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James Washington 1754 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1754

Birth Location: Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jul 1839

Death Location: St Matthew, Lightcliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Father: Stephen WASHINGTON

Mother: Ann HOWGATE

Spouse(s): Esther Mann

Children(s): Hannah Washington

The story of James Washington began in 1754 in Hightown, Yorkshire, England. James Washington married Esther Mann, and had children including Hannah Washington. James Washington passed away in 1839 in St Matthew, Lightcliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Washington began in 1754 in Hightown, Yorkshire, England.
  • James Washington married Esther Mann, and had children including Hannah Washington.
  • James Washington passed away in 1839 in St Matthew, Lightcliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen WASHINGTON
1726 – 1827
Birth Location: Elland, Yorkshire, England
SW
Ann HOWGATE
1731 – 1766
Birth Location: Bolton,Yorkshire, England
AH

Spouses(s)

Esther Mann
1755 – 1842
Birth Location: Lightcliffe, West Riding Yorkshire
EM

Children(s)

Hannah Washington
Birth Location: –
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James Washington's Ancestors

Self
James Washington
1754 – 1839
Birth Place: Hightown, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Stephen WASHINGTON
1726 – 1827
Elland, Yorkshire, England
Ann HOWGATE
1731 – 1766
Bolton,Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William WASHINGTON
1704 – 1763
Elland, West Yorkshire
Anne RAMSDEN
1704 – 1803
West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Washington
1678 – 1736
Mary Ash
1677 –
James Ramsden
1666 – 1749
Anna WALKER
1681 – 1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James RAMSDEN
1612 – 1675
Mary Smyth
1640 – 1693
Robert Walker
1661 – 1719
Maria (Walker)
1665 – 1731

James Washington's Descendants

1.
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James Washington (abt 1754 – 7 Jul 1839) m. Esther Mann (abt 1755 – 1 Jan 1842)
  1. 1. Hannah Washington m. Japhet Turner (1781 – )
    1. 1. Amelia Turner (1807 – 17 Sep 1876) m. John Gill (1818 – )
      1. 1. Frederick Gill (1840 – 14 Sep 1874)
      2. 2. Mary (Anne) Gill (22 Jan 1844 – 30 Nov 1905) m. Charles (Joseph) Cottle (22 Feb 1838 – 10 Feb 1918)
        1. 1. Joseph (Japhet) Cottle (1862 – 22 Aug 1943) m. Rebecca George (1863 – 1918) m. Ida (Lillian) Carter (1894 – 1974)
        2. 2. Frederick (Charles) Cottle (1864 – 28 Jan 1894)
        3. 3. Hannah (Jane) Cottle (26 Dec 1865 – 11 Nov 1942) m. James (William) Fox (01 Jul 1861 – 21 Feb 1916)
        4. 4. Edward (William) Cottle (1867 – 1946) m. Hannah (Mary) Pearce (1869 – )
        5. 5. William (Albert) Cottle (1879 – 23 Feb 1945) m. Catherine Doull (1884 – 1974)
        6. 6. John (Robert) Cottle (29 Dec 1868 – 03 Jun 1956) m. Bertha (Evelyn) Edwards (28 Jun 1879 – 23 Aug 1966)
        7. 7. Charles (Henry) Cottle (14 Oct 1870 – 28 Dec 1943) m. Alice (Jessie) Edwards
        8. 8. Mary (Amelia) Cottle (1872 – 1912) m. Ernest (Edward) Goss (1870 – 1942)
        9. 9. James (Ville) Cottle (1874 – 1912) m. Elizabeth Mcintyre (1876 – 1966)
        10. 10. Alfred (Belmont) Cottle (25 Jan 1876 – 25 Jun 1936) m. Alvina (Louisa Eliza) Edwards (11 Dec 1886 – 25 May 1957)
        11. 11. Salena (Frances) Cottle (1877 – 1957) m. Hathaway (Valentine) Futter (1871 – 1963)
        12. 12. Ellen (Winifred) Cottle (1881 – 10 Sep 1964) m. Thomas (Michael) Burke (1879 – 1951)
        13. 13. Arthur (Ernest) Cottle (29 Sep 1883 – 09 May 1950) m. Olive (Blanche) Edwards (1884 – 1948)
        14. 14. Alice (Emily) Cottle (1885 – 1958) m. Herbert (Stranach) Wright (1885 – 1945)
        15. 15. Evelyn (Bellevue) Cottle (1888 – 1983) m. Gilbert (Stuart) Reid (1884 – 1969)
      3. 3. Hannah Gill (22 Aug 1847 – )
      4. 4. Jane Gill (Abt. 1849 – 19 Apr 1921) m. Robert Yeatts (Abt. 1838 – 26 Mar 1918)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Yeatts (Abt. 1872 – 01 Jun 1954) m. Harry Pay (Abt. 1868 – 28 Jun 1947)
        2. 2. William (H.) Yeatts (Abt. 1875 – 19 Sep 1899)
        3. 3. Robert Yeatts (Abt. 1878 – )
        4. 4. Isabella Yeatts (Abt. 1880 – )
        5. 5. Frederick Yeatts (Abt. 1881 – 19 Sep 1940) m. Florence (Edith) Unknown ( – 12 Aug 1956)
        6. 6. Millicent Yeatts (Abt. 1882 – )
        7. 7. Margaret (S.) Yeatts (Abt. 1885 – 04 Jul 1902)
        8. 8. Alexander Yeatts (Abt. 1885 – 14 Jun 1918)
      5. 5. Maria Gill (18 Dec 1849 – )
    2. 2. Japhet Turner (1809 – )

James Washington's Timeline

2 Records

1754
abt 1754
Birth of James Washington in Hightown, Yorkshire, England
Hightown, Yorkshire, England
1839
7 Jul 1839
Age 85
Death of James Washington in St Matthew, Lightcliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
St Matthew, Lightcliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1754
    Event Place: Hightown, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1839
    Event Place: St Matthew, Lightcliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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