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Jessie James 1883 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1883

Birth Location: Carhampton, Williton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 23 Feb 1978

Death Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Father: John Neate

Mother: Mary Neate

Spouse(s): Edward James

Children(s): Elizabeth James, Edith James, Edward James, Mildred James, Jessie James, Francis James

According to available records, Jessie James was born in 1883 in Carhampton, Williton, Somerset, England, the child of John Arthur Neate and Mary Welch Neate. Following those early years, Jessie James married Edward Octavius James, and their family grew to include Elizabeth James, Edith Mary James, Edward Lloyd James, Mildred Roselle James, Jessie Muriel James and Francis Victor James. In the later years of life, Jessie James died in 1978 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Parents

John Neate
1857 – 1936
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
JN
Mary Neate
1852 – 1919
Birth Location: High Wycombe, Wycombe District, Buckinghamshire, England
MN

Spouses(s)

Edward James
1865 – 1924
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
EJ

Children(s)

Elizabeth James
1895 –
Birth Location: Alberta
EJ
Edith James
1906 –
Birth Location: Alberta
EJ
Edward James
1909 –
Birth Location: British Columbia
EJ
Mildred James
1911 – 1937
Birth Location: Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
MJ
Jessie James
1914 –
Birth Location: British Columbia
JJ
Francis James
1918 –
Birth Location: British Columbia
FJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Jun 1883
    Event Place: Carhampton, Williton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1864; Folio: 44; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096974, Year: 1911; Census Place: 41 - Okanagan, Peachland, Summerland, Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia; Page: 28; Family No: 323, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 21; Census Place: 21, Yale, British Columbia; Page Number: 10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Carhampton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1864; Folio: 44; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096974

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1902
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 21; Census Place: 21, Yale, British Columbia; Page Number: 10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 15 Feb 1902
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1904
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 41 - Okanagan, Peachland, Summerland, Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia; Page: 28; Family No: 323

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 41 - Okanagan, Peachland, Summerland, Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia; Page: 28; Family No: 323

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: West Summerland & Mineola, Yale, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 21; Census Place: 21, Yale, British Columbia; Page Number: 10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Feb 1978
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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