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James Thomas Whitehead 1855 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1855

Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 5 Apr 1882

Death Location: Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Father: James Whitehead

Mother: Sophia Shirley

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James Thomas Whitehead was born in 1855 in Wellington, New Zealand, the child of James Stephen Whitehead and Sophia Shirley. James Thomas Whitehead passed away in 1882 in Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Thomas Whitehead was born in 1855 in Wellington, New Zealand, the child of James Stephen Whitehead and Sophia Shirley.
  • James Thomas Whitehead passed away in 1882 in Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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James Whitehead's Ancestors

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James Whitehead
1855 – 1882
Birth Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
James Stephen Whitehead
1832 – 1879
Lyminge, Kent, England
Sophia Shirley
1835 – 1905
Horsington, Somerset, England
Grandparents
James (Stephen) Whitehead
1796 – 1838
Willesborough, Kent, England
Anne (Maria) Stone
1803 – 1879
Kennington, Surrey, , England
Thomas (Sharley,) Shirley
1800 – 1886
Horsington, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Anne Hallett
1795 – 1887
Horsington Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Whitehead
1772 – 1852
Susan Cook
1765 – 1852
Jesse STONE
1786 – 1830
Sarah Tappenden
1779 – 1837
william sherly
1770 – 1851
Ann(a) Crouch
1784 – 1842
James Hallet
1749 – 1828
Love Pearce
1750 – 1844
2nd-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
Thomas Shearly
1746 – 1827
Charity Falkner
1753 –
James Crouch
1756 –
Phaniah, Edwards
1755 – 1803
James Hallett
1720 – 1783
Mary Hannam
1722 – 1783

James Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1855
25 Mar 1855
Birth of James Thomas Whitehead in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
1882
5 Apr 1882
Age 27
Death of James Thomas Whitehead in Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1882
    Event Place: Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

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