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James Joseph Wales 1872–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1872

Birth Location: Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1960

Death Location: Toronto, NSW, Australia

Father: William Wales

Mother: Catherine Toohey

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The story of James Joseph Wales began in 1872 in Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia. James Joseph Wales passed away in 1960 in Toronto, NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Joseph Wales began in 1872 in Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia.
  • James Joseph Wales passed away in 1960 in Toronto, NSW, Australia.

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James Wales's Ancestors

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James Wales
1872–1960
Birth Place: Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
William David Wales
1832–1908
Goulburn Plains, New South Wales, Australia
Catherine Toohey
1838–1897
Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
William (Jack Andrew) Wales
1780–1884
Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Eliza Hynes
1805–1840
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Wales
1754–1849
Margaret Keating
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Grandfather
1720–
Mary Dainty
1722–1795

James Wales's Timeline

2 Records

1872
4 Dec 1872
Birth of James Joseph Wales in Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia
Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia
1960
1960
Age 88
Death of James Joseph Wales in Toronto, NSW, Australia
Toronto, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Toronto, NSW, Australia

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