        1. 1. Colleen (Jean Margaret) Cowper 1950–1965
  2. 2. John Wadsworth 1833–1907
  3. 3. Joseph Wadsworth 1848–1932
  4. 4. Mary Wadsworth 1846–1879
  5. 5. John Wadsworth 1831–1831
  6. 6. William (Alfred Gordon) Wadsworth 1835–1895 m. Eliza Mears 1839–1926
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Wadsworth 1859–1952
    2. 2. David (John) Wadsworth 1861–1947
    3. 3. Samuel (Charles) Wadsworth 1865–1947
    4. 4. Patience (Alice) Wadsworth 1867–1947
    5. 5. William Wadsworth 1869–1963
    6. 6. Eliza (Ann) Wadsworth 1871–1968
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Wadsworth 1864–1873
    8. 8. Susan Wadsworth 1872–1964
    9. 9. Mary (Louisa) Wadsworth 1874–1956
    10. 10. Alfred (James) Wadsworth 1877–1889
    11. 11. Leonard (Joseph) Wadsworth 1880–1960
    12. 12. Oliver (Laking) Wadsworth 1881–1973 m. Laura (Eleanor) Baigent 1883–1952
      1. 1. James (Jonathon) Wadsworth 1923–2005
      2. 2. Victor (James) Wadsworth 1918–2002
      3. 3. William (Maurice) Wadsworth 1915–1970
      4. 4. Norton (Oliver) Wadsworth 1903–1950
      5. 5. Cyril (Godfrey) Wadsworth 1913–1971
      6. 6. Florence (Maude) Wadsworth 1907–1994
      7. 7. Robert (Baigent) Wadsworth 1911–1982
      8. 8. Eileen (Edna) Wadsworth 1905–1974
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Eleanor) Wadsworth 1901–1980
      10. 10. Joyce (Rosina) Wadsworth 1925–
      11. 11. Keith (Edward) Wadsworth 1921–2014
    13. 13. Thomas (William) Wadsworth 1862–1947
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wadsworth 1838–1920

James Wadsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1808
29 Jan 1808
Birth of James Wadsworth in Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
1882
28 Oct 1882
Age 74
Death of James Wadsworth in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand
Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1808
    Event Place: Wootton, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1882
    Event Place: Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand

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