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James Stephen Whitehead 1860 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1860

Birth Location: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 12 Sep 1941

Death Location: Cook Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand

Father: James Whitehead

Mother: Sophia Shirley

Spouse(s): Sarah Deacon

Children(s): Sarah Whitehead

In 1860, James Stephen Whitehead entered the world in Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to James Stephen Whitehead and Sophia Shirley. James Stephen Whitehead married Sarah Annie Deacon, and had children including Sarah Anne Whitehead. James Stephen Whitehead passed away in 1941 in Cook Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1860, James Stephen Whitehead entered the world in Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to James Stephen Whitehead and Sophia Shirley.
  • James Stephen Whitehead married Sarah Annie Deacon, and had children including Sarah Anne Whitehead.
  • James Stephen Whitehead passed away in 1941 in Cook Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Whitehead
1832 – 1879
Birth Location: Lyminge, Kent, England
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Sophia Shirley
1835 – 1905
Birth Location: Horsington, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Deacon
1878 – 1943
Birth Location: Streatley, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Whitehead
1899 – 1976
Birth Location: Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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James Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
James Whitehead
1860 – 1941
Birth Place: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, 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 Descendants

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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 – )
        1. 1. Michael (James) Grantham (1973 – ) m. Michelle (Beth) Unknown
      4. 4. Rodney Grantham (1949 – ) m. Alexandra (Christine) Young (Abt. 1949 – )
        1. 1. Jacqueline (Tracy) Grantham (1976 – )
        2. 2. Melissa (Helen) Grantham (1979 – )
        3. 3. Paul (William) Grantham (1985 – )
      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 – )
        1. 1. Jamie Grantham (1985 – )
        2. 2. Crystal (Julieanne) Grantham (1986 – )
        3. 3. Cliff (Peter) Grantham (1988 – )
        4. 4. Konrad (William) Grantham (1990 – )
      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
        1. 1. Rebecca (Ann) Grantham (1982 – )
        2. 2. Amanda (Elizabeth) Grantham (1984 – )
        3. 3. Emma (Karen) Grantham (1986 – )
      2. 2. Barbara (Joy) Grantham (1957 – ) m. Donald (Royston) Coles
      3. 3. Ross Grantham (1960 – ) m. Stephanie (Kathryn) Macarley (Abt. 1960 – )
        1. 1. Mathew (Gordon) Grantham (1989 – )
      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 – )
        1. 1. Clive (Lesley) Clark (4 Jul 1980 – )
        2. 2. Daniel (Martin) Clark (Dec 26 1982 – ) m. Julie (Jacquline May) Walsh (31 Dec 1985 – )
        3. 3. Jeffrey (Robin) Hurring (1990 – )
        4. 4. Jeremy Hurring (1991 – )
        5. 5. Ann Hurring (1993 – )
        6. 6. Burt Hurring (1995 – )
      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
        1. 1. Nation (1992 – )
        2. 2. Tamar Nation (23 Jul 1994 – )
    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
        1. 1. Callum Nairn
        2. 2. Alexandra Nairn

James Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1860
10 Feb 1860
Birth of James Stephen Whitehead in Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
1941
12 Sep 1941
Age 81
Death of James Stephen Whitehead in Cook Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand
Cook Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1860
    Event Place: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1941
    Event Place: Cook Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand
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