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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. Years later, James Stephen Whitehead married Sarah Annie Deacon, and the couple became parents to Sarah Anne Whitehead. James Stephen Whitehead died in 1941 in Cook Hospital, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand.

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Parents

James Whitehead
1832 – 1879
Birth Location: Lyminge, Kent, England
JW
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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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Feb 1860
    Event Place: Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand

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