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James Nicholas Withers 1892–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1892

Birth Location: Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada

Death Date: 4 Nov 1963

Death Location: Unknown

Father: Nicholas Withers

Mother: Elizabeth Brake

Spouse(s): Laura Hooper, Laura Penney

Children(s): Annie Withers, Gertrude Withers, Florence Withers, Nicholas Withers, Mary Withers, Elizabeth Withers, Elizabeth Withers, Helen Withers

James Nicholas Withers was born in 1892 in Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of Nicholas Withers And Elizabeth Brake. James Nicholas Withers married Laura Hooper, Laura Penney, and had children including Annie Amelia Withers, Elizabeth Withers, Florence Withers, Gertrude Withers, Helen Beatrice Withers, John J Withers, Lawrence Withers, Mary Liza Withers, Nicholas Withers. James Nicholas Withers passed away in 1963 in Unknown.

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Biography

  • James Nicholas Withers was born in 1892 in Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of Nicholas Withers And Elizabeth Brake.
  • James Nicholas Withers married Laura Hooper, Laura Penney, and had children including Annie Amelia Withers, Elizabeth Withers, Florence Withers, Gertrude Withers, Helen Beatrice Withers, John J Withers, Lawrence Withers, Mary Liza Withers, Nicholas Withers.
  • James Nicholas Withers passed away in 1963 in Unknown.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Withers's Ancestors

Self
James Withers
1892–1963
Birth Place: Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada
Parents
Nicholas Withers
1867–1915
Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
Elizabeth Brake
1871–
Newfoundland
Grandparents
Nicholas Withers
1831–1898
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Withers
1840–1917
Rock Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Patrick Brake
1840–1893
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Withers
1801–
Sarah
1798–
James Hodder
1798–1904
Jane
1800–1874
William Brake
1792–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Withers's Descendants

1.
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James (Nicholas) Withers (26 Dec 1892–4 Nov 1963) m. Laura Hooper (May 1898–) m. Laura Penney (1898–)
  1. 1. Annie (Amelia) Withers 1915– m. Levi Scott 1913–1991
    1. 1. John (James) Scott 1942–2003
    2. 2. Jessie (Ellen) Scott 1950–2013
  2. 2. Gertrude Withers 1925–2012 m. Joseph Hooper 1920–1998
  3. 3. Florence Withers 1935–2009
  4. 4. Nicholas Withers 1930–2010 m. Ethel (Cecilia) Hodder 1927–1964
  5. 5. Mary (Liza) Withers 1918–2012
  6. 6. Elizabeth Withers 1920–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Withers 1918–
  8. 8. Helen (Beatrice) Withers 1927–1985 m. John (James) Legge 1923–2012
    1. 1. James Withers –2010

James Withers's Timeline

6 Records

1892
26/12/1892
Birth of James Nicholas Withers in Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada
Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada
1892
26 Dec 1892
Birth of James Nicholas Withers in Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada
Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada
1894
1894
Age 2
Birth of James Nicholas Withers in Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
1935
1935
Age 43
James Nicholas Withers resided here in Rock Harbour, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
Rock Harbour, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
1945
1945
Age 53
James Nicholas Withers resided here in Rock H, Placentia West, Newfoundland, Canada
Rock H, Placentia West, Newfoundland, Canada
1963
4 Nov 1963
Age 71
Death of James Nicholas Withers in Rock Harbour, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Rock Harbour, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26121892
    Event Place: Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1945, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Census, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada
    [3] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1945, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Census, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1892
    Event Place: Rock Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rock Harbour, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Census, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Rock H, Placentia West, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1945, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1963
    Event Place: Rock Harbour, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Unknown

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