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James Wharton 1837–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1837

Birth Location: Shap, Westmorland, England

Death Date: January 1908

Death Location: Houghton le Spring, Durham

Father: John Wharton

Mother: Margaret Thompson

Spouse(s): Nancy Gosling

Children(s): John Wharton

The story of James Wharton began in 1837 in Shap, Westmorland, England. James Wharton married Nancy Gosling, and had children including John Wharton. James Wharton passed away in 1908 in Houghton le Spring, Durham.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wharton began in 1837 in Shap, Westmorland, England.
  • James Wharton married Nancy Gosling, and had children including John Wharton.
  • James Wharton passed away in 1908 in Houghton le Spring, Durham.

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James Wharton's Ancestors

Self
James Wharton
1837–1908
Birth Place: Shap, Westmorland, England
Parents
John Wharton
1794–1862
Orton, Westmorland, England
Margaret Thompson
1798–1866
Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Wharton
1763–1851
Westmorland, England
Mary Noble
1773–1817
Kendal, Westmorland
George Thompson
1770–1854
Jane Burton
1770–
Great-Grandparents
Lancelot Wharton
1728–1769
Isabel Whitehead
1735–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wharton
1692–1742
Mary Atkinson
1688–1743
John Whitehead
1707–1743
Ann Taylor
–1795

James Wharton's Descendants

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James Wharton (abt 1837–January 1908) m. Nancy Gosling (Sep 1838–Sep 1899)
  1. 1. John Wharton 1874–1945 m. Catherine Clark 1885–1954
    1. 1. Stepen Wharton 1915–1974 m. Catherine (Anne) Myers 1917–1994
      1. 1. James (A) Wharton 1943–2018

James Wharton's Timeline

2 Records

1837
abt 1837
Birth of James Wharton in Shap, Westmorland, England
Shap, Westmorland, England
1908
January 1908
Age 71
Death of James Wharton in Houghton le Spring, Durham
Houghton le Spring, Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1837
    Event Place: Shap, Westmorland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1908
    Event Place: Houghton le Spring, Durham

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