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James Stephen Whitehead 1832 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Lyminge, Kent, England

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: James Whitehead

Mother: Anne Stone

Spouse(s): Sophia Shirley

Children(s): Mathew Whitehead, James Whitehead, Alfred Whitehead, William Whitehead, James Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Emily Whitehead, John Whitehead, Sophia Whitehead, Richard Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, Edward Whitehead, Amelia Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead

The story of James Stephen Whitehead began in 1832 in Lyminge, Kent, England. James Stephen Whitehead married Sophia Shirley, and had children including Mathew Whitehead, James Thomas Whitehead, Alfred Whitehead, William H Whitehead, James Stephen Whitehead, Mary Ann Elizabeth Whitehead, Emily Whitehead, John Whitehead, Sophia Whitehead, Richard Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, Edward Whitehead, Amelia Sophia Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead. James Stephen Whitehead passed away in 1879 in New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Stephen Whitehead began in 1832 in Lyminge, Kent, England.
  • James Stephen Whitehead married Sophia Shirley, and had children including Mathew Whitehead, James Thomas Whitehead, Alfred Whitehead, William H Whitehead, James Stephen Whitehead, Mary Ann Elizabeth Whitehead, Emily Whitehead, John Whitehead, Sophia Whitehead, Richard Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, Edward Whitehead, Amelia Sophia Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead.
  • James Stephen Whitehead passed away in 1879 in New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Whitehead
1796 – 1838
Birth Location: Willesborough, Kent, England
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Anne Stone
1803 – 1879
Birth Location: Kennington, Surrey, , England
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Spouses(s)

