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Lydia James 1728–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 26 Dec 1728

Birth Location: St. Just, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Oct 1787

Death Location: Madron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Father: John James

Mother: Margaret Nekervis

Spouse(s): Edmund Gilbert

Children(s): John JELBARD

Lydia James was born in 1728 in St. Just, Cornwall, England, the child of John James And Margaret Nankervis Nekervis. Lydia James married Edmund Or Edmond Jelbard Or Jelbart Or Gilbert, and had children including John Jelbard. Lydia James passed away in 1787 in Madron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lydia James was born in 1728 in St. Just, Cornwall, England, the child of John James And Margaret Nankervis Nekervis.
  • Lydia James married Edmund Or Edmond Jelbard Or Jelbart Or Gilbert, and had children including John Jelbard.
  • Lydia James passed away in 1787 in Madron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Lydia James's Ancestors

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Lydia James
1728–1787
Birth Place: St. Just, Cornwall, England
Parents
John James
1698–1747
Sancreed, Cornwall, England
Margaret (Nankervis) Nekervis
1704–1751
St Just in Penwith Cornwall England
Grandparents
Charles James
1663–1742
St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
Eliza Busvargas
1666–1715
St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John James
1633–1671
William Busvargas
1622–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1594–1634
Lady Hill
1598–1643

Lydia James's Descendants

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Lydia James (Bef. 26 Dec 1728–Oct 1787) m. Edmund (or Edmond Jelbard or Jelbart or) Gilbert (1718–January 1779)
  1. 1. John JELBARD 1760– m. Alice CHAMPION 1766–1861
    1. 1. Edmund\Edward GILBERT 1808–1852 m. Mary (Jane) Williams 1811–1888
      1. 1. Stephen (Francis) Gilbert 1850–1930 m. Ellen Hayes 1853–1938
        1. 1. Francis (Percy) Gilbert 1892–1963 m. Agnes (Monica Noonan) Griffin 1907–2007

Lydia James's Timeline

2 Records

1728
Bef. 26 Dec 1728
Birth of Lydia James in St. Just, Cornwall, England
St. Just, Cornwall, England
1787
Oct 1787
Age 59
Death of Lydia James in Madron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Madron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 26 Dec 1728
    Event Place: St. Just, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1787
    Event Place: Madron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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