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James Gibson Wheatley 1917–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 NOV 1917

Birth Location: Thaba'nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 15 JUN 1991

Death Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Father: Henry Wood

Mother: Jessie ADAMSON

Spouse(s): Edith Clark

Children(s): John Wheatley

The story of James Gibson Wheatley began in 1917 in Thaba'nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa. James Gibson Wheatley married Edith Evelyn Clark, and had children including John Wheatley, Terrance Wheatley, Wheatley. James Gibson Wheatley passed away in 1991 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gibson Wheatley began in 1917 in Thaba'nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa.
  • James Gibson Wheatley married Edith Evelyn Clark, and had children including John Wheatley, Terrance Wheatley, Wheatley.
  • James Gibson Wheatley passed away in 1991 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wheatley's Ancestors

Self
James Wheatley
1917–1991
Birth Place: Thaba'nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa
Parents
Henry Wood
1884–1918
Inverbervie, Kincardine, Scotland
Jessie ADAMSON
1887–1956
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
John ADAMSON
1848–1913
Rugely, StafordShire, England
Emma (Young (Hannah)) Brown
1852–1905
Ludborough, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Swainston ADAMSON
1824–1903
Faith Whitworth
1825–1893
John Brown
1801–1875
Ann Young
1812–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Swainston ADAMSON
1791–1851
Elizabeth Marshall
1796–1864
Abraham Whitworth
1789–1830
Mary Shepherd
1791–
Augustine Brown
1766–1826
Susanna Raisbeck
1777–1832
Thomas Young
1778–1854
Hannah Baker
1788–1831

James Wheatley's Descendants

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James (Gibson) Wheatley (4 NOV 1917–15 JUN 1991) m. Edith (Evelyn) Clark (5 Mar 1919–19 Sep 2007)
  1. 1. John Wheatley 1947–2020 m. Jennifer (Diana) West 1949–1997

James Wheatley's Timeline

3 Records

1917
4 NOV 1917
Birth of James Gibson Wheatley in Thaba'nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa
Thaba'nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa
1918
10 Dec 1918
Age 1
James Gibson Wheatley was baptized in the Gibson House
the Gibson House
1991
15 JUN 1991
Age 74
Death of James Gibson Wheatley in Parow, South Africa
Parow, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 NOV 1917
    Event Place: Thaba'nchu, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Miscellaneous Foreign Returns; Class: RG 32; Piece: 30
    [2] South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, Thaba Nchu Baptisms, 1894+ ; Entry: 254; Repository: Cory Library Grahamstown

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1918
    Event Place: the Gibson House
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, Thaba Nchu Baptisms, 1894+ ; Entry: 254; Repository: Cory Library Grahamstown

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Education
    Event Place: Cambridge High School, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1991
    Event Place: Parow, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Estates Death Index, 1999-2014
    [2] Age:
    73

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cape Town, South Africa

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