Sophia Shirley
1835 – 1905
Birth Location: Horsington, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Mathew Whitehead
1855 – 1857
Birth Location: Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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James Whitehead
1855 – 1882
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Alfred Whitehead
1856 – 1917
Birth Location: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
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William Whitehead
1857 –
Birth Location: –
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James Whitehead
1860 – 1941
Birth Location: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Mary Whitehead
1861 – 1929
Birth Location: Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand
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Emily Whitehead
1863 – 1937
Birth Location: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
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John Whitehead
1866 – 1939
Birth Location: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Sophia Whitehead
1866 – 1921
Birth Location: Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Richard Whitehead
1868 – 1939
Birth Location: Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Stephen Whitehead
1870 – 1941
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Edward Whitehead
1871 – 1911
Birth Location: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Amelia Whitehead
1873 – 1943
Birth Location: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Sarah Whitehead
1874 – 1926
Birth Location: Pigeon Bay, Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
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James Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
James Whitehead
1832 – 1879
Birth Place: Lyminge, Kent, England
Parents
James Stephen Whitehead
1796 – 1838
Willesborough, Kent, England
Anne (Maria) Stone
1803 – 1879
Kennington, Surrey, , England
Grandparents
Stephen Whitehead
1772 – 1852
Westwell, Kent, , England
Susan Cook
1765 – 1852
Willesborough, Kent, , England
Jesse STONE
1786 – 1830
Meresham, Kent, , England
Sarah ((Maria?)) Tappenden
1779 – 1837
Boughton Blean, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Whytehead
1723 – 1812
Mary Bissenden
1747 –
Robert COOK
1723 –
Margaret ATTWELL
1726 – 1798
John Stone
1736 – 1817
Isabella BRENCHLEY
1743 – 1815
James Tappenden
1742 –
Phebe Bodkin
1746 – 1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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James (Stephen) Whitehead (1832 – 1879) m. Sophia Shirley (23 July 1835 – 21 February 1905)
  1. 1. Mathew Whitehead (22 Mar 1855 – Abt. 1857)
  2. 2. James (Thomas) Whitehead (25 Mar 1855 – 5 Apr 1882)
  3. 3. Alfred Whitehead (Abt. 1856 – 20 Mar 1917)
  4. 4. William (H) Whitehead (Abt. 1857 – )
  5. 5. James (Stephen) Whitehead (10 Feb 1860 – 12 Sep 1941) m. Sarah (Annie) Deacon (9 Aug 1878 – 27 December 1943)
    1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Whitehead (05 Jun 1899 – 9 September 1976) m. George (Stanley) Grantham (18 May 1900 – 05 Jun 1942)
      1. 1. June Grantham (1920 – 1920)
      2. 2. Patricia Grantham (17 Mar 1920 – 15 Sep 2011) m. Unknown
      3. 3. Walter (James Stanley) Grantham (08 May 1921 – January 2011) m. Kathleen Beaufoy
        1. 1. Kathleen (Anne) Grantham (1945 – ) m. Christopher (David) Moore
        2. 2. Gaynor (Jeanie) Grantham (1946 – ) m. John (Joseph) Hannah m. Stephen (John) Makris
        3. 3. Richard (Walter Stanley) Grantham (1948 – ) m. Pamela (Heather) MacDougall (Abt. 1948 – )
        4. 4. Rodney Grantham (1949 – ) m. Alexandra (Christine) Young (Abt. 1949 – )
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Grantham (1953 – ) m. Timothy (Allan Leonard) Atkinson
        6. 6. Leslie Grantham (1956 – )
        7. 7. Graham Grantham (1957 – ) m. Leeann (Margaret) Delaney (Abt. 1957 – )
        8. 8. Russell Grantham (1958 – 1958)
        9. 9. Kevin Grantham (1959 – )
      4. 4. Annie (Joyce) Grantham (22 Jan 1924 – 17 Mar 2020) m. Edmund (Arnold) Sturm (18 May 1914 – 28 Sep 1988) m. Clifford (George) Wood m. Thomas (Gordon) Lamb m. Reginald (Harry) Wilson m. Charles (George) Edwards
        1. 1. Edmund (Ronald) Sturm (01 Aug 1940 – )
        2. 2. Valerie (Joyce) Sturm (24 Oct 1941 – )
        3. 3. Jennifer (Anne) Sturm (11 Dec 1942 – )
        4. 4. Margaret (Rose) Sturm (24 Jul 1944 – )
        5. 5. Lynette (June) Sturm (27 Jun 1947 – )
        6. 6. John (Peter) Sturm (09 Nov 1950 – )
        7. 7. Cyril (Murray George) Sturm (18 Feb 1955 – )
      5. 5. Dulcie (May) Grantham (15 Jul 1925 – 09 Aug 1977) m. Unknown
      6. 6. Gordon (Stanley) Grantham (08 Jun 1928 – 15 February 2010) m. Agnes Marshall (Abt. 1935 – )
        1. 1. Gordon (Graham) Grantham (20 Feb 1951 – ) m. Diana (Elizabeth) Jones
        2. 2. Barbara (Joy) Grantham (1957 – ) m. Donald (Royston) Coles
        3. 3. Ross Grantham (1960 – ) m. Stephanie (Kathryn) Macarley (Abt. 1960 – )
        4. 4. Karen (Ruth) Grantham (06 Aug 1962 – 1985)
        5. 5. Jill Grantham (1966 – 1966)
      7. 7. Pamela (Margaret) Grantham (10 Aug 1931 – ) m. Herbert (Stanley) Robottom (15 Oct 1921 – 2010)
        1. 1. Cindy Robottom
        2. 2. Robottom
        3. 3. Robottom
        4. 4. Robottom
        5. 5. Robottom
      8. 8. Edward (Stanley) Grantham (19 Jun 1934 – 1997) m. Beverley (Frances) Walsh
        1. 1. Jeanette (Frances) Grantham (1955 – ) m. Barrie (Lesley) Clark m. Robin (Arnold) Hurring (27 Jun 1959 – )
        2. 2. Stan (Edward) Grantham (1960 – ) m. Kim (Shirley) Ruth
        3. 3. Chris (David) Grantham (1962 – )
        4. 4. Julie (Anne) Grantham (1966 – ) m. Steven (Campbell) Nation
      9. 9. June (Yvonne) Grantham (21 Jun 1936 – 2 July 2018) m. Johnathan ("john" Alexander) Platten (28 Mar 1933 – 18 May 1995) m. Francis (William Gilbert) Snell (2 Dec 1923 – 2011)
        1. 1. Robyn Platten m. Darryl Nairn
  6. 6. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Whitehead (Abt. 1861 – Abt. 1929)
  7. 7. Emily Whitehead (27 Nov 1863 – 13 Mar 1937)
  8. 8. John Whitehead (Abt. 1866 – 15 Dec 1939)
  9. 9. Sophia Whitehead (1 Jan 1866 – 26 Jul 1921)
  10. 10. Richard Whitehead (17 Jun 1868 – 15 Dec 1939)
  11. 11. Stephen Whitehead (1870 – 1941)
  12. 12. Edward Whitehead (13 Mar 1871 – 28 Sep 1911)
  13. 13. Amelia (Sophia) Whitehead (21 Mar 1873 – 20 Sep 1943)
  14. 14. Sarah Whitehead (08 Aug 1874 – 15 Jan 1926)

James Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1832
1832
Birth of James Stephen Whitehead in Lyminge, Kent, England
Lyminge, Kent, England
1879
1879
Age 47
Death of James Stephen Whitehead in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Lyminge, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: New Zealand
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